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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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The #1 Rule of Leadership

February 22, 2019 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

It doesn’t matter the industry or the field of play, the #1 rule vibrates throughout.

Choose a time and place, whoever or wherever, you will the see the #1 rule in action.

Leaders are makers.

But every leader, first they made themselves. [Read more…]

How to Attack Life like an Adventure

February 4, 2019 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

The very source of our discontent: we want to know the results of the outcome before we commit.

Yet, that is not how life works. Life is more like an adventure. When we set out on an adventure, we are unsure of the results but we look forward to the experience.

We don’t know what will happen in the end but we embrace the opportunity to do something fun/inspiring/noteworthy/epic. [Read more…]

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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10 Books Every Intern Should Read

October 24, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

The most important thing that comes from reading is learning how to navigate difficult things or times.

That is why a lot of people read before making a career transition — the path ahead is murky, mysterious, and scary as hell. So people read to help ease their transition.

How about when starting something new?

It is much more uncommon. People would more than likely walk into something fresh-faced and eager, but woefully unprepared. They might be willing to learn but would have done zero work prior to showing up. This small difference separates the best from the rest.

Starting new things is not easy and it may be more difficult to open up your mind to the idea of reading ahead or preparing before beginning. The difference is in the details, it is a slight edge. [Read more…]