Tag: Do Unto Others

What Greatness is NOT: Maryland at Mid-field

Written on November 7, 2014.

Over the last five years, I have written over one-hundred and fifty blogs and newsletters about Greatness—the imperceptible things that make the best athletes and leaders dramatically different from their peers. This past weekend, I saw what it wasn’t. One of the most “sacred” events in collegiate and professional football is the exchange of handshakes of team captains after the coin toss. It is tradition to show a...

Leadership is a Contact Sport

Written on October 9, 2014.

In the fast-paced worlds of sports and business, the daily demands of leaders are always increasing, which leaves little time for anything outside of our schedules. But to be successful, we must make leadership a contact sport. By really putting in the effort to get to know your team better, you lay the foundation for Greater success within your organization.

Derek Jeter: A Legacy of Greatness

Written on September 25, 2014.

As New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter completes his last home game this week, the void that he’ll leave behind will be impossible to fill. Jeter has embodied Greatness in his poise, leadership and hard work throughout twenty seasons in Major League Baseball, and after his final game, professional sports will have lost an icon. Jeter’s sendoff is bittersweet. With the sporting world currently saturated with one...

Achieving Greatness through Teamwork

Written on June 17, 2014.

Shane Battier’s season—and career—ended last weekend in a solemn locker room with emotions he wasn’t expecting. Battier’s Miami Heat had just lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. For Battier, this swan song of his career didn’t allow him to hold the championship trophy, but he did pick up a piece of hardware that spoke volumes about the years he’s played and what so many of his colleagues think of him. Battier...

Made for the Moment

Written on May 9, 2014.

Like many of you, I am tired of the entire Donald Sterling scandal. I wish the guy would just go away. But sometimes in a moment like this you see something Greater than the story, and what I saw in Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was a man made for the moment.

Tag: Do Unto Others

What Greatness is NOT: Maryland at Mid-field

Leadership is a Contact Sport

Derek Jeter: A Legacy of Greatness

Achieving Greatness through Teamwork

Made for the Moment

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Your Daily Dose of Greatness