themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Well, it’s the holiday season and time for a break before we start our new topic on Mastering Time. I’d really like to know your thoughts on this blog and where you think it can be improved. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com to let me know how helpful it’s been to you. Thanks and have a happy and safe holiday season. Go to www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com.
and keep those dreams alive.
PS – next blog is 1/10/2008. See you then.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Volume III Part 5
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way.
—Swahili proverb—
Your Dream Team
So who is on your team? Members can be teammates, parents, coaches, teachers, etc. Once you have your team, you need to build trust to keep it on solid ground but who can you trust?
Remember we said that different isn’t wrong—it’s just being different (TMDA Volume I Part 6). You will find that members on your team aren’t going to agree with everything you say and you need to understand this fact. Don’t confuse this with the need to have a common goal that you want to achieve as a team.
Trust is built on communication and when this goes well there are rarely problems. But when there’s a communication breakdown, team trust is compromised. This breakdown can come from differing priorities and preferences of individual members. As an example, you might want to shoot for the stars and see your team becoming state champions. Others may be happy just with winning the conference championship. You need to all be on the same page.
You also need to be open and honest with your teammates if you want to build trust so lying isn’t even close to being an option. Nothing will put a dagger directly into the heart of trust building more so than lying.
Learn each team member’s behavioral characteristics through the DiSC model we’ve talked so much about. It’s the greatest way to understand how your teammates think and react to situations.
Think of how many times your team has had a communication breakdown and what were the results. The key is to avoid these mishaps altogether and stay focused. The Million Dollar Athlete doesn’t make the same mistake twice.
Good To Great
Wanting to be great isn’t easy and it takes a great deal of work which is what I’m showing you in this blog. You can go from being good to being great, but you need to practice these lessons every day. Start by being a great teammate and others will follow along (TMDA Volume II Part6).
Set the example and show others how it’s done. They’ll start getting the message and once they do there will be no holding them back.
You see your purpose for your team is to become the catalyst that will make it happen.
Next Blog
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way.
—Swahili proverb—
Your Dream Team
So who is on your team? Members can be teammates, parents, coaches, teachers, etc. Once you have your team, you need to build trust to keep it on solid ground but who can you trust?
Remember we said that different isn’t wrong—it’s just being different (TMDA Volume I Part 6). You will find that members on your team aren’t going to agree with everything you say and you need to understand this fact. Don’t confuse this with the need to have a common goal that you want to achieve as a team.
Trust is built on communication and when this goes well there are rarely problems. But when there’s a communication breakdown, team trust is compromised. This breakdown can come from differing priorities and preferences of individual members. As an example, you might want to shoot for the stars and see your team becoming state champions. Others may be happy just with winning the conference championship. You need to all be on the same page.
You also need to be open and honest with your teammates if you want to build trust so lying isn’t even close to being an option. Nothing will put a dagger directly into the heart of trust building more so than lying.
Learn each team member’s behavioral characteristics through the DiSC model we’ve talked so much about. It’s the greatest way to understand how your teammates think and react to situations.
Think of how many times your team has had a communication breakdown and what were the results. The key is to avoid these mishaps altogether and stay focused. The Million Dollar Athlete doesn’t make the same mistake twice.
Good To Great
Wanting to be great isn’t easy and it takes a great deal of work which is what I’m showing you in this blog. You can go from being good to being great, but you need to practice these lessons every day. Start by being a great teammate and others will follow along (TMDA Volume II Part6).
Set the example and show others how it’s done. They’ll start getting the message and once they do there will be no holding them back.
You see your purpose for your team is to become the catalyst that will make it happen.
Next Blog
Mastering your time.
PS - If you want to succeed, you need to take the DiSC assessment.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Volume III Part 4
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
—Babe Ruth—
Identity Crisis
One of the best ways to create team unity is to have an identity—something that reflects upon the team. When the summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain in 1992, the U.S.A. basketball team consisted of the very best of the best. Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and “Magic” Johnson were just a few of the talented players on that gold medal winning team.
The 1992 team became known as the “Dream Team” because of its great talent. The University of Michigan had its “Fab Five” also in 1992, the New York Yankees are called the “Bronx Bombers,” the Pittsburgh Steelers had the “steel curtain” defense in the seventies.
Get an identity for your team that will bond you closer together whether it’s offense, defense, or both. Once you gain this identity, you will have something that all of you can work toward—and that is being the best.
The Secret For Improvement
So how do you improve as a team? You would probably say by getting better in the way you play, and that would be correct. However, there is an even better alternative regarding how you improve as a team.
The first thing you want to do is take the DiSC assessment if you haven’t already. I know you’ve heard me say it over and over again, but it is a valuable tool if you are serious about becoming The Million Dollar Athlete. You need to understand your teammates and their behavior before you can hope to become successful. It helps to get all of you on the same page.
Next, you need to take constructive criticism about how you perform on the playing field. This comes from your coaches. If they don’t provide enough feedback for you, ask for it. Ask them how you can perform better at your position and what you need to do and then practice to improve. If all your teammates did this, the results would be simply amazing.
So make sure you take the DiSC assessment and then get that all important feedback from your coaches. Your team needs to look to get better by taking control. They just can’t hope to become better—they all need to take action and listen to where they need to improve. IMPROVE, IMPROVE, IMPROVE!
See you at the next state championship.
Next Blog
Who do you trust?
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
DiSC Assessment
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
—Babe Ruth—
Identity Crisis
One of the best ways to create team unity is to have an identity—something that reflects upon the team. When the summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain in 1992, the U.S.A. basketball team consisted of the very best of the best. Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and “Magic” Johnson were just a few of the talented players on that gold medal winning team.
The 1992 team became known as the “Dream Team” because of its great talent. The University of Michigan had its “Fab Five” also in 1992, the New York Yankees are called the “Bronx Bombers,” the Pittsburgh Steelers had the “steel curtain” defense in the seventies.
Get an identity for your team that will bond you closer together whether it’s offense, defense, or both. Once you gain this identity, you will have something that all of you can work toward—and that is being the best.
The Secret For Improvement
So how do you improve as a team? You would probably say by getting better in the way you play, and that would be correct. However, there is an even better alternative regarding how you improve as a team.
The first thing you want to do is take the DiSC assessment if you haven’t already. I know you’ve heard me say it over and over again, but it is a valuable tool if you are serious about becoming The Million Dollar Athlete. You need to understand your teammates and their behavior before you can hope to become successful. It helps to get all of you on the same page.
Next, you need to take constructive criticism about how you perform on the playing field. This comes from your coaches. If they don’t provide enough feedback for you, ask for it. Ask them how you can perform better at your position and what you need to do and then practice to improve. If all your teammates did this, the results would be simply amazing.
So make sure you take the DiSC assessment and then get that all important feedback from your coaches. Your team needs to look to get better by taking control. They just can’t hope to become better—they all need to take action and listen to where they need to improve. IMPROVE, IMPROVE, IMPROVE!
See you at the next state championship.
Next Blog
Who do you trust?
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
DiSC Assessment
Monday, December 3, 2007
Volume III Part 3
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team.
—Coach Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls—
The Trust Factor
People often ask me how do you build trust? This isn’t an easy thing to answer. First, you need to be able to communicate well with others and this is where the DiSC assessment tool comes in (TMDA Volume I Part 4).
The ability to get along with others is an important skill set and leads to strong interpersonal relationships. Remember, the DiSC assessment uncovers the individual strengths and weaknesses in your behavior. If you don’t create a strong relationship with your peers, you can’t hope to gain their trust.
Understand that your personality is an extension of your attitude. You tend to communicate your personality both verbally and nonverbally. This is why being positive is so important in winning. Values play an important role in the success of your team. If team members are on the same page and possess the same values (e.g. wanting to win the state championship), a sense of unity begins to develop—you begin to build a strong bond.
Once this unity develops, a sense of trust begins to take hold. A great deal of time and effort is needed to gain someone’s trust, but only a few seconds to lose it. Think about it—if a good friend lied to your face, would you be able to trust him or her again? Perhaps, but it would be difficult and you probably wouldn’t have the same trust level as before.
You may now feel betrayed and tend to be “on guard” when you are with this person. You see how quickly things can turn.
Values
Team values or a vision as to what the team wants to do together are important if you want to be a winner. If you are on a team now, what are your goals? Are the goals you have similar to the ones your teammates have? I hope so. Let your goals reach for the stars and don’t sell you or your teammates short. There is a state championship team every year—why can’t it be your school?
If you start in your freshman year on a team sport, your teammates will remain the same throughout your high school and/or college years. Communicate and become friends off the playing field as well as on. Trust them and they will trust you. This is how you get to be The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
Creating a team identity to win.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team.
—Coach Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls—
The Trust Factor
People often ask me how do you build trust? This isn’t an easy thing to answer. First, you need to be able to communicate well with others and this is where the DiSC assessment tool comes in (TMDA Volume I Part 4).
The ability to get along with others is an important skill set and leads to strong interpersonal relationships. Remember, the DiSC assessment uncovers the individual strengths and weaknesses in your behavior. If you don’t create a strong relationship with your peers, you can’t hope to gain their trust.
Understand that your personality is an extension of your attitude. You tend to communicate your personality both verbally and nonverbally. This is why being positive is so important in winning. Values play an important role in the success of your team. If team members are on the same page and possess the same values (e.g. wanting to win the state championship), a sense of unity begins to develop—you begin to build a strong bond.
Once this unity develops, a sense of trust begins to take hold. A great deal of time and effort is needed to gain someone’s trust, but only a few seconds to lose it. Think about it—if a good friend lied to your face, would you be able to trust him or her again? Perhaps, but it would be difficult and you probably wouldn’t have the same trust level as before.
You may now feel betrayed and tend to be “on guard” when you are with this person. You see how quickly things can turn.
Values
Team values or a vision as to what the team wants to do together are important if you want to be a winner. If you are on a team now, what are your goals? Are the goals you have similar to the ones your teammates have? I hope so. Let your goals reach for the stars and don’t sell you or your teammates short. There is a state championship team every year—why can’t it be your school?
If you start in your freshman year on a team sport, your teammates will remain the same throughout your high school and/or college years. Communicate and become friends off the playing field as well as on. Trust them and they will trust you. This is how you get to be The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
Creating a team identity to win.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Volume III Part 2
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
—Napoleon Hill—
Commitment
Do you expect all airlines to be efficient 99% of the time? Let’s assume a certain airline flies 100 times a day which is about 36,500 flights a year at a 99.9% success rate. At .1%, about 36 flights wouldn’t be arriving to their destination annually.
How about your drinking water? What if it were unsafe one day out of a month? What about the mail? At 99.9%, it equates to 16,000 lost pieces of mail an hour! What if this was an answer to scholarship money to your favorite school. I think you’re beginning to get the point.
When you make a commitment to become a teammate, that commitment should be 100%. If there is just one bad apple in the bunch, it will spoil the entire bushel! Don’t let this happen to your team. Here are some preventive measures:
All your teammates should be willing to learn – fire those that aren’t because you just can’t afford a no-it-all.
Stay disciplined – listen to your coaches and you will win—no exceptions!
Once you make a commitment as a team, stay committed—99% just isn’t enough.
Be a wingman to your teammates.
Refuse to fail TOGETHER!
Get That MoJo Goin’
On any given night any team can beat another no matter who they are or where they are ranked in the polls. Every year upsets occur and no team is immune to falling to a lesser opponent. TO PREVENT THIS YOU NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND FOLLOW THROUGH! Keep the team momentum flowing.
We talked about David and Goliath (TMDA Volume II Part 5) in a previous blog, and how attitude played an important role. Don’t just talk the talk you need to walk the walk if you want to win. If your team truly believes in itself, victory will follow.
Once you get into the business world, one of the keys to success will be your ability to work closely with your team and to build trust. Your daily preparation for game day equates to how you perform in life.
Next Blog
How to build trust.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
—Napoleon Hill—
Commitment
Do you expect all airlines to be efficient 99% of the time? Let’s assume a certain airline flies 100 times a day which is about 36,500 flights a year at a 99.9% success rate. At .1%, about 36 flights wouldn’t be arriving to their destination annually.
How about your drinking water? What if it were unsafe one day out of a month? What about the mail? At 99.9%, it equates to 16,000 lost pieces of mail an hour! What if this was an answer to scholarship money to your favorite school. I think you’re beginning to get the point.
When you make a commitment to become a teammate, that commitment should be 100%. If there is just one bad apple in the bunch, it will spoil the entire bushel! Don’t let this happen to your team. Here are some preventive measures:
All your teammates should be willing to learn – fire those that aren’t because you just can’t afford a no-it-all.
Stay disciplined – listen to your coaches and you will win—no exceptions!
Once you make a commitment as a team, stay committed—99% just isn’t enough.
Be a wingman to your teammates.
Refuse to fail TOGETHER!
Get That MoJo Goin’
On any given night any team can beat another no matter who they are or where they are ranked in the polls. Every year upsets occur and no team is immune to falling to a lesser opponent. TO PREVENT THIS YOU NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND FOLLOW THROUGH! Keep the team momentum flowing.
We talked about David and Goliath (TMDA Volume II Part 5) in a previous blog, and how attitude played an important role. Don’t just talk the talk you need to walk the walk if you want to win. If your team truly believes in itself, victory will follow.
Once you get into the business world, one of the keys to success will be your ability to work closely with your team and to build trust. Your daily preparation for game day equates to how you perform in life.
Next Blog
How to build trust.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Volume III Part 1
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
—Vince Lombardi—
A Team In Conflict
When a team is winning it’s easy to get along, but what happens when a team starts to lose consistently? The team begins to go into conflict.
You need to understand the mechanics of teamwork and the role each member of the team plays. Without this knowledge, a team will not be successful—it’s all about chemistry.
When I played football in high school many years ago, we went from a championship team one year to a team in crisis the next. As a junior, our football team was young and “a year away” from greatness. Well, we proved everyone wrong by going undefeated, becoming conference champions, and were ranked #3 of all high schools in the nation!
The following year was supposed to be “our year,” but it wasn’t. We argued with each other, we couldn’t even agree on a captain, and at times tempers flared. In short, we were a team in turmoil. We proved everyone wrong again, but in reverse. Oh, we won the conference championship, but lost three games that year.
This is a typical example of a team with great talent, but having a poor attitude (TMDA Vol. II Part 5). Why? Because we didn’t understand the meaning of teamwork and the role each of us played. That championship team produced because we had a captain that understood what it takes to win. He symbolized all the necessary qualities that a great leader should have and he led a tight knit team.
Team Sport Or Individual Sport?
When does a team sport become an individual sport? When a team plays like individuals. Everyone has a job to perform whether its on the field or off. A team sport means just that—A TEAM SPORT. I’d like to see how many yards a halfback could gain without a line blocking for him, or how many goals a forward can score in field hockey without being set up by teammates. The answer in each case is obviously very few if any at all.
We all want to win, but too many of us don’t know how to win. The Million Dollar Athlete is about to change all that.
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
—Vince Lombardi—
A Team In Conflict
When a team is winning it’s easy to get along, but what happens when a team starts to lose consistently? The team begins to go into conflict.
You need to understand the mechanics of teamwork and the role each member of the team plays. Without this knowledge, a team will not be successful—it’s all about chemistry.
When I played football in high school many years ago, we went from a championship team one year to a team in crisis the next. As a junior, our football team was young and “a year away” from greatness. Well, we proved everyone wrong by going undefeated, becoming conference champions, and were ranked #3 of all high schools in the nation!
The following year was supposed to be “our year,” but it wasn’t. We argued with each other, we couldn’t even agree on a captain, and at times tempers flared. In short, we were a team in turmoil. We proved everyone wrong again, but in reverse. Oh, we won the conference championship, but lost three games that year.
This is a typical example of a team with great talent, but having a poor attitude (TMDA Vol. II Part 5). Why? Because we didn’t understand the meaning of teamwork and the role each of us played. That championship team produced because we had a captain that understood what it takes to win. He symbolized all the necessary qualities that a great leader should have and he led a tight knit team.
Team Sport Or Individual Sport?
When does a team sport become an individual sport? When a team plays like individuals. Everyone has a job to perform whether its on the field or off. A team sport means just that—A TEAM SPORT. I’d like to see how many yards a halfback could gain without a line blocking for him, or how many goals a forward can score in field hockey without being set up by teammates. The answer in each case is obviously very few if any at all.
We all want to win, but too many of us don’t know how to win. The Million Dollar Athlete is about to change all that.
Improve your game. Take the DiSC assessment to learn your strengths and weaknesses on the playing field. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I'll tell you how you can take it.
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When is 99% not enough?
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Monday, November 19, 2007
Volume II Part 18
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Time to Move On
We’ve covered a lot of ground over the last several months and there’s still more to come. Let’s look at some of the highlights:
We discussed self-awareness using the DiSC model and why understanding yourself is so important to your success
We learned that being different isn’t wrong—it’s just being different and that we need to respect the opinions of others
We talked about maintaining a positive attitude and that you can’t change what happened yesterday
We also discussed the sub-conscious mind and the power it has in influencing the way you think and act
You learned how to make every day a perfect day by practicing a positive attitude
We also discussed why following through is so important in building that positive attitude
In the “chicken and egg” theory, you learned why self-confidence needs to come first if you want to gain success
We discussed building trust and why it’s so important in your success
Finally, you learned how to focus on the task, how to control the outcome, which leads to winning in life
What’s Next?
So far we’ve discussed two Power Principles For Success—Self-Awareness and Attitude. Our third Power Principle involves Teamwork and how we can work together as a group to achieve a common goal. Teamwork is the third in my series of Six Power Principles For Success.
The goal of this program is to give you an unfair advantage over your competition. Learn and practice the Six Power Principles and you will gain more success than you can ever handle. Imagine scoring that winning goal, hitting that game winning home run, or scoring that winning touchdown. Nothing is impossible—follow these six principles and it can happen!
The remaining three power principles we will be discussing are Mastering Time, Leadership, and Success. I told you we have a lot to talk about. Becoming that Million Dollar Athlete isn’t easy so you need to focus—control—win.
I’m pumped up and ready to go so see you next time where we’ll begin a new and exciting journey that will build YOUR success.
ARE YOU BUILT TO SUCCEED? Take the DiSC assessment and find out!
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“All for one and one for all.”
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Time to Move On
We’ve covered a lot of ground over the last several months and there’s still more to come. Let’s look at some of the highlights:
We discussed self-awareness using the DiSC model and why understanding yourself is so important to your success
We learned that being different isn’t wrong—it’s just being different and that we need to respect the opinions of others
We talked about maintaining a positive attitude and that you can’t change what happened yesterday
We also discussed the sub-conscious mind and the power it has in influencing the way you think and act
You learned how to make every day a perfect day by practicing a positive attitude
We also discussed why following through is so important in building that positive attitude
In the “chicken and egg” theory, you learned why self-confidence needs to come first if you want to gain success
We discussed building trust and why it’s so important in your success
Finally, you learned how to focus on the task, how to control the outcome, which leads to winning in life
What’s Next?
So far we’ve discussed two Power Principles For Success—Self-Awareness and Attitude. Our third Power Principle involves Teamwork and how we can work together as a group to achieve a common goal. Teamwork is the third in my series of Six Power Principles For Success.
The goal of this program is to give you an unfair advantage over your competition. Learn and practice the Six Power Principles and you will gain more success than you can ever handle. Imagine scoring that winning goal, hitting that game winning home run, or scoring that winning touchdown. Nothing is impossible—follow these six principles and it can happen!
The remaining three power principles we will be discussing are Mastering Time, Leadership, and Success. I told you we have a lot to talk about. Becoming that Million Dollar Athlete isn’t easy so you need to focus—control—win.
I’m pumped up and ready to go so see you next time where we’ll begin a new and exciting journey that will build YOUR success.
ARE YOU BUILT TO SUCCEED? Take the DiSC assessment and find out!
Next Blog
“All for one and one for all.”
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Volume II Part 17
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt —
Getting Out Of A Rut
Do you ever find yourself in a rut? We’ve all been at a low point at some time in our lives, and how long you stay there is what matters. Studies show that how you see the future will shape your future.
If you see yourself as never becoming a successful athlete or person, you are shaping your future negatively. Now deep inside your subconscious is the realization that you do have a purpose in life. You need to work toward that purpose and make life significant.
So what do you need to do to get out of that rut and become the athlete and person you dream about? Well, the best way to develop your future is to create it. DON’T FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF take action and give your life a purpose.
The first thing you need to do is set some goals. Here are some examples of what you can do:
Decide what you want out of your life – what kind of athlete do you want to become?
Decide what kind of person you want to become – write down the type of personality you want to be.
Determine some long range goals – you should want to achieve these goals by
the time you graduate high school or college (e.g. captain of the team)
Determine your short range goals – you might want to achieve these by the time your season ends (e.g. winning the league championship)
Break your goals down into small parts so you can achieve a little every day
The things you do only have meaning if they help you reach your goal. Remember how we talked about following through and its importance to your overall plan.
It’s Like The Sun Rising
No matter how great an athlete you think you are you’re going to go into a slump. It’s like the sun rising every day – it will happen. So expect it and deal with it. You know it won’t last forever and once it’s over you move on.
You can’t let today get you down because there is always tomorrow. You can’t change what you did yesterday, but you can create a better tomorrow by staying positive and letting the past be the past.
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We’re movin’ on!
If you want game, take the DiSC Assessment.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Monday, November 12, 2007
Volume II Part16
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
—Lou Holtz—
Taking Command
Let’s say you’re a pitcher and you’re goal is to obviously get each batter out. How do you do that? Do you throw the ball as fast and as hard as you can? Do you throw a bunch of off-speed pitches and curveballs? As a pitcher, what do you need to do to get a batter out?
If you’re a pitcher in baseball or softball, kick a soccer ball, throw a football, or hit a tennis ball, what is the one thing you can control? You control where the ball is placed. This is the key element in winning because YOU control your own destiny.
You don’t have to be the hardest throwing pitcher or hit or kick the ball harder and further than anyone else. If you put the ball where your opponent can’t get to it, that’s all it takes to win—that’s control.
Look at the quote from Lou Holtz above. Read what he says about the difference between ability, motivation, and attitude. Your attitude determines how well you hit, kick, or throw the ball with the ability to place it where YOU want it to go.
Now there aren’t many great hitters in baseball. In fact, in all of baseball, there have been only 185 life-time .300 hitters since 1871! So what makes them so great? The key is they can spray the field by hitting the ball anywhere they want to. They are in control at the plate.
Taking Control
So take control of your game by being able to put the ball where you want it to go. If you can do that, you’ll be a winner many more times than you will a loser. I don’t care what your sport is and whether you’re a male or a female. The lesson here is concentrate on what you can control.
Break down your sport and focus on how you can gain the power to control the outcome of the game. A strategy is worthless if you can’t execute.
Focus – Control – Win!
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Take Control — Take The DiSC Assessment.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
—Lou Holtz—
Taking Command
Let’s say you’re a pitcher and you’re goal is to obviously get each batter out. How do you do that? Do you throw the ball as fast and as hard as you can? Do you throw a bunch of off-speed pitches and curveballs? As a pitcher, what do you need to do to get a batter out?
If you’re a pitcher in baseball or softball, kick a soccer ball, throw a football, or hit a tennis ball, what is the one thing you can control? You control where the ball is placed. This is the key element in winning because YOU control your own destiny.
You don’t have to be the hardest throwing pitcher or hit or kick the ball harder and further than anyone else. If you put the ball where your opponent can’t get to it, that’s all it takes to win—that’s control.
Look at the quote from Lou Holtz above. Read what he says about the difference between ability, motivation, and attitude. Your attitude determines how well you hit, kick, or throw the ball with the ability to place it where YOU want it to go.
Now there aren’t many great hitters in baseball. In fact, in all of baseball, there have been only 185 life-time .300 hitters since 1871! So what makes them so great? The key is they can spray the field by hitting the ball anywhere they want to. They are in control at the plate.
Taking Control
So take control of your game by being able to put the ball where you want it to go. If you can do that, you’ll be a winner many more times than you will a loser. I don’t care what your sport is and whether you’re a male or a female. The lesson here is concentrate on what you can control.
Break down your sport and focus on how you can gain the power to control the outcome of the game. A strategy is worthless if you can’t execute.
Focus – Control – Win!
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Volume II Part 15
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.”
–William James—
Building Trust
How important is trust and do you think you can win without it? Let’s assume you are a cheerleader and your routine is to be thrown in the air, perform a back somersault, and then be caught in the arms of two other cheerleaders. What would be your trust factor with the two cheerleaders that are there to catch you? It better be nothing less than 100%!
What if in that same scenario one of the cheerleaders was a sub—someone you’ve never done this routine with. Think about what your trust factor is now. Whatever it may be, it’s certainly less than 100% and that could be an issue in your mind.
It takes a long time to build trust, and it takes an instant to lose it. This happens every day in business and also on the athletic field. Once you lose trust in someone, you no longer feel secure around them. You just don’t have the feeling they can get the job done, and that’s when the problems occur.
If you’re a positional player, you overcompensate by trying to do someone else’s job along with your own. Now you get other players doing the same thing and you can see what happens. It’s like a domino affect and tempers run high. Has this ever happened to you?
So, How Do You Gain Trust?
One of the most important attributes you need to have is to listen intently to others. This will begin to open the doors to cooperation—the basis of solid teamwork. You will begin to be well-liked by others as they will respond favorably to you. Once this happens, the trust factor begins to grow.
You also build trust by sticking together “through thick and through thin.” As a winning team you need to think like one person. The best teams are those that know what the other teammates are going to do—they think alike. Think of a quarterback and a receiver, a point guard and a power forward, a pitcher and catcher. They can all anticipate each others next move and are on the same page. In short, they know their own strengths and weaknesses (DiSC Assessment / TMDA Volume I Part IV).
Start building trust by beginning to listen with intent to your teammates, coaches, and teachers. The payoff will be amazing!
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.”
–William James—
Building Trust
How important is trust and do you think you can win without it? Let’s assume you are a cheerleader and your routine is to be thrown in the air, perform a back somersault, and then be caught in the arms of two other cheerleaders. What would be your trust factor with the two cheerleaders that are there to catch you? It better be nothing less than 100%!
What if in that same scenario one of the cheerleaders was a sub—someone you’ve never done this routine with. Think about what your trust factor is now. Whatever it may be, it’s certainly less than 100% and that could be an issue in your mind.
It takes a long time to build trust, and it takes an instant to lose it. This happens every day in business and also on the athletic field. Once you lose trust in someone, you no longer feel secure around them. You just don’t have the feeling they can get the job done, and that’s when the problems occur.
If you’re a positional player, you overcompensate by trying to do someone else’s job along with your own. Now you get other players doing the same thing and you can see what happens. It’s like a domino affect and tempers run high. Has this ever happened to you?
So, How Do You Gain Trust?
One of the most important attributes you need to have is to listen intently to others. This will begin to open the doors to cooperation—the basis of solid teamwork. You will begin to be well-liked by others as they will respond favorably to you. Once this happens, the trust factor begins to grow.
You also build trust by sticking together “through thick and through thin.” As a winning team you need to think like one person. The best teams are those that know what the other teammates are going to do—they think alike. Think of a quarterback and a receiver, a point guard and a power forward, a pitcher and catcher. They can all anticipate each others next move and are on the same page. In short, they know their own strengths and weaknesses (DiSC Assessment / TMDA Volume I Part IV).
Start building trust by beginning to listen with intent to your teammates, coaches, and teachers. The payoff will be amazing!
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Focus on what you can control.
Take that step to beat the competition by registering for the DiSC assessement today. Email me at tpperformer@aol.com and I'll tell you how.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Volume II Part 14
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll
get it.
—Malcom Forbes—
The Chicken Or The Egg?
Now I ask you, what comes first self-confidence or success? Do you need self-confidence to become successful or do you need success first to become self-confident? What do you think? You may think this is a chicken and egg question, but it’s really not.
If you want to become The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to have control of everything and anything you do in life. That means you need to have a tremendous amount of self-confidence FIRST before you can control your destiny.
Have you ever heard sports announcers say, “the QB is starting out by throwing short passes so they can build their confidence in throwing the ball.” THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WRONG APPROACH! If you try to succeed first before you gain confidence, you’ll never be in control of your own destiny. Why?
Think about it for a minute. How fragile might you be if you let success control your confidence level? Using the QB example above, if you throw four or five incomplete passes in a row where’s your confidence level now? It’s probably pretty low.
What if self-confidence is the controlling factor instead? How do you think you would react now if you threw those same four or five incomplete passes? Your attitude would be that you will complete the next ten in a row because your self-confidence hasn’t been shaken! By allowing confidence to control your destiny, success becomes automatic.
Shaken—Not Stirred!
So your confidence will drive your success. Don’t worry if you aren’t a success right away—most people aren’t. Continued failure may shake your self-confidence but don’t let it consume you. If you play baseball or softball, accept that you will be in a batting slump. The quicker you recover depends upon the amount of confidence you have in yourself as a hitter.
Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees hits over .300 every year, and goes into batting slumps. He recognizes this and puts the past behind him so he can concentrate only on today. Athletes like Jeter have their confidence shaken, but it’s never stirred. All the great ones realize this fact and it’s what makes them Million Dollar Athletes.
Hey, think you got game? Not without taking the DiSC Assessment you don't. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I'll tell you how to register.
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The trust factor.
Tony Falco
“The Million Dollar Athlete
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll
get it.
—Malcom Forbes—
The Chicken Or The Egg?
Now I ask you, what comes first self-confidence or success? Do you need self-confidence to become successful or do you need success first to become self-confident? What do you think? You may think this is a chicken and egg question, but it’s really not.
If you want to become The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to have control of everything and anything you do in life. That means you need to have a tremendous amount of self-confidence FIRST before you can control your destiny.
Have you ever heard sports announcers say, “the QB is starting out by throwing short passes so they can build their confidence in throwing the ball.” THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WRONG APPROACH! If you try to succeed first before you gain confidence, you’ll never be in control of your own destiny. Why?
Think about it for a minute. How fragile might you be if you let success control your confidence level? Using the QB example above, if you throw four or five incomplete passes in a row where’s your confidence level now? It’s probably pretty low.
What if self-confidence is the controlling factor instead? How do you think you would react now if you threw those same four or five incomplete passes? Your attitude would be that you will complete the next ten in a row because your self-confidence hasn’t been shaken! By allowing confidence to control your destiny, success becomes automatic.
Shaken—Not Stirred!
So your confidence will drive your success. Don’t worry if you aren’t a success right away—most people aren’t. Continued failure may shake your self-confidence but don’t let it consume you. If you play baseball or softball, accept that you will be in a batting slump. The quicker you recover depends upon the amount of confidence you have in yourself as a hitter.
Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees hits over .300 every year, and goes into batting slumps. He recognizes this and puts the past behind him so he can concentrate only on today. Athletes like Jeter have their confidence shaken, but it’s never stirred. All the great ones realize this fact and it’s what makes them Million Dollar Athletes.
Hey, think you got game? Not without taking the DiSC Assessment you don't. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I'll tell you how to register.
Next Blog
The trust factor.
Tony Falco
“The Million Dollar Athlete
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Volume II Part 13
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done.
—Bo Bennett—
Just How Tough Are You?
Do you think you could handle the pressures of professional sports? Here is where all the things you’ve learned so far about The Million Dollar Athlete and the DiSC assessment come together.
Let’s take a close look at Michelle Wie the young golfer that at one time took the LPGA by storm. Everyone wanted the young athlete to succeed, but she hasn’t played up to her capability. Her agent has recently left her as she finished 19th in a field of 20 women golfers. What’s gone wrong?
IT IS MY OPINION that Michelle has lost not only her confidence to play, but her attitude has become increasingly negative because she probably doesn’t really believe that she can win. Her subconscious mind may have accepted losing and is affecting her performance level.
What would you do if you were Michelle Wie? Call it quits or move forward and fight her way back to the top. My bet is that she will put the negative vibes behind her and find a way to win because that’s what million dollar athletes do.
Are You A Motivator?
Use the Michelle Wie story as your motivation to get what you want. You see even the best athletes can grow negative vibes, but you need to push them aside and focus on your goals. I’ve told you over and over again DON’T LET YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND TAKE OVER IN BELIEVING YOU ARE A FAILURE! If this happens, it’s a long and lonely ride back.
Not everyone can be a good motivator. Just because you are a coach doesn’t mean you are a motivator. You need to gain the respect of others around you before they will listen to you. Who are you going to motivate if no one is listening to what you have to say? The DiSC assessment tool is a great way to help you understand how you can motivate your teammates.
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done.
—Bo Bennett—
Just How Tough Are You?
Do you think you could handle the pressures of professional sports? Here is where all the things you’ve learned so far about The Million Dollar Athlete and the DiSC assessment come together.
Let’s take a close look at Michelle Wie the young golfer that at one time took the LPGA by storm. Everyone wanted the young athlete to succeed, but she hasn’t played up to her capability. Her agent has recently left her as she finished 19th in a field of 20 women golfers. What’s gone wrong?
IT IS MY OPINION that Michelle has lost not only her confidence to play, but her attitude has become increasingly negative because she probably doesn’t really believe that she can win. Her subconscious mind may have accepted losing and is affecting her performance level.
What would you do if you were Michelle Wie? Call it quits or move forward and fight her way back to the top. My bet is that she will put the negative vibes behind her and find a way to win because that’s what million dollar athletes do.
Are You A Motivator?
Use the Michelle Wie story as your motivation to get what you want. You see even the best athletes can grow negative vibes, but you need to push them aside and focus on your goals. I’ve told you over and over again DON’T LET YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND TAKE OVER IN BELIEVING YOU ARE A FAILURE! If this happens, it’s a long and lonely ride back.
Not everyone can be a good motivator. Just because you are a coach doesn’t mean you are a motivator. You need to gain the respect of others around you before they will listen to you. Who are you going to motivate if no one is listening to what you have to say? The DiSC assessment tool is a great way to help you understand how you can motivate your teammates.
Hey, want to be a better athlete? The DiSC assessment is the way to go. Email me at tpperformer@aol.com to find out how you can sign up.
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Using the “chicken and egg” question to help you play better.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Volume II Part 12
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
—Mary Engelbreit—
Following Through
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
—Mary Engelbreit—
Following Through
Everyone knows that following through is one of the most important things in sports. This is also true if you want to become successful in life.
Once you put into practice all that you've learned from The Million Dollar Athlete, you will begin to see a change in the way you think, play, and act. You will become more positive each day, and all those negative vibes that have surrounded you in the past will vanish.
In the last blog, we talked about failing (TMDA Volume II Part 8) and how it is a part of winning and that you can’t succeed without it. Be careful, though, because it will bring on negative vibes if you begin to believe you are a failure. Remember, once your sub-conscious mind begins to believe all that negativity, it’s difficult to break. That’s why the positive self-talk is so important.
Did you start to FIRE those negative friends (TMDA Volume II Part 4)? All they can do is drive you down making you believe you are a failure. You need to hang with positive people so you, too, can become positive. There’s no easy road to success, but you can make it a lot easier by following The Million Dollar Athlete and taking the DiSC® assessment. Choose your friends wisely.
In any sport the follow through is important. If you have a goal, follow through and see it to completion. You can be the athlete and individual you want by being relentless in your follow through.
Upset Minded
Many of the ranked NCAA college football teams have gone down to defeat in the 2007 year—the most noted being Michigan vs Appalachian State. Even though Appalachian State was a tremendous underdog, I’ll bet they went into that game with an attitude second to none.
This was truly a David vs Goliath (TMDA Volume II Part 5) battle. Remember, if you show a great attitude, you will have a great team. There were no negative vibes on the part of Appalachian State, and they followed through on their goal.
You need to do three things to become successful: 1) treat The Million Dollar Athlete as your playbook; 2) take the DiSC® assessment; 3) follow through to reach your goal
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“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Volume II Part 11
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
It is on our failures that we base a new and different and better success.
—Havelock Ellis—
Failing
Do you like to fail? I would guarantee the answer to that question is a definite no. Did you know that failure is an important ingredient toward one’s success? That’s right! As long as you learn from the mistakes and use them to build upon, failure is common to all successful people—in fact it’s expected!
So why does everyone fear failure? Because it’s embarrasing for anyone to fail, and people see it as a huge negative vibe (The Million Dollar Athlete Vol. II Part 2) You can’t worry about making mistakes just use it to build on and expect them.
My belief is that if you can’t trust yourself no one else will be able to trust you either. Believing starts with you. One of baseball’s greatest quotations was started by NY Mets pitcher Tug McGraw back in 1973, “you gotta believe.” Although the Mets lost to the Oakland A’s that year in game 7, it’s one of the most noted quotes in baseball and it rallied a team to win a pennant and almost a world series.
If the NY Met players didn’t believe in themselves first, they couldn’t believe or trust each other. Have you ever found yourself trying to do another teammates job as well as your own? As an athlete, you know this is a recipe for disaster in sports. Your teammate couldn’t get the job done because he/she didn’t have trust in themselves first so you had no trust in that person either.
A Big Loser?
There are many other successful people that have had many failures. I’ve listed ten failures for this person—can you guess who it is? The answer will be at the end of the blog.
• Failed in business at age 21
• Defeated in legislative race at age 22
• Failed again in business at age 24
• Overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26
• Nervous breakdown at age 27
• Lost a congressional race at age 36
• Lost a senatorial race at age 45
• Failed to become vice-president at age 47
• Lost a senatorial race at age 49
• Elected President of the United States at age 52
Don’t forget to take the all important DiSC assessment to help you succeed on the field and off.
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The follow through.
Answer to question: Abraham Lincoln
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
It is on our failures that we base a new and different and better success.
—Havelock Ellis—
Failing
Do you like to fail? I would guarantee the answer to that question is a definite no. Did you know that failure is an important ingredient toward one’s success? That’s right! As long as you learn from the mistakes and use them to build upon, failure is common to all successful people—in fact it’s expected!
So why does everyone fear failure? Because it’s embarrasing for anyone to fail, and people see it as a huge negative vibe (The Million Dollar Athlete Vol. II Part 2) You can’t worry about making mistakes just use it to build on and expect them.
My belief is that if you can’t trust yourself no one else will be able to trust you either. Believing starts with you. One of baseball’s greatest quotations was started by NY Mets pitcher Tug McGraw back in 1973, “you gotta believe.” Although the Mets lost to the Oakland A’s that year in game 7, it’s one of the most noted quotes in baseball and it rallied a team to win a pennant and almost a world series.
If the NY Met players didn’t believe in themselves first, they couldn’t believe or trust each other. Have you ever found yourself trying to do another teammates job as well as your own? As an athlete, you know this is a recipe for disaster in sports. Your teammate couldn’t get the job done because he/she didn’t have trust in themselves first so you had no trust in that person either.
A Big Loser?
There are many other successful people that have had many failures. I’ve listed ten failures for this person—can you guess who it is? The answer will be at the end of the blog.
• Failed in business at age 21
• Defeated in legislative race at age 22
• Failed again in business at age 24
• Overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26
• Nervous breakdown at age 27
• Lost a congressional race at age 36
• Lost a senatorial race at age 45
• Failed to become vice-president at age 47
• Lost a senatorial race at age 49
• Elected President of the United States at age 52
Don’t forget to take the all important DiSC assessment to help you succeed on the field and off.
Next Blog
The follow through.
Answer to question: Abraham Lincoln
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Volume II Part 10
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
—Dennis and Wendy Mannering—
The Perfect Day
You wake up in the morning thinking only about the math test you took yesterday and how hard you studied for it. Today you will find out how much that hard work paid off. On your way to class, you come across an elderly woman who could use a hand getting some heavy packages into her car. You help her and she is so grateful that she gives you ten dollars!
When you get to class, you find out you received the highest grade on the math test—not bad. You’re excited and filled with confidence and rightly so—you’re now on a roll and it isn’t over! As you prepare for practice, your coach calls you over to the office and tells you that you will be starting in this week’s big game. You now pinch yourself to see if you are awake and not dreaming.
Does it sound impossible? This is the kind of day you don’t ever want to end. So why can’t you have a day like this every day?
Why Today Matters
What you did yesterday no longer matters and this is important for you to understand. You need to concentrate on today because you can’t possibly change the past, but you can affect today. So today is the most important thing and you can make each new day a perfect day.
You need to concentrate on only those positive things in life that will make you happy. Something as simple as waking up at 6:00 AM to get to class on time is a positive if you meet that goal—count it as a plus for the day and trash any negatives.
In my previous example of a perfect day, this can be a reality, but it takes discipline. If you have a plan (e.g. stop smoking), but no discipline to carry it through there will be no reward. The good fortunes you will possess are because of the discipline you practiced along the way. What you do today will affect what and who you are tomorrow. Create your perfect day by thinking, acting, and leading like The Million Dollar Athlete.
PS - Have you taken the DiSC assessment yet? It will improve your performance on the field, help take away those negative vibes, and make you a better team leader. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I will tell you how you can take it online. Know why you behave the way you do during game day and how you can improve your performance.
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Fail-To-Win
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
—Dennis and Wendy Mannering—
The Perfect Day
You wake up in the morning thinking only about the math test you took yesterday and how hard you studied for it. Today you will find out how much that hard work paid off. On your way to class, you come across an elderly woman who could use a hand getting some heavy packages into her car. You help her and she is so grateful that she gives you ten dollars!
When you get to class, you find out you received the highest grade on the math test—not bad. You’re excited and filled with confidence and rightly so—you’re now on a roll and it isn’t over! As you prepare for practice, your coach calls you over to the office and tells you that you will be starting in this week’s big game. You now pinch yourself to see if you are awake and not dreaming.
Does it sound impossible? This is the kind of day you don’t ever want to end. So why can’t you have a day like this every day?
Why Today Matters
What you did yesterday no longer matters and this is important for you to understand. You need to concentrate on today because you can’t possibly change the past, but you can affect today. So today is the most important thing and you can make each new day a perfect day.
You need to concentrate on only those positive things in life that will make you happy. Something as simple as waking up at 6:00 AM to get to class on time is a positive if you meet that goal—count it as a plus for the day and trash any negatives.
In my previous example of a perfect day, this can be a reality, but it takes discipline. If you have a plan (e.g. stop smoking), but no discipline to carry it through there will be no reward. The good fortunes you will possess are because of the discipline you practiced along the way. What you do today will affect what and who you are tomorrow. Create your perfect day by thinking, acting, and leading like The Million Dollar Athlete.
PS - Have you taken the DiSC assessment yet? It will improve your performance on the field, help take away those negative vibes, and make you a better team leader. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I will tell you how you can take it online. Know why you behave the way you do during game day and how you can improve your performance.
Next Blog
Fail-To-Win
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Volume II Part 9
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.”
—Seneca—
Finding Passion
Would you ever admit that the basis to succeed is just plain old hard work? Are you willing to put the time in to becoming a success? Many people won’t and, therefore, never will achieve greatness.
In Volume I Part 2 of The Million Dollar Athlete blog, I introduced you to a pyramid that described the steps toward gaining success. If you remember, one of those steps was passion.
Now you can’t be taught passion because it’s either in you somewhere or it’s not. I’m sure you heard people say that they wanted something so bad “they could taste it,” or “I’d give my right arm to be able to . . . . “ When the going gets tough, most of these people are probably nowhere to be found. They aren’t hungry enough to become The Million Dollar Athlete.
Passion is rooted deep inside you. You think, eat, dream, and talk about nothing other than reaching your goal (e.g. becoming athlete of the week, all-american, all-conference, winning that championship). It consumes you and you find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. It’s such a strong desire that you constantly dream about it every day, and you begin to grow in your belief that you will succeed.
Good Or Great?
So passion represents a desire like no other that you’ve experienced. Can you think of any athletes that have such a strong desire to win? How about Serena Williams and Michael Jordan? They both have a strong desire to be the best and possess an attitude that they absolutely can’t be beaten—any day anytime. It represents the great divide between good and great.
There aren’t many athletes that can be considered great—many good ones but not great ones. They are so strong willed in their belief that they can’t be beat, and it’s what makes them the best during “crunch time.”
So talent alone is not the answer to greatness—it’s how you package that talent that counts. It’s hard work and “paying your dues” that will make you or break you.
How much passion do you have? Do you eat, think, dream, and talk about becoming the The Million Dollar Athlete? Are you satisfied with being good or great?
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Building a perfect day every day.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
DiSC Assessment
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.”
—Seneca—
Finding Passion
Would you ever admit that the basis to succeed is just plain old hard work? Are you willing to put the time in to becoming a success? Many people won’t and, therefore, never will achieve greatness.
In Volume I Part 2 of The Million Dollar Athlete blog, I introduced you to a pyramid that described the steps toward gaining success. If you remember, one of those steps was passion.
Now you can’t be taught passion because it’s either in you somewhere or it’s not. I’m sure you heard people say that they wanted something so bad “they could taste it,” or “I’d give my right arm to be able to . . . . “ When the going gets tough, most of these people are probably nowhere to be found. They aren’t hungry enough to become The Million Dollar Athlete.
Passion is rooted deep inside you. You think, eat, dream, and talk about nothing other than reaching your goal (e.g. becoming athlete of the week, all-american, all-conference, winning that championship). It consumes you and you find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. It’s such a strong desire that you constantly dream about it every day, and you begin to grow in your belief that you will succeed.
Good Or Great?
So passion represents a desire like no other that you’ve experienced. Can you think of any athletes that have such a strong desire to win? How about Serena Williams and Michael Jordan? They both have a strong desire to be the best and possess an attitude that they absolutely can’t be beaten—any day anytime. It represents the great divide between good and great.
There aren’t many athletes that can be considered great—many good ones but not great ones. They are so strong willed in their belief that they can’t be beat, and it’s what makes them the best during “crunch time.”
So talent alone is not the answer to greatness—it’s how you package that talent that counts. It’s hard work and “paying your dues” that will make you or break you.
How much passion do you have? Do you eat, think, dream, and talk about becoming the The Million Dollar Athlete? Are you satisfied with being good or great?
Next Blog
Building a perfect day every day.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
DiSC Assessment
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Volume II Part 8
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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
—Albert Einstein—
Seeing Is Believing
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
—Albert Einstein—
Seeing Is Believing
It’s the last day of the regular season and your team needs this win to become conference champions, and everything hinges on you becoming the hero. Your hands are perspiring, your heart is racing, and the sell-out crowd is shouting and screaming. You feel like there is no one else around you because you are so focused on winning this game. You then begin to perform your magic that ultimately brings home the crown for your school for the first time in twenty-five years. Your teammates and the fans rush to grab you, and your coaches can’t believe what just happened. You are a hero!
If you’ve ever played sports, this is something we’ve all dreamed about. Everyone wants to be a success, but they just don’t know how. You need to turn these dreams into reality. How? Through the use of visualization.
According to Denis Waitley in his book, “The New Dynamics of Winning,” he talks about a visualization checklist:
· When you visualize make sure it is an action scene with movement
· Visualize the successful outcome and the steps that lead to it
· Make sure you visualize things consistent with your moral values (is this in your best interest and the interest of others)
· See yourself as if you have already accomplished the goal
Remember; see yourself as you are actually participating in that sport. Think of having a camera on your shoulder as you are going through your visualization process.
Vision Boards
Vision boards can also enhance this process. Make up a board (cork board, e.g.) that has your goal(s) pictured on it. You might have several pictures of yourself pasted on it and have the caption read, “all conference” or “athlete of the week.” Use goal posts, soccer goals, tennis rackets, etc. if these are your sports to enhance the board.
Visualization is well practiced in the world of sports, so don’t brush this off. By the next blog, I would like you to create your own board and hang it where you can see it every day. Send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com telling me about your vision board as I would like to know.
Next Blog
Do you have the passion?
Tony Falco
”TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
DiSC Assessment
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Volume II Part 7
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson—
Seeing The Future
Researchers have found that your brain sees no difference between visualizing an event and actually performing it. In a test by Harvard University, it was found that students who visualized performed tasks at near 100% accuracy. Students that did not visualize performed tasks at 55% accuracy!
This simply means that by closing your eyes and seeing in your mind a particular event you want to happen (pitching a no-no, winning a conference championship in tennis, e.g.) it can happen. Almost all Olympic athletes use the power of visualization.
How It Works
In his book, “The Success Principles,” author Jack Canfield explains:
Constant visualization actually causes three things to happen:
· It programs your brain to start letting into your awareness anything that will help you achieve your goal
· It activates your subconscious mind to create solutions for getting the goals you want.
· It creates new levels of motivation. A “new you” begins to develop as you automatically volunteer for assignments and speak out at team meetings and in class.
Each time you go to sleep at night and close your eyes start visualizing to see your goals complete. If you want to win that important race, tennis tournament, or the big soccer game, you need to see it happen in your mind first.
As you imagine your goal being complete, you need to actually see everything. I mean you need to see your shoe laces flapping in the breeze during your race, the ball hit your racket in tennis and seeing the strings compress, and after kicking the soccer ball you actually see its full flight as it sails into the net.
Visualization is truly a deep state of mind and needs to be practiced consistently for it to work. The process usually takes about 15 minutes a night. Do this and I guarantee you will see the results, but you need to practice this and be in a deep state of concentration. You will begin to see a change in yourself.
Next Blog
Follow the dream!
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
All About DiSC
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson—
Seeing The Future
Researchers have found that your brain sees no difference between visualizing an event and actually performing it. In a test by Harvard University, it was found that students who visualized performed tasks at near 100% accuracy. Students that did not visualize performed tasks at 55% accuracy!
This simply means that by closing your eyes and seeing in your mind a particular event you want to happen (pitching a no-no, winning a conference championship in tennis, e.g.) it can happen. Almost all Olympic athletes use the power of visualization.
How It Works
In his book, “The Success Principles,” author Jack Canfield explains:
Constant visualization actually causes three things to happen:
· It programs your brain to start letting into your awareness anything that will help you achieve your goal
· It activates your subconscious mind to create solutions for getting the goals you want.
· It creates new levels of motivation. A “new you” begins to develop as you automatically volunteer for assignments and speak out at team meetings and in class.
Each time you go to sleep at night and close your eyes start visualizing to see your goals complete. If you want to win that important race, tennis tournament, or the big soccer game, you need to see it happen in your mind first.
As you imagine your goal being complete, you need to actually see everything. I mean you need to see your shoe laces flapping in the breeze during your race, the ball hit your racket in tennis and seeing the strings compress, and after kicking the soccer ball you actually see its full flight as it sails into the net.
Visualization is truly a deep state of mind and needs to be practiced consistently for it to work. The process usually takes about 15 minutes a night. Do this and I guarantee you will see the results, but you need to practice this and be in a deep state of concentration. You will begin to see a change in yourself.
Next Blog
Follow the dream!
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
All About DiSC
Monday, October 8, 2007
Volume II Part 6
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
—Winston Churchill—
The Impossible Dream
During the first half of the 20th century no one believed that anyone could break the four minute mile. However, on May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister broke this seemingly impenetrable barrier with a time of 3:59.4. This was absolutely unheard of at the time that a human being could accomplish this feat.
Roger Bannister not only became a hero, but he inspired others to do the same. In less than two months, another runner had accomplished the same thing. After that, dozens of others broke the four minute barrier as well.
So what happened? Once athletes saw the barrier could be broken, Bannister set the stage for others to follow. The amazing thing is that Roger Bannister showed the world that it was more of a psychological barrier than anything else. Let’s listen to an interview with Roger Bannister taken well after his historic record. Click on the video below to hear.
So the true winner never quits and doesn’t care at all what others think. If you have a goal, it’s your job as The Million Dollar Athlete to see it through no matter the odds. You can’t lose if you don’t try, and that’s why there are so many good athletes and leaders and not many great ones. People don't want to fail and, therefore, just don’t try. This is one of the reasons why the great ones are great—they don't expect to fail.
Less Needs More
Understand that people need you for one thing and that is to help them get through their weaknesses. Think about it. A team needs a great player to get through those tough games and win championships. Your peers may need you for your great common sense about things. Your boss may need you because you are more dependable than the other workers. Your teachers and coaches may need you for your positive influence on your peers.
In each of these cases, there’s a need that’s fulfilled by your presence. Other athletes needed Roger Bannister to help show them the way. Once that need was met, other athletes began to follow. Think about how you can affect the people around you in a positive way. If you really put your mind to it, you can become a Roger Bannister.
PS Haven’t Taken The DiSC Assessment?
If you haven’t taken the DiSC assessment yet, get with it! It’s like trying to tell the players without a scorecard. Much of this won’t be meaningful without your knowledge of who you are. Shoot me an email today at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, address, and email address and I’ll tell you how.
Next Blog
How to look into the future to get what you want!
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
Roger Bannister
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
—Winston Churchill—
The Impossible Dream
During the first half of the 20th century no one believed that anyone could break the four minute mile. However, on May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister broke this seemingly impenetrable barrier with a time of 3:59.4. This was absolutely unheard of at the time that a human being could accomplish this feat.
Roger Bannister not only became a hero, but he inspired others to do the same. In less than two months, another runner had accomplished the same thing. After that, dozens of others broke the four minute barrier as well.
So what happened? Once athletes saw the barrier could be broken, Bannister set the stage for others to follow. The amazing thing is that Roger Bannister showed the world that it was more of a psychological barrier than anything else. Let’s listen to an interview with Roger Bannister taken well after his historic record. Click on the video below to hear.
So the true winner never quits and doesn’t care at all what others think. If you have a goal, it’s your job as The Million Dollar Athlete to see it through no matter the odds. You can’t lose if you don’t try, and that’s why there are so many good athletes and leaders and not many great ones. People don't want to fail and, therefore, just don’t try. This is one of the reasons why the great ones are great—they don't expect to fail.
Less Needs More
Understand that people need you for one thing and that is to help them get through their weaknesses. Think about it. A team needs a great player to get through those tough games and win championships. Your peers may need you for your great common sense about things. Your boss may need you because you are more dependable than the other workers. Your teachers and coaches may need you for your positive influence on your peers.
In each of these cases, there’s a need that’s fulfilled by your presence. Other athletes needed Roger Bannister to help show them the way. Once that need was met, other athletes began to follow. Think about how you can affect the people around you in a positive way. If you really put your mind to it, you can become a Roger Bannister.
PS Haven’t Taken The DiSC Assessment?
If you haven’t taken the DiSC assessment yet, get with it! It’s like trying to tell the players without a scorecard. Much of this won’t be meaningful without your knowledge of who you are. Shoot me an email today at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, address, and email address and I’ll tell you how.
Next Blog
How to look into the future to get what you want!
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
Roger Bannister
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Volume II Part 5
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."
—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer—
David vs. Goliath
If you think you have great talent, what are you doing with it? Your attitude is a product of who you are — and you alone are responsible for whether it’s positive or negative. Don’t blame anyone but yourself if you should fail in sports or in life, because you are the conductor of your own train.
The graph below shows four types of attitudes and each has its own particular outcome. Having great talent is the common bond, but you can see that the outcomes for each attitude are quite different.
A team’s success isn’t complete without having a great attitude. So, you can see that the real key to success doesn’t depend on great talent or great strength. It depends on each individual athlete possessing the greatest attitude.
OK, why did David beat Goliath? Because he believed he could — that’s a great attitude! How many times have you beaten Goliath?
Talking To Yourself
If you want to improve your self-esteem, the first person you need to convince about your own value is yourself. Assuming you’ve taken that important DiSC assessment, you know who you are inside and you can begin starting to concentrate on those strengths.
Let’s take a look at some negative vibes that could be holding you back:
Can’t admit you are wrong
Hold a grudge
Petty jealousy
Feel you can’t ever do anything right
Like to hog all the credit – not a team player
Do any of these describe you? All of these have one common word that creates these negative vibes. Can you guess what that word is? The word is confidence. If you lack self-confidence you are a strong candidate for negative vibes.
So how do you get rid of this negative stuff? One way is to concentrate on your strengths — forget about your weaknesses. Continue to tell yourself how good you really are.
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."
—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer—
David vs. Goliath
If you think you have great talent, what are you doing with it? Your attitude is a product of who you are — and you alone are responsible for whether it’s positive or negative. Don’t blame anyone but yourself if you should fail in sports or in life, because you are the conductor of your own train.
The graph below shows four types of attitudes and each has its own particular outcome. Having great talent is the common bond, but you can see that the outcomes for each attitude are quite different.
A team’s success isn’t complete without having a great attitude. So, you can see that the real key to success doesn’t depend on great talent or great strength. It depends on each individual athlete possessing the greatest attitude.OK, why did David beat Goliath? Because he believed he could — that’s a great attitude! How many times have you beaten Goliath?
Talking To Yourself
If you want to improve your self-esteem, the first person you need to convince about your own value is yourself. Assuming you’ve taken that important DiSC assessment, you know who you are inside and you can begin starting to concentrate on those strengths.
Let’s take a look at some negative vibes that could be holding you back:
Can’t admit you are wrong
Hold a grudge
Petty jealousy
Feel you can’t ever do anything right
Like to hog all the credit – not a team player
Do any of these describe you? All of these have one common word that creates these negative vibes. Can you guess what that word is? The word is confidence. If you lack self-confidence you are a strong candidate for negative vibes.
So how do you get rid of this negative stuff? One way is to concentrate on your strengths — forget about your weaknesses. Continue to tell yourself how good you really are.
START EVERY DAY TELLING YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE THE BEST WITH YOUR OWN PEP TALK!
Many of us tend to focus only on the negative so throw all those thoughts away. Promise me you will never say the words “try,” “but,” “if,” or can’t. I want you to say, I will” or “I Can”. . . and nothing else!!
Next Blog
How one athlete defied the odds to accomplish the “impossible dream.”
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
The DiSC Factor
Friday, September 28, 2007
Volume II Part 4
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Gretness Within You"
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
—Scott Hamilton—
Who Do You Attract?
Dr. Joe Vitale in his book, “The Attractor Factor,” writes about the kinds of people you attract and how it can sometimes hold you back from becoming successful. Look at the people you hang with and determine their behavioral type using the DiSC® assessment you’ve already taken as your guide.
Now that you’ve determined the types of friends you have using DiSC®, I want you to think of yourself as the CEO of your life. Next, as the CEO, I want you to FIRE those individuals that have a negative impact on you. That’s right, fire them! If you want to become The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to be around people that create a positive influence on you.
I know this is tough to do since they are friends, but if they are influencing you negatively they need to go — Now! I want you to always remember how the sub-conscious mind works. If you believe that you can’t you won’t, but if you believe that you can you will. Once the mind starts to believe you can’t, you can never become the person of your dreams.
You can become athlete of the week, beat the best team in the league, and even pass that difficult test in school. Put your mind to it and it will happen, but you need to work from a clean slate. Take that broom and sweep your mind of all the garbage — think only good positive thoughts. Start to create your own luck by building a rock solid attitude that will take you to the top.
The Tuning Fork
Think of a tuning fork when you think about who you attract. When you hit a tuning fork, the only other tuning forks that respond are those with the same frequency. All the others stay silent because they aren’t on the same wavelength. You attract people in the same way.
Once you become conscious of this, it will become painful for you to be around a negative person. You won’t want to associate with them because you’ve become so aware of their negativity and how it can drag you down.
This is critical in your understanding and maturing into The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
Holding conversations with yourself.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
The DiSC Factor
"Bring Out The Gretness Within You"
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
—Scott Hamilton—
Who Do You Attract?
Dr. Joe Vitale in his book, “The Attractor Factor,” writes about the kinds of people you attract and how it can sometimes hold you back from becoming successful. Look at the people you hang with and determine their behavioral type using the DiSC® assessment you’ve already taken as your guide.
Now that you’ve determined the types of friends you have using DiSC®, I want you to think of yourself as the CEO of your life. Next, as the CEO, I want you to FIRE those individuals that have a negative impact on you. That’s right, fire them! If you want to become The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to be around people that create a positive influence on you.
I know this is tough to do since they are friends, but if they are influencing you negatively they need to go — Now! I want you to always remember how the sub-conscious mind works. If you believe that you can’t you won’t, but if you believe that you can you will. Once the mind starts to believe you can’t, you can never become the person of your dreams.
You can become athlete of the week, beat the best team in the league, and even pass that difficult test in school. Put your mind to it and it will happen, but you need to work from a clean slate. Take that broom and sweep your mind of all the garbage — think only good positive thoughts. Start to create your own luck by building a rock solid attitude that will take you to the top.
The Tuning Fork
Think of a tuning fork when you think about who you attract. When you hit a tuning fork, the only other tuning forks that respond are those with the same frequency. All the others stay silent because they aren’t on the same wavelength. You attract people in the same way.
Once you become conscious of this, it will become painful for you to be around a negative person. You won’t want to associate with them because you’ve become so aware of their negativity and how it can drag you down.
This is critical in your understanding and maturing into The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
Holding conversations with yourself.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
The DiSC Factor
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Volume II Part 3
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.
—Author Unknown—
Playing Catch With The Universe
Did you ever hear about the “Law Of Attraction?” It’s the most powerful law in the universe, and states that whatever you throw out to the universe you will get back in return. It’s like playing catch with a friend. When you throw the ball, that same ball always comes back to you.
This is true with the Law Of Attraction. Whatever you throw out to the universe is what you will get back in return. So if you are negative and continue to say you can’t, the universe will throw all that same negative stuff back at you.
To be The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to think positive because this is what you want coming back. All of the really great athletes think this way and it helps them control their own destiny. If you want to play catch with the universe, you’d better be in the right frame of mind. So be careful what you wish for because it will come true.
What Is Luck?
Donald Trump once said, “Everything in life is luck.” I couldn’t disagree more especially after being introduced to the Law Of Attraction. As an athlete, you make or break your own situation simply by the way you think.
Roger Federer, as an example, always throws out positive vibrations to the universe. His opponents aren’t as positive, though, and they start becoming tentative (negative) about winning. Call it bad luck, but it’s those “negative vibes” at work again. Roger Federer’s opponents are often convinced they can’t win.
You see there is no luck. It’s all about your approach to the game and toward life. If you think you are going to fail a test, guess what — you will no matter how much you study. Yet, your friend passes easily without spending nearly as much time hitting the books. Sound familiar? You need to learn how to “play catch with the universe.”
According to The Law Of Attraction, you will begin to attract negative people if you are negative yourself. It’s time to look at your friends and the people that surround you. If they are a negative influence, you need to change who you hang with to become The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
What is the “attractor factor.”
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.
—Author Unknown—
Playing Catch With The Universe
Did you ever hear about the “Law Of Attraction?” It’s the most powerful law in the universe, and states that whatever you throw out to the universe you will get back in return. It’s like playing catch with a friend. When you throw the ball, that same ball always comes back to you.
This is true with the Law Of Attraction. Whatever you throw out to the universe is what you will get back in return. So if you are negative and continue to say you can’t, the universe will throw all that same negative stuff back at you.
To be The Million Dollar Athlete, you need to think positive because this is what you want coming back. All of the really great athletes think this way and it helps them control their own destiny. If you want to play catch with the universe, you’d better be in the right frame of mind. So be careful what you wish for because it will come true.
What Is Luck?
Donald Trump once said, “Everything in life is luck.” I couldn’t disagree more especially after being introduced to the Law Of Attraction. As an athlete, you make or break your own situation simply by the way you think.
Roger Federer, as an example, always throws out positive vibrations to the universe. His opponents aren’t as positive, though, and they start becoming tentative (negative) about winning. Call it bad luck, but it’s those “negative vibes” at work again. Roger Federer’s opponents are often convinced they can’t win.
You see there is no luck. It’s all about your approach to the game and toward life. If you think you are going to fail a test, guess what — you will no matter how much you study. Yet, your friend passes easily without spending nearly as much time hitting the books. Sound familiar? You need to learn how to “play catch with the universe.”
According to The Law Of Attraction, you will begin to attract negative people if you are negative yourself. It’s time to look at your friends and the people that surround you. If they are a negative influence, you need to change who you hang with to become The Million Dollar Athlete.
Next Blog
What is the “attractor factor.”
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
http://www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com/
DiSC Assessment Video
Monday, September 24, 2007
Volume II Part 2
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.”
— John N. Mitchell —
What Are The Statistics?
National statistics show that approximately 25% of all college freshmen dropout of school before entering their second year. Oddly enough, the national high school graduation rate was nearly identical.
The most striking statistic is the fact that a college graduate will earn ONE MILLION DOLLARS more over their working lifetime than a high school dropout. If you stay in school and earn that college degree, you’ll put all that extra money in your pocket. Imagine having an extra $1,000,000! So, if you don’t make it to the “pros,” it’s even more important that you stay in school.
You only ever hear about the elite athletes and not those that are borderline. The chances for someone making it to the pros are around 1% for all sports — male or female! Many athletes who lack a college degree have no safety net to fall back on, and they flounder in life.
Mirror, Mirror
Your subconscious mind is the most powerful thing in your body. If you feel you are a loser, have bad luck, and nothing ever goes right you need to change your vibes. If your mind begins to accept this thinking as the truth, that negative attitude becomes difficult to break.
You need to look in the mirror every day and create positive self-talk. Sound stupid? Not really. You need to change your vocabulary from I can’t to I can and I will. In short, you need to train your mind. Do this consistently and I guarantee you will see a change in how you think and act.
Look at all the good in things in your life and not just the negative. If you had five positive outcomes today and one bad outcome, would you focus your attention more on the negative? If the answer is yes, start looking into that mirror today.
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Want to know how to take the DiSC assessment that I’ve been giving successfully to teachers and students for years? Well, just shoot me an email at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, home address, and email address and I’ll tell you how. Don’t wait to start gaining that competitive advantage now.
Next Blog
How to “play catch with the universe” to get what you want.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.”
— John N. Mitchell —
What Are The Statistics?
National statistics show that approximately 25% of all college freshmen dropout of school before entering their second year. Oddly enough, the national high school graduation rate was nearly identical.
The most striking statistic is the fact that a college graduate will earn ONE MILLION DOLLARS more over their working lifetime than a high school dropout. If you stay in school and earn that college degree, you’ll put all that extra money in your pocket. Imagine having an extra $1,000,000! So, if you don’t make it to the “pros,” it’s even more important that you stay in school.
You only ever hear about the elite athletes and not those that are borderline. The chances for someone making it to the pros are around 1% for all sports — male or female! Many athletes who lack a college degree have no safety net to fall back on, and they flounder in life.
Mirror, Mirror
Your subconscious mind is the most powerful thing in your body. If you feel you are a loser, have bad luck, and nothing ever goes right you need to change your vibes. If your mind begins to accept this thinking as the truth, that negative attitude becomes difficult to break.
You need to look in the mirror every day and create positive self-talk. Sound stupid? Not really. You need to change your vocabulary from I can’t to I can and I will. In short, you need to train your mind. Do this consistently and I guarantee you will see a change in how you think and act.
Look at all the good in things in your life and not just the negative. If you had five positive outcomes today and one bad outcome, would you focus your attention more on the negative? If the answer is yes, start looking into that mirror today.
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Want to know how to take the DiSC assessment that I’ve been giving successfully to teachers and students for years? Well, just shoot me an email at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, home address, and email address and I’ll tell you how. Don’t wait to start gaining that competitive advantage now.
Next Blog
How to “play catch with the universe” to get what you want.
Tony Falco
“TheCoach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Volume II part 1
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
—Author: William James (American Psychologist)—
Mind Binders
Most often our behavior is influenced by the words that we use. If we think negatively about ourselves and our abilities, it’s because we are overlooking the positives. Do you feel that you are always being picked on and made fun of? Do you lack self-confidence off the athletic field? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you are a mind binder.
Every word that we repeat and believe shapes who we are and what we become. Words that have a negative impact on our lives are called “mind binders.” Some examples are:
· I just can’t remember any of the plays
· I don’t have enough time
· I’m not perfect
· I can’t please any of my coaches or teachers
· I don’t like to practice
· We’ll never beat that team
· I just can’t get going
· I’m not that smart
Do any of these mind binders apply to you? Now sit back and make a list of how many other negative phrases or words you use and how they affect your life. Once you have made the list, think of how you can turn them into positive beliefs.
Picture Perfect
Each day you need to develop your positive attitude that will help make each day “picture perfect.” You need to clear your mind of negatives and create a change that will make you lead a more successful and richer life.
Start each day with “I am,” “I will,” “I can,” etc. You can be whatever you want to be as long as you believe in yourself. People have said to me that The Million Dollar Athlete would never be popular because there is no audience . . . wrong. If you believe in yourself, no one can ever take away your dreams. GO FOR IT!!
Next Blog
How you can earn an EXTRA one million dollars over your working life time?
Probable DiSC Behaviors from blog 9:
Eric Mangini – D
Alex Rodriguez – C
Eli Manning – S
Raymond - I
Mother - D
Brother – S
Father – C
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
—Author: William James (American Psychologist)—
Mind Binders
Most often our behavior is influenced by the words that we use. If we think negatively about ourselves and our abilities, it’s because we are overlooking the positives. Do you feel that you are always being picked on and made fun of? Do you lack self-confidence off the athletic field? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you are a mind binder.
Every word that we repeat and believe shapes who we are and what we become. Words that have a negative impact on our lives are called “mind binders.” Some examples are:
· I just can’t remember any of the plays
· I don’t have enough time
· I’m not perfect
· I can’t please any of my coaches or teachers
· I don’t like to practice
· We’ll never beat that team
· I just can’t get going
· I’m not that smart
Do any of these mind binders apply to you? Now sit back and make a list of how many other negative phrases or words you use and how they affect your life. Once you have made the list, think of how you can turn them into positive beliefs.
Picture Perfect
Each day you need to develop your positive attitude that will help make each day “picture perfect.” You need to clear your mind of negatives and create a change that will make you lead a more successful and richer life.
Start each day with “I am,” “I will,” “I can,” etc. You can be whatever you want to be as long as you believe in yourself. People have said to me that The Million Dollar Athlete would never be popular because there is no audience . . . wrong. If you believe in yourself, no one can ever take away your dreams. GO FOR IT!!
Next Blog
How you can earn an EXTRA one million dollars over your working life time?
Probable DiSC Behaviors from blog 9:
Eric Mangini – D
Alex Rodriguez – C
Eli Manning – S
Raymond - I
Mother - D
Brother – S
Father – C
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Want to know how to take the DiSC assessment that I’ve been giving successfully to teachers and students for years? Well, just shoot me an email at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, home address, and email address and I’ll tell you how. Don’t waste time — start gaining that competitive advantage now.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Monday, September 10, 2007
Volume I Part 9
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
— Winston Churchill —
Gaining The Advantage
OK, so we’ve taken a journey inside YOU to see what you are all about. I just can’t emphasize enough about how important all of this is, but believe me once you practice it you will see a change in everything you do — but you need to believe in it.
In the last blog, I talked about Laveranues Coles, Eric Mangini, A-Rod, and Eli Manning. Which one of the four DiSC® behaviors describes each of them best? I'll give you the answers in the next blog.
Now try this one! On the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond which one of the four DiSC® traits best describes Raymond, the mother, the father, the brother? Again, I'll give you the answers in the next blog. If you get all of these right, you will be close to being an “expert” on DiSC®!
So now you can see how this all fits into your everyday life as well as on the athletic field. Once you possess this knowledge, there is really no telling what mountains you can climb. Remember, all successful people use their strengths to gain the advantage, and this assessment helps you understand your strong points.
If you would like to take the assessment tool, please send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I will tell you how.
Wrap-Up
Becoming a success doesn’t happen overnight, and there is a huge learning curve. This blog is meant to give you a short-cut to success, and one of the best ways to learn is to listen to someone who has made all the mistakes for you. Think of it as having Dale Earnhardt Jr. whispering in your ear while you are driving in the Indy 500. Learning from his mistakes will certainly get you to that checkered flag ahead of the pack much quicker.
This whole thing on building success isn’t over yet. In fact, we’ve got a long way to go. Starting in the next blog, we’ll spend some time on attitude and how it affects your performance. We’ll talk about things like visualization, the law of attraction, positive self-talk, and how to take control of your day. It’s all coming up!
Next Blog
Volume II – All About Attitude – What Are Mind Binders?
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
— Winston Churchill —
Gaining The Advantage
OK, so we’ve taken a journey inside YOU to see what you are all about. I just can’t emphasize enough about how important all of this is, but believe me once you practice it you will see a change in everything you do — but you need to believe in it.
In the last blog, I talked about Laveranues Coles, Eric Mangini, A-Rod, and Eli Manning. Which one of the four DiSC® behaviors describes each of them best? I'll give you the answers in the next blog.
Now try this one! On the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond which one of the four DiSC® traits best describes Raymond, the mother, the father, the brother? Again, I'll give you the answers in the next blog. If you get all of these right, you will be close to being an “expert” on DiSC®!
So now you can see how this all fits into your everyday life as well as on the athletic field. Once you possess this knowledge, there is really no telling what mountains you can climb. Remember, all successful people use their strengths to gain the advantage, and this assessment helps you understand your strong points.
If you would like to take the assessment tool, please send me an email at tpperformer@aol.com and I will tell you how.
Wrap-Up
Becoming a success doesn’t happen overnight, and there is a huge learning curve. This blog is meant to give you a short-cut to success, and one of the best ways to learn is to listen to someone who has made all the mistakes for you. Think of it as having Dale Earnhardt Jr. whispering in your ear while you are driving in the Indy 500. Learning from his mistakes will certainly get you to that checkered flag ahead of the pack much quicker.
This whole thing on building success isn’t over yet. In fact, we’ve got a long way to go. Starting in the next blog, we’ll spend some time on attitude and how it affects your performance. We’ll talk about things like visualization, the law of attraction, positive self-talk, and how to take control of your day. It’s all coming up!
Next Blog
Volume II – All About Attitude – What Are Mind Binders?
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Volume 1 Part 8
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
Chicken Soup?
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote a book called “Chicken Soup For The Soul.” It’s a best seller that tells of inspirational stories about people and how they handled adversity in their lives. If you get a chance, read the book I think you will like it and find it inspirational.
“Chicken Soup For The Athlete.”
Laveranues Coles of the NY Jets openly complains to the press about the difficulty of coach Eric Mangini’s training camps. When approached by Mangini about it, Coles said, “look, Eric it’s just how I get through the week.” At that moment, Coach Mangini understood where Coles was coming from and realized it was just who he is. Once you understand someone, you will understand and not misunderstand. Do you remember our DiSC® discussion in Volume 1 Part 4 about behavioral types? The fact is that here Mangini adapted his own behavior to meet the needs of a player and gained respect in the process.
Tiki Barber made a comment not long ago about NY Giant QB Eli Manning’s leadership abilities. Manning is obviously not a vocal leader, and you don’t
have to be in order to lead. There are many ways to grab teammates
attention and be respected — many of which we will discuss in my blog
about leadership. Too often we feel someone has to shout and be a tyrant to gain respect . . . not so.
For the first several years of Alex Rodriquez’s NY Yankee contract, he often
floundered on the field. Even though he was an MVP player as a Yankee, he couldn’t shake the fact that he couldn’t hit in the clutch. Now, A-Rod is having a banner year. What changed? He has always placed a tremendous amount of pressure upon himself to perform at his best. Wanting to be the best is not a bad thing, but anything taken to the extreme becomes a negative. This is something A-Rod has obviously begun to understand.
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Next Blog
Gaining the competitive advantage.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
Chicken Soup?
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote a book called “Chicken Soup For The Soul.” It’s a best seller that tells of inspirational stories about people and how they handled adversity in their lives. If you get a chance, read the book I think you will like it and find it inspirational.
“Chicken Soup For The Athlete.”
Laveranues Coles of the NY Jets openly complains to the press about the difficulty of coach Eric Mangini’s training camps. When approached by Mangini about it, Coles said, “look, Eric it’s just how I get through the week.” At that moment, Coach Mangini understood where Coles was coming from and realized it was just who he is. Once you understand someone, you will understand and not misunderstand. Do you remember our DiSC® discussion in Volume 1 Part 4 about behavioral types? The fact is that here Mangini adapted his own behavior to meet the needs of a player and gained respect in the process.
Tiki Barber made a comment not long ago about NY Giant QB Eli Manning’s leadership abilities. Manning is obviously not a vocal leader, and you don’t
have to be in order to lead. There are many ways to grab teammates
attention and be respected — many of which we will discuss in my blog
about leadership. Too often we feel someone has to shout and be a tyrant to gain respect . . . not so.
For the first several years of Alex Rodriquez’s NY Yankee contract, he often
floundered on the field. Even though he was an MVP player as a Yankee, he couldn’t shake the fact that he couldn’t hit in the clutch. Now, A-Rod is having a banner year. What changed? He has always placed a tremendous amount of pressure upon himself to perform at his best. Wanting to be the best is not a bad thing, but anything taken to the extreme becomes a negative. This is something A-Rod has obviously begun to understand.
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Want to know how to take the DiSC
assessment that I’ve been giving successfully to teachers and students for years? Well, just shoot me an email at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, home address, and email address and I’ll tell you how. Don’t wait to start gaining that competitive advantage now.
Next Blog
Gaining the competitive advantage.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Monday, September 3, 2007
Volume 1 Part 7
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
Playing To Your Strengths
You don’t need weight training to become stronger—at least in the mind. Improving how you think and act is what success is all about. Years ago coach “Bear” Bryant of the University of Alabama beat teams twice their size and he did it with speed. Each game was like watching David vs. Goliath, and each time Alabama would prevail.
Why did coach Bryant always win? Because he took the strength of the team and made it better. He concentrated on using speed to defeat strength and size which was a different approach at the time.
When you talk to most people, they will tell you that you need to improve your weaknesses to become successful. Well, that’s just plain wrong! If you want to succeed, you need to concentrate on sharpening your strengths. Take what you do well and become even better at it. That’s what successful people do.
For instance, if you know you like being around people (Influencing), like authority (Dominant), are a real team player (Steadiness), or analytical (conscientiousness) in nature, these are the traits you need to make even better. Always make your strengths work for you. Most student/athletes will never understand this key point and fail on and off the playing field without ever knowing why.
So, use and not abuse your strengths to get what you want. Do you know what your strong points are?
Perceptions
Ask yourself what frustrates you the most at school? What frustrates you the most as an athlete? Now I want you to ask the same questions to your teammates. I will be willing to bet that you will get different answers regarding their frustrations.
The point I am making is that we all perceive things differently. Just because you are on the same team and are friends doesn’t mean that you have the same concerns. Remember, this is what makes us DIFFERENT and NOT wrong in our beliefs.
All successful people know how their behavior affects other people, and maximize on what they do well. These are extremely important points you need to understand before we move on to the next bog.
Next Blog
How can chicken soup help you play better? Also, how YOU can take the DiSC assessment to gain greater insight into your own strengths and weaknesses.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
Playing To Your Strengths
You don’t need weight training to become stronger—at least in the mind. Improving how you think and act is what success is all about. Years ago coach “Bear” Bryant of the University of Alabama beat teams twice their size and he did it with speed. Each game was like watching David vs. Goliath, and each time Alabama would prevail.
Why did coach Bryant always win? Because he took the strength of the team and made it better. He concentrated on using speed to defeat strength and size which was a different approach at the time.
When you talk to most people, they will tell you that you need to improve your weaknesses to become successful. Well, that’s just plain wrong! If you want to succeed, you need to concentrate on sharpening your strengths. Take what you do well and become even better at it. That’s what successful people do.
For instance, if you know you like being around people (Influencing), like authority (Dominant), are a real team player (Steadiness), or analytical (conscientiousness) in nature, these are the traits you need to make even better. Always make your strengths work for you. Most student/athletes will never understand this key point and fail on and off the playing field without ever knowing why.
So, use and not abuse your strengths to get what you want. Do you know what your strong points are?
Perceptions
Ask yourself what frustrates you the most at school? What frustrates you the most as an athlete? Now I want you to ask the same questions to your teammates. I will be willing to bet that you will get different answers regarding their frustrations.
The point I am making is that we all perceive things differently. Just because you are on the same team and are friends doesn’t mean that you have the same concerns. Remember, this is what makes us DIFFERENT and NOT wrong in our beliefs.
All successful people know how their behavior affects other people, and maximize on what they do well. These are extremely important points you need to understand before we move on to the next bog.
Next Blog
How can chicken soup help you play better? Also, how YOU can take the DiSC assessment to gain greater insight into your own strengths and weaknesses.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Volume 1 Part 6
themilliondollarathlete
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
It’s Your Backbone
So this self-awareness we’ve been discussing is really the backbone for your becoming successful. I don’t care what you do or who you are it’s important to get along better with others, and ALL successful people understand this.
If you dream about becoming captain of the team, do you ever think about how you are going to get your teammates to respect you? Just because you are called the captain, it doesn’t mean you automatically have the respect of fellow players. You need to earn their respect from the very beginning. If you get off on the wrong foot, it could cost your team it’s season. I know because I’ve experienced it!
Let’s look at the DiSC® model one more time to explain how to relate better with people.
Being Different Isn’t Wrong
You need to understand that being “different” isn’t wrong—it’s just being different. You can’t attack someone personally by calling them stupid, ignorant, etc. What you can say is that you each have a “difference of opinion” on how things are supposed to be done. By saying it this way, you take the focus off of them as a person, and place it on their behavior instead. So tempering your statements enables you to get more productivity out of you and your teammates which is what winning is all about.
Reacting To Others
We all react differently toward other people, but there is a common thread. The steps we all take in our evaluation are :
· Judge - by this I mean their appearance
· Understand - by looking beyond their appearance – their likes and dislikes
· Respect - who they are as a whole
· Appreciate - their differences of opinion
· Value - know their strengths and weaknesses
Once you begin to value others, you begin to truly understand them and how to get along better even though they are “different.”
Next Blog
Strength without the use of weight training.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
Have you ever wanted to play like you were worth a million dollars? I’ll show you the secrets on how to succeed in sports making you the athlete you often dream about.
It’s Your Backbone
So this self-awareness we’ve been discussing is really the backbone for your becoming successful. I don’t care what you do or who you are it’s important to get along better with others, and ALL successful people understand this.
If you dream about becoming captain of the team, do you ever think about how you are going to get your teammates to respect you? Just because you are called the captain, it doesn’t mean you automatically have the respect of fellow players. You need to earn their respect from the very beginning. If you get off on the wrong foot, it could cost your team it’s season. I know because I’ve experienced it!
Let’s look at the DiSC® model one more time to explain how to relate better with people.
Being Different Isn’t Wrong
You need to understand that being “different” isn’t wrong—it’s just being different. You can’t attack someone personally by calling them stupid, ignorant, etc. What you can say is that you each have a “difference of opinion” on how things are supposed to be done. By saying it this way, you take the focus off of them as a person, and place it on their behavior instead. So tempering your statements enables you to get more productivity out of you and your teammates which is what winning is all about.
Reacting To Others
We all react differently toward other people, but there is a common thread. The steps we all take in our evaluation are :
· Judge - by this I mean their appearance
· Understand - by looking beyond their appearance – their likes and dislikes
· Respect - who they are as a whole
· Appreciate - their differences of opinion
· Value - know their strengths and weaknesses
Once you begin to value others, you begin to truly understand them and how to get along better even though they are “different.”
Next Blog
Strength without the use of weight training.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
www.milliondollarathlete.blogspot.com
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