From an early age, things happen to us that can have a traumatic effect. We make decisions about ourselves so early in our lives that we don’t even remember them. If we don’t remember them, what’s the problem? The problem is that we continue to react to things in a particular way which become our [...]
Your whole life someone has been telling you to keep your œeye on the ball. This is the mantra for consistent performance. Consider that maybe keeping your eye on the ball is insufficient to accomplish your intentions. Michael Lewis, in his best-seller, œMoneyballmakes this point”keep only the statistics that have an influence on winning. Baseball [...]
People are always talking about, worrying about or attempting to figure out the future. So much so that they lose track of what is happening right now. Since no one is ever going to be in the future, what is all this fuss about the future? Or, maybe the fuss is justified? It is fairly [...]
I am sure anyone reading this has had at least one teacher, mentor or master that has had a powerful influence on his or her life. Often times that person has been a coach. I have been fortunate to have several over the years. So what has us put the title of œgreat on anyone? [...]
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 about the œway it is." We are all responsible for everything that is going on. Yes, even the independents who [...]
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 [...]
I have been engaged in the world of coaching for a very long time and have been able to see that coaches have become more aware of the impact that they can have on their athletes. I see it, also, with leaders in the business world. I think that leaders fundamentally care about the people [...]
œGet what, you are asking. My answer is this. Are we ever going to get that we are killing ourselves on a regular basis? Coaches may be guiltier of this than any other group of folks on the planet. If not the planet, in this country. Every week I read about someone who had a [...]
One of the activities that the busy executive or coach will be seeking during this holiday season is the opportunity to get on the golf course. Some will have to travel to do it, given the weather. Living here on the œleft coast, as my New York friends would say, weather has never really been [...]
I have examined gossip and rumor with you, but what is this thing called œtrash talk? First of all, it is not new. There have always been words exchanged in the heat of competition or over some contention by either party. It has just escalated. Trash talks beginnings are found on any playground in America. [...]