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I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Continuing our "best of shorts" this week, today is a short from September where I asked the question, "have you ever met a successful pessimist?"  I know I haven’t.  People who are successful ignore the odds, overcome the hardships and stay focused on the prize. Just take the story...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Last week I came down with a cold and was not able to go into the studio to record,  so this week we decided to listen back to three of our favorite shorts from 2020.  Today we hear the story of my friend "John" who beat stage 4 cancer with an attitude of levity and positivity.  Enjoy this pow...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. So many of us spend too much time during our lives trying to fix what’s “wrong” with us. Many of you right now may be feeling down because of a failed new year's resolution.  But what if you focused on your strengths instead of your weaknesses? There has been a lot of research done on this idea of...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. It’s almost the new year and it’s a time of renewal and rebirth so I thought I would share one of the most amazing stories of transformation I read this last year. That is the story of Drew Robinson.  Drew is a minor league baseball player who survived a suicide attempt where he shot himself and lost hi...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Labor strife in Major League Baseball has been around forever and it’s even one of the reasons I decided to retire. I was tired of the squabbling back and forth between the players union and the owners. Today I thought I’d unpack a little bit about what is going on in the current negotiations and give y...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. The new year is coming and that is a time when lots of people look to try something new. I thought today would be a great day to talk about cryptocurrency since it’s something that many people are curious about. Some of you might even be saying your resolution is to “learn about cryptocurrency.” I have...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today's short I dedicate to all those who lost loved ones and their homes and livelihoods in the horrible tornadoes 10 days ago in Kentucky and across the Midwest.  As we all celebrate the holidays and enjoy time with friends and family take just a moment or two to appreciate what you have and your...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today we continue talking about generosity and I wanted to share a story I came across about a woman named Katie Stagliano.  When Katie was 9 years old she took home a seedling from school and tended to it until it became a massive 40lb cabbage. Knowing it was way too much for her family to eat, she dec...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. It’s the season of giving, which is great news because not only is it a wonderful time of year but it turns out that giving to others is good for your physical and emotional well-being.  Today I look at the five ways that giving is actually good for you beyond just the fuzzy feeling of making someone sm...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk a little bit about the great John Wooden and how his philosophy off the court had everything to do with his success on it.  Wooden realized early on when he was teaching English that people should measure success not on the results of their efforts but on their efforts alone. Wooden led his...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Great leaders are much more than just a person in charge. Anyone with power over others can dictate to them what to do with no questions asked and demand that it be done. But that’s not good leadership.  Michael Abrashoff was a commander in the U.S. Navy and at age 36, took command of one of the worst s...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to take time to talk about one of the best coaches I ever had, Frank Howard. Frank was my hitting coach for the New York Yankees in 1989 and 1991 and both those years I hit over .300 and had massive hit totals.  What made Frank so great? Well, there were a lot of things.  First, while Fra...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Life is all about perspective. Certain things or situations in life seem inherently better and that might even be true. But the journey along the way between situations and circumstances is where our life and our growth actually happen.  When I was in the minor leagues we carried our own luggage, stayed...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. People often ask me how I stay in shape and how I have so much energy. The answer is actually much simpler than people think, it’s because I always stay in motion physically and mentally.  I realized at a young age, being a professional athlete, that I had to stay in great shape. So I created a workout...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. How powerful is the human spirit when directed towards your passion? It is inestimable. That passion and that spirit can catapult you to wherever you want to go.  I witnessed this in my son. When he was a little boy he went for a ride on a small plane with friends and from that moment on he wanted to be...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. There have been many times in my life where I was fortunate to have the presence of mind to pause and reflect in big moments so I could fully experience them and appreciate what had brought me to them.  After winning the 1988 World Series as we left the field and entered the locker room to pop the champ...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. CAVE people! I have talked about them before and how they should be feared and reviled. No, it’s not the small hairy guy carrying a club, it’s the Citizens Against Virtually Everything. We all know these people, they are always negative, they are always victims and nothing is ever their fault.  I’ve enc...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. As we approach the end of the year I wanted to share with you some inspiration in the form of my own personal declaration. Every year I like to write a statement that I can reflect on to remind myself of my goals, my responsibilities and the power I have to effect change in my own life.  If you would li...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and today I wrap up my shorts all about gratitude. First, as Thanksgiving approaches I always tend to think about my parents and the amazing foundation they laid for myself and my siblings so we could lead happy and productive lives.  As I spent the last couple weeks really...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I want to talk about a couple of simple tools that I use all the time to increase my own gratitude and to share that gratitude with others.  The first one is a simple list at the end of each day. Every night I write down three things I am grateful for in my life or from that day. It can be the big...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. It’s Thanksgiving week and I am getting into the spirit by sharing the importance of gratitude in our lives.  Today we talk about an article in Forbes that looks at the research behind why leaders who are grateful are more successful and create a fantastic culture for their employees. Gratitude from the...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Next week is Thanksgiving and so for our full-length episode this month I wanted to express my gratitude by sharing with you a conversation with one of the people I am most grateful for in my life and that is my daughter Lauren Boyd.  We talk about what it was like for Lauren growing up with a dad who p...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. One of the characteristics that human beings have that make us so special is intuition. Some people believe intuition is just “guessing” and that all decisions should be made based off the information available.  Having more information is great but sometimes you could have a spreadsheet in front of you...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Energy is hard to define when it comes to human beings. Some people seem to have boundless energy but can’t seem to make good use of it. Some have an aura that lights up a room without a word and others give off a sour negative vibe that you can feel even as they smile and tell you how great things are....

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. They say laughter is the best medicine and that seems to be true. It boosts endorphins, lowers stress hormones and improves your mood. My manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda knew how important laughter was in the clubhouse. He used to say “contented cows give better milk,” and he always s...