Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 13 | Issue 644 |
Craig Impelman Speaking | Championship Coaches | Champion's Leadership Library Login | |
"FOCUS ON EFFORT NOT OUTCOME." (JIA JIANG AND JOHN WOODEN) Coach Wooden had two basic concepts in his approach to competition:
1."Failure to prepare is preparing to fail."
2."The more concerned we become over the things we can’t control, the less we will do with the things we can control."
As a result, the pregame talk Coach gave before a National Championship Game was the same as any other game:
"I’ve done my job, now it's time for you to do yours. I don't want to know by the expression on your face after the game which team scored more points. Now let's go."
In his book, "Rejection Proof", ( https://www.rejectiontherapy.com/100-days-of-rejection-therapy ), Jia Jung wrote about John Wooden and detachment from outcome:
"John Wooden never mentioned winning and losing to his team. His measurement of success for his players was effort based, not results based. It was whether they had prepared thoroughly and played their best game, not beaten their opponent.
Lao Tzu wrote: "Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back, the only path to serenity."
During my journey, I started to see a clear distinction between things I could control and things I couldn’t. At first, I worried about the things I couldn’t control, such as people’s reactions and their perceptions of me. I would be extremely nervous and often gave out negative energy. Later on, when I started to give my full focus to what I could control, such as making eye contact, asking "why," listening, not running after a no, I found myself becoming more effective and confident in everything I did."
The hitter who is worried about striking out probably won’t get a hit.
Where is your focus?
Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman
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Pixley Folks Sometimes I git to thinkin' o' the days o' youth, an' then Edgar Albert Guest (1881-1959)
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