No championship team can survive on daily pep talks, even if given by a fantastic coach. At some point the athletes need to be self-motivated enough to be enthusiastic about the game and their contribution. Joyless players—regardless of their natural talent—simply won’t reach their potential as...
The character trait of sincerity is defined as “doing what is right with transparent motives.” Most of us are comfortable with the “doing what is right” part. But the qualifier of “with transparent motives” is a much deeper gut check. Motives can be quite slippery. We all believe our own...
