Tag: Writing

Lombardi Time

Written on January 10, 2013.

As the NFL Playoffs continue to take us further from the regular season routine and closer to Super Bowl dreams, I can’t help but tap into my appreciation for the iconic figure who won the very first Super Bowl in NFL history. Back in January of 1967, Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi captured the trophy (which would eventually bear his name) in a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The endless wit...

“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...

Greatness isn’t convenient

Written on December 19, 2012.

Now that college football has shifted from the regular season over to the “invite-only” season, I thought this would be the ideal time to shift the attention from the quest for greatness over to the pressure placed on greatness. Simply put, winning brings joy and adoration . . . but it also brings heightened expectations. The great leaders never really take their success for granted. Most of them relish...

Rudolph: One of the Great Leaders of All-Time!

Written on December 14, 2012.

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...

Chuck Pagano: How To Visualize Victory And Win The Big One

Written on November 28, 2012.

“Visualize Victory…” They see victory before the game begins. This month’s newsletter actually begins with a powerful handshake from 2011–a genuine handshake and accompanying fistpump that took place on a football practice field in Maryland just four days before last season’s AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots.

Thanksgiving Pinch

Written on November 20, 2012.

Naturally, the holiday season takes our busy lifestyle and revs it into a new gear. We’ve pre-ordered this and re-ordered that… We’ve probably even started dropping hints to loved ones about a desired gift or two.

Be Perfect on EVERY Play

Written on October 31, 2012.

Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design. Studies show the average person makes at least five decisions per minute. Given the ideal goal is eight hours of sleep each night–although since becoming a father to young Will and Maddie, that appears to be more fantasy than a realistic goal– the average person is awake for 16 hours. By those parameters, the average person makes 4,800 decisions daily....

5 Things We Can Learn From the Downfall of the Boston Red Sox

Written on October 17, 2012.

My grade school teachers severely undersold the lessons on compound words. While “downfall” fits the grammatical parameters of a compound word, its definition in the business world is complex mostly because it is most often the result of a series of compounded mistakes.

Risk it for Greatness

Written on October 4, 2012.

Winning and losing are the most basic, and yet thrilling principles in sports. The final whistle blows and the scoreboard plasters an image that quickly becomes the ultimate stamp of validation or frustration for all to see.