The Team Leadership Report

Here is some of what you will find in the March 2016 issue: Leadership lessons from March Madness Review of the book Mindset by Carol Dweck More than a coach—Eli Manning on Tom Coughlin The changing etiquette of hiring coaches Leadership profile of retired softball coaching legend, Margie Wright Advice from John Wooden & Dean Smith Drill guidelines How Olympians stay motivated Surefire ways to sharpen your skills Success myths Meditation for better performance How successful people stay calm Things successful people never say Political correctness can hurt leadership And more! Subscribe Now Request a Sample Issue More Information

An introvert is not a shy, socially awkward, quiet being who doesn’t like people. They also aren’t people striving to fit in with an extroverted world. Introverts are over-sensitive to dopamine. If around crowds of people for too long, they feel drained. It takes them being alone with their thoughts or crafts to re-energize themselves. Extroverts are the opposite, in that they don’t get enough dopamine, and feel energized when they are around crowds of people. They thrive around crowds because they feel drained when they are by themselves. An introvert isn’t necessarily a shy person; they just would rather interact in one on one situation. They don’t waste their time around people putting on acts for a crowd, because they don’t feel the need to do that in social settings. If they are comfortable being in one on one situation, then they want to meet people of substance and value rather than someone who will put on a show for them. It’s in their nature to be aware of these thing

"Get in because you love the game, not what you get from the game. I would say the same thing to a player. Play because you love the game, not because of what you'll get out of the game. And then give the game back what it deserves. The rest of the stuff will take care of itself. But love the game." Coach K Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life

A researcher had the opportunity to talk with old people who were facing death and to ask them what advice they would have had for themselves. Their answers were filled with wisdom. One recurring theme was to take the time to reflect on life and find happiness and meaning now. A frequent comment from old people runs along the lines of: "I got so wrapped up in looking at what I didn't have that I missed what I did have. I had almost everything. I wish I had taken more time to appreciate it." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coach Yourself: A Motivational Guide For Coaches And Leaders About This Book Coach Yourself is a unique book, compiled exclusively for coaches to provide you with physical, mental and spiritual motivation throughout the season. In his follow-up to A Season In Words, veteran coach Dan Spainhour arms you with quotes and motivational ideas to help you achieve peace of mind throu

"Your whole entire life, you're chasing this trophy, this crystal ball. At the end of the day, it doesn't bring any value to your life. That's probably the biggest thing I've learned. There's an illusion created by society, whoever it may be, that if you do do this, you will be somebody. You'll be of significance. You'll be of importance." "A sports psychologist did a study. They took, I think, 100 athletes in the Olympics in 2012 and they asked them, 'If you could take a performance-enhancing drug and be guaranteed to win a gold medal and it would be totally traceless and it could never be detected. You'd win the gold medal and it would never be detected, but five years after the time you take it, you will die.' Fifty percent of the athletes said they would do it. I think that's because our society has created this feeling of what success is about. It's an illusion. It's the biggest thing that destroys people'