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A few weeks ago, Hannah shared her frustration with me. She had sat down at the piano at school and started playing a few bars of a Christmas song she knew. Before she could get very far, another student stepped in, sat down, and proceeded to wow everyone with “The Entertainer,” the kind of performance you’d expect from the pianist at the Grand Floridian at Disney. Hannah wasn’t upset with the other student. She was frustrated with herself. What she really wanted was a song

While I can’t speak for anyone else, the answer is NO for this 47 year old as I sit in the waiting room of Summit Orthopedics with crutches and a boot issued by hometown emergency room. A few weeks ago, I saw a Facebook post about an alumni basketball game over the holidays. Marinette versus Menominee, or the legendary M&M game as it’s known back home. I haven’t played much basketball recently, other than coaching Jack’s team last year, but I still consider myself in pretty

The answer is Yes!!! But there’s a little more to the story. As I was checking my Facebook feed recently, I came across a post from Joe Bending who lived about a block away from me growing up in Marinette, Wisconsin (Joe is pictured in the far right at my 16th birthday party). Since he moved to Phillips, Wisconsin, and I moved first to the Milwaukee area and then to Minnesota, I don’t remember if we ever connected in person, that was until he showed up at my grandma Annette

Last year I wrote a post called “Can You Hear the Progress?” about how growth often goes unnoticed in the moment, especially when learning something hard. Sometimes the only way to truly see (or hear) progress is to look back. You can read that original post here: https://jgrom6.wixsite.com/learningintheflowo-1/post/can-you-hear-the-progress Last week’s 8th grade band concert was one of those moments where the progress was impossible to miss. Listening to this group now, you

It seems like this winter it snows almost every day in Minnesota. It’s quite a shift from the last couple of winters, and the steady rhythm of snowfall has made me reflect on 2025 as a whole. In many ways, the constant snow feels like the constant challenges this year brought. And judging by the news, the conversations we all have, and the posts we scroll through, we’re not the only ones who feel that way. With a recent health diagnosis in our family, we’ve asked ourselves mo

This is the famous line from the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams” starring Kevin Costner. Yesterday, my son Jack asked me to play catch. It was right during the Packer game, but I immediately thought of the movie and said, “ABSOLUTELY!” Jack started using his little glove from when he was 5 or 6, stating that he wasn’t strong enough to use the bigger glove we bought for him. I told him I thought it was time to try. He started catching better than with the old glove, catching man

I am a heavy user of AI 🤖 both at home and at work. I’ve found the various LLM or AI agents helpful with refining messages, brainstorming ideas and coming up with fun visuals to share with family and friends. I even had fun with AI at the College Football Hall of Fame where they personalized my experience through AI displays that incorporated me! As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, I started to wonder if by using the “easy button” with AI, that I am on a path to becomi

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The short answer is…..NO! Instead in a family that values learning in the flow of life, we amplify the importance of learning by engaging...

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For most of my life, I didn’t see myself as creative, identifying instead with my Gallup Strengthsfinder themes—Responsibility, Harmony,...

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about the boxing 🥊 match between Jake Paul and 58 year old Mike Tyson including...

This is the tag line for White House Sport Psychology founded by Tim White. My daughter Hannah and I had a chance to meet Tim as part...

Have you ever read something interesting or learned something through a video or class that you thought would be helpful but days later...

Today your social media feed is likely going to be filled with pictures of kids on their first day of school holding signs that indicate...