Leaders of any team will come face-to-face rather quickly to the matter of control vs. freedom as a way of establishing discipline within the group dynamic. The easiest action to take as a leader is to impose a set of rules and regulations for all members, with the express intent of teaching them "order" in the midst of a defined and regulated structure. A true leader walks a very fine line by actually empowering the team by providing them discipline rooted in "freedom" .

The Pursuit of Excellence , while a valuable cause for anyone to undertake personally, cannot be minimized by only focusing on individual perspectives. The act of one person elevating themselves will only serve to pull others with them. And if this process is repeated over and over again, the end result can only be understood as growth for all. As we have come to understand that: "The Rising Tide Lifts All Boats" So too is the Champion's Quest for lasting achievement.

Whenever we meet the inevitable roadblocks and disappointments that are all part of the process of excellence, we will often respond with the predictable notion that it is essential for us to " change ". While adaptation is certainly something we must at least consider when facing issues of stunted progress, there must be caution used when we entertain the notion of changes - be they minor, or be they wholesale. No one who strives to be a Champion should ever change simply

In Major League Baseball, if you can hit for an average better than .300, you will undoubtedly make a lot of money. Yet stop to consider that hitting for an average of .300 is defined by getting 3 hits for every 10 at-bats....therefore it is also comprised of NOT getting a hit for 7 of those same at-bats. So explain to me how "failing" more than half of the time makes you worthy of accolades? Because that .300 hitter never let the failings define them. When they stepped i

There is one guaranteed way for you to never feel the sting of losing, the pain of failing, or the physical and emotional agony that comes from defeat.... And that is to never try. Monuments are not built for the reckless or for the timid. They are constructed by those souls who realize that security is rarely a precursor of success.