Tag: It’s Personal

Which is More Important: Resiliency v. “Game Control?”

Written on December 3, 2014.

I love college football and a couple of years ago, when I learned that a decision had been made to implement a four-team playoff, I was overjoyed. As a fan, the move excited me because instead of relying on computers and polls, we’d have an actual committee to evaluate which teams had earned the right to battle for the national title…then let the championship be decided on the field. But as this season has progressed,...

Great Leaders Can Tap Into Their Own Focus With Rituals

Written on April 16, 2014.

Great focus is imperative to success. As the NBA Playoffs begin this week, you’ll find many coaches and players already deep in concentration for the post season. Someone who understands that amount of focus is Jason Terry of the Sacramento Kings. Terry is one of the most accomplished bench scorers in the NBA, a former Sixth Man of the Year, and played an integral part in the 2010-11 Dallas Maverick’s incredible championship...

Overcoming Epic Wins and Losses

Written on March 26, 2014.

Ask anyone in the worlds of business or sports the most important qualities for success, and their list is likely to include “hard work” and “determination.” While no one can argue the importance of both of these traits, they often tower over a value that I’ve learned can play as pivotal a role in sustaining success as any: humility. Success can blind us temporarily and subject us to various pitfalls, perhaps the...

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 26, 2014.

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Robert Frost

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 1, 2014.

“In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

A Personal Pursuit of Olympic Greatness

Written on February 5, 2014.

It’s Personal They hate to lose more than they love to win. Tomorrow the sporting world’s focus will shift to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but one of the Greatest Olympic athletes of recent years won’t be there. Evan Lysacek was expected to be a top contender for the gold in Men’s Figure Skating, after winning it in the 2010 Vancouver Games. Unfortunately, an injury took him out of this competition; however,...

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on October 26, 2013.

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on October 21, 2013.

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” – John Wooden

Realizing a Great Ending

Written on September 27, 2013.

Very rarely does a person get the opportunity to write the final chapter to his or her own fairytale, but New York Yankees Hall of Fame shoo-in Mariano Rivera (recently featured in Sports Illustrated) is in the process of doing just that. He’s without question Major League Baseball’s most prolific closer, and this month his career comes to a close—but on his own terms. More than 1,100 games played, more than 1,100...