Tag: Being World Class

Knowing vs Believing

Separating fact from opinion is one of the hardest challenges coaches face. It’s human nature for perspective to be clouded. And, notions of effective coaching are not immune to the myths of success (e.g. falling prey to it’s always been done that way and struggling to distinguish between because of and in spite of.) “Stay down in your stance… Don’t cross your feet when …

Pre-Game: Sometimes You Need Perspective

This video is of Beyoncé during her dressing room rehearsal for her American Idol appearance. NO MICROPHONE. No effects. No amped mic, no reverb… Just Bey. “Sometimes you need perspective. You’ve been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time.” —Jay-Z At …

Unfairness: The Missing Ingredient In The Debate On Toughness

So, I tried something new the other day. I began soliciting feedback on Facebook. I asked the question: What’s your definition of “TOUGHNESS”..? (Felt like I was opening up a Pandora’s Box. Ha!) Go ahead… chime in. There’s no expiration date on this debate. Vote: You see, toughness is one of those catch-all buzzwords that gets …

How To Overcome Your 10 Most Feared Shots

For those who know me, you’d be *really* surprised to hear if I was espousing thoughts on the “game” of golf. (That’s right. I didn’t say sport!) Well, don’t worry. I’m not dropping any nuggets on golf. David Pelz is though. It’s probably more accurate to say that he gives some insightful thoughts to how …

A Conversation With Steve Nash

It’s one thing to be great at your craft. There are many — both in sport and out of it — who are exceptionally gifted at what they do. Yet, so many fail to be able to effectively articulate it so others can make sense of it. Steve Nash is an exception amongst exceptions. To …

Profile of a Champion: 8 Principles Of Successful Living

To achieve success and fulfillment in virtually any endeavour one wishes to undertake, there is a common set of conditions that must be met. Every great man and woman throughout the pages of history has been a living testament to the prerequisites of achievement, which I call the “Eight Principles of Successful Living.” PRINCIPLE #1: …

Geno Auriemma On Chasing The Unattainable… Perfection

ESPN.com wrote up a great feature on Geno Auriemma (University of Connecticut women’s head basketball coach) about chasing excellence: “Monday we start the whole process over again; Monday, we start the chase – I call it the chase,” Auriemma said. “Somebody sent me … a pretty good Lombardi quote recently. It said… ‘Perfection is unattainable, …