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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLM3RtKiMyw] You don't need to be a sports fan to comprehend to concept of an "end zone." In a football game, the offense has a game plan derived to score a touchdown based on the distance to the end zone. Likewise, the defense...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDVWh2AijMQ] I love fantasy football. Okay, it's almost solely because of my love for the game and expanding my reason for watching all the teams in the National Football League. However, there are lessons that business can...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8lT90tmyXE&w=560&h=315] In the United States, we are very fortunate when it comes to labor. For many, if not most, on this planet, "labor" involves finding food and clean water; avoiding disease and destruction; and...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGVMGXieHE&w=560&h=315] Hola. Me llamo Dan Weedin. Y eso es Puntos Extra... Okay, I admit that this open may be more impactful in person or on video, but perhaps you noticed it here, too. If it made you wonder what the...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePpJiTKU5H0] I'm spending this weekend with about two dozen returning exchange students from my Rotary Club district. I'm taking over the role of what is called a "Rebound Coordinator" for the district. The team of Rotarians...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-ok4YG4BoY] At this past week's Unleashed® Summit, I spoke to the participants about my time coaching high school basketball. They heard me recount the time I was in a seminar with two Hall of Fame coaches, Lute Olson from...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFwokqog9JA] I’m writing this missive here in the middle of a huge lightening storm in the Puget Sound. It’s delayed (if not postponed) the University of Washington game in Husky Stadium. It’s chased our small neighborhood...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWZQVolqEZI] Sports is a game of failure. Last week, my wayward golf shots - my "failures" - resulted in penalty strokes, awkward situations under trees, and a few sand traps. Especially in the latter, I needed to have the...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKeg2DIYDg4] Monica Blackwood, CEO of WestSound Workforce, will be speaking at the 2019 Unleashed® Summit on September 17th on how to better recruit and retain employees. Watch the video to hear one of her strategies. Learn...