#14: Trust Yourself ("No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #14: Trust Yourself
Lesson #13: Patience
Lesson #12: You Had to Be There
Lesson #11: Today Thinking
Lesson #10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
#13: Patience ("No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #13: Patience
Lesson #12: You Had to Be There
Lesson #11: Today Thinking
Lesson #10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
You Had to Be There (Lesson #12 From "No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #12: You Had to Be There
Lesson #11: Today Thinking
Lesson #10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
Today Thinking (Lesson #11 From No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard)
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #11: Today Thinking
Lesson #10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
Lesson 10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff ("No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #10: It's Okay to Sweat the Small Stuff
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
#9: Giving Back ("No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #9: Giving Back
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time ("No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard")
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
The Golden Boy (First Place Winner / Flash Fiction Magazine Contest)
Read The Golden Boy, first place winner of Flash Fiction Magazine's summer 2023 story contest.
The story explores two extremely different experiences of childhood from the perspective of two brothers. The story is ultimately a tragedy, not because of the insecure and impulsive personality of one brother but through the description of the fragility of the content moments in life.
Warning: the story contains tragic and potentially disturbing content.
It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course (Lesson #7)
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run, please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
Marketing is the Reward for Writing Your Book
Five ways to find satisfaction and success in the marketing process—without compromising your personality and principles
Instead of another post about hustling sales, subscribers, followers, and shares, this post is for fiction book authors looking for the inspiration and confidence to leave the writing den, find satisfaction and commercial success in the marketing process, and become a better writer—all without compromising your personality and principles.
Thanks to Burlington Writers Workshop for re-publishing this article.
#6: Make Yourself Useful (No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard)
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run, please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
#5: Repair Your Divots (No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard)
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run, please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
No Bare Feet and Other Lessons from the Caddie Yard - Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" is a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard - Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Growing up in 1980s Chicago I had access to a number of summer enrichment activities. My parents called them part-time jobs.
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" will be a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Lessons in this series:
Lesson #8: Don't Waste the Garbage Time
Lesson #7: It's About How You Spend Your Time on the Course
Lesson #6: Make Yourself Useful
Lesson #5: Repair Your Divots
Lesson #4: It's Not About Perfection
Lesson #3: Don't Be Petty
Lesson #2: Caffeine, the Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
The Movie *Champions* Made Me Cry
Somewhere in the Messiness of Life is the Stuff That Matters (Essay)
No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard - Lesson #2: Caffeine, The Serenity Prayer and Thoughts on Organization
After three holes of caddie school when I was twelve, I signed up for a job that let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
The main character in my upcoming novel A Reason to Run (Rootstock Publishing, October 2023) works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying per se, but many of the values I learned looping appear in the themes of my book.
"No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard" will be a series of monthly musings on the personal and professional lessons I learned as a young caddie.
Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may enjoy what I have to say. If you are interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel A Reason to Run please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
Burlington Writers Workshop: A Conversation With...Mike Magluilo
Sometimes the Best Passes are the Missed Shots
No Bare Feet and Other Lessons From the Caddie Yard - Lesson #1: Show Up, Pay Attention and Follow Through
All I knew about the country club was that’s where the kids who wore Topsiders played in the pool before five o’clock Mass on Saturdays. I soon learned, however, the country club employed lots of kids as seasonal service workers and didn’t have a formal application process requiring me to disclose my age.
After three holes of caddie school, I signed up for a job that would let me work outdoors, paid in cash and provided a free hot dog lunch. Little did I know at the time caddying would also pay my college tuition and teach me invaluable life lessons over the following ten summers.
I left a twenty-five-year career in finance three years ago to pursue a lifelong dream of writing a novel. The main character in my story works as a caddie. The book’s not about caddying, but many of the values I learned “looping” appear in the themes of my book.
This blogpost will be a monthly musing on the life lessons caddying taught me as a teenager and young professional. Let me know what you think and please share this email with anyone who may find it useful. If you’re interested in learning more about my writing, including my upcoming novel, A Reason to Run (Rootstock Publishing, October 2023), please visit my website and sign-up for my newsletter.
