New for Summer 2023: Cherry Picking the Good – Real, Raw & Relatable
I’ve Never Been to a Hooters

I’ve Never Been to a Hooters

When most people think of branding, they think of colors and logos. Branding is the core essence of your existence. It’s what your brand represents. It’s what your brand conveys. It’s the imagination your brand ignites. It’s the experience and feelings and atmosphere. It’s the floors, tables, dust, and lighting. It’s the menu & word choices, the food, the speed, and the smile that comes with it. It’s the bathrooms and the soap and the garbage and the type of toilet paper. It’s the system that works to remind you that you’re there for a reason. It’s what gets you to talk about it over and over and over.

Goodbye to the Net

Goodbye to the Net

Goodbye to the Net #BlackOut #SolarFlare #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #AreYouReady   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Have you ever stopped and thought about what runs on the Internet nowadays? (this is important). I mean, really, if there happened...
In This Moment

In This Moment

In This Moment #InTheMoment #PickYourBattle #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN I’m paying attention, yet detaching. I’m preparing more, yet letting go. I’m watching other’s more, yet closing my eyes more. I’m...
See For Yourself

See For Yourself

See For Yourself #SeeForYourself #PickYourBattle #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #GGGGG #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Just received this text from a friend in the Tampa, FL area. Based on my recommendation to “see for yourself”, he did and...
Level 1

Level 1

Level 1 #Level1 #KnowMoreStuff #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #ChemTrail #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Level 1. 50 “good-to-know” questions that I put together for a friend. The feedback I received was that they found it super helpful...
Sight for Soar Eyes

Sight for Soar Eyes

Sight for Soar Eyes #ClearSkies #KnowMoreStuff #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #ChemTrail #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN This is the first time in the last 3 weeks that there were ‘normal’ looking clouds and it’s quite the sight for “soar”...
Leveling Up

Leveling Up

Leveling Up #StateChamp #GirlsGolf #Stress #PlayingUnderPressure #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Breaking70 #HighSchoolAthlete   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Yesterday was the 2A State Championships in Owensboro, KY and it just so happened to be a big deal. You’ve...
When the Topic Matters

When the Topic Matters

When the Topic Matters #TimeCrunch #TheClockIsTicking #Stress #WhatIsImportant #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #ImportantStuff #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN There was a time when I had to make & set agendas. Every topic had a time limit, or if it was...
What IS That?

What IS That?

What IS That? #WildThing #GrowlingTire #CountryLiving #EyesOpen #Awareness #MysteriousSound  #Lesson #Learn  #Nature   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN *Read the short story THEN watch the short clip.* “Grrrrrrrrrrrrr” – that’s the sound that made me jump as I walked past my...
This Could Get Heated

This Could Get Heated

This Could Get Heated #HotTopics #VerifyYourSources #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #WhoDoYouTrust #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Although this could get heated, it needs not get this hot (see yesterday’s ridiculous unedited pic after we...
Something Extra-Ordinary

Something Extra-Ordinary

Something Extra-Ordinary #SomethingExtraordinary #HoleInOne #BigDeal #HailMary #HugeMoment #ReadyForIt #Athlete #GreatGolf #Learn #CanIGetAWitness #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN I’m not a huge fan of witnessing things first-hand that end in injury, humiliation, death,...
I Don’t Think..Or Do I?

I Don’t Think..Or Do I?

I Don’t Think..Or Do I? #SmoggySkies #ChemTrails #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #SomthingBigIsGoingOn #Lesson #Learn #Preparedness #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN I don’t think there’s something going on we should worry about. I don’t think there’s something...
The Sky is the Limit

The Sky is the Limit

The Sky is the Limit #TheSkyIsTheLimit #NoLimits #Stress #OptimumPerformance #Awareness #CompetitiveAwareness #Choices #Lesson #Learn #SportsTraining #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Is the sky the limit or are you limited in some fashion? If you feel limited as a coach or...
Radiant Blue Skies

Radiant Blue Skies

#EMF #BlueSkiesAbove #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #ResearchRadiation #Lesson #Learn #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Can you see it? I took this picture of our sky a moment ago to use as the basis for what we can’t see. My response here is based on a comment I...
But I Didn’t Know

But I Didn’t Know

But I Didn’t Know #ButIDidntKnow #PickYourBattle #Stress #YouNeverSaid #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Parenting #TVOff   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN “Good news! Your youngest has been located!” – Joanna I took a screenshot of our FaceTime conversation...
Big Stories on the Green

Big Stories on the Green

Big Stories on the Green #FirstEagle #MakingPar #KidsGolf #EyeOnTheBall #Coaching #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Big moment today. Two firsts for these two, and it happened on the SAME hole. A short 281 yard Par 4 where Paxton’s high and...
High of 79

High of 79

High of 79 #Breaking80 #OnlyGolfInThe70s #EyeOnTheBall #Goals #Progress #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Golf #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Huge Congratulations to Breanna! For two years now she’s scored in the 90’s and then 80’s and has flirted with the 80 mark time...
Can’t See The Forest

Can’t See The Forest

Can’t See The Forest #CantSeeTheForestForTheTrees #PickYourBattle #Stress #EyesOpen #Awareness #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #ChemTrail #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN What’s riskier… Arguing about something or just letting things go? Depends, right? Are we...
To Another Year

To Another Year

To Another Year #HappyAnniversary #19Years #CheersToAnotherYear #Mindset #Rebound #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman It just so happens today’s our 19th anniversary. I could go on and on about life as we know it and have lived it, but it’s...
Independent Thoughts

Independent Thoughts

Independent Thoughts #IndependenceDay #4thOfJuly #Mindset #Freedom #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman O say can you see? Bright Stars. Broad Stripes. Bombs bursting in air. Proof through the night that our flag was still there. Happy...
Time Under Tension

Time Under Tension

Time Under Tension #TimeUnderTension #Router #FathersDay #Awareness #Options #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman I think I’ve got it. “It?” Yep. But “it”’s not what you think. If ever there was a post that everyone should read, it’s...
Being Duped

Being Duped

Being Duped #Duped #LookingFromDifferentAngles #Stress #Mindset #Awareness #Options #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman Admitting I’ve been duped on something is really tough for me as it is for most people. And, it makes sense. Even when...
Are You With Me

Are You With Me

Are You With Me #AreYouKiddingMe #Checkmate #Stress #Mindset #Awareness #Options #Lesson #Learn #Life #Choices   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman “You’ve gotta’ be f*cking kidding me!” That’s the exact phrase I’ve joked about for years saying that it’s going to be the...
Hiss & Herss

Hiss & Herss

Hiss & Herss #Check #Checkmate #PhotoBomb #Mindset #Awareness #Options #HealthyEats #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman Hiss and herss. The other night we made pizza and bread sticks. Joanna left the room right when I started to cut...
Lady’s Stinky New Friend

Lady’s Stinky New Friend

Lady’s Stinky New Friend #StinkyDog #HappyEaster #Skunked #Mindset #Awareness #Options #SkunkStink #Lesson #Learn #Life #Clean   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman > Easter dinner this year with my parents was extraordinarily delicious and everyone and everything...
AT-AT in the Yard

AT-AT in the Yard

AT-AT in the Yard #AT-AT #StarWars #BlusteryDay #PointOfView #Awareness #WishISawThat #Perspective #Lesson #Learn #Life #Laugh   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman I thought for sure we were about to be under attack from one of those Star Wars AT-AT Walkers when I walked...
Not So Welcome

Not So Welcome

Not So Welcome #tolerance #diversity #dunedin #Mindset #SmallTown #MakingADifference #NotSoWelcome #Lesson #Learn #Life #Change   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman This sign is on the front door of a restaurant just over a mile from where we lived in FL. 4 years ago we...
Grading on a Curve

Grading on a Curve

Grading on a Curve #GradingOnACurve #RealLife #Success #Mindset #Awareness #Options  #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman What would life be like if we were graded on a curve? Would the room where we painted 3 of the 4 walls yesterday...
Who is That in the Mirror

Who is That in the Mirror

Who is That in the Mirror #Self-Image #Reflection #Stress #Mindset #Awareness #Like-Point #Strong #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see your own beauty or do you immediately look for...
People are Like Golf Balls

People are Like Golf Balls

People are Like Golf Balls #GolfBall #GolfWisdom #Diversity #Mindset #Awareness #Inclusion #PerfectShot #Lesson #Learn #Life    by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman People are like golf balls. Different colors. Different styles. Different brands. Different strengths....
The Birthday Gift

The Birthday Gift

The Birthday Gift #BuildingThings #BirthdayGift #SoManyLessons #Mindset #Teamwork #Options #HomeSchool #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman This one’s worth the read (and the video’s good too, but don’t do one without the other). —...
Masks and Critical Thinking

Masks and Critical Thinking

Masks and Critical Thinking #CriticalThinking #Research #Mask #Mindset #Awareness #Options #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman Wait, what?? I spent the last 6 hours today at a college campus. I observed students, by the hundreds, and watched...
Getting What You Paid For

Getting What You Paid For

Getting What You Paid For #GettingWhatYouPaidFor #DeliveringOnPromises #BirthdayEarrings #Tenacity #Awareness #Options #Balance #Lesson #Learn #Life #Parenting   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman Here’s a story about getting what you paid for (getting what you want),...
Job Well Done

Job Well Done

Job Well Done #JobWellDone #CheckYourWork #AsLongAsItTakes #Mindset #Awareness #Homeschool #LearnToLearn #Lesson #Learn #Life #CleanKitchen   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman Y’all have no idea how big this moment was for me. “What’s going on?” you say. Well, this is...
Tackling Big Projects

Tackling Big Projects

Tackling Big Projects #BigProjects #GettingItDone #KidPower #CrownMolding #GoodbyeAvocado #ItsGoingToBeHuge #ElbowGrease #Lesson #Learn #Life #TeamWork   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman For the first time in nearly 4 years we actually enjoy looking out this set of...
Customer Satisfaction

Customer Satisfaction

Customer Satisfaction #JustForLaughs #SomeAssemblyRequired #WinterFun #SnowDay #Balance #IKEAAdventures #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman We got a notification from UPS that our Igloo, Snowmen & Snowballs were all delivered from IKEA....
Is Seeing Actually Believing?

Is Seeing Actually Believing?

Is Seeing Actually Believing? #SeeingIsntAlwaysBelieving #Truth #FakeNews #Mindset #Awareness #TrustButVerify #ChallengeBeliefs #Lesson #Learn #Life #ReadTheFinePrint   by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman I believe what I believe is, for the most part, correct.  You...

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