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After his second year at Michigan, Tom Brady wanted to transfer. He wasn't playing in games, and he was so low on the depth chart that he only got 2 reps in practice. Brady met with his coach to express his frustration, “The other quarterbacks get all the reps.” Coach replied, “Brady, I want you to stop worrying about what all the other players on our team are doing. All you do is worry about what the starter is doing, what the second guy is doing, what everyone else is doing. You don't worry about what you're doing.” Coach reminded him, “You came here to be the best. If you're going to be the best, you have to beat out the best.” And then he recommended that Brady start meeting with Greg Harden, a sports psychologist who worked in Michigan's athletic department. Brady went to Harden's office and whined, “I'm never going to get my chance. They're only giving me 2 reps.” Harden simply replied, “Just go out there and focus on doing the best you can with those 2 reps. Make them as perfect as you possibly can.” “So that's what I did,” Brady said. “They'd put me in for those 2 reps, man, I'd sprint out there like it was Super Bowl 39. 'Let's go boys! Here we go! What play we got?'” “And I started to do really well with those 2 reps. Because I brought enthusiasm, I brought energy.” Soon, it went from getting 2 reps to getting 4 reps. Then from 4 to 10, “and before you knew it,” Brady said, with this new mindset that Greg instilled in me—to focus on what you can control, to focus on what you're getting, not what anyone else is getting, to treat every rep like it's the Super Bowl—eventually, I became the starter.” Takeaway 1: Greg Harden telling Brady to just focus on being great during his 2 reps reminded me of a piece of advice from the entrepreneur Mark Cuban. “People come to me all the time and tell me they're stuck,” Cuban explained. “They're stuck in a job they don't like. They're stuck working for a boss they don't like. They're stuck on a team they don't like.” “I just tell them, 'Be great.'” “The reality of life is that you can't just always quit your job. You can't just always go to your boss and say, 'Give me the promotion, or I'm out of here.'” You can't just always go to your coach and say, 'Give me more reps, or I'm transferring.' “So when you're stuck, you've gotta find it within yourself to say, 'Ok, this is where I am. And if I'm going to be here, I'm going to be great.' Because if you're great at your job, typically other people and companies find out, so it creates opportunities.” Takeaway 2: I've written before about “lead measures”—the actions and behaviors that predictably drive success. The core characteristic of a lead measure, the authors of The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) write, is that “a lead measure is influenceable; it can be directly influenced by you.” To achieve your goals, they recommend (echoing what the Michigan Coach told Brady), apply a disproportionate energy to the things that are in your control. Starting at Michigan and for the rest of his career, that’s what Brady did, that’s what drove his success. In his first media call after he was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th pick in the 2000 draft, Brady was asked: “Are you aware that [along with starting quarterback, Drew Bledsoe] there’s another quarterback here that they drafted last year?” Brady said he was aware of that. “And I know he’s a heck of a player,” Brady said. “But I’ve always really concerned myself just with the things I can control. I don’t put a lot of thinking into the other guys because I know I’m not at my best when I’m not just thinking about playing as well as I possibly can.” - - - “I never once in my life ever said I wanted to be the best of all time. Ever. I wanted to be the best I could be, period. I learned that in college. It didn’t matter what the other guys were doing. It mattered what I was doing.” — Tom Brady Follow @bpoppenheimer for more content like this!

Congratulations to lab members @ananya_kasi and Zhe Chen who presented their undergraduate research posters at the Explore Computer Science Research (#ExploreCSR) event @UMichCSE! 1/n

Glad to announce the recent panel discussion on "Growing Risks to Business Growth and Profitability" held at the Technology Leadership Summit, "Future Tech Leadership Forum" (FTLF). The discussion featured an esteemed panel of experts who explored the various risks and

This friday, Goa is going to experience a knowledge wave of technology solutions, business ideas and leadership lessons. The eminent speakers and special guests are all set to share their experiences. For more details: ftlf.frtechevents.com #FTLF2023 #LeadershipSummit #Goa

We have been immensely joyed to have spent time with the lovely children of Kamayani (a school for specially-abled kids). These are the highlights of some of the unforgettable memories that we created with them #christmas2022 #christmasvibes #santaclaus #celebration

We all love a little high-spirited time in midst of the workload upon us… Presenting to you the winners of our ‘Christmas Themed Quiz’!! Swipe left to unveil their names… Stay tuned to more such events ! #christmas2022 #christmasvibes #specialawards #awardwinners #santaclaus

Series of programs to help @SEAPune members and #Pune #technology ecosystem influence the evolving business equation through collaborative #leadership

SEAP is an association of great minds in technology. We are now determined to make Pune a global tech point through SEAP. Open to memberships now. For more information connect here: softexpune.org/ #technology #software #softwareexporters #softwarepune #technologysupport

SEAP Invites you for an online session on "Responsible AI". The speaker for this session is Dattaraj Rao, Chief Data Scientist, Persistent Systems. For registration please use this link : forms.gle/d32cqP7vqA7MTr5i6 #SEAPune #ai #responsibleai #aiml #aimodel

Look forward to the first of a series of programs around #AI #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI by @SEAPune. An interdisciplinary topic with significant relevance for the future.

SEAP invites you for an online session on Responsible AI. The session will introduce the subject of Responsible AI showing specific patterns that can make AI/ML systems more ethical and explainable. For Registration - lnkd.in/dQxMnZJ6 #SEAPune #responsibleai #aiml #ai

Kickstart to an event to throw light on WFH policy for sez units in and around Pune by JDC office in association with SEAP. #SEAPune #WFH #SEZ #Industryregulations

Office of the Joint Development Commissioner, Pune Cluster, SEZ in association with SEAP is organising an "Industry and Regulators meet on new WFH Regulations for SEZ". For registration please use :- forms.gle/1nxMVUofM9N8riST6 #sez #SEAPune #seepz #event #wfhregulations #wfh

SEAP with @aidexpadvisory @ssuryava as Knowledge partner brings you the Back to Office Roundtable Series. Please use this link for registration - forms.gle/qQKmQGem7TDLuiJ49 #SEAPune #events #BackToOffice

Interactive and informative. That’s how we would describe IDeaS Masterclass with @sendhil_csat. An Avid book reader, Software Engineer, and TEDx Speaker, Sendhil is multifaceted. So, a masterclass with him was indeed a masterstroke. Listen to a snippet from the session. #book

Our recent Extra Mile Club session on ‘Role of Automation in Digital Transformation’ with @djswap, Corporate Vice President & Global Leader - Intelligent #Automation, @wnsholdings, was filled with learnings and insights.

Group discussion by industry leaders in "Talent War: A need for reducing cost or increasing value?" #SEAPune #Talentwar #groupdiscussion #event #pune @ksprashant @nitingdeshpande @a_parasnis @swapnildesh

Very interesting discussions on #TalentWar . It is evident that companies have to pursue both value and cost streams simultaneously. The need is to nurture both mindsets and contextualize our actions for each company. Look forward to the next in this series by @SEAPune

Is the cost of hiring denting your margins heavily ? Let's get together to see how we can tackle this together. forms.gle/pKAKfCtbCEYJWceQ9 #talentwar #roundtableconference