“We don’t coach energy and effort. You’re great players. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t. Great players don’t get tired.” – Geno Auriemma, Hall of Fame basketball coach Do you always have the energy? Great players make sure they have the energy for what will be asked of them. They are rested. They are […]

“The team that plays the hardest, longest wins! The team that plays the hardest, longest wins!” – Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball coach In 2015, I was doing horribly in the March Madness contest at PalletOne. I have a college degree from Michigan State, but I anticipated they would get knocked out early because it […]

“Be really good every day at all the things that don’t take talent.” – Bo Ryan, former Wisconsin basketball coach As we start the work week, it would serve us each well to consider Ryan’s advice. What doesn’t take talent? Be safe. It starts with your commitment to follow safety procedures. Be punctual. Show up. […]

Here’s an interesting finding: “America’s cancer mortality rate has fallen 32% since the early 1990s.” To hear one has cancer is sobering news. But it’s not the guaranteed death sentence it once was. Cancer deaths declined as people smoked less. In other words, it declines when you stop doing the things that cause cancer.  Cancer deaths declined […]