Dealing with the unknown, unexpected and unimaginable tests a leader’s skills as a strategist, communicator and risk taker. In the extreme endurance racing world, nowhere do these traits get tested more than in the 2018 Spartan Death Race, which Patrick Slevin recently competed.
J.A.V.A. MEETINGS: PERK UP YOUR LAW OF ATTRACTION
The art of the coffee meeting requires a special set of brushes when it comes to creating new business development and networking opportunities. How you approach the meeting and what you expect to take away from it, will determine the gravity of your own law of attraction. I perk up my coffee meetings with the best practices i call j.A.V.A. (Join, attraction, venue and authentic). They are my brushes for successfully expanding my network of contacts, friends and opportunities for a rewarding journey in life...
THE POWER OF DOING BETTER THAN GOOD
PROSTATE CANCER, BURPEES & ULTRA 50 MILE MARATHON
When I crossed the finish line at the recent Destin 50 Ultra Marathon (Feb. 2015), I felt strong, determined and exhilarated. It was my first ultra marathon of 50 miles and I crushed it. However, the rush of feelings that I was experiencing had very little to do with completing my first 50 mile race. When they put the medal around my neck and I put the thumbs up, it was an affirmation of a greater goal that I made for myself three months before. A goal that meant life and death...
5 ENDURING PR LESSONS I LEARNED AS A MAYOR
learned public relations the hard way the day the city clerk informed me that I would become the youngest mayor in the history of Safety Harbor, Florida, at 27. Within a few hours of learning the news, I was mobbed by reporters from the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune and television news crews from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox...
ENDURANCE SPORTS: AN EXTREME JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY & PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION
“Every man dies, but not every man lives” is the proclamation on the website of Peak Races’ Death Race (www.youmaydie.com), which is the same event that gave birth to the highly successful Spartan Races. This simple, yet profound sentiment captures and drives the extreme endurance and obstacle course racing craze throughout the Western Hemisphere...