Tag: When All Else Fails

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on December 29, 2013.

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” – Oprah Winfrey

Post Game Greatness

Written on November 7, 2013.

I don’t believe anyone is a natural born leader; some people – because of the lessons they’ve learned and the people that have been there to teach them – just learn how to lead faster than others. The process of learning how to become a Great leader absolutely fascinates me. You can imagine my amazement when I watched a post-victory interview last weekend conducted by ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi with 19-year-old Jameis...

Rebuilding Greatness through Culture of Character

Written on October 14, 2013.

Pay attention to the way head football coach Bill O’Brien and the Penn State program have conducted themselves in the aftermath of one of college football’s biggest scandals, and you’ll see an effective step in the move from good to Great. When rocked by a crisis, the tendency for most people—and companies—is to create distance. In many cases, more energy is spent defending, debating and deflecting a scandal, than...

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on September 14, 2013.

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Adair

What Baseball and John Smoltz Can Teach Us About Being a Great Teammate

Written on March 27, 2013.

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...

“The Catch”: How The Ability To Adjust Can Help You Win Big

Written on January 8, 2013.

When All Else Fails…Adjust They know how – and when – to adjust their game plan So in next week’s Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers will be trying to get back to a mountaintop that they as a team seemed to own in the 1980s. Four times during that decade the 49ers won the world championship. That “dynasty” era began with a play 31 years ago this month that was so iconic that even...

Second Chance Greatness

Written on September 11, 2012.

The US Open at Flushing Meadows gave me the chance to have a true New York City experience filled with stars and one of the NYC’s most historic sporting events… Where else can you go in the Big Apple where backhands, smashes and faults aren’t followed by flashing lights and police sirens? While I admit that my passion for US Open tennis far outweighs my actual skill level on the courts, I couldn’t...

Never Out of It

Written on August 30, 2012.

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.

Thinking Your Way Out of a Slump!

Written on July 18, 2012.

Former Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said, “Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.” Yogi, one of the best interviews you could ever imagine, was clearly not a math major, but he did have a point. Mental strength is a huge differentiator between winners and losers.