Bob Stephenson

Over the last 75 years, the average intra-year market drop has been 14%. If you are overly stressed out about the current 9% drawdown, the stock market isn’t for you. Downside volatility is the price investors pay for long-term outperformance.

I work with some of the most successful people in America. The very best share these 5 key traits:

Milton Friedman, 4 ways to spend money: 1. Your money on yourself (you’re careful about both cost and quality) 2. Your money on others (you care about cost, less about quality) 3. Someone else’s money on yourself (you care about quality, not cost) 4. Someone else’s money on others (you care about neither) Hint: #4 is the government

Shane Battier shares a must-listen on what it really means to be a champion, how to be a great teammate, and how to make an impact. "The sign says, 'Champions are made when no one is looking.' I sorta laugh at that sign because there is no better sign to sum up my career than that. I lived that literally." Here's why: "My last few years in the NBA, I was first or last, depending on how you look at it - in a stat called time per possession...I was the NBA's version of hot potato." Then he did the math: "I found out that 98% of the time I was on the court, I didn't touch the ball. Only 2% of the time I actually physically touched it." "Most people watch the player with the ball or guarding the ball. So literally, when I say 'champions are made when no one's watching' - no one is watching me for 98% of the time." "But yet I was an integral part of my team. I was an integral piece in my coach's sweat when I didn't play." How did he do it? "I always looked at ways to impact the game. Boxing out. Taking charges. Sexy plays like running back on defense. All of these made up my 98% of time spent away from the ball." 98% invisible, but 100% essential. You don't have to score to make an impact on the game. The best teammates own their role. They are willing to put the team first over individual glory. (🎥 The Nantucket Project)

The poem that Lou Holtz would have his players memorize…

Bill Ackman on getting through a stressful & negative period in your life… I come back to this video so often. Any time I am in a bad spot. Worth the 2 minutes for sure.

A huge percentage of the population approach life with a negative attitude. They complain. They blame other people. They bring others down and make people miserable. The fact is that entrepreneurship is hard. Doing hard things with negative people is a nightmare. Cut these people out immediately. Do not let this mind virus infect your company or your life. It is contagious and it spreads like wildfire if you let it in.

"It's not the police who need to be retrained, it's the public. We have grown into a mouthy, mobile phone wielding, vulgar, uncivil society with no personal responsibility and the attitude of 'it's the other person's fault, you owe me'. A society where children grow up with no boundaries or knowledge or concern for civil society and personal responsibility. When an officer says "Put your hands up," then put your hands up! Don't reach for something in your pocket, your lap, your seat. There's plenty of reason for a police officer to feel threatened, there have been multiple assaults and ambushes on police officers lately. Comply with requests from the officer, have your day in court. Don't mouth off, or fight, or refuse to comply... that escalates the situation. Police officers are our sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters. They're black, white, brown, all colors, all ethnicities, all faiths, male and female, they are us. They see the worst side of humanity... the raped children, the bloody mangled bodies of traffic victims, the bruised and battered victims of domestic violence, homicide victims, body parts... day after day. They work holidays while we have festive meals with our families. They miss school events with their kids, birthdays, anniversaries, all those special occasions that we take for granted. They work in all types of weather, under dangerous conditions, for relatively low pay. They have extensive training, but they are human. When there are numerous attacks on them, they become hyper vigilant for a reason, they have become targets. When a police officer encounters any person... any person, whether at a traffic stop, a street confrontation, an arrest, whatever... that situation has the potential to become life threatening. You, Mr & Mrs/Miss Civilian, also have the responsibility of keeping the situation from getting out of control. Many law enforcement officers are Veterans. They've been in service to this nation most of their lives, whether on the battlefield or protecting us here at home. They are the only thing that stands between us and anarchy in the streets. If you want to protect your child, teach them respect." ~ Sheriff David Clarke

I have covered college football, college basketball, the NBA, the NFL and the Olympics… I have been to the Masters, the Ryder Cup, and the Open Championship. This Indiana Football run is historic.

You’re either outworking your competition, or your competition is outworking you. Which way do you want it to be?

Special teams are a weapon.

When you go to school, you think you are busy, until you become an adult and have to take responsibility for where you are in life. When you are an adult, you think you are busy, until you become a parent and have to take responsibility for where your kids are in life. When you are finally old and full of free time, you think you can finally do everything you want, until you realize that most of your life is now behind you, and that was it. A successful life is the art of enjoying what happens during all those moments when you think you are "too busy" to appreciate them.

Fernando Mendoza's speech after winning the Heisman 👏

@imfokused_aj Big Time Congrats...I thought the same thing back in 1977. Welcome!

Not to many people understand how much of an accomplishment it is to be on the wall in Reitz locker room. The tradition, the history it just hits you as soon as you walk in, seeing guys from 100 years ago and to know I was able to stamp myself with 2 of my brothers is a blessing!

👇This is how you take accountability. 📢📢Life is not always fair. 🔑You control what you can control, and take ownership of the accountability to your results. 💥This is a great life lesson everyone needs to learn. ‼️You aren’t a victim.

Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay £1. The sixth would pay £3. The seventh would pay £7. The eighth would pay £12. The ninth would pay £18. And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.　 So, that’s what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused them a little problem. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your weekly beer by £20.” Drinks for the ten men would now cost just £80. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free but what about the other six men? The paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share? They realized that £20 divided by six is £3.33, but if they subtracted that from everybody’s share then not only would the first four men still be drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.　 So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fairer to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage. They decided to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay. And so, the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (a 100% saving). The sixth man now paid £2 instead of £3 (a 33% saving). The seventh man now paid £5 instead of £7 (a 28% saving). The eighth man now paid £9 instead of £12 (a 25% saving). The ninth man now paid £14 instead of £18 (a 22% saving). And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59 (a 16% saving).　 Each of the last six was better off than before with the first four continuing to drink for free.　 But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got £1 out of the £20 saving,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got £10!“　 “Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a £1 too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!”　 “That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get £10 back, when I only got £2? The wealthy get all the breaks!”　 “Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!” The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.　 The next week the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important – they didn’t have enough money between all of them to pay for even half of the bill!　 And that’s how it works. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just might not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.　 For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

My high school coach had a simple but profound rule: No matter what happened—win or loss, joy or disappointment—the next day, you get back to work. We called it the 24-hour rule. You had 24 hours to feel it all. Then it was time to move forward. It wasn’t about ignoring emotion. It was about giving it a boundary.

Things you can control in games: • Effort • Attitude • Self-talk • Body language • Attention • Execution Things you can’t control in games: • Winning • Your opponent • Refs • Fans • Weather • The past/future To play your best, focus only on what you can control.

“I’m not here to be your friend.” - I’m here to push you. - I’m here to challenge you. - I’m here to help you be successful. That’s the job. That’s the standard. I am a Coach. Marcus Freeman GOLD 🥇

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