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"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
“Everyone has a story...” & “If you really knew me...”
I am your host, Tom.
...62 years old
...42 years as husband & dad
...34 years of teaching and coaching
This is where I hope the podcast goes!
I share my story.
You really get to know me.
You are inspired to reflect on your own story.
We share our life lessons.
And, the journey begins of "Life Lessons to Share…"
LET’S GET STARTED!
Episodes
35 episodes
EPISODE 32 / BOB BERGMAN... BEYOND THE MAT, LEADING YOUNG MEN
My guest today is Coach Bob Bergman, architect of one of the very elite high school wrestling programs in the state of Ohio. Bob just completed his 16th season as head coach. His teams have won 4 state titles in Ohio, 11 league titles and 386 d...
EPISODE 31 (Part 2) / JERRY SNODGRASS... A STORY OF TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY
Welcome back! I am so glad you are here...This is part two of my conversation with Jerry Snodgrass. Jerry is the 21st guest to the podcast and brings so much experience and insight. He has spent nearly 50 years in the world of high schoo...
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EPISODE 31 (Part 1) / JERRY SNODGRASS... TURNING ADVERSITY INTO TRIUMPH
Welcome... I'm so glad you're here! This Episode 31 (Part 1) is one that I think is going to hit close to home for you in so many ways. My guest today is Jerry Snodgrass, former Executive Director of the Ohio High School Athletic As...
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EPISODE 30 / STEVE BOEHLE... SCHOOL SPORTS, THE MOST IMPORTANT CLASSROOM
This episode is one you don't want to miss. Today, I talk with Steve Boehle, the 20th guest to the podcast. He's a former multi-sport, high school athlete turned marketing executive. It was a moment in a school cafeteria, sitting ac...
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EPISODE 29 / MIKE VICARS... YOU EARN PEOPLE'S RESPECT
Today's episode is about "coming full circle" and "unfinished business". My unfinished business is reconnecting with Mike Vicars. It's been 15 years since we last talked. What's most important is not why it's been 15 years. What's most importan...
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EPISODE 28 / LIFE CHANGING DECISIONS TO MAKE (archive)
Hi, thanks for being here. Today, I look back on an episode I did one year ago, "Life Changing Decisions to Make". As you know, this is my audio diary. If you ever get a chance, it's a great idea to make an audio diary or just simply journal. T...
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EPISODE 27 / TYSON SMITH... GIRL DAD, FITNESS GURU
This month marks one year since I started doing my podcast. This is the 27th episode. I've shared with 17 guests in the first 26 episodes. Today, I share life lessons with my 18th guest, good friend and personal trainer, Tyson Smith.Tys...
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EPISODE 26 (Part 1) / LIFE WITH LYNNE... A TRUE LOVE STORY
In Episode 26 (encore), I get to share with you stories with the one person who has been the biggest part of my story, my wife, Lynne. Lynne, and I look back on our life together over the past 45 years. We laughed, we cried, a...
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EPISODE 25 / TEAM ARNOLD… FAMILY DYNAMICS IN SPORTS
In today's episode, I talk to Steve Arnold, Morgan Arnold-Slone and Dr. Madison Arnold... a dad and his two daughters. We talk "Family Dynamics in Sports".What made it work? Was it all worth it?... and the life lessons they learned along...
EPISODE 24 / KEVIN KATAFIAS... IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
My guest today, Kevin Katafias, is someone I've known for over 30 years. He was my principal in the school district where I taught, a fellow high school basketball official and someone I'm fortunate to call a friend. Kevin brings a wealth of kn...
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EPISODE 23 / NOAH ROUNDY… A STORY SHARED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Today my guest is young, Mr. Noah Roundy. What's unique about this conversation with Noah is, as we were talking, I suddenly realized this was literally the first time he had ever taken the time to look back on his own story.Noah talks a...
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EPISODE 22 / YOU ARE THE ONE... SUZANNE McCAULEY
"In the end... YOU are the one you've been waiting for!"You may or may not know my guest today, Suzanne McCulley, but after you listen to her story of life lessons, I promise, you'll want to be the first one in line to become a me...
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EPISODE 21 / YOU CAN'T CHEAT THE PROCESS... DREW GRAHL
As you travel on your journey in life, there are times you meet people who just make a major impact on your life. My guest today is one of those people, my friend, Drew Grahl. Drew was my athletic director for six years of my basket...
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EPISODE 20 / GRANDKIDS, SPORTS & LIFE WISDOMS... WITH JOHN CULLEN
In today's episode, I talk with my very first guest on the podcast, John Cullen. When you listen to my conversation with John, you're going to hear and feel the wisdoms of John's words.We share our life lessons:...
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EPISODE 19 / MATT HOILES… FROM RIVAL TO MUTUAL RESPECT
Did you get your 3-wins to start your day?Jack, the Cart Guy, makes a visit. In today's episode, I'm sharing a story with one of my all time coaching rivals, Matt Hoiles. My story with Matt begins as intense rivals and grows into ...
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EPISODE 18 / MY JOURNEY WITH ARTY
Did you get your 3 wins in today?Jack, the cart guy, asks us... "Did you put your cart away?" In today's episode, I talk with my very good friend, the one and only, Art Eli. This is a story of two guys who meet fo...
EPISODE 17 / DEAR TEACHING FRIENDS…
Did you get your 3 wins in today?Jack, the Cart Guy, makes a visit!Dear Teaching Friends (and, all Friends), as the school year starts...I miss you allBe sure to take care of yourselfThe most i...
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EPISODE 16 / THEN & NOW... DO THINGS REALLY CHANGE?
Did you get your 3 wins in today?Did you put your cart away?My original plan when I started to edit this episode was to start with the "Then and Now" segment. But after my life lesson experience this weekend, I wanna share with yo...
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EPISODE 15 / TAKING CHARGE... DESPITE THE PAST
In today's episode, I'm going to bring out four life lesson topics to share with you and see if we can make a connection. I suppose they could be considered a little deep, but just give me a chance to talk it through and let's see what happens....
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EPISODE 14 (Part 2) / LIFE WITH LYNNE... A TRUE LOVE STORY
Doing this Part 2 with my wife, Lynne, sure brought us many laughs and great memories! We hope you are able to relate to some of our short-stories and have some laughs too!We travel back in time over the last 42-years of our marriage. We...
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EPISODE 14 (Part 1) / LIFE WITH LYNNE... A TRUE LOVE STORY
Episode 14 is finally here! I have been looking forward to this. I get to share with you stories with the one person who has been the biggest part of my story, my wife, Lynne. Lynne, and I look back on our life together over the past 45 y...
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EPISODE 13 / FIGURE IT OUT, MY GRANDKIDS ELI & ELLA
Did you get your 3 wins to start your day? In today's episode...I'm going to ask you, the listener, questions from life lessons my youngest daughter, Allie, and I talked about in Episode 12.Two very speci...
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EPISODE 12 / A BEAUTIFUL SOUL... MY DAUGHTER, ALLIE
Today I have a very special guest with me, my daughter, Allison. She is 28 years old and youngest of my three children. Allie and her husband, Mike, are the parents of our grandchildren, Eli, seven years old, and, Ella...
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EPISODE 11 / WINNING & SUCCESS WITH CHRIS
I spent time talking with one of my longtime friends and assistant coaches, Chris Rawski...We started coaching together nearly 30 years ago in 1996, with a 9-year-old house baseball team that had his younger brother and my son on the ros...
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