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A Brief Synopsis of Jim Larranaga

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The Bronx, N.Y. native is also a voracious consumer of management books. The New York Times writes he “would seem right at home at a TED conference, exchanging innovative management ideas.” He loves Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which he appears to quote from relentlessly. He’s a devotee not only of the guru’s ideas but of the Franklin Covey daily planners. In his office, Larranaga keeps two decades’ worth of the binders carefully tracking every goal, every practice and every appointment. That kind of meticulousness carries over into the way he coaches the team, relying heavily on numbers to guide his thinking. He uses stats-driven analytics  to track each player down to each possession, using that data to help him coach. His defense-driven style instructs his players to limit opponents to 12 points per position. He breaks down practices into minute-by-minute increments that players say are so strategic and organized that they’re able to guess what the

The Elements Of Success People Don't See

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We know all about icebergs already and how what you see floating around in open waters is only a small fraction of the entire iceberg. For what is visible above the waterline there is a much larger part hidden beneath. This is an excellent metaphor for success. Every one of us can see the outcome of success and accomplishments. This is the visible part of the iceberg that floats majestically out of the water. On the other hand, the efforts, what is necessary to achieve such an outcome, remain hidden and unnoticed like the larger section of the iceberg that is beneath the water line. The majority of people tend to only focus on the fabulous outcome and the successes of others, rather than recognize the intangible effort. But what about what people do not see such as... Sacrifice Success always comes with some sort of sacrifice. Failure The iceberg illusion would have you believe those that made it, never went through failure. But time and time again we are proven that’s not t

Erik Spoelstra On...

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Relationships: "The number one key of building a relationship is to be honest to your players. Don’t skew the numbers or statistics. If they need the truth, level with them. They may not like it, but they’ll respect you because of it." Failure: "Learn the most by failing. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Experience is the best teacher, but I learned the most from my failures." Facing Obstacles: "It’s all about working around obstacles. You can’t let others’ opinions bring you down. People would always say, ‘Oh why is he coaching? He looks like he’s 12’, or ‘He’s gonna get fired if he doesn’t win a championship’." Commitment: "We made every team member commit to certain goals and sign it with a gold pen. It made it certain that we were traveling the same road winning a championship." Teamwork: "Don’t brush anything under the rug. Don’t point fingers or do the blame game. A team is a family, and we’re in this together."

Six Beliefs of Successful People

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Time doesn't fill me; I fill time. Average people allow time to impose its will on them; remarkable people impose their will on their time. The people around me are the people I chose. Successful people are naturally drawn to successful people. I have never paid my dues. Dues aren't paid, past tense. Dues get paid, each and every day. Remarkably successful people never feel entitled. Experience is irrelevant. Accomplishments are everything. Successful people don't need to describe themselves using adjectives like passionate, innovative, driven, etc. They can just describe, hopefully in a humble way, what they've done.   Failure is something I accomplish; it doesn't just happen to me . Embrace every failure: own it, learn from it, and take full responsibility for making sure that next time, things will turn out differently. People who pay me always have the right to tell me what to do. The people who pay you earn the right to dictate what you do and how y