Cooper (aka, Coop) is a strapping 16 year-old kid who just didn’t know any better.
His ONE DREAM is to play college basketball. Okay, in full disclosure, he also seems to dream about Mexican food pretty often.
He knew the first step to his big dream was to play high school basketball. And he wanted to be ready.
He logged thousands of hours of practice and play through 8th grade. Thousands.…[Continue Reading]
Could you boil your best life’s insights into 18 minutes? That’s what you’re expected to do in a TED talk.
Lt. Colonel Scott Mann, Green Beret (retired), is one of the most impressive human beings I’ve met. An amazing leader and teacher in combat and civilian life.
Scott just condensed some of his hard earned lessons into a TEDx talk. I think you’ll want to put them into action.…[Continue Reading]
March Madness is upon us. Even if you don’t like basketball, you can turn it into your own leadership development self-study program.
Don’t you see a bit of yourself in those courageous athletes?…[Continue Reading]
Last Friday was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. He would have been 207. He still inspires us, today.
Perhaps we should rename Presidents Day to “Underdogs Day.”
Heroes we celebrate today were almost always underestimated for large stretches of their lives. They were underdogs.
This year when people are predicting your failure, remember the underdog. Even the last three US presidents elected were laughable underdogs early in their campaigns.…[Continue Reading]
