People are not born strong. Whether it’s physical strength or the strength of being really good at something. I believe it’s mentally lazy to envy someone’s strength and then write it off as natural. The truth is, people are born with talents and gifts based on the nature and nurture their parents provide. However, without […]
In my work, I constantly use the research from the Clifton StrengthsFinder by Gallup. Some time ago I used their research to translate the formula for success defined by physicist Albert-László Barabási. Today I’m going to use that formula as the starting point for a new formula that defines success in the sport of wrestling. […]
The truth about great athletes is that they are not great at everything. Great athletes have the uncanny ability to focus on what’s important, invest in their strengths, and manage their weaknesses so they don’t get in the way. Author Geoff Colvin provides a great example of this using NFL all-time great Jerry Rice. In […]