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The Mindset of History-Making NCAA Champ Anthony Robles

As a long-time grappler myself, I can’t help but admire NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles.  He and I spoke a few years back during my days at UFC and his notorious achievement — defying the odds and winning a national championship minus one leg — has crescendoed into a Nike sponsorship, a book about his…

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MindJitsu: Converted Couch Potato Sets Guinness World Record

The kind of ordinary-people-doing-extraordinary-things journalism we need more of. Converted couch-potato Ernestine Shepherd: 80 years young, looks spectacular with a mega-watt smile, and a Guinness Book World Record holder in 2010, 2011. Now world-renowned for her age-defying feats, there is much to be learned from this soft-spoken, Baltimore-based giant. One of the most important factors…

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‘I Am The Greatest’: A Big Ego Ignites Big Achievements

Like it or not, Ego is NOT the enemy. In fact, in many (probably most) cases, a Big Ego is essential to Big Achievements. https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=t3ebC9n1vRA People with Big or Humongous Ego’s have long been criticized and demonized. They get a bad rap. Not so fast … The truth is: Big Egos make the world go-round. If…