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The Rudy Syndrome
A refresher: What is the Rudy Syndrome?
This article was initially posted on December 25, 2007. Since so many have asked me to explain the Rudy Syndrome lateyly, I thought it was worth a little refresher course.
Then there are the people with talent. Some of Rudy's teammates, for example, were given the gift of football greatness. They didn't have to work for it, they were just born with it. Some of them worked hard to become the best football players of their era. But, some of them didn't. Some of them just coasted along on their talent and didn't put out the effort of a guy like Rudy because they didn't have to. They didn't put in nearly the effort Rudy put in day in and day out. These guys had The Rudy Syndrome.
The Rudy Syndrome happens when people of whatever talent level fail to put in the effort to become the very best they can be. This blog is published for the purpose of focusing on how people can avoid The Rudy Syndrome.
So, that's how it works. We encourage you to avoid the Rudy Syndrome, and to develop your skill on par with your talent, in everything you do.
The Rudy Syndrome is not a disease. It is not even a real syndrome. The Rudy Syndrome is a state of mind.
I made up the term "The Rudy Syndrome" as a way to refer to a certain attitude many years ago after watching the movie "Rudy" about famous Notre Dame football player, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger. Rudy was a small, not-very-talented, but determined young man from Joliet, Illinois. Rudy made it his goal to make the football team at the University of Notre Dame, despite all odds being stacked against him. If you haven't seen the movie detailing this heroic story, it is a must see.
Then there are the people with talent. Some of Rudy's teammates, for example, were given the gift of football greatness. They didn't have to work for it, they were just born with it. Some of them worked hard to become the best football players of their era. But, some of them didn't. Some of them just coasted along on their talent and didn't put out the effort of a guy like Rudy because they didn't have to. They didn't put in nearly the effort Rudy put in day in and day out. These guys had The Rudy Syndrome.
The Rudy Syndrome happens when people of whatever talent level fail to put in the effort to become the very best they can be. This blog is published for the purpose of focusing on how people can avoid The Rudy Syndrome.
So, that's how it works. We encourage you to avoid the Rudy Syndrome, and to develop your skill on par with your talent, in everything you do.
Predictions for 2012
It's January 1, 2012, and it's time for our annual look at the future. Since we got our score up to 80% this year, we are feeling pretty good about our chances. So, here is what we think could happen in 2012, in our purely unscientific, objective opinion.<< MORE >>
2011 SCORE CARD
With 2011 almost over, it is time for us to turn our attention to the long-standing tradition of scoring our prior year's predictions against what actually happened during the past year. Last year, we were down to 60% on 2010 predictions, as compared to 75% for 2009. So, let's see if we were able to get back to our winning ways.<< MORE >>
Update on SOPA
Go Daddy has been an active supporter of legislation that allows US businesses to address the theft of their intellectual property by foreign criminals, most recently the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This legislation relies upon current US federal law. In recent weeks, it has become apparent that our support is no longer sustainable. It's critical that the Internet community is behind any legislative efforts to combat the theft of US property by foreign criminals. Unless and until the Internet community can get behind legislative language that accomplishes those goals, we must withdraw our support.<< MORE >>
Online copyright laws won't prevent a flourishing Internet
This is an opinion piece I wrote (with significant help from Andrew Kline) regarding the new Stop Online Piracy Act that was introduced in the House Judiciary Committee this week. My thanks to Politico for being the first publication to publish it. I'm hoping others in the mainstream press will do the same. In the meantime, I have pasted it below. << MORE >>
Why the 60-Day Lock Is Essential
Seems some of the online writers in the domain name community have raised the ire of my staff again. They (my staff, that is) have asked me to post the following in response to an attack on the so-called Go Daddy 60-Day Lock.<< MORE >>
What do we do about domain name hijacking?
After reading a recent post in the Domain Name Journal, several of my more vocal Domain Services folks decided they couldn't stay quiet and they asked me to post the thoughts below. Anyone in the domain name community want to respond? << MORE >>
Beyond Cybersquatting
This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) reported a significant increase in UDRP filings during 2010. Although the number of filings is irrefutable. . ., pinning the reason for this trend on a surge in cybersquatting may not tell the whole story.
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OMG Abercrombie, WTF?
In a nutshell, Abercrombie decided, in its infinite, and always tasteful, wisdom, that it would be okay to sell padded string bikinis to seven and eight year old little girls. Let's just state clearly for the record, in case anyone was wondering, that Abercrombie is wrong.<< MORE >>
Congrats, Christopher
About eight years ago, a scrawny little kid, we'll call him "Christopher," walked up to the ROTC Instructor at his local High School and said, "Hi, I'm Christopher and I want to be a Navy SEAL!" << MORE >>
