I recently saw the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Broke” about how millionaire athletes end up broke within a few years of retiring from their sport. As I watched it, I kept thinking about how each individual player’s mindset affects

I have never understood why people tend to be followers and generally want to fit into groups. Or why people are afraid to be called out for being “different”? I have run across a multitude of people over the years

If you asked me a month ago if I would ever write about a Korean rapper on my blog, I would have been highly confident in answering no. I would have been even more cocksure that I would never write

Less than one month ago Tyrann Mathieu, a 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist, who is also known as the Honey Badger, was dismissed from the LSU football team for failed drug tests. He’s not the first high level college athlete to

Four Pac-12 schools will begin this season with new head coaches running their respective programs: Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA and Washington State. When a new coach arrives, he normally not only brings an entirely new staff with him, but also

Leo Manzano and Galen Rupp of the United States Olympic team each won a silver medal in their individual events this past week in London. On the surface this may not sound too impressive, as Americans routinely bring home gold

Since the Olympics only come around once every four years, they often wreak havoc on many athletes’ mental game. For some athletes,  just the knowledge that failing to medal means four more years until their next opportunity to compete for

As is the case with most things in life, it is the unseen work that people put in that leads to major breakthroughs in whatever they are pursuing. As Michelangelo said, “If people knew how hard I had to work

Recently Forbes came out with their list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes and  I could not help but notice Tiger Woods name in the #3 position (with earnings of $59.4 million).  This coupled with his recent win at Jack

Almost every company has a mission statement. Most companies spend a great deal of time and money crafting theirs because it is supposed to be the guiding principle for all their decisions going forward. So how come (despite the importance