There are basic principles, ethics, morals, and values that people follow and believe to shape who they are. Roger Goodell the Commissioner of the NFL (National Football League) declared he’d take a $10 million (brings his salary down to $1) pay cut if the NFL would remain in a lockout. His significantly reduced paychecks were short-lived as the players and owners recently came to a 10 year agreement regarding salaries. But there’s something that can be learned from this. Business is business, and it doesn’t matter what stage it’s at or what level it’s on. A wise man once said to me, “If one can’t save pennies, how can they expect to save hundreds, thousands, or even millions for that matter?”

Roger Goodell and his executive team walk out of a bargaining agreement meeting between the owners and players putting a smile on for once.

It’s not a question of whether Goodell could live without a few extra million as he’s currently midway through a lucrative contract, it’s the fact that he wanted to show his colleagues that he was willing to do whatever he could to save the league. Its human nature to apply “monkey see, monkey do” as many coaches, scouts, and executive personnel of teams followed by taking pay cuts during the short lived lockout. It’s amazing to see how $1 could impact $9.5 billion in revenue that the league is expecting to take in this year.  Short term pain, for a long term gain…More information can be found here.

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