by Shawn Trautman | May 18, 2022 | Business, Life Lessons & Leadership, Shawn Trautman Instruction
You are it. You’re the one that can make it happen. Not me. Not them. Not some stranger. Not us. You. A team of one.
by Shawn Trautman | May 16, 2022 | Business, Life Lessons & Leadership
“I don’t know if she understood, dad” says my daughter. “And, why do you do that to people?” I pondered this for only a few seconds before answering and then my answer was clear…
by Shawn Trautman | May 9, 2022 | Business, Life Lessons & Leadership
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.
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 24, 2022 | Life Lessons & Leadership
What would life look like if we had an internal check engine light that others could see? What does this mean and is it possible that we’re heading in this direction?
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 23, 2022 | Life Lessons & Leadership
Coaching is much more than just winning. Here you’ll learn 20 of the top strategies for successful coaches and have your own playbook for truly making an impact as a coach.
by Shawn Trautman | Nov 4, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
What would happen if a large chunk of the Canary Islands did, in fact, break off? How much water would there be? How large would the tsunami be? Who would it impact and when? I explore all these thoughts and more, here.
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 30, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 26, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 25, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 21, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 20, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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”...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 18, 2021 | Cooking, Life Lessons & Leadership
Salsa Verde: Tomatillos #WholeFoodsPlantBased #PickYourOwn #FreshIsBest #SalsaVerde #Tomatillo #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Health by SHAWN TRAUTMAN 3 years ago we started with a single tomatillo plant and a bit of hope. Today, we have 15 super-healthy,...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 16, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Oct 15, 2021 | Cooking, Life Lessons & Leadership
Cold Brew In the Afternoon #ColdBrew #AfternoonCoffee #LittleThings #DIYCoffee #Cooking #Options #Choices #Lesson #Learn #Health by SHAWN TRAUTMAN Last week, while traveling, we ended up with a cold brew at a coffee shop ONLY because their regular coffee machine...
by Shawn Trautman | Sep 14, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Sep 13, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Aug 9, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Aug 8, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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,...
by Shawn Trautman | Aug 7, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Aug 7, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Aug 6, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
#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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 19, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 9, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 9, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 9, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 8, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 8, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 2, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 2, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jul 1, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jun 8, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jun 5, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Jun 2, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
Plumbing, Filtration, Cutting Granite #Projects #Problems #Stress #Mindset #LittleThings #Success #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman This is SO COOL!! After 8 days of plumbing nightmares, burnt cartridges, stripped screws, cracked filters,...
by Shawn Trautman | Apr 13, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Apr 12, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 31, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership, Shawn Trautman Instruction
F.E.A.R.less #Fear #FEARless #Stress #Mindset #Anxiety #Options #Dance #Cooking #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman What FEARs do you have? I mean, real FEAR? Fear is natural and is critical for survival. Fear keeps us alive as it...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 24, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership, Shawn Trautman Instruction
Infringement 101 #FiveSenses #ThreeOptions #Infringement101 #SeeHearSmellTasteTouch #Connect #Divide #Choices #Lesson #Dance #Partner #Connection #Learn #Life #Health by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman Can you make sense of this? Any one (1) of the five (5) main senses...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 23, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 22, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 3, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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....
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 2, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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). —...
by Shawn Trautman | Mar 1, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
Self-Love… Taking Care of YOU #SelfLove #Stress #Mindset #SelfWorth #SelfEsteem #SelfCare #Lesson #Learn #Life #Health #OxygenMask #Confidence #InputOutput by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman An interesting discussion yesterday about self-love took place in our...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 26, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 17, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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),...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 16, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 15, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 13, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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....
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 12, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
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...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 11, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
Moment of Silence #PowerfulSilence #TooMuchNoise #Stress #Mindset #Awareness #QuietThoughts #Resilience #Lesson #Learn #Life #Creativity by SHAWN TRAUTMAN @shawntrautman A moment of silence. Perhaps for our nation? For our current leaders or future administration?...
by Shawn Trautman | Feb 10, 2021 | Life Lessons & Leadership
Participation at Its Finest #ParticipationAward #PresentToWin #PresentNotPresent #ParticipationFail #DistanceLearning #HomeSchool #RealLife #Lesson #Learn #Life #ProudPapa by SHAWN TRAUTMAN@shawntrautman We had a first yesterday. And, before I share the story, let...