If you compete, at the end of the day you will have one of two things: results or reasons. You will either have produced something, or you will have an excuse as to why not. Furthermore, at the end of the day you will be known by one of those two things: results or reasons. […]
Hockey legend Mark Messier has said, “The minute you start making excuses, you’ve got one foot in the grave.” If you coach, teach or lead in any way, you’ve probably heard lots of excuses. I know I have. And you’ve probably made some. I know I have. (“We’re in a tough conference.” “Our best player […]
Pity the poor Cleveland Browns. Not only did they lose to the Detroit Lions, but their coach is making excuses about it. After Sunday’s last-second loss to Detroit, Cleveland Coach Eric Mangini suggested that the Lions faked injuries to slow his team’s no-huddle offense. “There were multiple, multiple, multiple injuries throughout our no-huddle process,” Mangini […]
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” ~ George Washington Carver With the NHL and NBA teams battling it out in their respective playoffs, a great postseason story comes to mind: Colorado’s run to the 2001 Stanley Cup. Winning any title is hard enough, but the Avalanche […]