True American Hero-Al Gore

I had the priveledge and the honor to see Al Gore speak in Nashville about his new book, “Our Choice”. His talk mentioned how his new book gives us the specific tools for helping curb global warming, but it is our choice to act.

While I am a big fan, I realized one thing about Al Gore: He is passionate about his cause, and you can see how it oozes from his every pore. I believe his every word because I know he believes his every word. I wish he spoke with this passion and purpose when he ran for president. The world would be in a much different place-a better place.

As he signed my book, I said to him “You are a true American Hero” to which he replied in the sincerest form-”I really appreciate that”-well the world appreciates you -Mr. Al Gore!

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A-Rod Turns Pressure Into Pleasure

New Yorker that I am, I was rooting for my hometeam last night as they trounced the Angels 10-1 in their bid to win the American League Pennant.  But I’m not posting today to gloat but to talk about a specific moment during the game.   It was the top of the fifth inning and Alex Rodriguez was at bat and the announcer on Fox was saying one shouldn’t put too much stock in body language but how could you miss how confident and relaxed Alex Rodriguez is?  And just at the moment A-Rod effortlessly hit a two-run homer over the left field fence.

It was Gregg’s mantra “Turn Pressure Into Pleasure” come to life.

There’s no place Alex Rodriguez would rather be during this post-season than on the field and it shows.  He’s batting .400 and having a blast.

I’m not a sports super fan (despite living in a house of super fans) but you couldn’t walk down the street in New York the past few years without hearing about Alex Rodriguez’ stratospheric salary, the big spending, Madonna, his divorce, the steroids scandal and when was he ever going to earn his paycheck.

Something happened.  I say Kate Hudson.  My husband says he’s been humbled.  It’s obviously a combination of many things that has transformed his life and performance on the baseball field from pain and pressure and tabloids to  finding the joy again in that thing he’s always loved.

So in game 5 when the Yankees win the pennant be sure to pay attention to the physical manifestation of turning pressure in to pleasure in the  relaxed and confident body stance of Alex Rodriguez.

Go Yanquis!

–Barbara Barna Abel

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Jonas Salk and Capitalism: a love story

In “Capitalism: A love Story” by Michael Moore, he shows how Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccination did not patent his “multi-million” dollar invention. Salk was asked why he did patent his vaccination, to which he responded, ” that would be like patenting the Sun”. He did not want to profit off what he believed belonged to everyone.

Jonas Salk is a true hero! We need more people like him in our world!
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Lance Armstrong and Livestrong

Oct 2 was the 13th year anniversary of Lance Armstrong’s cancer diagnosis. As the saying goes, it was a blessing in disguise.  In many cases, we hear that but don’t really see the blessing-only the disguise. But for Lance, his cancer helped him win the Tour de France. Unbelievable as it may sound, the cancer helped Lance get lighter on the bike. The cancer stripped some of his muscle and in turn, his weight dropped.

However, the real blessing was for us. Lance and his mother started the Livestrong foundation and brought a new awareness and a new life to fighting and beating cancer in our lifetime. Lance has created a legacy, both off and on the bike, and it happened in the guise of a cancer diagnosis.

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Roger Maris and 61 Dingers

On this day in 1961, Roger Maris from the NY Yankees broke the impenetrable mark of 60 Home runs by Babe Ruth-Roger hit 61 that season in a 162 game season. Many fans and experts say that Roger did not deserve the accolades awarded to him because the “Babe” hit his homers in 8 fewer games in 1927. 

Regardless, the point is that we love records, and what we love more is to break records. That leads me to how this principle works for you. We are driven when we set personal goals and then try to reach and surpass that goal.

Did you set any personal goals for your business this year, for your life?

If not, please get into the habit of setting personal goals. While they may not put you in the record book, they will help you hit a homer in your life!

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Dr. Gregg on the Peter Kessler Show

This morning (Oct 1), I was on the Peter Kessler Show on the PGA tour network on XM/Sirius. If you did not get to hear it, we covered some cool and interesting topics.

First, Peter spoke about how Arnold Palmer complimented Jack Nicklaus as having the best mental game in the business as well as the best pre-shot routine.  We then spoke how great a man and golfer Arnold Palmer is-very few would give those kinds of compliments.

We then spoke about the collapse of Kenny Perry at the Tour Championship and the Masters. Kenny Perry mentioned that he only thinks great players should win majors, and I mentioned his self-belief system is causing him to choke at big tourneys. We also talked about how he yipped his chip (sounds like a Seinfeld episode). Kenny mentioned he yipped his chip at the Masters. As we get older, we have a greater tendency to yip our putts and chips. Our nervous system begins to break down and that may cause us to do this-Kenny is 49 years old-ancient for championship golf.

We spoke about pressure-which is anxiety-which is a fear-which stems from the flight or fight response. Under pressure, hormones are released into our body. This causes our HR to raise and our eye sight to go in and out. It also causes our muscles to tighten up and choke.

Peter mentioned that Arnie thought Jack had the best waggle in the game. Waggling the club releases tension and makes you more fluid.

Perhaps, Arnie is a wise old man.

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Milton Bradley and emotional toughness

Milton Bradley got the book from the Cubs this week. He may have the physcial talent but not the emotional IQ to handle the pressure of professional baseball. To be successful, we need physical talent, mental toughness and emotional toughness.

Check out this article I contributed to in the Chicago Tribune:http://tinyurl.com/ljd6×4

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Serena Williams at the US Open

Did you get a chance to see Serena Williams’ outburst at the US Open or read about it?

If not, she yelled profanities and stated derogatory remarks at a linesperson who called a foot fault on her, which ultimately caused her to default the match.

Of course, it is disgusting for a professional to act that way, but it is also a clear example of someone lacking emotional toughness. Yes, she has won her share of majors and tournaments, but we have also seen Serena time and time again blow easy matches.

Serena Williams has immense physical talent but lacks the same level of emotional toughness. If she had both she would be near or at the same level Tiger Woods is in golf. 

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Roger Federer at the US Open

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Albert Schweitzer and his reverence for life

Just saw a great presentation about Albert Schweitzer with the music of Bach.

What I didn’t know was that Albert Schweitzer studied medicine at the age of 30 and after 7 years became a doctor and then left for Africa and worked there for 50 years.

He was not only a philosopher, doctor, musician, but also as close to a saint as you can get. His philosphy was a reference for life-every life is important. One of his quotes was “By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive. “
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