A positive mindset is crucial to success. Study after study has confirmed that those who have a positive, can-do attitude are happier, more resilient, and more successful in life than those who don’t. But building and maintaining a positive attitude isn’t always easy. Like anything else worthwhile, you must work hard to keep a positive [...]
Darrin Donnelly
Arnold Palmer passed away at the age of 87 and this legendary golfer will always be remembered for his competitiveness on the golf course, his charitable work off the course, his warm and gracious personality, and the optimism he always exuded. Where did Palmer’s radiating optimism and self-confidence come from? Brad Brewer, one of the world’s [...]
In my last column, we talked about Pete Carroll’s “Always Compete” mindset and how the relentless pursuit of getting better at everything you do is at the core of Carroll’s coaching philosophy. It’s this “Always Compete” mentality that has made Pete Carroll one of only three coaches to win both a Super Bowl and a [...]
Pete Carroll is one of the most fascinating and innovative coaches in America. His high-energy, super-positive, open-minded approach to the game of football has challenged many of the long-held beliefs about the way coaches “should” coach football. Conventional or not, Carroll’s approach obviously works as he’s piled up victories and championships at both the pro [...]
Successful coaches tend to develop a life philosophy that goes well beyond the sport they coach. The great ones not only teach lessons for success in sports, but they teach lessons for success in life. Lou Holtz has never been shy about sharing such life lessons. After a legendary coaching career, Holtz is convinced that [...]
