Have you ever done a S.W.O.T. analysis on yourself? Sure, you’ve done this quite a bit already with your marketing, sales, and sponsorship teams, but what about yourself? In keeping with the theme of always improving yourself and finding your true center, passion or fulfillment, spend a few minutes writing out a S.W.O.T. analysis on […]
How do you deal with difficult situations? Do you embrace the challenge and see problems as opportunities? Or do you crumble and let the situation get the best of you? Even the strong grow tired and must be reminded from time to time of their humanity. What does your personal safety net look like and […]
One of my theology of professors in college used to talk about this all the time…becoming more of that which you already are. This quote has never left me and is something I think about daily. How, today, am I becoming more of that which I already am? Who am I? What do I stand […]
This is my favorite time of the year for watching baseball. After a long summer at the ballpark, football was a welcome distraction in August and September. Now that the initial excitement of the football season starting up has worn off a little bit, the anticipation of baseball playoffs is among us. The weather is […]
Have you ever asked yourself that question? Have you debated the value of sport in society with your friends? By this I mean more than how your favorite player is doing or how your fantasy team is stacking up. Think about it…seriously. I’ll wait. As sports executives and professionals, we see a very different side […]
This is probably one of the most common phrases heard around people who make a living writing or by publishing research. Having just recently graduated from graduate school, the phrase is an everyday reminder to assistant or associate professors trying to make tenure – keep plugging along and cranking out the research papers or you’ll […]
Technically speaking, there is no such thing as sports law. There is only the law applied to sports. The term sports law is perfectly acceptable in casual conversation or in a newspaper article, however the term can be misleading. There are only three types of law: constitutional, statutory, and administrative. There is also something referred […]
When the term sports communications comes up, a few things come to mind: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, other sport-centric websites, or even the stuff SIDs (sports information directors) do. These though are not what I’m referring to…I am referring to all the other communication that has to happen for an organization to operate efficiently. Emails, meetings, […]
So everyone you know of is talking about social media and you’re just trying to figure it out like everyone else. Twitter and Facebook are the big two, Google+ has has some neat features. Pinterest is growing in popularity and what happened to MySpace? The very nature of social media is suggested in the name, […]
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