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In 2018 I was training for Louisville Ironman, a 140.6 Mile Race comprised of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run. To do this I used the “competitive” training plan offered in a book written by Don and Me...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/cutback-rest-recovery-and-reflection","title":"Cutback, Rest, Recovery, and Reflection","summary":"In 2018 I was training for Louisville Ironman, a 140.6 Mile Race comprised of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run. To do this I used the “competitive” training plan offered in a book written by Don and Me...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T01:47:59Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/you%E2%80%99re-never-too-young-to-lead-or-old-to-follow","html_content":"

As I reflect on leadership attributes, a cornerstone of effective leadership, specifically servant leadership, and a recurring theme in my life is the value of humility. Effective leaders are humble leaders and know that...

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Mahatma Ghandi is often quoted for saying, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” According to this article: Be The Change That You Wish To See In The World Ghandi - Quotes Explained, in Ghandi’s “My Experiments ...

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I write a lot about overcoming hardship, the process of growing, of tackling challenges that seem insurmountable and changing your circumstances. In the second episode on The Space Between Podcast, Ben Marshall and I out...

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\"Don’t look at the wall. Your car goes where your eyes go.\" Mario Andretti I often would receive similar advice in my years of racing motorcycles. The wise and old veterans would say, \"Always keep your eyes on the exit o...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/walls-become-worlds","title":"Walls Become Worlds","summary":"\"Don’t look at the wall. Your car goes where your eyes go.\" Mario Andretti I often would receive similar advice in my years of racing motorcycles. The wise and old veterans would say, \"Always keep your eyes on the exit o...","date_modified":"2025-07-18T18:52:00Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/dancing-in-the-rain","html_content":"

I’ve recently come across this quote and it seems that it’s not as rare or “new” as I thought it was and I’m a little late to the party. Never-the-less, it really resonated with me. I think we often get so caught up in t...

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“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, wo...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/no-one-is-ordinary-especially-you","title":"No One is Ordinary Especially You","summary":"“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, wo...","date_modified":"2025-05-19T01:23:43Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/climate-change","html_content":"

What is climate change?

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/climate-change","title":"Climate Change - Kid's Corner","summary":"What is climate change?","date_modified":"2025-04-27T13:29:44Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/meet-daisy-girl","html_content":"

On the Bright Side LLC is proud to announce the addition of \"Kids Corner\" and our very own writer, \"Daisy Girl\". Kids Corner will feature big problems and big solutions from a \"little\" perspective. Sometimes us adults ...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/meet-daisy-girl","title":"Meet Daisy Girl - Kid's Corner","summary":"On the Bright Side LLC is proud to announce the addition of \"Kids Corner\" and our very own writer, \"Daisy Girl\". Kids Corner will feature big problems and big solutions from a \"little\" perspective. Sometimes us adults ...","date_modified":"2025-04-27T13:04:06Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/leaders-go-first","html_content":"

“If I coach with hostility-my players learn to be hostile. If I coach with ridicule-my players learn to disengage. If I coach with shame-my players learn to be ashamed. If I coach with sarcasm-my players learn to hide. I...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/leaders-go-first","title":"Leaders Go First","summary":"“If I coach with hostility-my players learn to be hostile. If I coach with ridicule-my players learn to disengage. If I coach with shame-my players learn to be ashamed. If I coach with sarcasm-my players learn to hide. I...","date_modified":"2025-02-24T02:35:27Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-gift-of-fear","html_content":"

“Talent and drive alone are not enough. As we have seen, without an unshakable belief that you can succeed, high talent and relentless drive can come to nothing.”

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“…if we run away from this loss, we never get to experience the full beauty of caring deeply about something or someone to begin with. Like the poet in Freud’s essay, if we cannot get comfortable (or at least comfortable...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/change","title":"Change","summary":"“…if we run away from this loss, we never get to experience the full beauty of caring deeply about something or someone to begin with. Like the poet in Freud’s essay, if we cannot get comfortable (or at least comfortable...","date_modified":"2024-06-10T15:20:02Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/pressure-is-a-privilege","html_content":"

“Accountable people look for solutions, not scapegoats. They blame no one—not even themselves. If a ‘self-critique’ is warranted, they ask…questions like, ‘What could I have done differently?’ and ‘How can I learn from t...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/pressure-is-a-privilege","title":"Pressure is a Privilege","summary":"“Accountable people look for solutions, not scapegoats. They blame no one—not even themselves. If a ‘self-critique’ is warranted, they ask…questions like, ‘What could I have done differently?’ and ‘How can I learn from t...","date_modified":"2024-05-02T13:57:16Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/you-did-it","html_content":"

Thanks to your efforts we were able to surpass our goal of $1,000 for Conquer Chiari, with a total of $1,125 raised. Being able to create a network of like-minded people in the community who want to engage and make an im...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/you-did-it","title":"You Did It!","summary":"Thanks to your efforts we were able to surpass our goal of $1,000 for Conquer Chiari, with a total of $1,125 raised. Being able to create a network of like-minded people in the community who want to engage and make an im...","date_modified":"2024-04-07T14:53:23Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/where-is-god","html_content":"

I’ve recently applied for membership to a church, a process which has been very uplifting to me. Among other questions that have arisen during this process is the question I have been asking myself my whole life. Not bec...

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To state the obvious, completing a 100 mile ultra marathon is not easy. One aspect that I never expected to play as big a role as it did, at least for me, was the outstanding support I received from people. My training a...

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“Summing up the extensive evidence, Erikson and his co-authors observed that: ‘The research for stable and heritable characteristics that could predict or at least account for the superior performance of eminent individu...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-myth-of-talent","title":"The Myth of Talent","summary":"“Summing up the extensive evidence, Erikson and his co-authors observed that: ‘The research for stable and heritable characteristics that could predict or at least account for the superior performance of eminent individu...","date_modified":"2024-03-21T17:45:05Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/it%E2%80%99s-ok-to-fall","html_content":"

The Growth Mindset: How to become comfortable with repeated failure.

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/it%E2%80%99s-ok-to-fall","title":"It’s Ok to Fall","summary":"The Growth Mindset: How to become comfortable with repeated failure.","date_modified":"2024-02-11T17:23:34Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/permission-to-fall-apart","html_content":"

“As I walked out of the Berto Center on my last day, there were some reporters waiting outside. I chatted with them briefly, then climbed onto my motorcycle and sped away. It was a bittersweet moment. I felt a great sens...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/permission-to-fall-apart","title":"Permission to Fall Apart","summary":"“As I walked out of the Berto Center on my last day, there were some reporters waiting outside. I chatted with them briefly, then climbed onto my motorcycle and sped away. It was a bittersweet moment. I felt a great sens...","date_modified":"2024-01-27T17:14:59Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/control-what-you-can-how-you-respond-and-leave-the-rest-to-god","html_content":"

I didn't want to run today. I have many days like that. Some days you can't wait to get after it and have a terrible run. Some days you don't want to and end up having a great run. Some days it turns out you were right e...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/control-what-you-can-how-you-respond-and-leave-the-rest-to-god","title":"Control what you can, how you respond. Leave the rest up to God.","summary":"I didn't want to run today. I have many days like that. Some days you can't wait to get after it and have a terrible run. Some days you don't want to and end up having a great run. Some days it turns out you were right e...","date_modified":"2024-01-17T04:00:26Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/impostors","html_content":"

“…If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/impostors","title":"Impostors","summary":" “…If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,","date_modified":"2023-12-05T21:50:04Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/keep-showing-up","html_content":"

Adam McCaa On the Bright Side LLC

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/keep-showing-up","title":"Keep Showing Up","summary":"Adam McCaa On the Bright Side LLC","date_modified":"2023-11-18T13:28:27Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-price-of-admission","html_content":"

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-price-of-admission","title":"The Price of Admission by Dave Symmonds","summary":" “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though","date_modified":"2023-11-08T19:56:44Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/get-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable","html_content":"

Not every run is an easy run. This one hurt quite a bit, especially between miles 13-19. Sometimes the best training is to learn to run through the pain. There’s a difference between hurt and injured and learning that di...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/get-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable","title":"Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable","summary":"Not every run is an easy run. This one hurt quite a bit, especially between miles 13-19. Sometimes the best training is to learn to run through the pain. There’s a difference between hurt and injured and learning that di...","date_modified":"2023-09-18T20:01:51Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-road-to-100","html_content":"

Setting goals for yourself is easy, achieving them is a little more nuanced to say the least. I have set many goals, some that I achieved and some that I have not. I take pride in those that I have achieved and am humble...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/the-road-to-100","title":"The Road to 100","summary":"Setting goals for yourself is easy, achieving them is a little more nuanced to say the least. I have set many goals, some that I achieved and some that I have not. I take pride in those that I have achieved and am humble...","date_modified":"2023-09-01T15:40:28Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/thank-you","html_content":"

Greetings!

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/thank-you","title":"Thank You! ","summary":"Greetings!","date_modified":"2023-07-27T16:08:49Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/how-healthy-is-your-self-talk-try-affirmations","html_content":"

What are your goals? What do you want that you have feared to pursue? Listen to your self-talk. What do you tell yourself when you think about the goals you’ve wanted that maybe you’ve all but given up on? For years I h...

","url":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/how-healthy-is-your-self-talk-try-affirmations","title":"How Healthy is Your Self Talk: Try Affirmations","summary":"What are your goals? What do you want that you have feared to pursue? Listen to your self-talk. What do you tell yourself when you think about the goals you’ve wanted that maybe you’ve all but given up on? For years I h...","date_modified":"2023-07-16T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://onthebrightsidellc.com/f/i-know-how-you-feel","html_content":"

Click on the link to read Sara's Scott's story, owner of New Life Wellness Coaching in Beaver Falls, PA. Featured Story (onthebrightsidellc.com)

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