I just received an email from my friend Kevin Elko. I wrote of him in an earlier blog detailing the tremendous job he does in working with coaches, players, and teams. He has an amazing gift that allows him to quickly understand what a team needs and then to map out a vision for that team. During our Final Four run of 2007, our team was jolted when our head coach had to resign before the beginning of the NCAA tournament. Doug Allen, a friend of our program, arranged for Kevin to speak to our team and it was a transforming 60 minutes. Kevin doesn't just speak to a team -- he involves them and then gives them guidelines to follow. He continued to call me daily to give me means of getting those guidelines through to our team and we did indeed read the Final Four again. He was so very much a part of our success that year in helping us through a difficult time that we honored him with a Final Four ring. His book, 'Nerves of Steel" was purchased for our team and staff and we continue to use it in motivating our team.
The reason for this blog is that Kevin has just released a new book, "The Pep Talk" and already it has reached #1 in four categories including motivation, sports and leadership. The link below is a video Kevin talking about the book, how it came about and part of his philsoophy:
We have just ordered our staff members each a book -- I can't begin to tell you how much I believe in Kevin -- he's the best! You can pick up this book at any major book store or you can purchase it from his website at:
