Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
– Henry Ford
Tag: Inner Fire
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”
– Jim Henson
Happy birthday to the beloved puppeteer and creator of Kermit the Frog!
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.”
– Albert Einstein
Great Resilience
Each week, it seems the sports world captures our attention and sends us on an emotional rollercoaster worth the price of admission. But this week’s thrill ride inspired me to focus on perspective. Under what lens would you view emotional moments of failure, tragedy or triumph?
A Greatness lesson live from Duke and Coach K!
Inner Fire
They Use Adversity as Fuel
I know this newsletter is about developing Greatness in our hearts and minds, but this month it is about the Greatest birthday gift I’ve ever received. As you read this today, I am in Durham, North Carolina on the campus of Duke where Coach Mike Krzyzewski is running me and a group of 79 other business people through drills on the floor at famed Cameron Indoor Stadium....
What Baseball and John Smoltz Can Teach Us About Being a Great Teammate
When All Else Fails…Adjust
They know how – and when – to adjust their game plan
With the start of another Major League Baseball season on the horizon, I figured I’d toss this month’s dialogue of Greatness around Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz. Throughout a 21-year career, his talent and drive as a pitcher created Hall of Fame worthy statistics, but he’s far from the typical...
Rudolph: One of the Great Leaders of All-Time!
The holiday season merrily provokes the decking of halls and the jingling of bells. There’s something about Christmas that programs our brains to focus on questionable sweater patterns and multi-colored light decorations.
Beyond Yuletide carols and roasted chestnuts, the Christmas spirit gives us the chance to tap into the purity and passion of our childhood holiday traditions… and it’s the Christmas...
Never Out of It
Life has once again given us a crystal clear reminder that competition reigns supreme…and that you’re only out of a game when you decide you are (or the buzzer sounds!).
Every summer, the Little League World Series showcases the best of the best on both the domestic and international fronts. Pre-adolescent baseball players take their swings and get their earliest test of global competition.
A Perfect Time for Greatness
Through my experiences writing about some of the GREATEST athletes the sports world has ever known, I’ve learned that GREATNESS doesn’t happen by chance.
Sometimes it’s the ability to do the “Right Thing” at the “Right Time” that makes one truly GREAT.