Athletes doing immature or stupid things give other athletes a bad name. The following athletes did things this week (originally published on July 31, 2012) that make you go hhhmmmm and shake your head. There are also lots of links to other articles about these topics to further entertain you. In honor of the huge event starting up this week – NFL Training Camp – we will highlight a trio of diva wide receivers. Oh, and for the other minor event starting up this week, we’ll lead off with an Olympian.
Greener Grass?
In his book WINNING EVERY DAY, the former Notre Dame football coach, Lou Holtz, tells the story of the Trappist monk who was allowed to say only two words every three years.
After the first three years, he met with the his order’s Brother Superior and said, “Bad bed!”
3 years later, he came back to say, “Bad food!”
After 3 more years of silence, the monk said, “No TV!”
Another 3 years passed. This time, when the monk met with Brother Superior, he handed him his robes and sandals and announced, “I quit!”
Brother Superior said, “Well don’t expect me to try to dissuade you. You’ve done nothing but complain since you got here!”
What’s Important to You?
“It is true that integrity alone won’t make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.” (Zig Ziglar)
An Ohio State student and University of Michigan student were taking a graduate school entrance exam.
Afterward, the proctor called both of them into an office and proceeded to tell them that they both missed only one question on the test, but that the Michigan student was receiving an “A” and that the Ohio State student would fail.
15 Best Books for Leaders
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” (Abraham Lincoln)
As a basketball coach, I have a tremendous opportunity to lead and influence people every day. Certainly leadership involves a great many things, however, I have found that constantly learning and re-learning methods, strategies, and insights gives me a better chance to lead in a positive manner. Reading books is one of the key resources that I utilize in trying to sharpen my leadership skills. Every once in awhile, I’ll even read a book again because it was so good. Below are some of the books that I’d recommend highly for anyone seeking to be a better leader.
DON’T BE A TWIT … twitter rules to live by
(originally published on March 13, 2012)I am fairly new to the world of social media, especially twitter. I have an account and have composed some tweets. However, don’t expect me to twit anyone back. I also just learned in the last week that “dm” isn’t short for “you da man”. “Direct Message” makes more sense. I kind of thought that it was strange when people would keep asking me to “dm” them. Okay, whatever dawg…u da man!
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