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Our best life lies outside of our comfort zone.  The comfort zone is the place where average dwells. There is a sense of security that the comfort zone gives us.  We can stay here in safety and be active and secure while living a nice, average life.  This is the path most people take andContinue reading “Get Out of the Comfort Zone”

The truly tough man is the one who can stay grounded in his values and focused on his goals when things are challenging.  When things in life don’t go according to plan, the tough man will exhibit a determination to reach his goal no matter the obstacles. -Tony Dungy In all great recipes there isContinue reading “Mental Toughness – The Secret Ingredient of Success”

“What we do upon a great occasion will probably depend on what we already are;  and what we are will be the result of previous years of self discipline” -H.P. Liddon The 3 Components of  a Disciplined Life: Disciplined Thoughts Disciplined Emotions Disciplined Actions  Discipline in our thinking, emotions and actions leads to productivity inContinue reading “The 3 Components of a Disciplined Life”

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” -Will Rogers “I see no virtue where I smell no sweat!” -Thomas Edison All successful people are great believers in hard work.  In order to achieve greatness and accomplish goals, we must pay the price. Hard work is anContinue reading “The Value of Hard Work”

The paradox and the key element in goal setting is to set realistic, yet impossible goals.  All progress comes from people that have achieved the impossible.  These people knew they had the skills and abilities to do something no one else had ever done and then dared to do.  They ignored what everyone was saying,Continue reading “Dream Big – Challenge Yourself”

“So, what’s the plan?”  How many times have you said or heard this phrase?  I usually ask this question to my wife over our morning coffee.  We create a litany of intentions and instructions of tasks that we want to accomplish in the upcoming day. When we develop our daily plan and prioritize our “toContinue reading “What’s the Plan? Shoot for a Star!”

Have you ever noticed how people are quick to tell you what’s wrong with something or what they are against?  It is easy to say what you don’t like or think needs to be changed (or not changed). We need to do this in order to make progress and continually grow.  However, are your complaintsContinue reading “Be the Solution”

Why crossed swords?  The crossed swords are a part of the logo for Win with PMA and the football teams that I coach.  I have often been asked about why they are a part of both logos.  The crossed swords are the symbol of the fighting man. I want our football teams to aspire toContinue reading “The Crossed Swords”

“To get what we’ve never had, we must do what we’ve never done!” In traveling circuses, when an elephant is a baby, its handler clamps a shackle to its leg, attaches the chain to a stake and pounds that stake into the ground.  The 200 pound baby elephant tries with all its might to pullContinue reading “Break the Chain of Self-Imposed Limitations”

Believing in ourselves, our team and our mission is critically important for fulfillment and goal accomplishment.  In order to do this, we must believe in our core that WE ARE BORN TO SUCCEED.  Our core belief, before anything else, is that we are put on this world to make a difference. Life may not alwaysContinue reading “Choose Success”