Pursuing goals can be overrated. Sometime they’re the wrong goals. And other times the way in which they’re being pursued is the wrong way. In the case of Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers, the second case could be true. Fielder and the Tigers just agreed on a nine-year, $214 million deal, because team owner […]
A few days ago, a coached reach out to me, said that her team was going through a rough stretch, and asked if I had any wisdom to offer. I told her I had no wisdom of my own, but that there was plenty in this article from the Gold Medal Squared Web site. Written […]
Last night on a flight from Atlanta, our pilot slammed on the brakes shortly after landing. People flew forward in their seats. Bags crashed into the side of the overhead bins. You could hear the gasps throughout the cabin. At that moment, you were glad you had done what the stewardess told you to do: […]
Want to be a great leader? Your task can be summed up in four words, according to this article in Inc. Aspire. Plan. Inspire. Execute. “Great leaders do not aim for the easily achievable,” says the article, written by Matthew Swyers. That’s what he means by “aspire.” The more lofty your goal, however, the more […]
Paula Deen, who creates high-fat, high-calorie recipes, is eating less of her own creations these days. That’s because she has diabetes, a fact she never mentioned for years while serving up yummy but artery-clogging items. “I’ve always said, ‘Practice moderation, y’all.’ I’ll probably say that a little louder now,” Deen said Tuesday after revealing her […]
A wise man once described the difference between superstition and ritual. Superstition is doing things to avoid something bad. Rituals mean doing certain things to make something good happen. Superstition involves belief in things beyond your understanding and control. Rituals are a way to organize the things that you can control. All this comes to […]
Today I kept alive one of my resolutions for 2012: drink freshly squeezed lemon water first thing in the morning. Supposedly it cleans out and refreshes the body after sleep. I’m not sure what the science is, but I feel good physically and feel good about doing something I’ve promised myself to do. One of […]
In giving his excellent team-building sessions, my friend and fellow author Gary Pritchard always says that there are three things you can control: your effort, your attitude and your response to failure. He calls it EAR. Now billionaire sports owner Mark Cuban is echoing Pritchard. In this article from Business Insider, Cuban, owner of the […]
Victor Cruz of the New York Giants is headed for the playoffs, and he’ll get more attention from the Atlanta Falcons than he did in the 2010 draft. That’s because Cruz has emerged as one of the top wide receivers in the NFL after being passed over by every team in the league. That’s right. […]
The other day I read a Twitter profile that went like this: “Strong opinions. Good listener.” It made me think. Is such a thing possible? How about you? Do you think those two qualities can exist side by side in a person? Can you really care, at the same time, about what YOU think and […]