‘We kept starters healthy,’ they could have said, while shrugging and moving on. They could have just ended the season with a ‘meh, whatever,’ in losing a game that would do nothing to change their playoff positioning fate. In sneaking up on the Blue Bombers during the dying moments of Saturday night’s game, the Calgary Stampeders got the type of caffeine jolt that could give them an emotional boost as they prepare for the Western Semi-Final in Regina. HAMILTON AND CALGARY: GOOD, STRONG CUPS OF COFFEE
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And I’m talking the full get-up here bubble wrap helmet, bubble wrap jacket, bubble wrap pants, bubble wrap shoes. The good news for Winnipeg watchers is that the Blue Bombers have the CFL’s most impenetrable fortress in that dynamite offensive line of theirs.īeyond that, I’d have Head Equipment Manager Brad Fotty fashion a suit of triple-ply bubble wrap for Collaros, to be worn every waking moment of every day leading up to the Western Final. Neither of his understudies filled the faithful with confidence over the final two games of the regular season. However, a rather important takeaway comes for the highly-favoured Bombers At all costs, quarterback Zach Collaros’ health must be protected. » Steinberg’s MMQB: A question for every team in the Semi-Finals » Leaders of the Pack: Statistical leaders of 2021 » Matchups Set: 108th Grey Cup playoffs ready for kickoff The Montreal Alouettes would not be one of those teams, though, as they had something to play for in their regular season finale and came up empty. Toronto, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg are among those teams and so they won’t be alarmed with the results so much. Some of them – most of them, really – weren’t exactly banking on that, sitting key starters ahead of the post-season. Heading into the playoffs, a number of teams did not exactly get what they wanted in terms of positive reinforcement and/or momentum building. WINNIPEG: PROTECT THE PRECIOUS AT ALL COSTS Going for two and either a win or a loss instead of one and overtime? Fist bump, LaPo. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.Hello, Paul LaPolice. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. At every stage, ego holds us back.Įgo Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems.
Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego.
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” -from the prologue The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller