When I was young (er), a coach of mine punished the entire team for being lazy.  We were goofing off and walking to the drills instead of hustling. When he asked why we were so slow, one kid responded with ” Because I’m lazy coach.” What followed sucked, we ran until our legs went numb. It was 115 degrees out in the Tucson sun. You could see the tar bubbling on the streets. The grass was so dry that a cloud of dust hovered over the field while we ran. We could taste the dir

There are 3 things on my mind for the last two weeks.  I’m working through them for a bit and figuring out how to put them into words but I think they are worth sharing with you. #1 Daniel Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Pink describes motivation being influenced by a sense of autonomy, mastery, and purpose. I find this fascinating because he goes so far to say that motivation can be triggered by external influences but ultimately lacks the pe

Let’s talk a little about mindset. I recently heard a story that I wanted to share. It describes how one of the world’s strongest and largest creatures is held captive by a mere rope. When a baby elephant is born. It’s wild instincts are fully engaged. It wants to run, be free, and go where it pleases. It knows that it is large and in charge. As soon as the 200-pound newborn comes into the world. Trainers shackle a metal chain to its foot and tie it to a stake. The baby eleph