Leadership at Mile 23 During an Ironman Run...

One of my coaching clients, Peter, shared this story with me about an athlete on the run course of Ironman Arizona last weekend.  Like myself, Peter is an advocate of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  I continue to be impressed by Peter's ability to notice these small examples of selfless and self-initiated leadership where ever he goes. Here's Peter's story that I'd like...

A Navy SEAL and the Ironman Triathlon...

As a Naval Academy Graduate (Class of '93) and former Navy submarine officer, I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for the Navy SEALs.  In my mind, they represent the ultimate in endurance fitness as they train for their missions on the SEa, Air and Land (SEAL).  On the navyathletes.com website, which promotes the Navy and especially the Navy's Special Warfare/Operations communities,...

Begin with the End in Mind: Create and Face the Vi...

If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?  You won't. Stephen Covey's second habit from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is to "begin with the end in mind." A simple but effective mental preparation tool that I began using a few years ago to help me with my own triathlon goals is a Vision Sheet - a one page sheet, which summarizes my vision of what I...