Skip Bertman is a Hall of Fame baseball coach from LSU.  I watched a documentary about his legacy on ESPN recently.  Here’s a quote all his players over decades can repeat:  “If you can vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon a goal, it will come to pass.” There are four verbs: […]

I’ve been listening to a podcast called Flying Coach, which features LA Rams head football coach and NFL journalist Peter Schrager interviewing other NFL coaches.  All the interviews are of younger coaches. Candidly, it’s full of football jargon and could be hard to follow, but these are young people who have reached the top of […]

I read an article about building a culture that caused me to think about what we are doing in our company. It supports the idea of building a strong culture because people thrive in strong cultures.  It’s good for us.  It is what makes us human. According to Mark Pagel, an evolutionary biologist, we are […]

How much of your time do you devote to development? Development happens in multiple dimensions. You can develop spiritually by taking time to meditate or pray.  By reading spiritually derived books. You can develop physically by undertaking an exercise program designed to build endurance and strength.  Combine it with an exercise program to develop the right balance of health […]