In life, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the University of Minnesota head football coach PJ Fleck. I asked PJ what he looks for when he recruits players. PJ said he wants kids that have faced
For some time a storekeeper had displayed in his window a card inscribed “Fishing Tickle.” A customer drew the proprietor’s attention to the spelling error. “Hasn’t anyone told you about it before?” asked the patron. “Oh, yes,” the dealer said placidly, “many have mentioned it. But whenever they drop in to tell me, they always
A friend passed along a Coca-Cola ad done by a Belgian advertising agency with the tagline, “Happiness starts with a smile.” The commercial takes place on a cramped subway as people are boarding the train after a long day at work. Everyone is silent and keeping to themselves. It is not a joyous occasion. Suddenly
Coach John Scolinos was legendary among college baseball coaches. Over his 45-year career he was the head baseball coach at Pepperdine University from 1946 to 1960 and at California State Polytechnic University Pomona from 1962 to 1991, compiling a career college baseball record of 1,070 wins, 954 losses and 13 ties. Scolinos was also the head football coach at Pepperdine from
I learned many years ago that visualizing or fantasizing is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals. This proved true again at the recent women’s U.S. Open Tennis final when 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams. During her post-match press conference, a teary-eyed Andreescu mentioned how for years she would close
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