Tag: Writing

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 25, 2014.

“Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.” Charles F. Kettering

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 24, 2014.

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 23, 2014.

“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.” – Victor Hugo

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 22, 2014.

“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 21, 2014.

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” – Horace

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on March 20, 2014.

“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” – Fred Rogers

A moment of Greatness… that starts with being selfish.

Written on March 19, 2014.

Visualize Victory They see victory before the game begins. The next two days are my favorite of the sports calendar—the opening of March Madness. For the teams competing, this time of year is a culmination of goal-setting, continuous effort, and seamless teamwork. I have been consistently impressed by the Great culture of the Michigan State Spartans basketball team and Head Coach Tom Izzo – for 17 consecutive years,...