Tag: life

Today’s coping tip is to share something helpful with a friend that you learned recently.

I share a lot with my wife and kids. They are a big part of my life, and it’s important to make them a part of mine. I’m not a big shar-er in general, and they might say I don’t share a lot, but they get more than anyone else.

One of the things I learned recently was during my volleyball coaching certification. One of the modules looked at a seasonal plan for coaching. I hadn’t thought of breaking the season this way, but the advice was:

• First third – 50% single skills, 30% controlled drills, 20% play, bonding
• Second third – team system, look at stats, strategies, hide weakness
• Final third – 80% play, offense/defense concepts

I think that’s a good approach and my wife and I are thinking to implement this.

The other thing I learned and shared was serving percentages over time from different locations to different ones. We’re emphasizing players think about this:

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s coping tip is to use one of your strengths in a new or creative way.

I have a lot of strengths. They’ve helped me to be successful. This tip is a hard one for me, as I need to get out of my comfort zone and try something new.

One of the strengths that has helped me is explaining concepts, ideas, etc. to others. It’s a lot of what has helped grow SQL Server Central over the year.

I’m going to take some time to explain how I approached some problems in Power BI and then take feedback. I’m sure there will be lots of suggestions and advice that helps me improve, but my goal is to provide a model that even though I’m not a guru or an expert, I’m going to display what I know, and then improve based on what I learn from others.

Hopefully I get more of you to blog and showcase your knowledge in the same way.

I’m starting with two projects. A Flyway one (first post tomorrow) and a Power BI one next week.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s coping tip is to start the new year off with something new – listen, watch, read something completely different.

I started listening to more country music last year. It’s an interesting genre, especially from the guitar standpoint. I’ve learned a few songs and want to work on a few more.

I’m starting today out with a few playlists that are outside of the normal things I listen to. No work (maybe), but I’ll put in the top songs from

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett

It will be an interesting day.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s coping tip is to give thanks. List the kind things others have done for you.

I know that my life is great, but it’s because of a lot of help I get from others. I do a lot, but I can’t do it alone.

I thank my wife for supporting me and comforting me.

I thank my kids for the same, and for helping out around the house, which lets me tackle other things. Not the least of which is helping their Mom so I don’t have to do as much on the ranch.

I think Andy, my former business partner for the friendship, counsel, and reminders of things that I should think about, but sometimes don’t. He helps keep me balanced and thoughtful about the world.

I think my bosses at Redate this year, Tom and Annabel, for the support and help at work. Cecilia was wonderful in supporting me at events, and lots of others taught me things and helped me through the year. They helped me cope and thrive during a busy year.

I thank all the SQL Saturday organizers for their efforts during a tough year of restarting the brand. I think the speakers and helpers for volunteering and the attendees for coming. It was a year that exceeded expectations (blog). These people helped me with inspiration and confidence this was a good idea.

I thank my friends for the time, conversations, lunches, dinners, drinks, and wonderful times spent together, which fulfilled a lot of social needs.

I want to thank the kids on my volleyball team, both for the 2022 season and those I’ve started to work with for 2023. They give me hope for the future, they extend my family by being a set of surrogate daughters when my own is away from home most of the time (and not a child anymore), and they inspire me to work harder with their efforts.

There are plenty of other people to thank, but these are the top of my list.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.