Not by Accident
av Thomas H Wicke
Not by Accident: Football and Musical Theatre -Episode27
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Becoming and raising good people does not happen by accident. Nothing that is worthwhile, valuable or magnificent happens by default -not a marriage, not a career, not children who grow into happy, kind and accomplished adults. Excellence is not accidental.
This podcast is a tool for parents to use as they purposefully introduce their children to high ideals, virtues, and concepts that are essential to becoming a good person. We do this in short 3-5 minute podcasts (borrowing from experiences in history, stories shared by others, scenarios and situations) with the intent to foster conversation between parents and children.
No one wants to be lectured or moralized -especially children and teens... especially by their parents. So having some outside voices on matters that will help shape children is invaluable. This of this podcast as a contemporary version of Aesops Fables. Great for parents, teachers, youth leaders or anyone who is looking for inspiring content when driving to school, a soccer game, to the grocery store or beginning your day. Enjoy!
Creator and Host: Dr. Thomas Wicke -a social psychologist who is president of a healthcare college in Denver, Colorado. He is an author, published academic, teacher and speaker on creating effective culture in the workplace through intentional leadership. He consulted with the Department of Homeland Security on community impact of disaster. He is husband for 30+ years to a public school teacher and parent of three children.
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- Not by Accident: Football and Musical Theatre -Episode27 · 11 min · Episode 27Young and old are often pressured, or at least feel a degree of social expectation, from peers to fit a mold. A football player is expected to be tough, certainly not a lover of…
- Not by Accident: Arthur Brooks Embracing Adversity & Suffering -Episode 26 · 8 min · Episode 26Everyone faces adversity, suffering and challenges. Contemporary society teaches: adversity is bad, comfort and ease is good. Well, if you want a meaningless and empty life (not…
- Not by Accident: Scott Ruskin and Heroes -Episode25 · 11 min · Episode 25Scott Ruskin is a hero of the devastating and tragic central Texas floods of July 2025. His story is inspiring but somewhat unexpected. He helped save 165 victims in his first…
- Not by Accident: Changing a Losing Culture -Episode24 · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 24People like to win and to be associated with winning teams or efforts. But the truth of life is that we will often fall short individually and as part of a team. What happens…
- Not by Accident: The Dark Side of Education -Episode23 · 11 min · Episode 23Education is one of the top 5 factors that not only transforms an individual's life (including their spouse, children and generations to come) but also to improve the world and…
- Not by Accident: Leadership -Episode22 · 10 min · Episode 22What is leadership and being a leader? While it involves many things -knowledge, judgement, persistence, discipline, motivating others, humiliy- it is fundamentally about serving…
- Not by Accident: Holidays and Holy Days -Episode21 · 5 min · Episode 21Valentines day, Veteran's day, the 4th of July, Presidents day and Martlin Luther King, Jr. day are all holidays where we celebrate the sacrifice and character of a person or a…
- Not by Accident: Sports Winning and Losing -Episode 20 · 8 min · Episode 20Sports and competition are universal across time, cultures and generations. Since human's existed they have been playing (and creating) athletic competitions. Sports teach us…
- Not by Accident: Procrastination and Negative Character -Episode19 · 10 min · Episode 19There are several -many more than we can count actually- character flaws that are common to any "normal" human. We are judgemental creatures who like to talk about the foibles…
- Not by Accident: Is it Worth the Price -Episode 18 · 18 min · Episode 18Everything we do or want has a price. This is easy to see with products or physical items like a car, a purse or a trip to Hawaii. The price for these is some amount of money…
- Not by Accident: Praising the Meal Maker -Episode 17 · 9 min · Episode 17To take things for granted is human nature (especially from those we know the most). To begin to expect things from others (becoming entitled) is likewise in our nature. And both…
- Not by Accident: Time to put on the Pants -Episode16 · 8 min · Episode 16What is the process by which we can become people of character? Each person has the same 24 hours in each day. In fact life is a series of cyclical events: sun up to sundown…
- Not by Accident: Joy at Christmas and in Life -Episode15 · 5 min · Episode 15Is joy in giving or receiving? Where Christmas is concerned, children will definitely say it is in the receiving. Adults and maturing teens will likely feel otherwise. While this…
- Not by Accident: Being Good and Working at It -Episode 14 · 6 min · Episode 14Children, teenagers and adults all spend time thinking and working toward "what they want to be when they grow up". While being a good teacher, a good dentist, a good salesperson…
- Not by Accident: One Person at a Time -Episode 13 · 8 min · Episode 13We've got it all wrong. In a world of "likes", "followers" and fame, we falsely think the more people like or hear us, the more important we are. We think meaning comes from the…
- Not by Accident: Being Grateful -Episode12 · 7 min · Episode 12Being grateful--feeling and expressing gratitude--is a quality that has an impact on so many other virtues and the general wellbeing of your life. There does not exist a happy…
- Not by Accident: You're Going to Fail -Episode11 · 5 min · Episode 11You are not going to win or succeed every time. In fact, in life you, me and everyone will encounter more disappointments and failures that successes. Simply accepting this…
- Not by Accident: Life is about Others -Episode 10 · 6 min · Episode 10There is no truly great person who is not fundamentally concerned about the needs of others. While it is important to focus on and work on improving ourselves, particularly…
- Not by Accident: Tell the Truth Always -Episode 9 · 8 min · Episode 9In the training of character we sometimes work on single muscles but there are some qualities or virtues that are so profound and sophisticated that they are an entire muscle…
- Not by Accident: Medal of Honor -Episode8 · 11 min · Episode 8Conflict and opposition bring out the best (and the worst) in human nature. War is the ultimate expression of conflict and is, unfortunately, a staple of the human experience…







