A Coach's Diary

- Google has the search engine - Colonel Sanders had KFC and one secret chicken recipe. - Walt Disney had a brother who got him work in an art studio - Sam Walton had a father-in-law who loaned him $20,000 to start his first retail business The basis early in the book, ‘The One Thing’ by Gary Keller is that they key to getting extraordinary results is to find ‘THE ONE THING’ that will make the biggest impact on your company (or team’s) success.  They show that ‘THE ONE THING’ shows up time and time again in the lives of successful people companies, whether it’s a company that focuses on one part of their business or a successful person who had one person in their life who made a significant difference along the way.  ---------------------------------------------------- “Success demands singleness of purpose.” - Vince Lombardi - ----------------------------------------------------- Keller tells that through technology and innovation, the doors to the wo...

I recently read the book, Have a New Kid By Friday , by Dr. Kevin Leman .  I originally purchased the book in an effort to better reach kids who were struggling behaviorally  in my classroom, and I found that the methods can really help as a coach as well. Summary: Have a clear vision of what you want your program and players to be, and calmly, confidently, and consistently live up to that vision.  It starts with your Attitude, Behavior and Character, and making sure that your players feel Acceptance, Belonging, and Competent. It gives a different lesson for each day. Monday – Live the Vision Establish a clear vision for what you want your program and players to be.  Then calmly, confidently, and consistently live up to those expectations as if they are the norm.  Eventually they will become the norm. Tuesday – The ABC’s The beginning of this process is understanding YOUR ABC's: A - Your Attitude (Consistently optimistic) B - Your...