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Leading Through Likability

Read in Browser March 10, 2026 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Leading Through Likability The great Tim McCarver passed away three years ago. Tim had my job for FOX—lead analyst—from 1996 to 2013, but on the baseball side. Tim...

Read in Browser February 25, 2026 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Be Fearless in Victory & Defeat I’ve been fortunate to see a lot of high level championship sports up close these last few weeks. First it was Super Bowl LX back...

Read in Browser February 3, 2026 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. How to Be Great and Be Present More Often There’s a famous saying: old habits die hard. I think good habits never die. Especially the ones that seem inconsequential...

Read in Browser January 20, 2026 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. And it all comes down to this… The do-or-die, one-and-done atmosphere of playoff football is special. Unlike any of the major sports, football’s postseason magnifies...

Read in Browser January 7, 2026 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. The Problem with “Just One” January is an odd time when you’re a football player. On the one hand, it’s the beginning of a new year. On the other hand, it’s the end...

Read in Browser December 30, 2025 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week before, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. The Power of Self-Sufficiency While we went deep into resilience over the last couple months, diving into the specifics of physical, mental, and emotional...

Read in Browser December 8, 2025 Welcome to The 199! We’re going to do something a little different in this space these last couple weeks. Instead of a weekly reflection, this will be a three-part series with a more strategic and tactical focus on a timely topic that I think about a lot. I hope you find it useful! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. The Resilience Series, Part 3: The Emotional There are a lot of ways to think about emotional resilience: being strong or...

Read in Browser November 10, 2025 Welcome to The 199! We’re going to do something a little different in this space these last couple weeks. Instead of a weekly reflection, this will be a three-part series with a more strategic and tactical focus on a timely topic that I think about a lot. I hope you find it useful! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. The Resilience Series, Part 2: The Mental Last week, we talked about physical resilience: how to prevent and recover from injury...

Read in Browser October 28, 2025 A couple weeks off with cross country travel, the end of middle school volleyball and the start of high school basketball season! Let’s get to it! Welcome to The 199! For the next few weeks, we’re going to do something a little different in this space. Instead of a weekly reflection, this will be a three-part series with a more strategic and tactical focus on a timely topic that I think about a lot. I hope you find it useful! Sign up here if this email was...

Read in Browser October 6, 2025 I ran into some technical difficulties this morning, when the newsletter went out. These Sunday night games are ending too late for me these days 😂. Find the full version below. Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to...