It was more than fitting that Nashville resident David Meador was presented with the Ben Hogan Award at the Masters golf tournament this year. This prestigious honor is presented to someone who is active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. David Meador was just 18 when he lost his sight in a [...]
14
Apr
Concentration Problems? Please read this post! It will help you to focus better
Phil Jackson is known as the Zen coach of basketball. He drew from Native American religions and Buddhism to help the Chicago Bulls to six world championships and the LA Lakers to 5 titles. In his book, Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior, Phil Jackson stated that one of his secrets to success [...]
01
Apr
Do you have difficulty focusing during key meetings? Read this post
Many people have difficulty focusing and concentrating during important meetings. Read this post and you will overcome that problem. This article is not only informative but inspirational to your life. Enjoy. Phil Jackson is known as the Zen coach of basketball. He drew from Native American religions and Buddhism to help the Chicago Bulls to [...]
28
Mar
Do you have a difficult time maintaining your confidence, as a leader or sales trainer?
As a motivational leadership speaker, everyone wants to know how to instill confidence in others as well as yourself. Here is an article I wrote for PGATOUR.com about the great one and how he instills his confidence day in and day out: You would think a superstar like Tiger Woods does not need to work [...]
16
Mar
Go Full Throttle Without Burning OUT
Do you need go full throttle in your life but feel burnt? Do you need greater motivation everyday? Check out this inspirational article on motivation: Daniel Day Lewis made history by being the first male actor to win 3 academy awards in the Best Actor category. He won for Lincoln (2013), There Will Be blood [...]
12
Mar
Develop the Inner Fire Like a Tiger (Woods)
As an inspirational and motivational business speaker, I am hired to give inspirational keynote speeches to boost the inner fire. Here is a great story to help build your inner fire: (This was posted originally on PGATOUR.com) One of the hardest mental skills to possess is to stay motivated to practice and compete, day in and [...]
04
Mar
Having a positive attitude is a choice
As an inspirational speaker, we always speak about attitude. Please check out my latest article on the PGATOUR.com about Michael Thompson and his win at the Honda Classic http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2013/03/03/the-mental-game-michael-thompson-positive-attitude.html
25
Feb
Keep it simple and you will succeed at a higher level
As an inspirational sport speaker, I love to quote Einstein who said that we shouldmake life simple, but not simpler. The world is complex, but we do not need to think of all these complexites in our life, all the time. We will get paralysis by analysis. If we keep it simple, we will be [...]
06
Feb
Phil Mickelson Uses his Smile as a Mental Toughness Tool
As an inspirational sports speaker, I am always looking for success stories. Here is one about how Phil Mickelson uses his smile as a mental toughness tool. He smiles a lot, but it is not only to engage the audience, his smile acts as a pressure release mechanism. His smile releases all that pent up [...]
05
Feb
Bad Habits can be broken
Investors Business Journal interviewed me about breaking bad habits. As an inspirational speaker, I speak about forming great habits because we fall back into our great habits This is how successful people become successful under pressure. Checkout out the article: http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-in-success/020413-643046-create-leadership-rituals-for-success.htm#axzz2JyTfOTFF
