In this episode, you’ll hear how Shannon Boxx went from a good soccer player to great, and how she learned to focus on one thing at a time in order to achieve her goals. During her professional career, Boxx also was dealing with an autoimmune disease called Lupus, and she’ll share how she has overcome that diagnosis and is still battling it.
Think about everyone in your network, team, and community--that’s your Bamboo Circle.
Our guest today, Mark Few, Gonzaga Men’s Basketball Head Coach, shares how he has built deep-rooted relationships with current and former players, their families, and the community at large to build his Bamboo Circle.
Tim Morgan is the epitome of a “Bamboo Farmer.” Tim embraces the power of the team, continuous learning, and evolving, even during the most challenging times, like the current health crisis.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Tim Morgan, the CEO of AAA Oregon/Idaho, is watering his bamboo.
Don’t miss this intimate look inside of a servant leader’s thoughts on running a successful organization.
There is no shortage of great coaches in the NBA, but I still believe Terry Stotts to be one of the best. What he has accomplished in his career has been remarkable. In this episode, Coach Stotts shares why the Blazers organization puts so much emphasis on Culture, Process, and Team (CPT), how he first got into coaching, how he prepared his team for the bubble, and advice for listeners about dealing with losing and failure.
Don’t miss this outstanding conversation with coach Terry Stotts, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Just like bamboo, David Rae, has strong roots. Rae, a co-founder of 503 Media and mastermind behind TEDx Portland, shares with us the importance of having the appropriate mental state for success in leadership and business, how he developed a long-term view to everything he does in business and in life, and the challenges of strengthening relationships during the health crisis.
You won’t want to miss this refreshingly honest and vulnerable conversation with one of Portland, Oregon’s top leaders, Dave Rae.
Many years ago I wrote a poem about critics and one of the stanzas went something like this:
“Critics critics there are many, but you will never see statues of any.”
People who have great success are just like you--seemingly ordinary people--but they have developed a strong and unwavering conviction and expectation that they will achieve their visions.
Years ago I became a Certified Speaking Professional. It’s the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association. I take pride in having this designation as only 10% of professional speakers have it.
Who knew there was such a thing, but I am happy to say I’ve been officially certified as a virtual presenter—a sign of the times for sure!
What we focus on and the questions we ask casts a spotlight. This spotlight sets our mindset and determines how we see the world. Remember when you bought your first car, and then you began to see others like-it—the same make, model, and color everywhere? It’s like they magically appeared. But they didn’t. They were always there; you merely weren’t casting your spotlight in that direction until you had one, and then you began to see them.
Despite the challenges happening in the world, I genuinely hope you had an enjoyable July 4th holiday. Over the holiday, I took a few moments to reread the Declaration of Independence. One of the most famous lines of the document is “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” However, Americans aren’t very happy.
Have you ever met a negaholic and thought to yourself I wish I were more like them?
It’s much easier than you might think.
Here are some surefire ways to jump-start your negaholic journey. World-class negaholics adopt all seven of these habits, but if you can make just one of them a habit, you will be well on your way to being a negaholic.
