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What Makes the Great Ones Great

Using live and virtual presentations, Don reveals critical lessons needed for you to achieve personal and professional greatness.

What Makes the Great Ones Great

Empower each member of your audience to seek personal greatness through impactful, lesson-oriented stories of the greatest winners of all time.

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The 16 Characteristics Of Greatness

This topic is divided into four separate presentations, each covering four characteristics of greatness.

Lesson 1

Don tells unheard stories of awe-inspiring moments with Michael Jordan, Warrick Dunn, John Wooden, and Walter Payton.

It’s Personal

  • They hate to lose more than they love to win.

Rubbing Elbows

  • They understand the value of association.

Do Unto Others

  • They know character is defined by how they treat those who cannot help them.

Inner Fire

  • They use adversity as fuel.

Lesson 2

Don continues with stories from Shaquille O’Neal, Dick & Rick Hoyt, Michael Oher, and John Wooden.

Visualize Victory

  • They see victory before the game begins.

When No One Is Watching

  • They are comfortable in the mirror. They live their life with integrity.

What Off-Season?

  • They are always working towards the next game. The goal is what’s ahead, and there’s always something ahead.

Hope For the Best But…

  • They prepare for all possibilities before they step on the field.

Lesson 3

The journey continues with more stories of Greatness from Tug McGraw, Jason McElwain “J-Mac”, Tom Brady, and legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale.

Contagious Enthusiasm

  • They are positive thinkers… They are enthusiastic… and that enthusiasm rubs off.

Ice In Their Veins

  • They are risk-takers and don’t fear making a mistake.

Not Just About The Benjamins

  • They don’t play just for the money.

Records Are Made To Be Broken

  • They know their legacy isn’t what they did on the field. They are well-rounded.

Lesson 4

Don wraps up the series with stories from Tony Dungy, Michael Phelps, Brian Davis, and Michael Jordan.

Believe

  • They have faith in a higher power.

Ultimate Teammate

  • They will assume whatever role is necessary for the team to win.

When Everyone Is Watching

  • They embrace the idea of being a role model.

When All Else Fails

  • They know how – and when – to adjust their game plan.

Lesson 1

It’s Personal
Michael Jordan
They hate to lose more than they love to win.
Rubbing Elbows
Swen Nater, John Wooden and Bill Walton.
They understand the value of association.
Do Unto Others
They know character is defined by how they treat those who cannot help them.
Inner Fire
Warrick Dunn
They use adversity as fuel.

Lesson 2

Visualize Victory
Shaquille O'Neal
They see victory before they game begins.
When No One is Watching
Dick & Rick Hoyt
They are comfortable in the mirror. They live their life with integrity.
What Off-Season?
Michael Oher
They are always working towards the next game. The goal is what’s ahead, and there’s always something ahead.
Hope For the Best But…
John Wooden
They prepare for all possibilities before they step on the field.

Lesson 3

Contagious Enthusiasm
Tug McGraw
They are positive thinkers… They are enthusiastic… and that enthusiasm rubs off.
Ice In Their Veins
J-Mac
They are risk-takers, and don’t fear making a mistake.
Not Just About The Benjamins
Tom Brady
They don’t play just for the money.
Records are Made to be Broken
Dick Vitale
They know their legacy isn’t what they did on the field. They are well-rounded.

Lesson 4

Believe
Tony Dungy
They have faith in a higher power.
Ultimate Teammate
Michael Phelps
They will assume whatever role is necessary for the team to win.
When Everyone is Watching
They embrace the idea of being a role model.
When All Else Fails
Michael Jordan
They know how – and when – to adjust their game plan.
Don has done the qualitative research, and provides action plans proven to increase the amount of discretionary energy your team exhibits every day.
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PRE-PRODUCTION PROMISE:

Before we begin writing questions, we conduct 10+ hours of research, including finding pictures and stories from high school yearbooks and listening to commencement speeches, keynote addresses, and past interviews.

POST-PRODUCTION PRECISION:

Our team spends 10+ hours removing verbal fillers – um’s, uh’s and you know’s – removing awkward pauses, and engineering audio quality all with the intention to deliver a best-in-class listener experience.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION:

Corporate Competitor is featured on every major podcast platform and sent every Wednesday in Chief Executive’s CEO Briefing e-blast to 300,000 leaders worldwide. Each episode’s custom-built web page — which includes leadership lessons listed by timecode— is shared on Don’s social media platforms (with a combined following of 75,000)
 

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