1269 Leadership Quotes
A True Whale of a Story Rick Rodriguez and three friends were on a three-week sailing trip in the Pacific Ocean. But on March 13, 2023 at 1:30 pm their 44-foot vessel Raindancer was struck by a large whale. The force of the blow was so strong that Rodriguez said in this article, “The back […]
“Your coach told you today common people can do uncommon things.” – ESPN’s Holly Rowe to Iowa Superstar Caitlin Clark A Historic Player and Performance Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball player Caitlin Clark is currently the most compelling story in all of basketball. You heard that right, the most compelling story in basketball is not Giannis […]
“If you help enough people get what they want, you will get what you want.” – Zig Ziglar My new book Mighty: 7 Skills You Need to Move from Pandemic to Progress releases today! Mighty is my fourth book, so which one if my favorite? Well, they are all like my kids. You can’t really […]
The following are current things I am learning about leadership: 5 Signs You Are Not Coachable I have the privilege of being part of a weekly Zoom Bible study with high school, collegiate, and professional baseball scouts and coaches. Picture above is our recent time together. This past week, Mike Linch of NorthStar Church asked […]
We all want to do something memorable with our lives. We want a life that counts, a life which makes a difference in people’s lives, a life which matters. The question begs how do you do something memorable? Something lasting? Something that matters? For answers, let us look an unusual place where memorable things happen […]
Everyone wants to be indispensable to their team or organization. After all, no one wants to wake up tomorrow and say, “I want to go to a place and interact with a group of people whom I have little to no impact on.” Of course you do not want to be saying that. You want […]
“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.” – 21-time National Champion women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance Who are you when no one is watching? When no one is there to hold you accountable or celebrate your accomplishments, […]
Recently, I witnessed a very popular employee marginalized and largely ignored by those in leadership. He was abrasive and unpolished. There was some maturing which needed to take place. However, this individual was extremely popular with the customers. He was responsive to their needs and provided incredible service to all he was responsible for. But […]
Everyone reading this article wants to either have a leader worth following or be a leader worth following. The question is how do you become such a leader? Previously, I wrote an article entitled 9 Leadership Lessons from Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguar’s Improbable Comeback Victory. This post contains multiple leadership lessons gleaned from […]
On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 11:59:58, Ohio State Buckeyes kicker Noah Ruggles’s missed field goal attempt landed on the ground securing a 42-41 win for the Georgia Bulldogs in what some are calling the greatest College Football Semi-Final Play-off game ever contested. The Bulldogs experienced the thrill of victory as the Buckeyes suffered from […]
https://youtu.be/GxrzNbMq5gk “Big time players make big time plays in big times games.” – Santana Moss Big time sales people make big time presentations to big time clients. Big time producers deliver big time results at big time moments. Big time speakers deliver big time talks to big time crowds. Big time musicians deliver big time […]
Have you ever given everything, I mean everything, you have to a relationship, project, church, career, or your family only to see it come crashing down around you? Do you remember the pain and disappointment? The deep sense of loss and waste? Were you left wondering what you would do next or if you had any self-worth at all? […]
