What Are The Odds?
The NBA Finals will be rapidly coming to a close this week. The San Antonio Spurs are up 3-2 on the Miami Heat with two games to play in Miami. I don’t know what the [...]
The Myth of Control
You and I have heard people say many times, “he or she is a “control freak.” Consider that everyone is putting energy into attempting to control something. The question is “Do we actually control anything?” [...]
Lunch With Ken Venturi
LUNCH WITH KEN VENTURI It was the spring of 1955 and I was stationed in Salzburg, Austria as part of my two-year army career (if two years makes a career). Salzburg was and is a [...]
Home Court Advantage (continued)
In my previous blog post on Home Court Advantage (HCA) I asked you to consider a possible theory I have as to the source. I did not tell you what you might do to mitigate [...]
Home Court Advantage
The NBA Finals began last night at the home of the World Champion Miami Heat. The words “Home Court Advantage” (HCA) will be heard often over the next couple of weeks. The San Antonio Spurs [...]
The Power Of Team
Everybody talks about the value of being a team. My question isn’t whether they have a team or not, but rather what the level of that team is. People participating together for a particular purpose [...]
It's That Time – the College World Series
Eight of the best college baseball teams are closing in on one of the best yearly sporting events in college sports--the College World Series. This premier event in Omaha, Nebraska is a great show lasting [...]
Relationship is the Key to Everything
The basic theme of the work we do at Todd Team Coaching is that “Relationship is the Key to Everything.” If only people would live that theme, the world would be a different place. This [...]
The Chemical In Team Chemistry
Every team can achieve team chemistry by simply taking on the following: • Live that relationship is the key to everything • Create a Code of Honor (Basic Principles) to live by • Practice, practice, [...]
Lyn St. James: Tough Is Feminine
One of my early coaching clients was Lyn St. James, the second woman, after Janet Guthrie, to race in the Indy 500. In her first Indy she was named Rookie of the Year. I believe [...]
Where Did You Go Satchel Paige?
Today, the black athlete is barely visible in the world of Major League Baseball. Very few young (or old) black baseball players could even tell you who Satchel Paige is. Even the legendary Jackie Robinson [...]
A Dedicated Parent: Ass or Asset?
Several clients are in Tempe, Arizona this weekend for a big intercollegiate women’s golf tournament. They are the coaches and athletes from several teams. The majority of them are members of PAC 12 teams. Some [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]
What Makes Great Players?
In our quote file at Todd Team Coaching there is a quote that says what I think a great player does to be called great. It is certainly not just talent. Stories are legends about [...]
I’m Busy. Are You Really?
I rarely run into anyone who isn’t “busy.” I am never sure the nature of their “busy-ness.” However, I hear it so much that I have an idea of what a great deal of being busy [...]
Entitled? Say What? Are We Raising Our Children Right?
You hear all the time that it is a competitive world out there and rightfully so. My question is, “if that is the case, why aren’t we raising our children to get the point?” Why [...]
Life On The Triple "J" Ranch
You have heard people make this statement many times in referring to what is happening at home. They will say something like, “meanwhile, back at the ranch.” In other words this is what is happening [...]
The First Step – Formulation
Many of the projects in our lives are new ventures from new relationships to new entrepreneurial businesses. What can we do to ensure the success of any activity? I know, there is no guarantee, but [...]
Sources Of Upset
The way that I see any upset is that it is a reaction triggered by something incomplete from our “way” past that is often repeated. I am certainly not the originator of this idea and [...]