by Brooks Mendell | Aug 30, 2025 | Learning, Thinking/Analysis
Did you know that the Earth is round? As a kid, I would flip through a set of Charlie Brown Encyclopedias and memorize facts about our planet. Did you know the circumference around the equator is 24,901 miles? Did you know the speed of light is 186,000 miles per...
by Brooks Mendell | Nov 20, 2023 | Books, Sports
In September, I was in Corpus Christi, Texas watching a tennis match and taking notes, when a smiling, clear-eyed gentleman in tennis clothes sat next to me. We chatted about the game and tennis strategies, and then introduced ourselves. “I’m Bobby Hagerman, the...
by Brooks Mendell | Aug 27, 2023 | Books, Sports
Books are magical and the most powerful of technologies. The fact that lines of ink on flattened pulp can transmit ideas, information, and inspiration to our minds remains remarkable to me. This post, one in the periodic “Brooks on Books” series (see “Recommendations...
by Brooks Mendell | Jul 30, 2023 | Communication Skills, Leading/Managing, Sports
A friend of mine, a former professional baseball player, recently asked, “who is the best coach you ever had?” I played multiple sports growing up and baseball in college, and this question brought back a double-header of memories, from Coach White teaching us to...
