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Issue	Title	View
1	Issue 1 - Never Lie, Never Cheat, Never Steal	View
2	Issue 2 - Don't Whine, Don't Complain, Don't Make Excuses	View
3	Issue 3 - Be True to Yourself	View
4	Issue 4 - Help Others	View
5	Issue 5 - Make Each Day Your Masterpiece	View
6	Issue 6 - Drink Deeply From Good Books	View
7	Issue 7 - Make friendship a fine art.	View
8	Issue 8 - Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance each day	View
9	Issue 9 - Pyramid Lesson One: A New Definition of Success	View
10	Issue 10 - How Coach Delivered "Success Under Pressure"	View
11	Issue 11 - Yesterday's Loss Can Produce Tomorrow's Success	View
12	Issue 12 - The Pyramid of Success	View
13	issue 13 - Hard Work	View
14	Issue 14 - Careful Planning	View
15	Issue 15 - Enthusiasm	View
16	Issue 16 - Friendship	View
17	Issue 17 - Cooperation	View
18	Issue 18 - Loyalty	View
19	Issue 19 - Self-Control	View
20	Issue 20 - Alertness	View
21	Issue 21 - Initiative	View
22	Issue 22 - Intentness	View
23	Issue 23 - Condition	View
24	Issue 24 - Skill	View
25	Issue 25 - Team Spirit	View
26	Issue 26 - Poise	View
27	Issue 27 - Confidence	View
28	Issue 28 - Competitive Greatness	View
29	Issue 29 - Faith	View
30	Issue 30 - Patience	View
31	Issue 31 - Ambition	View
32	Issue 32 - Sincerity	View
33	Issue 33 - Adaptability	View
34	Issue 34 - Honesty	View
35	Issue 35 - Resourcefulness	View
36	Issue 36 - Reliability	View
37	Issue 37 - Fight	View
38	Issue 38 - Integrity	View
39	Issue 39 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 1 (Teach by example - You haven't taught until they have learned.)	View
40	Issue 40 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 2 (The coach - player (teacher - student) relationship)	View
41	Issue 41 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 3 (When success turns your head, you face failure.)	View
42	Issue 42 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 4 (How To Avoid Grievances)	View
43	Issue 43 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 5 (Just Three Rules)	View
44	Issue 44 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 6 (Rules vs. Suggestions: You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.)	View
45	Issue 45 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 1 (Art of Leadership)	View
46	Issue 46 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 2 (Pyramid & Leadership)	View
47	Issue 47 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 3 (Consistency)	View
48	Issue 48 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 4 (Alertness + Self-Control = Leadership Listening)	View
49	Issue 49 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 5 (Creating Initiative)	View
50	issue 50 - The Coach As A Leader - Part 6 (Character Fuels Intentness)	View
51	Issue 51 - The Coach As A Leader - Part 7 (The Leader Has a Humble Spirit)	View
52	Issue 52 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 8 (Be A Mentor)	View
53	Issue 53 - Bad times can make you bitter or better.	View
54	Issue 54 - Never Make Excuses	View
55	Issue 55 - Unselfishness	View
56	Issue 56 - Don't Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much of Today	View
57	Issue 57 - People are usually as happy as they make up their minds to be.	View
58	Issue 58 - What is Right is More Important Than Who is Right	View
59	Issue 59 - A Mistake is Valuable if you Recognize it, Admit it, Learn From it and Forget it	View
60	Issue 60 - If You Sacrifice Principle You End Up Pleasing No One	View
61	Issue 61 - Trust	View
62	Issue 62 - A Good Place to Find a Helping Hand is at the End of Your Arm	View
63	Issue 63 - It is Amazing How Much Can be Accomplished if No One is Concerned Who Gets the Credit	View
64	Issue 64 - The Best Way to Improve the Team is to Improve Yourself	View
65	Issue 65 - Do Not Get So Concerned With Making a Living that You Forget to Make a Life	View
66	Issue 66 - Never Try to be Better Than Someone Else; But Always be Learning From Others	View
67	Issue 67 - A Person Can Make Mistakes, But They Are Not a Failure Until They Blame Others	View
68	Issue 68- The People Who Don't Make Mistakes Are the People Who Don't Do Anything	View
69	Issue 69 - Listen If You Want To Be Heard.	View
70	Issue 70 - Be as Enthusiastic About the Success of Others as You Are About Your Own	View
71	Issue 71 - Loyalty, Like Respect, Must Be Given Before You Get It	View
72	Issue 72 - The Person Who is Afraid to Risk Failure Seldom Has to Face Success	View
73	Issue 73 - When Everyone Thinks Alike, No One Thinks	View
74	Issue 74 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 9 (The Leader has a sense of humor and a humble spirit and can laugh at her/himself.)	View
75	Issue 75 - The Leader Makes the World a Better Place by Helping Others	View
76	Issue 76 - Don't Mistake Activity for Achievement	View
77	Issue 77 - You Discipline Those Under Your Supervision to Correct, to Help, to Improve - Not to Punish	View
78	Issue 78 - You'll Never Know a Thing That You Didn't Learn From Someone Else	View
79	Issue 79 - The Most Important Word in Our Language is Love and the Second Most Important is Balance - Love	View
80	Issue 80 - The Most Important Word in Our Language is Love and the Second Most Important Word is Balance - Balance	View
81	Issue 81 - If You Are Afraid of Criticism You Will Die Doing Nothing	View
82	Issue 82 - Responding to Criticism and Praise	View
83	Issue 83 - The Time to Make Friends Is Before You Need Them	View
84	Issue 84 - Spend so Much Time Improving Yourself That You Won't Have Time to Criticize Others	View
85	Issue 85 - Wisdom, Like the Wind, Blows on Unused, Except for Those Who Know the Art of Sailing	View
86	Issue 86 - Hustle Makes up for Many a Mistake	View
87	Issue 87 - Make Sure the Team Members Know They're Working With You, Not For You	View
88	Issue 88 - The Only True Gift is a Portion of Thyself.	View
89	Issue 89 - Respect Every Opponent, But Fear None	View
90	Issue 90 - Talent Is God Given, Be Humble, Fame Is Man Given, Be Thankful, Conceit Is Self-Given, Be Careful	View
91	Issue 91- The Main Ingredient of Stardom is the Rest of the Team	View
92	Issue 92- That We Might Fail Ought Not Deter Us From the Support of a Cause We Believe to be Just	View
93	Issue 93- The Worst Thing About New Books is They Keep Us From Reading the Old Ones	View
94	Issue 94 - Treat All People With Dignity and Respect	View
95	Issue 95 - You Handle Things, You Work With People	View
96	Issue 96 - You Cannot be Judged by What Others Say About You, But You Can by What You Say About Others	View
97	Issue 97 - Be More Concerned With Your Character Than With Your Reputation, As Your Character is What You Really Are While Your Reputation is Merely What Others Think You Are	View
98	Issue 98 - Be Quick But Don't Hurry	View
99	Issue 99 - If You Always Tell the Truth, You Will Not Have to Remember What You Said	View
100	Issue 100 - Don't Permit Fear of Failure to Prevent Effort. We Are All Imperfect and Will Fail on Occasions, But Fear of Failure is the Greatest Failure of All	View
101	Issue 101 - The Leader has faith in people. He believes in them, trusts them, and thus draws out the best in them.)	View
102	Issue 102 - The Uphill Climb is Slow, But the Downhill Road is Fast	View
103	Issue 103 - Great Minds Discuss Ideas, Average Minds Discuss Events, Shallow Minds Discuss People	View
104	Issue 104 - The Worst Thing You Can Do for Those You Love is to Do the Things They Could and Should Do for Themselves	View
105	Issue 105 - Discipline Yourself and Others Won't Need To	View
106	Issue 106 - Failure to Prepare is Preparing to Fail	View
107	Issue 107 - It is What You Learn After You Know it All That Counts	View
108	Issue 108 - Be More Concerned With What You Can Do for Others Than What Others Can Do for You. You'll be Surprised at the Results	View
109	Issue 109 - Be Most Interested in Finding the Best Way, Not in Having Your Own Way	View
110	Issue 110 - If You Do Not Have the Time to do it Right, When Will You Have the Time to Do it Over?	View
111	Issue 111 - Things Turn Out Best for Those Who Make the Best of the Way Things Turn Out	View
112	Issue 112 - If I am Through Learning, I am Through	View
113	Issue 113 - Be Slow to Criticize and Quick to Commend	View
114	Issue 114 - Fairness is Giving All People the Treatment They Earn and Deserve. It Doesn't Mean Treating Everyone Alike	View
115	Issue 115 - Learn to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable	View
116	Issue 116 - Nothing Will Work Unless You Do	View
117	Issue 117 - The Ability to See the Good in Others and the Bad in Ourselves is Perfect Vision	View
118	Issue 118 - There is No Pillow as Soft as a Clear Conscience	View
119	Issue 119 - All Change May Not be Progress, But All Progress is the Result of Change	View
120	Issue 120 - Big Things Are Accomplished Only Through the Perfection of Minor Details	View
121	Issue 121 - Forget the Favors You Have Given - Remember Those Received	View
122	Issue 122 - Physical Strength is Measured by What One Can Carry - Spiritual Strength by What One Can Bear	View
123	Issue 123 - Revenge is the Weak Pleasure of a Little and Narrow Mind	View
124	Issue 124 - There is No Substitute for Hard Work and Careful Planning	View
125	Issue 125 - You Cannot Live a Perfect Day Without Doing Something for Someone Without a Thought of Repayment	View
126	Issue 126 - You Destroy an Enemy When You make a Friend of Him	View
127	Issue 127 - You Must Listen to Others if You Want Others to Listen to You	View
128	Issue 128 - Knowledge + Preparation + Attention to Detail = Skill	View
129	Issue 129 - Adversity is the State in Which Man Easily Becomes Acquainted With Himself, Being Especially Free of Admirers Then	View
130	Issue 130 - Try to Help Others Every Day and Don't Be Concerned About Who Helps You	View
131	Issue 131 - Don't Count the Days, Make the Day Count	View
132	Issue 132 - I Will Get Ready and Then, Perhaps, My Chance Will Come	View
133	Issue 133 - Young People Need Good Models More Than They Need Critics	View
134	Issue 134 - Pride is a Better Motivator Than Fear	View
135	Issue 135 - Success is Never Final, Failure is Never Fatal, It's Courage That Counts	View
136	Issue 136 - The Harder You Work the More Luck You Will Have	View
137	Issue 137 - The Man Who is Not Afraid of Failure Seldom Has to Face It	View
138	Issue 138 - The Smallest Good Deed is Better Than the Best Intention	View
139	Issue 139 - Valid Self-Analysis Means Improvement	View
140	Issue 140 - Discipline is Necessary for Good Leadership	View
141	Issue 141 - It is One of the Most Beautiful Compensations of This Life That No Man Can Sincerely Help Another Without Helping Himself	View
142	Issue 142 - Ability May Get You to the Top, But it Takes Character to Keep You There	View
143	Issue 143 - Be More Concerned With Loving Than Being Loved, Giving Than Receiving, Being a Friend Than Having a Friend	View
144	Issue 144 - Earn the Right to be Proud and Confident	View
145	Issue 145 - I Am Not What I Want to be, Not What I Ought to be, and Not What I am Going to be, But Thankful I am not What I Used to be	View
146	Issue 146 - If We Magnified Blessings As Much As We Magnify Disappointments, We Would All Be Much Happier	View
147	Issue 147 - It is the Little Details That Make Things Work	View
148	Issue 148 - The Happiest Moments in Life Come From Making Someone Else Happy	View
149	Issue 149 - Learn as if You Were Going to Live Forever, Live as if You Were to Die Tomorrow	View
150	Issue 150 - Character is Tested When a Person Receives Power	View
151	Issue 151 - People Are Usually as Happy as They Make up Their Mind to be	View
152	Issue 152 Nothing Can Give You Greater Joy Than Doing Something For Another	View
153	Issue 153 - Build a shelter against a rainy day.	View
154	Issue 154 - Satisfy Your Expectations, Not Those of Others	View
155	Issue 155 - Appreciate the Things You Have	View
156	Issue 156 - It Takes a Lot of Little Things to Make One Big Thing	View
157	Issue 157 - The True Athlete Should Have Character, Not Be a Character	View
158	Issue 158 - Those Who Have Never Suffered Adversity Never Experience the True Meaning of Success	View
159	Issue 159 - Time Spent Getting Even Would be Better Spent Trying to Get Ahead	View
160	Issue 160 - When Success Turns Your Head, You Face Failure	View
161	Issue 161 - You Cannot Antagonize and Influence at the Same Time	View
162	Issue 162 - You May be Deceived if you Trust Too Much, But You Will be in Torment if you Do Not Trust Enough	View
163	Issue 163 - Consider the Rights of Others Before Your Own Feelings, and the Feelings of Others Before Your Own Rights	View
164	Issue 164 - Goals Achieved With Little Effort Are Seldom Worthwhile or Lasting	View
165	Issue 165 - God Grant Me the Courage to Change the Things I Can Change, the Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot Change, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference	View
166	Issue 166 - How Coach Wooden Achieved Serenity	View
167	Issue 167 - Real Wealth Comes to Those Who Learn That They Are Paid Best for the Things They do for Nothing	View
168	Issue 168 - The Future May be When You Wish You Had Done What You Are Not Doing Now	View
169	Issue 169 - Additional Areas of Regret	View
170	Issue 170 - Final List of Things We Wish We Had Done Better	View
171	Issue 171 - The Greatest Conquest of Man is the Conquering of Himself	View
172	Issue 172 - There Are no Hopeless Situations, There Are Only People Who Have Grown Hopeless About Them	View
173	Issue 173 - We Can Do More Good by Being Good Than Any Other Way	View
174	Issue 174 You Can Give Without Loving, But You Cannot Love Without Giving	View
175	Issue 175 - You Have Success Within, It is Up to You to Bring it Out	View
176	Issue 176 - You Meet the Same People on the Way UP as you Meet on the Way Down	View
177	Issue 177 - A Philosopher is a Person Who Meets All Events, Whether Favorable or Unfavorable, With Calmness and Composure	View
178	Issue 178 - Although it May Not be Possible to Determine What Happens to you, you Should Control How you React and Respond	View
179	Issue 179 - A Person Who Trusts People Will Make Fewer Mistakes Than a Person Who Distrusts	View
180	Issue 180 - A Good Memory is One That Can Remember the Day's Blessings and Forget the Day's Troubles	View
181	Issue 181 - Dwelling in the Past Prevents Doing Something in the Present	View
182	Issue 182 - A Person Who Has a Why to Live Can Bear Almost Any How	View
183	Issue 183 - If You Are Going Nowhere, You'll Get There	View
184	Issue 184 - It's Not What You Think You Are, But What You Think	View
185	Issue 185 - Kindness in Words Creates Confidence, Kindness in Thinking Creates Profoundness, Kindness in Giving Creates Love	View
186	Issue 186 - The Important Thing in Life is Not What Belongs to us, But What We Belong To	View
187	Issue 187 - The More Concerned We Become Over the Things We Can't Control, the Less we Will Do With the Things we Can Control	View
188	Issue 188 - A Great Deal of Talent May be Lost for the Want of a Little Courage	View
189	Issue 189 - Do Not Let What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do	View
190	Issue 190 - Hear no ill of a Friend, Nor Speak Any of an Enemy	View
191	Issue 191 - Honors are Very Fleeting, Just as Fame is - Cherish Friendship More	View
192	Issue 192 - If You Keep Too Busy Learning the Tricks of the Trade, You May Never Learn the Trade	View
193	Issue 193 - If You Lose Self-Control, Everything Will Fail	View
194	Issue 194 - Keep Courtesy and Consideration of Others Foremost in Your Mind, at Home and Away	View
195	Issue 195 - More Often Than we E'er Suspect, the Lives of Others We Do Affect	View
196	Issue 196 - Never Try for a Laugh at Another's Expense - Try to Laugh With Others and Never at Them	View
197	Issue 197 - No Human Life is Ever Really Finished as Long as There is Someone to Remember it	View
198	Issue 198 - The Person Who Usually Does What He Pleases is Seldom Pleased With What he Does	View
199	Issue 199 - There is a Wonderful, almost Mystical, Law of Nature That Says Three of the Things we Want Most - Happiness, Freedom and Peace of Mind - Are Always Attained When We Give Them to Others	View
200	Issue 200 - The Best Thing a Father Can Do for his Children is to Love Their Mother	View
201	Issue 201 - You Are Honored for Giving, Not for Receiving	View
202	Issue 202 - Content Makes Poor Men Rich, Discontent Makes Rich Men Poor	View
203	Issue 203 - Gratitude is a Duty Which Ought to be Paid, But Which None Have a Right to Expect	View
204	Issue 204 - He Who is Really Kind Can Never be Unhappy, He Who is Really Wise can Never be Confused, He Who is Really Brave is Never Afraid	View
205	Issue 205 - An Example of a Great Role Model for Young People	View
206	Issue 206 - Keep a Cheerful, Optimistic Disposition - Think Positively Rather Than Negatively - Sincere Optimism Builds Confidence and Courage	View
207	Issue 207 - Let us Overcome the Angry Man with Gentleness, the Evil Man with Goodness, the Miser with Generosity, the Liar with Truth	View
208	Issue 208 - A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback	View
209	Issue 209 - Being Critical While Being Productive	View
210	Issue 210 - The Rewards of Leadership	View
211	Issue 211 - Consistency Creates Excellence	View
212	Issue 212 - Do What's Right, Because it's the Right Thing to Do	View
213	Issue 213 - Proper Preparation requires Attention to Detail	View
214	Issue 214 - Arrive Early	View
215	Issue 215 - How Coach Wooden Handled His Coaching Mistakes	View
216	Issue 216 - Do Not Neglect the Less Gifted for the More Gifted	View
217	Issue 217 - Don't Let Winning Change You	View
218	Issue 218 - Establishing Roles and Making Sure Each Person Knows Theirs is Important	View
219	Issue 219 - Everyone is a Teacher to Someone	View
220	Issue 220 - Goal Setting	View
221	Issue 221 - Motivating the Team	View
222	Issue 222 - Recruiting the Wooden Way	View
223	Issue 223 - Show Great Patience and Do Not Expect Too Much Too Soon	View
224	Issue 224 - There is a Difference Between a Manager and a Leader - a Leader Inspires by Example	View
225	Issue 225 - The Accidental Mentor	View
226	Issue 226 - Disapproval Shouldn't Be Destructive	View
227	Issue 227 - The Next Level of Success	View
228	Issue 228 - Character and Values Create Team Culture	View
229	Issue 229 - How do you lead?	View
230	Issue 230 - Just Being Better Than the Rest Doesn't Make You a Success	View
231	Issue 231 - Tone of Voice Regarding Discipline	View
232	Issue 232 - Criticize in Private	View
233	Issue 233 - Disciplining the Team	View
234	Issue 234 - Don't Focus on the Opponent	View
235	Issue 235 - Keeping Things In Perspective	View
236	Issue 236 - Learn by Listening	View
237	Issue 237 - Learning From Observation and Study	View
238	Issue 238 - Pursuing Perfection	View
239	Issue 239 - Instilling Confidence	View
240	Issue 240 - The Leader can be Led	View
241	Issue 241 - You Must Be Present to Coach	View
242	Issue 242 - Earn the Respect of Everyone, Especially of Yourself	View
243	Issue 243 - Have One Team Where Everyone Counts	View
244	Issue 244 - The Best Competition Lies Within Self-Improvement	View
245	Issue 245 - I do it Because He or She Does it is Not a Good Reason	View
246	Issue 246 - Team Rules and Suggestions	View
247	Issue 247 - Is Your Ambition Properly Focused? Jim Collins and John Wooden	View
248	Issue 248 - How do You Choose Your Friends?	View
249	Issue 249 - Be Careful, Athletics Can Tear Character Down	View
250	Issue 250 - Don't Give the Team Too Much, But Teach Well	View
251	Issue 251 - Establishing Clear Expectations	View
252	Issue 252 - You Must Be a Team Player	View
253	Issue 253 - Desired Behaviors	View
254	Issue 254 - The Player Who Gives His Best is Sure of Success, While the Player Who Gives Less Than His Best is a Failure	View
255	Issue 255 - Game Competition	View
256	Issue 256 - Coach Wooden asks, I Wondered Why -	View
257	Issue 257 - Questions to Ask Yourself	View
258	Issue 258 - Decision Making - Lineup Changes	View
259	Issue 259 - Look in the Mirror First	View
260	Issue 260 - Mistakes occur when your thinking is tainted by excessive emotion	View
261	Issue 261 - Player Selection	View
262	Issue 262 - Send Them Home Happy	View
263	Issue 263 - Some Thoughts to Consider	View
264	Issue 264 - Ten Helpful Hints	View
265	Issue 265 - Does Profanity Improve Communication?	View
266	Issue 266 - What does moral condition have to do with physical condition?	View
267	Issue 267 - The Value of Quiet	View
268	Issue 268 - If you're a great teacher and don't have any knowledge, what are you going to teach?	View
269	Issue 269 - A leader who lacks enthusiasm will prevent those under his or her supervision from reaching their collective potential.	View
270	Issue 270 - Ability is a poor man's wealth	View
271	Issue 271 - Be a great mentor: Advice and opinions	View
272	Issue 272 - Be Clever Not Fancy	View
273	Issue 273 - A Good System is based on Principle not Process	View
274	Issue 274 - Culture Not Control	View
275	Issue 275 - It takes trust, faith and patience to acquire peace of mind	View
276	Issue 276 - Replace Criticism with Consideration	View
277	Issue 277 - Your Best Effort requires Intensity with Emotional Balance	View
278	Issue 278 - What's in your pocket?	View
279	Issue 279 - The Strength of Gentleness	View
280	Issue 280 - Attention to Detail without Micro Managing	View
281	Issue 281 - How To Handle A Loss	View
282	Issue 282 - Just being true to our self doesn't make us a person of integrity	View
283	Issue 283 - Prejudice may be being down on what we are not up on	View
284	Issue 284 - Keeping Friends	View
285	Issue 285 - The Joy of Being Needed	View
286	Issue 286 - Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear	View
287	Issue 287 - Moral Compass	View
288	Issue 288 - Noble Goals	View
289	Issue 289 - Others too, have brains	View
290	Issue 290 - Passion doesn't last as long as love.	View
291	Issue 291 - Who is Blind?	View
292	Issue 292 - Maximum Motivation	View
293	Issue 293 - Eagerness and Willingness	View
294	Issue 294 - Parenting and Leadership	View
295	Issue 295 - The right definition of Success can make you fearless	View
296	Issue 296 - The Wolf and The Pack	View
297	Issue 297 - Time lost is time lost. It's gone forever.	View
298	Issue 298 - What's the teams limit?	View
299	Issue 299 - John Wooden and Bill Gates	View
300	Issue 300 - Are you a loser if you quit?	View
301	Issue 301 - Building or Losing A Team	View
302	Issue 302 - Much of what we see depends on what we are seeking	View
303	Issue 303 - Patience and the Right Kind of Discipline	View
304	Issue 304 - How Not To Be Average	View
305	Issue 305 - First Impressions	View
306	Issue 306 - Are you more interested in being right or being effective?	View
307	Issue 307 - Build bridges don’t burn them	View
308	Issue 308 - Four Nevers	View
309	Issue 309 - Accuracy not Exaggeration	View
310	Issue 310 - Trust Is A Tricky Word	View
311	Issue 311 - Show Me	View
312	Issue 312 - There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, there can hardly be room for any of us to talk about the rest of us	View
313	Issue 313 - Belief and Purpose	View
314	Issue 314 - Cooperation + Collaboration = Innovation (Red Auerbach)	View
315	Issue 315 - More Than Just Winning (Morgan Wootten)	View
316	Issue 316 - Clear Thinking (Phil Jackson)	View
317	Issue 317 - Accountability and Assertiveness (Pat Summitt)	View
318	Issue 318 - Keep Showing Up (Connie Mack)	View
319	Issue 319 - Initiative + Intentness = Innovation (George Halas)	View
320	Issue 320 - The Mentor's Mentor (Eddie Robinson)	View
321	Issue 321 - Dan Gable:15 National Championships in 21 Seasons: A Setback is a Set Up for Advancement	View
322	Issue 322 - Look Each Other In The Eye (Mike Krzyzewski)	View
323	Issue 323 - It's Never Too Late (Casey Stengel)	View
324	Issue 324 - Do it right - Every Time (Vince Lombardi)	View
325	Issue 325 - Dependability Is More Important Than Ability (Bill Belichick)	View
326	Issue 326 - Stand and Fight Again (Bill Walsh)	View
327	Issue 327 - Character, Kindness and Thoughtfulness - (Bud Wilkinson)	View
328	Issue 328 - Success Stopper: Complacency - (Pat Riley)	View
329	Issue 329 - Lasting Leadership That Works - (Tom Landry)	View
330	Issue 330 - Play Hard; Play Smart; Play Together - (Dean Smith)	View
331	Issue 331 - Everbody Needs A Coach - (Joe Gibbs)	View
332	Issue 332 - A Leader Doesn’t Have To Be Loud - (Chuck Noll)	View
333	Issue 333 - It Doesn’t Cost A Nickel To Be Nice - (Sparky Anderson)	View
334	Issue 334 - Take The Best And Leave The Rest - (Woody Hayes)	View
335	Issue 335 - Always Be Consistent And Always Innovate - (Gregg Popovich)	View
336	Issue 336 - Great Results Require Great Communication - (Tom Osborne Part One)	View
337	Issue 337 - Consistent Results Require Consistent Communication - (Tom Osborne Part Two)	View
338	Issue 338 - Communication Should Be Clear, Concise and Compelling - (Tom Osborne Part Three)	View
339	Issue 339 - Don't Quit - (Bear Bryant)	View
340	Issue 340 - Getting the Best Out of Everybody - (Walter Alston)	View
341	Issue 341 - Personalize and Coach; Don’t Clone - (Tony La Russa)	View
342	Issue 342 - Complainers to Co-Signers to Champions - (Tony La Russa - Part Two)	View
343	Issue 343 - Preparing For Pressure - (Tony La Russa – Part Three)	View
344	Issue 344 - Respect Trust Caring - (Tony La Russa – Part Four)	View
345	Issue 345 - Manageable Bits - (Tony La Russa – Part Five)	View
346	Issue 346 - Coaching Progress	View
347	Issue 347 - The Coach a Student of Psychology (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - (John Wooden’s College Coach) – Part One)	View
348	Issue 348 - Mental Conditioning - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Two)	View
349	Issue 349 - Team Building - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert – Part Three)	View
350	Issue 350 - Avoiding Staleness - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert – Part Four)	View
351	Issue 351 - Initiative and Teamwork (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Five)	View
352	Issue 352 - Enthusiasm and Team Spirit (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Six)	View
353	Issue 353 - Building a Foundation (Geno Auriemma Part One)	View
354	Issue 354 - Keep Showing Up (Geno Auriemma Part Two)	View
355	Issue 355 - Challenge Don't Promise (Geno Auriemma Part Three)	View
356	Issue 356 - Tell the Truth (Geno Auriemma Part Four)	View
357	Issue 357 - Proper Focus (Geno Auriemma Part Five)	View
358	Issue 358 - Working For A Tough Boss (Joe Torre Part One)	View
359	Issue 359 - Deference and Dialogue (Joe Torre Part Two)	View
360	Issue 360 - Great Self-Control / No Dirty Laundry (Joe Torre Part Three)	View
361	Issue 361 - One On One Time (Joe Torre Part Four)	View
362	Issue 362 - Control what you can control, let go of the rest. (Joe Torre Part Five)	View
363	Issue 363 - Each at-bat is a new day. (Joe Torre Part Six)	View
364	Issue 364 - Fairness, Respect and Trust (Joe Torre Part Seven)	View
365	Issue 365 - A river without banks is a large puddle. (Don Shula: Winningest Coach in NFL History)	View
366	Issue 366 - Overlearning = Autopilot = Peak Performance (Don Shula Part Two)	View
367	Issue 367 - Audible - Ready: Have you practiced your backup plan? (Don Shula Part Three)	View
368	Issue 368 - Constant Feedback Creates Constant Improvement (Don Shula Part Four)	View
369	Issue 369 - Direct and Honest (Don Shula Part Five)	View
370	Issue 370 - Expect Everyone to Lead (Jack Clark- 28 National Championships Cal Rugby)	View
371	Issue 371 - Defining Mental Toughness (Jack Clark Part Two)	View
372	Issue 372 - "Entitled to nothing, grateful for everything." (Jack Clark Part Three)	View
373	Issue 373 - "Judge Progress on Performance not Results" (Jack Clark Part Four)	View
374	Issue 374 - "Team First, Self Last" (Jack Clark Part Five)	View
375	Issue 375 - "Improve Accountability with Collaboration" (Jack Clark Part Six)	View
376	Issue 376 - "Game Plan" (Jack Clark Part Seven)	View
377	Issue 377 - "Three Keys to High Performance" (Jack Clark Part Eight)	View
378	Issue 378 - "Key Trait of A Great Coach" (Jack Clark Part Nine)	View
379	Issue 379 - Inspire Initiative not Dependency (Pete Newell)	View
380	Issue 380 - The Positive Approach (Pete Newell Part Two)	View
381	Issue 381 - How to show you care (Pete Newell Part Three)	View
382	Issue 382 - Key Habits of a Master Teacher (Pete Newell Part Four)	View
383	Issue 383 - Intensity Under Control (Pete Newell Part Five)	View
384	Issue 384 - Innovate and Adapt (Pete Newell Part Six)	View
385	Issue 385 - Less is More (Pete Newell Part Seven)	View
386	Issue 386 - Share Ideas don’t Keep Secrets (Pete Newell Part Eight)	View
387	Issue 387 - To be a Success: "Include Others" (Pete Newell Part Nine)	View
388	Issue 388 - "The Right People" (Pete Newell Part Ten)	View
389	Issue 389 - Responsibilities not Privileges Build Teams (Denny Crum)	View
390	Issue 390 - Consistent Game Plan for Adversity (Jay Wright)	View
391	Issue 391 - The Final Test of Teaching is Application (Jay Wright Part Two)	View
392	Issue 392 - Does Teaching Life Lessons Improve Job Performance? (Jay Wright Part Three)	View
393	Issue 393 - Humility and Assertiveness are Great Teammates (Jay Wright Part 4))	View
394	Issue 394 - The Right Statistics (Jay Wright Part 5)	View
395	Issue 395 - Clear Expectations (Jay Wright Part 6)	View
396	Issue 396 - Failure Isn't Forever (Jay Wright Part 7)	View
397	Issue 397 - Culture Is What You Do (Jay Wright Part 8)	View
398	Issue 398 - Tradition: A Building Block of Team Culture (Jay Wright Part 9)	View
399	Issue 399 - The Foundation (Roy Williams Part 1)	View
400	Issue 400 - The Inspiration (Roy Williams Part 2)	View
401	Issue 401 - The First Conversation (Roy Williams Part Three)	View
402	Issue 402 - Determination: Don't Let Your Means Keep You From Your Dreams (Roy Williams Part Four)	View
403	Issue 403 - Lasting Talent Requires Character (Roy Williams Part Five)	View
404	Issue 404 - Caring is the Core of Teamwork (Roy Williams Part Six)	View
405	Issue 405 - Nervous – Worry = Improved Performance (Roy Williams Part Seven)	View
406	Issue 406 - You can't teach everything you know to everybody. (Roy Williams Part Eight)	View
407	Issue 407 - Listen, don't just talk. (Roy Williams Part Nine)	View
408	Issue 408 - Don't Let the Scoreboard Control You. (Roy Williams Part Ten)	View
409	Issue 409 - Competition should Elevate not Deflate (Roy Williams Part 11)	View
410	Issue 410 - The Pause Button (Valorie Kondos Field Part 1)	View
411	Issue 411 - The Refresh Button (Valorie Kondos Field Part 2)	View
412	Issue 412 - "I get to…" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 3)	View
413	Issue 413 - "The Chemo Spa" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 4)	View
414	Issue 414 - "Act As If" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 5)	View
415	Issue 415 - "FOMO and FOPO" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 6)	View
416	Issue 416 - "The Desert" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 7)	View
417	Issue 417 - Expect Excellent Effort not Excellent Results (Valorie Kondos Field Part 8)	View
418	Issue 418 - The Best Version of You (Valorie Kondos Field Part 9)	View
419	Issue 419 - Coach the Person First (Valorie Kondos Field Part 10)	View
420	Issue 420 - Sweep the Shed (Graham Henry Part 1)	View
421	Issue 421 - Change Your Game at the Top of Your Game (Graham Henry Part 2)	View
422	Issue 422 -The All Black Basic: "Whanau" (Graham Henry Part 3)	View
423	Issue 423 - "Champions Do Extra" (Graham Henry Part 4)	View
424	Issue 424 - "Happiness From Within" (Joshua Wooden)	View
425	Issue 425 - "Championship Habits" (Suzanne Yoculan Part One)	View
426	Issue 426 - "Championship Recruiting" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Two)	View
427	Issue 427 - "Championship Losing" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Three)	View
428	Issue 428 - "Championship Team Building" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Four)	View
429	Issue 429 - "Championship Discipline" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Five)	View
430	Issue 430 - "Championship Goal Setting" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Six)	View
431	Issue 431 - "Championship Mentoring" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Seven)	View
432	Issue 432 - "Improving Decision Making" (Anson Dorrance Part One)	View
433	Issue 433 - "The Edge" (Anson Dorrance Part Two)	View
434	Issue 434 - "Building Real Self-Esteem" (Anson Dorrance Part Three)	View
435	Issue 435 - "Different People- Different Goals" (Anson Dorrance Part Four)	View
436	Issue 436 - "Fierce and Friendly" (Anson Dorrance Part Five)	View
437	Issue 437 - "Proper Perspective and Confidence" (Anson Dorrance Part Six)	View
438	Issue 438 - "Preparing Players to Coach" (Anson Dorrance Part Seven)	View
439	Issue 439 - "Real Coaching" (Anson Dorrance Part Eight)	View
440	Issue 440 - "Coach like a Parent to build Culture" (Anson Dorrance Part Nine)	View
441	Issue 441 - Motivation: "One Size Does Not Fit All" (Anson Dorrance Part Ten)	View
442	Issue 442 - "Leadership Styles" (Anson Dorrance Part Eleven)	View
443	Issue 443 - "Complete Communication" (Anson Dorrance Part Twelve)	View
444	Issue 444 - "Who's in your audience?" (Anson Dorrance Part Thirteen)	View
445	Issue 445 - "The Difference between Happiness and Fun" (Anson Dorrance Part Fourteen)	View
446	Issue 446 - "Culture Necessities" (Anson Dorrance Part Fifteen)	View
447	Issue 447 - "The Process" (Nick Saban Part One)	View
448	Issue 448 - "A Different Approach" (Nick Saban Part Two)	View
449	Issue 449 - "My Greatest Influence" (Nick Saban Part Three)	View
450	Issue 450 - "What To Change; What Not To Change" (Nick Saban Part Four)	View
451	Issue 451 - "The Right Example" (Nick Saban Part Five)	View
452	Issue 452 - "Competitive Character" (Nick Saban Part Six)	View
453	Issue 453 - "Invest your time, don't spend it." (Nick Saban Part Seven)	View
454	Issue 454 - "A Great Role Model" (Tony Dungy Part One)	View
455	Issue 455 - "Belief + Action = Integrity" (John Thompson)	View
456	Issue 456 - "Curiosity: A Cornerstone of Commitment" (Bill Russell)	View
457	Issue 457 - "We Ego or Me Ego" (Bill Russell Part 2)	View
458	Issue 458: "Character + Intelligence + Persistence = Unstoppable" (John McClendon Part One)	View
459	Issue 459 - "Change what you cannot accept." (John McClendon Part Two)	View
460	Issue 460 - "A Role Model For Players, Students and Fans" (John McClendon Part Three)	View
461	Issue 461 - "The Requirements For Successful Innovation" (John McClendon Part Four)	View
462	Issue 462 - "Small Steps Forward From Every No = A Big Yes" (John McClendon Part Five)	View
463	Issue 463 - "Lasting Change Requires Cooperation. Cooperation Requires Integrity." (John McClendon Part Six)	View
464	Issue 464 - "Worry is a good deal harder than work." (John Wooden)	View
465	Issue 465 - "Mastery Not Winning Is The Goal." (John McClendon Part Seven)	View
466	Issue 466 - "Be direct but keep your dignity." (John McClendon Part Eight)	View
467	Issue 467 - "Keep Knocking." (Nolan Richardson Part One)	View
468	Issue 468 - "There are people who pave roads and others who walk on them." (Nolan Richardson Part Two)	View
469	Issue 469 - "Our Actions Towards The Least Fortunate Define Our Integrity." (Nolan Richardson Part Three)	View
470	Issue 470 - "Good Character Creates Good Instinct." (Nolan Richardson Part Four)	View
471	Issue 471 - "Take the Best, Leave the Rest, Be Original." (Nolan Richardson Part Five)	View
472	Issue 472 - "There is Much Wisdom in History."	View
473	Issue 473 - "Can't Is Not A Word In My Vocabulary." (C. Vivian Stringer Part One)	View
474	Issue 474 - "Great Teamwork Requires Humility." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Two)	View
475	Issue 475 - "Some Things Are More Important Than Winning." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Three)	View
476	Issue 476 - "The first test of somebody’s potential is how they handle adversity." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Four)	View
477	Issue 477 - "Love and Accountably Are Great Teammates." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Five)	View
478	Issue 478 - "Change Stubbornness to Determination." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Six)	View
479	Issue 479 - "How To Bring Out The Best In Others." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Seven)	View
480	Issue 480 - "A Great Teacher Tells You Why." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Eight)	View
481	Issue 481 - The Five Levels of Listening (Part One)	View
482	Issue 482 - Five Levels of Listening (Part Two)	View
483	Issue 483 - "Choose Faith not Fear" (C. Vivian Stringer Part Nine)	View
484	Issue 484 - 'A Beacon of Hope" (Dawn Staley Part One))	View
485	Issue 485 - "Trust Allows You To Teach" (Dawn Staley Part Two)	View
486	Issue 486 - "Worry Free Performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)	View
487	Issue 487 - "Worry Free and Properly Focused Performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)	View
488	Issue 488 - "Statistics are a good resource but they don’t always measure performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)	View
489	Issue 489 - "Improve Your Capability" (Coach Wooden’s "APPP")	View
490	Issue 490 - "Are other people as enthusiastic about you as you are about yourself?"	View
491	Issue 491 - "Prioritize Your Planning Properly"	View
492	Issue 492 - "Four Ways We Spend Our Time."	View
493	Issue 493 - "Control Conflict Calmly."	View
494	Issue 494 - "Start and Stop On Time."	View
495	Issue 495 - "Suggestions for a Positive Team/Work Environment"	View
496	Issue 496 - "Positive Expectations Help Create A Positive Culture."	View
497	Issue 497 - "Listen Don’t Just Hear" (Bill Russell Part 3)	View
498	Issue 498 - "Three Leadership Keys" (Bill Russell Part 4)	View
499	Issue 499 - "The Greatest Gift" (Bill Russell Part 5)	View
500	Issue 500 - "Observe and Innovate" (Bill Russell Part 6)	View
501	Issue 501 - "Personal Integrity" (Bill Russell Part 7)	View
502	Issue 502 - "Treat Triumph and Disaster the Same" (Bill Russell Part 8)	View
503	Issue 503 - Great Leaders Hold Themselves Accountable (Tony Dungy Part Two)	View
504	Issue 504 - Great Leaders are Approachable and Available (Tony Dungy Part Three)	View
505	Issue 505 - Help Others; One Person at a Time (Tony Dungy Part Four)	View
506	Issue 506 - Great Leaders Seek Diversity (Tony Dungy Part Five)	View
507	Issue 507 - Lead Your Team Like They’re Volunteers (Tony Dungy Part Six)	View
508	Issue 508 - Is Your Open Door Really Open? (Tony Dungy Part Seven)	View
509	Issue 509 - Equip Your Team Mentally (Tony Dungy Part Eight)	View
510	Issue 510 - Equip Your Team With Clear Instructions (Tony Dungy Part Nine)	View
511	Issue 511 - "Correction does much, but encouragement does more." (Tony Dungy Part Ten)	View
512	Issue 512 - "Empowerment (the right way)" (Tony Dungy Part Eleven)	View
513	Issue 513 - "Great Leaders Build Leaders" (Tony Dungy Part Twelve)	View
514	Issue 514 - Nan Wooden - Special Issue	View
515	Issue 515 - "Create a Challenge" (Bill Russell Part Nine)	View
516	Issue 516 - "Be Intense; Not Tense"	View
517	Issue 517 - "Self-Control: The Motor of Success"	View
518	Issue 518 - "Self-Alertness"	View
519	Issue 519 - "Improvement Requires Alertness"	View
520	Issue 520 - "Character, not circumstances, makes the person." Booker T. Washington (Part One)	View
521	Issue 521 - "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed." (Booker T. Washington Part Two)	View
522	Issue 522 - "I've never broken my word." (Booker T. Washington Part Three)	View
523	Issue 523 - Be Authentic. Think For Yourself. (Booker T. Washington Part Four)	View
524	Issue 524 - Relentless Resolve Gets Remarkable Results. (Booker T. Washington Part Five)	View
525	Issue 525 - No Drama, No Crisis, Just Action! (Booker T. Washington Part Six)	View
526	Issue 526 - Focus On Your Destination, Not On Your Detractors (Booker T. Washington Part Seven)	View
527	Issue 527 - I Am Everything But Discouraged (Booker T. Washington Part Eight)	View
528	Issue 528 - Coach The Head, Heart And The Hands! (Booker T. Washington Part Nine)	View
529	Issue 529 - Study Great People (Booker T. Washington Part Ten)	View
530	Issue 530 - Are you eager or just willing? (Booker T. Washington Part Eleven)	View
531	Issue 531 - Self-Development + Self Accountability = Self Reliance (Booker T. Washington Part Twelve)	View
532	Issue 532 - Be Inspirational Not Divisive (Booker T. Washington Part Thirteen)	View
533	Issue 533 - The Keys To Effective Diversity (Booker T. Washington Part Fourteen)	View
534	Issue 534 - I appreciate a help-out, but I don’t want a hand-out. (Booker T. Washington Part Fifteen)	View
535	Issue 535 - "We did it ourselves." (Booker T. Washington Part Sixteen)	View
536	Issue 536 - "Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure." (Booker T. Washington Part Seventeen)	View
537	Issue 537 - "The most important foundation you build is your own." (Booker T. Washington Part Eighteen)	View
538	Issue 538 - "Two Sides of Life." (Booker T. Washington Part Nineteen)	View
539	Issue 539 - "Building Trust." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty)	View
540	Issue 540 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Don’t Just Wait For Instructions" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty One)	View
541	Issue 541 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Key To Happiness" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Two)	View
542	Issue 542 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: “Proper Preparation for Adversity” (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Three)	View
543	Issue 543 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "People are impressed when you don’t try to impress them." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Four)	View
544	Issue 544 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Have Poise Don’t Pose" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Five)	View
545	Issue 545 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Make Your Best Better" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Six)	View
546	Issue 546 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "What Will Pay?" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Seven)	View
547	Issue 547 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Overcome Discouragement. Don’t Let Discouragement Overcome You." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Eight)	View
548	Issue 548 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "No Pretense" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Nine)	View
549	Issue 549 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Your level of consideration is a measure of your education." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty)	View
550	Issue 550 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Purpose of Education." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty One)	View
551	Issue 551 - "Remembering Coach Wooden"	View
552	Issue 552 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Value of Time." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Two)	View
553	Issue 553 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Treat Everybody Great." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Three)	View
554	Issue 554 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Leaders Are Readers." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Four)	View
555	Issue 555 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Practice Is Everything." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Five)	View
556	Issue 556 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Control your temper. Don't let it control you." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Six)	View
557	Issue 557 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Honesty in Everything" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Seven)	View
558	Issue 558 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "A Culture of Truth" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Eight)	View
559	Issue 559 - "Influence Quotient" (Del Harris Part One)	View
560	Issue 560 - "Starting Points" (Del Harris Part Two)	View
561	Issue 561 - "Accurate Self-Evaluation" (Del Harris Part Three)	View
562	Issue 562 - "Blending Individual and Team Goals" (Del Harris Part Four)	View
563	Issue 563 - "The Ultimate Teammate" (Del Harris Part Five)	View
564	Issue 564 - "Two Gifts" (Del Harris Part Six)	View
565	Issue 565 - Four "P’s" That Success Requires (Del Harris Part Seven)	View
566	Issue 566 - Key Elements of Teamwork (Del Harris Part Eight)	View
567	Issue 567 - The Power of Authentic Humility (Del Harris Part Nine)	View
568	Issue 568 - "Positive Environment = Good Culture" (Del Harris Part Ten)	View
569	Issue 569 - "Improvement Requires Details, Not Just Old Pep Talks" (Del Harris Part Eleven)	View
570	Issue 570 - "Resolve Problems Quickly" (Del Harris Part Twelve)	View
571	Issue 571 - "Sharing Authority" (Del Harris Part Thirteen)	View
572	Issue 572 - "A Small Acknowledgement Can Have a Big Impact" (Del Harris Part Fourteen)	View
573	Issue 573 - "Honest Feedback Creates Trust" (Del Harris Part Fifteen)	View
574	Issue 574 - "Evaluate Your Team and Yourself" (Del Harris Part Sixteen)	View
575	Issue 575 - "How Teammates Become Friends For Life" (Del Harris Part Seventeen)	View
576	Issue 576 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Service or Self" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Nine)	View
577	Issue 577 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Listen to Learn" (Booker T. Washington Part Forty)	View
578	Issue 578 - A Good Example is a Great Teacher	View
579	Issue 579 - "Look at Me" is not a good look.	View
580	Issue 580 - Respect Builds Teamwork	View
581	Issue 581 - Great Teamwork Starts With Individual Excellence (Bill Walsh)	View
582	Issue 582 - Three Steps That Lead to Great Teamwork (Bill Walsh)	View
583	Issue 583 - Anything Is Possible (Harriet Tubman)	View
584	Issue 584 - Stay Positive – Keep Moving Forward (Harriet Tubman)	View
585	Issue 585 - Today’s Adversity Is Preparation for Tomorrow’s Adversity (Harriet Tubman)	View
586	Issue 586 - Helping Others is A Great Personal Goal (Harriet Tubman)	View
587	Issue 587 - You Don’t Have To Be Designated A Leader To Become One (Harriet Tubman)	View
588	Issue 588 - "Tubman Toughness" (Harriet Tubman)	View
589	Issue 589 - "The Irrationality of Worry" (Indira Gandhi)	View
590	Issue 590 - "I must govern the clock, not be governed by it." (Golda Meir)	View
591	Issue 591 - Initiative and Adaptability Are A Great Combination (Nancy Lieberman)	View
592	Issue 592 - "The Most Noble Purpose of Knowledge is to Help Others" (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)	View
593	Issue 593 - "If you judge a book by its cover, you never get to open the book." (Cleopatra)	View
594	Issue 594 - "Turn Confrontation Into Cooperation" (Sojourner Truth)	View
595	Issue 595 - "Always Determined Never Discouraged" (Sojourner Truth)	View
596	Issue 596 - "If you have to tell people how hard you work, you’re probably not working hard." (Margaret Thatcher)	View
597	Issue 597 - "Don’t let different ideas hurt your feelings." (Margaret Thatcher)	View
598	Issue 598 - "Encourage initiative not dependency." (Margaret Thatcher)	View
599	Issue 599 - "Look for the genius in others; don’t try to convince them of your own." (Liz Wiseman)	View
600	Issue 600 - "There are educated fools and uneducated people who are wise." (Thomas Fuller)	View
601	Issue 601 - "Good Values Attract Good People" (Liz Wiseman)	View
602	Issue 602 - "Find The Best-Get Rid Of The Rest" (Liz Wiseman)	View
603	Issue 603 - "How to Build a Great Team" (Liz Wiseman)	View
604	Issue 604 - "Don’t Pass Along the Pressure" (Liz Wiseman)	View
605	Issue 605 - "An Opinion Without Facts Is Just A Guess" (Liz Wiseman)	View
606	Issue 606 - "Encourage Initiative and Expect Excellence" (Liz Wiseman)	View
607	Issue 607 - "Challenge Don’t Dictate" (Liz Wiseman)	View
608	Issue 608 - "Diligent Debate Delivers Discovery" (Liz Wiseman)	View
609	Issue 609 - "Replace Fear With Initiative" (Liz Wiseman)	View
610	Issue 610 - "Leaders Listen" (Liz Wiseman)	View
611	Issue 611 - "Teach the Why and How" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
612	Issue 612 - "Accountability Requires Clear Communication" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
613	Issue 613 - "New Ideas Should Come From Everybody" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
614	Issue 614 - "Helicopter Parents Don’t Raise Pilots" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
615	Issue 615 - "Good Intentions-Bad Results" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
616	Issue 616 - "Pursue Perfection Without Tension" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
617	Issue 617 - "A Rapid Response Isn’t Always The Best One" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
618	Issue 618 - "A Leader Doesn’t Have To Be Loud" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
619	Issue 619 - "The Realistic Optimist" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
620	Issue 620 - "Participation Creates Power" (Liz Wiseman, Red Auerbach and John Wooden)	View
621	Issue 621 - "Value The Time Of Others As Much As Your Own"	View
622	Issue 622 - "Good Meetings and Bad Meetings"	View
623	Issue 623 - "Peak Performance Requires Proper Planning."	View
624	Issue 624 - "It’s Not Necessarily About You." (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
625	Issue 625 - "The Best (and Worst) Way To Work With A Difficult Boss." (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
626	Issue 626 - Proper Perspective (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
627	Issue 627 - Two Sides Of Rejection (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
628	Issue 628 - The Difference Between An Opinion And A Fact (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
629	Issue 629 - Sometimes Rejection Is Just A Number (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
630	Issue 630 - Persistent and Consistent (J.K. Rowling)	View
631	Issue 631 - When You Are Told No… Ask Why (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
632	Issue 632 - A Better Result Requires A Different Approach (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
633	Issue 633 - "Collaborate, Don’t Contend" – Jia Jiang (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
634	Issue 634 - Clarity Creates Credibility (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
635	Issue 635 - Talk Less, Teach More (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
636	Issue 636 - Excuses Keep You Out of the Present (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
637	Issue 637 - Criticize the behavior not the person. (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
638	Issue 638 - Find The Advantage In The Disadvantage	View
639	Issue 639 - Make A Weakness A Strength (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
640	Issue 640 - Don't Quit – Try A Different Approach (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
641	Don’t Let The Disapproval Of Others Stop You From Pursuing A Noble Goal. (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
642	Issue 642 - "The worst thing you can do when action is needed is to take no action at all." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
643	Issue 643 - "Work for your own approval, not the approval of others." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
644	Issue 644 - "Focus On Effort Not Outcome." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)	View
645	Issue 645 - "Direct And Diplomatic Discipline"	View
646	Issue 646 - "Reduce Anxiety And Improve Your Team Culture" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
647	Issue 647 - "You Don’t Have To Agree But You Do Have To Listen" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
648	Issue 648 - "A Great Leader Is Confident And Humble" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
649	Issue 649 - "Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)	View
650	Issue 650 - "Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)	View
651	Issue 651 - "Different people are motivated in different ways." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)	View
652	Issue 652 - "Speak your mind. Don’t whine."	View
653	Issue 653 - "We Are All In This Together" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
654	Issue 654 - "Help Others (before they ask)"	View
655	Issue 655 - "Keep The Team Moving Forward" (Gregg Popovich and John Wooden)	View
656	Issue 656 - "Proper Perspective" (Gregg Popovich and John Wooden)	View
657	Issue 657 - "Great Feedback" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
658	Issue 658 - "Overcoaching" (Bill Belichick and John Wooden)	View
659	Issue 659 - "Culture Is Built On Details" (Bill Walsh and John Wooden)	View
660	Issue 660 - "Great Leaders Ask Great Questions" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
661	Issue 661 - "Proper Preparation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
662	Issue 662 - "Focus On Being Interested Not Interesting" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
663	Issue 663 - "Storytelling" (Booker T. Washington and John Wooden)	View
664	Issue 664 - "Show Up Don’t Show Off" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
665	Issue 665 - "Listen Like A Trampoline" (Daniel Coyle)	View
666	Issue 666 - "Ground Rules For Cooperation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
667	Issue 667 - "When you look for the best in people you bring out the best in them." (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
668	Issue 668 - "Communicating Worthwhile Goals Creates Enthusiasm" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
669	Issue 669 - "Successful Innovation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
670	Issue 670 - "Never Criticize A Teammate" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
671	Issue 671 - "Catchphrases Connect Ideas With Action" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
672	Issue 672 - "Good People Are More Important Than Good Ideas" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)	View
673	Issue 673 - "Approval and Disapproval Can Be A Distraction" (Timothy Gallwey and John Wooden)	View
674	Issue 674 - "The Difference Between Knowing and Just Knowing About Something" (Wayne Dyer and John Wooden)	View
675	Issue 675 - "The Trusted Communicator" (John Wooden)	View
676	Issue 676 - "What’s the Difference between an Impact Player and a Contributor?" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
677	Issue 677 - "How Do You Deal With Uncertainty?" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
678	Issue 678 - "Upward Empathy" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)	View
679	Issue 679 - "When Enthusiasm Is A Challenge"	View
680	Issue 680 - "Proper Perspective Helps Happiness"	View
681	Issue 681 - "Communication That Creates Enthusiasm"	View
682	Issue 682 - "Consideration Creates Enthusiasm"	View
683	Issue 683 - "Curiosity + Adaptability = Consistent Improvement"	View
684	Issue 684 - "The Enthusiastic Introvert"	View
685	Issue 685 - "Friendship and Teamwork"	View
686	Issue 686 - "Lessons From Lincoln"	View
687	Issue 687 - "Proactive Peace of Mind"	View
688	Issue 688 - "My Hero: The Iowa Cheerleader" by Tony Fuller	View
689	Issue 689 - "Don’t Worry About Things Outside Of Your Control"	View
690	Issue 690 - "Don’t let a negative result discourage you from focusing on daily improvements."	View
691	Issue 691 - Focus On Consistent Daily Growth	View
692	Issue 692 - "No Job Title Can Limit Greatness": Eleanor Roosevelt	View
693	Issue 693 - The Neuroscience of Industriousness for 2025 (Part 1)	View
694	Issue 694 - "How Would Coach Wooden Use Artificial Intelligence?"	View
695	Issue 695 - Why Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Is a Complete Guide to a Successful Life	View
696	Issue 696 - How Coach Wooden Learned to Plan Like a Champion	View
697	Issue 697 - The Pyramid of Success Is A Starting Point Not A Finish Line	View
698	Issue 698 - Micro Habits For Success	View
699	Issue 699 - Friendship: "Four Keys To Communication"	View
700	Issue 700 - Character Starts With Consideration	View
701	Issue 701 - Consistency Is The Character Test	View
702	Issue 702 - Five Levels of Consideration for Others	View
703	Issue 703 - Reach Your Potential	View
704	Issue 704 - Reach Your Potential (Part 2)	View
705	Issue 705 - "John Wooden’s Definition of Success for 2025"	View
706	Issue 706 - "Industriousness for 2025" (Part 2)	View
707	Issue 707 - "Industriousness and AI for 2025" (Part 3)	View
708	Issue 708 - "Enthusiasm for 2025"	View
709	Issue 709 - "The Enthusiasm Multiplier for 2025"	View
710	Issue 710 - "Friendship 2025: Sincerity Makes Friends"	View
711	Issue 711 - "Friendship 2025: Sincerity Keeps Friends"	View

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Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 1	Issue 2

DON’T WHINE, DON’T COMPLAIN, DON’T MAKE EXCUSES Click here to watch Coach John Wooden video clip. Previously we described how the core of Coach Wooden's philosophy started with his father's rules. Joshua Wooden gave his boys a very direct set of rules he hoped would guide their everyday behavior. These were referred to as the “Two Sets of Three.” As discussed in our first coaching module, the first set of three dealt with integrity: Never lie Never cheat Never steal The second set of three dealt with how to handle adversity: Don’t whine Don’t complain Don’t make excuses The finest teaching tool we have is the example we set for others, and how we handle adversity can be one of the strongest ways of demonstrating our character. For example, there was one particular event in Coach Wooden's early life when his father set an example that had a very significant impact on him. Joshua Wooden had purchased some pigs as an investment for the family farm, but their expense necessitated that he take out a mortgage. He also purchased vaccinations to keep them healthy, but it turned out that the vaccine was bad, and the entire herd died as a result. Later that same year, the crops were destroyed by a drought; unable to continue paying the mortgage, Joshua Wooden ultimately lost his farm to the bank. Yet, without any ill words for the man who had sold him the bad vaccine, Joshua moved the family to a nearby town where he took a job as a masseur. Young John Wooden knew that these events had devastated his father’s spirit and broken his heart, but Joshua would never blame others or dwell on mistakes. He lived by the same set of rules that he bestowed upon his sons: "Don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses. Just do the best you can. Nobody can do more than that." That story, and his father’s example, deeply impressed itself upon John Wooden’s mind. Years later, he would find himself recalling his father’s attitude when the poor facilities at the UCLA basketball facility bothered him. For the first dozen years of his coaching career there, this attitude really held him back as a coach. When he resolved to stop complaining and to simply make the best of it, Coach Wooden noted that his success greatly improved. Coach devised and collected a number of maxims regarding the best way to respond to difficult situations. They are great triggers that you can use with yourself, your staff, your team or your employees to rekindle a positive attitude when the going gets tough. “Bad times can make you bitter or better.” “Never make excuses. Your friends won't need them and your foes won't believe them.” “Things usually turn out the best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” It is important to note that talking directly to a person about a situation you are not happy with is not whining or complaining, provided that person is in a position to effect a change and your approach is one of respect and genuine concern. We must always facilitate feedback from our coworkers and not have them feel like they are complaining when they disagree with us. If a player is in the locker room fussing to his teammates about your zone offense – that would be whining and complaining. If that same player expresses the same concern to you directly and in a solution-oriented manner – that is the type of communication that should be encouraged. Coach Wooden’s maxim “Disagree without being disagreeable” is a good way to manage that communication. If you are a head coach, it is critical to facilitate new and different ideas from your assistant coaches. If you are an assistant coach, you should be mindful of the time and place you offer suggestions to the head coach. However, if your complaints are such that no one is able to do anything to resolve them, then you must be the one to effect the change yourself. Coach Wooden said, “Complaining, whining, and making excuses just keep you out of the present. If your complaints are constant, serious, and genuine about your calling, then leave when practical.” By handling yourself in such a way through difficult situations, you will not only find your own outlook improving, but you will likely inspire those around you, too. Click here for personal development exercise. Click here for Printable Poetry Issue Two Yours in coaching, Craig Impelman www.woodenswisdom.com Twitter: @woodenswisdom	COACH'S Favorite Poems A Little Fellow Follows Me A careful man I want to be, A little fellow follows me; I do not dare to go astray, For fear he'll go the self-same way. I cannot once escape his eyes, Whate'er he sees me do, he tries; Like me he says he's going to be, The little chap who follows me. He thinks that I am good and fine, Believes in every word of mine; The base in me he must not see, The little chap who follows me. I must remember as I go, Through summer's sun and winter's snow; I am building for the years to be That little chap who follows me. ~Rev. Claude Wisdom White, Sr.
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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 1
Issue 1	Issue 1 - Never Lie, Never Cheat, Never Steal
Issue 2	Issue 2 - Don't Whine, Don't Complain, Don't Make Excuses
Issue 3	Issue 3 - Be True to Yourself
Issue 4	Issue 4 - Help Others
Issue 5	Issue 5 - Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
Issue 6	Issue 6 - Drink Deeply From Good Books
Issue 7	Issue 7 - Make friendship a fine art.
Issue 8	Issue 8 - Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance each day
Issue 9	Issue 9 - Pyramid Lesson One: A New Definition of Success
Issue 10	Issue 10 - How Coach Delivered "Success Under Pressure"
Issue 11	Issue 11 - Yesterday's Loss Can Produce Tomorrow's Success
Issue 12	Issue 12 - The Pyramid of Success
Issue 13	issue 13 - Hard Work
Issue 14	Issue 14 - Careful Planning
Issue 15	Issue 15 - Enthusiasm
Issue 16	Issue 16 - Friendship
Issue 17	Issue 17 - Cooperation
Issue 18	Issue 18 - Loyalty
Issue 19	Issue 19 - Self-Control
Issue 20	Issue 20 - Alertness
Issue 21	Issue 21 - Initiative
Issue 22	Issue 22 - Intentness
Issue 23	Issue 23 - Condition
Issue 24	Issue 24 - Skill
Issue 25	Issue 25 - Team Spirit
Issue 26	Issue 26 - Poise
Issue 27	Issue 27 - Confidence
Issue 28	Issue 28 - Competitive Greatness
Issue 29	Issue 29 - Faith
Issue 30	Issue 30 - Patience
Issue 31	Issue 31 - Ambition
Issue 32	Issue 32 - Sincerity
Issue 33	Issue 33 - Adaptability
Issue 34	Issue 34 - Honesty
Issue 35	Issue 35 - Resourcefulness
Issue 36	Issue 36 - Reliability
Issue 37	Issue 37 - Fight
Issue 38	Issue 38 - Integrity
Issue 39	Issue 39 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 1 (Teach by example - You haven't taught until they have learned.)
Issue 40	Issue 40 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 2 (The coach - player (teacher - student) relationship)
Issue 41	Issue 41 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 3 (When success turns your head, you face failure.)
Issue 42	Issue 42 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 4 (How To Avoid Grievances)
Issue 43	Issue 43 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 5 (Just Three Rules)
Issue 44	Issue 44 - The Coach as a Teacher - Part 6 (Rules vs. Suggestions: You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.)
Issue 45	Issue 45 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 1 (Art of Leadership)
Issue 46	Issue 46 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 2 (Pyramid & Leadership)
Issue 47	Issue 47 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 3 (Consistency)
Issue 48	Issue 48 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 4 (Alertness + Self-Control = Leadership Listening)
Issue 49	Issue 49 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 5 (Creating Initiative)
Issue 50	issue 50 - The Coach As A Leader - Part 6 (Character Fuels Intentness)
Issue 51	Issue 51 - The Coach As A Leader - Part 7 (The Leader Has a Humble Spirit)
Issue 52	Issue 52 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 8 (Be A Mentor)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 2
Issue 53	Issue 53 - Bad times can make you bitter or better.
Issue 54	Issue 54 - Never Make Excuses
Issue 55	Issue 55 - Unselfishness
Issue 56	Issue 56 - Don't Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much of Today
Issue 57	Issue 57 - People are usually as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Issue 58	Issue 58 - What is Right is More Important Than Who is Right
Issue 59	Issue 59 - A Mistake is Valuable if you Recognize it, Admit it, Learn From it and Forget it
Issue 60	Issue 60 - If You Sacrifice Principle You End Up Pleasing No One
Issue 61	Issue 61 - Trust
Issue 62	Issue 62 - A Good Place to Find a Helping Hand is at the End of Your Arm
Issue 63	Issue 63 - It is Amazing How Much Can be Accomplished if No One is Concerned Who Gets the Credit
Issue 64	Issue 64 - The Best Way to Improve the Team is to Improve Yourself
Issue 65	Issue 65 - Do Not Get So Concerned With Making a Living that You Forget to Make a Life
Issue 66	Issue 66 - Never Try to be Better Than Someone Else; But Always be Learning From Others
Issue 67	Issue 67 - A Person Can Make Mistakes, But They Are Not a Failure Until They Blame Others
Issue 68	Issue 68- The People Who Don't Make Mistakes Are the People Who Don't Do Anything
Issue 69	Issue 69 - Listen If You Want To Be Heard.
Issue 70	Issue 70 - Be as Enthusiastic About the Success of Others as You Are About Your Own
Issue 71	Issue 71 - Loyalty, Like Respect, Must Be Given Before You Get It
Issue 72	Issue 72 - The Person Who is Afraid to Risk Failure Seldom Has to Face Success
Issue 73	Issue 73 - When Everyone Thinks Alike, No One Thinks
Issue 74	Issue 74 - The Coach as a Leader - Part 9 (The Leader has a sense of humor and a humble spirit and can laugh at her/himself.)
Issue 75	Issue 75 - The Leader Makes the World a Better Place by Helping Others
Issue 76	Issue 76 - Don't Mistake Activity for Achievement
Issue 77	Issue 77 - You Discipline Those Under Your Supervision to Correct, to Help, to Improve - Not to Punish
Issue 78	Issue 78 - You'll Never Know a Thing That You Didn't Learn From Someone Else
Issue 79	Issue 79 - The Most Important Word in Our Language is Love and the Second Most Important is Balance - Love
Issue 80	Issue 80 - The Most Important Word in Our Language is Love and the Second Most Important Word is Balance - Balance
Issue 81	Issue 81 - If You Are Afraid of Criticism You Will Die Doing Nothing
Issue 82	Issue 82 - Responding to Criticism and Praise
Issue 83	Issue 83 - The Time to Make Friends Is Before You Need Them
Issue 84	Issue 84 - Spend so Much Time Improving Yourself That You Won't Have Time to Criticize Others
Issue 85	Issue 85 - Wisdom, Like the Wind, Blows on Unused, Except for Those Who Know the Art of Sailing
Issue 86	Issue 86 - Hustle Makes up for Many a Mistake
Issue 87	Issue 87 - Make Sure the Team Members Know They're Working With You, Not For You
Issue 88	Issue 88 - The Only True Gift is a Portion of Thyself.
Issue 89	Issue 89 - Respect Every Opponent, But Fear None
Issue 90	Issue 90 - Talent Is God Given, Be Humble, Fame Is Man Given, Be Thankful, Conceit Is Self-Given, Be Careful
Issue 91	Issue 91- The Main Ingredient of Stardom is the Rest of the Team
Issue 92	Issue 92- That We Might Fail Ought Not Deter Us From the Support of a Cause We Believe to be Just
Issue 93	Issue 93- The Worst Thing About New Books is They Keep Us From Reading the Old Ones
Issue 94	Issue 94 - Treat All People With Dignity and Respect
Issue 95	Issue 95 - You Handle Things, You Work With People
Issue 96	Issue 96 - You Cannot be Judged by What Others Say About You, But You Can by What You Say About Others
Issue 97	Issue 97 - Be More Concerned With Your Character Than With Your Reputation, As Your Character is What You Really Are While Your Reputation is Merely What Others Think You Are
Issue 98	Issue 98 - Be Quick But Don't Hurry
Issue 99	Issue 99 - If You Always Tell the Truth, You Will Not Have to Remember What You Said
Issue 100	Issue 100 - Don't Permit Fear of Failure to Prevent Effort. We Are All Imperfect and Will Fail on Occasions, But Fear of Failure is the Greatest Failure of All
Issue 101	Issue 101 - The Leader has faith in people. He believes in them, trusts them, and thus draws out the best in them.)
Issue 102	Issue 102 - The Uphill Climb is Slow, But the Downhill Road is Fast
Issue 103	Issue 103 - Great Minds Discuss Ideas, Average Minds Discuss Events, Shallow Minds Discuss People
Issue 104	Issue 104 - The Worst Thing You Can Do for Those You Love is to Do the Things They Could and Should Do for Themselves

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 3
Issue 105	Issue 105 - Discipline Yourself and Others Won't Need To
Issue 106	Issue 106 - Failure to Prepare is Preparing to Fail
Issue 107	Issue 107 - It is What You Learn After You Know it All That Counts
Issue 108	Issue 108 - Be More Concerned With What You Can Do for Others Than What Others Can Do for You. You'll be Surprised at the Results
Issue 109	Issue 109 - Be Most Interested in Finding the Best Way, Not in Having Your Own Way
Issue 110	Issue 110 - If You Do Not Have the Time to do it Right, When Will You Have the Time to Do it Over?
Issue 111	Issue 111 - Things Turn Out Best for Those Who Make the Best of the Way Things Turn Out
Issue 112	Issue 112 - If I am Through Learning, I am Through
Issue 113	Issue 113 - Be Slow to Criticize and Quick to Commend
Issue 114	Issue 114 - Fairness is Giving All People the Treatment They Earn and Deserve. It Doesn't Mean Treating Everyone Alike
Issue 115	Issue 115 - Learn to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
Issue 116	Issue 116 - Nothing Will Work Unless You Do
Issue 117	Issue 117 - The Ability to See the Good in Others and the Bad in Ourselves is Perfect Vision
Issue 118	Issue 118 - There is No Pillow as Soft as a Clear Conscience
Issue 119	Issue 119 - All Change May Not be Progress, But All Progress is the Result of Change
Issue 120	Issue 120 - Big Things Are Accomplished Only Through the Perfection of Minor Details
Issue 121	Issue 121 - Forget the Favors You Have Given - Remember Those Received
Issue 122	Issue 122 - Physical Strength is Measured by What One Can Carry - Spiritual Strength by What One Can Bear
Issue 123	Issue 123 - Revenge is the Weak Pleasure of a Little and Narrow Mind
Issue 124	Issue 124 - There is No Substitute for Hard Work and Careful Planning
Issue 125	Issue 125 - You Cannot Live a Perfect Day Without Doing Something for Someone Without a Thought of Repayment
Issue 126	Issue 126 - You Destroy an Enemy When You make a Friend of Him
Issue 127	Issue 127 - You Must Listen to Others if You Want Others to Listen to You
Issue 128	Issue 128 - Knowledge + Preparation + Attention to Detail = Skill
Issue 129	Issue 129 - Adversity is the State in Which Man Easily Becomes Acquainted With Himself, Being Especially Free of Admirers Then
Issue 130	Issue 130 - Try to Help Others Every Day and Don't Be Concerned About Who Helps You
Issue 131	Issue 131 - Don't Count the Days, Make the Day Count
Issue 132	Issue 132 - I Will Get Ready and Then, Perhaps, My Chance Will Come
Issue 133	Issue 133 - Young People Need Good Models More Than They Need Critics
Issue 134	Issue 134 - Pride is a Better Motivator Than Fear
Issue 135	Issue 135 - Success is Never Final, Failure is Never Fatal, It's Courage That Counts
Issue 136	Issue 136 - The Harder You Work the More Luck You Will Have
Issue 137	Issue 137 - The Man Who is Not Afraid of Failure Seldom Has to Face It
Issue 138	Issue 138 - The Smallest Good Deed is Better Than the Best Intention
Issue 139	Issue 139 - Valid Self-Analysis Means Improvement
Issue 140	Issue 140 - Discipline is Necessary for Good Leadership
Issue 141	Issue 141 - It is One of the Most Beautiful Compensations of This Life That No Man Can Sincerely Help Another Without Helping Himself
Issue 142	Issue 142 - Ability May Get You to the Top, But it Takes Character to Keep You There
Issue 143	Issue 143 - Be More Concerned With Loving Than Being Loved, Giving Than Receiving, Being a Friend Than Having a Friend
Issue 144	Issue 144 - Earn the Right to be Proud and Confident
Issue 145	Issue 145 - I Am Not What I Want to be, Not What I Ought to be, and Not What I am Going to be, But Thankful I am not What I Used to be
Issue 146	Issue 146 - If We Magnified Blessings As Much As We Magnify Disappointments, We Would All Be Much Happier
Issue 147	Issue 147 - It is the Little Details That Make Things Work
Issue 148	Issue 148 - The Happiest Moments in Life Come From Making Someone Else Happy
Issue 149	Issue 149 - Learn as if You Were Going to Live Forever, Live as if You Were to Die Tomorrow
Issue 150	Issue 150 - Character is Tested When a Person Receives Power
Issue 151	Issue 151 - People Are Usually as Happy as They Make up Their Mind to be
Issue 152	Issue 152 Nothing Can Give You Greater Joy Than Doing Something For Another
Issue 153	Issue 153 - Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Issue 154	Issue 154 - Satisfy Your Expectations, Not Those of Others
Issue 155	Issue 155 - Appreciate the Things You Have
Issue 156	Issue 156 - It Takes a Lot of Little Things to Make One Big Thing

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 4
Issue 157	Issue 157 - The True Athlete Should Have Character, Not Be a Character
Issue 158	Issue 158 - Those Who Have Never Suffered Adversity Never Experience the True Meaning of Success
Issue 159	Issue 159 - Time Spent Getting Even Would be Better Spent Trying to Get Ahead
Issue 160	Issue 160 - When Success Turns Your Head, You Face Failure
Issue 161	Issue 161 - You Cannot Antagonize and Influence at the Same Time
Issue 162	Issue 162 - You May be Deceived if you Trust Too Much, But You Will be in Torment if you Do Not Trust Enough
Issue 163	Issue 163 - Consider the Rights of Others Before Your Own Feelings, and the Feelings of Others Before Your Own Rights
Issue 164	Issue 164 - Goals Achieved With Little Effort Are Seldom Worthwhile or Lasting
Issue 165	Issue 165 - God Grant Me the Courage to Change the Things I Can Change, the Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot Change, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference
Issue 166	Issue 166 - How Coach Wooden Achieved Serenity
Issue 167	Issue 167 - Real Wealth Comes to Those Who Learn That They Are Paid Best for the Things They do for Nothing
Issue 168	Issue 168 - The Future May be When You Wish You Had Done What You Are Not Doing Now
Issue 169	Issue 169 - Additional Areas of Regret
Issue 170	Issue 170 - Final List of Things We Wish We Had Done Better
Issue 171	Issue 171 - The Greatest Conquest of Man is the Conquering of Himself
Issue 172	Issue 172 - There Are no Hopeless Situations, There Are Only People Who Have Grown Hopeless About Them
Issue 173	Issue 173 - We Can Do More Good by Being Good Than Any Other Way
Issue 174	Issue 174 You Can Give Without Loving, But You Cannot Love Without Giving
Issue 175	Issue 175 - You Have Success Within, It is Up to You to Bring it Out
Issue 176	Issue 176 - You Meet the Same People on the Way UP as you Meet on the Way Down
Issue 177	Issue 177 - A Philosopher is a Person Who Meets All Events, Whether Favorable or Unfavorable, With Calmness and Composure
Issue 178	Issue 178 - Although it May Not be Possible to Determine What Happens to you, you Should Control How you React and Respond
Issue 179	Issue 179 - A Person Who Trusts People Will Make Fewer Mistakes Than a Person Who Distrusts
Issue 180	Issue 180 - A Good Memory is One That Can Remember the Day's Blessings and Forget the Day's Troubles
Issue 181	Issue 181 - Dwelling in the Past Prevents Doing Something in the Present
Issue 182	Issue 182 - A Person Who Has a Why to Live Can Bear Almost Any How
Issue 183	Issue 183 - If You Are Going Nowhere, You'll Get There
Issue 184	Issue 184 - It's Not What You Think You Are, But What You Think
Issue 185	Issue 185 - Kindness in Words Creates Confidence, Kindness in Thinking Creates Profoundness, Kindness in Giving Creates Love
Issue 186	Issue 186 - The Important Thing in Life is Not What Belongs to us, But What We Belong To
Issue 187	Issue 187 - The More Concerned We Become Over the Things We Can't Control, the Less we Will Do With the Things we Can Control
Issue 188	Issue 188 - A Great Deal of Talent May be Lost for the Want of a Little Courage
Issue 189	Issue 189 - Do Not Let What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do
Issue 190	Issue 190 - Hear no ill of a Friend, Nor Speak Any of an Enemy
Issue 191	Issue 191 - Honors are Very Fleeting, Just as Fame is - Cherish Friendship More
Issue 192	Issue 192 - If You Keep Too Busy Learning the Tricks of the Trade, You May Never Learn the Trade
Issue 193	Issue 193 - If You Lose Self-Control, Everything Will Fail
Issue 194	Issue 194 - Keep Courtesy and Consideration of Others Foremost in Your Mind, at Home and Away
Issue 195	Issue 195 - More Often Than we E'er Suspect, the Lives of Others We Do Affect
Issue 196	Issue 196 - Never Try for a Laugh at Another's Expense - Try to Laugh With Others and Never at Them
Issue 197	Issue 197 - No Human Life is Ever Really Finished as Long as There is Someone to Remember it
Issue 198	Issue 198 - The Person Who Usually Does What He Pleases is Seldom Pleased With What he Does
Issue 199	Issue 199 - There is a Wonderful, almost Mystical, Law of Nature That Says Three of the Things we Want Most - Happiness, Freedom and Peace of Mind - Are Always Attained When We Give Them to Others
Issue 200	Issue 200 - The Best Thing a Father Can Do for his Children is to Love Their Mother
Issue 201	Issue 201 - You Are Honored for Giving, Not for Receiving
Issue 202	Issue 202 - Content Makes Poor Men Rich, Discontent Makes Rich Men Poor
Issue 203	Issue 203 - Gratitude is a Duty Which Ought to be Paid, But Which None Have a Right to Expect
Issue 204	Issue 204 - He Who is Really Kind Can Never be Unhappy, He Who is Really Wise can Never be Confused, He Who is Really Brave is Never Afraid
Issue 205	Issue 205 - An Example of a Great Role Model for Young People
Issue 206	Issue 206 - Keep a Cheerful, Optimistic Disposition - Think Positively Rather Than Negatively - Sincere Optimism Builds Confidence and Courage
Issue 207	Issue 207 - Let us Overcome the Angry Man with Gentleness, the Evil Man with Goodness, the Miser with Generosity, the Liar with Truth
Issue 208	Issue 208 - A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 5
Issue 209	Issue 209 - Being Critical While Being Productive
Issue 210	Issue 210 - The Rewards of Leadership
Issue 211	Issue 211 - Consistency Creates Excellence
Issue 212	Issue 212 - Do What's Right, Because it's the Right Thing to Do
Issue 213	Issue 213 - Proper Preparation requires Attention to Detail
Issue 214	Issue 214 - Arrive Early
Issue 215	Issue 215 - How Coach Wooden Handled His Coaching Mistakes
Issue 216	Issue 216 - Do Not Neglect the Less Gifted for the More Gifted
Issue 217	Issue 217 - Don't Let Winning Change You
Issue 218	Issue 218 - Establishing Roles and Making Sure Each Person Knows Theirs is Important
Issue 219	Issue 219 - Everyone is a Teacher to Someone
Issue 220	Issue 220 - Goal Setting
Issue 221	Issue 221 - Motivating the Team
Issue 222	Issue 222 - Recruiting the Wooden Way
Issue 223	Issue 223 - Show Great Patience and Do Not Expect Too Much Too Soon
Issue 224	Issue 224 - There is a Difference Between a Manager and a Leader - a Leader Inspires by Example
Issue 225	Issue 225 - The Accidental Mentor
Issue 226	Issue 226 - Disapproval Shouldn't Be Destructive
Issue 227	Issue 227 - The Next Level of Success
Issue 228	Issue 228 - Character and Values Create Team Culture
Issue 229	Issue 229 - How do you lead?
Issue 230	Issue 230 - Just Being Better Than the Rest Doesn't Make You a Success
Issue 231	Issue 231 - Tone of Voice Regarding Discipline
Issue 232	Issue 232 - Criticize in Private
Issue 233	Issue 233 - Disciplining the Team
Issue 234	Issue 234 - Don't Focus on the Opponent
Issue 235	Issue 235 - Keeping Things In Perspective
Issue 236	Issue 236 - Learn by Listening
Issue 237	Issue 237 - Learning From Observation and Study
Issue 238	Issue 238 - Pursuing Perfection
Issue 239	Issue 239 - Instilling Confidence
Issue 240	Issue 240 - The Leader can be Led
Issue 241	Issue 241 - You Must Be Present to Coach
Issue 242	Issue 242 - Earn the Respect of Everyone, Especially of Yourself
Issue 243	Issue 243 - Have One Team Where Everyone Counts
Issue 244	Issue 244 - The Best Competition Lies Within Self-Improvement
Issue 245	Issue 245 - I do it Because He or She Does it is Not a Good Reason
Issue 246	Issue 246 - Team Rules and Suggestions
Issue 247	Issue 247 - Is Your Ambition Properly Focused? Jim Collins and John Wooden
Issue 248	Issue 248 - How do You Choose Your Friends?
Issue 249	Issue 249 - Be Careful, Athletics Can Tear Character Down
Issue 250	Issue 250 - Don't Give the Team Too Much, But Teach Well
Issue 251	Issue 251 - Establishing Clear Expectations
Issue 252	Issue 252 - You Must Be a Team Player
Issue 253	Issue 253 - Desired Behaviors
Issue 254	Issue 254 - The Player Who Gives His Best is Sure of Success, While the Player Who Gives Less Than His Best is a Failure
Issue 255	Issue 255 - Game Competition
Issue 256	Issue 256 - Coach Wooden asks, I Wondered Why -
Issue 257	Issue 257 - Questions to Ask Yourself
Issue 258	Issue 258 - Decision Making - Lineup Changes
Issue 259	Issue 259 - Look in the Mirror First
Issue 260	Issue 260 - Mistakes occur when your thinking is tainted by excessive emotion

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 6
Issue 261	Issue 261 - Player Selection
Issue 262	Issue 262 - Send Them Home Happy
Issue 263	Issue 263 - Some Thoughts to Consider
Issue 264	Issue 264 - Ten Helpful Hints
Issue 265	Issue 265 - Does Profanity Improve Communication?
Issue 266	Issue 266 - What does moral condition have to do with physical condition?
Issue 267	Issue 267 - The Value of Quiet
Issue 268	Issue 268 - If you're a great teacher and don't have any knowledge, what are you going to teach?
Issue 269	Issue 269 - A leader who lacks enthusiasm will prevent those under his or her supervision from reaching their collective potential.
Issue 270	Issue 270 - Ability is a poor man's wealth
Issue 271	Issue 271 - Be a great mentor: Advice and opinions
Issue 272	Issue 272 - Be Clever Not Fancy
Issue 273	Issue 273 - A Good System is based on Principle not Process
Issue 274	Issue 274 - Culture Not Control
Issue 275	Issue 275 - It takes trust, faith and patience to acquire peace of mind
Issue 276	Issue 276 - Replace Criticism with Consideration
Issue 277	Issue 277 - Your Best Effort requires Intensity with Emotional Balance
Issue 278	Issue 278 - What's in your pocket?
Issue 279	Issue 279 - The Strength of Gentleness
Issue 280	Issue 280 - Attention to Detail without Micro Managing
Issue 281	Issue 281 - How To Handle A Loss
Issue 282	Issue 282 - Just being true to our self doesn't make us a person of integrity
Issue 283	Issue 283 - Prejudice may be being down on what we are not up on
Issue 284	Issue 284 - Keeping Friends
Issue 285	Issue 285 - The Joy of Being Needed
Issue 286	Issue 286 - Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear
Issue 287	Issue 287 - Moral Compass
Issue 288	Issue 288 - Noble Goals
Issue 289	Issue 289 - Others too, have brains
Issue 290	Issue 290 - Passion doesn't last as long as love.
Issue 291	Issue 291 - Who is Blind?
Issue 292	Issue 292 - Maximum Motivation
Issue 293	Issue 293 - Eagerness and Willingness
Issue 294	Issue 294 - Parenting and Leadership
Issue 295	Issue 295 - The right definition of Success can make you fearless
Issue 296	Issue 296 - The Wolf and The Pack
Issue 297	Issue 297 - Time lost is time lost. It's gone forever.
Issue 298	Issue 298 - What's the teams limit?
Issue 299	Issue 299 - John Wooden and Bill Gates
Issue 300	Issue 300 - Are you a loser if you quit?
Issue 301	Issue 301 - Building or Losing A Team
Issue 302	Issue 302 - Much of what we see depends on what we are seeking
Issue 303	Issue 303 - Patience and the Right Kind of Discipline
Issue 304	Issue 304 - How Not To Be Average
Issue 305	Issue 305 - First Impressions
Issue 306	Issue 306 - Are you more interested in being right or being effective?
Issue 307	Issue 307 - Build bridges don’t burn them
Issue 308	Issue 308 - Four Nevers
Issue 309	Issue 309 - Accuracy not Exaggeration
Issue 310	Issue 310 - Trust Is A Tricky Word
Issue 311	Issue 311 - Show Me
Issue 312	Issue 312 - There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, there can hardly be room for any of us to talk about the rest of us

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 7
Issue 313	Issue 313 - Belief and Purpose
Issue 314	Issue 314 - Cooperation + Collaboration = Innovation (Red Auerbach)
Issue 315	Issue 315 - More Than Just Winning (Morgan Wootten)
Issue 316	Issue 316 - Clear Thinking (Phil Jackson)
Issue 317	Issue 317 - Accountability and Assertiveness (Pat Summitt)
Issue 318	Issue 318 - Keep Showing Up (Connie Mack)
Issue 319	Issue 319 - Initiative + Intentness = Innovation (George Halas)
Issue 320	Issue 320 - The Mentor's Mentor (Eddie Robinson)
Issue 321	Issue 321 - Dan Gable:15 National Championships in 21 Seasons: A Setback is a Set Up for Advancement
Issue 322	Issue 322 - Look Each Other In The Eye (Mike Krzyzewski)
Issue 323	Issue 323 - It's Never Too Late (Casey Stengel)
Issue 324	Issue 324 - Do it right - Every Time (Vince Lombardi)
Issue 325	Issue 325 - Dependability Is More Important Than Ability (Bill Belichick)
Issue 326	Issue 326 - Stand and Fight Again (Bill Walsh)
Issue 327	Issue 327 - Character, Kindness and Thoughtfulness - (Bud Wilkinson)
Issue 328	Issue 328 - Success Stopper: Complacency - (Pat Riley)
Issue 329	Issue 329 - Lasting Leadership That Works - (Tom Landry)
Issue 330	Issue 330 - Play Hard; Play Smart; Play Together - (Dean Smith)
Issue 331	Issue 331 - Everbody Needs A Coach - (Joe Gibbs)
Issue 332	Issue 332 - A Leader Doesn’t Have To Be Loud - (Chuck Noll)
Issue 333	Issue 333 - It Doesn’t Cost A Nickel To Be Nice - (Sparky Anderson)
Issue 334	Issue 334 - Take The Best And Leave The Rest - (Woody Hayes)
Issue 335	Issue 335 - Always Be Consistent And Always Innovate - (Gregg Popovich)
Issue 336	Issue 336 - Great Results Require Great Communication - (Tom Osborne Part One)
Issue 337	Issue 337 - Consistent Results Require Consistent Communication - (Tom Osborne Part Two)
Issue 338	Issue 338 - Communication Should Be Clear, Concise and Compelling - (Tom Osborne Part Three)
Issue 339	Issue 339 - Don't Quit - (Bear Bryant)
Issue 340	Issue 340 - Getting the Best Out of Everybody - (Walter Alston)
Issue 341	Issue 341 - Personalize and Coach; Don’t Clone - (Tony La Russa)
Issue 342	Issue 342 - Complainers to Co-Signers to Champions - (Tony La Russa - Part Two)
Issue 343	Issue 343 - Preparing For Pressure - (Tony La Russa – Part Three)
Issue 344	Issue 344 - Respect Trust Caring - (Tony La Russa – Part Four)
Issue 345	Issue 345 - Manageable Bits - (Tony La Russa – Part Five)
Issue 346	Issue 346 - Coaching Progress
Issue 347	Issue 347 - The Coach a Student of Psychology (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - (John Wooden’s College Coach) – Part One)
Issue 348	Issue 348 - Mental Conditioning - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Two)
Issue 349	Issue 349 - Team Building - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert – Part Three)
Issue 350	Issue 350 - Avoiding Staleness - (Ward "Piggy" Lambert – Part Four)
Issue 351	Issue 351 - Initiative and Teamwork (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Five)
Issue 352	Issue 352 - Enthusiasm and Team Spirit (Ward "Piggy" Lambert - Part Six)
Issue 353	Issue 353 - Building a Foundation (Geno Auriemma Part One)
Issue 354	Issue 354 - Keep Showing Up (Geno Auriemma Part Two)
Issue 355	Issue 355 - Challenge Don't Promise (Geno Auriemma Part Three)
Issue 356	Issue 356 - Tell the Truth (Geno Auriemma Part Four)
Issue 357	Issue 357 - Proper Focus (Geno Auriemma Part Five)
Issue 358	Issue 358 - Working For A Tough Boss (Joe Torre Part One)
Issue 359	Issue 359 - Deference and Dialogue (Joe Torre Part Two)
Issue 360	Issue 360 - Great Self-Control / No Dirty Laundry (Joe Torre Part Three)
Issue 361	Issue 361 - One On One Time (Joe Torre Part Four)
Issue 362	Issue 362 - Control what you can control, let go of the rest. (Joe Torre Part Five)
Issue 363	Issue 363 - Each at-bat is a new day. (Joe Torre Part Six)
Issue 364	Issue 364 - Fairness, Respect and Trust (Joe Torre Part Seven)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 8
Issue 365	Issue 365 - A river without banks is a large puddle. (Don Shula: Winningest Coach in NFL History)
Issue 366	Issue 366 - Overlearning = Autopilot = Peak Performance (Don Shula Part Two)
Issue 367	Issue 367 - Audible - Ready: Have you practiced your backup plan? (Don Shula Part Three)
Issue 368	Issue 368 - Constant Feedback Creates Constant Improvement (Don Shula Part Four)
Issue 369	Issue 369 - Direct and Honest (Don Shula Part Five)
Issue 370	Issue 370 - Expect Everyone to Lead (Jack Clark- 28 National Championships Cal Rugby)
Issue 371	Issue 371 - Defining Mental Toughness (Jack Clark Part Two)
Issue 372	Issue 372 - "Entitled to nothing, grateful for everything." (Jack Clark Part Three)
Issue 373	Issue 373 - "Judge Progress on Performance not Results" (Jack Clark Part Four)
Issue 374	Issue 374 - "Team First, Self Last" (Jack Clark Part Five)
Issue 375	Issue 375 - "Improve Accountability with Collaboration" (Jack Clark Part Six)
Issue 376	Issue 376 - "Game Plan" (Jack Clark Part Seven)
Issue 377	Issue 377 - "Three Keys to High Performance" (Jack Clark Part Eight)
Issue 378	Issue 378 - "Key Trait of A Great Coach" (Jack Clark Part Nine)
Issue 379	Issue 379 - Inspire Initiative not Dependency (Pete Newell)
Issue 380	Issue 380 - The Positive Approach (Pete Newell Part Two)
Issue 381	Issue 381 - How to show you care (Pete Newell Part Three)
Issue 382	Issue 382 - Key Habits of a Master Teacher (Pete Newell Part Four)
Issue 383	Issue 383 - Intensity Under Control (Pete Newell Part Five)
Issue 384	Issue 384 - Innovate and Adapt (Pete Newell Part Six)
Issue 385	Issue 385 - Less is More (Pete Newell Part Seven)
Issue 386	Issue 386 - Share Ideas don’t Keep Secrets (Pete Newell Part Eight)
Issue 387	Issue 387 - To be a Success: "Include Others" (Pete Newell Part Nine)
Issue 388	Issue 388 - "The Right People" (Pete Newell Part Ten)
Issue 389	Issue 389 - Responsibilities not Privileges Build Teams (Denny Crum)
Issue 390	Issue 390 - Consistent Game Plan for Adversity (Jay Wright)
Issue 391	Issue 391 - The Final Test of Teaching is Application (Jay Wright Part Two)
Issue 392	Issue 392 - Does Teaching Life Lessons Improve Job Performance? (Jay Wright Part Three)
Issue 393	Issue 393 - Humility and Assertiveness are Great Teammates (Jay Wright Part 4))
Issue 394	Issue 394 - The Right Statistics (Jay Wright Part 5)
Issue 395	Issue 395 - Clear Expectations (Jay Wright Part 6)
Issue 396	Issue 396 - Failure Isn't Forever (Jay Wright Part 7)
Issue 397	Issue 397 - Culture Is What You Do (Jay Wright Part 8)
Issue 398	Issue 398 - Tradition: A Building Block of Team Culture (Jay Wright Part 9)
Issue 399	Issue 399 - The Foundation (Roy Williams Part 1)
Issue 400	Issue 400 - The Inspiration (Roy Williams Part 2)
Issue 401	Issue 401 - The First Conversation (Roy Williams Part Three)
Issue 402	Issue 402 - Determination: Don't Let Your Means Keep You From Your Dreams (Roy Williams Part Four)
Issue 403	Issue 403 - Lasting Talent Requires Character (Roy Williams Part Five)
Issue 404	Issue 404 - Caring is the Core of Teamwork (Roy Williams Part Six)
Issue 405	Issue 405 - Nervous – Worry = Improved Performance (Roy Williams Part Seven)
Issue 406	Issue 406 - You can't teach everything you know to everybody. (Roy Williams Part Eight)
Issue 407	Issue 407 - Listen, don't just talk. (Roy Williams Part Nine)
Issue 408	Issue 408 - Don't Let the Scoreboard Control You. (Roy Williams Part Ten)
Issue 409	Issue 409 - Competition should Elevate not Deflate (Roy Williams Part 11)
Issue 410	Issue 410 - The Pause Button (Valorie Kondos Field Part 1)
Issue 411	Issue 411 - The Refresh Button (Valorie Kondos Field Part 2)
Issue 412	Issue 412 - "I get to…" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 3)
Issue 413	Issue 413 - "The Chemo Spa" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 4)
Issue 414	Issue 414 - "Act As If" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 5)
Issue 415	Issue 415 - "FOMO and FOPO" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 6)
Issue 416	Issue 416 - "The Desert" (Valorie Kondos Field Part 7)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 9
Issue 417	Issue 417 - Expect Excellent Effort not Excellent Results (Valorie Kondos Field Part 8)
Issue 418	Issue 418 - The Best Version of You (Valorie Kondos Field Part 9)
Issue 419	Issue 419 - Coach the Person First (Valorie Kondos Field Part 10)
Issue 420	Issue 420 - Sweep the Shed (Graham Henry Part 1)
Issue 421	Issue 421 - Change Your Game at the Top of Your Game (Graham Henry Part 2)
Issue 422	Issue 422 -The All Black Basic: "Whanau" (Graham Henry Part 3)
Issue 423	Issue 423 - "Champions Do Extra" (Graham Henry Part 4)
Issue 424	Issue 424 - "Happiness From Within" (Joshua Wooden)
Issue 425	Issue 425 - "Championship Habits" (Suzanne Yoculan Part One)
Issue 426	Issue 426 - "Championship Recruiting" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Two)
Issue 427	Issue 427 - "Championship Losing" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Three)
Issue 428	Issue 428 - "Championship Team Building" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Four)
Issue 429	Issue 429 - "Championship Discipline" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Five)
Issue 430	Issue 430 - "Championship Goal Setting" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Six)
Issue 431	Issue 431 - "Championship Mentoring" (Suzanne Yoculan Part Seven)
Issue 432	Issue 432 - "Improving Decision Making" (Anson Dorrance Part One)
Issue 433	Issue 433 - "The Edge" (Anson Dorrance Part Two)
Issue 434	Issue 434 - "Building Real Self-Esteem" (Anson Dorrance Part Three)
Issue 435	Issue 435 - "Different People- Different Goals" (Anson Dorrance Part Four)
Issue 436	Issue 436 - "Fierce and Friendly" (Anson Dorrance Part Five)
Issue 437	Issue 437 - "Proper Perspective and Confidence" (Anson Dorrance Part Six)
Issue 438	Issue 438 - "Preparing Players to Coach" (Anson Dorrance Part Seven)
Issue 439	Issue 439 - "Real Coaching" (Anson Dorrance Part Eight)
Issue 440	Issue 440 - "Coach like a Parent to build Culture" (Anson Dorrance Part Nine)
Issue 441	Issue 441 - Motivation: "One Size Does Not Fit All" (Anson Dorrance Part Ten)
Issue 442	Issue 442 - "Leadership Styles" (Anson Dorrance Part Eleven)
Issue 443	Issue 443 - "Complete Communication" (Anson Dorrance Part Twelve)
Issue 444	Issue 444 - "Who's in your audience?" (Anson Dorrance Part Thirteen)
Issue 445	Issue 445 - "The Difference between Happiness and Fun" (Anson Dorrance Part Fourteen)
Issue 446	Issue 446 - "Culture Necessities" (Anson Dorrance Part Fifteen)
Issue 447	Issue 447 - "The Process" (Nick Saban Part One)
Issue 448	Issue 448 - "A Different Approach" (Nick Saban Part Two)
Issue 449	Issue 449 - "My Greatest Influence" (Nick Saban Part Three)
Issue 450	Issue 450 - "What To Change; What Not To Change" (Nick Saban Part Four)
Issue 451	Issue 451 - "The Right Example" (Nick Saban Part Five)
Issue 452	Issue 452 - "Competitive Character" (Nick Saban Part Six)
Issue 453	Issue 453 - "Invest your time, don't spend it." (Nick Saban Part Seven)
Issue 454	Issue 454 - "A Great Role Model" (Tony Dungy Part One)
Issue 455	Issue 455 - "Belief + Action = Integrity" (John Thompson)
Issue 456	Issue 456 - "Curiosity: A Cornerstone of Commitment" (Bill Russell)
Issue 457	Issue 457 - "We Ego or Me Ego" (Bill Russell Part 2)
Issue 458	Issue 458: "Character + Intelligence + Persistence = Unstoppable" (John McClendon Part One)
Issue 459	Issue 459 - "Change what you cannot accept." (John McClendon Part Two)
Issue 460	Issue 460 - "A Role Model For Players, Students and Fans" (John McClendon Part Three)
Issue 461	Issue 461 - "The Requirements For Successful Innovation" (John McClendon Part Four)
Issue 462	Issue 462 - "Small Steps Forward From Every No = A Big Yes" (John McClendon Part Five)
Issue 463	Issue 463 - "Lasting Change Requires Cooperation. Cooperation Requires Integrity." (John McClendon Part Six)
Issue 464	Issue 464 - "Worry is a good deal harder than work." (John Wooden)
Issue 465	Issue 465 - "Mastery Not Winning Is The Goal." (John McClendon Part Seven)
Issue 466	Issue 466 - "Be direct but keep your dignity." (John McClendon Part Eight)
Issue 467	Issue 467 - "Keep Knocking." (Nolan Richardson Part One)
Issue 468	Issue 468 - "There are people who pave roads and others who walk on them." (Nolan Richardson Part Two)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 10
Issue 469	Issue 469 - "Our Actions Towards The Least Fortunate Define Our Integrity." (Nolan Richardson Part Three)
Issue 470	Issue 470 - "Good Character Creates Good Instinct." (Nolan Richardson Part Four)
Issue 471	Issue 471 - "Take the Best, Leave the Rest, Be Original." (Nolan Richardson Part Five)
Issue 472	Issue 472 - "There is Much Wisdom in History."
Issue 473	Issue 473 - "Can't Is Not A Word In My Vocabulary." (C. Vivian Stringer Part One)
Issue 474	Issue 474 - "Great Teamwork Requires Humility." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Two)
Issue 475	Issue 475 - "Some Things Are More Important Than Winning." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Three)
Issue 476	Issue 476 - "The first test of somebody’s potential is how they handle adversity." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Four)
Issue 477	Issue 477 - "Love and Accountably Are Great Teammates." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Five)
Issue 478	Issue 478 - "Change Stubbornness to Determination." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Six)
Issue 479	Issue 479 - "How To Bring Out The Best In Others." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Seven)
Issue 480	Issue 480 - "A Great Teacher Tells You Why." (C. Vivian Stringer Part Eight)
Issue 481	Issue 481 - The Five Levels of Listening (Part One)
Issue 482	Issue 482 - Five Levels of Listening (Part Two)
Issue 483	Issue 483 - "Choose Faith not Fear" (C. Vivian Stringer Part Nine)
Issue 484	Issue 484 - 'A Beacon of Hope" (Dawn Staley Part One))
Issue 485	Issue 485 - "Trust Allows You To Teach" (Dawn Staley Part Two)
Issue 486	Issue 486 - "Worry Free Performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)
Issue 487	Issue 487 - "Worry Free and Properly Focused Performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)
Issue 488	Issue 488 - "Statistics are a good resource but they don’t always measure performance" (Coach Wooden 10 for 10)
Issue 489	Issue 489 - "Improve Your Capability" (Coach Wooden’s "APPP")
Issue 490	Issue 490 - "Are other people as enthusiastic about you as you are about yourself?"
Issue 491	Issue 491 - "Prioritize Your Planning Properly"
Issue 492	Issue 492 - "Four Ways We Spend Our Time."
Issue 493	Issue 493 - "Control Conflict Calmly."
Issue 494	Issue 494 - "Start and Stop On Time."
Issue 495	Issue 495 - "Suggestions for a Positive Team/Work Environment"
Issue 496	Issue 496 - "Positive Expectations Help Create A Positive Culture."
Issue 497	Issue 497 - "Listen Don’t Just Hear" (Bill Russell Part 3)
Issue 498	Issue 498 - "Three Leadership Keys" (Bill Russell Part 4)
Issue 499	Issue 499 - "The Greatest Gift" (Bill Russell Part 5)
Issue 500	Issue 500 - "Observe and Innovate" (Bill Russell Part 6)
Issue 501	Issue 501 - "Personal Integrity" (Bill Russell Part 7)
Issue 502	Issue 502 - "Treat Triumph and Disaster the Same" (Bill Russell Part 8)
Issue 503	Issue 503 - Great Leaders Hold Themselves Accountable (Tony Dungy Part Two)
Issue 504	Issue 504 - Great Leaders are Approachable and Available (Tony Dungy Part Three)
Issue 505	Issue 505 - Help Others; One Person at a Time (Tony Dungy Part Four)
Issue 506	Issue 506 - Great Leaders Seek Diversity (Tony Dungy Part Five)
Issue 507	Issue 507 - Lead Your Team Like They’re Volunteers (Tony Dungy Part Six)
Issue 508	Issue 508 - Is Your Open Door Really Open? (Tony Dungy Part Seven)
Issue 509	Issue 509 - Equip Your Team Mentally (Tony Dungy Part Eight)
Issue 510	Issue 510 - Equip Your Team With Clear Instructions (Tony Dungy Part Nine)
Issue 511	Issue 511 - "Correction does much, but encouragement does more." (Tony Dungy Part Ten)
Issue 512	Issue 512 - "Empowerment (the right way)" (Tony Dungy Part Eleven)
Issue 513	Issue 513 - "Great Leaders Build Leaders" (Tony Dungy Part Twelve)
Issue 514	Issue 514 - Nan Wooden - Special Issue
Issue 515	Issue 515 - "Create a Challenge" (Bill Russell Part Nine)
Issue 516	Issue 516 - "Be Intense; Not Tense"
Issue 517	Issue 517 - "Self-Control: The Motor of Success"
Issue 518	Issue 518 - "Self-Alertness"
Issue 519	Issue 519 - "Improvement Requires Alertness"
Issue 520	Issue 520 - "Character, not circumstances, makes the person." Booker T. Washington (Part One)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 11
Issue 521	Issue 521 - "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed." (Booker T. Washington Part Two)
Issue 522	Issue 522 - "I've never broken my word." (Booker T. Washington Part Three)
Issue 523	Issue 523 - Be Authentic. Think For Yourself. (Booker T. Washington Part Four)
Issue 524	Issue 524 - Relentless Resolve Gets Remarkable Results. (Booker T. Washington Part Five)
Issue 525	Issue 525 - No Drama, No Crisis, Just Action! (Booker T. Washington Part Six)
Issue 526	Issue 526 - Focus On Your Destination, Not On Your Detractors (Booker T. Washington Part Seven)
Issue 527	Issue 527 - I Am Everything But Discouraged (Booker T. Washington Part Eight)
Issue 528	Issue 528 - Coach The Head, Heart And The Hands! (Booker T. Washington Part Nine)
Issue 529	Issue 529 - Study Great People (Booker T. Washington Part Ten)
Issue 530	Issue 530 - Are you eager or just willing? (Booker T. Washington Part Eleven)
Issue 531	Issue 531 - Self-Development + Self Accountability = Self Reliance (Booker T. Washington Part Twelve)
Issue 532	Issue 532 - Be Inspirational Not Divisive (Booker T. Washington Part Thirteen)
Issue 533	Issue 533 - The Keys To Effective Diversity (Booker T. Washington Part Fourteen)
Issue 534	Issue 534 - I appreciate a help-out, but I don’t want a hand-out. (Booker T. Washington Part Fifteen)
Issue 535	Issue 535 - "We did it ourselves." (Booker T. Washington Part Sixteen)
Issue 536	Issue 536 - "Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure." (Booker T. Washington Part Seventeen)
Issue 537	Issue 537 - "The most important foundation you build is your own." (Booker T. Washington Part Eighteen)
Issue 538	Issue 538 - "Two Sides of Life." (Booker T. Washington Part Nineteen)
Issue 539	Issue 539 - "Building Trust." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty)
Issue 540	Issue 540 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Don’t Just Wait For Instructions" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty One)
Issue 541	Issue 541 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Key To Happiness" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Two)
Issue 542	Issue 542 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: “Proper Preparation for Adversity” (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Three)
Issue 543	Issue 543 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "People are impressed when you don’t try to impress them." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Four)
Issue 544	Issue 544 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Have Poise Don’t Pose" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Five)
Issue 545	Issue 545 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Make Your Best Better" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Six)
Issue 546	Issue 546 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "What Will Pay?" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Seven)
Issue 547	Issue 547 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Overcome Discouragement. Don’t Let Discouragement Overcome You." (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Eight)
Issue 548	Issue 548 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "No Pretense" (Booker T. Washington Part Twenty Nine)
Issue 549	Issue 549 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Your level of consideration is a measure of your education." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty)
Issue 550	Issue 550 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Purpose of Education." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty One)
Issue 551	Issue 551 - "Remembering Coach Wooden"
Issue 552	Issue 552 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "The Value of Time." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Two)
Issue 553	Issue 553 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Treat Everybody Great." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Three)
Issue 554	Issue 554 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Leaders Are Readers." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Four)
Issue 555	Issue 555 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Practice Is Everything." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty Five)
Issue 556	Issue 556 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Control your temper. Don't let it control you." (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Six)
Issue 557	Issue 557 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Honesty in Everything" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Seven)
Issue 558	Issue 558 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "A Culture of Truth" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Eight)
Issue 559	Issue 559 - "Influence Quotient" (Del Harris Part One)
Issue 560	Issue 560 - "Starting Points" (Del Harris Part Two)
Issue 561	Issue 561 - "Accurate Self-Evaluation" (Del Harris Part Three)
Issue 562	Issue 562 - "Blending Individual and Team Goals" (Del Harris Part Four)
Issue 563	Issue 563 - "The Ultimate Teammate" (Del Harris Part Five)
Issue 564	Issue 564 - "Two Gifts" (Del Harris Part Six)
Issue 565	Issue 565 - Four "P’s" That Success Requires (Del Harris Part Seven)
Issue 566	Issue 566 - Key Elements of Teamwork (Del Harris Part Eight)
Issue 567	Issue 567 - The Power of Authentic Humility (Del Harris Part Nine)
Issue 568	Issue 568 - "Positive Environment = Good Culture" (Del Harris Part Ten)
Issue 569	Issue 569 - "Improvement Requires Details, Not Just Old Pep Talks" (Del Harris Part Eleven)
Issue 570	Issue 570 - "Resolve Problems Quickly" (Del Harris Part Twelve)
Issue 571	Issue 571 - "Sharing Authority" (Del Harris Part Thirteen)
Issue 572	Issue 572 - "A Small Acknowledgement Can Have a Big Impact" (Del Harris Part Fourteen)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 12
Issue 573	Issue 573 - "Honest Feedback Creates Trust" (Del Harris Part Fifteen)
Issue 574	Issue 574 - "Evaluate Your Team and Yourself" (Del Harris Part Sixteen)
Issue 575	Issue 575 - "How Teammates Become Friends For Life" (Del Harris Part Seventeen)
Issue 576	Issue 576 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Service or Self" (Booker T. Washington Part Thirty-Nine)
Issue 577	Issue 577 - My Favorite Dynamic Duo: Booker T. Washington and John Wooden: "Listen to Learn" (Booker T. Washington Part Forty)
Issue 578	Issue 578 - A Good Example is a Great Teacher
Issue 579	Issue 579 - "Look at Me" is not a good look.
Issue 580	Issue 580 - Respect Builds Teamwork
Issue 581	Issue 581 - Great Teamwork Starts With Individual Excellence (Bill Walsh)
Issue 582	Issue 582 - Three Steps That Lead to Great Teamwork (Bill Walsh)
Issue 583	Issue 583 - Anything Is Possible (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 584	Issue 584 - Stay Positive – Keep Moving Forward (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 585	Issue 585 - Today’s Adversity Is Preparation for Tomorrow’s Adversity (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 586	Issue 586 - Helping Others is A Great Personal Goal (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 587	Issue 587 - You Don’t Have To Be Designated A Leader To Become One (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 588	Issue 588 - "Tubman Toughness" (Harriet Tubman)
Issue 589	Issue 589 - "The Irrationality of Worry" (Indira Gandhi)
Issue 590	Issue 590 - "I must govern the clock, not be governed by it." (Golda Meir)
Issue 591	Issue 591 - Initiative and Adaptability Are A Great Combination (Nancy Lieberman)
Issue 592	Issue 592 - "The Most Noble Purpose of Knowledge is to Help Others" (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
Issue 593	Issue 593 - "If you judge a book by its cover, you never get to open the book." (Cleopatra)
Issue 594	Issue 594 - "Turn Confrontation Into Cooperation" (Sojourner Truth)
Issue 595	Issue 595 - "Always Determined Never Discouraged" (Sojourner Truth)
Issue 596	Issue 596 - "If you have to tell people how hard you work, you’re probably not working hard." (Margaret Thatcher)
Issue 597	Issue 597 - "Don’t let different ideas hurt your feelings." (Margaret Thatcher)
Issue 598	Issue 598 - "Encourage initiative not dependency." (Margaret Thatcher)
Issue 599	Issue 599 - "Look for the genius in others; don’t try to convince them of your own." (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 600	Issue 600 - "There are educated fools and uneducated people who are wise." (Thomas Fuller)
Issue 601	Issue 601 - "Good Values Attract Good People" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 602	Issue 602 - "Find The Best-Get Rid Of The Rest" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 603	Issue 603 - "How to Build a Great Team" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 604	Issue 604 - "Don’t Pass Along the Pressure" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 605	Issue 605 - "An Opinion Without Facts Is Just A Guess" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 606	Issue 606 - "Encourage Initiative and Expect Excellence" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 607	Issue 607 - "Challenge Don’t Dictate" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 608	Issue 608 - "Diligent Debate Delivers Discovery" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 609	Issue 609 - "Replace Fear With Initiative" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 610	Issue 610 - "Leaders Listen" (Liz Wiseman)
Issue 611	Issue 611 - "Teach the Why and How" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 612	Issue 612 - "Accountability Requires Clear Communication" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 613	Issue 613 - "New Ideas Should Come From Everybody" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 614	Issue 614 - "Helicopter Parents Don’t Raise Pilots" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 615	Issue 615 - "Good Intentions-Bad Results" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 616	Issue 616 - "Pursue Perfection Without Tension" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 617	Issue 617 - "A Rapid Response Isn’t Always The Best One" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 618	Issue 618 - "A Leader Doesn’t Have To Be Loud" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 619	Issue 619 - "The Realistic Optimist" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 620	Issue 620 - "Participation Creates Power" (Liz Wiseman, Red Auerbach and John Wooden)
Issue 621	Issue 621 - "Value The Time Of Others As Much As Your Own"
Issue 622	Issue 622 - "Good Meetings and Bad Meetings"
Issue 623	Issue 623 - "Peak Performance Requires Proper Planning."
Issue 624	Issue 624 - "It’s Not Necessarily About You." (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)

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Wooden's Wisdom Issues Year 13
Issue 625	Issue 625 - "The Best (and Worst) Way To Work With A Difficult Boss." (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 626	Issue 626 - Proper Perspective (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 627	Issue 627 - Two Sides Of Rejection (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 628	Issue 628 - The Difference Between An Opinion And A Fact (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 629	Issue 629 - Sometimes Rejection Is Just A Number (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 630	Issue 630 - Persistent and Consistent (J.K. Rowling)
Issue 631	Issue 631 - When You Are Told No… Ask Why (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 632	Issue 632 - A Better Result Requires A Different Approach (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 633	Issue 633 - "Collaborate, Don’t Contend" – Jia Jiang (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 634	Issue 634 - Clarity Creates Credibility (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 635	Issue 635 - Talk Less, Teach More (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 636	Issue 636 - Excuses Keep You Out of the Present (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 637	Issue 637 - Criticize the behavior not the person. (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 638	Issue 638 - Find The Advantage In The Disadvantage
Issue 639	Issue 639 - Make A Weakness A Strength (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 640	Issue 640 - Don't Quit – Try A Different Approach (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 641	Don’t Let The Disapproval Of Others Stop You From Pursuing A Noble Goal. (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 642	Issue 642 - "The worst thing you can do when action is needed is to take no action at all." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 643	Issue 643 - "Work for your own approval, not the approval of others." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 644	Issue 644 - "Focus On Effort Not Outcome." (Jia Jiang and John Wooden)
Issue 645	Issue 645 - "Direct And Diplomatic Discipline"
Issue 646	Issue 646 - "Reduce Anxiety And Improve Your Team Culture" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 647	Issue 647 - "You Don’t Have To Agree But You Do Have To Listen" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 648	Issue 648 - "A Great Leader Is Confident And Humble" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 649	Issue 649 - "Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)
Issue 650	Issue 650 - "Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)
Issue 651	Issue 651 - "Different people are motivated in different ways." (Patrick Lencioni and John Wooden)
Issue 652	Issue 652 - "Speak your mind. Don’t whine."
Issue 653	Issue 653 - "We Are All In This Together" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 654	Issue 654 - "Help Others (before they ask)"
Issue 655	Issue 655 - "Keep The Team Moving Forward" (Gregg Popovich and John Wooden)
Issue 656	Issue 656 - "Proper Perspective" (Gregg Popovich and John Wooden)
Issue 657	Issue 657 - "Great Feedback" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 658	Issue 658 - "Overcoaching" (Bill Belichick and John Wooden)
Issue 659	Issue 659 - "Culture Is Built On Details" (Bill Walsh and John Wooden)
Issue 660	Issue 660 - "Great Leaders Ask Great Questions" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 661	Issue 661 - "Proper Preparation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 662	Issue 662 - "Focus On Being Interested Not Interesting" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 663	Issue 663 - "Storytelling" (Booker T. Washington and John Wooden)
Issue 664	Issue 664 - "Show Up Don’t Show Off" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 665	Issue 665 - "Listen Like A Trampoline" (Daniel Coyle)
Issue 666	Issue 666 - "Ground Rules For Cooperation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 667	Issue 667 - "When you look for the best in people you bring out the best in them." (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 668	Issue 668 - "Communicating Worthwhile Goals Creates Enthusiasm" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 669	Issue 669 - "Successful Innovation" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 670	Issue 670 - "Never Criticize A Teammate" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 671	Issue 671 - "Catchphrases Connect Ideas With Action" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 672	Issue 672 - "Good People Are More Important Than Good Ideas" (Daniel Coyle and John Wooden)
Issue 673	Issue 673 - "Approval and Disapproval Can Be A Distraction" (Timothy Gallwey and John Wooden)
Issue 674	Issue 674 - "The Difference Between Knowing and Just Knowing About Something" (Wayne Dyer and John Wooden)
Issue 675	Issue 675 - "The Trusted Communicator" (John Wooden)
Issue 676	Issue 676 - "What’s the Difference between an Impact Player and a Contributor?" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)

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Issue 677	Issue 677 - "How Do You Deal With Uncertainty?" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 678	Issue 678 - "Upward Empathy" (Liz Wiseman and John Wooden)
Issue 679	Issue 679 - "When Enthusiasm Is A Challenge"
Issue 680	Issue 680 - "Proper Perspective Helps Happiness"
Issue 681	Issue 681 - "Communication That Creates Enthusiasm"
Issue 682	Issue 682 - "Consideration Creates Enthusiasm"
Issue 683	Issue 683 - "Curiosity + Adaptability = Consistent Improvement"
Issue 684	Issue 684 - "The Enthusiastic Introvert"
Issue 685	Issue 685 - "Friendship and Teamwork"
Issue 686	Issue 686 - "Lessons From Lincoln"
Issue 687	Issue 687 - "Proactive Peace of Mind"
Issue 688	Issue 688 - "My Hero: The Iowa Cheerleader" by Tony Fuller
Issue 689	Issue 689 - "Don’t Worry About Things Outside Of Your Control"
Issue 690	Issue 690 - "Don’t let a negative result discourage you from focusing on daily improvements."
Issue 691	Issue 691 - Focus On Consistent Daily Growth
Issue 692	Issue 692 - "No Job Title Can Limit Greatness": Eleanor Roosevelt
Issue 693	Issue 693 - The Neuroscience of Industriousness for 2025 (Part 1)
Issue 694	Issue 694 - "How Would Coach Wooden Use Artificial Intelligence?"
Issue 695	Issue 695 - Why Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Is a Complete Guide to a Successful Life
Issue 696	Issue 696 - How Coach Wooden Learned to Plan Like a Champion
Issue 697	Issue 697 - The Pyramid of Success Is A Starting Point Not A Finish Line
Issue 698	Issue 698 - Micro Habits For Success
Issue 699	Issue 699 - Friendship: "Four Keys To Communication"
Issue 700	Issue 700 - Character Starts With Consideration
Issue 701	Issue 701 - Consistency Is The Character Test
Issue 702	Issue 702 - Five Levels of Consideration for Others
Issue 703	Issue 703 - Reach Your Potential
Issue 704	Issue 704 - Reach Your Potential (Part 2)
Issue 705	Issue 705 - "John Wooden’s Definition of Success for 2025"
Issue 706	Issue 706 - "Industriousness for 2025" (Part 2)
Issue 707	Issue 707 - "Industriousness and AI for 2025" (Part 3)
Issue 708	Issue 708 - "Enthusiasm for 2025"
Issue 709	Issue 709 - "The Enthusiasm Multiplier for 2025"
Issue 710	Issue 710 - "Friendship 2025: Sincerity Makes Friends"
Issue 711	Issue 711 - "Friendship 2025: Sincerity Keeps Friends"

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9	Issue 9 - Pyramid Lesson One: A New Definition of Success	View
10	Issue 10 - How Coach Delivered "Success Under Pressure"	View
11	Issue 11 - Yesterday's Loss Can Produce Tomorrow's Success	View
13	issue 13 - Hard Work	View
14	Issue 14 - Careful Planning	View
15	Issue 15 - Enthusiasm	View
16	Issue 16 - Friendship	View
17	Issue 17 - Cooperation	View
18	Issue 18 - Loyalty	View
19	Issue 19 - Self-Control	View
20	Issue 20 - Alertness	View
21	Issue 21 - Initiative	View
22	Issue 22 - Intentness	View
23	Issue 23 - Condition	View
24	Issue 24 - Skill	View
25	Issue 25 - Team Spirit	View
26	Issue 26 - Poise	View
27	Issue 27 - Confidence	View
28	Issue 28 - Competitive Greatness	View
29	Issue 29 - Faith	View
30	Issue 30 - Patience	View
31	Issue 31 - Ambition	View
32	Issue 32 - Sincerity	View
33	Issue 33 - Adaptability	View
34	Issue 34 - Honesty	View
35	Issue 35 - Resourcefulness	View
36	Issue 36 - Reliability	View
37	Issue 37 - Fight	View
38	Issue 38 - Integrity	View
253	Issue 253 - Desired Behaviors	View
254	Issue 254 - The Player Who Gives His Best is Sure of Success, While the Player Who Gives Less Than His Best is a Failure	View
551	Issue 551 - "Remembering Coach Wooden"	View
687	Issue 687 - "Proactive Peace of Mind"	View
689	Issue 689 - "Don’t Worry About Things Outside Of Your Control"	View
695	Issue 695 - Why Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Is a Complete Guide to a Successful Life	View
696	Issue 696 - How Coach Wooden Learned to Plan Like a Champion	View
697	Issue 697 - The Pyramid of Success Is A Starting Point Not A Finish Line	View
699	Issue 699 - Friendship: "Four Keys To Communication"	View
700	Issue 700 - Character Starts With Consideration	View
701	Issue 701 - Consistency Is The Character Test	View
702	Issue 702 - Five Levels of Consideration for Others	View
703	Issue 703 - Reach Your Potential	View
704	Issue 704 - Reach Your Potential (Part 2)	View
705	Issue 705 - "John Wooden’s Definition of Success for 2025"	View

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