About Me

Hey! I’m Mike Marolla. I’m a husband and a father to 2 wonderful girls.

I work in higher education developing and managing online courses for professionals. Before this, I was a high school Social Studies teacher and a Special Education aide. All along the way I also worked as a bartender.

I write about things that are on my mind, which is why the topics are all over the place. I am trying new things and working to find my voice — whatever that means.

My hope is that I can help you find some value in my thoughts.

You can check out all of my posts in the table of contents below.
If you like what you read or have any feedback, I’d love to hear it.

Table of Contents

Below you can find all of my posts in the following categories:

∘ Education
∘ Health/Exercise
∘ History/Politics/Current Events
∘ Music
∘ Parenting
∘ Personal Development
∘ Personal Essay
∘ Random
∘ Work
∘ Writing

Education

The Key to Successful Remote Learning

Health/Exercise

How I Stopped Snacking and Lost Weight

History/Politics/Current Events

How To Make The Presidential Debates Better

Music

Song Lyrics That Are So Good They Punch You in the Gut

The Soundtrack of My Pandemic

Parenting

Why Is Parenting So Hard?

Personal Development

9 Quotes From Coaches That Apply To Life

Change Your Mindset With This Advice From Mike Tyson

Don’t Create Stories in Your Head

Focus on Controlling Only What You Can

How to Make Every Day Count

Listen and Learn — 3 Podcast Episodes

Permit Yourself to Suck

Stop Complaining — It’s Never Going to Help You

The Importance Of A Gratitude Attitude

Using the Inner Scorecard to Achieve Your Best — 2 Quotes From Tom Brady

You Should Keep Showing Up

Personal Essay

4 Things I Learned from My Mom

39 Lessons On My 39th Birthday

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun — Even When You Aren’t

Who am I? Why am I here?

Random

Common Sense And Other Random Thoughts For Today

Work

How To Fight Zoom Fatigue

Writing

Allow Yourself To Be Creative

Do I Have To Pick A Niche To Be A Successful Writer?

How I Brainstorm Better with an Idea Notebook

How To Write 150 Words A Day

Tips From The Military to Write Shorter

What I Don’t Want My Writing To Be