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 an Olympic medal, is enough to throw them off their [...]
After the tragic apparent suicide death of Junior Seau yesterday, it’s time for the NFL to take the lead and set up a mandatory symposium for all players exiting the league. If they care enough to have these symposiums for all the new players coming into the league, how can [...]
The hidden secret about both talent and intelligence is that they are probably the worst predictor of future success you can find. As Alfred Binet, the inventor of the IQ test once said, “People who start out the smartest don’t usually end up the smartest.” Just as our physical body can [...]
There was a time in our country’s history when hard work and perseverance were valued above all else. These values inspired (and it can be argued helped to create) many of our greatest citizens. In 2005 a competition was conducted by the Discovery Channel and AOL to determine the “Greatest [...]
It never ceases to amaze me how much time is wasted by people worrying about things that are beyond their control. Yet when it comes to taking care of things that are completely within their control, they tend to procrastinate. The average human is easily distracted, especially by things that [...]
I often talk about the importance of culture and character in building a team, whether it is in sports or in business. Despite overwhelming evidence that point to the importance of both of these factors in sustained success, very few teams and businesses pay little more than lip service to [...]
I teach my clients to take umbrage when anyone calls them talented. It is an insult of the highest order. At best, it devalues all the hard work and effort they have put in to get where they are, and at worst, it is like calling them an underachiever/disappointment.
Many people were outraged when Tommie Frazier failed to gain entry into the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame this week. One writer, Adam Jacobi on CBS Sports.com went as far as saying: “So if Tommie Frazier is not an immediate, unquestionable first-ballot Hall of Famer in this sport, then [...]
Whether it’s the snake oil of days gone by, the modern day Power Balance bracelets or Phiten titanium necklaces, people are always trying to get an edge. Occasionally people will get results from these products, but it has nothing to do with the outlandish claims made about them and everything [...]
We all know that recruiting is an inexact science, but year after year fans are consumed by the need to know how many stars the players their university signed have by their name. It’s as if this is a guarantee of future success, but as I wrote in the article [...]