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Bill Ingram | Monday, 11 January 2010

In the modern workplace there may be no more important skill than the ability to focus amidst distraction, whether that workplace be an office, a classroom, or even the NBA hardwoods.Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd has long been known as one of the best floor leaders in the NBA, and being able to focus and...

Steve Shenbaum | Monday, 11 January 2010

“Ya gotta’ throw strikes.” Those were the instructions from my well-intentioned high school baseball coach after I walked four batters in a row…without throwing a single strike. After 16 consecutive bad pitches, he called time out, approached the mound and said, “Do you know what you need to do? Ya gotta’ throw st...

Blair Bloomston | Monday, 11 January 2010

Back in March 2006 TIME magazine asked “Are Kids Too Wired For Their Own Good?” Looking back on the image of the dazed, apathetic boy in the cover photo, surrounded by floating laptops, PDA’s, and (gasp) the original iPod before it was labeled “Classic” is almost like reading a “You Know You’re a Child of the 80’s...

Travis Heath | Monday, 11 January 2010

"I am not a role model."Those are the now famous (or perhaps infamous) words former NBA player Charles Barkley uttered in 1993. And today, there is still no clear cut answer as to whether or not professional athletes should be thought of as role models. The debate is not one that is kicked around on a daily basis....

Are You That Dumb?

Chris Friday | Monday, 11 January 2010

For the past 10 years I have been a professional improviser. It’s quite a rush to know that something I said or did brought joy to someone’s life… if only for a few moments. Usually after a show, one or two people will come up to me and remark how, “They could never do that.” Or, “You have to be so brave to get up...

Distractions Are Distracting!

Just Throw Strikes!

Kids Too Wired For Their Own Good?

Social Media and Athletes as Role Models

Are You That Dumb?