John Wooden used to say to his players. (paraphrasing it) Winning and losing is not determined by the score on the board, but how much of yourselves you gave in the game. Sometimes your opponent is weak and you beat them even if you don’t give it your all. Regardless of the score you are [...]
Tag Archives: Success coaching
The real difference between liberals and conservatives
Posted by admin on September 19, 2008
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I really enjoyed this talk and wanted to share it with you. If you haven’t explored TED yet, you’re missing more than you can imagine right now.
Only a Brit can say it so gracefully
Posted by admin on August 12, 2008
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Here is an (presumably) English man making a case on a controversial issue of Muslims & EU. Regardless if I agree or not with his point, I am impressed by his argument. Furthermore I can’t help but hope one day we’ll have similar voices who are able to articulate their points in such big words here in the US.
How to sell underwear to men.
Posted by admin on July 26, 2008
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One of my friends forwarded this commercial to me. I think it’s a great creative way to identify a problem ( Men don’t like to look at naked men) and turn it into advantage. Just like Futbol (Err Soccer) was invented in England, and now the rest of the world is always kicking English butt [...]
Open Letter to Prez. Bush & Mr. Gates
Posted by admin on February 28, 2008
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Mr. President, As an American-Turk who has served proudly in the US Air Force during the Desert Storm (your father was my Commander in Chief) I am deeply concerned by your and Mr.Gates’ comments urging Turkiye to withdraw its forces from N.Iraq while you keep repeating the American troops has to be there as long [...]
There are no “bad” or “evil” people.
Posted by admin on February 26, 2008
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You must learn not to look upon the world as a lost and decaying thing but as a something perfect and glorious which is going on to a most beautiful completeness; and you must learn to see men and women not as lost and accursed things, but as perfect beings advancing to become complete. There [...]
The Giant tree
Posted by admin on February 22, 2008
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My favorite sage tells this story The giant tree A carpenter and his apprentices were travelling through the province of Qi in search of building materials. They saw a giant tree; five men all holding hands could not encompass its girth, and its crown reached almost to the clouds. ‘Let’s not waste our time with [...]