“The greatest gift you can give somebody is your attention because your attention is your time, and your time is your life,” author Rick Warren says. “You’re never going to get it back, and that’s why it is so precious when you give it.” We find meaning and closeness in recognizing each other’s important moments. […]
The pro golfers that I represented as a sports agent had a difficult challenge. Because their work took them on the road, sometimes for weeks at a time, their family time suffered. Some players chose to bring their families with them on the road, and that sometimes compromised their sleep and concentration. Some traveled solo […]
We all deal with challenges, failures and disappointments at some point, and these five tactics can immediately help you recover better and faster. You’ll come out with fewer bruises and be on your way to regaining your confidence. 1. Quickly break down the game film. Immediately pause from any urge to beat yourself up. With […]
How often do we equate success with talent? All the time. But the reality is, success isn’t created by talent alone. Just like we might see immense talent squandered, we also see underdogs unexpectedly overachieve. Here are 10 behaviors that we can always control that require zero talent yet have a huge impact on our […]
We all find ourselves in situations daily where we have to ask for what we need and want. Maybe it’s needing a colleague’s help with a project, approaching a conversation with your boss, or even asking a small favor of a complete stranger. What helps are fresh ways to ask so you will get what […]
As I anticipate the year and decade ahead, I want to share an exercise in reflection and clarity. It’s so important to trade your old story (what you tell yourself that limits your best self) for your new story, and adopt the new behaviors and rituals of greater fearlessness. By cherry-picking the most meaningful lesson […]
It was such a great mother-daughter experience recently when I took Emma, age 13, to New York for the U.S. Open tennis championship. This is a sporting event I had been to years ago, but never before with any of my daughters. I could have settled for telling her details when I got back home, […]
Small moments can have big outcomes if we pay attention, and that’s especially true for leaders of business teams (and sports teams). Sometimes your leadership style develops subtle cracks in its foundation that can lead to structural weakness and collapse. Think you’re doing a great job? Wondering if you could improve? This checklist of six […]
Have you ever noticed how the lines blur between achievement and fulfillment? Yes, you can have both, but often people confuse the two. Achievement becomes addicting and, if we are not careful, becomes mistaken for fulfillment. I saw this all the time working with elite athletes. When I signed them as young players, I could […]
The Olympics are a pressure cooker unlike any other environment. Happening just once every four years, they are often a once-in-a-lifetime chance. A lifelong dream realized. A tenth of a second can be the difference between heartbreak and triumph. A decade-long dream can be crushed in a single minute. After years of training, the bright […]
