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The Champion's Mistakes
Jun 17, 2010
This week the U.S. Open golf championship is being played out on a beautiful, windswept golf course in California. In looking over the names of the players, and considering which one would hold the champion’s trophy on Sunday, I was reminded of a...
Strongest Dawg
May 13, 2010
His nickname is “Fierce Pearce.” The name comes not from a hostile personality, but rather from the intensity he gives to his efforts. Bud Pearce is a competitive weight lifter. Physically, he is not an imposing character. But I’ve never met a...
One of the Bravest Men
Apr 5, 2010
The movie opened with George C. Scott standing in front of an enormous American flag, impeccably dressed in knee high, brown, gleaming boots, shiny helmet, and a Colt .45 Peacemaker swinging in its holster on his right side. Portraying General Ge...
The Importance of Feeling Responsible
Oct 22, 2009
When things go wrong, who steps forward to claim responsibility? In many cases, nobody. When in the rare cases, someone does voluntarily step forward, pay attention, for you are in the presence of a peak performer. They may not be a top perform...
The thin line between failure and success
Sep 4, 2009
It may surprise many that the famed inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison, characterized his career as one defined by failure. He estimated that it often took about 10,000 failures on any particular project until he reached a single success. ...