Thursday, February 9, 2012

Channeled Madness: Austin Rivers vs. Newt Gingrich

Last night's Duke vs. Carolina game was epic. Duke vs. Carolina fulfilled every bit of hype. Austin Rivers was walking on water and virtually unstoppable. Why? After the game he said he was "pissed off" because Carolina said they were going to win.

Austin had what I call "channeled madness." He used his aggression in a positive way and had extreme focus on the court.

Let's contrast that with another prominent figure: Newt Gingrich. His madness is getting the best of him and it shows. He is so upset that it is controlling his actions. This is usually the beginning of one's downfall.



If I was building a startup team in the business world, I would love to have employees with the "channeled madness" of Austin Rivers totally focused on taking out the competition. This year's Startup Madness participants will come to Durham with a similar spirit.

1 comment:

Christian and Jessie Ehrisman said...

But can Austin Rivers or any of your Startup Madness participants get us a base on the moon?!

j/k, I agree, that kind of fire has a lot of power.