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The Great Competitor

August 2, 2021/in Personal Development /by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

We share 3 traits of “The Great Competitor” from the powerful poem written by one of our favorite sports poets, Grantland Rice.

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The late Grantland Rice enjoyed an incredible career, eventually becoming known as the Dean of American Sportswriters. He knew all the great athletes and coaches of his era – Knute Rockne, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange and more. He also had a penchant for poetry, including this one – the most powerful poem we’ve ever read … Read more

4 Traits of People Who Play to Win

July 26, 2021/in Personal Development /by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

The 2020 summer Olympic Games are finally here. In this show, we share the traits of those who play to win and get the gold.

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Sporting events are a great microcosm of the games we all play. So we can take some great lessons away from them. One of those lessons is playing to win. Now you may be thinking … that seems kind of silly. Doesn’t everybody play to win?

Conquer This Paralyzing Pair of Fears

June 22, 2021/in Personal Development /by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Many people are too afraid to succeed because they are paralyzed by a pair of fears.

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Many people are driven by the fear of failure – that’s #1.

10 Steps to Get Rich

June 13, 2021/in Personal Development /by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

We summarize a post written by Robert Kiyosaki, that shares shares 10 steps to get rich.

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He started in 1975 with just $700 to his name. Now he’s a millionaire many times over.

The amazing Robert Kiyosaki, author of the #1 New York Times best seller Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And he has a simple message:

“With every dollar in your hand, you have the power to choose to be rich, poor or middle class.”

We found a great post by Kiyosaki over at our friend Josh Hinds’ Get Motivation blog. It’s lengthy, but well worth the read.

We’ve provided a summary here for your convenience. Let’s go to The Professor’s Whiteboard for Kyosaki’s 10 steps to get rich.

3 Tips on Leading From Where You Are

May 23, 2021/in Personal Development /by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

It’s graduation season and every year there are great commencement speeches. We’ve talked about this before on the show including speeches from Tom Hanks to Steve Jobs to name a few.

Today we’ll share another inspiring story told at a recent graduation.

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Former Nebraska football coach, athletic director and Congressperson, Tom Osborne, gave the keynote address for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2021 graduating class.

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