Read in Browser June 2, 2026 Make the Most of the Opportunities You Get I recently saw a great video of a really sweet mom talking to her son at the end of his baseball game. He was upset because he got into the game late, but he didn’t get an at-bat, and he really wanted a chance to hit. Still, in the short time he was on the field, he made a great catch. He’d contributed to the team in just the way his coaches had asked of him. And what was so heart-warming was the fact that his mom...
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Read in Browser May 19, 2026 My Commencement Speech at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Four months ago, I was asked by a good friend to give the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. I’d never given a commencement speech before, so I jumped at the opportunity to impart some hard-won wisdom on our next generation of business leaders at one of the country’s great universities. Here’s a lightly edited version of...
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Read in Browser May 13, 2026 “NO” is NOT the end of the process With the draft in the rearview mirror, the prep work for my third year in the booth for FOX is about to kick into full gear. Part of that work is looking at rosters and schedules to refamiliarize myself with teams that maybe have a new look or new players at important skill positions. But another part of the work is looking at myself, reviewing last year’s tape, and figuring out how I can continue to improve. It got me thinking...
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Read in Browser May 5, 2026 Advice for the 2026 NFL Draft Class With the completion of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago, there are 257 new members of the fraternity of NFL players. Many of them are going to feel like they’ve just “made it.” They’ve arrived. All their hard work has finally paid off. While they should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished, they also need to understand that the work has just begun. They’re each joining a new team that has very well-defined...
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Read in Browser April 21, 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. Surround Yourself with Force Multipliers Sixty-five years ago, John F. Kennedy uttered the famous line: “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do...
4 months ago • 9 min read
Read in Browser April 14, 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. Success Begins from the Sand When you want to do big things with your life, it can be easy to get caught up in the grind of hustle culture mentality, where it’s go,...
4 months ago • 7 min read
Read in Browser April 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 Path to Excellence The Masters is this coming weekend. Over 90 of the best golfers in the world will come together in this little corner of Georgia to go around one...
4 months ago • 8 min read
Read in Browser March 31, 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. Balance Isn’t What You Think It Is I write most of these newsletters for you, the readers. This space is a way for me to share things I’ve learned over my life and...
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Read in Browser March 24, 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 Secret Power of Naivete Before we get into this week’s newsletter, I want to take a moment to once again apologize to the McCarver family and all of Tim’s friends...
5 months ago • 9 min read