Feb 6, 2017 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: Anxious or Eager? One of my pet peeves is the improper use of the words anxious and eager. You hear them used interchangeably all the time, even in the media (who should know better). Let’s make this crystal clear – anxious...
Jan 30, 2017 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
For the better part of the last year, there seems to be a lot of fear and trepidation in this country. All you have to do is spend a few minutes on Facebook to get your fill of colorful responses to it. The building of a wall on the Mexican border dominated the...
Jan 23, 2017 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: Are You Out of Water? One of my jobs as the minion of two demanding Jack Russell Terriers is to keep their water dish full. While they might think it’s my “only job,” I do on occasion lose track of the depth of the...
Jan 17, 2017 | Case Studies, Leadership
On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Kansas City Chief in an exciting National Football League playoff game, sending them to the AFC Championship match up against the New England Patriots. After the game, Head Coach Mike Tomlin gave a rousing speech to his...
Jan 16, 2017 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
How do you define mental toughness? I once defined it as a type of resilience; the ability to overcome adversity by using your mental capacity and smarts. While that may indeed be a component, I’ve come to a different global definition for mental toughness....
