“It’s not how much we do, but how much passion we put into what we do.” This quote says it all…it doesn’t matter if you’re filling up the water cooler for a sports team or making copies for a work team. You may have to take out the garbage or do busy-work in school. It […]
This message is especially dedicated to someone special, who used my “three frogs on a log” riddle and took action in her own life…she committed herself to exercising and changing her life for the better…Dottie Cook, this one’s for you. “Men and women are limited not by the place of their birth, not by the […]
Lee Kemp was the first American to win three world wrestling titles (1978-79 & 1982), and hold the distinction of being the youngest American to win a gold medal in the World Championships, at 21 years old at the 1978 World Championships. When I spoke to Lee yesterday, I asked him what his secret to […]
This message is especially dedicated to the great Ashley Schindewolf… “It’s amazing what happens when you recognize your good qualities, accept responsibility for your future, and take positive action to make that future even brighter.” Do you believe that there is greatness inside you? There is…it’s inside all of us. Don’t look where you don’t […]
This post is especially dedicated to Kathy Clawson, mother of Joey Clawson, one of my Special Olympics students, who is in the hospital…you are in my thoughts. So as promised, today I will talk about success in school. College students are back in school and now high school students are back in the classroom, as […]
This post is especially dedicated to the great Dan Horowitz… So I SPRUNG out of bed this morning at 6:20am before my mind could say, “I don’t want to get up. It’s early, I’m tired, it’s still dark out.” Why? Partly because I am crazy, but MAINLY because I am COMMITTED to my daily “power […]
Whether you are an athlete, student, businessman/woman, stay-at-home mom, doctor, or lawyer, you will put yourself on the map if you go the “extra mile.” Do that little bit extra than ordinary people and you will become “extraordinary.” People will notice, you know why?? Because NOBODY else is doing it. So run that extra lap, […]
I was at the National Tennis Center yesterday watching the US Open. As I watched, I was surprised at how many errors the pros made. Of course errors are inevitable, but they were making “bad” mistakes and at that level, it is unacceptable. A “good mistake” is when you have the right game plan, but […]