April 2018

Back in my younger days, I played soccer for a very good program.  My teammates were demanding and my coach was always striving for perfection.  He wanted to challenge us to reach to new heights, try new skills and perfect our techniques.  This type of environment breed competition.  All of the players were constantly competing with one another to beRead more

When did the word WORK become such a bad thing to say?  Why is it people want to be able to have everything without putting in the effort? As a former professional athlete, it took me hours of training each day to just maintain the level at which I was competing.  In order to get better and to improve IRead more

A while back, my son had a shirt with a monkey carrying a brief case full of bananas and the caption read, “Monkey Business”.  I found the shirt to be hilarious, yet sadly true.  Too many times we are carrying around “stuff” and act as if we are working or that we are very busy.  The reality of it is,Read more

Do you ever feel like you are talking to yourself or that no one is listening?  Maybe it’s not you, maybe it’s your message.  Too often our words get lost because we aren’t focused and to the point.  Rambling or worse yelling while rambling causes coworkers, employees, friends, and loved ones to lose interest and check out.  Instead of ramblingRead more