How are you building a championship team? Championship teams don’t form overnight. It takes years of focus and dedication to get the most out of your squad. If you ever read about Coach K and his philosophy on building a championship team, you will likely read about his “fist” mentality. He explains that each of […]
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What are you doing to grow yourself? Over the past week, I was able to attend the National Speakers Association annual conference in Phoenix, AZ and catch up with many old friends. I was also able to grow my mind and business while learning from the world’s best in their industry. Since the summer is
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What are your favorite leadership books? Throughout my time writing the #CJJblog I have constantly encouraged readers to grow your mind. As someone who practices what they preach, I make sure I am reading at least 30 minutes each day to grow my mind. This week I am starting the “Coach’s Dozen” and giving you
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How do you make your life a study? Making your life a study is not something you can just think about. You must have a plan in place to follow each and every day. This week, I continue my make life a study series and give you a few more aspects of your life to
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How are you making your life a study? In life, we study many things. Sports, finance, public speaking, sales strategies, business, and the list goes on. Sometimes, we forget to take a step back and study our lives as a whole. When you wake up each morning, do you pick up the newspaper to read
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How well do you work with others? A couple weeks ago, I attended a networking event in New York City. The whole weekend was a group of people working together to compile a memorable time for everyone. My good friend Don Yaeger and his wife, Jeanette, were the two main cogs and I would like
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How are you planning and executing your goals? We all create goals for ourselves, sometimes on a daily basis. How do you go about following through with these goals? This #CJJblog is going to discuss how to deal with these goals that enter our lives. What percentage of your goals do you complete in full
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How do you develop as a leader? Becoming a leader isn’t something that can be done overnight. This development takes time and effort over many years. Throughout my coaching career, I have learned many new skills on leadership and how to lead others. This week in the #CJJblog I am starting a two-part series on
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Are you staying focused? In late February 2006, I was preparing my boys high school basketball team for the NY State Section V Class AA final. This was a couple weeks after the J-Mac game, so the media attention following the team was a bit extensive, to say the least. A local news channel in
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How do you prepare for a big game? Big games happen all the time (Super Bowl, anyone?). How do we properly prepare for these momentous events? As I watched the Super Bowl, it got me thinking about how to go about getting ready to play in such a big game in comparison to a regular
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