He would have been 101 today… Here is renown basketball coach John Wooden’s twelve lessons in leadership:
- Good values attract good people
- Love is the most powerful four-letter word
- Call yourself a teacher
- Emotion is your enemy
- It takes 10 hands to make a basket
- Little things make big things happen
- Make each day your masterpiece
- The carrot is mightier than the stick
- Make greatness attainable by all
- Seek significant change
- Don’t look at the scoreboard
- Adversity is your asset
Now, on this his birth date, take a few minutes to review John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: http://i.imgur.com/QtjuY.jpg
In his own words, Wooden sums up the meaning of success: “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”
Certainly, John Wooden has provided us all with timeless advice. Here’s to remembering a great man…
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