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Leadership

#Bone January 26

Past decades have seen a decline in co-workers tagging each other with nicknames. Sometimes those nicknames involved a body part like BONE. Not going to debate that the demise of workplace nicknames might stem...

North Carolina

#Tar January 25

North Carolina’s association with TAR runs deep. Let’s start with the nickname for the UNC Tarheels. Here is the story behind that. UNC Tarheels Nickname Many years ago Many years ago, being called someone...

Learning

#Deflection January 24

Receiving compliments or praise often causes many to utilize the art of DEFLECTION. For leaders and quite frankly all of us we need to realize that consistently blowing off a compliment is not doing...

Learning

#Undervalued January 22

What are some of the most UNDERVALUED items in most people’s lives? Personally, I believe it is not tangible items like stocks or commodities but our self-esteem. Warren Buffet has made a fortune by...

30 Day Challenge / Running

#Wall January 21

Today I have reached 3 weeks into the Coach4aday 30-Day Sugar Detox Challenge. To be honest I have hit the WALL. My thoughts are filled with glazed donuts. For those that have ever ran...

Coaching

#CoachingStories January 20

When you spent a quarter of a century of your life around college basketball you hear or get to witness plenty of great COACHING STORIES. Two weeks ago, at a former friend and college...

Leadership / People

#Truth January 19

One great movie scene of all times is from the 1992 film “A Few Good Men“. What makes it unforgettable is a line about the TRUTH. Jack Nicholson in the role of Marine Col....

Food / People

#Optimism January 18

Recently I came across a quote during my morning leadership reading about OPTIMISM. Lucy MacDonald is an anger and stress management specialist who has written a lot of books. Here is her quote on...

30 Day Challenge / Food

#Futile January 17

FUTILE behavior can be frustrating. For the past 17 days I have been engaged in a Sugar Free 30-Day Challenge. It has been hardest of all the previous (24) 30 Day Challenges I have...