The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results

Discipline is recognizing what has to be done, doing it as well as you can do it, and doing it that way all the time.

Having the will to win is not enough. What matters is having the will to prepare to win.

For anyone who wants to be a leader, here are Ten Commandments of my own:

If—as I did once in my coaching life—you have one of those years when you do see that you have the makings of an outstanding team, don’t say, “Our goal is to go unbeaten.” Better to say: “The only thing that will satisfy this team to its full extent is to be undefeated. We have to do what we can do within the limitations of our abilities, and we ha

I’m saying that being alert to the possible negatives in any situation is the very best way to bring about positive results. And the reverse is true, too—ignoring or failing to spot potential hazards in advance makes failure all the more likely.

Surprise is always a great weapon, if it has been thoroughly practiced. Unpracticed surprises tend to boomerang into disaster.