IT'S MONDAY IN FEBRUARY
It is Monday in February, so the Super Bowl must be over and the football is ended. A sad day for our friends in the media. Not sad for too long given March Madness is [...]
POLITICS AND PERFORMANCE
I dont get it. We have one country and multitude of opinions as to what to do with it. We lead the world in finger-pointing. We act like we dont need each other. We complain [...]
IF RELATIONSHIP IS THE KEY
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 [...]
WHAT IS 100%
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.
Visiting The TEDx Conference Again
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 [...]
Talking At TEDx Youth@Monterey – The Key to Everything
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 [...]
HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHING
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 [...]
IS THE NEW YEAR "NEW?"
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 [...]
CLOSING IN
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 [...]
SPEAKING OF TED
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 [...]
LEARNING IN CYBERSPACE
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 [...]
FEET OF CLAY
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 [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]
The Beginning And The End: Basketball to Baseball
It is the time of year when the sports fan is caught between two very different emotional events. This is common with the changing of the seasons, but I think it is most pronounced now. [...]
Can Tiger Roar Again?
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in [...]
Discrimination, Prejudice and Other Fun Games
It is beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone would choose to be a “minority” in anything. Not because it is a bad thing, but because one of the most powerful drives for human [...]
They Called Him, "Hot Rod" Hundley
The passing last week of a basketball legend from the University of West Virginia and a broadcasting legend with the Salt Lake City Jazz, Rod “Hot Rod” Hundley reminded me that all things do come [...]
Bonus Babies Then and Now
In the 1950’s there was something happening in Major League Baseball that the press called, “Bonus Babies.” Athletes of special ability were given large sums of money to sign with a particular organization. A player [...]
Entitlement: Myth or Mischief?
I was born in the middle of the Great Depression. My Dad was driving a tractor for one of the farmers in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. His pay was 18 cents per [...]