While attending Coaching U, NBA head coach Doc Rivers was scheduled to speak on the topic of “Offensive Concepts & Strategies.” Interestingly, he spent a good chunk of his time speaking first about character. Here are some bullet pointsthat jumped out to me from this part of his coaching session: “If it’s all about you, your players will …
There are quite a few good things being said about Dan Sullivan & Catherine Nomura’s book: The Laws of Lifetime Growth. Admittedly, I have yet to read it yet. But that’s not going to stop me from sharing a few of the nuggets that I stumbled upon: LAW ONE: Always make your future bigger than …
Fail fast. Fail easy. Fail often. Repeat. Then Learn. —’Learning Junkies’ There’s something profound – to me – in the simplicity of that thought. Perhaps, it struck a cord because I’ve been reading a lot about the subject lately. Allow me to expand on the notion of failure with a few additional thoughts… Failure is …
A young man was struggling in his relationships with other people. He had a tendency to fly off the handle when things did not go his way. In an effort to improve himself, he went to see his mentor for advice. The mentor suggested that after every time the young man lashed out at someone, …
As a teen, I was capable. I knew it. Yet, like so many others, the harsh reality of the success equation is that ability without application is empty. I coasted through my latter years of high school; only doing what was minimally required to get by. Most of my teachers allowed me to operate at …