Mike McCall
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Mike McCall is former naval officer, financial advisor, agronomist, golf club general manager, school baord member and founder of How To Live A Good Life and Virtuous Children. He has lived on the east and west coasts and many places in between along with two years in Japan while serving in the U.S. Navy. As a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, Mike was stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) during operatio
Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the 1990’s.
Mike’s diverse background has lead to many life experiences and in recent years he has implemented a system of principled planning related to living a good life.
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Encourage Your Child’s Inner Artist – Prominently Display Their Artwork at Home
One of the key roles of a parent is as the encourager. It is one thing to tell your child to read but it is another, and much more effective, to encourage your child to read. How do you do that? Reading to your child is one way. Setting a good example by reading yourself is another. The same is true for encouraging your child to expand the artist within them. In school children are constantly producing vast quantities and styles of artwork. Where does all that artwork end up?
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The Value of Professional Development
I have been on both sides of discussing the value of professional development. As a member of our local school board this issue often arises due to a question of cost. Is it worth it or is it really needed for our teachers and administrators? As an employee and as a school board member I have had the fortune to attend several professional development seminars.
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The Marble Jar
Do you find it challenging to motivate your children to accomplish tasks, chores, homework or any other request or expectation? Trust me you are not alone. Until you have succeeded in imparting these household virtues onto your children so that they become intrinsic, which may take a very long time; you might consider utilizing some type of reward system. There have been many versions of reward systems throughout the years all with varying degrees of success. The system I am about to describe has been fairly successful for at least younger aged children (4-12 yrs old).
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Calling All Football And Other Television Addicts
As the NFL season is upon us I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss how television can inhibit a life of no regrets. How many of you watched more football games than only your hometown or favorite team last season? I have to admit that I watched a couple more tha I should have. ...
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Learn, To Do What You Love
Let me start out by stating that, I love Apple computers and Steve Jobs. After having one of the first Macintosh computers in college, I like many had to use Windows based machines in my working environment. Quite honestly, I could survive with either platform but made the change to Apple just ...
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Learn, To Do What You Love
Let me start out by stating that, I love Apple computers and Steve Jobs. After having one of the first Macintosh computers in college, I like many had to use Windows based machines in my working environment. Quite honestly, I could survive with either platform but made the change to Apple just ...
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Run Your Own Marathon
Have you ever wanted to, or dreamed of running a marathon. Well, I did it once and only once. It is one of those, and I hesitate to use this word, monumental goals. Running a marathon is not an undertaking to pursue lightly. However, the approach is that of any other goal you may choose to ...
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Temperance and the Holidays
When referring to temperance and other virtues for that matter, Aristotle often used the phrase “the golden mean” that implied the perfect amount of virtue for a given situation. This is not the golden mean that is more commonly referred to as the golden ratio of 1.6180339887… ...
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The Only New Year Resolution You Need
The only New Year’s resolution you need this year is to incorporate principled and focused planning into your life and take action. Principled planning is planning your actions around the principles that are important to you. Focused planning simply means identifying and scheduling ...
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The Virtue of Courage
Courage is one of those virtues necessary to living a good life. But what is courage? Usually, the first thing that comes to mind is bravery in the face of a threat, yet it is so much more. Let me suggest that it is the ability to choose the point that lies between cowardice and recklessness ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Mike McCall
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle.
"Learning is the master key to the doors of success and happiness." Mike McCall
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email: mike@howtoliveagoodlife.com
Web Site: www.HowToLiveAGoodLife.com