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Kevin Hart’s 15 Weapons of Mental Strength Training

June 1, 2021 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

In Kevin Hart’s follow up to his best-selling memoir, I can’t Make This Up, he reveals the skills that have allowed him to rise up in his profession as a standup comedian and actor. It’s a set of rules that look like a mental strength training program. He even calls it the Kevin Hart Mental Fitness Bootcamp.

Coming from a professional at the top of his field, he often gets dismissed, quite frankly, because of his demeanor and outward appearance. Part of his persona is in opposition to The Rock, who simply demands attention because of his oversized Samoan physical appearance and matching personality. [Read more…]

Self-Mastery: An FBI Agent’s Most Important Trait

May 1, 2021 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Joe Navarro is an FBI agent that is widely recognized as a world expert in body language. Indeed, that is how I discovered him, when he gave a TEDx talk on the power of nonverbal communication.

His book on the subject is perhaps the best there is.

However, through another publication of his, he noted self-mastery as his most important trait for success. You would think it would be the ability to observe people, but it was not. That ability, like all others, stems from one’s ability to master themselves first. [Read more…]

On Google’s Culture: A Letter from the Founders

April 1, 2021 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

What follows is a letter from Google’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Within the letter contains the keys to Google’s success as a technology company: an unrelenting focus on its organizational culture.

Although Google will forever be known for superior internet search technology, its capabilities come from its people. And the focus on its people will keep it at the forefront of technological innovation.

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All Books of 2020 (each described in 1 sentence)

March 15, 2021 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

2020 is year that will forever be remembered for all that we lost as a nation.

Personally, I was impacted very little by 2020.

I am not saying that bad things did not happen to me, they did.

I am saying I was impacted minimally by them.

Your thoughts and attitudes determine your outcome. How you feel about any given situation is up to you.

I choose prosperity in 2020, and that is what I received. [Read more…]

The 49er Way

February 1, 2021 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

This post was originally published on LinkedIn.

Introduction

In 1978, the San Francisco 49ers finished dead last in the NFC West Division with a paltry 2-14 record. The general manager of the time made a series of shaky decisions that did little to improve the outlook of the failing franchise. He shipped off key talent, including a QB that would go on to win two championships. He made a poor bet against the franchise’s future with a gamble on an over-the-hill O.J Simpson. In shambles, no one would have guessed that this same team would eventually become known as the “Team of the 80s.”

In 1979, the 49ers rise to football stardom would begin. Bill Walsh was hired on as Heach Coach and General Manager. [Read more…]