“Tunes Day”

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will examine a song and find leadership lessons in its lyrics. From Steven Pressfield – The Daily Pressfield: In the early days of The Rolling Stones, the boys would send Keith down to the basement with his guitar whileContinue reading ““Tunes Day””

Five for Friday

I have gathered five things that I found interesting. Every Friday, I will provide five items. There will be no structure to this list, just things that piqued my interest. I hope you enjoy: 1. I am reading The Real Hoosiers about Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson and the Hidden History of Hoops –Continue reading “Five for Friday”

Do the little things

Last night NY Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was interviewed after a win. One of the things he said, we do the little things to improve ourselves. If you keep doing the little things, you may be surprised with the results. You may also exceed expectations, since the other team may be relying on pure talentContinue reading “Do the little things”

The Value of Transcendental Meditation (TM)

In December I will have been meditating for ten years. Thanks to my wife, we started during a particularly stressful time in our lives. It immediately changed me. I had more energy and my creativity and innovation increased dramatically. Howard Stern and Jerry Seinfeld talk about it in this clip below: We live in aContinue reading “The Value of Transcendental Meditation (TM)”

Discernment

As part of my Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice, I start my meditation by listening to Bob Roth educate a group of meditators before we all do TM. One story resonated with me: A reporter, one time, asked Maharishi (Mahesh Yogi)….What’s the single most important quality any person needs to have in order to have aContinue reading “Discernment”