Lou Holtz's Three Rules

In a recent meeting with our principal, he shared the three rules that legendary football coach, Lou Holtz, lives by.

The three rules are simple, but when applied right, they can be life-changing.  The three rules are:

1 - Can I trust you?
2 - Are you committed to excellence?
3 - Do you care about me?

COVID-19 has completely shaken up our world.  In education, it has been tough to provide grace and accountability for our students.  There has been a lot of unknowns, and I think a lot of us educators and coaches want to know if we are doing the right thing if we are doing what we are supposed to be doing and if we are doing enough.  

He shared these three questions to put us and our minds at ease.  He told us all that he trusts us and the work that we do and that he trusts us as people as well.  He said that it is evident that we are committed to excellence by the way that we have taken on this challenge of educating our students online.  He finally said that it is obvious that we care by the level of our communication and effort into doing everything that we can for our students and their families.

If we can answer these three questions, and if we do all that we can, we should be able to sleep easier at night knowing that we won the day.  As John Wooden famously said, "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”