NOTE: I know we sent you a Moments of Greatness newsletter last week, but I had an experience this last weekend that needs to be shared. I hope you’ll be ok with an additional email this month.

Saturday, my wife and I were in Salt Lake City with thousands of others to attend the memorial service for Stephen Covey. Covey was one of the most influential business authors of our generation, having penned the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People in 1989 and then watched as the book sold more than 20 million copies. He authored several other amazing books that combined to sell another 20 million copies.

“Hope for the best, but…”

The truly Great know that preparation is the key to success.

I’m a big fan of people who understand their “WHY.” I’m big fan, too, of those who ask “WHY NOT?” That’s why I’m rooting for Jamie Moyer.

While some people might consider a 49-year-old pitcher to be “over the hill,” Moyer prefers to picture himself standing firmly on top of the hill . . . or, to be more exact, on top of the pitcher’s mound. Even though he is eyeing the half-century mark this year, Moyer can still hurl a ball with the best of them-the very best. In fact, he is currently in spring training with the Colorado Rockies, his eighth organization since his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1986. He is competing for a spot in the Rockies rotation against several players who weren’t even born in 1986!