Tip of the Week

Twenty teens have died in the past week in five different accidents in five states.  What does the Code have to say about this?  The Code says, “I will play by the letter and spirit of the rules…”  All of these accidents were caused by “not playing by the rules” – by speeding or not…

In an interview on the news this morning a Navy Seal said that what makes the Seals great is not the physical training, but the results of everything that leads each of them to care more about the others than they do about themselves.  You finally get to the point where “it is not about…

Ben Affleck directed the Best Picture “Argo.”  As a very young man he had won an Oscar for “Good Will Hunting” but has not been able to live up to that promising beginning over the past 15 years.   In his acceptance speech he said, “it’s not if you get knocked down, it’s if you get…

Danica Patrick has won the pole position for the Daytona 500 this Sunday.  She is not only the most famous female driver in the world, but probably the only one most people can name.  She stands alone among a male-dominated sport.  Ask yourself, and ask your team: How does her life reflect the Code? We…

With the four Alabama players arrested, and the shocking news about the arrest of  Oscar Pistorius in the slaying of his girlfriend, we really wanted to find something positive to talk about this week.  We did: Felix Hernandez cried when he signed his contract (for $175 million) with the Seattle Mariners.  He didn’t cry because…

At Obama’s inauguration Beyonce was much criticized for lip-synching the National Anthem.  There was a power outage at the SuperBowl after her half-time show (no connection).  Announcers wondered how the teams would respond to this unexpected happening.  What does the Code have to say about all this?   Both are examples of adversity. Adversity comes in…

There is a lot of discussion about the fact that Beyonce lip-synched the National Anthem (and Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor sang live) at the Inauguration ceremonies.  What does the Code have to say about this?  We’re not sure any “rules” were broken, although one could talk about the “spirit and the letter” – is…

Lance Armstrong will apparently admit on Oprah that he has used banned performance enhancing drugs.  What does the Code say about this?  The Code’s prologue says, “I will take responsibility and appropriate actions when I fail to live up to this Code.”  That is one of the most important, if not the most important, lines…

Hollywood has presented its Oscars nominees – how does this relate to the Code?  It is good to recognize those who have achieved at the highest level, which is the intent of the Oscars.  In fact, one of the positive things about the Oscars is that they do not just recognize the actors or directors,…

It’s everyone’s favorite time to make a resolution.  The problem is that we have trouble keeping them.  As we also know it is because we often are too ambitious in the goals we set for ourselves.  The most important part of any goal setting is to break it down into small bites, so that we…