Good morning, Team! It’s Friday!

I had the distinct pleasure of attending a conference this week where I heard Tim Grover speak. He trained Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, two of the most elite athletes, ever.

I didn’t know of “Grove” before this week but when I saw him entering the conference area I knew he wasn’t a participant. Cut, lean, groomed…and intense, he’s not your typical motivational speaker. In fact, he doesn’t consider himself one. He just delivers the cold, hard truth.

He owned the stage. He’s mastered the effective use of pause and drilled home salient points about being elite, about being a leader and about being a winner.

•Talent is a gift, it’s not a promise

•Greatness requires imbalance 

•An attitude attributed to MJ: Give me the ball and get the f*ck outta the way

•If you think the price of winning is high…wait until you get the bill for regret!

•When you win, celebrate hard but don’t celebrate long 

If you could bottle the chemicals released after being inspired by this hard core, gravel-voiced, northeastern badass, you’d have the winning combination.

Have a blessed weekend!

Eric