Posts Tagged ‘nfl’
Where Was Peyton’s Matt Flynn?
A month till my birthday, which also means a month till the Super Bowl! Before the season started, I was hoping my favorite quarterback, Peyton Manning, and his team would be IN the Super Bowl. He inspired the first (and last) words of my football book. His command of his job and his team made…
Read MoreAny 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…
Read MoreDo 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…
Read MoreVince Young: A Story of Redemption
When I heard Vince Young was going to be the starting Quarterback on Sunday for the Eagles, since Michael Vick was out with injured ribs, I had a feeling and a hope that Young might have progressed since I wrote about him in my book, Necessary Roughness: New Rules for the Contact Sport of Life.…
Read MoreWho Gets Your Heisman?
The Heisman Trophy will be awarded on December 10—on TV, in front of God and Everyone. According to the mission on the Heisman website, “The Heisman Trophy recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance and hard work.” Now…
Read MoreWhat a difference a coach makes!
What a difference a coach makes! I know the song title is “what a difference a day makes” and that applies, too, to my favorite game. Yesterday—week 9 of the NFL season, was truly an example of “any given Sunday.” I know—I’m mixing my songs and movies here, but REALLY! Anybody who picked all the…
Read MoreBlow 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!…
Read MoreTebow – 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…
Read MoreThe Colts Didn’t “Back Up” – Do You?
I love Peyton Manning, Quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. I love his command of his job and his team and his ability to win games – even in the last two minutes. He inspires me to give my all to my job, and never give up. I dedicated my book to him, along with my…
Read MoreDetroit Lions making a comeback…are you?
We are reinventing ourselves to survive in this economy. I like to think of it as a “comeback.” Last year was such a down year for corporate meetings using outside speakers, I toyed with the idea of going back into Human Resources for some company, other than my own. Then, someone quoted Will Smith: “”There’s…
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