The Hall’s selectors are a 50-person committee, heavily made up of media representatives, and the math is blunt: you need 40 votes. Belichick got 39. To be clear, 11 out of 50 voters—more than 20%—did not include Bill Belichick on their ballots. Obviously, six...
When Adam Andrews was born, the attending nurse said, “This boy’s got him some big hands. My people say that means he gon’ be a preacher!” That was sixteen years ago. Adam still has big hands. Huge, in fact. Offer him a shake of your hand sometime and see for...
No matter who you are or where you’re from, I’m willing to bet with 100% certainty that someone has offered you the following advice at some point in your life: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” You’ve been told to stay focused on the big picture. That doing so would...
Dear Friend, While technically I suppose this is a “blog,” I am writing it in the form of a letter. Why? Because you are my friend. A few minutes ago, I was compiling this list of three unusual Christmas performances by some of my “artist” buddies… Intending to send...
I’ve long said that I believe we’re all leaders. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, what you do, or what you don’t do—you make decisions that influence other people, and that’s the only qualification for being a leader. Of course, that’s not all it takes to...
You may not view yourself as someone who has an audience, but no matter what you do for a living, you probably do! If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have the attention of more than one person you are trying to influence, you have an audience. Are you...
