I read a book on
mentoring/influencing by the legendary coach, John Wooden (his ten NCAA
national championships in a 12-year period while at UCLA are unmatched by any
other college basketball coach). He was known for more than basketball skill,
but living a truly exceptional life. In fact, he repeatedly said that his
primary job was making great men of his players--that their great lifestyles
were the key to their success.
Here are five of his
many, many powerful quotes--statements he lived day after day and repeated over
and over:
Do not let what you
cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Don’t mistake
activity with achievement.
Nothing will work
unless you do.
The worst things you
can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for
themselves.
If you don't have
time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
By the way, the
book--which I highly recommend--is A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Life-Power-Mentoring/dp/1596917016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345201291&sr=8-1&keywords=john+wooden+mentor
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