U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was very skillful at turning away any questions he didn’t like. However, in 1928, after Coolidge issued his famous “I do not choose to run” statement, a persistent reporter looking for more details followed Coolidge to the door of his library. “Exactly why don’t you want to be president again?” the
Even after playing together for more than 50 years, the Rolling Stones still understand the value of practicing together. The band commits to two months of rehearsal before every tour, according to the Scoro website. The routine helps them reconnect with each other’s rhythm until they can communicate and perform almost telepathically. Keith Richards knows
I am often asked to name the single most important quality of a great salesperson. I usually say it’s three things: Hungry fighter. Hungry fighter. Hungry fighter. Bottom line: all great sales people must have enthusiasm. It’s the one critical trait that you cannot teach. You can learn sales skills, product knowledge, how to plan,
I attended a virtual panel presentation recently in Minneapolis about women in sports, which highlighted the important benefits of participation. One of the panelists cited a study that discovered nearly 90% of women in C-suite positons in companies have a sports background. The moderator, Mary Jo Kane, a retired professor in the School of Kinesiology
A newlywed young man was sitting on the porch on a humid day, sipping iced tea with his father. As he talked about adult life, marriage, responsibilities and obligations, the father thoughtfully stirred the ice cubes in his glass and cast a clear, sober look at his son. “Never forget your friends,” he advised. “They
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