Coach Dan Foster

In case you missed them, I have listed out my top ten posts for 2010. This year was my first full year of blogging and it took me almost the entire year to finally find my voice and writing style that I enjoyed. I had over 12,000 page views this year with 8000 of them being unique. My blog was visited over 5000 unique times by all of you. I want to thank all of you for reading and commenting on my posts. I hope they continue to encourage you personally and professionally.

My prayer for 2011 is that I am not one of these men! In what areas of your life are you unwilling to improve yourself? “Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” – James Allen

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. -Winston Churchill

All too often, “proactiveness” is reactiveness in disguise. If we simply become more aggressive fighting the “enemy out there”, we are reacting – regardless of what we call it. True proactiveness comes from seeing how we contribute to our own problems. It is a product of our way of thinking, not our emotional state. – from The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge

Every once in a while I like to post a few of my photos from recent trips that my family and I take. Photography is one of my hobbies that I never really “get to”, but I enjoy very much. This summer we traveled with my mom down to my aunt’s ranch in Chiloquin, Oregon. We visited the mouth of the Rogue River near Crater Lake National Forest, Beckies Cafe at Union Creek, and the Salt Creek Falls. Taking time away to relax, renew, and reconnect with my family is so important to me and helps me be a better husband, father, and leader.