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Football is the unquestioned king of all sports by any measure. Monday Night match ups with snoozer teams routinely outdraw playoff games in other sports. It would seem football can do no wrong. But why? The three reasons say as much about society as they do about sport Delayed Gratification The reality of the rigors of […]
Read MoreWe live in an era where performance evaluations and development plans are anything but real. Particularly in corporate America, authentic feedback and evaluation are rarely sought and even less frequently delivered. It is far easier to maintain the status quo, celebrate successes and gloss over opportunities to get better. This is even more pronounced the […]
Read MoreFinally it is here. You’ll soon be able to sass people with a single click. Sort of. Facebook, desperate for headlines and bowing to public demand will be adding a “dislike” button to their popular social networking app. Mark Zuckerberg claims the button will allow users to “like” things that they relate to but don’t […]
Read MoreCriticism of our elected leaders typically vacillates between two themes. At times they are framed as completely incompetent, others as evil geniuses with a master plan. Conventional wisdom says they can’t be both, but how can you tell if it is either? Luckily one leader is not nearly as hard to understand. For NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, […]
Read MoreMiley Cyrus is at it again, gaining attention the same way she always has– by any means necessary. This time she’s exposing herself and smoking cannabis while appearing on MTV (yes it’s still a network). Her rote antics failing to incense anyone anymore so she’ll no doubt move on to worse, dragging chronic enabler MTV […]
Read MoreI’m a quitter. After 19-years in corporate America, I recently fired myself to start my own business focused on written content and marketing support for small business. It is going well and about what I expected with a few notable surprises… #5 Lack of “corporate free time” has me way behind on fantasy football draft prep […]
Read MoreWhen grand theft auto can’t kill your enthusiasm, it’s a Holy Spirit thing It was a weekend unlike any I’ve ever experienced. Nine adults and 11 kids set off as missionaries to the less-than exotic location of Superior Wisconsin. There we met a group of 13 from a Wisconsin church and set off on an adventure. […]
Read MoreIt is brilliant in its simplicity. A year’s worth of dedication, captured in a single five-minute video. By now you’ve probably seen the viral YouTube sensation that is Sam Priestley. His charge was mastery. His medium, dedication. His obsession, table tennis Sam is the guy who dedicated the better part of an entire year to […]
Read MoreSchwarzenegger. What comes to mind when you hear that name? For some it is a black and white picture of the most impressive physique of all time. For others it is an action film star, failed governor or even cheating husband. And he’s all of these things. But above all else, he’s driven and successful. […]
Read MoreWhat has happened to little league baseball? Ineligible players? Stripped titles? It’s enough to make me pine for a simpler time. What time you ask? Specifically August 30th 1994. That’s when the Northern Iowan student newspaper chronicled a Little League World Series we could truly celebrate. It is throwback Thursday, I hope you enjoy this time […]
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