Eighty Seconds of Development
An inspiring, informative, and transformational message catered to the athlete looking for a breakthrough, the parent seeking leadership advice to guide their home, the executive working to earn a promotion, or the person in despair. Combined with life and work experience and educational studies, the message of "The Eighty-Seconds of Development" aims to impact and advance the lives of others.
Episodes
22 episodes
Facing Fears
There have been times in my life where facing fears has been difficult. I am mortified to admit this, but I was afraid of my shadow as a kid. I would walk by a light pole at night, see my shadow, and immediately think I was followed. I would sp...
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Individual Growth
When student-athletes decide to attend college, they leave the nest to start their journey as adults. They connect with peers and professors to help them grow as people and scholars. The institutional culture that they attend is also critic...
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Episode 21
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1:27
Unlocking Your Why
What makes you get up and go to that 5 AM workout? Is it health? What about staying up late to finish that work assignment? Is it perfectionism? Nevertheless, a "Why" is usually attached to a connection to something deeper. Some philosophers th...
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Episode 20
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1:16
Choices and Decisions
Leaders, how often have you dealt with staff and employees who did not agree with your decision? Many leaders need help with this conundrum, trying to please too many people. In these moments, it is critical to embrace the decision you made as ...
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Episode 19
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1:24
You are the Expert
What happens at work when you are challenged? When someone asks you questions about your work, do you feel slighted? Do you become angry and annoyed? Or do you explain the situation in depth? I am guilty of asking for expansion on situations, b...
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Episode 18
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1:23
Stepping into Confrontation
The one thing that no one can defer or avoid is confrontation, whether this is as a player with a coach or a leader with an employee. At some point, there will be a difficult situation where one becomes irritated and leads to a confrontation. S...
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Episode 17
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1:27
The Power of Delegating
Have you ever found it challenging to delegate tasks? As a former wide receiver, I can relate. It’s like trying to catch, run, and block for yourself in a football game- seemingly impossible. Coaches, however, trust other players and delegate r...
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Episode 16
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1:26
Intercultural Competency
As a leader, are you aware of the intercultural competence in your organization? Some people in your organization may need help understanding how to engage with or interact with others who do not look like them. Or are you creating homogenous e...
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Episode 15
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1:23
Burnout in The Workplace
Many of my teammates and I discussed retirement each year during training camp. The stress and agony were defeating us. This mental fatigue is similar to workplace burnout. While we navigated training camp with the thought process of “one more ...
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Episode 14
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1:20
Career Ascension
✨ Eighty Seconds of Development: Career Ascension✨In society, we hear the term self-made, but I often find that at some point, someone was willing to provide an opportunity for an individual career to ascend. It may not have been a huge ...
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Episode 13
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1:25
Defining Success
As a kid living in poverty, I defined success with wealth. The lavish lifestyles shown on TV were critical to my definition of success. I was a big fan of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." The wealthy uncle lived in a mansion with his kids, and ev...
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Episode 12
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1:23
Self-Acceptance
Leaders, coaches, and athletes can become far more effective if they begin to appreciate who they are as people and not measure themselves to others. Because the reality is that their uniqueness and intersections are critical to growth. Just th...
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Episode 11
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1:23
Equanimity is Essential
Reflecting on my NFL career, meditation was foreign to me. I rarely paused to focus on my breath, let alone comprehend the depth of equanimity. However, as I delved into an article, I realized that casual meditation and mindfulness are mere ste...
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Episode 10
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1:23
The Power of Mentorship
Mentorship can provide grooming that leads to professional development and the gaining of critical knowledge. During my research on mentorship, a participant stated, "My mentor saw something in me and gave me opportunities to continue to grow."...
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Episode 9
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1:27
Let's Talk Culture
Episode 8 discusses the importance of culture. For this eighty-second podcast, culture is defined as an underlying system of shared values, beliefs, and assumptions about how things are done in organizations. We know that culture is not singula...
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Episode 8
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1:27
Failing Build Creativity
Episode 6 examines allowing failure to launch you into creativity. As leaders, when an employee fails, working alongside them can help them generate creativity and become more productive in the future.
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Episode 7
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1:24
Providing Empathy for Knowing Thyself
Episode 6 examines leaders providing empathy to employees for doing the work to know themselves better. Employees work daily to navigate life while still trying to perform as employees, sons, daughters, football players, or students. In the mid...
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Episode 6
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1:24
Self-Reflection and Criticism
Eminem's "Lose Yourself" song is a great example of how self-reflection and criticism can catalyze growth. We must learn to embrace our failures, lose ourselves, and step right into the next opportunity. Do not dwell in the past. Instead, prepa...
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Episode 5
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1:26
Be Proud of Your Story
As humans, we tend to be afraid of our stories. We cannot acknowledge the power that they have and how they are motivating factors that usually induce success. We avoid our stories in the workplace, school, or social events because they may not...
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Episode 3
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1:28