Icebergs have two parts: what people see (above the surface) and what people don’t see (below the surface). Success Is An Iceberg We often get mesmerized by someone’s above the surface success and don’t factor in all the below the surface opportunity-costs they paid to achieve that success. This is the ‘iceberg illusion’. It’s been a …
“Almost all of us waste 90% of our time, resources and learning time, because we don’t understand a simple concept called the Learning Pyramid.” This was a line in an email that popped up in my inbox from Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics. Sean’s message was directed towards marketers, but I think its application holds true …
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: …
There are quite a few good things being said about Dan Sullivan & Catherine Nomura’s book: The Laws of Lifetime Growth. Admittedly, I have yet to read it yet. But that’s not going to stop me from sharing a few of the nuggets that I stumbled upon: LAW ONE: Always make your future bigger than …
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, …
“I learned that it doesn’t matter how you win. You play to the team’s strength, whether it’s offense, defense or special teams. I believe the best way to achieve success in each of these three areas is by attention to detail and a commitment to the fundamentals—doing the ordinary things better than anyone else.” —Tony …
Dan Pink, in this TED Talk on the science of motivation, does a great job of ‘making a case’ that what businesses do is contradicting what science has proven to be true. There are many take-aways in this one. And, if you have 18mins to stick sit through it, it think you find it insightful. If …
How do you develop loyalty when it doesn’t exist? How do you transform an organization’s or team’s culture? What things are loyalty killers? These questions are ongoing challenges for all of us who seek to move ourselves, our teams – and others – from good to great. The Godfather, Michael Corleone, built his empire on …
The science of sport training and athlete development are two areas that most coaches definitely lag behind the rest of the world in basketball. Sportskool.com is a website dedicated to delivering in-depth sports instruction and coaching for a wide range of sports and athletic activities. I can’t say that I was overwhelmed with the basketball …
If A equal success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. – Albert Einstein. “Sport is play. As children we thought of running around and moving as play, and we loved to do it. As adults we call it …