ESPN released MyESPN to the public last week. It is a customizable page similar to MyYahoo, Google IG, or Netvibes. For sports fans who would like to have a personalized start page, MyESPN should be just what you are looking for. Hundreds of ESPN content modules can easily be added the your page, and moved around so you can order your information the way you want it. You can add many customized themes (many team colors are available), and even create new tabs to add even more organization to get the news they way you want it. Being a cycling fan, I added a tab just for cycling news, and added as many cycling related RSS feeds as I could find.
Archive for October, 2006
Today I had the priviledge of hearing Lou Holtz speak to our team at ESPN.com. He was very motivational. He had a lot of funny stories from coaching, but related his experiences to how to be successful in life and business.
Some of the basic themes he brought up were: You are getting better or worse, so you always have to look for ways to improve. You can’t rest of past success. You need to look a what your audience wants. He used an example of the railroads. What people need is to get from one place to another. If something better comes along that better meets their needs (like the airplane) they will use it, so you need to think of new ways to innovate. He talked about when you are on top, your competitors will look copy your strengths and try to exploit your weaknesses.
He talked about what makes a successful person. You need to set goals, and find something that you are passionate about. One thing he said that I could relate to was about how to be productive. He used the acronym WIN. What Is Next? Ask yourself 25 times a day “What is next?” Always be looking to the next task to get you to your goal. This really relates to a couple of other books I have been reading about getting productive. Instead of thinking about the big overwhelming project, break things down into the next thing you can do, and you will build momentum.
He talked about how important it is to be a person that people can trust. He said when he gets ready to go on the air to do analysis for an ESPN football game, he thinks about the responsibility to everyone who works at ESPN to do his best. If he does a bad job it could effect everybody else who works there.
Another mark of a successful person is if that person cares about other people. His words, along with some other things I have read recently just reminded that relationships are so important. Overall, I really enjoyed hearing him talk.
