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Pure Failure: Lessons  from the Heart of a Winner

Pure Failure: Lessons from the Heart of a Winner

“PURE FAILURE” Lessons From The Heart Of A Winner By Michael Schulder October 15, 2014 A WaveMaker Conversation With Coach Paul Assaiante Why is it that Coach Paul Assaiante always seems to…

A Wavemaker Conversation with Joe Moglia

A Wavemaker Conversation with Joe Moglia

by Michael Schulder September 3, 3014   I’ve been looking for a last minute edge in the 2014 Fantasy Football Draft. So I’ve reached out to a man who is living his…

THE PLANK WAVE HITS LAND: The Power of Gabi Ury

THE PLANK WAVE HITS LAND: The Power of Gabi Ury

THE PLANK WAVE HITS LAND: The Power of Gabi Ury By Michael Schulder May 2, 2014   The Wave that began right here on Michael Schulder’s WaveMaker on March 27th, what I…

The Plank Wave:The Performance Enhancing Edition

The Plank Wave:The Performance Enhancing Edition

The Plank Wave “The Performance Enhancing Edition” By Michael Schulder April 2, 2014 Oh, to begin a Wave with a strong breeze. That’s what is happening right now with The Plank Wave.…

The PLANK  Wave

The PLANK Wave

The PLANK  Wave Part 1 By Michael Schulder March 27, 2014 I’ve never asked anyone to get down on the floor before reading one of my stories. But I suggest that you…

Make Super Bowl Sunday "Center Awareness Day"

Make Super Bowl Sunday “Center Awareness Day”

Please join my campaign to make this Super Bowl Sunday “Center Awareness Day.” I ask for your support because of how many people are not aware that the Center is the most…

The Super Bowl Dance

The Super Bowl Dance

Image Credit: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The Best Super Bowl Half-Time Show Ever I’m beginning a campaign to reshape the Super Bowl Half Time show for 2015. I like Bruno Mars, and…

My New "Sports Gene" Lenses

My New “Sports Gene” Lenses

THE LOVE GENE On July 19th, during a heat wave, the author David Epstein texted me that he’d just gotten back from his morning run and was ready to talk about setting…

You Know You're an Extreme Parent If...

You Know You’re an Extreme Parent If…

“You know you’re an extreme parent if your child, who does not have a documented learning disability, has more than three tutors.” “You know you’re an extreme parent if you imagine that…

Jim Huber: Death of a Sports Poet

Jim Huber: Death of a Sports Poet

Once you get Jim Huber’s voice in your head, you can never get it out. Who would want to? Jim Huber wrote lullabies that could open your eyes. His essays on sports…

Running for Laughs

Running for Laughs

I just had lunch with a fat kid who took up running for laughs. He made the U.S. Olympic marathon team. Now, he’s a popular and influential running coach. And this week,…

Super Bowl Surprise:  Journey to the Universe of the Center

Super Bowl Surprise: Journey to the Universe of the Center

What’s the most important position in football? Who’s the guy who we need to watch most closely to determine which way the Super Bowl will swing? I’ve been asking that question of…

My Under Armour Shopping Spree

My Under Armour Shopping Spree

The other day I went to Sports Authority to buy a few ping pong balls for my children. I left with two arms full of high-tech athletic wear. I practically tripped over…

Homesick and Happy

Homesick and Happy

The last time I checked in with psychologist and school consultant Michael Thompson, “Tiger Mom” was making headlines for how she drove her children to succeed. Thompson gave us memorable vignettes from…

 

Michael Schulder: From a Researcher at ABC News; To a Writer at The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour on PBS; To my five years as a Writer for Peter Jennings at ABC World News Tonight; And 17 years as a Senior Executive Producer at CNN.

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