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The will to prepare is more crucial than the will to win
June 1, 2018Many years ago, when I was a high school basketball coach, I taught at a summer camp where legendary...
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Lessons from my coaching journey: the mindful practice of storytelling
May 14, 2018As I mentioned in each of the past two entries, I am working with a client in New York...
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Why reflection is vital to learning and growth
July 17, 2015Throughout my life, I have heard the age-old saying that “experience is the best teacher”. Through my coaching of...
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Learning, struggling, building character, and expanding our minds
October 17, 2014This week, some brief—and a bit more personal—reflections on the value of our mental challenges and struggles, and how...
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Steve Jobs and the lessons of his early life experience
May 15, 2014In my coaching and teaching, I often speak of the general public’s misconception that people who emerge as world...
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The pope’s remarkable stories of inclusion continue, as he takes the church to the streets
January 10, 2014One of the themes of my coaching of leaders and in my seminars for the past 15 years...
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A reflection on what I stand for in my coaching and consulting
July 19, 2013This week, I have journeyed to Boston to work on a number of projects. In fact, for much of...
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Thoughts on Nelson Mandela
July 5, 2013Some reports out of South Africa in recent weeks have called Nelson Mandela’s condition “critical”. The thought that we...