It’s Been Quite A Ride
The December 28th issue of Sports Illustrated arrived this past week with Will Smith and the movie “Concussion” featured on the cover. As compelling as that issue is I was drawn to an article by [...]
Home Court Advantage
In the game of basketball, the people who are supposed to know (odds makers) say the home court is a 6 to 10 point advantage. Playing and coaching in college leagues where teams play each [...]
Those Who Serve
I am watching the Army-Navy football game from Philadelphia, PA. The 116th game between these two storied institutions. When I was a kid the game was held in wartime. It was toward the end of [...]
Playing Small – Why Only Four Teams In The Playoffs?
The four teams have been selected for the playoffs to decide the collegiate National Football Champion for 2015. All four teams (Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma) are worthy contenders. My question is “What has [...]
Coaching Athletes: They Are Just Like You!
Coaches, your athletes are just like you (only younger and in better shape). I am not saying identical. I am saying they are a reflection of what you bring or don’t bring to the party. [...]
There’s Nothing Junior About Junior College
In September, 1951, I enrolled at the College of the Sequoias (COS), Visalia, CA ... what one would call a "junior college." At 5’7”, 135 lbs. I was determined to continue to play sports just [...]
Are We Paying Attention To Our Athletes?
As we make our journey through life things happen that are out of the realm of our experience. We write them off as weird, strange or certainly not worthy of our attention. How about this [...]
Midseason Firings And Renegotiating
The tagline for my book, “The Art of Losing” is as follows; Coaching and Thriving in a Made-for-TV World. It would be difficult to find an activity that isn’t, in some way, influenced by television. [...]
Politics, Politicians And Other Follies
I grew up in the country, the San Joaquin Valley of California to be exact. My parents, George and Gladys Todd, were not very political. Like most of the Valley they claimed the Republican Party [...]
Strengths And Weaknesses
A typical day for human beings is spent reacting to our circumstances. We are limited to putting energy into what we consistently say is wrong and recurring with our life and what we do to [...]
Reflecting On My Life
When you get to be my age you are reminded of the journey you have made on a daily basis. And, a big part of it is the people you’ve met along the way. When [...]
Have I Failed?
Have I failed? These days it seems I feel that way much of the time. Strange that I should feel this way given that for over 50 years I have coached people in a way [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]
A Look At Leadership
Back in the day, the expectation of leaders was that it was the athlete/employee’s job to adapt to the leader. You know, “my way or the highway.” The primary motivational tool was fear. I am [...]
Performance Factors Revealed
We are always working on our performance even when we we aren’t consciously working on it. During this work, one of the questions we ask ourselves is, “How do I consistently maintain a high level [...]
Execution Is The Key To Performace
For years I have been emphasizing that the only thing that makes any difference to great performance is action. In conversations with my executive clients, it has become clear that I need to fine-tune my [...]
What’s The Hurry? Live In The Now.
In the world of sports and life in general, we seem to be in a great hurry to get on to the next thing. So much so that we are distracted from what is happening [...]
The Myth Of The Player’s Coach
Players will say “He’s a player's coach.” What do you think that means? Is it that the coach has been where they are now? Or, that he understands what motivates the player? How about, “I [...]
Empathy And Leadership
In the art of impacting performance, empathy may be the the most important quality a leader can have. Having a good idea of what the learner is going through allows for an appreciation of the [...]