NFL Archives | Mike Henderson https://mikehendersonlive.com/tag/nfl/ life lessons & inspiration for personal growth Sat, 04 Aug 2018 17:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 39763457 Social Media Makes Even the Great Ones Insecure https://mikehendersonlive.com/social-media-makes-even-the-great-ones-insecure/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:21:13 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=717 Our phones and social media have transformed the way we communicate, connect, receive the news, and stay in touch. In short, we cannot be separated from our phones anymore. Just two decades ago if you wanted to meet someone for lunch you had to plan well in advance. Not anymore. And chances are you will […]

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]]> 717 Keep It Simple https://mikehendersonlive.com/keep-it-simple/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 10:30:21 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=604 For some reason it’s a natural tendency for human beings to make easy things hard. I’m not sure why we do that, but we do. Let me illustrate. When I played football as a kid, there was never an argument over whether or not someone caught the ball. We all knew what a catch was. […]

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]]> 604 The Power of Others https://mikehendersonlive.com/the-power-of-others/ Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:54:41 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=552 Let’s be honest. We all need someone in our lives who believes in us. Actually it could make all the difference. John Lynch is a former NFL football player. But let’s start at the beginning of his story.  Lynch went to Stanford University to play football as a quarterback. However, he never made it onto […]

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]]> 552 Are Losers Losers? https://mikehendersonlive.com/are-losers-losers/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 06:30:26 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=528 Are losers really losers? It sounds contradictory. It seems like a dilemma. In the sports world we define so many great athletes and coaches not only by wins & losses, but also by championships. Can you imagine being a football coach who takes your team to the super Bowl 4 years in a row and […]

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]]> 528 The Comparison Trap Creates Losers https://mikehendersonlive.com/the-comparison-trap-creates-losers/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:36:29 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=517 July 1 is a big day in sports since many NBA (National Basketball Association) players become free agents. Which means they are looking for contracts with sweet deals and lots of money. Some have landed huge contracts, including guys you have never heard of. I even mentioned to Carol that the amount of money is […]

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]]> 517 From Losing to Winning https://mikehendersonlive.com/from-losing-to-winning/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:45:39 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=294 Mark is best known for being the writer of the Gospel of Mark.  That in itself would put him in the winner’s circle.  Can you imagine being one of forty different authors whom God chose to write the Bible?  I cannot even imagine. What an honor. What a privilege. What a WIN! Winning is fun. […]

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]]> 294 Why Do We Wait Until the Last Minute? https://mikehendersonlive.com/why-do-we-wait-until-the-last-minute/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:08:11 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=29   Can anyone actually say they have never waited until the last minute?  No, I didn’t think so. The NFL has had a labor dispute with the refs since before the season began.  And yes, there were some horrible calls by the replacement refs.  However, the NFL maintained that the integrity of the game was […]

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