Billy The Coach
January 2012
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HAPPY 2013!!! (A pre-hindsight look at 2012)
By Billy the Coach

Let me be the first to wish you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy 2013. We know it will be here in 362 days. 2012 will blow past us just as fast as 2011 did, and we won’t get a chance to do it over again.

People rightfully talk about the value of hindsight. True, nothing like the rearview mirror of hindsight unearths the woulda, coulda, shouldas of life’s missed opportunities. So let’s jump ahead to the end of 2012 for a moment and use a little “pre-hindsight” to look backwards into the coming year.

The first thing I see is that the rewards of 2012 went to those who worked, not wished for what they wanted. Hard work perennially favors those who relish most deeply the opportunity of America, and 2012 was no exception. Once again history repeated itself, revealing that America’s enviable strength continues to be nurtured by those who maintain the sobriety of self-reliance amidst the stagnation of entitlement.

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Health News Highlights
THIS WILL AMAZE (and should frighten) YOU
Physical fitness is vital to our nation....Youth can't meet military fitness standards....American youth lagging behind Europeans....A consistent decline....Neglecting their bodies.....Americans getting soft....Can destroy the vitality of a nation....A menace to our national security! ALL OF THIS FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED in 1960!!!
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THE SINGLE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH
Can you guess what it is? Take a few minutes to watch this very creatively produced video on "Low Fitness" and what you can do about it.  
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CEO OUTLOOK 2012...
In industry after industry, at companies both public and privately held—regardless of size, there is one message emanating from CEOs as they look nervously toward 2012: They are basically on hold until something changes.
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IS EMPLOYER-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE WORTH SAVING?
Ask any group of health policy experts whether they would have put in place our employment-based health insurance system, had they had the luxury of designing our health system from scratch, the resounding answer most likely would be “No.” In fact, no other industrialized country has quite this arrangement. It is uniquely American in origin and in modus operandi. Our employment-based system was not the product of a carefully designed health policy. It was a byproduct of evading wage controls during World War II. 
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AMERICA'S OBESITY PROBLEM WEIGHS DOWN BUSINESS
It never fails to amaze me to see how many different ways America's lack of fitness (or in this case obesity problem) impacts our daily lives. This time it's the Coast Guard issuing new passenger safety rules to keep the ship from sinking!
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HOW ABOUT BETTER PARENTS?
There’s no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student’s achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here’s what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children’s education can also make a huge difference in a student’s achievement.
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Video of the Month

Meet Kyle Maynard. Despite being born without arms or legs, Maynard has played football, wrestled, and he's hoping to hike Mount Kilimanjaro. He's an author, athlete and speaker. Most of all, he is an inspiration to anyone in honest pursuit of their true potential.

 

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