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Who’s The Sellout Now?

  20 years ago at this time I was being offered the opportunity of a lifetime in Las Vegas: to be managed, produced, and mentored by the people who brought my hero, Danny Gans, to Sin City and helped make him a star. Then I would have a residency at multiple locations throughout California and Nevada before perfecting my new show and headlining The Strip as the new star in town. They said I was the next Danny Gans, I was 25 years old. Due to what my show would have needed to morph into in order to keep the Vegas promise of a new brand they had just adopted, a slogan of “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” I decided to do what seemed insane at the time by walking away from the biggest fast track any person could dream for, and even still to this day, makes me wonder what could have been…although I know I made the right choice for my life. 2 decades later I have a happy family life, my eldest daughter graduates from high school this very week, we have put roots down in my home state, are grateful for our community life,

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Eighth Grader Drives the School Bus

  As the school year winds down here is a powerful story of leadership from the fast action of an eighth grader! His name is Acie Holland III. Riding the bus home from school, Acie noticed the driver missed a turn and was now accelerating, while slumped over and unconscious! I don’t know about you, but most adults in this situation would: Scream Panic Take out their phone and film what is happening, livestreaming on the Insta, while commentating and tagging the Kardashians! Acie jumped up, ran to the front, moved the driver’s foot off the gas, and got control of the bus headed into oncoming traffic, steadily slowing down to a stop on the side of the road. An EIGHTH Grader! Once stopped, as reported here, he called 911 and his Grandmother, who is a nurse assistant (always call Grandma first!). He then instructed the other 13-15 kids to call their families and remain calm. Leadership. Action. A Doer. This is all incredible to me, as a Dad, and I would hope my kids would be so savvy, showing such assertiveness in this type of situation. This is The Promise – to be aware, to solve a problem, to

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Rudy’s Promise: Mommy & Baby vs. Basketball

  This past week one of my favorite players, a former Utah Jazz man and now 4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert, made a decision that confronts the very topic of this blog with precision: to what level do you keep The Promise? His partner, the inspiring and lovely Julia Bonilla, was set to have a baby, their first, and Rudy did not want to miss the moment. Problem was: His team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, were set to play Game 2 of the Playoffs against the defending champion Denver Nuggets, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go up 2-0 against the champs. Per usual with professional sports, most athletes miss big and important family events all the time, including births of their children. It is an unwritten code that you always put the game first, from both athlete and fan perspectives. Enter Rudy Gobert. A man from a different planet in terms of how he thinks and what he is determined to do, no matter the public opinion and consequences. KSL reports Gobert saying: “It has been clear for me from the beginning, I would do anything I can to be there,” Gobert told reporters during

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Business

Stepping Down When It’s Best For The Team – The Promise of José Abreu

  This week, former MVP baseball player, José Abreu, was sent down to the minor leagues. It may not seem like significant news to a casual observer, as baseball players go minors to majors and back to minors often. Here are articles with ESPN and Yahoo Sports. For a former 3-time All-Star and MVP, who was the best player in the entire major leagues only 4 years ago, to suddenly be sent to the minor leagues, that is noteworthy and we must dissect The Promise from within this story of leadership. Who are the Leaders keeping The Promise here? First: The Coaches Since when do we want an MVP to not play on our team? Only the smartest, bravest, and gutsiest coaches know when it’s time to have a difficult conversation with those who were our best players and aren’t performing at their best, needing to make a drastic change.   Second: José Abreu His numbers have slowly gone down month after month for 2 years. He knows he’s not playing at the level he’s capable of, and instead of putting up a fight, he not only agreed with the coach’s decision, but also encouraged it. He owned up to

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