Every leader has a platform, and the greatest leaders know how to use it. Greg Kampe, head college basketball coach of Oakland University, is as good an example of this…
It’s the NBA playoffs and the best team in the league—reflected by their performance this season—is the Golden State Warriors. Just last night, the Warriors came back from a 20-point…
The readers of my weekly blog and I have enjoyed a fruitful relationship over the past few years, but if you’re brand new to my posts because of Forbes.com, then…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The contest we are currently running (check it out here) inspired me to write this blog. These are my favorite four days of the sporting calendar. As the…
Even the Greatest winners… fail from time to time. But the way they choose to respond to their shortcomings–how they talk to themselves after a loss–reveals much about their personal…
The undefeated Kentucky Wildcats are inching closer to a perfect regular season and it’s exciting to watch. Last night’s game against Georgia, which Kentucky rallied to win 72-64, was among…
Mac Anderson is an entrepreneur of the highest order. Many of you have Anderson’s innovative work on your walls or bookshelves and you don’t even know it. Successories, one of…
It’s been three weeks since the Super Bowl (Sorry to my friends from Seattle for bringing this up again!) and a couple of weeks since National Signing Day. From those…
“Why not you?” These simple words were spoken to Russell Wilson by his father, Harrison, and they would change his life. Years before his Super Bowl championship with the Seattle…
If you’re anything like me, by now you’ve probably put off your New Year’s resolution at least once, haven’t you? Let’s face it. Resolutions often dissolve as quickly as they…
ESPN commentator and journalist Stuart Scott was a true example of a life lived Greatly. He had a warrior’s spirit, epitomized class and courage, and had an unshakable will to…
Editor’s Note: This week’s blog will be written by Lee Williams, a member of my writing team, on the importance of relationship-building within an organization. I hope you enjoy his…
A couple of weeks ago, I did a webinar on leadership for a company in the Midwest. After that event, we sent out a survey to those who participated. We…
I love college football and a couple of years ago, when I learned that a decision had been made to implement a four-team playoff, I was overjoyed. As a fan,…
Last month, I had the opportunity of a lifetime that was easily among the most incredible two days in my career as a speaker. I was invited as a guest…
Editor’s Note: In a salute to Veterans Day, I wanted to share with you a story that ran in SUCCESS Magazine this month about an organization that’s taking a bold,…
Over the last five years, I have written over one-hundred and fifty blogs and newsletters about Greatness—the imperceptible things that make the best athletes and leaders dramatically different from their…
The NBA regular season begins this week, and we are in for an incredible season of exciting play from spectacular teams. But behind every on-court team…is a talented team of…
In the fast-paced worlds of sports and business, the daily demands of leaders are always increasing, which leaves little time for anything outside of our schedules. But to be successful,…
The Major League Baseball playoffs have begun. The Chicago Cubs are sitting at home…AGAIN. The St. Louis Cardinals are aiming at another world championship…AGAIN. The question is, why can some…
As New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter completes his last home game this week, the void that he’ll leave behind will be impossible to fill. Jeter has embodied Greatness in…
Have you ever experienced a moment so powerful, that it motivated you to work harder, live better, or to be Greater? Phil Lussier, board chairman of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, describes…
