GAME CHANGER

PREPARE TO MAKE YOUR PEOPLE BETTER PEOPLE BETTER PLAYERS  The job of a COACH/CEO/LEADER  is to train players how to WIN.  Winning begins in the mind and heart, not on the basketball court. Winning is a skill; it is learned behavior! Training to...

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What’s in a name?

Consider words like power, vision, confidence, courage, fearlessness, focus, purpose, destiny. We feel strengthened with words like these. Conversely, words can promote negativity as well and often these labels can impact behavior for a lifetime. Part of the Crowell DNA is...

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TODAY’S PAIN CAN BE TOMORROW’S GAIN

“You raise me up to more than I can be.” -Josh Groban I vividly remember the first time I had to deal with a person who attempted suicide. The year was 1964. The place was the University of Idaho.  One of...

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READY? – READY FREDDY!

For years, NBC campers have been asked if they are ready. The expected response is a loud, "READY FREDDY!" I have no idea who came up with this slogan but campers seem to love it.  Ready Freddy speaks to the idea...

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CLEAN HANDS  –  STRAIGHT EYES

As a boy I was expected to look adults in the eyes when they spoke to me. If they extended a handshake my father's orders were to call them Mr. or Mrs. as I looked at them face to...

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GREATER UNITY IN DIVERSITY

A noble challenge in leadership is to forge diversity into university. Initially, centers of higher learning were called colleges; i.e. Harvard College. Over time, they formed multiple departments large enough to have independent status, so multiple colleges lived within a single...

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MEN of VALOR

The two essential qualities of mentor leadership are proven track record and worthy of being imitated. For rapid recall of these two dynamic, life-changing principles I call them PTR & WOBI. Special words of encouragement from Mike Weaver, Spokane's noted...

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BRAND SPANKING NEW

Never used before, smells new, clean as a whistle, fresh, one of a kind, made just for you… no wonder people like brand spanking new. Josh Burton was looking for a special basketball camp for his daughter Brandee. He heard NBC...

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MEET LAZAROS

There was Aristotle, Socrates, and then there is Lazaros; all famous in their own right in the nation of Greece. Aristotle and Socrates were famous for their brilliant minds; Lazaros for taking Greece to the 2006 Olympic Championship games....

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PUPPY LOVE

What if people loved other people like people love puppies? What a wonderful world it would be. Puppies are like people in so many ways. Puppies and people need oxygen. Puppies and people need water. Puppies and people need good food. Puppies and people...

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