Create Focus for 2007 Part 6

I recently attended a leadership conference at the United States Naval Academy where former Super Bowl winning NFL coach and television announcer Dick Vermeil was the keynote speaker. I took note that in the evening’s program listing Mr. Vermeil’s accomplishments it gave his reason for retiring from coaching the Philadelphia Eagles as “burn out” – in italics even! I recognize that this is true even in sailing, which we do supposedly for pleasure. I have wondered about the teams that race every race but have no improvement in their standings, about the boats that have trouble keeping crew for any extended period of time, the new additions to the fleet with so much promise and excitement that disappear after 3 years. In this segment we will focus on how to avoid burn out and keep our learning curve, energy, and excitement at a high level! more...