Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast: Recent Episodes
Scott Rosberg
The Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast is for coaches, teachers, and leaders of all types of teams looking to use quotes to make their leadership inspirational, motivational, and impactful. Each short episode discusses quotes that they can use with their teams, classes, or organizations to create cultures of character and excellence.
We start a new series of quotes today. This series is on Humility. It is a great follow-up to last month's series on Pride, as the two are a great balance to one another. As I said last month, pride can be a good thing if not taken too far. When we go too far with it, though, it becomes arrogance, and arrogance is ugly on everyone. Humility on the other hand is always welcome and appreciated by anyone who encounters someone else displaying it. And it is an absolutely essential quality for leaders to possess. You will hear 5 quotes in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today is a departure from my usual kind of episodes. I have only one quote for you. It is from John Muir. Muir was an American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
I chose his quote because I am on vacation in Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana, and this quote speaks to how I feel in places like this. As I type this, I am sitting by the huge fireplace in the lobby of my favorite lodge in my favorite place in the world. The temperature dropped into the 40s and 50s last night and today, and it is supposed to be in the upper 30s overnight, so a fire in the fireplace is perfect. I'm kind of in heaven!
Anyway, I recorded the episode this (Sunday) morning at another spot in this lobby, so I didn't want to spend too much time on it, as there were other people around where I was recording, and we had a tour of another portion of the park we were heading out to. (The tour was awesome, by the way.) So, you will hear only one quote.
However, in the second half of the episode, I talk about a special discount I am giving to any schools, businesses, or organizations who book me to speak to their people in August or September. I have never offered a discounted price on my speaking gigs, and I don't know if I will again in the future. But I do know that this is a great deal and an incredible way for you to get me out to speak to your organization and help them develop to become the best they are capable of becoming. If you are interested in booking me, or if you want more information or have any questions, email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With July being "Pride" month, I thought I would do a series on the concept of Pride. No, I'm not talking about the pride associated with LGBTQ+ issues. While I have no problem with that kind of pride and the importance of LGBTQ+ people's rights, I don't want to get into those issues on a podcast about Great Quotes for Coaches.
Today, we end this series on the concept of pride that I have struggled with my entire life - the dichotomy between the positive kind of pride in one's accomplishments and the negative kind of pride that goes too far into arrogance, boastfulness, and vanity that has been named one of the 7 Deadly Sins.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With July being "Pride" month, I thought I would do a series on the concept of Pride. No, I'm not talking about the pride associated with LGBTQ+ issues. While I have no problem with that kind of pride and the importance of LGBTQ+ people's rights, I don't want to get into those issues on a podcast about Great Quotes for Coaches.
What I want to talk about in this series is the concept of pride that I have struggled with my entire life - the dichotomy between the positive kind of pride in one's accomplishments and the negative kind of pride that goes too far into arrogance, boastfulness, and vanity that has been named one of the 7 Deadly Sins.
So, I am devoting these episodes during the rest of July to quotes dealing with those kinds of pride. Then in August, I am going to do quotes on the other side of the pride coin, Humility.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With July being "Pride" month, I thought I would do a series on the concept of Pride. No, I'm not talking about the pride associated with LGBTQ+ issues. While I have no problem with that kind of pride and the importance of LGBTQ+ people's rights, I don't want to get into those issues on a podcast about Great Quotes for Coaches.
What I want to talk about in this series is the concept of pride that I have struggled with my entire life - the dichotomy between the positive kind of pride in one's accomplishments and the negative kind of pride that goes too far into arrogance, boastfulness, and vanity that has been named one of the 7 Deadly Sins.
So, I am going to devote the episodes during the rest of July to quotes dealing with those kinds of pride. Then in August, I am going to do quotes on the other side of the pride coin, Humility.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We've got a bit of a departure for you today. I was ready to start a new series for the new month of July, but I have had a thought running around my head over the last month that I can't shake, and I thought, "I'm going to talk about it on the podcast." I will leave it at that, so you can hear what it is when you listen.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We finish up a short series that we started two weeks ago on the concept of Kindness. I have done four quotes each of these weeks on how impactful simply being kind to one another can be for a team (or any other groups or individuals).
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue a short series that we started last week on the concept of Kindness. I am doing four (or more) quotes each of these weeks on how impactful simply being kind to one another can be for a team (or any other groups or individuals).
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue the month of June with an episode that starts off a short series of quotes on the concept of Kindness. With the month of June being one without a lot of choices in terms of heritages or other concepts that we celebrate, I decided to do some random episodes.
The last couple of episodes were devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate." The book focuses on 10 team themes, with each chapter focused on quotes about those themes. If you are interested in purchasing the book, go to the Shop page of my website, slamdunksuccess.com, or you can purchase it on Amazon.
This week, we move to the concept of Kindness. I will do four (or more) quotes each of the next three weeks on how impactful simply being kind to one another can be for a team (or any other groups or individuals).
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue the month of June with an episode devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate." I wrote it as a gift book for me to give to my graduating senior athletes whom I coached. Pretty soon after I wrote it, though, I had other coaches wanting to give it to their graduates, too, so I turned it into a book to sell. It has been my bestselling book by far.
The book focuses on 10 team themes, each one being focused on in its own chapter. The chapters are then filled with quotes about those themes. Today's episode features the final 5 themes in the book - Perseverance, Winning & Losing, Adaptability, Courage, and Leadership.
If you are interested in purchasing the book, go to the Shop page of my website, slamdunksuccess.com, or you can purchase it on Amazon.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We kick off the month of June with an episode devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate." I wrote it as a gift book for me to give to my graduating senior athletes whom I coached. Pretty soon after I wrote it, though, I had other coaches wanting to give it to their graduates, too, so I turned it into a book to sell. It has been my bestselling book by far.
The book focuses on 10 team themes, each one being focused on in its own chapter. The chapters are then filled with quotes about those themes. Today's episode features the first 5 themes - Work Ethic, Discipline, Poise, Enthusiasm, and Confidence. Next week, I will focus on the other 5 themes.
If you are interested in purchasing the book, go to the Shop page of my website, slamdunksuccess.com, or you can purchase it on Amazon.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy Memorial Day! (Not sure if we are supposed to say that since it is a day to honor those who gave their lives in service of our country, but I just said it.)
Today, we finish up with our theme of Diversity & Inclusion that we have been exploring for the month of May. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with these concepts.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue with our theme for the month of May of Diversity & Inclusion. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with these concepts.
Also, as I told you a couple of weeks ago, I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I believe it will allow me to keep the quotes fresh, so I don't have to start reusing any. So, you will hear these episodes on Monday of each week for the next few months. I will make a decision in the fall on if I will keep it once a week or go to something different again.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue with our theme for the month of May of Diversity & Inclusion. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with these concepts.
Also, as I told you last week, I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I believe it will allow me to keep the quotes fresh, so I don't have to start reusing any. So, you will hear these episodes on Monday of each week for the next few months. I will make a decision in the fall on if I will keep it once a week or go to something different again.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We kick off a new theme for the month of May. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with the concept of Diversity & Inclusion.
I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I believe it will allow me to keep the quotes fresh, so I don't have to start reusing any. So, you will hear these episodes on Monday of each week for the next few months. I will make a decision in the fall on if I will keep it once a week or go to something different again.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
April flowers bring May flowers!
We kick off the month of May with this episode of The Great Quotes for Coaches podcast landing on May 1st. Therefore, I thought I would do quotes about spring since today is May Day, which was traditionally a day celebrating what was looked on as the first day of spring.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It's just a game!
With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, we wrap up our series of poems with another great one for those of you who coach or play(ed) sports. It's focused on the line that we've all heard (and may have said), "It's just a game!"
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, I have another great one for those of you who coach, but it is also powerful for anyone. Also, there is some controversy or who wrote it, and it is known as two different poems by two different people, even though the poem is the same poem! Hmm. What a mystery!
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, I have a great one for those of you who coach, but it is also powerful for anyone.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"In wildness is the preservation of the world."
That quote by Henry David Thoreau is a glimpse into what you will hear on today's episode. We take a departure from the poems we have been doing for National Poetry Month to honor Earth Day today. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It started out as an event held here in the USA, but it has grown to be celebrated and honored in over 190 countries, with over 1 billion people observing and celebrating it today! And with the negative ways we are still affecting our planet, we need a day (or a week, a month, or a year!) to celebrate, honor, and dedicate ourselves to do all we can to save our planet and preserve it for the generations who follow us.
Today, you will hear 9 quotes about nature that I believe are quite fitting for an observation of Earth Day. While I hope you enjoy the quotes (like I always do), more importantly, I hope they encourage you to do, or continue to do, your part to help preserve the world for the future. Small actions by millions and billions of people can have incredibly powerful effects, so let's make sure we are all pitching in and helping in some small (or big!) ways to make the earth a better, healthier place for all.
As always, I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"While fighting for his country, he lost an arm and was suddenly afraid:"
This line opens the poem, "A Man" by Nina Cassian. The rest of the poem is the man's initial reaction to his loss and then the amazing transformation that he underwent because of it. I have always found it to be an inspirational and impactful poem about the potential that we have for overcoming the impossible if we just attack our lives with extraordinary enthusiasm and effort.
With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful, so today I am talking about this poem. Check out last week's episodes on the poems "The Road Not Taken," "If," and "To an Athlete Dying Young," as well.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"Smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay..."
This line indicates one of the key themes in the poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Housman. With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful, so today I am talking about this poem. Monday, I started with "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, and Wednesday, I talked about "If" by Rudyard Kipling. I said that you've probably heard both of those poems before, and you may have read them in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school. While not as popular as the other two, I imagine "To an Athlete Dying Young" may be another poem you read in school, too.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"If you can keep your head when all about you/Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..."
These lines begin the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. The entire poem is a series of "if" lines and concepts, all talking about the many trials and tribulations we will be faced with as we go through life, and culminating in two lines to show what is waiting for us if we handle all of the "ifs" in the right way. There are so many great quotable lines and lessons for leaders and teammates throughout this poem, many of which you may have used with your teams before.
With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Monday, I started with my favorite poet, Robert Frost, and what is probably his most famous poem, "The Road Not Taken." I said that you have probably heard it before, and you may have read it in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school. I imagine "If" falls into that category, too.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"Two roads diverged in a wood..."
We move to a new theme today, one that is based on this being National Poetry Month. I am going to read and talk about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. I will do this for this week and probably for the rest of the month.
I start with my favorite poet, Robert Frost, and what is probably his most famous poem, "The Road Not Taken." It is so good with so many great ideas in it. You have probably heard it before, and you may have read it in your English/Language Arts class when you were in school.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
As you heard last week on April 1st, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I decided to do the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. Today, we finish up this little series with three more quotes about fools and foolishness from three heavy hitters.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
As you heard last Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I am doing the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. I have three quotes about fools and foolishness for you each day this week.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
As you heard last Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I am doing the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. I have three quotes about fools and foolishness for you each day this week.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Well, as you heard on Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Today, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in today's episode. Therefore, I will do the rest of the quotes I have on fools next week, so make sure you listen to today's episode and then come back for all three episodes next week to hear some great quotes about fools.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is a special, special occasion for me. I have two of my biggest heroes with me on the show today - Dr. J & Coach K! To get one of them would be amazing, but both of them?!?! In the same episode!?!? It's unbelievable!
This is just one heck of an amazing episode, so rather than tell you about it, I figure it's best for you to just listen and enjoy. You're gonna' love it!
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We wrap up Women's History Month with five powerful quotes dealing with the tests that we face in life and the importance of being our best selves when we face them.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear six quotes, a few of which deal with working and making the most of our endeavors.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear five powerful quotes, some of which deal with the concept of making a difference in people's lives and helping others who may struggle with speaking up or having a belief in themselves.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear five powerful quotes, a few of which deal with us finding our voices and then using them.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear five powerful quotes about the idea of being courageous by stepping out of your comfort zone and trying things you've not done before.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear five powerful quotes about the possibilities that we all have if we just go after them!
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this month. There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found while doing research for these episodes. Today, you will hear six powerful quotes about a variety of topics, but the concept of power plays a big part in most of them.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this week (and possibly for the entire month). There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found doing research for these episodes, that I can probably do nine episodes' worth of quotes. We will see if I do that or if I do something else in the coming weeks of March.
Today, you will hear six powerful quotes about a variety of topics, but the concept of listening takes on a big role in a few of them.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
My apologies for not having an episode out on Monday. Technical difficulties, followed by my own busy schedule, prevented me from recording and releasing an episode until today.
March is Women's History Month, so I decided to do quotes by women this week (and possibly for the entire month). There are so many great quotes by women that we have heard through the years and that I have found doing research for these episodes, that I can probably do nine episodes' worth of quotes. We will see if I do that or if I do something else in the coming weeks of March.
Today, I focus on quotes by women about women. You will hear seven powerful statements about the important role that women play in our world.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"Oh, the places you'll go!"
Monday was Dr. Seuss's birthday, so I thought, "Dr. Seuss had so many memorable, inspirational, and impactful quotes for people of all ages. What better way to celebrate his birthday than to read and talk about some of his quotes?" However, because there are so many quotes of his to cover, I decided to do them in each of the three episodes this week.
Today, you will hear many quotes from Dr. Seuss's book, "Oh, The Places You'll Go." This book is one of his most popular, and its popularity rises every year between April & June because it is given as a graduation gift to graduating seniors all around the world. Just like on Monday and Wednesday, today you will hear some amazing, inspirational quotes.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut."
Monday was Dr. Seuss's birthday, so I thought, "Dr. Seuss had so many memorable, inspirational, and impactful quotes for people of all ages. What better way to celebrate his birthday than to read and talk about some of his quotes?" However, because there are so many quotes of his to cover, I decided to do them in each of the three episodes this week.
Today, you will hear many quotes from a variety of his children's books. On Friday, I will zero in on quotes from one book in particular.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
"Oh, the places you'll go!"
Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday! I thought, "Dr. Seuss had so many memorable, inspirational, and impactful quotes for people of all ages. What better way to celebrate his birthday than to read and talk about some of his quotes?" However, because there are so many quotes of his to cover, I decided to do them in each of the three episodes this week.
Today, you will hear A LOT of quotes, but they are not from his children's books. Rather, they are quotes that he said or wrote elsewhere, or they were in his biography. Then on Wednesday and Friday, I will do quotes from his children's books, many of which I'm sure you will remember.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
What is your purpose?
We all need to figure out why we are here. When we do, we find direction for our lives. That becomes our purpose.
Today, we finish up a week of quotes on purpose. You will hear four quotes that will get you thinking about what your why is and how it deals with helping others.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
What is your purpose?
We all need to figure out why we are here. When we do, we find direction for our lives. That becomes our purpose.
Today, we continue a week of quotes on purpose. You will hear four quotes that will get you thinking about what your why is and how to live your life with purpose.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
What is your purpose?
We all need to figure out why we are here. When we do, we find direction for our lives. That becomes our purpose.
Today, we start a week of quotes on purpose. You will hear three powerful quotes today to get us started on the road to figuring out our purpose in life.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
They say, "Patience is a virtue."
I felt patience would be a good follow-up to last week's quotes on perseverance, because they work so well together. We actually heard "patience" mentioned in a few of the quotes last week. Today, we finish up our series of quotes on Patience with six more quotes that show that patience is actually a sign of great strength.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
They say, "Patience is a virtue."
I felt patience would be a good follow-up to last week's quotes on perseverance, because they work so well together. We actually heard "patience" mentioned in a few of the quotes last week. Today, we continue our series of quotes on Patience with six quotes that demonstrate the power of having patience with ourselves on our road to becoming our best.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
They say, "Patience is a virtue."
Based on the quotes you will hear this week, I believe that is probably true. I felt patience would be a good follow-up to last week's quotes on perseverance, because they work so well together. We actually heard "patience" mentioned in a few of the quotes last week. Today, we kick off a series of quotes on Patience with four quotes that have Nature as a common thread running through the quotes.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Stay the course and persevere through all that life throws at you!
Today, we finish up our week of episodes focused on the concept of Perseverance. Perseverance is the quality that will allow you to work through all the distractions that will try to steer you off course. Most of the quotes today focus on the concept of the role that perseverance plays in success and failure, except for the first quote. That one talks about the impact of lesser goals on striving to achieve your big goals. You will hear a total of six quotes today.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Stay the course and persevere through all that life throws at you!
We continue with our episodes focused on the concept of Perseverance. I thought this would be a perfect follow-up to the last two weeks of quotes on Focus & Discipline. Once you have your discipline figured out, you need to focus your attention on maintaining all that you need to do to achieve your goals. Perseverance is the quality that will allow you to work through all the distractions that will try to steer you off course. You will hear five quotes today to help you do just that.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Stay the course and persevere through all that life throws at you!
Today, we start a new week of episodes focused on the concept of Perseverance. I thought this would be a perfect follow-up to the last two weeks of quotes on Focus & Discipline. Once you have your discipline figured out, you need to focus your attention on maintaining all that you need to do to achieve your goals. Perseverance is the quality that will allow you to fight through all the distractions that will try to steer you off course. You will hear four quotes today to help you do just that.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Discipline - the most important quality people can have to help them become the best that they can be.
Today, we finish our look at quotes about the concept of Discipline. The key to discipline that you will see in some of today's quotes is that you do it on a consistent basis. You don't have discipline as a one-time thing or an every other or every few times thing. It has to be done on a regular, consistent basis for it to create the kind of success that you are seeking.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Discipline - the most important quality people can have to help them become the best that they can be.
Today, we continue our look at quotes about the concept of Discipline. I thought that it would be good to follow up "Focus" with "Discipline" because the two go hand-in-hand so well together. You will hear numerous quotes today about the concept that many people would call "self-discipline," and you'll hear my thoughts about our use of the terms "self-discipline" and "discipline."
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Discipline - the most important quality people can have to help them become the best that they can be.
Today, we start a new week of quotes that will be about the concept of Discipline. I thought that it would be good to follow up "Focus" with "Discipline" because the two go hand-in-hand so well together. You will hear four quotes today to kick things off that are some of my favorite quotes and that I use quite often in my coaching and in my life.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Focus your intention to become the best that you can be.
We finish our examination of the concept of Focus. You have to focus your attention where it needs to be in order to achieve what you want to achieve. Make sure to focus your attention on what will make you successful. You will hear 5 quotes in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Focus your intention to become the best that you can be.
We continue our examination of the concept of Focus. You have to focus your attention where it needs to be in order to achieve what you want to achieve. However, at times, you should also figure out what NOT to focus your attention on. You will hear 5 quotes in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Focus your intention to become the best that you can be.
We start a new week of quotes by examining the concept of Focus. You have to focus your attention where it needs to be in order to achieve what you want to achieve. In order to do so, you must eliminate distractions, and that is what we are "focused" on today. You will hear 5 quotes on this concept in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed.
Today, we finish our series of episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. I have absolutely loved these quotes! They are so powerful and so spot on for those of us who coach or lead others. I hope you find great inspiration from the 8 quotes you will hear today, as well as the quotes you heard in the episodes on Monday and Wednesday. I know I did.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed.
Today, we continue our series of episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. You will hear seven quotes in support of this concept in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We all fail at times. It is a part of life. And yet, for some people, it is a crippling part of life. It shouldn't be. Failure is how we learn, grow, develop, and eventually succeed.
Today, we start a series of three episodes devoted to quotes about failure and why it's a good thing. You will hear four quotes in support of this concept in today's episode.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success.
We finish up this week's theme of "Planning & Preparation" with 7 quotes to help you understand the importance of planning and preparing for the success you are seeking. We also talk about the types of plans you should be making.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success.
We continue this week's theme of "Planning & Preparation" with 6 quotes to help you understand the importance of planning and preparing for the success you are seeking.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to succeed in life, you need to plan and prepare for how you're going to achieve that success.
We have a major irony with this week's episodes. I'll let you listen to the episode to hear for yourself what that irony is. However, irony or not, over the next three days, you're going to hear some great quotes about the concept of planning and preparing to achieve your goals and the other things you want in life.
As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them! We finish up our episodes on taking action by talking about having NO FEAR! You will hear 8 quotes today about this concept.
Once again, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them! We continue our episodes with the theme of taking action by talking about Starting Now! You will hear 5 quotes today about this concept.
Once again, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It doesn't matter how great your goal and your plan are if you don't take action on them!
Today, we kick off a new week (and the first full week of 2026) with the theme of "Take Action"! Last week, we focused on goals and goal setting, which are extremely important. But if you don't take action on the goals and plans you have, who cares what your goals and plans were? The key to your success is going to be the actions that you take to make it happen! You will hear 5 quotes today about this concept.
Once again, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy New Year's Eve!
Our first episode of 2026 continues our look at quotes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week of the year.
In today's episode, I focus a bit more on making sure you are setting your goals for the new year. You will hear five quotes today in support of these ideas.
As we begin a new year, let me say again that I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy New Year's Eve!
Our final episode of 2025 continues our look at quotes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week of the year.
In today's episode, I focus a bit more on making sure you are setting your goals for the new year. You will hear five quotes today in support of these ideas.
As we finish off the year 2025, let me say again that I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy Almost New Year!
We kick off the final few days of the year with the first of three episodes devoted to the concepts of goals and goal-setting. I have been a huge believer in goal-setting for a long time, and I have talked about it before on the podcast, usually during this week.
In today's episode, you'll hear me talk about the power of looking back to move forward and then setting goals for the new year and then going out and working to achieve them. You will hear five quotes today in support of these ideas.
As we finish off the year 2025, let me say again that I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We finish off our holiday week with the final of three episodes dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 6 more quotes that deal with giving.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy Holidays!
We continue our holiday episodes with the second of three episodes this week, dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 6 quotes that deal with giving.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Happy Holidays!
As we kick off the Christmas week, we have our first of three episodes this week, dealing with the concept of "Giving." This holiday time of year is the time when we focus on giving more than at any other time of year, so it's a perfect week for us to hear some quotes on giving. Today, you will hear 5 quotes that deal with giving.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are.
We finish up our week of episodes focused on Sportsmanship & Class with seven quotes. These quotes come from a variety of people, but they all have some really powerful concepts in them.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are.
We continue our week of episodes focused on Sportsmanship & Class. For over 40 years of coaching, these have been at the top of the list for me as to what I wanted our kids and teams to be known for - having good sportsmanship and handling ourselves with class. When it comes to youth and school sports, there is nothing more important to me than that. I want to win as much as anyone else, but I am not willing to compromise my integrity with regard to how we handle ourselves just to win a game.
Today, I am focused on quotes about sportsmanship that all came from one man. Ironically, I had never heard of this man until I was doing the research for these quotes on sportsmanship. But, holy cow, does he have great quotes about sportsmanship! Who is he? Check out the episode to find out.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
How you handle yourself speaks volumes about who you really are.
We start a new week of podcast episodes, focusing this week on something that for me has been the most important element(s) that I think we need to focus on in sports - Sportsmanship & Class. For over 40 years of coaching, these have been at the top of the list for me as to what I wanted our kids and teams to be known for - having good sportsmanship and handling ourselves with class. There is nothing more important to me than that. I want to win as much as anyone else, but I am not willing to compromise my integrity with regards to how we handle ourselves just to win a game.
We kick off this week's episode with 6 quotes on sportsmanship/class.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements!
Today, we finish up with our theme for the week - Celebrate. The reason we are talking about celebrating this week is that Wednesday's episode was the 300th episode of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! I want to thank all of you for making this milestone happen.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements!
Today, we continue with our theme for the week - Celebrate. And today's episode is the reason why we are talking about celebrating this week because today is the 300th episode of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! I want to thank all of you for making this milestone happen. It is because of your support that we were able to achieve this milestone.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Celebrate your victories, milestones, and new achievements!
Today, we start a new theme for the week - Celebrate. The reason is that on Wednesday, the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast will air its 300th episode! A milestone like that is cause for celebration, just as it was when we hit 25, 50, 100, 200, and 250 episodes. So, I decided to focus our attention this week on the concept of celebration. You will hear 3 quotes in today's episode.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done.
Today, we finish up a week of episodes dealing with production and productivity. You will hear five quotes today, and I go into quite a bit of background on the person who gave us the 5th quote today.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done.
We continue this week's episodes dealing with production and productivity by talking about one quote only - but holy cow, it's a great one! I think you're going to like this one a lot.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what field, arena, or job you are in, productivity and production are how you will be judged as to whether or not you are getting the job done.
Today, we start a week of episodes dealing with production and productivity. These quotes are all over the board in terms of their focus and their messages, but one thing is clear in all of them: you must produce to succeed!
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.
Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Be grateful for all that you have!
Today is the last of three episodes this Thanksgiving week dealing with Gratitude and Thankfulness. Today, we finish up with seven quotes on those concepts.
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Be grateful for all that you have!
As this is Thanksgiving week here in the US, we are in the middle of three episodes this week dealing with Gratitude, Thankfulness, and Appreciation. Today, we have five more quotes on those concepts.
I would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! I hope you all enjoy time with family, great food, and possibly football (or Duke basketball at night!!).
I am grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes come back and listen to it on a consistent basis. Thanks to all of you for being a huge part of this journey!
In order to help me keep this journey going, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below.
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Be grateful for all that you have!
As it is Thanksgiving week here in the US, we will do three episodes this week dealing with Gratitude, Thankfulness, and Appreciation. We start today with five quotes on those concepts.
Please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
“Success is peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden
We conclude our final week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five more quotes on the theme of "Success," plus one extra quote.
In my quest to find a definition of success, I found that the John Wooden quote above had defined it in a way that was right in line with how I had come to feel. His definition of success was so spot-on that I chose to adopt it as mine, too. I encourage you to consider success in this same way. Your success is about how hard you try and how far you are willing to go without giving up. Many successful people have been counted out numerous times, but they refused to give up. They just doggedly persisted until they eventually achieved what they were seeking. When you do that, you will be a success every time, no matter what some scoreboard says.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
“Success is peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden
We continue our final week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five more quotes on the theme of "Success."
In my quest to find a definition of success, I found that John Wooden had defined it up above in a way that was right in line with how I had come to feel. His definition of success was so spot-on that I chose to adopt it as mine, too. I encourage you to consider success in this same way. Your success is about how hard you try and how far you are willing to go without giving up. Many successful people have been counted out numerous times, but they refused to give up. They just doggedly persisted until they eventually achieved what they were seeking. When you do that, you will be a success every time, no matter what some scoreboard says.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
“Success is peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
We start our final week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five quotes on the theme of "Success." The first one is the John Wooden quote you see above.
In my quest to find a definition of success, I found that Wooden had defined it in a way that was right in line with how I had come to feel. His definition of success was so spot-on that I chose to adopt it as mine, too. I encourage you to consider success in this same way. Your success is about how hard you try and how far you are willing to go without giving up. Many successful people have been counted out numerous times, but they refused to give up. They just doggedly persisted until they eventually achieved what they were seeking. When you do that, you will be a success every time, no matter what some scoreboard says.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We finish up our sixth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five more quotes on the theme of "Teamwork."
No matter what you do or where you go in life after your experience in sports, chances are that you will always be part of some kind of team. The concepts of a team will be involved in so many different aspects of your life - work, sports, clubs, church, families - to name a few. The camaraderie of a team will be something you will continue to experience long after you are done playing sports. You will always be part of groups that are bigger than just yourself. While individual success and accolades are fun and exciting, there is nothing quite like being part of a successful team. Enjoy all of the team experiences you are fortunate enough to be a part of now and in your future.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue our sixth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five more quotes on the theme of "Teamwork."
No matter what you do or where you go in life after your experience in sports, chances are that you will always be part of some kind of team. The concepts of a team will be involved in so many different aspects of your life - work, sports, clubs, church, families - to name a few. The camaraderie of a team will be something you will continue to experience long after you are done playing sports. You will always be part of groups that are bigger than just yourself. While individual success and accolades are fun and exciting, there is nothing quite like being part of a successful team. Enjoy all of the team experiences you are fortunate enough to be a part of now and in your future.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We start our sixth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five quotes on the theme of "Teamwork."
No matter what you do or where you go in life after your experience in sports, chances are that you will always be part of some kind of team. The concepts of a team will be involved in so many different aspects of your life - work, sports, clubs, church, families - to name a few. The camaraderie of a team will be something you will continue to experience long after you are done playing sports. You will always be part of groups that are bigger than just yourself. While individual success and accolades are fun and exciting, there is nothing quite like being part of a successful team. Enjoy all of the team experiences you are fortunate enough to be a part of now and in your future.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Hold yourself accountable so that nobody else has to.
We finish our fifth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with four more quotes on the theme of "Accountability."
Accountability is about being responsible for your actions. An accountable person can be counted on to do the right thing. People consider you to be accountable if they expect you will take care of what needs to be done for you and your team to be successful, even if nobody is watching. Accountability builds trust between teammates because they know they can count on each other to get their jobs done.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Hold yourself accountable so that nobody else has to.
We continue our fifth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with four more quotes on the theme of "Accountability."
Accountability is about being responsible for your actions. An accountable person can be counted on to do the right thing. People consider you to be accountable if they expect you will take care of what needs to be done for you and your team to be successful, even if nobody is watching. Accountability builds trust between teammates because they know they can count on each other to get their jobs done.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Hold yourself accountable so that nobody else has to.
We start our fifth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five quotes on the theme of "Accountability."
Accountability is about being responsible for your actions. An accountable person can be counted on to do the right thing. People consider you to be accountable if they expect you will take care of what needs to be done for you and your team to be successful, even if nobody is watching. Accountability builds trust between teammates because they know they can count on each other to get their jobs done.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what you do in life, do it with passion.
We finish up our fourth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five more quotes on the theme of "Passion."
If you don’t have passion for the things you endeavor to do, you will struggle to succeed. Passion ignites us to do our best. It fires us up to go out and attack whatever it is that we are passionate about. Those with passion bring more to the experience, both for themselves and for others, and their passion is contagious. Attack your endeavors with passion, excitement, energy, and enthusiasm. Put your heart and soul into all you do and show it to the world. When that happens, nothing can stop you from becoming all that you seek to become.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what you do in life, do it with passion.
We continue in our fourth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with five quotes on the theme of "Passion."
If you don’t have passion for the things you endeavor to do, you will struggle to succeed. Passion ignites us to do our best. It fires us up to go out and attack whatever it is that we are passionate about. Those with passion bring more to the experience, both for themselves and for others, and their passion is contagious. Attack your endeavors with passion, excitement, energy, and enthusiasm. Put your heart and soul into all you do and show it to the world. When that happens, nothing can stop you from becoming all that you seek to become.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
No matter what you do in life, do it with passion.
We start the fourth week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with four quotes on the theme of "Passion."
If you don’t have passion for the things you endeavor to do, you will struggle to succeed. Passion ignites us to do our best. It fires us up to go out and attack whatever it is that we are passionate about. Those with passion bring more to the experience, both for themselves and for others, and their passion is contagious. Attack your endeavors with passion, excitement, energy, and enthusiasm. Put your heart and soul into all you do and show it to the world. When that happens, nothing can stop you from becoming all that you seek to become.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Toughness is a quality that will get you through things that you wouldn't stand a chance at getting through without it.
We finish up the third week of our series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with 5 more quotes on the theme of "Toughness."
You will be faced with all kinds of challenges in your life. Some will require you to be physically tough - dealing with weather elements or getting physically hurt in some way. Others will force you to dig deep and find a toughness inside of you that tells you to keep going, don't give up, and fight to the bitter end. No matter what the situation is, the person that has the toughness and the perseverance to keep going, keep fighting, and never give up will always have the best chance at success. This week's episodes will all deal with this kind of toughness.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Toughness is a quality that will get you through things that you wouldn't stand a chance at getting through without it.
We continue the third week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with four more quotes on the theme of "Toughness."
You will be faced with all kinds of challenges in your life. Some will require you to be physically tough - dealing with weather elements or getting physically hurt in some way. Others will force you to dig deep and find a toughness inside of you that tells you to keep going, don't give up, and fight to the bitter end. No matter what the situation is, the person that has the toughness and the perseverance to keep going, keep fighting, and never give up will always have the best chance at success. This week's episodes will all deal with this kind of toughness.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
Support the show
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Toughness is a quality that will get you through things that you wouldn't stand a chance at getting through without it.
We start the third week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with four quotes on the theme of "Toughness."
You will be faced with all kinds of challenges in your life. Some will require you to be physically tough - dealing with weather elements or getting physically hurt in some way. Others will force you to dig deep and find a toughness inside of you that tells you to keep going, don't give up, and fight to the bitter end. No matter what the situation is, the person that has the toughness and the perseverance to keep going, keep fighting, and never give up will always have the best chance at success. This week's episodes will all deal with this kind of toughness.
I wrote "Senior Salute" as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season. If you are interested in purchasing either or both of the books to give to a senior athlete or athletes, you can get them on the Shop page of my website, slamdunksuccess.com. I have discounts for bulk orders and orders of both books.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Without trust, you will never have a great team!
We finish up the second week of our 7-week series of quotes based on themes from my book, "Senior Salute," with our final quotes on the concept of Trust.
To have any chance at sustained success on your teams, you must have trust. And that trust has to be between a lot of different people. You will hear four more quotes in today's episode that will talk about the importance of trust in various situations.
I wrote Senior Salute as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
If you are interested in purchasing either or both of the books to give to a senior athlete or athletes, you can get them on the Shop page of my website, slamdunksuccess.com. I have discounts for bulk orders and orders of both books.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Without trust, you will never have a great team!
We are now in the second week of our 7-week series based on my book, "Senior Salute," which I wrote as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
The theme for this week is "Trust." To have any chance at sustained success on your teams, you must have trust. And that trust has to be between a lot of different people. In today's second episode about Trust, you will hear five more quotes in today's episode that will talk about the importance of trust in various situations.
Also, please consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can donate to the show by clicking on the link below. Thanks so much for your support!
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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Without trust, you will never have a great team!
We move into the second week of our 7-week series based on my book, "Senior Salute," which I wrote as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
The theme for this week is "Trust." To have any chance at sustained success on your teams, you must have trust. And that trust has to be between a lot of different people. You will hear five quotes in today's episode that will talk about the importance of trust in various situations.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It's all about your Character & Integrity!
We have begun a 7-week series based on my book, "Senior Salute," which I wrote as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
This week, we are working our way through the first chapter of the book and the theme of Character & Integrity. We wrap up this week's theme of Character/Integrity with five quotes in today's episode.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It's all about your Character & Integrity!
This week, we start a 7-week series based on my book, "Senior Salute," which I wrote as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
This week, we are working our way through the first chapter of the book and the theme of Character & Integrity. You will hear four more quotes discussed in today's episode.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
It's all about your Character & Integrity!
This week, we start a 7-week series based on my book, "Senior Salute," which I wrote as a follow-up to my most popular book ever, "Inspiration for the Graduate." Both are gift books for coaches or parents to give to their senior athletes. "Inspiration for the Graduate" makes for a great graduation gift, and "Senior Salute" is a great gift to give on Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Each book is filled with quotes based on various Team Themes that, hopefully, the coaches have talked with and worked on with their teams at some point in the season.
This week, we start with the first chapter of the book and the theme of Character & Integrity. You will hear four quotes discussed in today's episode.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Hard work needs to be a given if you're going to have any chance at success.
We come to the final episode of our 2nd week of episodes in the new format for the podcast, where I come to you three times each week, as opposed to just one time. This week, we have been dealing with the concept of Hard Work.
Today, I have four quotes for you, but there is a key concept in these quotes that is critical for you to understand is NOT necessary for you to be successful (which most people think is), as long as you make hard work one of the most important elements of your focus. Enjoy!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Hard work needs to be a given if you're going to have any chance at success.
We are into the 2nd episode of our 2nd week of episodes in the new format for the podcast, where I come to you three times each week, as opposed to just one time. This week, we are dealing with the concept of Hard Work. I have four quotes for you today. Enjoy!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We are into week 2 of the new format for the podcast, where I come to you three times each week, as opposed to just one time. Last week, we focused on the theme of Change, since I was changing up the show.
This week, we move into the concept of Hard Work. I have three short, but powerful, quotes for you from some of the big names of the past. Enjoy!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to grow and develop, you have to embrace change!
Last week, I talked about changes coming to the episode. This week, they're here! Instead of coming to you once a week, episodes will be coming to you three times a week - Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays.
While the episodes will usually be a little shorter than in the past, they will still carry the same clout with powerful quotes for you to use with your teams or on your own leadership journey. Most episodes will still cover multiple quotes, but when I want to dive deep into a quote, I'll usually cover just one.
You heard the first of these episodes in the new format on Monday & Wednesday. (If you didn't, make sure you go back and check them out!) Today, I talk about four great quotes changing the world.
We hope you like the new format. If you do, give us a rating & review and spread the word to other people who you think would like the show and would benefit from the inspirational and impactful messages from the quotes.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to grow and develop, you have to embrace change!
Last week, I talked about changes coming to the episode. This week, they're here! Instead of coming to you once a week, episodes will be coming to you three times a week - Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays.
While the episodes will usually be a little shorter than in the past, they will still carry the same clout with powerful quotes for you to use with your teams or on your own leadership journey. Most episodes will still cover multiple quotes, but when I want to dive deep into a quote, I'll usually cover just one.
You heard the first of these episodes in the new format on Monday. (If you didn't, make sure you go back and check it out!) Today, I talk about four great quotes on the concept of change revolving around ourselves.
We hope you like the new format. If you do, give us a rating & review and spread the word to other people who you think would like the show and would benefit from the inspirational and impactful messages from the quotes.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you want to grow and develop, you have to embrace change!
Last week, I talked about changes coming to the episode. This week, they're here! Instead of coming to you once a week, there will be episodes coming to you three times a week - Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays.
While the episodes will usually be a little shorter than in the past, they will still carry the same clout with powerful quotes for you to use with your teams or on your own leadership journey. Most episodes will still cover multiple quotes, but when Scott wants to dive deep into a quote, he'll usually cover just one.
In this episode, Scott tackles three quotes on the concept of growing through change.
We hope you like the new format. If you do, give us a rating & review and spread the word to other people who you think would like the show and would benefit from the inspirational and impactful messages from the quotes.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Change is on the horizon! Beginning next week, I will be releasing 3 episodes per week - one on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. The episodes will be a little shorter in length (probably), but they will come to you more often.
My goal is to create episodes in the 5-10 minute range, cut down to one or two quotes per episode, and create more of a "short, but sweet" type of show. Yes, I will still discuss the quotes a bit, but I will zero in on the key points and main focus of each quote.
Eventually, I may end up moving to 5 or even 7 days a week, but for now, you will hear this show three times a week. I am excited about the new format, and I hope you are, too. Please spread the word about the show to anyone you know who you think might be interested!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you're a coach or leader of any type of team, if you're not reading, you're not growing! This is the final episode of my "Leaders are Readers" series. You will hear 3 quotes and a powerful passage out of a book that will show you the impact on us if we read to gain different ideas, opinions, and perspectives as we navigate our role as leaders.
I hope you have enjoyed this series on the importance of reading as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you. If you have any great books to recommend for coaches or leaders, let me know by emailing me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. And remember to Rate, Review, & Follow the show!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
If you're a coach or leader of any type of team, if you're not reading, you're not growing! This is episode 2 of my "Leaders are Readers" series. You will hear 4 powerful quotes that talk about why it's so important for leaders to become readers if they aren't already.
For those of you who are not readers, DO NOT run away from these episodes! They are for you more than they are for those of us who consider ourselves readers already. You will find GREAT IDEAS in here to help spur you on to becoming someone who is a reader, and you will find ways to read that make it easier for you to become someone who considers himself/herself a reader.
Enjoy this journey through quotes about the importance of reading for those of us in leadership positions. And remember to Rate, Review, & Follow the show!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today, I am starting a new series. I was not planning to do so. I was merely going to do the quote that you see as the title of the series, "Leaders are Readers." Then, as I did a little research on that quote, I found quite a few more quotes to help explain the importance and value of that quote and concept. The more quotes I found, the more I wanted to talk about them.
And so, we will have a few episodes that deal with the importance of reading. For those of you who are not readers, DO NOT run away from the episodes! They are for you more than they are for those of us who consider ourselves readers already. You will find GREAT IDEAS in here to help spur you on to becoming someone who is a reader, and you will find ways to read that make it easier for you to become someone who considers himself/herself a reader.
I will also be introducing a new format that I am going to try to put out to the world that deals with the idea of reading books. Not sure yet when I will talk about it, but it will be at some point in this series. Also not sure when I will actually start whatever it is I plan on doing, but again, you will hear that at some point in the series, too (I think!).
But for now, enjoy this journey through quotes about the importance of reading for those of us in leadership positions!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We leave our series on quotes coaches should NOT use and start back to the more conventional concepts of quotes we should use. However, today's episode is not about a specific "quote" like so many of the quotes I have spoken about for most of the 260 episodes before this. Rather, today I talk about two paragraphs in Dr. Brene Brown's book, Dare to Lead.
I have talked about Brene Brown numerous times before and covered a lot of quotes or ideas by her. Today, I talk about a couple of paragraphs that are important for coaches to hear because they discuss ways we create either shame or belief in our kids.
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We move into the ninth and FINAL episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today, we wrap up by covering two concepts that we have probably all dealt with in some way before: comments about summer/off-season involvement and what we say to our teams after contests, especially after we lose.
Whoa! Those could be huge, Scott! That's right; they are! That's why we needed to make sure we covered them.
I hope you enjoyed the series. Come back next week for a new episode that is back to our usual type of topic - one that covers the type of quotes that coaches/leaders SHOULD USE with their teams!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We move into the eighth episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today, we cover a concept that ALL of us, not just coaches, need to be aware of and try not to do when it comes to communicating: sending mixed messages.
I have two different scenarios that I discuss in here where I have seen coaches make this mistake. I'm sure there are probably more, but you will get the gist of the matter by hearing about these two situations where mixed messages are sent.
Also, you will hear me talk about "Team Building Through Positive Conditioning" in this episode. If you are interested in diving into that concept a bit more, I suggest you pick up the eBook or video of that presentation or have me out to your school to talk to your coaches about it. Click here or go to proactivecoaching.info to find out more.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We move into the seventh episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today, we cover one quote that I heard a coach say on another podcast that he said we should not use with our kids, and I thought, "Hey, I need to do that one in my series on quotes coaches should NOT use!" So here it is.
The coach who said this is Josh Stewart. He said it as a guest on episode 213 of the JAMODI podcast. Josh is a coach I know from here in Montana, and I loved so many of the messages he had on that show. But the one that I knew I had to talk about was about something that too many of us say (or live by) too often.
As you know, I have been asking you to send in a statement or two that you have heard or used that you feel we should not be using as coaches/leaders. If you plan on doing that, I need you to do it this week because next week or the week after will probably be the final week of this series. If you have something you want to contribute, please email it to me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today, we move into the sixth episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today we cover some quotes that deal with the use of sarcasm and quotes that limit your people in any way. I wish I had heard something like this in my early years of coaching because, boy, did I ever use BOTH of these kinds of statements as a young coach.
Don't forget that I would like you to send in a statement or two that you have heard or used that you know we should not be using as coaches! Please email me with them at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today, we move into the fifth episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today we cover some quotes that deal with conditioning and punishment elements of your practices. In the last couple of episodes, I talked about quotes that were dominated by the pronouns "I," "me," or "my." You will hear that in one of the quotes today, but these are focused more on the punishment that we coaches dish out and what we often say when doing that. I also spend a good portion of today's episode talking about a concept that I learned from Coach Bruce Brown of Proactive Coaching called "Positive Conditioning." If you have never heard of it or done it, it will rock your world. (Although I don't go into too much detail on it in today's episode. If you're interested in hearing more about Positive Conditioning, reach out to me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com, and I will connect with you about it.)
Speaking of my email address, I am still wanting you to send in a statement or two that you have heard or used that you know we should not be using as coaches! Please email me with them at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today, we move into the fourth episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today we continue to cover some quotes that start with or are dominated by the pronouns "I," "me," or "my." Last week, the quotes focused on the concept that, "It's not about YOU, coach!" This week, I focus on two statements that end up being excuses for coaches to fall back on and then a bonus "I" statement that I hope none of you are ever saying!
Speaking of excuses, coach, there is no excuse for you to NOT send in a statement or two that you have heard or used that you know we should not be using as coaches! Please email me with them at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today we move into the third episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today we cover some quotes that start with or are dominated by the pronouns "I," "me," or "my." I guess if I had to come up with a theme for this episode, it would be another quote: "It's not about YOU, coach!"
Having said that, this next statement is about YOU, coach! If you have any quotes or concepts that you think we should not be using as coaches/leaders, please email me with them at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today we move into the second episode of a series on quotes that coaches should NOT use in their own personal development or with their teams. Today we cover two quotes that we commonly use in coaching and in life, but we should really think twice about doing so.
As I say in the episode, if you have any quotes or concepts that YOU think we should not be using as coaches, please email me with them at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. The more we can get out there for coaches to be aware of, the better off we will all be.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
My apologies to you for missing last week. You'll hear my explanation of what happened that caused that on this episode, but the short version of it is I was out of town at my final AD meeting at the beginning of the week, and then I had ankle replacement surgery at the end of the week.
But now, I'm back and coming to you with the start of a new series on quotes that coaches and leaders should NOT use. I'm not sure if I should say this is the first in that series, but you will hear me say in the podcast that we should not use the quote I talk about, or if we do use it, we should follow it up with actions, so I guess it IS the first episode in the series.
"What are you talking about, Scott?!" Listen to the episode to find out!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today's episode comes to you on Memorial Day, so I thought I would do some quotes on "Sacrifice" as a way to honor and recognize those people who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free and to help others in the world live freely, too. However, only one of the quotes is about that kind of sacrifice. The rest of them are great quotes for you, as leaders, to use with your teams to help them understand the importance of sacrificing some things in order to help your teams have a chance to become the best they can be.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Holy cow, it's episode #250! Now, that's a milestone. And so, what better way to celebrate a milestone like that than with quotes about Milestones?!
You're going to hear a few different quotes today about the importance of milestones, but also on what aspects of milestones people should focus on. There are multiple ideas out there on milestones, and I touch on a few that I think are the most important ones to consider when you celebrate the milestones that you achieve.
Thanks to all of you for making this milestone happen! I couldn't have done it without you, the listeners, making this all worthwhile. I appreciate you and the impact you have on me, but more importantly, the impact you have on your teams. Keep up the great work!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today I get personal. Today's quote deals with my own life right now. I make a major announcement a little ways into the episode. It's an announcement that will have a fairly substantial impact on the podcast moving forward, as well as some other ways that I have come to you before. The quote that I discuss is perfect for the situation.
Let me know your thoughts on it and the major announcement that I make by reaching out to me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
I was unaware until a while after the last episode, "Leadership is Language," was released that it cut off after only a few minutes. So sorry about that. Here is the full version of it. Enjoy!
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I went in a different direction today than I thought I was going to go, but I think you're going to love it! Some quotes from the "Introduction" to a book I was listening to over spring break in Mexico last week. Really good insights for us on the language that we use to lead and to transform culture. Enjoy!
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We've just moved into Daylight Savings Time (or did we just move out of it? I never remember which time of year is which time. But I do know that our change of time changes when it is light outside.
Today's quotes deal with the concept of light and dark and the different ways that we can look at being in the light or being in the dark. You will hear 5 great quotes that will get you thinking. Enjoy!
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Today's quote comes from an unlikely source - ME!
I was doing a basketball skills workout yesterday with some kids here in my town, and while in the middle of the workout, all of a sudden, this quote came out of my mouth. I said to the two parents (who are also coaches and also frequent listeners of this podcast!), "Hey, I think that's a quote I can use on my podcast!"
Now, a day later, here it is. And if I am allowed to say so myself, it's a good one! See what you think of it.
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The Super Bowl was yesterday. Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles! It was quite a performance by them. To you Kansas City Chiefs fans, I say "Sorry for your loss." You have been the pinnacle of greatness in the NFL for the last 6 or 7 years, and I see no reason why that won't continue. You have the best coach and quarterback in the game today, and you are a team of excellence.
Today's podcast is about the difficulty that the Chiefs face that other teams are not facing yet - Staying on Top. The Eagles will have to deal with this next year. I have three quotes, plus a bonus quote, that discuss this concept of getting to the top, but more importantly, staying there. You'll also hear me talk about an upcoming episode or even a series about quotes by the originator of the bonus quote that you'll hear in today's episode. You will definitely want to come back for that in the future!
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Did that title get your attention?! Good! The quote in this episode will, too. I had never heard this quote until Saturday night. (Yes, this past Saturday night - January 25th, 2025) And I saw it in a fairly obscure place - on the refrigerator in the teachers' lounge in the school where I am the activities director.
I was so blown away by this quote that I thought, "I have to do this on an episode of the podcast." Then I thought, "Why not do it for Monday's episode?!"
And so, here you have it - a great quote that, up until two days ago, I did not even know existed. But now, I am so glad that I found it, and I know you will be, too!
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Last time we talked about creating goals for the new year. Today we have five quotes that will help you focus on going out and working towards achieving those goals
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Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! Today we wrap up 2024 the way we always wrap up the year on this podcast - by talking about goals and goal-setting. You will hear 7 great quotes about the importance of setting goals and then working to achieve those goals. I hope you have a great end to your 2024 and beginning of your 2025!
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It's the time of year when belief takes center stage in many of our worlds. Whether we're talking about belief in Santa Claus or a belief in a higher power or supreme being, December is a huge time of year for those who "believe."
Today I have 8 quotes dealing with belief. Some deal with the kinds of belief I just mentioned, but others deal with a belief in oneself or in someone else. No. matter what kind of belief we are talking about, belief is a powerful force, and it is a key ingredient of any successful endeavor.
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My apologies to you all for not getting an episode out to you. I recorded it last Sunday morning, and it was ready to go. However, I wasn't able to upload it to my podcast host's site that morning, and I planned to do it later in the day. Well, as my days are always busy now (even Saturdays and Sundays!), I didn't get to it. Then on Monday morning, I left the house at 5:30 for a meeting in Helena. From then on until Wednesday night, I forgot that I had not uploaded the episode.
My wife and I flew out to Newark, New Jersey to spend time with our son over the Thanksgiving holiday. I thought about the episode at some different times, but whenever I did, I was not near my computer, so I never uploaded it. It is now Sunday morning, and I am sitting in the Newark airport ready to fly home (already have had a 3-hour delay, but hoping that it all works out). I was going to upload and release this episode on whatever day I finished all of the technical parts (like writing this!), but now that it's Sunday, it will come out on Monday, exactly one week after it should have been released.
Anyway, great ideas in here from someone I have quoted before and know I will quote again. really good stuff, some of which I have already used with kids, coaches, and parents while communicating with them. While it's not a "famous" quote or anything like that, it is extremely powerful and applicable in your communications.
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A short, but powerful, quote today that focuses on how you and I can help the world. It becomes really powerful when you consider the predicament the author went through during and after the time of writing this.
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My apologies for missing last week. Listen to the episode to hear what happened and to hear a quote that is perfect for this situation!
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In this episode, I focus on two quotes that play off of a third very famous quote that you have all heard. (You have probably already guessed what that quote is!) They are really good quotes for us to consider as we are trying to grow into the best versions of ourselves.
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Great quote today from Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This one is about a quality that is so important for members of teams to possess - humility. Those of you leading any kind of team are going to love this one!
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You get to hear a poem today! Don't go running away if you're not a fan of poetry. I guarantee you that you're going to love the message in this one, especially if you are a coach, teacher, parent, or leader of young people (or anyone, for that matter). Great message in a great poem, so I had to share it as a "Great Quote"!
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Sorry for not releasing an episode last week! No excuses, except that life as a new Activities Director at a high school got in the way. But I'm back this week with an outstanding quote from one of the founders of the concept of Servant Leadership - Max De Pree. There is a lot packed into this quote... so much so that I know you're going to love this one!
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You might recognize the title of this episode as a quote by Marcus Aurelius, and you would be right in doing so. However, in today's episode, I am actually talking about 10 points and a few quotes from the Introduction to Brene Brown's book, Dare to Lead, that I mentioned a few weeks ago.
In the Introduction, she mentions Aurelius's quote, but she does it to introduce 10 behaviors and cultural issues that leaders identified as getting in the way of their organizations becoming the best they could become. Check out the 10 things she talks about and see if you find that the organizations and teams that you are involved in have many of those same issues that are keeping you from achieving all that you are trying to achieve.
Really powerful stuff here, and I'm sure I will be doing more from this book at some point in the future. For now, just dive into these ideas, then go get this book because you're going to want to do so much more with it after you hear the ideas in here.
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Since so many schools around the USA are starting school this week or next or the week after that (and some of you have already started!), I decided I would talk about some quotes about education. There are quite a few here. I actually talked about the first 10 back on March 27, 2023. I talked about them in more detail then, so I just read the quotes this time for you to think about them. However, I have four more quotes on education that you'll be hearing from me for the first time, and for those, I talked about them in much more detail.
Best of luck to all of you teachers and coaches who are starting out your school years or fall sports seasons at this time, and thank you for all that you will do for your kids to help them have the best experience possible. I hope these quotes will be a bit of inspiration as you start on this year's journey with them!
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A short episode today, but a quote that hits home for any of us in the leadership realm. This quote comes from Susan Collins, the senator from Maine. It was a perfect quote for me to talk about today, as this past Saturday I did a workshop for the coaches at my school and some of the leaders of their teams. Enjoy!
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Last week we embarked on a new, different journey. While I'm not making drastic changes to the podcast, I am making some changes that you will notice within the first 15 seconds of these new episodes. You won't hear the introduction and the closing comments that I have been saying for four years of doing the podcast. It's just me starting things off and closing things down. Yes, there is still the music by Krisztian Vass at the beginning and end, but much less of it and no canned comments from me over it.
As usual, I'm going to be bringing you great quotes to help you in your leadership realm, but also just in living your life. And today is no exception. Today, I am talking about two paragraphs in a book I have just started reading by an author who is no stranger to this podcast - Dr. Brene Brown. I have talked about and read quotes by and done a series of quotes by Brene Brown, so if you've been a regular listener to the show, you should be familiar with her work.
I am just starting her book "Dare to Lead," and already, just in the Introduction to the book, I have gotten a lot out of it. Today's episode focuses on two paragraphs in the Introduction that are huge for us as teachers/coaches. I highly recommend you check out the book. While I'm not planning on doing a series on the book right now, I can't fathom I won't be taking quotes and ideas from the book and talking about them on the podcast. even if I don't do that, I think you will find (like I think I'm going to find) lots of great things in this book for your own leadership/coaching journey.
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We embark on a new, different journey today. No, I'm not making drastic changes to the podcast. However, I am making some changes that you will notice within the first 15 seconds of this episode.
First of all, this is now Season 9 of the podcast. What makes it that way? Because I said so; that's what makes it that way! Seriously, there has never been a rhyme or reason as to why or when I change to a new season, so I'm not going to impose one on it now.
Second, you won't hear the introduction and the closing comments that I have been saying for four years of doing the podcast. It's just me starting things off and closing things down. Yes, there is still the music by Krisztian Vass at the beginning and end, but much less of it and no canned comments from me over it.
Finally, I'm still going to be bringing you great quotes to help you in your leadership realm, but also just in living your life. And today is no exception. I have four lines that I heard Tom Brady say on Colin Cowherd's podcast that I thought were outstanding ideas. I can't wait to hear Brady do the color commentary on NFL games this year, as every time I hear him speak, I hear something I like. And you're going to love these four quotes!
So, there you have it. I hope you like the changes to the show. Nothing major, just dropping some of the fluff. As always, please rate the show and leave a comment about it. Also, reach out to me and let me know what you think of where I'm going with this.
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This is the final episode of a series I have been doing over the last couple of months about great ideas and quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. As I have been saying from the start of the series, I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 8 - "The Attack Mentality: Attack, Always Attack." This week we wrap up with a chapter talking about the importance of always being prepared to make adjustments to the plan you are working on executing and how to do so.
I've really enjoyed bringing this book to you. I am considering doing something similar with other books and creating a podcast that focuses on the great ideas and quotes from books that I have found inspirational and impactful on my teaching, coaching, team-building, leadership, and life. Would you be interested in having me do something like that? Email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com and let me know if that sounds like something you would like.
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This is the latest episode of a series I started a couple of months ago about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 7 - Talent: Selection & Development. This week, we move to Chapter 8 - "The Attack Mentality: Attack, Always Attack." Once again, there is so much good stuff in here that you're going to love as you continue to learn ways to help your team become the best it's capable of becoming!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the latest episode of a series I started a couple of months ago about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 6 - Developing a No-Victim Mentality. The concepts in that chapter are such an important element on your journey to your growth as a team. This week we move into Chapter 7 - Talent: Selection & Development. As has been the case with each chapter, there is so much great stuff in here to help you help your teams grow and develop the way you would like to see them do so. I love the stuff on investing in your talented people more than your new people. Not sure what I'm talking about? Check out the episode (and the book) to find out!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the latest episode of a series I started a couple of months ago about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 5 - "It's Okay to Disagree: Just Don't Be Disagreeable."This week we move to a chapter on something ALL of us have to work on at some point in our lives and at some point with our teams - Developing a No-Victim Mentality. Oh my, are you drooling at the concept of how to keep the victim mentality from hijacking your team? Get ready - you're gonna' love this one!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the latest episode of a series I started last month about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about the second half of Chapter 4 - "Turning Team Chemistry into Team Cohesion." Today, we move to Chapter 5 - "It's Okay to Disagree: Just Don't Be Disagreeable." This became the longest episode of the series so far, but that's because there is so much good stuff in this chapter.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the latest episode of a series I started last month about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about the first half of Chapter 4 - "Turning Team Chemistry into Team Cohesion."There was so much good stuff in this chapter that I had to split it into two parts. So, today you get Part 2 of Chapter 4. In this chapter, they talk about two important ways to create successful Team Cohesion: The Point and Flow. I have been a strong proponent of both of these concepts throughout my coaching career, and I hadn't even read the book yet!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the latest episode of a series I started last month about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. You can also find it under the title, "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about, Chapter 3, "Self-Evaluation: The Genesis of All Improvement." In this week's episode, we move to Chapter 4 - "Turning Team Chemistry into Team Cohesion."
You're going to love the concepts in this one! In fact, there are so many great ideas in this chapter, that I had to cover it all in two episodes instead of one. You will hear the second part of this chapter either in a bonus episode later this week or in next Monday's episode. Stay tuned to find out when Part 2 drops.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the fourth episode of a series I started three weeks ago about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. It is also called "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 2, "Managing Expectations: Trust or Suspicion."This week we move to Chapter 3, "Self-Evaluation: The Genesis of All Improvement." Boy, did I need to hear this one, as there is so much great information on how to evaluate yourself and your team members consistently and in such a way that promotes growth and improvement at an accelerated pace.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the third episode of a new series I started two weeks ago about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. It is also called "Lead Any Team to Win."
Last week, I talked about Chapter 1, "Channel Capacity: Why Less is More," in which we heard about the importance of not overloading your team (and yourself) with too much at a time. This week we move to Chapter 2, "Managing Expectations: Trust or Suspicion." There is so much great stuff in this chapter because the concept of trust is such an integral element to any great team experience. Get your pens and notebooks ready because you're going to want to take a lot of notes on this one!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is the second episode of a new series I started last week about great quotes from an outstanding book called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. You are going to LOVE this series! I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. It is also called "Lead Any Team to Win."
Today we cover Chapter 1, "Channel Capacity: Why Less is More." You're going to hear about the importance of not overloading your team (and yourself) with too much at a time. Boy, did I need to hear that!
Coaching Conversations in 2024
In 2024 we're going to be going to monthly themes and I would also encourage you to...
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This is the first episode of a new series I am starting today about great quotes from an outstanding book I just finished called "Organize Your Team Today," by Dr. Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. You are going to LOVE this series!
I learned so much from this book, and you will, too. I highly recommend you pick it up. It is also called "Lead Any Team to Win."
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Today we wrap up the little series I have been doing on "Commitment" with 5 quotes and a shoutout to one of the players in our program. If you would like me to do a "Shoutout" or a "Spotlight" on someone on a future episode of the podcast, reach out to me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com and let me know the person's name and what they are doing that is showing such great commitment. I will then read about them on the podcast.
Coaching Conversations in 2024
In 2024 we're going to be going to monthly themes and I would also encourage you to...
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We continue our discussion about the importance of commitment today with three quotes from three people who would know a thing or two about commitment.
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This week we continue talking about Commitment with a gret quote from Indy car racing legend Mario Andretti. Also, I give an extended shoutout to Olivia, one of the players I have been working with on her basketball game. You're going to love this episode!
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I don't remember the first time I ever heard this quote, but it was one of those that stopped me in my tracks and got me thinking, trying to figure out exactly what it meant. I have used it ever since then as a great message for young people (and old people, too) to not get so caught up in comparing themselves to others, yet to use comparison as a means to drive yourself to become the best you that you can become.
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The catalyst for today's quote is the off-season that my team is currently in. As a basketball coach, I often tell players that basketball players are not made from November to March; they are made from March to November. (Maybe that's a quote I should talk about in the future!)
Of course, what I'm talking about when I say that is that players must put in time in the off-season to becoming better players. But we also talk about the idea that you don't just "put in time." You need to make sure that you maximize the time you are putting in by working extremely hard at what you need to work on to grow, develop, and improve.
This quote comes to us from Bruce Brown, the director of Proactive Coaching. As you probably know, I am one of the members of the Proactive Coaching speaking team. I first heard this line about 20 years ago when I heard Bruce give our "7 Ways to Lead" presentation. Since 2008 (when I joined the speaking team), I have been saying this line whenever I give that talk or whenever I do our "Captains & Coaches Workshop."
It is a great line about the impact that those who are committed to your programs have on those who are not as committed. You're going to love this one, and you're going to want to use it with your teams. . . immediately!
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Today's quote comes to us from the Easter Sunday church service I went to yesterday. For those of you who aren't Christian or who are not people of faith, this is not a religion-focused episode or anything along the lines. I'm talking about a great quote that our Pastor, Shad Durgan, said in his sermon that can be applied to all of us in much more than just a religious context. He was talking about what true greatness is and where you find it. You will see how fitting it is for those of us who lead teams and who are trying to get our team members to live with a servant's team-first attitude.
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Okay, we're done with the replays that we did the last few weeks. I hope you enjoyed those if you had not heard them before, and if you had heard them before, I hope you enjoyed them again!
Today we have quotes that focus on your favorite thing in the world - YOU! At least, I hope you're your favorite thing in the world. You will hear 7 quotes about the power that YOU have over the direction of your life. You're going to love these!
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As we have done for the last couple of weeks, today I am bringing you another replay of a popular episode. In fact, today's episode is THE MOST DOWNLOADED EPISODE out of all of the episodes Ihave done.
Today you will hear from my long-time dearest friend in the world, Coach Bob Kuykendall. Bob is an English teacher and Head Wrestling Coach at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He and I taught and coached together there right out of college for eleven years. Then I moved to Montana, but Bob stayed at Carmel, and he has spent his entire 42-year career there!
In this episode, we talk about a quote that he has used in his English classes and with his wrestling team for most of those 42 years. You're in for a real treat here.
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As I told you last week, over the next few weeks I am bringing you replays of popular episodes. I have some personal and professional matters that are taking up a lot of my time, and I am headed to Mexico on spring break this week, so I thought I would just let you listen to some of the more popular episodes of the show over these next few weeks.
Today you will hear one of my absolute favorite episodes. It was episode 31, which was my interview with Alan Stein, Jr. If you don't know who Alan Stein, Jr. is, look him up on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, or check out his website - alansteinjr.com.
One of the cool things about Alan's quote is that it was Alan's quote! That's right - the quote that we talked about is his own quote, one that has been very popular with many coaches and teams across the nation. (Check out where the quote is emblazoned on a wall for everyone to see when they visit this place.)
Next week, I'll have another replay of a favorite episode. Until then, enjoy my interview from a few years ago with Alan Stein, Jr!
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Today, we are going to start a few weeks of replays of popular episodes. I have some personal and professional matters that are taking up a lot of my time, and I am headed to Mexico on spring break next week, so I thought I would just let you listen to some of the more popular episodes of the show for the next few weeks.
Today you will hear the very first episode of the show. Its focus was on one of my favorite quotes throughout my teaching and coaching career. It is also under ten minutes long, as were a lot of the first episodes. Oh, how things have changed over the last four years! Anyway, I hope you enjoy Episode 1 - Success is a Journey!
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This week I talk about a little topic called, "The Meanng of Life"! Yeah, no biggie. Just the biggest topic one could tackle, and I come at it straight on with hard-hitting, journalistic integrity that . . .
Okay, I don't do anything like that. But I do have four really good quotes for you that talk about meaning and purpose in life that I think you're going to really like. Enjoy!
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This week's quote comes to us from an unlikely source. Well, I should say it's an unlikely source, only because I had not heard it until late last week. I was scrolling through my Twitter feed (Arrgghhh! I hate how Twitter sucks me in like that!), and I came across a video of the British actor, Michael Caine. I don't remember who posted the video; I thought it was Brett Ledbetter of "What Drives Winning," but I can't find the video anywhere on their site, so I'm not sure where it came from.
No matter where it came from, though, the quote and the idea behind it are outstanding, and I knew the moment I heard it that I needed to talk about it. So, you get it today!
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Today we move on from our episodes on the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team came up with for us to live by this year, and we move to some quotes the are very fitting for us moving into our off-season work to improve. This is a critical time for any team and any individual who wants to be an impactful contributor in the future.
You will hear five great quotes that will help you as you move into any time that you are working on improvement for your future.
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Today we wrap up our episodes on the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has come up with for us to live by this year. Our first three covenants that I talked about are "Discipline," "Trust," and "Team-First Attitude."Our final covenant is "Respect." I'm so glad my boys chose this as a covenant for a few reasons. One of the reasons I'm so glad is a selfish one—I have never really worked on the theme of Respect with my teams before, nor have I ever written or spoken on it, so it's nice to get a chance to do that.
I hope you enjoy listening to this episode about Respect as much as I enjoyed researching, writing, and then speaking about it.
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Today we continue talking about the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has come up with for us to live by this year. Our first covenant that I talked about three weeks ago was "Discipline," and our second covenant that I talked about last week was "Trust." This week we move to one of my all-time favorites - "Team-First Attitude."As a team-sport coach—basketball, soccer, football—for the last 40 years, I have preached the value of a team-first attitude to thousands of kids. It is what I love most about coaching—working to build great teams. Well, you can't have great teams without players who are committed to having a team-first attitude.
Today you will hear some ideas on a team-first attitude, and then you will hear 8 outstanding quotes about it.
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Today we continue talking about the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has come up with for us to live by this year. Our first covenant that I talked about two weeks ago was Discipline. Our second covenant that I talk about today is Trust.
Trust is an essential ingredient for success for any team. If you don't have trust on a team, you're not going to be a team. That is one of the reasons my boys wanted it as one of our covenants.
I have a variety of quotes for you in today's episode, and then I also read some passages out of a great book I am reading right now called, "Organize Your Team Today," by Jason Selk and Tom Bartow. They dive into the importance of Trust in Chapter 2 of the book, and there are some excellent ideas for us all to learn from.
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Holy cow! This is our 200th episode of the "Great Quotes for Coaches" podcast!
In celebration of that milestone, I take you on a little journey of some of the highlights of the podcast. I also have a variety of quotes about Quotes and about Gratitude.
Thank you so much to all of you listeners for helping make the podcast so popular. Please tell more people about the podcast, so we can continue to spread the words of inspiration and impact of all of these great quotes to more people.
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I have told you for a while now that I will be talking about quotes dealing with the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has chosen for this season. This week we finally start talking about the specific Core Covenants that my team is working on this year.
Our first covenant is Discipline. You will hear 7 quotes on discipline in this episode.
For more information on Core Covenants and establishing them with your team, I highly recommend you check out Bruce Brown's booklet called, "First Steps to Creating a Successful Team—Core Covenants" at the Proactive Coaching website. You can also find a video of the concept there, or you can schedule a speaker to come to your organization to do a presentation on it.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
With last week's episode coming out on Christmas day, I took a little detour from my discussion of covenants, and I talked about quotes that deal with the concept of belief and how powerful our ability to believe in something can be.
Well, with today's episode coming out on New Year's Day, I thought it would be fitting to talk about something that I focus on every year at this time—Goals & Goal-setting. I have been a big believer (the focus of last week's episode!) in the power of setting goals and working to achieve them.
And there is no better time than right now for you to establish some goals for the year ahead and then figure out your plan for how you're going to make them happen. You're going to hear 10 quotes in today's episode that will help you and the teams you lead on your road to achieving your goals.
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I have told you for a while now that I will be talking about quotes dealing with the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has chosen for this season.
However, with the day that this episode is coming out being Christmas, I thought I would take a little detour from my discussion of covenants (although covenants play a huge part in the Christian faith!) and talk about quotes that deal with the concept of belief and how powerful our ability to believe in something can be.
So today, you will hear 5 quotes about belief and how important it is for us to truly believe in something if we want to be successful at making it happen.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
I have told you for a while now that I will be talking about quotes dealing with the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has chosen for this season. In last week's episode, I started by explaining the whole concept of what we are trying to do with the establishment of Core Covenants and why we do it. My focus was on how we need to Intentionally Create our Culture.
This week we start to talk about a key to how we intentionally create our culture—by establishing and living by our Core Covenants. I talk about the concept in today's episode and then I talk about five quotes that help support the concept.
For more information on Core Covenants and establishing them with your team, I highly recommend you check out Bruce Brown's booklet called, "First Steps to Creating a Successful Team—Core Covenants" at the Proactive Coaching website. You can also find a video of the concept there, or you can schedule a speaker to come to your organization to do a presentation on it.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
The last 3 weeks, I talked about quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger's new book, "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life."While there are many more great concepts and ideas in that book, and I recommend you check it out, this week we move on to what I have been saying we would be doing for a while now.
I have been telling you that I will be talking about quotes dealing with the Core Covenants that my varsity boys' basketball team has chosen for this season. In this week's episode, I start by explaining the whole concept of what we are trying to do with the establishment of Core Covenants and why we do it.
It's all about intentionally defining the values that are important to you and your organization and then creating your team's culture based on those values. Therefore, today I have some quotes that talk about the importance of values and why we need to intentionally work on and live by them.
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Last week, I continued talking about quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger's new book, "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life."As I told you the last couple of weeks, it is quite good, and it is filled with so many great concepts that I have been reading parts of it to my team. So, I thought I would do the same with you.
Today's episode focuses on the concept of recognizing that pain is something that is part of growth, and that most things worthwhile in our development are going to have moments of discomfort and/or pain that we will need to deal with.
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Last week, I thought I was going to be talking about quotes that I will be using with my varsity boys' basketball team over the course of our season. The quotes will be based on the Core Covenants that our team has come up with that we feel will establish the identity that we are seeking for our team.
However, I hadn't started working through our Core Covenants with our teams because we hadn't finished picking our teams as of last Monday. I thought we might start our Core Covenants last week, but we will start them this week. So last week I talked to you about quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger's new book, "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life."As I told you last week, while I am only a few chapters into it, it is quite good, and it is filled with so many great concepts that I have actually started reading parts of it to my team. So, I thought I would do the same with you. So last week, this week, and probably next week, you get to hear quotes and ideas from The Terminator!!
Today's episode focuses on the concept of putting in the reps to become the best you can be. You have to put in the time and effort to laying a foundation of fundamentals if you want to be able to eventually become someone who innovates and creates and plays or works at a high level. This chapter really nails home some great points for all of us seeking to become our best.
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Last week we moved on from our series on Perfectionism and began a new journey. I thought I was going to be talking about quotes that I will be using with my varsity boys' basketball team over the course of our season. The quotes will be based on the Core Covenants that our team has come up with that we feel will establish the identity that we are seeking for our team. I told you that I would be telling you this week what our covenants are, and that I would begin with a quote or a few quotes on the first covenant and then continue in that vein throughout the season.
However, last week I went back to Dr. Brene Brown and her book "Daring Greatly." I decided to talk about the entire "Man in the Arena" quote from Teddy Roosevelt from which Brene Brown got that title for her book. That's because I will be using that with my team, too. Also, I had not gotten to our Core Covenants yet with my team, so it was the perfect time to talk about "The Man in the Arena."
Well, I still haven't started with our Core Covenants. We are actually doin cuts (Yuck!) and picking our teams tonight. Therefore, we won't start our Core Covenants until later this week or early next week. So today, I have a special treat for you from an unlikely source - Arnold Schwarzenegger!
He has a new book out that my step-daughter, Maggie, got me. It's called "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life." I am only a few chapters into it, but it is so good, and it is filled with so many great concepts that I have actually started reading parts of it to my team. So, I thought I would do the same with you. So for this week and probably next week, you get to hear quotes and ideas from The Terminator!!
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Today we move on from our series on Perfectionism and begin a new journey. While it won't be an actual series, over the next few episodes (maybe 4, but maybe more!), I will be talking about quotes that I will be using with my varsity boys' basketball team over the course of our season. As I type that, I realize that this could be a 4-month endeavor, rather than a 4-episode endeavor!
What I plan on doing is talking about the quotes I will be talking about with my team over the season. The quotes will be based on the Core Covenants that our team has come up with that we feel will establish the identity that we are seeking for our team. I will tell you what our covenants are next week, and I will begin with a quote or a few quotes on the first covenant. I will then continue in that vein throughout the season.
Today, though, I start with a quote that I will be using in a foundational way with our team. I talked about this quote a bit when I was dong quotes on perfectionism by Dr. Brene Brown from her book "Daring Greatly." However, over the course of the first 190 episodes of this podcast, I don't remember ever talking about the entire quote from Teddy Roosevelt from which Brene Brown got that title for her book.
The quote is often called, "The Man in the Arena." It is one of the all-time great quotes for those of us in leadership roles, and it is a great way to kick off these episodes I will be doing on my team's Core Covenants. Enjoy!
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Today we wrap up our series on perfectionism with a few quotes that flip around the ideas that many people have of perfectionism. We zero in today on the concepts of worthiness, self-compassion, togetherness, growth & improvement when dealing with perfectionist tendencies in ourselves.
Lots of great ideas in here today, especially for those of you who are perfectionists or who teach/coach/parent/lead perfectionists. Help them (or yourselves) see that the goal should not be perfection—the goal is loving yourself enough to realize that you get to grow and improve every single day for the rest of your life.
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Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a couple of months ago. Today we have multiple quotes on perfectionism from various sources for you.
Actually, most of the quotes are about "imperfectionism" (I think I just made up a word!) and how being perfect is not all it's cracked up to be - at least according to some people!
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Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a couple of months ago. Today's quote comes to us from Dr. Jen Douglas, a clinical psychologist who studies and works with people on the concept of perfection and perfectionism.
I have been telling you that I would be doing a series of quotes by Dr. Jen, but I realized that since I had four quotes of hers I wanted to discuss, I could do them all in one episode. So that's what you get today - 4 quotes by Dr. Jen.
These are really good quotes, and they get at the heart of what we have been saying about perfection. If you want to find out more about Dr. Jen or see more of what she says about perfectionism, you can find her on Twitter (X) and Instagram at @drjenofficial or at https://www.drjenniferdouglas.com/
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Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a few weeks ago. Today's quote comes from the former COO of Facebook/Meta, Sheryl Sandberg.
It is a quote that you have probably heard before. Heck, I think I mentioned it in the first episode of this series on Perfectionism. However, I thought it was one of those quotes that are by an unknown, anonymous source. But when I Googled the quote, Sheryl Sandberg popped up as the person this quote is most often attributed to.
It may have come from her bestselling book, "Lean In: Women, Work, & the Will to Lead," but I'm not certain of that. (Although I will be finding out because that book is in my stack of books I want to read over the course of the next year)
No matter where she first said it or wrote it, it is an outstanding quote on how perfectionism can paralyze us into doing nothing. You'll understand what I mean by that in the episode. You'll also understand why it was the "perfect" (pun intended!) quote to do for today's episode, in particular.
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Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a few weeks ago. Today's quotes form the final episode of three episode that make up a "Mini-Series" within the series. They are by Dr. Brene Brown from her book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.As you heard me say in each of the last three episodes, I HIGHLY recommend you get this book! It has vaulted onto my list of Top 5 or Top 10 books that everyone should read, especially anyone who is a leader or a parent.
The quotes you hear today wrap up the mini-series by talking about some of the other problematic areas of perfectionism, but also offering a couple of ideas on how to deal with perfectionism in ways that can help us be better.
I hope you enjoyed this little series within the series. I know I enjoyed the concepts that Dr. Brown taught us about perfectionism.
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Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a couple of weeks ago. Today's quotes form the second of three episode that make up a "Mini-Series" within the series. They are by Dr. Brene Brown from her book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.As you heard me say in the episode numerous times, I HIGHLY recommend you get this book! I finished it this morning, and it has vaulted onto my list of Top 5 or Top 10 books that everyone should read, especially anyone who is a leader or a parent.
The quotes you hear today follow in the footsteps of last week's episode in which I read four bullet points that she made explaining what perfectionism IS NOT. Today you will hear four more bullet points, this time explaining what perfectionism IS.
Next week I will wrap up this mini-series with a few more quotes from Dr. Brown that offer impactful ideas on perfectionism and how to deal with it.
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Today we continue with the new series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a couple of weeks ago. This is a great topic for coaches because we all deal with "perfectionist athletes" at points in our careers, and for most of us we deal with them every season. The quotes that I will be discussing will get at the heart of perfectionism, why it can be crippling to performance, and what we can/should do about it to keep it from destroying our ability to grow and develop the best that we can.
Today's quotes form the beginning of a mini-series within the series. That's because for the next few weeks I will discuss quotes by Dr. Brene Brown from her book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.I HIGHLY recommend you get this book! It is so good and has so many powerful impactful ideas and lessons for all of us, especially those of us in any type of leadership position.
The quotes you hear today kick off a short section in the book on perfectionism and why perfectionism is so crippling to us in our efforts to become the best versions of ourselves that we can be.
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Today we continue with the new series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started last week. As I said last week, I'm sure I have touched on the concept of perfectionism at times in different episodes of the podcast, but I don't recall ever devoting any specific episodes to the idea of perfectionism.
This is a great topic for coaches because we all deal with "perfectionist athletes" at points in our careers, and for most of us we deal with them every season. The quotes that I will be discussing will get at the heart of perfectionism, why it can be crippling to performance, and what we can/should do about it to keep it from destroying our ability to grow and develop the best that we can.
Today's quote comes to us from one of the all-time great American authors. It is also a quote that you have probably heard before. But as is so often the case, even if you've heard it, there is always something more you can learn from it or some new way to look at it, and today's quote is no exception to that.
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Today we start a new series of quotes on "Perfectionism." While I'm sure I have touched on the concept of perfectionism at times in different episodes of the podcast, I don't recall ever devoting any specific episodes to the idea of perfectionism, so I thought it would be a good topic to discuss.
This is also a great topic for coaches because we all deal with "perfectionist athletes" at points in our careers, and for most of us we deal with them every season. The quotes that I will be discussing will get at the heart of perfectionism, why it can be crippling to performance, and what we can/should do about it to keep it from destroying our ability to grow and develop the best that we can.
This first quote is a fairly famous one that is most often attributed to Voltaire, but it has been tweaked and changed at times through the years. It is one that you have probably heard before, and it is a good one to kick off the series.
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Happy Labor Day! In honor of this holiday devoted to the American worker, I thought I would do a few quotes about the value of hard work. I have talked about some of these before, and a few of them are in my gift book for coaches to give to their graduating seniors called, "Inspiration for the Graduate." However, you will also hear a couple of quotes that are not in the book and that I have not talked about before.
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Long title to today's episode, huh? That's because I cover a few different quotes from an article in The Athletic earlier this month about the coaching staff of the US Men's Basketball Team playing in the World Cup.
It was a great article about how unselfish each of these superstar coaches is, as they have all come together with the common goal of helping bring home a gold medal.
There were some great quotes about the five words in the title of this episode from the four coaches, so I talked about each of them.
Those of you who coach can get a lot out of this, no matter what sport you coach. Those of you who don't coach can get a lot out of this for whatever realm you are involved in a team type of setting.
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Today, we finish our series on significance with two quotes about being intentional and taking action in your pursuit of significance. I love these quotes as a wrap-up to the series, for they remind us that all the great ideas that we have talked about and heard about in this series on significance and making a difference in others lives in a positive, impactful way won't matter if you aren't intentional and don't take action on them.
Both quotes also fit right into the concepts of significance in my new SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. You can check out SlamDunk Significance at slamdunksignificance.com.
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Another week of needing to "Improvise, Adapt, & Overcome," but at least this is coming out on the normal day of Monday (although a little later than usual). You'll hear why in the episode.
Today, we talk about two quotes on the pursuit of significance vs. success. This is a topic we have visited before, but these two quotes are so good that I felt we needed to cover them before I finished this series on significance.
Both quotes also fit right into the concepts of significance in my new SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. You can check out SlamDunk Significance at slamdunksignificance.com.
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My apologies to those of you who are regular listeners of the podcast on Mondays. I had a few glitches this past weekend in preparation for some different trips, and I was so consumed with those that I never recorded my podcast episode!
So, it comes out a day-and-a-half later than usual. While that is probably not a very big deal to most of you, it bothers me because I had never missed or been late in releasing an episode of the podcast in the first 176 episodes.
Oh well, instead of beating myself up over it, I need to focus on the positive that A) I had gone 176 weeks in a row without ever missing or being late with it, and B) that means I have recorded 177 podcast episodes. When I started doing the podcast, I had hoped to hit some of those kinds of milestones like 50, 100, and so forth. Well, my gosh, 177 episodes is no small accomplishment, so I need to embrace it and enjoy it!
Anyway, today I have one quote for you from a very unlikely source. It is a good quote that gets at the heart of what it takes to live a life of significance.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up the last few week's ideas on significance in quotes by Oprah Winfrey, Michael Josephson, Ken Blanchard, Jackie Robinson, Nelson Mandela, Sean Michael Norris, and John Maxwell with three new quotes on significance.
These quotes talk about a few concepts: where significance comes from, the impact that we have on others, even when we aren't necessarily thinking about it, and the power and importance of caring for others.
These quotes also help expand on the concepts of significance that I have been discussing as I build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a couple of months ago. You can check out my new SlamDunk Significance program at slamdunksignificance.com.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up the last few week's ideas on significance in quotes by Oprah Winfrey, Michael Josephson, Ken Blanchard, Jackie Robinson, and Nelson Mandela wit two more quotes. These two are by Sean Michael Norris and, once again, John Maxwell.
Each of these quotes talks about the importance of focusing on significance each day. The Norris quote has a unique approach to the concept, while the Maxwell quote is exactly what you would expect from Maxwell—something that is spot-on if we want to bring value to others..
Both quotes also continue to expand on the concepts of significance that I have been discussing as I build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. You can check out my new SlamDunk Significance program at slamdunksignificance.com.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up the last couple of week's ideas on significance in quotes by Oprah Winfrey, Michael Josephson, and Ken Blanchard with two more quotes today—one by Jackie Robinson and one by Nelson Mandela.
Each of these quotes gets at the heart of what a true life of significance deals with—the impact that one has on other people. When you consider the two men who said these quotes, they are even more powerful, for these two men were two of the most impactful people our world has ever known.
Both quotes also continue to expand on the concepts of success and significance that I have been discussing as I build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. You can check out my new SlamDunk Significance program at slamdunksignificance.com.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up last few week's ideas on significance in a quote by Oprah Winfrey with two quotes this week. One of the quotes is by Michael Josephson, the director of Character Counts, and the other quote is by author, leadership, and personal development guru, Ken Blanchard.
Both quotes continue to expand on the concepts of success and significance that I have been discussing as I build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. Josephson and Blanchard both show us the value of seeking significance in order to bring us the success that we seek.
I also talk a bit more about my SlamDunk Significance mission in this episode. If you are interested in finding out more about how you can become part of this mission to help coaches become coaches of significance in kids' lives by providing opportunities for kids to have positive athletic experiences, go to SlamDunkSignificance.com
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We kick off Season 7 of the podcast with a follow-up to the last few week's ideas on significance and my new program called SlamDunk Significance with a quote from Oprah Winfrey.
This quote continues to expan on the concepts of success and significance that I have been discussing as I build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a few weeks ago. Oprah nails a few concepts I have strongly believed in for many years now as a teacher and coach, and I think you will find them extremely powerful for you, too.
To find out more about how you can become part of this mission to help coaches become coaches of significance in kids' lives by providing opportunities for kids to have positive athletic experiences, go to SlamDunkSignificance.com
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up the last couple of week's ideas on significance and my new program called SlamDunk Significance with a quote from philosopher & poet, Friedrich Nietzsche about significance, too.
I was not ready to talk about this quote. I was ready with a whole different quote that I have wanted to talk about for quite a while. However, quotes and ideas about the concept of "significance" keep showing up in my life. This quote showed up this morning in a book of inspirational ideas that I was reading. You'll hear more about it in the episode.
This quote is perfect for what I am doing right now trying to build the SlamDunk Significance program that I told you about a couple of weeks ago. Go to SlamDunkSignificance.com to find out more about how you can join me on this mission.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We follow up last week's announcement about my new program called SlamDunk Significance with a quote that was one of the most impactful quotes for coaches that I have ever seen. It comes to us from Bruce Brown, the Founder and Director of Proactive Coaching.
As most of you know I am a speaker on the Proactive Coaching team. It has been one of the great joys and honors of my coaching life to be a member of this team. Bruce has taught me so much that has had such a huge impact on me as a coach, teacher, leader, and parent. You need to check out Proactive Coaching's website to see all the great things that we have to offer.
Today's quote was a post that Bruce did on the Proactive Coaching Facebook page a few years back. It was called "Coaching for Significance," and as I said, it was one of the most impactful things I've ever read. You're going to love it!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Well, this is it. I have been telling you for 11 weeks that I have a mission, project, venture, or whatever you want to call it in mind that the book Change Your World, by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins gave me so many signs saying it's time to get going on.
In today's episode, I reveal what that mission is. I am so excited to get this out to the world, and I hope you will be, too.
You can be a big part of it. Depending on who you are and what your focus is, there is a place for you to be a part of it. There are three different groups of people who will be affected by it. Whichever group you belong to (and you might even be in two of them or all three!), I would love to have you join us on this mission.
Listen to the episode and then go to SlamDunk Significance to get involved. It is in its infancy stage, and I will be working out the bugs and kinks in it over the next few weeks and months, but you will hear my Moonshot Goal in the episode. I hope you will join me on my quest to achieve it and to help more kids have the best experiences possible.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Ok, first of all, let me say, "Don't let the length of this episode scare you away." I know it's long compared to most of my episodes, but it is filled with great quotes and ideas from a few different sources.
Last week was the final week of our discussions of the book "Change Your World" by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins. This week we wrap up our series based on that book by doing something a little different than what I thought I was going to do at the start of the series through about the 2/3 mark in it.
Around that time, I finished reading another book that also had a lot of powerful ideas and inspiration to take steps to change our world, and I thought, "Hmmm. This book also has some really good ideas in it that I want to share with everyone."
So, instead of me talking about my mission/project that Change Your World jumpstarted me to begin doing, I decided to talk today about that book first as a wrap-up to the series. Next week, I will begin talking about the project/mission I am beginning, and how you can be a part of it. (And yes, I will have quotes to talk about that are a huge part of the mission.)
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We come to the final week of our discussions of the book Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins. We have made our way through eight episodes covering the first eight chapters, and today we cover the final chapter of the book, "It's Your Turn to Change Your World."
In Chapter 9, Maxwell & Hoskins review the first eight chapters, showing us how they were broken up into four phases, each containing two chapters. Then, they point to the future, offering us the chance to figure out what our best options are for beginning to make some kind of transformational change in our world. They talk about us lighting out on our own to do that or joining them in their endeavors to do that. Either way, we're bound to find ourselves in an outstanding journey toward changing our world and helping others (and ourselves) along the way.
Come back next week as I finish up this series by talking about another book I just finished that also had a lot of powerful ideas and inspiration to take steps to change our world.
I also plan on telling you all about my exciting new mission and project that I have been thinking about doing for the last eight months or so and that the book, Change Your World, inspired me to get going and start doing it. I will also be asking you to consider joining me and helping me out on this mission that I believe will impact thousands of kids around the country. I can't wait to share it with you!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
A couple of months ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up.
This week we move to Chapter 8 - "Let's Keep Talking." A couple of weeks ago, they talked about Transformation Tables in chapter 6. This week they talk about Transformation Conversations in this chapter. So many good quotes in here and so many good ideas on the power of communicating well when it comes to changing your world.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Over a month ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up.
This week we move to Chapter 7 - "What Gets Done Gets Measured." Notice they have switched the fairly famous Peter Drucker quote around for the title of the chapter. You'll hear why in the episode. Some really good ideas in here about the power of making sure you track and measure the transformational concepts you are trying to achieve.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Over a month ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up.
This week we move to Chapter 6 - "Transformation Happens One Table at a Time." This is based on a very cool concept that Maxwell and Hoskins have used a lot in their organizations called Transformation Tables. You'll hear about what those are and how they could help you with your own growth and the growth of your teams.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
A month ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up.
This week we move to Chapter 5- "Experience the Value of Values." This is one of my favorite chapters, as I speak about a lot of the concepts in here when I am speaking to teams, schools, and other organizations. You're going to love this one!
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Three weeks ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up.
This week we move to Chapter 4 - "Let's All Get on the Same Page." Lots of great ideas and quotes in here. I especially like his diagrams for creating transformation, as I think they really paint a great picture of how true transformation works for any organization.
I am so excited to be doing this series, and I know you're going to love it. This book has the potential to be the most life-changing book you will read. I know it is starting to work that way on me. I HIGHLY recommend you get the book Change Your World. You will be so glad you did.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Two weeks ago we started a series based on a theme from a book I finished reading a couple of weeks before that. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World by John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins.
I originally figured that I would do the first week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document, but I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up. The first week's episode was "We Can't Wait for Change" and last week's was "Be a Catalyst for Change."
This week we move to Chapter 3 - "We All Need One Another." There is so much great stuff in here that you are going to love. And the story about the impactful person in the Charlotte, NC area you will hear is AMAZING! Yes, the episode is a little long at just over 26:00, but you will find it so worth it!
I am so excited to be doing this series, and I know you're going to love it. This book has the potential to be the most life-changing book you will read. I know it is starting to work that way on me. I HIGHLY recommend you get the book Change Your World. You will be so glad you did.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Last week we stared a series that will be based on a theme from a book I finished reading two weeks ago. That book was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. The title of the book is Change Your World. It is by John Maxwell, the man who I did a 6-month series of quotes by last year, along with Rob Hoskins, the founder and director of OneHope.
I originally figured that I would do last week's episode on the entire book and then move on to a new theme this week. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - taking notes and highlighting important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I started transferring to a document that I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So this is going to be a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up. Last week, our first episode was "We Can't Wait for Change."This week we move to Chapter 2 - "Be a Catalyst for Change." This one is a more individual-focused episode because so many of the quotes speak directly to you, telling you that you need to be the one to create the change you seek.
I am so excited to be doig this series, and I know you're going to love it. This book has the potential to be the most life-changing book you will read. I know it is starting to work that way on me. I HIGHLY recommend you get the book, Change Your World, by John Maxwell & Rob Hoskins. You will be so glad you did.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
I told you last week in the "Reading the Signs" episode that this week we would move to a theme based on a book I was reading that was showing me signs that were telling me it was time to act on something that I was considering doing. I just finished the book this morning, and it is going to change my world. It better because the title of the book is Change Your World. It is by non other than John Maxwell, the man who I did a 6-month series of quotes by last year, along with Rob Hoskins, the founder and director of OneHope.
I figured last week that I would do today's episode on the book and then move on to a new theme next week. However, I started doing what Maxwell has suggested in other books - take notes and highlight important passages and quotes in books. I have so many great quotes that I highlighted while I was reading it that I am now transferring to a document that I realized there is no way I can do the ideas and quotes in the book justice in one episode. So I am going to do a 10-part series on quotes in the book - one for each chapter and then a final episode to wrap it up. Our first episode is "We Can't Wait for Change."
I am so excited to do this, and I know you're going to love it. This book has the potential to be the most life-changing book you will read. I know it is starting to work that way on me. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend you get the book, Change Your World, by John Maxwell & Rob Hoskins. You will be so glad you did.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Our theme this week is "Reading the Signs."
Do you ever have things happen to you that make you pause and ask, "Wait a minute. Is this a sign that I'm receiving that I'm supposed to pay attention to and then act on?"
That is exactly what this episode is about.
I had this happen to me last week, and I knew that I A) had to do something about it, and B) had to make it our theme of the week! In fact, next week's episode and possibly the week after that will deal with the sign(s) that I received and where they are leading me.
I have 3 quotes that I discuss in today's episode that deal with the concept of signs and reading them.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today we start a new theme of the week. I'm not going to say the theme because I want the question in the title of this episode spark your curiosity a bit and make you listen to the show. I know it's a little longer than usual, but that's because the ingredient that I am discussing is so critical to your success that if you don't have it, you will struggle to become the best that you can be and struggle to help your teams become the best that they can be.
I discuss 10 different quotes in here. I saved the best one for last, so make sure you listen all the way through to the end. I know you'll be glad you did.
If you want to connect with me at the emails I mention in the episode, they are scott@slamdunksuccess.com and scott@proactivecoaching.info.
If you want to connect with Rob Miller, you can reach him at rob@proactivecoaching.info.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today we move to a new theme of the week - Living with Honor. I chose this theme because this week I will be delivering a speech at the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony at the high school in my hometown. So I thought since the concept of Honor is on my mind and my focus for these few days, I should make it be the theme of the week. I have two quotes for you today, plus a couple of definitions when it comes to honor. Finally, you will also hear the 4 Pillars of the National Honor Society.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
Today we move forward from last week's episode on Perspective and move into Creating Your Future Self. This is a long episode, but it might be the most important one I have done. There is a lot of great information for you personally, but also for you to pass on to your kids. I HIGHLY recommend you listen all the way through because there are some really important points and quotes in the last 7 to 10 minutes of it.
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
**Updated!! Sorry, but once again, I had technical difficulties getting this week's episode uploaded. For some reason, last week's episode showed up instead of this week's. However, I think I've got it done right now.
We continue our Themes of the Week this week with an episode on "Perspective." This is a long episode with many quotes and a long intro to the quotes due to a short discussion on Black History Month and on seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of winter. Don't worry, it will all make sense as to how it all fits into the concept of Perspective when you hear it!
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As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue our Themes of the Week concept this week. This week we move into the topic of Passion. (I should have done this topic last week with Valentine's Day being on Tuesday!) I talk about multiple quotes in the episode about the importance of doing things with passion.
I got the quotes from my gift book for senior athletes called, Senior Salute. I wrote Senior Salute, as well as my other gift book for seniors, Inspiration for the Graduate, for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their end-of-season banquets/awards nights and at their seniors' graduations. I have a special running on both books right now. You can check them out on my SlamDunk Success website.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
This is an updated version of what went out earlier this morning, 2/13/23. There was a technical glitch about halfway through the episode that I went back in and fixed.
We continue our Themes of the Week concept this week. A month ago, the theme was public failure, and the following week I took that concept a step further and talked about responding to failure. The following week I talked about getting in ruts and how to get out of them. Last week I shifted the focus away from failure and over to the other side—Success!
This week we continue talking about success by discussing the rewards and awards we give to people, along with what and how we should be rewarding them. And yes, I mean it when I say in the title—"No More MVPs!" You'll hear why when you listen to the episode.
Speaking of rewards and awards, I wrote my gift books for senior athletes called, Senior Salute & Inspiration for the Graduate, for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their end-of-season banquets/awards nights and at their seniors' graduations. I have a special running on both books right now. You can check them out on my SlamDunk Success website.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
We continue our Themes of the Week concept this week. Three weeks ago, the theme was Public Failure, and the following week I took that concept a step further and talked about Responding to Failure. Last week I talked about getting in ruts and how to get out of them.
This week we move into the opposite direction of failure and ruts - Success! I have a few quotes for you from a variety of sources. However, they can all be found in my gift books for senior athletes called, Senior Salute & Inspiration for the Graduate. I wrote both books for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their end-of-season banquets/awards nights and at their seniors' graduations. I have a special running on both books right now on my SlamDunk Success website.
For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.comor email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com.
As always, our background music is "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.
In this week's episode, I continue a new concept I am doing this year - Themes of the Week. Each week, I will cover a specific theme in the three different media in which I communicate to you. On Mondays, I will talk here on the podcast about a quote or quotes dealing with that theme. On Wednesdays, I will do a video on that theme over on my SlamDunk Success YouTube Channel. And on Fridays, I will have a short blog post on that theme on my SlamDunk Success site.
Two weeks ago, the theme was Failure, and more specifically, Public Failure. Last week I took that concept a step further and talked about Responding to Failure. Some might say this week's episode carries on that concept, but I would disagree.
This week I am talking about something that happens to all of us at some point in time, and for many of us, that point in time is right now—late-January or early-February. The "Dog Days of Winter" can have a powerful, negative effect on us. They can also send us into a rut that it feels like we won't ever get out of. This can feel especially true for winter sport coaches and athletes.
I have six quotes that I discuss in today's episode that discuss this concept and offer some ideas on getting out of the inevitable ruts we will all find ourselves in at one time or another.
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Last week we kicked off a new concept I am doing this year - Themes of the Week. Each week, I will cover a specific theme in the three different media in which I communicate to you. On Mondays, I will talk here on the podcast about a quote or quotes dealing with that theme. On Wednesdays, I will do a video on that theme over on my SlamDunk Success YouTube Channel. And on Fridays, I will have a short blog post on that theme on my SlamDunk Success site.
Last week's theme was Failure, and more specifically, Public Failure. This week I am taking that concept a step further and talking about Responding to Failure.I have two quotes that I focus on in the episode, but I actually tossed in a third quote as I was discussing the concepts that the other two brought up. This is a great follow-up episode to last week's episode.
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Today's episode kicks off a new concept I will be doing this year - Themes of the Week. Each week, I will cover a specific theme in the three different media in which I communicate to you. On Mondays, I will talk here on the podcast about a quote or quotes dealing with that theme. On Wednesdays, I will do a video on that theme over on my SlamDunk Success YouTube Channel. And on Fridays, I will have a short blog post on that theme on my SlamDunk Success site.
This week is devoted to the theme of Failure, and more specifically, Public Failure. While that may seem like a bummer of a theme, it is a critical element of life for us to have to deal with because it is inevitable that we will have failure at various moments in our lives.
Today's quote comes to us from James Clear, the author of one of my favorite books ever, Atomic Habits. I highly recommend you check it out. I got the quote from James Clear's newsletter, which I also highly recommend you check out.
While the quote talks about public failure in sports, the lesson is applicable to all of us. However, since most of you listening to this are coaches, it is HIGHLY applicable to you and how you handle failure when dealing with your teams.
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Today's episode features four more quotes about goals. I start with a quote that continues last week's focus on shooting for big goals. Then I talk about never quitting and making sure to persevere through whatever comes your way on your quest. Finally, I talk about the kinds of people you want with you on your journey to help you achieve your goals.
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Happy New Year! Today we begin Season 6 of the podcast with a couple of quotes about setting big goals as opposed to playing it safe by having goals that are too small and that don't stretch you to become all that you're capable of becoming.
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Today's episode is our final episode in our series devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. We have been doing this series since June 13th, and we have had a total of 29 episodes in the series (including this one).
Today, we wrap up the series by first touching on some of the concepts we covered in the first 28 episodes. Then, as a way to transition to the upcoming new year, I discuss five quotes by Maxwell that deal with goals and goal-setting. This is one of my favorite weeks of the year because it is when I figure out my goals for the next year and develop a plan for how I will work to achieve them. These quotes fit in perfectly with that concept.
I hope you have a fun-filled and safe New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!
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We are winding down our series devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. We will finish the series next week, and we will also point to the future in that episode.
Today's quote is also focused on leaders. It is a great reminder to us all that while we need to be able to influence and impact others, it all starts with us being able to lead ourselves.
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We are winding down our series devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. We will finish the series in two weeks.
Today's quote is another short one, and like last week's quote, it packs a huge punch. In it, Maxwell discusses the skills that make up the most important abilities that a leader must have in order to be successful. While this concept is important in any field or endeavor, I have always felt that it is critical for those of us in the teaching and coaching profession.
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We are winding down our series devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. We will finish the series in a couple of weeks. The quotes in the series have been amazing, and I hope you have found them as inspiring and impactful as I have.
Today's quote is a short one, but it packs a huge punch. I have titled this episode, "No One-Day Leaders," and I think you will understand why when you hear the message from the quote in the episode. Make sure you are giving your leadership journey all the time, energy, and effort that it deserves. The people who you lead are counting on it.
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We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.
Today's quote is about the power of our convictions when we are in difficult times. Maxwell talks about four things that if we hold true to them and stay strong in our conviction toward them can help us fight through the adversity we face.
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We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books. Happy Thanksgiving Week!Today I have two quotes for you. Both deal with the concept that those of us in the USA are focused on during this week - thankfulness. But Maxwell's message is a little tongue-in-cheek, as he plays with the idea of how leaders need to be better at expressing their gratitude for the people they lead. Not only do I hope you get his message, but I hope that you make sure you live by the idea he is trying to get across in both quotes.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote touches on the concept of teamwork that I have been discussing over the last month. It is also a concept I have tried to teach my players the importance of embracing in their quest to become the best they can be while at the same time helping our teams become the best they could be, too.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues the focus on teamwork and leaders that I have been discussing over the last three weeks. This quote is a longer quote with multiple sections that break down the impact that teams can have on us individually, both as team members and leaders, and how we, in turn, have impact on the team.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues the focus on teamwork and leaders that I have been discussing over the last two weeks. This quote is a shorter quote than the last couple, but it packs a powerful punch explaining how teams create the success they seek.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues the focus on teamwork and leaders that I started last week. This quote, though, focuses on the people in the organization and the impact that great leaders can have on them, so they can, in turn, have great impact on the organization.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote moves away from the topic of leaders and leadership that we have been talking about in the last few episodes, but only in a small way. It is still an important quote for leaders because it is focused on teamwork and one of the most important aspects that a leader needs to stress when working with teams—the VALUES that the team will live by and why they are so important to a team's success.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we have been talking about in the last few episodes. However, like last week's quote, you won't hear the actual word "leader" or "leadership" in the quote, yet it will become apparent why this quote falls into that category as you hear me describe the quote. It will also become apparent why it is so critical that we do for our people what this quote tells us to do if we want them to reach their potential.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we have been talking about in the last few episodes. However, you won't hear the actual word "leader" or "leadership" in the quote, yet it will become apparent why this quote falls into that category as you hear me describe the quote.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we have been talking about in the last few episodes. Today we talk about the idea of leaders as servants to those they lead. This was an extremely foreign concept to me when I first heard about it. But once I understood it and embraced it, it made total sense, and I have never gone back to the old world mindset of leadership. Unfortunately, I think servant leadership is still a foreign concept to way too many "leaders" in our world today. Where do you fall on the concept of servant leadership?
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we talked about in the last three episodes. Three weeks ago, we talked about how people will buy into the leader before they buy into the leader's vision. Two weeks ago, we looked at the true power that great leaders have - the ability to empower others to succeed and to lead. And last week, we talked about the idea that leadership needs to be developed and worked on every single day.
Today we talk about how leaders need to be the best models of the standards of the teams they lead. This is an extremely important concept for those of you at the top of an organization, but it is also a very important point for you to drive home to those people in your organization who want to be looked up to as leaders, such as team captains.
We continue the series I started a few months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we talked about in the last two episodes. Two weeks ago, we talked about how people will buy into the leader before they buy into the leader's vision. Last week, we looked at the true power that great leaders have - the ability to empower others to succeed and to lead. Today we talk about a concept that I find so important for those of us in leadership positions—the idea that leadership needs to be developed and worked on every single day.
We continue the series I started a a couple of months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the topic of leaders and leadership that we talked about in last week's quote. Last week we talked about how people will buy into the leader before they buy into the leader's vision. Today we look at the true power that great leaders have - the ability to empower others to succeed and to lead.
We continue the series I started a a couple of months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote takes us in a new direction from the last few weeks. Today we talk about leaders and a key to leaders developing the kind of organization they seek to create. While it's critical that leaders have a vision, present that vision to their people, and work tirelessly to bring that vision to life, leaders must recognize that buy-in of the vision comes second for their people. People buy into the leader before they buy into the leader's vision. This quote discusses this concept in more detail.
We continue the series I started a a couple of months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote continues with the theme we talked about in the last two week and the topics of success & failure. In today's quote, Maxwell looks at the concept that led to the title of one of his books, Failing Forward. It's a great way to deal with failure, and it's a great lesson to teach your kids.
We continue the series I started a a couple of months ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote builds on the quotes we talked about in the last two week and the topics of success & failure. In today's quote, Maxwell looks at the two most common ways we learn things and how each way has its own uniqueness and strength in helping us to learn. It's a really great quote for all of us in a leadership, teaching, coaching, or parenting situation to understand how we learn and how our kids (or anyone else we lead) learn on their own, from us, and from others.
We continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote builds on the quote we talked about last week and the topic of success. However, today's quote looks at the idea from the other side of the coin - the failure side. Many people look at success and failure as two very different things. However, I see them as intertwined, one needing the other, and oftentimes happening side-by-side at the same time. I think John Maxwell sees the in a similar way, and I believe today's quote is a good example of that.
We continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today's quote talks about a concept that is near and dear to me - success. As the director of SlamDunk Success, success is one of my favorite topics, especially when I hear it discussed in the ways that I find success to truly be. John Maxwell's ideas on success are very much right in line with mine, and today's quote is a perfect example of that.
If you are new to the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast and you have not listened to Episode 1 or 2, I highly recommend you go back and listen to those two episodes. Not only do they kick off the podcast, but they both discuss my views on success through two great quotes.
We continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today, we are, once again, looking at the concept of growth in the quest to become the best we're capable of becoming. This simple little quote gets at the heart of how we grow for others by focusing on growing ourselves.
In today's episode, we continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today, we have 4 quotes for you on one of, if not THE, most important qualities of leadership, Character! Maxwell has many quotes on the importance of character, but I chose these four because they all worked really well together.
These four quotes are extremely powerful for all of us in any leadership position to make sure that we are working to live up to the concepts discussed in each quote.
In today's episode, we continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.Today, we move into a new topic that Maxwell loves to discuss, and so do I. In fact, later this year, I will be devoting a lot of time to creating some different things on this topic. "What is the topic?" you ask.
It is as important a topic as a teacher, coach, or leader will ever learn about, and it often is the difference between success and failure for leaders and their teams. And the topic is . . .
Listen to the episode to find out!
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In today's episode, we continue the series I started a few weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books. We started the series with his "Seven Steps to Success." Then, in the last two weeks, we moved to a couple of quotes about growth. Today, we move into a new topic for which I discuss 4 quotes that I felt were fitting for today. That's because these quotes are about "Today."
What are you talking about, Scott?! It will make sense to you when you listen to the episode.
Today we continue the series I started a couple of weeks ago devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books. The one that is so appropriate for last week's quote and this week's quote on growth is, "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth."We started the series with his "Seven Steps to Success." Then, last week we moved to a famous quote about growth being optional for us. Today's quote continues with the concept of growth. We talk about the requirements necessary for us to grow the best that we can. This is another great quote with numerous concepts in it to unpack.
Today we continue the series I started last week devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.
We started the series last week with his "Seven Steps to Success." Today, we move to a quote that I imagine you have all heard before, but maybe you didn't know it was attributed to John Maxwell. I have told you about his book "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth," and this quote certainly helps explain one of the great ideas about growth.
Today we start a series devoted to quotes and ideas by leadership and productivity guru John Maxwell. Maxwell is one of the most influential and impactful writers and speakers in the world. He has written so many helpful books for leaders and people seeking success. I highly recommend you check out any of his books.
We start the series with his "Seven Steps to Success." While this is not necessarily a "quote" in the usual sense of the word, it is a series of 7 steps that if you follow, you will see your success rate grow in many ways.
These "Seven Steps to Success" come from Maxwell's book, "Success: One Day at a Time."
Today's episode is filled with multiple quotes about the concept of success. There are nine quotes from nine different people. All of the quotes are in the chapter on "Success" in my new gift book for senior athletes called, "Senior Salute."
There are some common themes that I discuss that you will notice running through these quotes. They are good quotes to highlight those themes, but they also get at the heart of what success truly is and how to get it.
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Today's episode is a minor departure from the direction I was going in the last two episodes. In those episodes, I was talking about quotes that I took from my gift book for graduating athletes called, "Inspiration for the Graduate."
However, the departure today is not too much of a departure, as I took today's quote from my brand new, hot-off-the-press other gift book for senior athletes called "Senior Salute."I just received my first shipment of the books, so I thought I would make you aware of the book and the Book Launch Special I am running on it at this time by talking about one of the quotes in the book.
The quote is from the chapter on "Teamwork," and it is by legendary baseball player, Babe Ruth. It gets at the heart of the importance of all players playing together, no matter how much talent they may have individually. Late in the episode, I also sneak in a second, extremely popular quote on teamwork by Bang Gae.
With the launch of the new book and with graduations happening right now, I have specials on both books individually and if you buy them together. Go to the Shop page of the SlamDunk Success site to see the incredible deals I have on them.
Today's episode is the second of a few episodes in which I will be talking about quotes that I took from my gift book for graduating athletes called, "Inspiration for the Graduate." As it is graduation season right now, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight some of the quotes in that book. I wrote the book, so I could give it to my graduating seniors. I soon had other coaches asking me how they could get it, so I published it, and it has been my bestselling book by far.
I am running a special on "Inspiration of the Graduate" for the month of May. Usually, it retails for $7.95, and the 10-pack is $70.00. However, right now, you can get individual copies of it for just $6.95 and the 10-pack for $65.00. Go to the Shop page of the SlamDunk Success site to order it.
In today's episode, I actually talk about two quotes, both of them about the team theme in the book called, "Discipline." The quotes are by two of the all-time great college basketball coaches - Bobby Knight and Pat Summitt. I think they get at the heart of what discipline truly is and why it is so important for success.
Today's episode is the first of a few episodes in which I will be talking about quotes that I took from my gift book for graduating athletes called, "Inspiration for the Graduate." As it is graduation season right now, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight some of the quotes in that book. I wrote the book, so I could give it to my graduating seniors. I soon had other coaches asking me how they could get it, so I published it, and it has been my bestselling book by far.
I am running a special on "Inspiration of the Graduate" for the month of May. Usually, it retails for $7.95, and the 10-pack is $70.00. However, right now, you can get individual copies of it for just $6.95 and the 10-pack for $65.00. Go to the Shop page of the SlamDunk Success site to order it.
In today's episode, I talk about a quote that I can't believe I have not talked about at some point during the first 112 episodes of the podcast because this has long been one of my favorite quotes. I love this quote because of the imagery that Thomas Edison uses to help us understand his point about hard work. And then if you know the story of Thomas Edison's quest to create the light bulb, you see the power of the message that his imagery is conveying.
Today we have a quote which is another follow-up to the last two weeks' quotes.
Two weeks ago you heard Ernest Hemingway's quote about the nobility of becoming superior to your former self. Last week you heard Dan Sullivan's quote about making your present better by making your future bigger.
Today we hear from Swiss-born British philosopher and author, Alain de Botton. His quote continues in this same vein as the previous two, highlighting the importance of us always learning and striving to become better versions of ourselves.
Today's episode is a great follow-up to last week's episode in which I talked about a quote from Ernest Hemingway on comparing yourself to your former self instead of comparing yourself to other people.
The quote today is from leadership and professional development author, Dan Sullivan. I heard the quote from a good friend and colleague of his, Dr. Benjamin Hardy. I am subscribed to Dr. Hardy's newsletter/YouTube channel, and I receive multiple videos from him every week.
Today's quote came from Dr. Hardy's 30-Day free course on Creating Your Future Self. It is about the importance of focusing on our future to make our present better.
I highly recommend you check out Dr. Benjamin Hardy at benjaminhardy.com. I also recommend you enroll in his 30-day free course while you are there.
Today's quote comes from Ernest Hemingway. While Hemingway was one of the most popular American authors ever, he was also a man who lived life fully. His quote today is a great one that gets at the heart of a message I have talked about to my teams for years and discussed at other times on this podcast. It deals with the comparison game and how too many people get caught up in comparing themselves to other people, which is generally, a losing proposition. Hemingway's quote gets at the heart of what we should focus on most.
Today's quote comes to us from French general and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. However, I heard the quote from NBA superstar, Damian Lillard, of the Portland Trailblazers.
Last week, I talked about a quote by Jon Gordon that I heard on his "Power of Positive Summit." I also heard today's quote on the summit during Damian Lillard's presentation.
His presentation was great, and he said this quote as he was explaining how, as a young man in high school and early on in college, he would all too often not do the things he knew he needed to do to become the player and person he wanted to be. He said from the moment he heard this quote, it changed him, and he started progressing toward the success he sought at a much faster rate.
This quote is a great one for all of us, whether we are coaches/athletes, teachers/students, parents/children, or leaders/followers. Love this quote and the message it provides us!
Today's quote comes from positivity, leadership, and personal development author, speaker, and guru Jon Gordon. I have followed Jon Gordon for quite some time. I love his messages for my own personal development, as well as for using with the various teams in my life.
I mention "positivity" with Jon Gordon because so much of what he communicates is about the importance and power of being positive. I heard today's quote while he was speaking to LA Rams Head Football Coach, Sean McVay, on a video summit that Gordon is hosting right now called, The Power of Positive Summit. He has numerous speakers doing short video lessons, most of which have a very positive message.
Today's quote, though, came from Jon Gordon himself. It deals with the concept that if we aren't careful or intentional about our communications, negativity will creep in and sabotage them. That's exactly what happened to me yesterday, and I talk a bit about how Jon's message hit home with me this morning when I heard it.
I highly recommend you check out Jon Gordon if you have not done so before at jongordon.com.
Today's quote comes from a relatively obscure source in that the person who said it is not a famous person, nor is the quote itself famous. However, it is a great quote, as it pertains to being open to learning from other sources and the importance of having mentors in our lives to help us become the best we're capable of becoming.
I talk about internet marketing guru Jeff Walker for the first few minutes of the episode as the person from whom I heard the quote, though he is actually quoting someone else—Joy Foster—who said this quote. If you want to hear Jeff Walker discuss the quote on his video blog, click here to be taken to his video from February 17, 2022 or go to jeffwalker.com/writer-downer-post.
Today's quote comes to us from a more obscure source. His name is Howard Hendricks. He was a professor at the Dallas Theological Seminary. I read the quote in a great book by Mark Miller called, "Smart Leadership."
The quote is actually not even by Howard Hendricks. While Hendricks is a professor himself, his quote comes from one of his college professors, who, unfortunately, doesn't get named as the originator of the quote. It's a shame because this quote is so powerful that I would like to be able to attribute it to the exact source.
Anyway, check out the episode to hear this quote and how you can use it in your own life and in the lives of those you lead!
I purposefully did not put the name of the person in the title of todays' episode because some people might not listen if they see who said it. That would be a shame because the quote is an all-time great quote, and it's one that you need to hear and then listen to the ideas about it in order to help you and your teams become the best you're capable of becoming.
That's all I'm going to write about this episode here. Listen to the episode and focus on the concept of the quote more than the person who said it (if you're someone who struggles with this person). If you're a fan of this person, you'll probably like the quote even more.
Today's quote comes to us from a world I am not involved in at all - the world of opera. It is by an American opera singer named Robert Breault. In doing research for today's episode, I found out that Robert Breault has A LOT of great quotes for us, and I believe I will be returning to him for quotes in future episodes.
Today's quote is about the world of goals and goal-setting. Breault opens our eyes to a problem that many of us have in reaching our goals, and most of us never even realize that we have this problem happening to us while we are not achieving what we want to achieve.
Great quote here that helps remind us to stay focused on what we really want and not to let ourselves get pulled down the wrong paths on the way to our goals.
Today's episode is focused on a quote by Mike Krzyzewski, better known as Coach K, the men's basketball coach at Duke University. After 42 years of coaching at Duke, he is retiring at the end of this season.
He was honored this past Saturday evening after his final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium with a very nice ceremony. At the ceremony, Nina King, the director of athletics, was one of a few administrators to speak and honor Coach K.
During her speech, she read the quote in today's episode about the five qualities that all great teams have. The quote is actually from Coach K's book, Leading with the Heart, one of my favorite books ever, and a book I highly recommend you read. In this episode, I read the quote from the book, as well as quite a few others from the chapter on Teamwork where the original quote is found.
Great quote here today from Napoleon Hill's book Think & Grow Rich on the concept of what does and doesn't make for a great leader. Too many supposed "leaders" are only leaders because of a rank or title. True leaders lead not from a title or position but from their hearts.
Today I discuss two quotes on improvement. The first one is from American businessman, Arnold Glasow. The second one is from James Clear, the author of the outstanding book, Atomic Habits. Both quotes focus on what's most important when it comes to improving oneself.
Today we celebrate hitting the milestone of episode 100 by looking back at EVERY quote that we have talked about in the first 99 episodes!
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Also, thanks to Melody Loops and Krisztian Vass for providing the music that has been the soundtrack of the show throughout these first 100 episodes.
Looking forward to the next 100 shows!
Today's show is about an obscure quote. It is not a quote that you will find in any of the usual places you would look up famous quotes because it is not a famous quote. It came from Angela Duckworth's outstanding book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
In the book, Duckworth talks about meeting Pete Carroll, the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. She is visiting him to see how he is using the elements of grit that he read in her book and studied in other areas to create the team culture he seeks with the Seahawks.
The quote is what he said to her when he first greeted her. It is such a simple statement, and yet, it is one that if we all approached every meeting and every relationship we had with others in this way, our world and their worlds would be so much better.
The quote for our second episode of Season 4 of the show comes from Teddy Roosevelt. I have used this quote for many years, but ironically, I never knew this quote came from him. I thought it was one of those that was from an anonymous source.
I actually heard it a few days ago from leadership guru, John Maxwell, in his book, Winning with People. I love everything I read/listen to by John Maxwell, and after hearing him say it in that book, I figured maybe he was the originator of the quote. But in doing my research for this episode, I came to find out it actually was Teddy Roosevelt.
No matter who said it, it's a great one, and I know you're going to love it. (In fact, you've probably heard it before, and you already love it!)
After taking a few weeks off and playing replays of our most popular episodes, we're back with the first episode of Season 4. We kick off this new season with a quote from former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe talking about his career with Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots.
I heard this quote last week while listening to the podcast "Beyond the Xs & Os" with Trent Dilfer, another former NFL quarterback. It is my favorite podcast right now (other than this one!), and there are so many great lessons for us to learn from it.
Bledsoe and Dilfer were talking about the way the Patriots operate and how not all teams and coaches operate that way. This quote prompted me to talk about two other quotes in this episode, too - one by Dilfer and one by me.
As you have heard on the last few episodes, I am taking a break from recording new episodes of the podcast over the course of about 5 weeks during this holiday season and into January. However, you will still get to hear episodes, as I am releasing replays of some of our most popular episodes over the first 90 episodes.
Today, you will hear the #1 most downloaded episode of the show, Episode 46. In it, I spoke with my best friend in the world over the last 55 years, Bob Kuykendall. Bob has taught and coached at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois for 40 years. We taught and coached together for 11 years at Carmel, starting when we were fresh out of college in 1982. I moved west in 1993, but Bob stayed on and has been a fixture at Carmel ever since.
His quote is one that he has used with his wrestling teams throughout his entire career, as well as using it in his English classroom. It is a great quote by Walt Whitman, made famous in the movie "Dead Poet's Society."
As you heard on the last few episodes, I am taking a break from recording new episodes of the podcast over the course of about 5 weeks during this holiday season and into January. However, you will still get to hear episodes, as I am releasing replays of some of our most popular episodes over the first 90 episodes.
The last few weeks you heard episodes dealing with the concept of success. Three weeks ago, you heard the replay of Episode 1 in which I discussed the famous quote, "Success is a journey, not a destination." Two weeks ago, you heard the second episode of the show that built on the concept of what true success is by discussing John Wooden's definition of success. And then last week you heard another Wooden episode (Episode 52) in which I kicked off a series on Wooden's "Pyramid of Success."
Today we hear the second-most downloaded episode of the show, Episode 4, in which I discuss a quote about honesty and integrity by former First Lady, Michelle Obama. When you hear the quote and the different layers to it, I think you will see why this was such a popular episode.
As you heard on the last few episodes, I am taking a break from recording new episodes of the podcast over the course of about 5 weeks during this holiday season and into January. However, you will still get to hear episodes, as I am releasing replays of some of our most popular episodes over the first 90 episodes.
Two weeks ago, you heard the replay of Episode 1 in which I discussed the famous quote, "Success is a journey, not a destination." Last week, you heard the second episode of the show that built on the concept of what true success is by discussing John Wooden's definition of success.
Today, you will hear a replay of Episode 52 of the show in which I kicked off a series on Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." While you'll hear his definition of success again, you will also hear a couple of quotes by Wooden's father, as well as Wooden elaborating a bit more on his definition that led to him building his "Pyramid of Success."
As you heard on the last couple of shows, I will be taking a break from recording new episodes of the podcast over the course of about 5 weeks during the 2021 holiday season and into January. However, you will still get to hear episodes, as I am releasing replays of some of our most popular episodes over the first 90 episodes.
Last week you heard the replay of Episode 1 of the podcast in which I discussed the famous quote, "Success is a journey, not a destination." Today I decided to give you the second episode of the show because that episode built on the concept of what true success is by discussing John Wooden's definition of success.
Wooden's definition of success was the foundation on which he built his "Pyramid of Success." It also became my own definition of success.
As you heard on last week's show, I will be taking a break from recording new episodes of the podcast over the course of about 5 weeks during the 2021 holiday season and into January. However, you will still get to hear episodes.
I am releasing replays of some of our most popular episodes over the first 90 episodes. So today we start with the very first episode that kicked things off back in May of 2020!
The famous quote, "Success is a journey, not a destination," kicked off our inaugural episode. Listen in as Scott describes how this impactful quote can help you focus on what is most important with your teams.
Today's episode is the last new episode I will release for a little while. As we are into the holiday season, I have decided that over the course of the next month, I am going to take a break from recording new episodes of the show.
Instead, after today's episode, the next 4 episodes will be reruns of the four most downloaded shows of the first 90 that we have recorded. This will allow me to spend some more quality time with my family over the holidays.
With that idea in mind, today's episode has about a dozen quotes for you on rest, relaxation, taking a break, and the importance of family.
I hope you enjoy these quotes, and I hope you, too, will make the effort to spend some quality time with your families over the holiday season.
Last week I talked about a quote from Seneca, a Roman philosopher and writer. It was about the importance of having role models and people who we look up to and measure ourselves against. I also said that this week I would be doing three more quotes that I felt would be a good follow-up to that quote.
Well, here we are. The first quote is from German author, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; the second quote is from Harvard social psychologist, Dr. David McClelland; and the third quote is from success and leadership guru, Jim Rohn. All three talk about the importance of who we hang out with the most and the impact that they have on our lives.
I love this episode because I talk about three quotes that get at the heart of something I have taught my students, athletes, and my own kids through the years.
A little over a month ago, I did a video over on the SlamDunk Success YouTube Channel about Stoicism. I had listened to a book about the topic on my Chirp app, and it was intriguing. It also provided a variety of ideas for me to talk about on video, in blog posts, and here on the podcast.
Today's quote comes from Lucius Seneca, a Roman philosopher and writer who was one of the early voices of Stoicism. The quote is not about Stoicism. It's just a quote I have had sitting in a document of quotes that I refer to at times when finding quotes for my teams or for this podcast. I like this quote a lot, so I thought I would talk about it today.
This quote is also a bit of a precursor to three other quotes that I will talk about next week from three different people in three different time periods. While they have nothing do do with Stoicism either, I think they make for great follow-ups to what Seneca talks about in today's quote.
Today we are back to the interview format for the show. I interview veteran college football coach and current 6-12 principal of the River Valley Community School District in Correctionville, Iowa, Adam Bisenius.
Like Coach Dave Maynard two weeks ago in Episode 86, Adam first heard this quote as a young boy when his father said it to a team he was coaching. It stuck with Adam ever since those days, and he has used it in his own coaching, teaching, and now as an administrator, both with kids and adults, too.
The quote is, "Don't be afraid of hard." While Adam discusses how he used it with his sports teams, he has had to use it a lot over the last year with his team of teachers, as they have had to navigate instructing kids through a pandemic. We have a great discussion about the quote, as well as a variety of other coaching and athletic topics that our discussion led to.
If you would like to connect with Adam and discuss anything he brought up on the show, he can be reached at adam.bisenius@gmail.com. His school district's website address is rvwolverines.org.
Two weeks ago in episode 85 of the podcast, you heard me briefly reference Tom Brady as the guy that Trent Dilfer was talking about when I first heard him say the quote I discussed on that episode, "How you do small things is how you do all things."
Today, we go straight to Brady for the quote I discuss. The actual quote is new to me, for I first heard it from Brady on a podcast he was interviewed on called Armchair Expert. It's a three-sentence quote, but I will focus on the final sentence of the quote more than anything else because it is so powerful and so true. Check it out and see if you don't agree with me.
Today we are back to the interview format for the show. I interview veteran coach of a variety of sports, Dave Maynard.
Coach Dave talks about a great quote that he used to hear his father say when he was coaching and that I first heard college basketball coach, Rick Pitino say - "Practice doesn't make perfect—perfect practice makes perfect." We have a great discussion on the quote, as well as a variety of other coaching and athletic topics that our discussion led to.
If you would like to connect with Dave and discuss anything he brought up on the show, he can be reached at coach.dave7@gmail.com.
This might be the most important quote I've ever done on the show. Okay, that's probably a stretch and a bit of hyperbole, but I'm not sure that it is. It's also not meant to discredit all the great quotes that I have talked about or that our guests have talked about. It's just that this quote is all about the discipline to do everything in your life the right way so as to maximize your chances for success and your impact in the world.
It comes to us from former NFL quarterback and current high school football coach, Trent Dilfer. I'm sure Dilfer himself would tell you he didn't come up with the quote because I have heard him say something to the effect of, "You know what they say..." each time I've heard him say it. Still, he's the guy I first heard it said in this way, so I am giving him credit for at least bringing it into my life the way he said it.
It's a great quote about the importance of taking care of all of the supposed little things in life that are ultimately huge if we are going to be our best.
Today I interview veteran youth hockey coach, Karl Norton. Karl talks about a great quote by sports psychologist, Dr. Jerry Lynch - "Your influence is never neutral."
We have a great discussion on the quote, and we explore a variety of topics that it led to, the biggie being the value of a "games-approach" to practice vs. a "drills-approach." I really enjoyed the discussion and all that I learned from Karl, and I think you will, too. He also has me really excited about trying some new things with my basketball team this year!
If you would like to connect with Karl and discuss anything he brought up on the show, he can be reached at knallc@hotmail.com.
This week we continue Season 3 with another episode where I will be talking about an impactful quote. This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode that I began last week. Today's quote and last week's quote are quite similar to one another, but their focus is just a bit different, so I thought I would talk about each of them over these two weeks.
This week's quote carries on the concept of getting more improvement in the areas where we want to improve by focusing our attention on them. The difference is that instead of focusing on "measurement" like we did last week, this week we focus on "rewarding" the behaviors and skills that we want to see more of.
I first heard this quote from Bruce Brown of Proactive Coaching in the presentation "First Steps to Great Teams" and later in "Team-Building through Positive Conditioning." I absolutely love this quote, and I have used it ever since hearing it for the first time. I think it is one that you are going to love, too.
You should definitely check out both of those presentations and the booklets that support them at www.proactivecoaching.info. Proactive Coaching is a valuable resource that you will want to go to for help & guidance throughout your career!
Also, last week we introduced you to some new new intro and outro music for our show, and we continue that this week and will do so on into the foreseeable future. The song is called "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass. I think it's a nice, lively, upbeat tune for our show. Thanks to Krisztian for a great song!
We continue Season 3 of the "Great Quotes for Coaches" podcast with another episode where I will be talking about an impactful quote. This is actually Part 1 of a 2-part episode. Today's quote and next week's quote are quite similar to one another, but their focus is just a bit different, so I thought I would talk about each of them over the next two weeks.
Today's quote comes from English mathematician and biostatistician, Karl Pearson. It is about the important of measuring the things that you want to improve at. While I have done this throughout my career as a teacher and coach, I had not heard the actual quote until the last few years, and then I had never heard the second part of the quote until the last couple of months. It is a great quote for us to focus on as we are trying to become the best we're capable of becoming.
Also, you will notice new intro and outro music in today's show. The song is called "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass. I think it's a nice, lively, upbeat tune for our show. Thanks to Krisztian for a great song!
It's been a long time, but we are now back to the interview format again for the podcast! I'm excited to start having other coaches and leaders back on the show for you. Today you are in for a real treat!
Doshia Woods is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Denver. She is doing all kinds of great things creating a culture of character and excellence in her program, and you will hear a lot of outstanding ideas and tips throughout today's episode.
In fact, we don't get to her quote for awhile because she starts dropping great culture concepts into our discussion right off the bat! The quote she discusses is a great one about the concept of mindset and how we find the things in life that we are looking for.
If you would like to connect with Doshia, she is on Twitter at @doshwoods or on the DU Women's Hoop Twitter page.
She can also be reached through her email Doshia.Woods@du.edu, or you can get on the Women's BB Page on the DU website.
Season 3 of the "Great Quotes for Coaches" podcast opens up with a new episode about a single impactful quote. This one is from Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. The quote came from his Hall of Fame induction speech, and it spoke to a concept that many of us deal with in some fashion from time-to-time. It is also a great lesson for us to teach the young people in our lives.
However, the first part of the quote had massive personal impact for me over the last few days and weeks and then in a larger scope, the last two years. You will hear what I am referring to in the episode.
Today we finish up the series we have done for the last few months discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks and all of the mortarelementsthat holds the blocks together. We have reached The Apex of the Pyramid - Success!
We come full circle today. We started the series out discussing Wooden's definition of success and how it was that he started to create his Pyramid of Success. Today we will return to that definition and discuss how it applied to Wooden's life, but more importantly, how it can apply to your life. You will hear seven quotes today in support of the concept of Patience.
I hope you have enjoyed listening to this series as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you. If you did, would you please leave a rating and review of it or email me at scott@slamdunksuccess.com and let me know. You can also let me know what kinds of episodes you would like to hear more of in the future. Thanks for your support of the "Great Quotes for Coaches" podcast!
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and today we will finish the mortarelementsthat hold the blocks together.
The first nine mortar elements were Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, Honesty, Resourcefulness, & Reliability, Fight, & Integrity, & Patience.
Mortar Element #10 is Faith. Wooden put the final two Mortar Elements, Patience & Faith, at the top because he felt they were the most important ones and that you couldn't have Competitive Greatness (the final building block at the top of the pyramid) without them.
Faith was a huge part of John Wooden's life. He was a devout Christian and believed strongly in God and in the teachings of Jesus. While he did not preach to his players or push his religion onto others, he lived his life as he thought Jesus would want him to. He felt that by being an example of Jesus's teachings, that would be the best way to expose people to them. There is much to take from this episode on Faith, whether you are a Christian or not, as there are a lot of different ways to have faith in our world.
You will hear eight quotes today in support of the concept of Faith.
Next week we will wrap up this series when we reach The Apex of the Pyramid of Success.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.
We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are up to the final two mortarelementsthat hold the blocks together. Wooden put the final two mortar elements at the top because he felt they were the most important ones and that you couldn't have Competitive Greatness (the final building block at the top of the pyramid) without them.
The first eight mortar elements were Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, Honesty, Resourcefulness, & Reliability, Fight, & Integrity.Today we move to mortar element #9, Patience. Patience is a key to building anything that is lasting and strong. Overnight successes just don't happen, or if they do, they are not sustainable. It takes time to build greatness, and patience is a key component to handling that time the right way.
You will hear six quotes today in support of the concept of Patience.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are into what Wooden called the mortarthat holds the blocks together. We have covered the first seven mortar elements, Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, Honesty, Resourcefulness, & Reliability, & Fight.
Today we move to Mortar Element #8, Integrity. Integrity is one of the most important characteristics that anyone in our world can have, but if you are a leader in any capacity, and you are seeking to be the best you can be, you MUST have integrity to sustain your leadership and your success. People will not follow you if you do not have integrity.
People with integrity do the right thing. They have a purity of intention that leads them to always do what is right. They are also focused on helping others.
You will hear eight quotes today in support of the concept of Integrity.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first six mortar elements already, Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, Honesty, and Resourcefulness, & Reliability.
Today we move to Mortar Element #6 - Fight. Now, understand, John Wooden is not talking about fighting other people. His focus is on the concept of an internal fight that we have where we just will not give up no matter what happens.
There are a variety of terms that one could use instead of "Fight," and Wooden himself even said that maybe he should have chosen a different word due to the negative connotations of the word. However, when you hear the episode, you will hear that it is actually a perfect word for what he was describing.
You will hear six quotes today in support of the concept of Fight.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first five mortar elements already, Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, Honesty, and Resourcefulness.
Today we move to Mortar Element #5 - Reliability. This is another short episode, but it is packed with some great ideas on accountability, trust, dependability, and being able to count on others. It is such a key component to success.
You will hear five quotes today in support of the concept of Reliability.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first four mortar elements already, Ambition, Sincerity, Adaptability, and Honesty.
Today we move to Mortar Element #5 - Resourcefulness. This is a short episode, but it is packed with some great ideas on ways to deal with the various obstacles and dilemmas that we face and what to do when the plans we have are not working.
You will hear five quotes today in support of the concept of Resourcefulness.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first three mortar elements already, Ambition, Sincerity, & Adaptability.
Today we move to Mortar Element #4 - Honesty. Is there really much that needs to be said about the importance of honesty if we are going to be considered truly successful? If we climb some type of ladder of success, but we have been dishonest in doing so, have we really been successful? Not if we are trying to live by all of the other elements of the Pyramid of Success.
You will hear a few great stories today in support of the importance of honesty. A couple of them will focus on a term called, "Honor Calls." I first heard the term from the director of Proactive Coaching, Bruce Brown. Both stories will illustrate players who demonstrated the concept of an honor call perfectly, one in the biggest game of a high school athlete's career!
You will also hear six quotes today in support of the concept of Honesty.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first two mortar elements already, Ambition and Sincerity. Today we move to Mortar Element #3, Adaptability.
Adaptability is a key to anyone's success because there will always be change and elements out of our control. When something happens to us that we were not prepared for, we need to be able to adapt in such a way that we are able to react and perform accordingly. If we stay rigid and inflexible in our ways, we will not be able to deal with the challenges that we are presented with.
You will hear six quotes today in support of the concept of Adaptability.Note - If you are reading this in July of 2021, I am alerting you that the second book in my Remington Roberts Fiction series is coming out on Friday, July 30th. It is called "Trouble in Discovery: Remington Rises Up." It is the follow-up to my first fiction book ever "Ultimate Team Player." You can get it on Amazon or on my websiteSlamDunkSuccess.com*.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, so we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. Last week we started with the first mortar element, Ambition. Today we move to Mortar element #2, Sincerity.
Sincerity is critical to your success, especially when it comes to working on the "people" blocks of Friendship, Loyalty, Cooperation, & Team Spirit. You will certainly encounter and befriend many people throughout your life and your careers. But you will keep them as friends, and you will achieve more together when they know you are sincere about what you are doing and how you are treating them.
You will hear five quotes today in support of the concept of Sincerity.Note - If you are reading this in July of 2021, I am alerting you that the second book in my Remington Roberts Fiction series is coming out on July 30th. It is called "Trouble in Discovery: Remington Rises Up." It is the follow-up to my first fiction book ever "Ultimate Team Player." You can get it on Amazon or on my websiteSlamDunkSuccess.com*.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it.We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, so we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. The first mortar element we will discuss is Ambition.
Wooden stressed the concept that if we are going to be truly ambitious, we must be focused on others. Those who focus only on themselves are selfish and are not acting within the concept and the spirit of the Pyramid of Success. The more ambitious we are about helping lift others up, the better chance that we will have the success we seek, too.
You will hear seven quotes today in support of the concept of Ambition.
Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them.We are into block #15, the apex of the pyramid. This final block is devoted to the concept of Competitive Greatness.
Wooden said that while it's critical that you take care of each of the other 14 blocks below it in order to get to this final block, just because you have developed and achieved those 14 blocks does not mean you will automatically have Competitive Greatness. You must work to develop this quality in yourself.
What is this quality of Competitive Greatness? It is performing at your best when your best is needed. It is rising to the most difficult challenges you are faced with. And it is loving that concept of having to face difficult challenges, loving those difficult moments, and then giving all that you have in those moments.
You will hear three quotes and one poem today in support of the concept of Competitive Greatness.
Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them.We are into block #14, and it's the second of the two blocks on the fourth tier of the pyramid (or the second tier from the top). This one is devoted to the concept of Confidence.
Wooden said that the two blocks on this tier - Poise & Confidence - are there because all of the other blocks lead to them. If you do not take care of each of the other 12 blocks below them, it will be very hard for you to have success with these two.
Simply put, Confidence comes from being prepared. The more you prepare for an endeavor, the greater chance you have at succeeding at that endeavor. It is also one of the trickiest, most elusive, and most difficult to maintain of all of the concepts we have discussed.
You will hear five quotes in support of the concept of Confidence.
Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them.We are into block #13, and it's the first of the two blocks on the fourth tier of the pyramid (or the second tier from the top). This one is devoted to the concept of Poise.
Wooden said that the two blocks on this tier are there because all of the other blocks lead to them. If you do not take care of each of the other 12 blocks below them, it will be very hard for you to have success with these two.
When we think of Poise, we normally think of self-control (Block # 6 in the Pyramid), a calm demeanor, and maintaining a level of composure necessary for the moment. Those are all part of Poise. But Wooden looks at poise in one other way. He says that poise is basically you just being yourself. When we maintain our dignity with respect to being true to ourselves, we have poise. We are not acting, faking, or pretending. We are who we are supposed to be, and we handle ourselves accordingly.
You will hear four quotes in today's episode. They talk about poise from the usual way we think of poise, but you will see them also fitting in nicely with Wooden's concept of just being yourself.
Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them.We are into block #12, and it's the final block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic of Team Spirit.
Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have meant that it is right in the middle, I get the feeling that he also meant that these three blocks - Condition, Skill, and Team Spirit - are essential to people sustaining their success, just like your heart is essential to you staying alive.
Team Spirit is one of my favorite concepts in the pyramid. I have coached "team sports" for my entire career, and I have always tried to get my teams to buy into the concept of team spirit. When players "give up the me for we," it is amazing what can be accomplished, and it is amazing how much fun teams have together in pursuit of their team goals.
You will hear four quotes in today's episode. They are not from anyone we have ever quoted before on the podcast, yet they really show the importance of having a team spirit.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #11, and it's the second block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic of Skill.
Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have meant that it is right in the middle, I get the feeling that he also meant that these three blocks - Condition, Skill, and Team Spirit - are essential to people sustaining their success, just like your heart is essential to you staying alive.
Well, this block is the middle block of this tier, so in many ways, it is the actual heart of the pyramid. I find it interesting that he would consider something focused in so many ways on the physical to be the heart of they pyramid. However, when you hear today's episode, you'll hear some ideas as to how he may have come to that notion.
You will hear five quotes in today's episode. They are from a variety of sources and they get at the heart (pun intended) of what Wooden was trying to get across when it comes to the importance of skill to becoming your best.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #10, and it's the first block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic he called, Condition.
Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have meant that it is right in the middle, I get the feeling that he also meant that these three blocks - Condition, Skill, and Team Spirit - are essential to people sustaining their success, just like your heart is essential to you staying alive.
For most of us, when we read "Condition," the first thing that we will think of is physical conditioning. Of course, that is a huge part of the concept that he discusses in this block. But he goes on to say that it also entails mental, moral, and spiritual conditioning. Thus, he called this block the "Character Block." Without us being in great shape physically, mentally, morally, and spiritually, we will lack the character necessary to be the best we can be.
You will hear a few quotes in today's episode. I chose some that dealt with physical conditioning, but that you can also see a component that expands that idea to something larger. I also chose a couple of quotes that deal specifically with character since that is what Wooden said this block was focused on.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #9, and it's the final block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to Intentness.
Wooden said he could have called this persistence, perseverance, tenacity, stick-to-itivenss, or something else like that. But he liked the concept of intentness because it embraced ALL of those concepts. He felt that this characteristic may be as essential and important as any that he chose to include in the Pyramid.
Why might that be? Because intentness is about setting goals and working in such a way that you never give up on working towards achieving them, no matter what happens. No matter what obstacles are presented to you, you just keep fighting and battling to achieve what you are seeking to accomplish. When you combine this concept with last week's concept of Initiative, successful people TAKE ACTION and THEY NEVER GIVE UP ON THOSE ACTIONS.
Also like last week's episode, you will hear A LOT of quotes in today's episode, and I could have given you a lot more. All will help to explain the importance and impact of staying the course and persevering until the end in order to succeed at your endeavors.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #8, and it's the third block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to Initiative.
I love this episode because it gets at so many great concepts. You have to attack and take action on things if you want to succeed. You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or making mistakes. The successful people don't wait for things to happen; they make things happen by taking action!
You will hear A LOT of quotes in today's episode, and I could have given you a lot more. All will help to explain the importance and impact of taking the initiative to get the things done that you want to do to succeed.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #7, and it's the second block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to Alertness.
This is a quality that I imagine not a lot of people consider when listing all the elements necessary for success. But if we aren't alert, observant, and open-minded to all that is going on around us, it will be hard for us to be aware of what we need to do to avoid mistakes and failures and to maximize our chances for success.
You will hear a few quotes in today's episode, one from Wooden and two from a couple of other people outside of the world of sports. All will help to explain the importance and impact of staying alert as you climb toward success.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #6, and it's the first block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to a quality that is critical to any success that we are seeking - Self-Control.
Another term for this is discipline. You must have discipline and self-control to handle the variety of elements that will get thrown at you on your road to success. If you allow yourself to be swayed by your emotions, you will have too many peaks and valleys. Stay focused on the moment and don't fall for the big ups and downs along the way.
You will hear four quotes in today's episode, one from Wooden and three from others. All will help to explain the importance and impact of self-control and discipline for success in any type of endeavor.
Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #5, and it's the final block of what Wooden called the "people blocks." This one is devoted to a quality that is critical to team success - Loyalty. If you don't instill, teach, reinforce, demonstrate, and model loyalty as a leader of a team or organization, you will struggle to succeed. Loyalty forges bonds of cohesiveness that build the foundation of a team.
Too often today we see people who don't display loyalty in so many different ways. Because of this, young people don't have enough models of what loyalty really is. Therefore, it is imperative that coaches, teachers, and leaders of young people model this characteristic, so that young people see the value, power, and impact of loyalty in relationships and on teams.
You will hear three quotes in today's episode, one from Wooden and two from people outside of the athletic world. All three help to explain the importance and impact of loyalty for success in any type of endeavor.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into building block #4, and the second of what Wooden called the "people blocks," Cooperation. I love that he finds relationships and people so critical to success that he has 3 blocks in the base of the pyramid devoted to them.
This one is devoted to what so many of you who are coaches are into in a big way - teamwork. You will hear a variety of quotes in today's episode, all focused on some aspect of the power and importance of cooperation and teamwork on the success of teams and organizations of all kinds. You will love those quotes, as they will be able to help you build cooperation and teamwork into the fabric of your teams.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into building block #3, and the first of what Wooden called the "people blocks," Friendship. I love that he finds relationships and people so critical to success that he has 3 blocks in the base of the pyramid devoted to them. You will hear a quote from Wooden and a quote from Abraham Lincoln in support of the importance of friendship on our road to success.
Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into cornerstone #2, Enthusiasm. You will hear some ideas on the importance of having enthusiasm for your endeavors to be successful at them. You will also hear four quotes from different people that help illustrate the impact of enthusiasm on your performance.
Today is the second episode in the series on John Wooden's Pyramid of Success that I started a couple of weeks ago. Today we begin talking about the first cornerstone in the building blocks of the pyramid - "Industriousness." You will hear three different quotes in this episode, all three dealing with the concept of industriousness, hard work, and preparation.
Today is another one of our interview episodes, and you are in for a special treat. This is the first "non-athletic" world guest I have had on the episode, yet Clint Pulver packs a huge punch for all of us in both the athletic and non-athletic worlds.
Clint is a worldwide, motivational speaker and the founder of the "Undercover Millennial" project, which you will hear about in the episode. More importantly, you are going to hear how we as leaders can lead our teams in much more impactful ways that make team members love being part of our teams and want to perform to the best of their abilities for the team. You are also going to hear an extremely inspiring story that all teachers, coaches, and leaders of all types need to hear to help them understand the power and impact they can have when working with young people. Clint's story about Mr. Jensen and what he did for Clint is "Must-Listen-To" stuff!
Clint also has a new book coming out based on his work as the Undercover Millennial called, I Love It Here! You can order the book or reach out and connect with Clint to talk with him or book him to speak at your school, work, or organization at clintpulver.com or you can hit him up on Instagram or Facebook, as he is quite engaged on social media. I highly recommend you check out his site to see all of the amazing things Clint is doing!
Today we start a new series of quotes where I will be going through John Wooden's Pyramid of Success. Since my company and website are called SlamDunk Success, I thought it would be a good idea to do a series on the concept of success. I can think of no greater guide to success than Wooden's Pyramid of Success.
For the first two-thirds of my coaching career, I did not follow or study John Wooden nearly enough. In the last third of it, however, I have become a huge fan and fairly voracious student of his. I used the Pyramid of Success with my varsity basketball team in the 2011-12 season. We went through discussions of the different building blocks of the Pyramid throughout that season, which culminated in a trip to the state tournament, the first time a boys' basketball team at that school had made it to the state tournament since 1996. While I won't say that we made it to the tournament solely because we worked through the Pyramid of Success, I will say that it was a big part of our season, and I believe it guided us towards our success.
Today is an introduction to the series, and I talk about a few quotes that will really help lay the foundation for the series and for Wooden's ideas on success. In the coming weeks, I will cover each building block in the Pyramid and talk about quotes that support each of those blocks. I think you will find this to be a truly rewarding series.
To help guide me through this series, I am using the documents that I created for my team in 2011-12 to use for our discussions before and after practice, as well as the following books :
They Call Me Coach - John Wooden with Jack TobinCoach Wooden's Pyramid of Success - John Wooden with Jay CartyWooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court - John Wooden with Steve Jamison
In today's episode, we are back to the interview type of format. I interview Coach Michael Massucci from Royal Oak, Michigan. Michael runs AEO Leadership. He has been a history teacher and basketball coach for many years, and he has been the educational coach for the the Michigan Elite 25 Basketball program for many years, as well.
Michael's books Elite Journey: A Young Man's Leadership Story and Elite Journey 2: The First Task of Leadership are excellent books that outline his ideas on leadership through the acronym ELITE and through a fictional story of a high school basketball player. I loved both books so much that I used elements of them as a guide for my first fiction book that came out last year, Ultimate Team Player. I highly recommend you check out Michael's books.
The quote that Michael discusses today is from Dr. Carol Dweck's outstanding book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. (That is another book I highly recommend you check out.) This quote gets at the heart of what motivates us, which is always important for teachers, coaches, parents, and leaders to be better able to help them improve at working with others.
You can reach Michael through his website, michaelmassucci.com, Twitter at @CoachMassucci or you can email him at coachmassucci@gmail.com.
Well, we did it. We have hit episode #50 of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! While I always felt that we would get here, it's still a nice little milestone to celebrate. Today's episode features a quote from cultural anthropologist, Margaret Mead. I thought that this quote would be a fitting quote for us on this milestone episode, and I think you'll understand why when you hear it.
Also, as my way of saying "Thanks" to all of you for listening, near the end of the episode you will hear information on how to enter a drawing to win a FREE paperback copy of my gift book for graduates, Inspiration for the Graduate, the book from which I got many of the quotes for these episodes.
Thanks to all of you for being on this journey with me. I appreciate all of you investing a little bit of time each week to listen. I don't take that investment lightly. I will try to continue to bring you quality episodes as we move forward with the next 50 episodes!
Today's podcast is another one where it is me talking about a quote that I like. Today's quote is another one from the "Leadership" section of my gift book for coaches to give to their graduating seniors called Inspiration for the Graduate. It is a quote by Duke University men's basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, known to most people as, Coach K. I believe I got the quote from Coach K's book, Leading with the Heart, one of my favorite books ever.
The quote is a great one for coaches to consider, not necessarily to use with their teams, but to use in terms of how they coach and lead their teams. The quote is this: “Great teams have multiple leaders, multiple voices. A major part of building a team is discovering who those voices will be and cultivating them, making sure that their leadership is established within your group.”
I love the concepts in this quote, and as you will hear in the episode, I haven't always followed them. I think many of us as coaches probably fail to do this at times. Listen in as I discuss why it is so important for us to follow Coach K's advice in this quote.
Today we have another interview episode of the podcast. I am talking with Lori Thomas. I know Lori because she is a fellow team member of mine with the Proactive Coaching team of speakers. But Lori is also a former coach, administrator with the NAIA, and the current Heart of America Conference Commissioner of NAIA schools.
Lori's quote today comes from one of the great leadership gurus, John Maxwell. It's kind of shocking to me that it took us 48 episodes to finally get a John Maxwell quote because he is so good and so quotable. You're going to love this quote, and you're going to love how Lori explains its impact on her and how she has used it with the coaches in her conference during this unprecedented time in our world.
You can connect with Lori at lori@proactivecoaching.info you would like to continue the conversation.
Today's episode is another where it is me discussing a quote I find inspirational and meaningful. This quote comes to us from Thomas J. Watson, the former CEO of IBM. His quote is a really good one for leaders to consider they idea that before they lead others, they must first be able to lead themselves.
Today's episode is extremely special for me, and I think you will find it so, too. My guest is Bob Kuykendall. Bob is an English teacher and wrestling coach at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois. However, what makes it such a special episode for me is that Bob has been my best friend in the world since I was 5 years old.
As he says in the episode, when we were in college (at different schools), and we realized that we were both going into teaching English and coaching, I said, "Wouldn't it be cool if we ended up teaching and coaching at the same school?" Well, that's exactly what happened! I taught and coached with Bob at Carmel for 11 years after we graduated from college. Those were some of the best years of my life in teaching and coaching.
I then fulfilled a lifelong dream and moved to Montana, while Bob stayed on at Carmel teaching English and coaching wrestling. He was an assistant wrestling coach for 26 years! He is one of the most loyal and dedicated people I know, and that statistic kind of bears that out. He has now been the head wrestling coach at Carmel Catholic for the last 13 years.
His quote today, fittingly, comes from the world of the English classroom. Most of us will recognize it from the movie Dead Poet's Society. The teacher, Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams, quotes Walt Whitman from his poem, "Oh Me! Oh Life!" Keating delivers the line to his English class students, trying to get them to see that they each can contribute something to the world, if they will just work to find what that something is.
Interestingly enough, though, Bob has used this line with his wrestling teams as much as, and maybe even more than, his English classes. When you listen to the episode, you will see how and why. You will also hear some incredibly powerful stories that Bob shares, illustrating how the line impacted his wrestlers and his teams through the years.
If you would like to connect with Bob, you can email him at bkuykendall@carmelhs.org. You can also find him in the directory at the Carmel Catholic High School website, www.carmelhs.org.
Today I discuss a quote that I actually wrote my most recent blog post about over on my SlamDunk Success website. I heard former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer say this quote (or a variation of it) on the sports talk radio show, "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd a couple of months ago. While Dilfer's statement was a variation of another quote, he used it in explaining a point he was making, and it immediately struck me as being similar to even another quote I used to use to try to make a similar point to my students, athletes, and teams.
So today, you will get THREE QUOTES for the price of ONE! They are all great quotes to help you understand, teach, and instill the importance of the discipline of focusing on the details. Rather than tell you the quotes here, check out the episode to hear all about them.
Today is another episode where we get to hear from a guest coach. Our guest coach is Andy Affholter. I have known Andy since 2002 when I became the Athletic Director for the high school & middle school, along with being the Head Girls' Basketball Coach, in Granger, Washington in the Yakima Valley. Andy was teaching and coaching in our middle school, and we immediately hit it off. Our philosophies on youth/school sports and coaching were so similar that we spent hours talking about coaching, teaching, leadership, & life.
Andy had been a very successful head coach prior to coming to Granger, and I knew that when I stepped down as basketball coach, I wanted him to take over. He promptly took our girls' program to being one of the elite programs in the entire state. He did it at a small public school without a lot of resources and natural born talent by outworking, outplaying, and "outteaming" schools with far greater size, skill, & talent. He coached great kids who bought into his messages about team, and he made Granger into a perennial state power.
His quote today is something I saw him use with his teams throughout my time with him, and it became a mantra for them. His kids understood exactly what it meant and knew they needed to live by it in order for them to be successful. The acronym "EWPA" became synonymous with the concepts in the quote. You will need to listen to the episode to hear what EWPA stands for.
If you would like to connect with Andy to find out more about how he instituted EWPA or how he built the successful team-first culture that he did, you can reach him in a couple of ways. His email address is affholtera@yahoo.com. His school email address is affholtera@gsd.wednet.edu. Or you can call the Granger Middle School in Granger, Washington and leave a message with the secretary to have him give you a call. You could also reach out to me, and I could put you in touch with him, too.
No matter which way you choose to do it, I highly recommend you reach out to Andy. He is a well-spring of coaching knowledge, and he has so many great ideas on building successful team cultures, that I know you will come away with something awesome after you connect with him.
Today's episode is another episode of me talking on my own about a quote. Today's quote comes to us from Ken Horne. As you will hear in the short intro I added to start the episode, I am unsure of which of two different Ken Hornes the quote comes from. However, no matter which Ken said it, it is a great quote for any of you leaders out there who are trying to create a great team experience that attracts others to it.
Today we get to hear from one of my coaching mentors, Bruce Brown of Proactive Coaching. I have had a few coaching mentors in my life. Like all coaches, I have had long-distance mentors who I have followed and learned from, like Coach K at Duke University. But as far as in-person coaching mentors, while I have coached with many great coaches, learned a ton from many of them, and feel they contributed greatly to who I am as a coach, I have only had a few people who I consider as actual coaching mentors of mine. One of them is Bruce Brown.
Bruce became a mentor for me in the second half of my career after I met him in 2002. While I could write so much about Bruce to explain what has made him such a great mentor to me, space here prevents me from doing so. Suffice it to say that I learned so many new and different ways to deal with kids, parents, fellow coaches, building teams, creating and living by Core Covenants, and so much more from Bruce. I only wish I had met him at the beginning of my career, so I could have implemented the things I learned from him earlier.
In today's episode, you will get a glimpse as to why he has had such a big impact on me. Bruce discusses a quote that he heard very early in his coaching career from a high school football coach in Washington named Rich Rowe. In many ways, it set a tone for Bruce in his coaching and then in his life. The quote is "What you have, give. What you save, you lose forever." I love this quote for a variety of reasons, and you will hear some great ideas that Bruce shares with us, plus a GREAT story about the first time Bruce met Coach John Wooden when Bruce was early in his coaching career.
This quote also fits right in with the servant-leader types of quotes we have had in some of our recent episodes. In fact, it is very close to the quote by Albert Pine that Kathryn Geouge talked about in episode 37, "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." I love how many of the quotes we have discussed in our show so far have great connections and can help illustrate and reinforce the other ones.If you would like to connect with Bruce, he can be reached at bruce@proactivecoaching.info.
To find out all the great things that Proactive Coaching has to offer, check out their website at www.proactivecoaching.info.
You should also check out their Facebook page where over 850,000 people have "Liked" the page and get two or three short nuggets of inspiration everyday - www.facebook.com/proactivecoach.
Twitter - @Proactivecoach
Today's episode is an end-of-year wrap-up of all the quotes that we covered this year. In this episode, I go back over the entire library of 42 quotes that we discussed in our inaugural year of the podcast. For those of you who did not hear all of the quotes this year, this is a great chance for you to hear all of them, so you can decide which episodes you want to go back and listen to in order to get the full explanation and discussion about the quotes.
Today's episode is another episode where it is just me discussing an impactful quote. This quote comes to us from Fran Tarkenton. (If you don't know who Fran Tarkenton is, check out the episode, as I talk a little bit about him and what he meant to me growing up in the 70s.) His quote is another one about leadership, which is a bit of a theme that we have been covering for the last few episodes where it is just me talking (as well as Episode #37 with Kathryn Geouge). Tarkenton said, "Leadership must be demonstrated, not announced." In the episode, I discuss why this is important for us as coaches/leaders to understand. However, I also focus on the reasons why, in many ways, it may be even more important for our players to understand.
Today's episode is a very special one for me. I get to talk to one of my former student-athletes from my first few years of coaching. Chris Mikrut has been a very successful girls' soccer coach at Crown Point High School in Crown Point, Indiana. I haven't spoken with Chris in about 25 years, so this was a lot of fun for me to reconnect with him.
Chris talks about a quote that he started using with the girls in his program that has taken off and been huge for their program and for the kids and parents. While the quote might not seem earth-shattering, it is a great way to rally your team and your kids and to then build your culture.
Chris & I both reminisce a bit and tell a few stories in here, but I think you will find some good nuggets inside those stories, too. Any of you who have coached for a while will be able to relate to our stories and to the feeling that I get being able to reconnect with Chris.
If you would like to reach out to Chris to ask him about his quote and his culture or anything else, he can be reached at cmikrut@cps.k12.in.us. Their Instagram page can be found at @cphsladybulldogsoccer.
Episode 38 is a quote that is a great follow-up to last week's discussion with Kathryn Geouge about her quote. If you heard our discussion, we talked about the importance of being a servant-leader who truly lives by the concept of serving others. (If you didn't hear that episode, make sure you listen to it!) Today's quote gets at the heart of that idea. It is a Japanese proverb that says, "If he works for you, you work for him." Listen to today's episode to hear about this extremely important concept for any of us who lead teams.
Great episode here with Kathryn Geouge, the head softball coach at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. Kathryn gets at the heart of what it means to be a servant-leader in her quote by Albert Pine - "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."Oh my! I had never heard that quote before, yet it has now vaulted WAY up the list for me of favorite quotes. It says so much about what our role as leaders and members of teams and society is, and it is a quote that we all need to take to heart. Thanks so much to Kathryn for introducing that quote to us and for her incredible insight and stories in helping to explain it.
If you want to connect with Kathryn, you can reach her in a few places:
Instagram - @flaglersoftball
Twitter - @FlaglerSoftball
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Flagler-College-Softball-191494665834
www.flaglerathletics.com
kgeouge@flagler.edu
Today's episode is another departure episode from the usual. It is one where it is me alone. However, once again I am not talking about a single quote today. Rather I am reading a chapter of my new fiction book coming out later this week (November, 2020) called, Ultimate Team Player: Remington Reunites the Team.
If you listened to episode 34, you heard me read Chapter 1. If you didn't hear that episode, I would suggest you listen to it before you listen to this one. This book is my first attempt at writing fiction, and it is the first book in a series that will follow a high school basketball player named Remington Roberts over the course of his career. I wrote the book (and the series) to teach a variety of lessons through sport in entertaining stories.
The book will be available on Amazon, as well as our new SlamDunk Success website, later this week on Black Friday. The eBook will be on a special price throughout the weekend. Until then, here is Chapter 2 of Ultimate Team Player.
Today's episode is another in the interview format. Today is a special moment for me. I get to have a "full-circle" type of moment, as today's guest is Silas Counts, a former student-athlete who I taught and coached back in the 90s. Silas has been a teacher and coach for quite a few years, and he is now an administrator at an elementary school here in Montana.
Like other guests I have interviewed on the podcast, the quote that Silas chose comes to us from a unique source. This one is from the Patrick Swayze character, Bodhi, in the movie Point Break. The quote is delivered during a campfire on the beach scene in which Bodhi is talking about the immense waves that he will be attempting to conquer that only come twice a century out of a storm from the Antarctic that sends a swell north into the Pacific Ocean. He says that if you want the ultimate, you have to be willing to pay the ultimate price. He then says, "It's not tragic to die doing what you love."
In today's episode, Silas talks about how that quote has impacted him through the years, from playing football while I was one of his coaches to his own coaching to losing a very dear friend who we all loved two years ago. It's a great quote with a powerful message that hit home hard when that happened.
If you would like to connect with Silas, you can reach him at scounts_iii@yahoo.com or at scounts@milescity.k12.mt.us.
Today's episode is a departure from the usual. It is one where it is me alone. However, I am not talking about a single quote today. Rather I am reading the first chapter of my new fiction book coming out later this month (November, 2020) called, Ultimate Team Player: Remington Reunites the Team.
If you listened to episode 32, you heard a quote from the book, so you know a bit about the book. If you didn't hear that episode, when you listen to this one you will find out about the book. It is my first attempt at writing fiction, and it is the first book in a series that will follow a high school basketball player named Remington Roberts over the course of his career. I wrote it to teach a variety of lessons through sport in an entertaining (hopefully!) story.
The book will be available on Amazon at Thanksgiving, 2020. Until then, here is Chapter 1, with a few more to follow in coming weeks.
Today we talk with Jud Damon, the Athletic Director at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. Jud discusses a quote that I have used with my teams since the mid-1980s when the movie it was in came out. It is such a powerful concept, and I think you will find it extremely helpful with your teams, your families, your jobs, and your life in general.
We are back to the individual episode format where it is just me talking about a quote. And yes, you read that right - today's quote is from me. Following the lead of Alan Stein Jr. in last week's Episode 31, I decided to discuss a quote of my own this week.
Actually, I didn't have any idea I was going to do this. But I am releasing my first fiction book ever next month, and right now I have a team of readers out there reading it. One of the readers emailed me with a quote from the book that he said was really impactful. I looked at the quote and thought, "He's got a point there. I think I'll talk about that quote on the podcast." So today you get to hear from me. Rather than have you read the quote here, listen to the episode to hear it.
And if you're interested in finding out more about my new fiction book called Ultimate Team Player: Remington Reunites the Team, check out my new website www.slamdunksuccess.com in the next few weeks. I am in the process of switching over from Great Resources for Coaches to SlamDunk Success, and the new website should be up and running by mid-November of 2020.
In today's episode, we move back to the interview format. This one is a special treat for me, as I get to talk to a coach who I have followed online for many years. His name is Alan Stein, Jr.
I first found Alan when he was a basketball skills trainer, and he was doing all kinds of videos for players and coaches to help improve their skills and performance. I used a variety of his strategies with my players and my teams. However, I also loved his messages of leadership and productivity for coaches. As he transitioned from basketball skills trainer to a trainer of coaches, CEOs, and leaders of any type, I found myself going back to him again and again.
Alan talks about a quote in our conversation that is extremely powerful. It is also from a source unlike any other that we have had so far on the podcast, and I don't know if we will ever have another guest on the podcast who will have a quote from the same type of source that Alan's quote came from. (Now wasn't that an excellent tease to get you to listen?!)
Alan is extremely active on all the social channels. He has written a book called Raise Your Game, and he also has his own podcast called the Raise Your Game Show that I highly recommend you check out. Finally, he has produced a couple of courses - one for athletes and one for coaches - on raising your personal productivity.
You can find out more about Alan in the following places:
Invest in Alan's new Your Game Plan coaching course
Opt-in to his content-heavy monthly emails (Full Time Out, 30 Second Time Out, and Overtime) on his website
Engage with Alan on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Enjoy a consistent stream of new weekly content on his blog and his podcast
Order a copy of Raise Your Game (book or audiobook)
Today we have another episode where it is just me talking about a quote that I found to be extremely helpful in my coaching. Today's quote is from a coach who I really liked and followed through the years, and anytime I could read something from him or see him on TV, I was all over it. The coach is Pat Riley. He was the basketball coach for the Los Angeles Lakers during the Magic Johnson "Showtime" era. He coached a couple of other NBA teams after that, and he has been the general manager of the Miami Heat for about twenty years. He is one of the most successful people in the history of the NBA in a variety of realms.
I believe the quote comes from his book "The Winner Within," which I absolutely loved and used so often throughout my career. The quote is this: "Commitment to team - there is no such thing as in-between. You are either in or out." Oh my gosh, how many times have you team sport coaches said something along these lines to your teams about the concept of commitment and how critical it is to have a team-first attitude to create the success you seek?
Check out the episode to hear more ideas on this quote. I also mention in the episode my book "Senior Salute" filled with quotes (this one among them) to help senior athletes move on into the next steps of their journey. You can check out "Senior Salute" at my website - www.greatresourcesforcoaches.com or the new website coming out in late 2020 - www.slamdunksuccess.com.
Today we have another of our "Interview Format" episodes. Today's interview is with Cyndi Vaughn, a dance teacher and dance and drill coach at Kingwood Park High School in Kingwood, TX. Cyndi has a great quote that she talks about, one that I know I would have gotten around to talking about at some point on the podcast if Cyndi (or another coach) wouldn't have. The quote is by President Harry S. Truman - "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." As coaches, this is something we preach to our teams all the time. Cyndi does a nice job in our interview of showing how this has applied for her in a few different ways and with a few different groups of people.
Cyndi and I talked about some of the different roles she has at her school, as well as some of her classes. Some of you may be intrigued by her class "Dance for Athletes." If you would like to reach out to her to talk about that class, her other classes, her dance teams, or anything else, she can be reached at Cyndi.Vaughn@humbleisd.net. You can also check out the school's dance and drill website at the Kingwood Park Silver Star Dance site.
Today we have a quote from one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin. He is known for a lot of things, but one is the number of quotes that have been attributed to him. Today's quote might end up being the shortest quote that we ever have on the podcast, but it is a classic case of good things coming in small packages. Or another metaphor might be that even though it's small, it packs a powerful punch.
The quote is, "Things that hurt, instruct." That's it! Four simple words, and yet there is great power in the message. I'm not going to go into it here, so make sure you listen to the episode to hear my take on this extremely important concept.
Next week is the third week of our "Interview Episodes." Make sure you check that out, as you will hear from a high school coach in Texas who will have you dancing with joy after you hear the quote she has selected28!
Today we have our second "Interview Episode" where I interview another coach/leader about a quote that s/he found inspirational, motivational, or helpful in some way. Today's guest is Rob Miller from Proactive Coaching. I have known Rob for about 10 years, as I am also a speaker with Proactive Coaching. Rob's resume is varied, and you will hear a bit about it in the interview.
More importantly, you will hear Rob discuss the quote he has selected. It is from the movie "The Shawshank Redemption." The quote was uttered by the character, Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins. He is speaking to Red, played by Morgan Freeman, about getting out of the prison they are in when he says that it comes down to two choices: "Get busy living or get busy dying." In the episode, Rob talks about the impact that quote has had on him and how he has used it. We also talk about various ways that quote can be applied to all of us in our lives.
If you are interested in finding out more about Proactive Coaching or would like to order materials or book a presentation, check out the website at www.proactivecoaching.info.
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If you would like to connect with Rob, he can be reached at rob@proactivecoaching.info.
Today's quote comes to us from one of the great women's basketball coaches of all time, Pat Summitt. Heck, Pat Summitt is one of the great coaches of either gender and for any sport of all time. She also has numerous quotes that I have used through the years, and her book "The Definite Dozen" is a great book for leaders of any kind to read.
Today's quote is in the Accountability section of my soon-to-be-released updated version of my book, "Senior Salute," a gift book for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their senior nights or end-of-season banquets. Accountability is one of those key characteristics that people need to have if they (and their teams) are going to ever improve and reach their potential. Summitt says, “Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again.”
Have you ever known anyone who believes they have it all figured out and can't be corrected? Do you have any players like that? Are you like that? Here is the quote to get in front of those people and then discuss with them what it means to help them finally figure out how they are hurting themselves and their teams with the attitude they are displaying. Check out the episode to hear my ideas on the quote to then turn around and use with your teams, friends, fellow coaches, and possibly, yourself.
Today we have a real treat. It is the first episode of the podcast where you get to hear someone else other than me! I am going to be mixing in episodes throughout our time together where I will be interviewing other coaches to hear some of their favorite quotes or quotes that were especially motivational or inspirational for them.
We kick off this format with a coach who is a good friend of mine. His name is Mark Albert. Mark is a Cross Country coach and a newly retired basketball coach in Hamilton, Montana. Mark is one of those coaches who you would love to have your child be coached by and who you would love to have on your staff. He is all about kids and trying to provide them a positive athletic experience that also teaches kids life lessons.
His quote today is a great one from former NFL football coach, Dick Vermeil. "If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting." Listen in as Mark explains what the quote means to him and then tells a few stories of experiences with his teams that help to illustrate the power of that quote.
I failed to mention in the episode that Mark spoke on the TedX stage this past year. It was a great TedTalk on a subject that needs to be taught in all high schools around the country. You can watch the TedTalk at the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXO0eT9Eyqo
If you would like to connect with Mark, he can be reached through his school/athletics webpage here - https://www.hsd3.org/Domain/124.
Last week our quote was from John Wooden, a man considered by many people to be the greatest college basketball coach ever. This week we hear from the guy who is probably the closest to Wooden in that regard, Mike Krzyzewski, or as he is often referred to, Coach K. Like Wooden, Coach K has a ton of great quotes. He has also written numerous books on leadership and team-building, and I highly recommend you check them out. My favorite is Leading with the Heart. There is so much great information in there and so much that is quotable. I'm not sure if today's quote came from that book or somewhere else, but I do know that the quote is one of those that is so good and has multiple layers to it. "A leader needs to be a part of a mutual adaptation that forms a combination of the best of everyone." Lots to unpack there, so check out this week's episode to hear how I do that.
Today's episode comes to us from the late, great college basketball coach, John Wooden. We could actually devote an entire podcast to the quotes of John Wooden and never run out of material to talk about. Today's quote is a short one, but it packs a powerful punch, and it is one I have used for years with my teams when talking about the concept of Confidence. The quote is simply, "Confidence comes from being prepared." Oh my gosh - such a short quote, yet so much power in it and quite a bit to unpack there. Check out the episode to hear my thoughts on it.
Today's episode is the sixth and final episode in our short series on Integrity. This quote comes to us from Former US Senator Alan Simpson. "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." I wanted to wrap up this series with this idea that no matter what else you say and do and live by, if you have integrity, none of the other ones will matter all that much because you are living the right way. Conversely, if you don't have integrity, nothing else will matter because people will not care what your other qualities are; they will never be able to get past your lack of integrity.
In the episode, I mentioned that I am a speaker for Proactive Coachingand that weusually use this quote as part of our wrap-up of our presentation called, "Life Lessons for Athletes." If you would like to find out more about Proactive Coaching, our materials, our presentations, or having one of us out to speak to your organization, check us out at www.proactivecoaching.info. Also, click here to check out the Proactive Coaching Facebook page where over 850,000 coaches, athletes, and parents are following us.
Today's episode is the 5th episode in the short series I am doing on Integrity. Today's quote comes to us from educator, author, and self-help guru, Stephen Covey. "Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect." There are a couple of key messages in this quote that I unpack in the episode. If you are a coach, teacher, parent, leader of young people, you are looked at as an authority figure. You will also espouse messages and ideas from a standpoint of some sort of moral base. But notice the word "following" in the quote. It's not just about teaching these important elements; it's about living them!
*Full Disclosure In the episode, I mentioned that these quotes come from my gift booklet called, "Senior Salute,"* that I wrote for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their Senior Nights or at their end-of-season banquets. I will follow Covey's advice here and be honest with you and tell you that three of the six quotes in the series are in the original version of the book. This one and three others will be part of the new, updated, and expanded version of the book that will be coming out this fall. I am doubling the number of quotes in each chapter of the book to make it even more motivational and inspirational. I will be selling it on Amazon as well as on my website. It should be out by October.
Today's quote is the fourth in our short series on Integrity. It comes to us from one of the icons of the world, Oprah Winfrey. Oprah says, "Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not." There are a few things to unpack here in this quote, and they are very good lessons for coaches to use with their athletes and teams. So check out the episode for some ideas on this quote and a message or two to focus on with your kids.
Today's quote is the third in our series on Integrity. It comes to us from Congressman and former college football player, J.C. Watts. Watts said, "Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking, There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught." We have probably all known people like this. Make sure that you never get swept up into believing in those concepts. True character and integrity are about doing what is right and doing it to the best of your ability all the time.
Today's quote is the second quote in my new series on Integrity. It comes to us from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote is a great one to follow up the last quote by W. Clement Stone. In that quote, Stone talked about how we need to have the courage to do the right thing. In today's quote, Dr. King says, "It's always the right time to do the right thing." This is such an important message for us all to remember. It's imperative that coaches live and model this quote, but it's equally imperative that they teach and instill this concept in their players.
Today we start a new series. This one is on the concepts of Character and Integrity. The quotes will come from the chapter called "Character/Integrity" in my book Senior Salute.
Much like my book Inspiration for the Graduate was written for coaches to give to their graduating seniors, I wrote Senior Salute for coaches to give to their seniors on their Senior Night or at the End-of-Season Banquet. Both books focus on various team themes, and they are filled with quotes in support of those themes. You can get them at my website - www.greatresourcesforcoaches.com or on Amazon. (Senior Salute will be available on Amazon later this summer - 2020.)
Today's quote comes from W. Clement Stone. In fact, it is the same quote (with a couple of changes) that you heard in Episode 15. However, in 15, the focus of the quote was on Courage, the theme of the series that we just wrapped up. But today, there is another sentence that is in the quote that wasn't in the last one, and that is what makes it a quote dealing with integrity.
I thought it would be a good quote to be the bridge from the series on Courage to this series on Character and Integrity because it encapsulates both concepts all in this one quote. As always feel free to leave a review and let me know what you think!
Today's episode is the final episode in my mini-series on "Courage." If you didn't listen to the other episodes and you would like to listen to the series in its entirety, they began with episode 9.
This final quote on courage comes to us from President John F. Kennedy. "Being courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all."I wanted to wrap up the series with this one because, ultimately, it challenges us. It tells us that we all have the ability to show courage when needed. It's just that we need to recognize the opportunity for it when it appears.
The question, though, is how will you react when the opportunity presents itself to you?
Today's quote comes from businessman and author from the 20th century, W. Clement Stone. He states, "Three daily reminders: Have the courage to say 'no.' Have the courage to face the truth. Have the courage to do the right thing because it is right."So many good things to cover in this one, so rather than do that here, listen to the episode!
Today's episode actually contains two quotes. The reason I am doing two quotes here is that they are so closely related in concept and meaning that I thought I should just include them both and discuss them both at the same time.
The first one comes from the English author, Samuel Johnson. "Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other."
The second quote is from another Englishman, Sir Winston Churchill. "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others."
Do you see the connection? Do you see why I chose these two to be paired together. Listen to the episode for my explanation and for why these are important quotes for us to use in our lives and with our teams and for us to model for others.
Today's quote comes to us from an anonymous source, but it is oh so good, and I think gets right to the heart of what actual courage is. "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." So often we think people who are courageous are "fearless." While some of them may be fearless, it is not fearlessness that makes one courageous. Most people who are courageous also have fears about what they are needing to show courage towards. It's just that they resist and then master that fear in order to do what needs to be done. So many great concepts in here for coaches, teachers, parents, and leaders of all types to work on instilling in their athletes, students, families, teams, and organizations.
Today we move into the 4th episode in our short series on "Courage." Today's quote comes from the wise Chinese philosopher, Confucius. I have loved so many quotes by Confucius, but I'll admit, this one has always made me a little uncomfortable. I often feel he is hitting me upside the head with this one, reminding me that I need to behave this way more in my life. "To see what is right and not to do it, is a lack of courage." And while I try to live by this concept as much as possible, I know I have fallen short at various times in my life, and I am ashamed of that.
These quotes are all from my gift book for graduating seniors called, Inspiration for the Graduate. In the book I have 10 different "Team Themes" that I used with my teams through the years, as well as a variety of quotes in support of those themes. I also set up the first page for coaches to write their own personal note to the graduate. If you are interested in finding out more about the book, go to my website, Great Resources for Coachesand scroll down the page.
Today is the third episode in a short series we are doing on "Courage." This quote is from President Andrew Jackson. While he is a controversial figure in our history due to his treatment of Native Americans (Trail of Tears), this quote is an excellent quote about the power that one person with courage carries in a group. "One man with courage makes a majority."These quotes are all from my gift book for graduating seniors called, Inspiration for the Graduate. In the book I have 10 different "Team Themes" that I used with my teams through the years, as well as a variety of quotes in support of those themes. I also set up the first page for coaches to write their own personal note to the graduate. If you are interested in finding out more about the book, go to my website, Great Resources for Coachesand scroll down the page.
Today's quote continues our series on "Courage" that we started last time in Episode 9. This quote comes to us from an author that many of us probably have not heard of - Mary Anne Radmacher. She is not a household name like Dickens or Twain, but she is a very popular author in her own genre, and she has had her share of quotes. This quote of hers is one I have always loved: "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow."These quotes on courage are all from my gift book for graduating seniors called, Inspiration for the Graduate. In the book I have 10 different "Team Themes" that I used with my teams through the years, as well as a variety of quotes in support of those themes. I also set up the first page for coaches to write their own personal note to the graduate. If you are interested in finding out more about the book, go to my website, Great Resources for Coachesand scroll down the page.
Today's podcast kicks off a mini-series of podcasts dealing with the theme of Courage. During this extremely difficult time when we are fighting the Coronavirus pandemic, people all over the world are showing great courage every day. Doctors, nurses, police, and first responders are all risking their lives every day to try to save others. So the theme of courage was on my mind as I looked through my gift book for graduating senior athletes called, Inspiration for the Graduate. I found so many good quotes in the chapter on courage that I decided I needed to do more than just one episode on courage. It's fitting, though, as people all over the world deserve our attention for the courage they are displaying.
The quote I start off with is one of my favorites on the concept of courage. Although the courage in this quote is not a go-to-war or battle-a-pandemic kind of courage, it is still a courage nonetheless. The quote is by a French author named Andre Gide. You have probably seen it on motivational posters and calendars before. "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."I love how this quote talks about the kind of courage that people show everyday by stepping out of their comfort zones and trying new things. The courage it takes to attack a new venture, ask someone out on a date, start a new job, ask a boss for a raise, and so many more things are the types of courage that are at the heart of this quote. This is a kind of courage that is not as big and bold as saving lives, but in many ways is just as important. Because if you are not willing to step out of your comfort zone and go for the things you truly want in life, are you really living your life to its fullest?
Today's quote comes from a source that is shrouded in a mild bit of controversy. Various people have been attributed as the one who said it first, from Henry Ford to Jessie Potter to Moms Mabley and others. No matter who said it first, it has stood the test of time because it is so meaningful. "If you always do what you've always done, you will get what you've always gotten."
Today's quote comes from the poem, "To a Mouse," by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. The line that I am quoting was made even more famous by John Steinbeck when he titled one of his novels, Of Mice and Men. Most people don't realize that that title came from the following line in the poem: "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." As you hear the explanation of the line, those of you who have read Of Mice and Men might now have a better idea as to why Steinbeck titled his book that. But for us as coaches, this line can have very powerful meaning and help us prepare for those moments for which there is no preparation.
Today you will actually get two quotes. The first quote is a short 3-word quote that has been the biggest influence in my life for the last 30+ years - "Attitude is Everything." I have lived this quote as kind of a mantra. Even before I first heard the quote in the mid-to-late 1990's, I strongly believed in this concept. I had just not heard it put as succinctly as motivational speaker, Keith Harrell, put it in the talk I heard him give. I loved the quote and his talk so much, I bought his book and his cassette tape (hey, it was the 90's!) right then and there, and I listened to that tape so many times I wore it out. I highly recommend you check them out.
I am also giving you a bonus quote today, but this one is a LOT longer than just three words. I had actually read this quote sometime prior to seeing Keith Harrell, and I felt that this lengthy quote got at the heart of how I felt about life. It was also something I called upon in my teaching and coaching, and I tried to instill the concepts in this quote into my students and my athletes. The quote is by a man named Charles Swindoll. Here it is:
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.”
I hope you like these quotes as much as I do, and I hope you will use them with your teams. They both make excellent team study topics.
Thomas Jefferson, our third president of the United States, left a lasting impression on our nation in a variety of ways. But one way was the many different written and spoken lines of his that have lived on to this day. Today's quote is one of my favorites - "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." This one made an impression on me as a young man and as a young teacher and coach. Check out the podcast to see why.