Serve Up Success: Amazon's Leadership Principles on the Tennis Court (and in Your Business)
This article compares the qualities of an athlete - a tennis player - to a corporate leader using the Amazon Leadership Principles
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Brief articles that provide food for thought and something to reflect on and ponder about.
Stories about dogs or humans?
A ten chapters series inspired by my dog, Alli. Each chapter has a specific lesson that Alli has taught me. What can we, humans, learn from dogs? How different/ similar are dogs and humans? If humans were more like dogs, would this world be a better or a worse place?
Tennis Principles for Life
Short stories that talk about things I have learned by playing tennis, which was my biggest teacher, and how to apply them to everyday life and professional careers.
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Matchpoint Mindset: How to become a performer
From my observation, there are two types of athletes: "Trainers" and "Performers." Performers are the ones who are born with a natural...
Sportsmanship: giving others the credit they deserve
I believe it was coach Wassmer (whose interview you can find here) who taught me to give others credit when they hit an outstanding shot....
Learn how to make your world small!
Note - The beginning of this video is a bit hard to listen to. Feel free to forward to minute 6, which talks about making your world...
Create consistency!
There are many articles out there that talk about consistency being the key to success. We all know that consistency is essential, and I...
Learn how to rest!
Every professional athlete knows that rest is essential; however, I would argue that learning how to rest, recover well and give your...
Motivation is overrated!
“If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule – Never lie to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho I often hear people asking questions:...
THINK LESS!
“Overthinking, also, best known as creating problems that are never there.” – David Sikhosana Tennis: One of the most dangerous things...
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