Embracing Repetition

A few months ago, my wife and I went to a concert of one of our favorite performers. (The name has been left out to protect our favorite performer.)  He sang a few older songs, and a few newer songs, but there was one song in particular we were waiting for.  This was...

Conquering Doubt

I’m a quirky guy, and as a distance runner, I had a few rather unusual tendencies to prepare for a race. Some might even say these tendencies were neurotic. One month before every race: I would not take a sip of alcohol until after the race. I would not eat foods that...

The Ultimate Indicator Of Success

Recently on a podcast, I was asked a common, but complicated, question.  The question was this: “What do you look for in a salesman?”  There were three of us on the panel, and we each had three very different answers.  The first answer came from a...

Don’t Get Too Comfortable

When you think about it, for most of us, the pursuit of comfort is almost an obsession.  We search for comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, a comfortable house, a comfortable chair, and the list goes on and on.  But strangely enough, not everything is...

Championship Rounds

I grew up playing and watching just about any sport, but strangely enough, the sport I enjoyed watching the most was one that I never participated in. I’m referring to “the sweet science” also known as boxing.  I marveled at the skill of Muhammad Ali, the speed...