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...
about 1 month ago • 10 min read
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...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Read in Browser September 24, 2025 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 you. Do Your Job We are living through a period of great paranoia and distrust. In politics, media, sports, business, and especially wherever those worlds intersect. There are...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Read in Browser September 15, 2025 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 you. The reason I played 23 seasons in the NFL I spent some time with Jerry Rice recently, which is always a little surreal having grown up in the Bay Area idolizing his...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Read in Browser September 9, 2025 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 you. Can You Take a Punch? There’s a great video from several years ago of Nick Saban preparing his Alabama team for the season. To be successful and achieve their ultimate...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Read in Browser September 2, 2025 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 you. Who has the Champion’s Mindset? “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season is here....
3 months ago • 6 min read
Read in Browser August 26, 2025 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 you. How to Learn from Relationships My son Jack turned 18 last week. As I said in my Instagram post on his birthday, Jack has always shown grace, courage, love and kindness, and...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Read in Browser August 18, 2025 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 you. Those who stay will be champions Clips from my recent interview with Joel Klatt made the rounds on social media last week. In particular, one answer I gave about the...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Read in Browser August 11, 2025 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 you. The Truth About Hope “Don't let a win get to your head or a loss to your heart” – Public Enemy, He Got Game The NFL, college football and European soccer seasons are almost...
4 months ago • 6 min read