John Daly - Articles

A Must Read Book

Mitch Albom is an award wining author. His new book, "Have a Little Faith", is coming out around September 29. In today's world with all the things going on, this book is coming out at a perfect time. I was blessed enough to get an advanced copy and it is a great read with tons of lessons for all of us to apply in our lives. Check out the link to read a great excerpt from his new book. Read

By: John Daly | 19/09/2009 | Coaching

Pay Attention!

A very important trait of a leader is that leaders pay attention. The little details, the big picture, what's really important, and especially people. They learn things from paying attention that non-leaders miss out on. Think of all the great things that you could have in your life, if you just paid attention more. I know I need a lot of work in this area, especially with the people that I love, that's for sure. Read

By: John Daly | 28/08/2009 | Leadership

Life's 5 F's - Great Guidelines

Life's 5 F's are important components to success. Faith, Family, Fitness, Friends and Finance are areas for all of us to look at and check regularly throughout our lives. These 5 areas can help guide us in so many ways. Look around at the successfull people you know and I think you will find high marks in all these areas for them. Read

By: John Daly | 28/08/2009 | Leadership

Working Together

It has been proven is sport, business, family, etc., that working together to solve problems or accomplish something is better than just one person doing it on their own. I've had this principle proven to me recently when we had some storm damage at our house and some friends jumped into action. Great examples all around us. Read

By: John Daly | 22/08/2009 | Coaching

Summer Time

Summer here in Michigan offers so many things to do, as do all parts of our great country. Some of those things hopefully are resting, relaxing and reflecting. This is very good for mental and physical health. Finding some time to spend with family is important and beneficial too. It's also a great time to repair relationships too. Read

By: John Daly | 17/08/2009 | Coaching

Happy Birthday USA

Honoring our nation's birthday, there are so many lessons to learn on this day to applied everyday of our lives. If we pause just a little bit, and think back to our country's history and the sacrifice of so many people, especially our military, we can better appreciate what we have in this country. It's not perfect, but it's still the best in the world. Read

By: John Daly | 15/08/2009 | Coaching

Games and Life - part 2

In the second part of the story of golfing with my dad, a few more notable Leadership Principles and Success skills come out. In dealing with people, it sure is interesting to watch and learn from others. Learning from other's mistakes are huge in life. Having perspective in life is very important too. The game of golf offers that and so do other activities. Read

By: John Daly | 14/08/2009 | Leadership

Games and Life - Part 1

So many great lessons from sports, golf is one of those sports. I got to golf with my dad and right from the start there were lessons about life. Great leadership and success points just from a regular day spent with my dad. A great day, no matter how lousy I played. Read

By: John Daly | 12/08/2009 | Leadership

Music Is So Powerful

Music is such an important part of emotions for most people. It helps us feel good about ourselves so that we can do good things for ourselves and others. Great leadership and success traits are in this article. Read

By: John Daly | 10/08/2009 | Coaching

Classic America - 3 Traits We Can All Use

Reading is a huge key to success. One of the books I recently read was "Rebound Rules - The Art of Success" by the one and only Rick Pitino. Coach Pitino has PHD's in both his basketball program but also in life and business too. He talks about Passion, Hunger and Drive. Great examples of 3 key traits that we all can use to enhance our leadership and success skills. Read

By: John Daly | 09/08/2009 | Leadership