I talk to our players about life and situations and doing the right thing all the time.

Nothing does more to lubricate the rough spots than a good dose of encouragement.

You may not win the Super Bowl. Your kids may not go on to be doctors and lawyers and everything may not go perfectly. That doesn't mean it was a bad plan or the wrong thing. It's just like a football season. Everything's not going to go perfect.

Others first. Whatever your corporate mission, paint a clear and compelling picture that others can understand and embrace. State your mission in terms that appeal to your team's best instincts. Persuade and empower as if you are leading and mentoring volunteers.

There's a difference between making incremental improvements and making sweeping changes that take you away from your core values.

We have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids.

When I was younger I only read sports books. I loved the biographies that told how athletes developed. When I got into coaching, I did start to read more instructional books, but I was always more interested in the people behind the ideas.