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Sometimes just when I think I have something 100% figured out I end up being completely wrong. That’s what happened on February 11, 1990. Undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson fought Buster Douglas. Tyson had completely dominated everyone he had ever fought and Buster Douglas was having only a mediocre career. I told my friendContinue reading “Jelly Donut”

What do my wife, Marcus Aurelius and Alexis Carrel have in common? They have all understood the value of starting. My wife is a flute player. She has often said, “The hardest part about practicing is opening the flute case. Marcus Aurelius put it this way “To begin is half the work…” I like howContinue reading “On Your Mark”

In my last post, Just the Facts, I talked about rebounding by getting the facts, analyzing them, coming to a decision and acting upon that decision. I’ve found that sometimes the decision I’ve reached is something I don’t want any part of. Following through with it is going to stink. That could be for aContinue reading “Hard Things”

Back in the late 1960s there was a TV show called Dragnet. It was about two detectives who solved crimes. They would interview people who might give them important information. Often the person being interviewed would start giving their opinion. One of the officers, Joe Friday, would interrupt them and say, “Just the facts ma’am.”Continue reading “Just the Facts”

As I said in my prior post, Sitting, I was raised to look on the bright side of things and be optimistic. However, in his wonderful book, How To Stop Worrying And Start Living Dale Carnegie recommends a magic three step formula he learned from Willis H. Carrier, which seems to advise the opposite ofContinue reading “The Magic Formula”

I grew up in a wonderful family. My parents were supportive and positive. They lived the ideal that people are as happy as they want to be. I adopted that philosophy. I tried to look at the bright side of things and for the most part that worked. However, there were a few times aContinue reading “Sitting”

My last post talked about how important boxing out is in rebounding. Box Out I become an obstacle to the other team getting the rebound. However, if they box out also then I have an obstacle in my way. The best way to get around that obstacle is to lean into them, then I canContinue reading “SOFO”

In my prior post I talked about the importance of rebounding. Rebound The absolute most important thing in rebounding well is to box out your opponent. That means when the shot goes up you get between the other player and the basket so they can’t get to the rebound. It is the foundation of goodContinue reading “Box Out”

When we started the girls basketball program at a local charter school we had eleven girls come out for the team. That was the good news. The bad news was only three of them had ever played on a basketball team. I knew from prior experience that it takes a long time to develop mostContinue reading “Rebound”

In 1984 I joined Toastmasters International because I was tired of being nervous when giving presentations for my work. Being a member helped me accomplish my goal, but something else happened that changed my life profoundly. A member named Betty gave a different kind of speech. The whole thing was to be read. She usedContinue reading “The Precious Present”