Lance’s Top Blogs
Check out this ranking of Lance’s top blogs based on website traffic, clicks, comments, likes, shares, interactions, forwards, etc. Do you have a favorite? Email info@coachloya.com to let Lance know!
Making Others Whole
The holiday season blesses us with several stories that embody the good teammate approach. Among my favorites is the story of the Christmas oranges. A few different variations of the story exist, but they all end the same way and contain the same...
Trapped in Your Circle
I picked up a trinket at an airport gift shop to use as a visual aid in a presentation I made to a group of at-risk youths—a group that traditionally struggles to understand the importance of being surrounded by the right people. Many of these...
Chipless Motivation
Disney has been busy. Last month the company launched their Disney+ streaming service. This month, they opened Rise of the Resistance—the new Star Wars themed ride at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. And this week, they release the...
A Frozen Mindset
We often hear about the importance of people having a growth mindset—a belief that intelligence and ability can develop with time and experience. People who have this mentality value persistence and understand that extra effort can lead to higher...
Nice Guys Are the Only Ones Who Finish
The label “nice guy” carries an undeserved stigma in sports. In Building Good Teammates, I wrote: Whoever said nice guys finish last was too impatient. In the end, nice guys are the only ones who finish. A man named Leo “The Lip” Durocher is the...
Touch the Line
Good teammates touch the line. Anyone who has ever participated in organized sports and had to run sprints understands the significance of “the line.” A photo occasionally pops up on social media of a team running sprints during practice. In the...
Content to Be Uncomfortable
We've become too comfortable with the expression, “I’m not comfortable with...” I hear that phrase used all the time, and it makes me cringe. Someone asks someone else do to something, and that person’s response is that he or she is just “not...
You Gotta Read “The Book”
I have heard a number of interesting stories about ways people have used Be a Good Teammate beyond the traditional confines of a children’s book. I have had parents use it in lieu of graduation cards. I have had booster clubs give it to players as...
Pull the Rope
A few years ago, the expression “Hold the rope” started making its way through the sports world. It became a popular mantra for a lot of teams, and coaches often used it during pregame speeches to inspire their players to not let down the other...
The Pooh Bear Statue
Sometimes the best lessons in life come at the most unexpected moments. I’ve been juggling a few different projects this month, and the stress associated with those projects has caused me in many ways to be something other than a good teammate...
Don’t Feed the Gators
If you spend any length of time in Florida, you will inevitably encounter an alligator. In fact, the occurrence is so common that warning signs are posted around communities with the intention of reducing the frequency of the encounters. One of...
Victory Cake
If you spend any amount of time on social media, you’ve at some point surely had the thought that “Every day is something day.” National Talk Like A Pirate Day. National Underwear Day. National Skip Rope Day. National Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your...