Archive for 'Professional Development'
Making the Most of the Off-Season
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
As we near the end of the NFL season with the Superbowl Game coming up in a few days, it’s nearing that time where players refresh, heal up, and reload for the coming season. Ironically, as football ends, the baseball off-season is coming to a close with spring training just around the corner. Sports are [...]
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Book Review: The Coming Jobs War
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
The Coming Jobs War written by Jim Clifton is a book I keep seeing at the news stands in the airport and have been intrigued with. I finally just bought it for my Kindle and read it. Clifton is the CEO of the Gallup Organization (of the famous “Gallup Polls”) and he explores what he [...]
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What Season Are You In?
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
This past Sunday I either had food poisoning or a horrific stomach virus so I spent the entire day laying in bed watching TV while dozing on and off. The channel parked was on Biography HD and they were doing a marathon of rock band bios. Each episode had a theme. Band members come together [...]
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How Trustworthy Are You?
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
Tuesday night, I ran over something in the road while driving my daughter to Lacrosse practice. I wasn’t sure what it was but when I stopped to check my tire, I found a huge bolt sticking out of my right rear tire. It seemed to still hold air so I carefully drove home. Yesterday, I [...]
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The Pygmalion Effect
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
This morning I read an interesting article about San Francisco 49rs quarterback Alex Smith. For those of you who don’t know, Smith was the first overall draft pick in the 2005 draft. For the first six years of his career, he failed to live up to his own billing, not to mention the great tradition [...]
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Coffee with the Coach: How to Be Successfully Well-Rounded
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
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Book Review: Navigating Midlife
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
Navigating Midlife: Using Typology as a Guide written by Eleanor S. Corlett and Nancy B. Millner is a book I picked up at workshop back in 2002 but never read. It uses the theory of Personality Type, a concept identified by Carl Jung and later translated into a psychological instrument by Katherine Briggs and Isabel [...]
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Set a Powerful, SMART Goal This Year
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
Last week I talked about doing goals rather than resolutions for the New Year. Now it’s time to get serious. As you begin thinking about what you’d like to do better, differently, or maybe just start doing this year, be sure to implement two important steps: 1. Be SMART about it. Be sure your goals [...]
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Get off the Ladder and Back in the Game
Posted on by Malcolm Munro.
This week my high school football coach Joe Cupp passed away after a lengthy illness. While I hadn’t spoken to him in years, it still came as a shock and saddened me. I have lots of fond memories of playing for him, but this one sticks in my mind more than any others. It was [...]
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Coffee with the Coach: Get off the Ladder and Back into the Game
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