I recently read that “hope” is a skill. Candidly, never thought of hope as a skill.  Maybe an attitude.  Maybe wishful.  But not skill. But someone broke it down this way: Hope happens when we set goals. Setting goals directs our view to the future.  Gives you a target.  Refines your focus.  It’s the first step toward building a future. Hope […]

One quote I repeat often is by Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, who says, “Problems don’t age well.” When I heard it, I took it to mean that if something is bothering me or I see a problem, I need to form a plan to address it sooner rather than later. Because if I […]

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” – President John F. Kennedy   As I read this, it caused me to reflect on hard things.  I’ve been part of hard things before.    Sometimes they were forced upon me.  The circumstances causing […]

I’ve been listening to the following coaching podcasts: Against the Rules, with Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball and The Blind Side. Focus 3, with Tim Kight and football great Urban Meyer. Flying Coach, where NBA Coach Steve Kerr and NFL Coach Pete Carroll team up over a broad range of topics. If you’ve worked […]