It tastes better…
“Always drink upstream from the herd.” ~ Cowboy Humor or Will Rogers
(take your pick)
I saw this one on Todd Ordal’s Applied Strategy newsletter. Todd says “Have you ever found yourself hanging around the water cooler with a bunch of people with lots to (complain) about but no solutions? Head upstream!”
Ask yourself the right questions. “What can I do? How can I make this better?”
The water tastes much better upstream.
10 Quotes from John Wooden
John Wooden coached college basketball for 29 years, achieving a record of 667-161 (.806 pct.). His teams at UCLA won 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years between 1963 and 1975. Coach Wooden was named “Coach of the Century” by ESPN, and is the only person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (All-American and NCAA champion at Purdue) and a coach. Coach Wooden passed away last week at age 99.
- “Never mistake activity for achievement.”
- “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
- “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
- “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
- “Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
- “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
- “Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
- “The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”
- “You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
- “Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”
Rest in peace, Coach.
When are they smiling?
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde
When is your team happy?
Do the right thing, do the best you can, and treat others the way they want to be treated. Practice those 3 simple virtues and you’ll bring happiness WHEREVER you go.
Do you care?
If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. – Flip Wilson
Does your team know you care about them as individuals, more than you care about their results? Good leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.