(MM) The #1 secret to making your 2023 goals stick..
Happy Monday & New Year!🎉🎉🎉 Here we go 2023! I just returned from a 9-day trip to Brazil for Christmas.🎄 Why? Well, I made a promise to my wife Tatiana’s mom when I swept her off her island of Florianopolis in 2012 that I would return her for Christmas every year.❤️ So I was making […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #11
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #11 Teams that play together often end up lucky. Coach Saban firmly believes in luck but you must put yourself in position to be lucky. The luckiest teams are the teams that play well together. Extremely well said. The bottom line, team? The harder we work, the luckier […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #10
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #10 Teams must take ownership of themselves and their personalities. The most successful teams have a culture where all the members have a say. Team – this is why I teach leadership to empower YOUR leadership! Humbling myself as your CEO, the success we have seen in the […]
(MM) The GOAT 🐐🐐
Happy Monday! This last week was very bittersweet for my family as both the US and Brazil exited the World Cup. And specific to the Brazilian side, their biggest country rival Argentina just claimed the World Cup yesterday in dramatic fashion.🇦🇷 In many ways, a tough pill to swallow for my Brazilian wife Coach Tatiana […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #9
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #9 Sometimes what is best for the individual is not what is best for the team. The goal of a leader is to align-self & team interests in as many opportunities as humanly possible. However, sometimes it’s not. When this happens, the dichotomy of leadership holds true for […]
(MM) The power of acceptance
Happy Monday!🙌 Last week I had a therapy session with my “mindset coach” Dr. Kevin. He is a brilliant therapist with a lot of life & clinical experience. 💥 I have been seeing him off and on since 2016. He is also featured on this Wednesday’s Fit Life Orange County podcast episode as I just interviewed him so […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #8
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #8 You must trust, not just believe. Belief is trust that is firm. Are you willing to put your success in someone else’s hands? Trust is hard to come by. But it’s the foundation of strong teams. Without trust, a team cannot be effective. How to earn trust? […]
[MM] Tradition & Competition (The World Cup)
Happy Monday!🙌 The FIFA World Cup is upon in the case you have been watching. If you haven’t, this is the world’s game & tournament that happens every 4 years.💥 This year has been especially interesting as there has been some controversy on the host location of Qatar for reasons outside the scope of today’s […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #7
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #7 Having skill is not having talent. Brilliant! Coach Saban says, “Skill alone does not equate to talent. Talent is putting skills into productive use.”
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #6
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #6 Do not allow mistakes to go uncorrected. You must evaluate the previous game and ensure mistakes are corrected for the upcoming game. This is the value of having a feedback culture. No, it’s not easy giving candid feedback to your team especially in pointing out opportunities to […]