SPEAKER | AUTHOR | TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIST
The world moves backward more often than it should but your participation is this movement is optional. Yesterday I had a conversation with a coach about a player who got his ear pierced recently and wanted to keep the stud in during a game. He figured he’d just cover it up with a Band-Aid. I …
Continue reading “To Not Have a Backwards Day”
Category: Bigger than Me, Character
Constant truth is epitomized by John Wooden and though rare, his paradigm is akin to what’s needed to prevent much of what has gone awry in our society.
Category: Bigger than Me, Character
Langston Hughes was onto something that afflicts the human condition when he authored, “A Raisin in the Sun.” There’s a sickness that accompanies disappointment but I’m finding that it’s curable.
Category: Character
This reminded me of my last five years as a high school teacher and coach. I don’t have a lot of memories of high school but the good ones bear a strong connection to the lives of not only the students but those of the teachers and coaches. For instance, I can remember my Honors …
Continue reading “Resurrecting the Mentor”
Category: Character
I’m down to my last underdog everybody. The New Orleans Saints narrowly escaped vacation yesterday and the metaphors for the essence of competition are too numerous to cite. From Brett Favre to Jeremy Shockey to probably every player on both sides, it’s likely that a stadium sized x-ray machine would reveal injuries for which the …
Are professionals generous enough in times of crisis and natural disaster? Are they extraordinary or more like us than we think?
Category: Character
What Makes a Man a Man? We all have opinions but Norman wants to know what they are. We can’t be afraid to talk to each other so pretend it’s my birthday and offer your two cents (Black, White, Straight, Gay, Undecided…be brave enough to address this crucial issue.)
Category: Character
