Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Mark Bulger and Spergon Wynn. These were the six quarterbacks drafted ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft. It is often difficult to know how to look for talent. Let’s not congratulate the New England Patriots. They didn’t know how good Brady was either as they waited until the […]
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14 Leadership Quotes On College Football Spring Practice And Other Items
Brian Dodd on April 10, 2011 in Character, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
College football is in the midst of spring practice. This is a period of time that can make or break a team’s season in the fall. Lars Anderson wrote a great piece in the March 28th edition of Sports Illustrated on how great leaders leverage this time with their teams. We can learn a lot […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Soul Surfer
Brian Dodd on April 9, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Normal is overrated. That is the main principle I took from the inspiring true story of Bethany Hamilton, played by AnnaSophia Robb, in the movie Soul Surfer. Hamilton was a teenage surfing champion who lost her left arm in a shark attack but worked her way back to champion status once again. It is a great movie that I […]
15 Leadership Quotes and Prinicples From Baltimore Orioles’ Manager Buck Showalter
Brian Dodd on April 8, 2011 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Baltimore Orioles are 5-1 and in first place in the AL East! Who would have thought that the team with the 2nd most losses of any AL team since 1997 would be off to such a good start?  Manager Buck Showalter would, that’s who and he has the Orioles’ players believing it as well. In […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of March 2011 – A Month From Hell
Brian Dodd on April 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
March 2011 will be a month I will never forget. Many things happened that will leave lasting memories and that was reflected in what the readers felt were the most popular posts. The #1 post is about a man on a highway to hell. Posts #2 and #9 were about hell on earth – Japan. […]
6 Things You Can Do To Change Your Bleak Present Into A Bright Future
Brian Dodd on March 31, 2011 in Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
The Kansas City Royals win the 2015 World Series!!! That’s right, the Royals are going to be very good - not this year or probably even next. But very soon, they are going to be very good. If your team has under-performed or not met expectations in recent memory, Joe Posnanski wrote an interesting article in the March 21st edition of […]
How Success Changes A Person
Brian Dodd on March 30, 2011 in Performance
Every new level comes with a new devil. You see, things change with success. It’s just a reality. One of the characteristics of someone who has sustainable leadership and success is that they will handle this new prosperity well. 20-year-old Trevor Bayne won this year’s Daytona 500. The March 14h edition of Sporting News talked with him about […]