Coach Mahr - Godspeed and Guideposts for Your Journey
Coach Mahr here serving as God’s Huckleberry to provide some inspiration and guideposts along our journey from where we are to where we need to be. This podcast will share his 4 decades of life experiences as a business leader, multi-faceted sports coach, community volunteer, and father with his faith to share insights gained, lessons learned to demonstrate where God’s prominence is interwoven through everyday life.
This podcast will use winsome anecdotes and imagery to create “stickiness,” while meeting people where they are in life, inspire them to reflect on their situation and discern where they need to be. Coach recognizes he is in his "Final 1/3," so his emphasis is on building up others and fostering ‘eulogy virtues’ as opposed to ‘resume virtues;’ a focus on being and not just doing; and understanding it is a privilege to serve our neighbors.
Coach Mahr - Godspeed and Guideposts for Your Journey
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Over a dozen years ago, I was asked by a friend to be a speaker at a 5th grade farewell ceremony when their original speaker canceled at the last minute. Being a High School football coach who did character training sessions, she felt I could come up with something on short notice. It obviously went well as I was invited back 10 years straight to deliver the exact same speech. Fortunately for me, each year there was a new audience of 11-year-olds. I only stopped giving the talk as a result of moving 4 hours away.
My speech was about the nursery rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat and how it is life’s instructional manual. Apply its insightful messages and we can be successful in life. ‘Your boat’ being a metaphor for ‘your life.’ It is certainly a simple message for the young students, but it has enough ‘meat’ to it that the teachers (who did hear it every year) and the parents also enjoy it. In addition to the 5th grade farewell, I have given this talk to High School and College football teams, businesses, and in many social gatherings with audiences as few as 1 and as many as a 100. I will dig into the Nursery Rhyme, line by line.