I’m reading a great book right now by one of my favorite authors, “Rules for Revolutionaries” by Guy Kawasaki. In this book, Kawasaki talks about a concept elegantly named, “eat like a bird, poop like an elephant.” Most people have it wrong, Kawasaki says, referring to the fact that when someone says you eat like […]
Another successful Special Olympics Summer Games has been completed. There was no shortage of inspiration as over 2,500 athletes participated and over 3,000 people volunteered to help make this event a great one. My team of Brad Abouchedid, Joey Clawson, Joe Bodner, Alex Armour, Mike Capone, Laura Kasper, and Chrissy Acton gave it their all! […]
Today was Day 2 of the Special Olympics Summer Games and it was a wet one. Before matches even began, we went indoors for the event. And we went from having eight tennis courts to four courts. In addition, volunteers, coaches, and college staff had to help out to set up the adjustable tennis nets […]
Today was Day 1 of the Special Olympics Summer Games 2011 here in New Jersey. It was a great day full of inspiration. In fact, the Special Olympics motto is “Inspire Greatness” and these special athletes certainly do that. During the tennis matches today, I heard a couple special athletes talking to each other… “Did […]
ED TSENG’S —————— 26 PRINCIPLES FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE 1. Focusing on the past and the future is weak; focusing on the present moment is powerful. 2. Focus on things you can control and forget about things you cannot control (controllable: effort; uncontrollable: results). 3. Exceed expectations. 4. Be a team player. 5. Set process or […]
It’s not about hocus-pocus, it’s all about focus-focus. I may not know you, but I know something about you—you want to be great at something. How do I know this? Because you’re reading this blog. It doesn’t matter what you want to be great at, it could be sports, business, school, a musical instrument, or […]
Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Work is the most fun of all. —author unknown
Recently, Lauren Embree clinched the NCAA title for the University of Florida Gators women’s tennis team. She beat Mallory Burdette, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) after losing a 5-1 lead in the first set and overcoming a 0-4 deficit in the final set. I caught up with Embree after her incredible win. “I had different thoughts […]
Today, in the French Open Men’s Final, Roger Federer was leading his nemesis, Rafael Nadal 5-2 in the first set and ended up losing the set, 7-5. All he had to do was hold serve once and the set was his. Instead, Nadal won seven games in a row and gained a tremendous amount to […]
Recently, I was talking to Dellin Betances, the #3 Yankees prospect (above). He is currently having a great season at Double-A Trenton and I asked him what the secret was to staying focused and consistent. “You just have to keep working on the things you need to work on. Now is the time for me […]