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Edelman: Relentless

March 15, 2019 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Julian Edelman is an unlikely Number One wide receiver for history’s most prolific offense. He was a 7th round draft pick out of Kent State, where he spent three years as a quarterback. Before that, he played a year of junior college football at the College of San Mateo.

His small stature meant that he was consistently overlooked and underrated. Despite his immense success as a football player, going all the way back to a Pop Warner National Championship, he has amassed more doubters than his three Super Bowl rings.

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We are What We Choose by Jeff Bezos

February 12, 2019 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

We are the product of our choices.

I will hazard a prediction. When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. – Jeff Bezos

Like most people, Bezos found himself living the dream we aspire to: graduate of the Ivy League, high-paying finance job, and a life in New York City. [Read more…]

“Why Men Love War”

January 25, 2019 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

There is something primal about war.

Men were meant to fight. We thrive in an environment where violence trumps passivity.

Deep within our biological makeup is a tendency to fight. We must hunt, kill, win, and mate.

This instinct has driven the evolution of mankind.

But despite the outlets of today’s environment- men must fight. We must aim to compete and conquer.

Biology makes us. And war, it shapes us.

What most people can’t understand,” Heirs said, gently picking up each tiny rabbit and placing it in the nest, “is how much fun Vietnam was. I loved it. I loved it, and I can’t tell anybody.”

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What It Takes to be Number One by Vince Lombardi

November 23, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Winning is a life quest. Whether we like it or not, life is a competition. We are constantly competing against something. Many times, the battle is within us, as we aim to conquer our hedonistic pursuits, our soft minds, and our mediocre existence.

The very act of chasing wins is the process that propels excellence. We don’t always finish first, but we always make progress. We either win or we learn. We are never failing.

We are chasing that “all the time thing” that is the pursuit of victory.

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My Definite Chief Aim

October 10, 2018 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

There is a lot to be said about the power of a vision.

The power of something that drives us to excel.

Humans need a passion. Something to obsess over, to satisfy our primal urge for conquest. Deeply ingrained within our DNA is a craftsman mentality, the subconscious need to build something great.

Without it, we are lost. We are seekers of distraction. We chase things since it gives us a moment of pleasure. But then it is rust and we are lost once again.

Society is plagued by a lack of vision.

Comfort is the root of this pain and we must seek to banish it forever.

I recently learned that Bruce Lee was an avid reader. A man of manic energy, suppressed by the power of a book. [Read more…]