Ray-Ray’s Inspiration After the Loss

                              I am fascinated by Ray Lewis, the 36-year old, 15-year veteran linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens.  He holds many records for achievement on the Defense.  He also had a run-in with the law in 2000, and got 12-months probation, and…

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This is for Mama Myra

So the NFL Playoff games last Sunday were not my favorite.  Both teams I was rooting for lost, and the losses were due to mistakes, glaring examples of players not doing their jobs as well as they usually do.  Was it the added pressure of “this is IT—we win this game and we go to…

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Action Steps From NFL Playoffs

                Ahhhh, the NFL Playoffs last weekend delivered as usual:  thrills and chills, dramatic plays, even touching moments.  Three lessons for US in the real work world stand out to me: 1. Turnovers were the story.  Remember I’m always preaching “interception” in your own life.  I interpret the concept…

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Any Given Sunday: A Lesson For Us Women

                    As your self-appointed “funny football female,” I feel it my duty to make an impassioned plea to watch the NFL Playoffs with your husband, male honey, or hang-with pal.  Not that women aren’t watching.  Sunday Night Football is the fourth most watched program among women…

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Do You Inspire TRUST in Those Around You?

Is TRUST an issue in your workplace?  Is it an issue at home?  What can you do to rebuild it with your significant people?  Or build it in the first place? My presentations on this subject have been well received by the financial industry and others.  And I’m putting together a helpful guide full of…

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Make the Catch First – Then, Turn Up Field

Week 10 in the NFL, I noticed an error made by several players. During the morning games, two different times, a player turned his head up field before he had secured the ball. The “catch” was not complete – the ball dropped out of his hands. Fumble, and loss of down. One of my lessons…

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Blow Your Internal Whistle

Week 8 of the NFL Season was a lesson in discipline, or should I say lack of? It was the third quarter, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were 10 points down to the New England Patriots. One of their defensive players hit one of the Patriot’s offensive players – AFTER he was well out of bounds!…

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You don't have to love football to learn the lessons of the game.

I just returned from keynoting at two events for women: one in Boston and one in Orlando for the Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL.) I was not surprised to see so many “football girls,” however, seeing my speech through the eyes of “non-football girls” was quite enlightening! There were moments during the speech when people would…

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Tebow – The “it” Guy with the X Factor

Some people just have “it.”  Call it the X Factor; call it charisma.  In the NFL, rookie QB Tim Tebow has “it.”  Sports pundits have been waxing rhapsodic about him since he was drafted last April.  I saw “it” firsthand on Sunday at Denver, when the Broncos did not beat the Chargers.  BUT, when Tebow…

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Football Poetry? Sure!

Well, it’s not exactly football poetry, but the connection is there!!! So today the Dow dipped 500 points, and closed 391 points down. So now do we get all depressed ? Or just realize that when the whistle (closing bell in the stock market) blows, the play (day) is over, and yes, Scarlett, tomorrow IS…

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