As a professional speaker this year’s Masters was a goldmine! Rory McIlroy clearly choked at the Masters 2011. He had the lead and was not ready for all those expectations of winning. This shows us that Talent is not enough, but we also need to be emotionally tough and emotionally prepared for pressure. If Rory prepared [...]

As a motivational speaker, I always state  that the test of a true champion is whether  he can  weather the storm under intense pressure. Big Ben in the last drive of the superbowl   showed he could not handle the pressure. To be great at Football or business or any venue , you must be able [...]

Texans’ Johnson and Titan’s Finnegan were ejected from the game and both were fined for their fistfighting on the football field. Yes, football is an aggressive game and yes you need to be pumped up, but if you lose your cool, you will lose your game. egardless of sport, or situation, you have to have [...]

As a motivational business speaker, I am always looking for great stories. Here is one: Melinda Gates appeared on 60 Minutes last Sunday. She mentioned that material goods did not make her happy but rather doing good and  giving back is what drives her. The Gates Foundation is planning on giving away billions of dollars [...]

As a motivational speaker, I usually tell one story about Tiger Woods. Here is one I use: Tiger may not get to wear his  red shirt playing for the Ryder Cup, but he does wear it on the PGA tour. Do you know why Tiger Woods wears a red shirt on Sundays? Tiger Woods, the greatest [...]

As a motivational speaker, here is a great story from 60 minutes: http://tinyurl.com/25urq7w, Drew Brees spoke about how he was cut from the San Diego Chargers and was wondering if he would play football again (he had a severe shoulder injury). When New Orleans picked him up, he was asked what really inspired his great play [...]

As she discussed on Sunday Morning on CBS, Katy Perry was a failure initially. Katy said that her stint as a Christian rock artist was a dismal failure. Then she got signed by a few other secular labels that also ended up as failures. Then Capital Records signed her and changed her name from Katy [...]

Tiger is in the biggest slump of his life. Perhaps he has to wear a brighter red shirt. Do you know why Tiger Woods wears a red shirt on Sundays? Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer of our generation, does everything for a reason. Tiger only surrounds himself with people who will allow him to excel [...]

If you have been following America’s Got Talent this season, you would have seen immense talent from a variety of acts. One being Michael Grimm. Yes, he was born with a soulful voice, but what he lacked was connecting with the audience. Sharon Osbourne gave him wonderful constructive feedback about connecting with the audience more [...]