It was the Summer before my senior year in High School when I ran into my Scout Master. He was also our neighbor in the small fishing village of Longboat Key, FL, where I grew up. “Smoke, good to see you. You going to finish what you started?†he asked. Of course, I knew exactly …
I’ve been thinking about the concept of pressure after a conversation I had with several recent college graduates who are at the beginning of their careers. What is pressure and how do I handle it when I feel it? When I think about this topic, I immediately think about sports and how the great competitors …
Rules to Live By and Hills to Climb Two recent things friends have shared with me, some changes on the business front and spending time with my family this week have given me cause to reflect on what is important. Â In my posts on Being Grateful earlier this year, I address many things for which …
Thanks for all the reposts and kind comments… building on my last post, I liked John Irving’s opinion piece in the New York Times “How Wrestling Lost the Olympics”. Also, looking at the bright side, what could possibly create a headline like this: “Iran, US Find Common Ground…” well, the Olympics found a way to …
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Dear International Olympic Committee & Olympic Sponsors cc: Friends of Wrestling, Your decision today clearly upset a large number of Olympic fans around the world. Â While we who are not privy to all of the issues you must grapple with internally, cannot know exactly what led to your decision announced today to drop wrestling from …