On mental preparation, adaptive leadership, and calling others by name
BASKETBALL TIP
Many athletes sabotage their own psychological preparation by entertaining destructive thoughts.
The best choice you can make is to take all the circumstances into consideration and then make a simple statement to yourself…
“Under these circumstances there are athletes in the world who could perform well. I choose to be one of those athletes.” Period.
Proper mental preparation is not much more than making sure you aren’t giving in or being victimized by negative ways of thinking.
LEADERSHIP LESSON
“Management is a set of processes that can keep a complicated system of people and technology running smoothly. The most important aspects of management include planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling, and problem solving.
Leadership is a set of processes that creates organizations in the first place or adapts them to significantly changing circumstances. Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.”
– John P. Kotter
LIFE PRINCIPLE
“Practice calling people by their names. Every year shrewd manufacturers sell more briefcases, pencils, Bibles, and hundreds of other items just by putting the buyer’s name on the product. People like to be called by name. It gives everyone a boost to be addressed by name.”
– David J. Schwartz
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