It was an eventful weekend in the Cressey household, as we had our first trip to the emergency room with one of our daughters. Everything is fine, but it was another not-so-subtle reminder of how two-year-olds can change your plans on a moment’s notice! Since I didn’t do any writing myself this weekend, here’s some good stuff from around the ‘net:

Forget Career Hacks – Dr. John Berardi penned one of the more insightful articles on professional success that I’ve read in recent years. I love this equation because it demonstrates to folks that passion is necessary, but ineffective by itself:

Brandon Marcello on Life as a Performance Strategist and Consultant – This is some outstanding stuff from Brandon Marcello, one of the brightest guys in the field of performance enhancement. Mike Robertson interviews him for his podcast.

10 Important Notes on Assessments – I reincarnated this post from the archives yesterday, and though it warranted sharing here as well.

Top Tweet of the Week

What the scouting service writes (top) vs. what the college coaches are actually thinking (bottom). #baseballrecruiting #baseballshowcase pic.twitter.com/icArFeItH2

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) July 31, 2017

Top Instagram Post of the Week

 

“Hey Mom, if you thought that C-section was hard on your abs, you’ve got to try this!” #cresseytwins #hudsonma #abwheel #coretraining #ladieswholift #mommastrong @annacressey

A post shared by Eric Cressey (@ericcressey) on Aug 6, 2017 at 12:33pm PDT

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