The Curmudgeonly Trainer

(Part of a conversation of emotional abuse, at home and at work, and why people stay…
Chris, these are obviously sensitive topics, so I’m going to comment (and also disagree with you on something), and I’m trying to do it without causing emotional or intellectual offense.
I’d appreciate it if people read my WHOLE message before replying.
I [...]

Gary  wrote:
> So I guess the point I’m trying to make is that often those who are the
> most vocal about the “correct” way to call someone or some group of
> people, etc., that these people are perhaps not as comfortable with their
> own selves as perhaps they would like to be.
Gary, I’m sorry, but [...]

I was just reflecting on the different views on regulation, and looking at a number of websites related to coaching, and its regulation.
It seems to me like the two “camps” are characterized by completely different backgrounds, and thus, different values and visions of the coaching field. The camps are so different it’s hard to imagine [...]

When I lived in Toronto, I played in a baseball league for several years. On my team, and the pitching staff, was a fellow named Rick, who had a pretty good fastball, and a serviceable curveball.
Rick was open about his background, and his present. He’d been in jail a number of times for burglary, and [...]