In the last few blogs I have posted the topic has been on what has relationships work. I proposed that the context for effective relationships is 100%-0%. If you missed that you can catch up by reading those blogs preceding this one. When a relationship isnt working it is usually due to a faulty foundation [...]
In a previous blog, I talked about two things: “relationship is the key to everythingâ€, and the key to having a great relationship is a concept called 100%-0%. In other words, I commit 100% of my energy to figuring out what I can do to have the relationship work. To do this, it might be useful to distinguish what 100% looks like.
The last couple of blog posts Ive written have been about my opportunity to talk at the TEDx Youth Conference at Cal. State, Monterey Bay. The conference was sponsored by the Stevenson School. One of the great things about the TEDx conference was getting to listen to the wide variety of speakers that ranged from [...]
On November 19, 2011 I had the opportunity to speak at the TEDx Youth@Monterey conference. Attending the TED youth conference were more than 600 high school students and approximately 90 adult chaperones. The slate of œTED talk speakers ranged from junior-high age to post-post graduates such as myself. The title of my talk was, œThe [...]
Performers in all aspects of life need high levels of skill, talent and ability. As a coach with any performer, it is critical to distinguish between the three as growth will require different kinds of actions coming from a variety of conversations. In distinguishing the possibility for growth in skill, talent and ability, you will [...]
When we look at 2012 are we actually creating a new year or are we operating from 2011 and hoping something good happens in 2012? Since our daily actions are given by the future we have created it might be useful to be clear about where we are headed. An important question to ask ourselves [...]
Yes, it is that time of year. We are closing in on D-Day, i.e., what college football teams are going to play for the National Championship. The game is exciting. The D-Day process sucks! Of course, the real issue is who is controlling the process. A select few conferences, the media, the œBowl Game People? [...]
A couple of months ago I was introduced to some people who gave me the opportunity to speak at a TEDx conference. TEDx conferences are independently produced following the TED format. I had heard about TED here and there and had actually viewed a few of their videos on-line. The speakers range from a Tony [...]
For all of you out there that are educating yourself consistently on the internet, what I am about to say will be old news. Not how it effects me but of its existence. I have been asked to speak at a TEDx conference later this year in Monterey, CA. Before I got the invitation I [...]
The media attention the past week or so has been focused on the demise of football coaching legend, Joe Paterno. Oh, the 84 year old Paterno is still kicken, just not very high or very hard. A child molestation charge against a long time assistant has exploded like a hand grenade on the Penn State [...]