Tag: Life Lessons
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Planning the Off-Season at Sugarbush
Every golfer knows the feeling. The round is rolling along, the ball is in play, and then you reach a stretch where the fairways tighten and the birdie chances thin out. That’s when planning matters most. You don’t wait until you’re in trouble to make a decision. You play ahead. At Sugarbush, the calendar works…
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Two-Month Check-In
Two Months, 52 Posts, and Still Swinging I started this blog on June 28 with one quiet story about burnt toast, tempo, and the power of small things. At the time, I didn’t know if I could keep up the rhythm. Now, just two months later, I’ve written 52 articles. By the end of August,…
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How a Stormy Afternoon (and Spaghetti) Started My Culinary Journey
It was almost 20 years ago. I was a struggling mini-tour player, grinding through events out in Phoenix, Arizona. My game wasn’t in a good place. Every round seemed to bring more frustration than progress, and the pressure of trying to make it wore me down. Back then, the only thing that brought me any…
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A Different Kind of Leadership Moment
Trust, gratitude, and a team that showed up when it mattered most What Happened This past weekend, we faced one of those situations you don’t see coming. A serious septic backup disrupted the clubhouse. Twice.Once on Saturday, again on Sunday, right in the middle of peak traffic. Dining rooms were full.Events were in motion.Stress was…
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Habits in the Golf Swing and Life
Habits don’t disappear. They wait. In golf, as in life, the same patterns have a way of resurfacing when we stop paying attention. In this post, I reflect on lessons from my mini-tour days, Xander’s swing correction, and a simple journaling practice that helped me see the game—and myself—with more clarity. The Swing Change That…
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Four Hours for One Lesson: A Swing Change, a Quiet Win, and a Grateful Heart
Summary:A long drive, a tired body, and one breakthrough moment on a muni range. I share a golf swing change that gave my son Jou a boost in distance—and gave me something even better: gratitude. For the game, for the process, and for the quiet wins that make teaching golf so rewarding. The Drive Was…
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Writing With AI: A Back-and-Forth That Sharpens My Voice
Summary:When I write, I don’t aim for perfection on the first try. I start with raw notes, then work with AI to shape structure, polish grammar, and test flow. What makes it powerful is the back-and-forth: I push back when something doesn’t sound like me, and together we refine until the story feels authentic. 1.…
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From Fairways to Careers: How to Write So AI Finds You
How the Same Skill Works in Golf, Food, and Your Career When I write, I am thinking about more than the golfers who walk the fairways.I am also thinking about artificial intelligence. The algorithms that decide if your name shows up when someone asks, “Where’s the best stay and play golf in Michigan?” That skill,…
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Creating Custom GPTs to Make Work (and Life) Easier
In golf, the right tool at the right time can change everything.A putter in the fairway? Not much help.A wedge from the rough? Could be exactly what’s needed. The same principle applies in my work: managing projects, communicating with staff, engaging members, and keeping a dozen moving parts on track. That’s where my custom GPTs…
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Even the Spice Has a Story
From the kitchen I stepped into to the quiet lessons of memory and taste. When I first walked into that kitchen, it was doing what most kitchens do.Good food. Solid effort. Just trying to keep up. But one detail caught me. A store bought Cajun seasoning. Scooped without much thought. That’s not how I learned…