Archive for April, 2009
The art of man management…
Apr 13th
The Premier League in England is nearing its conclusion, with 3 teams due to be relegated to the lower league. There are a number of teams still in the frame to go down and they have 6 games left to save themselves.
One of the teams in danger lost again on Saturday and their manager gave a rallying cry in the post match interview about their next game, against one of their rivals for relegation. It’s a must win game and this is what he said:
“They need to listen — that’s all they need to do,” the manager said of his team. “That’s what they are paid to do. None of those guys are ever going to be as good as I am at what I do, because they are only players and I am the manager, so make sure you listen to me.”
Come next saturday I can imagine his players will be busting a gut to do their best for him, with these stirring words ringing in their ears……..
Brian Williams was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, here’s his thoughts:
“You are only as good as the coach thinks you are.”
I hope the Premier League manager’s players don’t play down to his expectations of them….
Do you know how good you really are?
Apr 12th
On saturday Britain’s Got Talent started again. One of the contestants was Susan Boyle, a 47 year old from Scotland. She arrived with the intention of “rocking the audience”. Watch the video below and look at the reaction of the judges and the audience before she starts singing.
Her appearance and demanour (and perhaps her age?) have already convinced them that she will be hopeless. Watch what happens when she starts to sing….. (double click to view)
What is interesting is Susan’s reaction after she finishes, as she immediately goes to leave the stage. When she is bought back she appears to be genuinely shocked to hear how much the judges liked her performance, and can’t believe she gets a yes from all 3 judges.
Whilst she acted fairly confident in the interview before starting to perform, deep down she doesn’t really believe in herself. You can tell that from her body language, some of the language she used and the surprise she exhibits when Simon Cowell et al tell her how good she is.
Her ambition is to become a professional singer. She is 47, why hasn’t she achieved it already? It certainly isn’t because of her voice!
The only thing that appears to have held her back is her own belief in her ability. Self doubt holds so many of us back from achieving what we want in life.
Hopefully it won’t be too late for Susan.
One quotation we should all remember:
“Reach for the moon, because if you don’t make it you’ll land among the stars.”
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try
Apr 9th
Ever worried about getting something wrong? Ever thought you weren’t going to succeed?
When was the last time you failed at something? How did it make you feel? Has it stopped you trying again?
Here’s what one of the world’s most successful sports people thinks about failure:
