Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a young man whose life was taken at the age of 21. He lived in Asbury Park, NJ. Asbury Park is a small city on the Jersey Shore that wrestles with all the challenges of an inner city community: poverty, unemployment, crime, drugs, gangs and violence. Yesterday (after attending [READ MORE]
I was really excited to receive a strong endorsement for my newest book, WIN: Simple Insights to Help Student-Athletes Win the Game of Life from the 2012 Coach of the Year, Penn State's Bill O'Brien. Lee Rubin's "WIN" is an inspiring book that all student athletes should read. With his own experience, Rubin writes up [READ MORE]
I was honored to share a motivational message with the Penn State Football Team during pre-season camp. I am grateful to Coach O'Brien for trusting me with his team during a very difficult time of transition. Here are his comments after my talk: "We brought Lee in to address the team during a critical and pivotal time [READ MORE]
I was fortunate to share a wonderful presentation with the Monmouth University Basketball Team recently. Check out Coach Rice's comments after my talk: "Lee started off our season with a bang with his presentation, "5 Components of Extraordinary Teams". He connected with our players and craftily put them in the perfect state of mind for [READ MORE]
Whether they won or loss this past weekend, I heard coaches at every level (high school, college and pro) talk about REVIEWING THEIR GAME FILM to identify what they did well and what they could improve. Here's my question...Do YOU WATCH "GAME FILM" of yourself? What mechanisms and tools do you use to review previous [READ MORE]
College football season is here! Unfortunately, many of my favorite teams - including my alma mater (Penn State) - started the season by losing their first game. Here's an important excerpt from my upcoming book, WIN: Simple Insights to Help STUDENT-ATHLETES Win the Game of Life, that deals with how to respond after a tough [READ MORE]
Adversity is an ugly word in our society. We are always looking for ways to make our lives more comfortable. With adversity comes pain and discomfort. Because humans generally dislike both of these, most people look for ways to mask the pain and retreat to a place of comfort. Winners are different. They don’t run [READ MORE]
Follow the link to an Op/Ed piece I did for Headline News' website in response to the Jerry Sandusky verdict. Good Lessons from a Despicable Teacher I learned a lot of valuable lessons from Jerry Sandusky. I used to be proud of that fact. And now, I don’t know what to do about it. As [READ MORE]
Order a copy of WIN for each of your favorite graduates! It will help add tremendous value as they move on to the next phase of their lives. Check out what others are saying about WIN: After having a couple of conversations with my nephew on his plans after graduation, I came to the conclusion that [READ MORE]
As an athlete, I was taught not to talk a lot of trash and brag about my skills. Rather, I was trained to let my 'game' - or my performance - do the talking. However, once my athletic career ended and I transitioned into business, this principle got me into trouble. During interviews and sales [READ MORE]
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