WEEKLY MOTIVATIONAL PIECE

Greetings My Friend!


This is a motivational piece that I strongly encourage you to take a few minutes to watch three specific YouTube video clips for me. They are of Bruce Springsteen, one of the greatest rock concert performers ever seen! These particular clips were taken from a 2009 concert show in London, England where Bruce drew an outdoor audience that was into the HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of people!

What you will see is a performance by a (then) 60-year old musician that started out in the daylight afternoon hours and ended up going into the darkness of the evening! There were no intermission breaks. Every song seems like a marathon performance! You’ll see this man pour every ounce of his HEART, SOUL, GUTS, EMOTION, ENERGY and DETERMINATION into the song and how he relates to his audience and they to him. A Springsteen concert is equal to you almost playing out an entire doubleheader on the field but with Bruce taking every single at bat, making every pitch, fielding every play and is the game announcer too! There are no substitutions for this man!

Know that back in the 1980’s, I was working with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Our club was just terrible on the ice back then and seem to play with no emotion or care. The Capitals’ owner (Abe Pollin) was furious with the players for being so non-competitive during those years. One night he ordered every single player and those of us that worked in the organization to attend a Springsteen concert that was going to be played in his hockey arena. The owner wanted the team and everyone to see up close the amazing amount of energy and effort put forth by Springsteen during his shows without interruption. On this night, Bruce performed for five straight hours at the pace of a maniac! I’ve never seen any performer like him and still haven’t!

Seriously, please take time to watch the three song links posted below on You Tube in their entirety! The second song shows you the sweat and exhaustion. The last one is pure determination and stamina unseen before! Show your teammates! May Bruce’s performance inspire you to play with extra effort and to reach for that extra burst of energy that you didn’t think existed when taking the field! Most importantly, when the game begins, you, too, be ready to clock in and give it everything you’ve got!

* Out In The Street Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live Hyde Park 2009

* The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live Hyde Park 2009

* American Land Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live Hyde Park 2009

(Remember the person you are watching perform is 60 years old!)

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COMEDIAN & DAILY SHOW CABLE TV HOST JON STEWART ON BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: “Every time I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen perform, he emptied the tank! He empties that tank for his art and he empties the tank for his audience”

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"The battle that never ends is the battle of ‘Belief’ against ‘Unbelief.’ The most fearful Unbelief is Unbelief in Yourself" – stated by Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer, historian and teacher, 1800s

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“Mind RULES; Body SERVES” – stated by an unknown author

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TONY DUNGY WHEN HE COACHED THE NFL TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS HAD JUST ONE SIGN POSTED IN THE LOCKER ROOM FOR HIS PLAYERS WHICH READ: “NO EXCUSES … NO EXPLANATION … BE A PRO!”

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Jim Loria E-Mail: loria@sfstampede.com