For great performers, close is not enough. They use passion, preparation, effort, focus and feedback to get it right.
If you’re going to improve in your line of work, your question can’t be, “How long is practice?” Your question must be “How deep is practice?”
Sounds like the year 2017 has its hands full. The ball in Times Square hadn’t even dropped, and millions were looking to the new year to clean up the mess of 2016. That’s a lot of responsibility to heap on a recent arrival. Don’t make the mistake of counting on 2017, for the simple reason […]
Why the number 10 reminds us that less is more.
Greatness comes from the ability to sustain passion over a long period of time toward the same goal.
The incredible story of why there’s a Magic Kingdom today. That story can be the reason you can do the impossible. When Walt Disney tried to place his original Disneyland, he was turned down. Instead of getting discouraged, he just went elsewhere.
If you’re going to do the impossible, one thing is certain: You’re going to have to overcome adversity. That’s what Roz Savage did in setting four world rowing records, including first woman to row solo across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Today is Day 3 of a 17-day series on “How to Do the […]
“With Jeter there are no surprises,” says my friend and co-author Dr. Rob Gilbert, a professor of sport psychology at Montclair State University. “He’s like a restaurant chain. You can go anywhere in the world and get the same thing. He’s never made an error off the field. He’s made some on the field, but never off.”
Golf legend Bobby Jones once said, “Golf is played on a six-inch course, namely, the space between your ears.” If that’s true — and it is — then the rest of the golf world better watch out. Rory McIlroy has built a mental game to go with his physical game, and that makes him scary […]
Do you think superstars are destined to be superstars? Or do you think they themselves decided to be? Destined . . . Determined . . . . Devoted Misty Copeland and Michael Strahan were determined and that made all the difference in the world. That’s why they’ve been in the news recently. Copeland, rejected at […]