Legendary football coach Knute Rockne was a master motivator. At the halftime of one game, his Notre Dame Fighting Irish were playing poorly. The team walked dejectedly to the locker room where they braced themselves. They knew Rockne would tear into them. They sat and sat, but Rockne did not appear. Finally, as the team began to head toward the door for the beginning of the second half, Rockne came walking in. He looked around and started to walk back out again. Then with a look of disgust on his face, he said simply, “Oh, sorry, I was looking for the Notre Dame football team.”

That was all he said. That’s all he needed to say. Notre Dame won the game.

Can you remember the last time you needed a pep talk? Maybe it was right before a big exam, or a competition, or a job interview. Or may…