When I was 11 years old, my Dad was transferred from Miami to Kansas City. The biggest thing I was worried about was if they would have Match Box or Hot Wheel cars in Kansas. They did.

A bit of a culture shock, though a really good one.

One of the many really cool things that happened while living in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, was we were there when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. I've still got the poster, sweat shirt and the autograph of Otis Taylor, the Chiefs great receiver.

So any time the Chiefs play, I'm on their side.

Lack of follow through leads to defeat

I tell just about everyone with whom I work, whether counseling/coaching client, article writing student or mentee, whoever, that the fortune is in the follow through.

One of the places that football mirrors real life is in tackling. To make a successful tackle, you have to follow through. To be successful at anything in life, you have to follow through.

I lost track of how many tackles were missed by the Chiefs on Saturday. I saw many half tackles and arm tackles, and very few complete tackles.

When you don't follow through on the football playing field, you lose. When you don't follow through on the life playing field, you lose.

Jeff Herring

Jeff is a marriage and family therapist, singles and relationship coach, mentor coach, speaker, syndicated relationship columnist and author.

Jeff has a full time private practice in Tallahassee in which he specializes in couples, teen and parent counseling. He also is a relationship coach specializing in working with couples and singles. Some of his professional activities include:

==> Internationally syndicated relationship columnist through Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, with a weekly readership of over 10 million worldwide

==> Sought after speaker for organizations, associations, churches, and corporations

==>Twice weekly appearances on The Steve and Sara Show on Magic 107.1

==> Author of "Keep the Changes: 52 Tools for Successful Living" a collection of his best columns, as well as several e-books including "How to Create a Passionate and Loving Relationship.........Forever," "How to Beat the BOZOs: Dealing with difficult people without becoming one," and "Tame Your Teen: THE survival guide for parenting your teenager.

==> Founder and CEO of TheArticleGuy.com

==> Founder and CEO of SecretsofGreatRelationships.com

==> Founder and CEO of ParentingYourTeeanger.com

==> Founder and CEO of ToolsforSuccessfulLiving.com

==> President of BuildingYourIdealPractice.com

==> President of ConsciousDatingTallahassee.com