“The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.” – Mia Hamm Being mentally tough is a crucial skill in life, and can be developed with practice; we will encounter adversity in all aspects (e.g., business/work, athletics, relationships,…
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The seven Cs of mental toughness
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Posted in Books, Careers, Everything, Leadership, Soccer, Sports
Posted in Books, Careers, Everything, Leadership, Soccer, Sports
Chris Hadfield’s advice
In a recent interview with CBC Radio, Commander Chris Hadfield gave his three secrets for becoming an astronaut: Keep your body in shape and eat well Challenge yourself with education, and push yourself to learn things you barely expect to…
Tagged with: circle of control, decision-making, excellence, expertise, space, success
Posted in Everything, Math and Science
Posted in Everything, Math and Science
Changing yourself, as a leader
“Leadership means change. If everything is fine just the way it is, you don’t need change and you don’t need leaders to help you do it. But…many individual leaders find it hard to change themselves, or even to recognize that…
Choose your own adventure: prisoner or pioneer
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” – Deepak Chopra My wife spent last week in San Francisco…
Tagged with: change, circle of control, Deepak Chopra, failure, innovation, leadership, lessons, mistakes, pioneers
Posted in Leadership, Management
Posted in Leadership, Management
Book Report: The Reason I Jump
“For a long time I’ve been wondering why us people with autism can’t talk properly. I can never say what I really want to. Instead, verbal junk that hasn’t got anything to do with anything comes pouring out of my…
Tagged with: autism, circle of control, compassion, growth, lessons, mistakes, opportunities, passion, understanding
Posted in Books, Everything
Posted in Books, Everything
Book Report: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember
“If we’ve learned anything from the survivors among our ancestors, it’s that staying put and fighting change are not good tactics if we want to live. Survivors range over vast regions. If they encounter adversity in one environment, they try…
Tagged with: circle of control, gamma ray burst, lessons, mass extinction, mistakes, opportunities
Posted in Books, Math and Science
Posted in Books, Math and Science
Time for a change?
“The immortals step out of their comfort zone in order to expand it.” – Lee Jenkins in SI Reading some basketball news the other day, I came across a remarkable story over at Sports Illustrated, Right Turn: There are makeovers,…
Tagged with: basketball, change, circle of control, excellence, expertise, NBA, sports
Posted in Leadership, Sports
Posted in Leadership, Sports
Fergie’s Way
“For a player – and for any human being – there is nothing better than hearing ‘Well done’.” – Sir Alex Ferguson For 27 years, Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United. In that time, he changed the culture of a…
Tagged with: Alex Ferguson, circle of control, circle of influence, coaching, crucial conversations, excellence, leadership, lessons, respect, soccer, team-building, teams
Posted in Everything, Leadership, Management, Soccer, Sports
Posted in Everything, Leadership, Management, Soccer, Sports
Dilbert on Leadership
I’m a Dilbert fan. As an engineer who now works in marketing, and compounds that sacrilege by working in management, I see the humour from many angles perhaps more than most. Every so often, Dilbert tackles leadership, and more often…
Tagged with: circle of control, crucial conversations, Dilbert, John Wooden, leadership, luck, negotiating, psychopathy, randomness, storytelling
Posted in Books, Leadership, Management
Posted in Books, Leadership, Management
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