Sports & Winning

What will they say?  A defining question in life and leadership.  The answer will be found in the words of those whose lives we have Interceded along our journey.

o I aspire to be good or great?  This is the fundamental question every leader must wrestle with.  Ordinary or extraordinary…there is a choice for each of us to make. 

Being the play caller is as critical to leadership as it is to football. The pressure always rests with the play caller.

Much can be learned through the experience of road trip randomness. Road trips are an extemporaneous way to Create Memories while learning along the way. There is a specific destination with a wide-open path of…

The “blood round” is a great tester of grit.  Both the pressure and associated stakes are extremely high.  It’s a critical juncture between sweet victory and agonizing defeat.  The Blood Round My son Grant wrestled…

We can easily underestimate what we can accomplish in a day’s work.  Often, we focus on the limitations of the day, not the possibilities of it.  Our heads are filled with reminders about how quickly…

Staying on offense is a winning strategy in both football and leadership.  In football, the team with more time of possession has a greater opportunity to win the game.  In leadership, staying on offense is…

Winning in leadership requires a deep commitment to the plan.  Without a plan, we lack direction for ourselves and the people we lead.  Lack of direction leads to losing our way and the ability to…

What are the sources behind the powering of pace?  Pace can supply our energy through momentum while at the same time depleting it through imbalance.  It ultimately determines the speed of progress. Baseball Break Our…

What keeps leaders confined to captivity?  Confined to spaces and places that restrict us from making forward progress.  Captive to the things that keep us from getting outside of the proverbial box.  The Dugout Our…