Category Archives: Confidence

“Even Superman Has To Be Clark Kent Sometimes”

Posted on September 16, 2012 by David Mirman

Many years ago I heard this quote and it has stuck with me.  It was shared by NBA star Charles Barkley after he had a poor performance.  He said one of his golf buddies had attempted to cheer him up by telling … Continue reading →

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Mid-week Share: Leonard Pitts Jr. on Our Perceptions of Race

Posted on February 23, 2012 by David Mirman

My favorite columnist, Leonard Pitts Jr., comments this week on the Jeremy Lin phenomena in his piece “‘Lin-sanity’ offers lessons for young African Americans”: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/21/2653567/lin-sanity-offers-lessons-for.html Read his column before my comment… . . . . . . “…the most admirable … Continue reading →

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Set a Goal, Take an Action

Posted on February 14, 2012 by David Mirman

How do one’s dreams turn into reality?  Through the actions one takes toward achieving them.  Self-help guru Tony Robbins likes to say “never leave the site of making a goal without taking an action toward this goal”, or as I’ve reworded it, making it a mantra … Continue reading →

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Two Quarterbacks, Fifty-one Dragons, and One Kind of Magic

Posted on January 16, 2012 by David Mirman

One of my favorite short stories of all time is “The 51st Dragon” by Heywood Broun. If you are not familiar with the story, you may want to read it before reading the rest of today’s blog. It is at … Continue reading →

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