Understanding Why Optimism Can Be Just as Bad as Pessimism

Optimist almost always put a positive spin on their expectations for the future. Pessimists are constantly thinking of why things won’t work out. I love the optimistic, “glass half-full” perspective on life. Even when things look bad, feel bad, and continues to trend in a bad direction, I always tend to believe that optimism is […]

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Breaking Down the Secret to Decoding YOUR Secret to Success

One of my philosophies I write about often is how I view the secret to success. If there was one secret to success, then I would only have to write about it once. However, my philosophy is that there are many secrets to success. There is a secret to YOUR success and there is a secret to MY success, […]

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Pete Carroll and John Wooden Explain the Secret to Great Coaching

One of my favorite books on coaching comes from the great Pete Carroll. In his book Win Forever he provides a simple philosophical prescription to help coaches go from good to great. Good coaches are good with game planning, great coaches are great with philosophical planning. Carrol gives Coach John Wooden credit for inspiring this […]

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