Now that we know that Jordan Spieth can play, we will find out if he can learn. Early signs are good. “Saturday and Sunday, there were definitely nerves throughout the rounds, but that’s just going to happen,” Spieth said, reflecting on the last two days of the Masters. “The most important thing is channeling that […]
What do Thomas Edison, Lil Wayne and J.K. Rowling have in common? Note-taking! Writing down their thoughts helped make them all successful, and it can do the same thing for you. Take school for example. My friend and co-author Rob Gilbert says the quality of a student’s notes will correlate strongly with the student’s grade. […]
The other day I watched a school baseball team practice. With bat in hand, the coach worked with the outfielders, hitting fly balls for them to catch. This was a ritual that goes back well over a century. But something was missing: the effort to get better on every play. Every ball that came off […]
Suppose that all the business world was more like sports, where you’re drafted, not hired. That’s right, employers would take turns picking the people they thought could do the most to help them win. If you were looking to get drafted, what would employers want to see? And if you were drafting, what would you […]
Pat Summitt tells the story of a job interview that changed the course of her program. Summitt, coaching legend at the University of Tennessee, was in the market for a recruiter. “If I hire you,” Summitt asked the applicant, “can you get me the player I want?” “Oh, I can get you the player,” came […]
Casey Stengel, who managed the New York Yankees to seven World Series titles, said, “The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.” Stengel knew that just one or two players can poison a whole group. That applies to any team, whether it’s in an […]
You’ve already seen athletes spin and twist through the air at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Those feats are nothing compared to the gymnastics that take place in their minds. “You have to train your mind like you train your body,” Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner once said. This Huffington Post article by Carolyn Gregoire explains how […]
So much has changed in the 50 years since the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Nothing showed those changes as well as last night’s “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute To The Beatles.” This time, the Beatles appeared in blazing color instead of black and white. In 2014, computer graphics behind […]
It’s not every day that a story lives up to the headline. In this case it does. This article is called “The Most Powerful Habit You Can Imagine,” and if you read it and try to live it, your life will change. This habit involves saying just one sentence: “Be generous and expert, trustworthy and […]
Sports is like business in so many ways. In both arenas, you must produce or lose. In both arenas, too many mistakes can doom your effort. And in both arenas, you can use the same kinds of tips to improve. That’s why you can impress your coach, your boss — even a teacher — by […]