James Young

Married to the love of my life, father of 3 great & very different kids, frustrated soccer enthusiast, franchise executive working to become a better leader

[James Young @franexec]

@slater57649 How do I buy a print?

[Tandy @LFC_Tandy]

Born too late to see dinosaurs
Born too early to see flying cars
Born just in time to witness Leo Messi

[James Young @franexec]

Crazy energy @TST7v7 this week. Enjoyed every minute!

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

KIRK COUSINS ON LEADERSHIP
"You don't use people to advance your position, you use the position you have to advance people."

𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧.

Be a person of influence.

📹 via @AtlantaFalcons

[Jake Justice @jakecobb]

Keep posting this so people don’t forget how truly bad this event was.

Don’t let people gaslight you into thinking it was peaceful and worthy of 1500+ pardons and slush fund payoffs.

[McKinsey & Company @McKinsey]

Psychological safety is a performance lever.

Employees who feel supported are 6x more likely to be engaged and innovative—helping teams perform more consistently under pressure. https://t.co/daHq9HAqSK

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

A bad coach tears people down. An average coach focuses only on results. A good coach teaches skills and systems. A great coach builds confidence and trust. An exceptional coach helps people believe in themselves at a higher level. And the best coaches impact lives long after the scoreboard stops mattering.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Steve Kerr shares what made Gregg Popovich and Phil Jackson such great coaches.

"What I loved about both of them - they're very different from one another, but they both had the same quality."

"You knew they cared about you. You could feel that they loved you and they cared about you. But you were a little afraid of them."

"Just a little bit. Almost like you'd feel about a parent."

They had that great balance of warm and demanding.

Then he clarified:
"Not afraid physically, but you were afraid to disappoint them. That's probably the better way to put it."

The sweet spot: care and accountability.

"They both cared so deeply about me and my family. They knew everything about my life. They asked questions. They were more engaged and more involved with me than any coaches I ever had."

"Knew all my kids' names. That stuff matters."

"And then at practice, if you weren't on it, you were gonna hear it...What a great combination."

They loved you enough to know you.
They loved you enough to push you.

That's the balance every leader should aim for - care so deeply that people are afraid to let you down.
(🎥 Berkley Haas)

[Deidre J Owen @deidrejowen]

I miss the days when I, an average US citizen, could go literal weeks without hearing or even thinking about the United States president.

[Taylor Lewan @TaylorLewan77]

🫡🇺🇸

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read. https://t.co/NPtKyjYRml

[Mike Sisk @mikesisk]

Those were the days !

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10,000 in 1970 to $106,000 today, an increase of 10x.

However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25,000 to $445,000, an increase of 17x.

And the median cost of a car has gone from $3,600 to $50,000, an increase of 14x.

The median cost of college has gone from $2,900 a year to $45,000, an increase of 16x.

And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14,600, an increase of 42x.

[James Young @franexec]

@marcuslemonis Exhausting

[NCC Women's Soccer @NCC_WSoccer]

❤️

[James Young @franexec]

@JonGordon11 A

[NCC Cardinals @NCC_Athletics]

Cardinals take a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute‼️

Jordan Lange scores from distance!

#WeAreNC | @NCC_WSoccer

[MSOE Raiders @MSOE_Raiders]

⚽️@msoemenssoccer | RECAP

The Raiders finish out the NACC tournament not allowing a single goal as they shutout Aurora to win their second straight title

#TheRaiderWay #d3soccer
https://t.co/wVzFufHyys

[James Young @franexec]

@MSOE_Raiders @msoemenssoccer Extremely impressive group and a GREAT game! Equally impressive was How Coach Harrington celebrated and recognized past team members after the game. A leader who recognizes a culture is shaped by those that came before them. Congrats Coach, well deserved!