Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Some Thoughts for the Week

I hope all is well and that this blog finds your new year off to the start you want.

Three messages for the week.

1)    The first is my take on the best way to be in the classroom during high school and college.  There are really three types of people in class.  Those that feel that they are in prison.  They would rather be anywhere else in the world.  They truly feel chained to the chair. They are a prisoner of the room.  The second type of person is the vacationer.  Basically there to goof off, pass notes, just sort of hang out and let the time and world go by.  The third is the explorer.  That is the person, who even though they may not be engaged with the subject, figures there might be something to learn, some way to better themselves, some nugget to get from the class.  I think we all know the best route to be taken.

2)    The second is another motivational video I found on which I think is just awesome.  Check it out here
3)    Lastly, is some social media that I have set up for Coach Wayne Mazzoni Recruiting .  Check them out when you have some time and I'd love to hear your feedback.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Three Amazing Stories/Websites

Having had some nice downtime over the holiday’s, I spent some time looking for motivational information online.  I found three amazing websites/stories.

1)      What I found was an amazing website called Ted (www.Ted.com) that has talks from all around the world from all sorts of people.  Here is a quick link to one of the talks (all have to be 18 minutes are less, this one is only 5 plus).  http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias.html

2)      This is a story from 60 minutes about Alex Honnold who climbs huge rocks walls without a rope.  http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7393496n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox

3)      Last one, and stay with me on this, is a death meter.  Meaning, you answer the questions and this site predicts when you will die and then counts down to it.  To me, this is a terrific reminder of what you need to make of each day.  http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html 

Happy New Year and I hope these sites affect you the way they have me.

Coach Mazz
wayne@waynemazzoni.com