Posts Tagged ‘football’
Goals? It’s All About the Game
I think of life as a contact sport. I even wrote a book about it. Commitment to our goals is a given. It’s how we play the game that counts. Three football lessons are my New Year’s resolutions. 1. Shake off the bad plays. When a quarterback throws an interception, or a receiver fumbles a…
Read MoreComeback Time? Yes, We Can!
Momentum is highly overrated. The Patriots came back after being down 28-3. The Cavs won after being 3 games to one. And my beloved Cubs came back after being 3 games to one. The definition of “comeback” in sports is: an event where an athlete or team that is significantly losing a contest, closes the…
Read MoreCubs Win! Women Win!
“C’mon Chapman – be a hero!” I found myself talking to the pitcher under my breath in my sister’s living room, watching the large screen. Then, double play, and it was over. Cubs win! Cubs win! I thought of my dad, since I’d just said his sentence. Although I’m a football girl now, my journey…
Read MoreStrive to Keep it Alive
In the first week of the season, the story of the NFL games was come-from-behind victories. Exciting games to watch, but frustrating if your team was not the one that came back. You would think, or at least I think, that once you have the lead, your momentum would carry you, and you hold onto…
Read More6 "M" Action Plan for Success
Do a bunch of achieving women business owner award-winners want to hear a long keynote speech at their award ceremony? I think not. So when I was asked to emcee the NAWBO Ventura Bravo Awards, they gave me some time to speak. I delivered 15 minutes. It was the action plan that I know successful…
Read MoreBless Your Holiday Stress, Revisited
Here it comes again –the season of giving AND receiving. You know how you’ll be “receiving” some family and friend obligations you never receive except during this season? Once you CHOOSE to receive, you now get to choose your attitude and behavior. In my book, Bless Your Stress: It Means You’re Still Alive! I define “bless”: to redirect the…
Read MoreBetter Than the First Day of School
Yesterday was the First Football Sunday of the 96th season of the National Football League. I took the whole day off from writing my next book. The working title is Pitch Perfect: Speak to Grow Your Business in 7 Simple Steps. Helping people find their voice and toot their own horn about their business is…
Read More"The work goes on, the cause endures…"
As the song goes, “I am wo-man. W-O-M-A-N.” I love shopping AND sports. (46 days till the first NFL game!) My book encourages women to go for the “points,” using football as the metaphor. And now I’m watching a series of documentaries on ESPN Films: Nine for IX on Tuesday nights. It was inspired by…
Read MoreWill You Beat the Odds?
If it is true, as I write in my book, “Opportunity and intention are what football is all about,” where does “beating the odds” come into play? Last week was week 2 of the NFL season, and I heard these “odds” many times: Teams that start the season 0-2 have a 12% chance of…
Read MoreNew Season: ALL is Possible!
Yesterday was the First Football Sunday of the 93rd season of the NFL. I must admit, the thumping fanfare on CBS did bring tears to my eyes. This sport does not only move ME—it moves Americans as no sport ever has. I think it’s because times are tough. In the face of this inevitably-not-as-fast-as-we-want-it economic…
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