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Why I Love Sport

Ryder Cup displayed at the 2008 PGA Show

The Ryder Cup finished up this morning and it really doesn’t matter for whom you were rooting. If you love sport – and I do – this was one to remember. The Euro side took a 3 point lead (which is pretty big in things such as these) into the last round of competition and the event went down to the next to last hole of the final match. Both sides can walk away with heads held high but there’s more to my choosing to write about this and here’s why. Continue reading

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Winning Fair

I’m really sorry the World Cup is over. It’s amazing to me how the intensity of the event starts out at a high level and just keep growing, reaching its apex during the final, as it did yesterday. Two sides determined to win at all costs and bring home glory. Ah, competition!
Any yet, in every World Cup game we get a business lesson when someone gets hurt. Continue reading

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Top Chef

A food post and it’s not Friday?  What happened?  Well, the Top Chef finale aired last night and of course I have a few thoughts.  Not just on the food either since there was something that stuck me about last night and, in fact, the entire season that is a great lesson for people in business.  It’s something I’ve noticed about younger people in general and since most of the competitors are under age 30 I’m hoping that it’s indicative of how this generation thinks. Continue reading

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