"Smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay..."

This line indicates one of the key themes in the poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Housman. With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful, so today I am talking about this poem. Monday, I started with "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, and Wednesday, I talked about "If" by Rudyard Kipling. I said that you've probably heard both of those poems before, and you may have read them in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school. While not as popular as the other two, I imagine "To an Athlete Dying Young" may be another poem you read in school, too.

As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!

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"If you can keep your head when all about you/Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..."

These lines begin the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. The entire poem is a series of "if" lines and concepts, all talking about the many trials and tribulations we will be faced with as we go through life, and culminating in two lines to show what is waiting for us if we handle all of the "ifs" in the right way. There are so many great quotable lines and lessons for leaders and teammates throughout this poem, many of which you may have used with your teams before.

With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Monday, I started with my favorite poet, Robert Frost, and what is probably his most famous poem, "The Road Not Taken." I said that you have probably heard it before, and you may have read it in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school. I imagine "If" falls into that category, too.

As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!

In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.

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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.com or email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.

Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

"Two roads diverged in a wood..."

We move to a new theme today, one that is based on this being National Poetry Month. I am going to read and talk about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. I will do this for this week and probably for the rest of the month.

I start with my favorite poem, Robert Frost, and what is probably his most famous poem, "The Road Not Taken." It is so good with so many great ideas in it. You have probably heard it before, and you may have read it in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school.

As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!

In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.

Support the show

For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.com or email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.

Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.