Tag: Sports

Positive Self-talk: A Cornerstone for Great Winners

Written on March 13, 2015.

Even the Greatest winners… fail from time to time. But the way they choose to respond to their shortcomings–how they talk to themselves after a loss–reveals much about their personal character. When it comes to engaging our teammates or colleagues after a loss, most of us are supportive and encouraging. Maybe they took a bad shot or didn’t land the client they were working towards; whatever the case, we are...

Learning through Winning: Three Successful Lessons from the Kentucky Wildcats

Written on March 4, 2015.

The undefeated Kentucky Wildcats are inching closer to a perfect regular season and it’s exciting to watch. Last night’s game against Georgia, which Kentucky rallied to win 72-64, was among the best I’ve seen this season. But each Kentucky win prompts the same question from sports media pundits: Would the Wildcats be better off now losing a game in order to lessen the pressure of maintaining an undefeated season before...

Lessons in Entrepreneurship with Mac Anderson

Written on February 24, 2015.

Mac Anderson is an entrepreneur of the highest order. Many of you have Anderson’s innovative work on your walls or bookshelves and you don’t even know it. Successories, one of his earliest companies, is a producer of motivational office decorations; the framed posters feature photographs that are paired with words of leadership, perseverance, and motivation. With Successories, Anderson proclaimed that he was in the...

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,...

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.