Is there anything that captures the heart of man more than his little girl? If there is, I have not discovered it. A few weeks ago when my family was on vacation, someone referenced the beauty of my pre-teen little girl in a loud voice as they were driving past us. Can you tell I am putting that nicely?! […]
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16 Leadership Principles and Quotes From Secretariat
Brian Dodd on October 9, 2010 in Character, Family, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Secretariat is AMAZING! Randall Wallace has given us a great gift in the creation of this film. I cannot recommend it enough for your entire family. The following are the leadership quotes and principles from the movie. Our Lives Are One Phone Call Away From Changing Forever. Penny Chenery, played by Diane Lane, receives a […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of September 2010
Brian Dodd on October 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Have you ever been wonderfully surprised? In July the readership of this blog grew 124%. During August, it grew an additional 97%. I figured at some point this rate of acceleration has to stop. What a bad leadership thought because of my lack of vision. Incredibly, the month of September saw this site grow another 92%!!! […]
15 Qutoes On Faith And Leadership From Josh Hamilton, I Am Second
Brian Dodd on September 30, 2010 in Character, Family, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXOrKT7SUoY How do you like coming in second? As a leader, do you feel that second place is actually the first loser? We all like to win and losing seems to break down the aura of invincibility we want to display. Our pride is hurt. We are embarrassed and look for ways not to experience losing again. As […]
5 Leadership Is A Rollercoaster Principles
Brian Dodd on September 23, 2010 in Family, Generosity, Relationships
Yesterday I had a privilege of taking my daughter on her first rollercoaster ride! As you can imagine it was quite a memorable experience for all. After taking the ride and enjoying that memory with her, I began to think about what leaders can learn from rollercoasters. Trust me! It will be worth the read. […]
14 Life Changing Principles You Must Read
Brian Dodd on September 20, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
I love reading The Sporting News.  Because of how its writers analyze the intricacies of sports, each edition is loaded with leadership principles. As a gift to you,  the following are 14 leadership quotes from the last month that if applied properly, will improve your leadership and the performance of your teams. “My faith is stronger than that. I didn’t […]
10 Lessons Learned From Bad Days In Leadership
Brian Dodd on September 11, 2010 in Character, Family
As leaders, we all have bad days. These are times when nothing goes right and everything we touch goes sour. We’ve all been there. You can’t be a leader and not have those type of days. The question then becomes how do we properly frame the days we wish would just end. Here is the truth […]