1269 Leadership Quotes
One the books I am currently reading is One Heartbeat II: The Road To The National Championship by Bill Little and then Texas Longhorns head football coach Mack Brown. It covers much of Coach Brown’s life and coaching philosophy with a special emphasis on the 2005 national championship team. On page 199, Little introduces the […]
Do you have a great idea right now? In fact, your idea is so great you have actually acted on it. However, it does not seem to be gaining any traction. Should you give up on it? And if so, when? 400,000+ people annually post pictures of themselves holding a Solo cup. It is as […]
Clarity in where you want to go as a coach or as a program provides a valuable tool in decision making Episode #20 featured @AlanSteinJr 🎧 here: https://t.co/df4pu8VGTe pic.twitter.com/cXYoHdPq2F — Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast (@CoachingIdaho) April 10, 2021 Alan Stein, Jr. is one of the greatest personal coaches, public speakers, and motivators you will come […]
Don’t you just grow tired of people who always have an excuse for their failures or blame someone else for their lot in life? Even the most compassionate leaders have a breaking point. The picture shown above is one of my favorite images. It illustrates the differences between experiencing success or failure as much as […]
So what is failure? I have been reading a lot lately on the subject and have come to some interesting conclusions. Failure is rarely final. Failure, however, is a data point. It is just a piece of information which if you learn from it, will make you a better leader and your organization more effective. If […]
Lorne Michaels famously said, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” I am at a fortunate place in my life where I am constantly surrounded by people who are bigger, faster, stronger, smarter, sharper, and Godlier than I am. And I have never been happier! The following are 15 […]
Have you ever had a single moment or decision that you kept beating up yourself or others over and over again? I have and most likely so have you. For leaders to achieve their full potential, we have to properly evaluate our losses but they cannot continually defeat us. We have to get over it […]
Meetings are one of the most misunderstood aspects of leadership. So many people literally HATE meetings. The phrases “Death By Meeting” and “Bored (as opposed to Board) Meeting” did not happen by accident. Smart leaders know this is a mistake. But leaders must become proficient at leading great meetings. Meetings validate your leadership. […]
74% of Americans hate their job. Arnold Schwarzenegger says, “2% succeed and 98% don’t.” In the midst of these statistical realities, how does a person succeed. In his viral YouTube speech shown above, Arnold outlines three primary ways to become a success: Vision Hard Work Ignore The Naysayers This video has hit really close to […]
My dear friend and great leader Jason Stoughton of The John Maxwell Company recently told me 2020 was about the word “pivot”. He then added 2021 should be about the word “progress”. To summarize, Jason was teaching me leaders should be moving from pivot to progress in the next year. What a great insight! In […]
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Everyone gets better with a coach. The best leaders know this. Tom Hanks has an acting coach. Steve Jobs had a business coach. Tiger Woods has a swing coach. Michael Jordan had a coach named Phil Jackson. LeBron James has a skills and shooting coach. Venus Williams has a tennis coach. I could go on […]
As I have mentioned several times, during COVID I find myself relying more and more on trusted voices. In the area of creativity, there is no one I trust more than Phil Cooke. He’s produced TV and film programming in more than 60 countries around the world, and in the process, been shot at, survived two […]
