I saw an interview with a businessman who noted that on occasion, if his kid wants to cuddle, or read, play an extra five minutes in the mornings, even if it means he’s late to a meeting, or his kid is late to school, he’s going to spend that extra time. Savor every moment and keep the important things, the important things
I have a patient whose granddaughter just graduated middle school, and walked in probably proclaiming, it’s a miracle! Little did I know that this granddaughter of hers was born at 1.5 lbs and almost didn’t make it. Every person we coach truly is a miracle.
Go listen to the song September by Earth wind and fire. You’ll hear what I’m talking about. “Don’t let the lyrics get in the way of the groove”
Happiness is not a destination, it is a way of life.
If you can find an obituary that says this person was a natural born X Y Z, and never had to put in any time or extra work, Dr. Gilbert will give you 100 grand.
James clear’s newsletter today says , "You don’t need a better computer to become a writer. You don’t need a better guitar to become a musician. You don’t need a better camera to become a photographer. What you need is to get to work."
Eleanor Roosevelt said “great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about events, small minds talk about people “ what kinds of minds are you surrounding yourself with ?
“I’m noticing X, it makes me feel Y, I think a solution would be Z”
Paul revere drew a depiction of the Boston Massacre that was published in newspapers shortly after the event. It shows 1 side of the story. What side of the story is being told by you, and all the people in your program ? https://www.gilderlehrman.org/node/2148
Dr. Gilbert used to close every message on his success Hotline with the phrase, “don’t count the days, make the days count "
Players play. Coaches coach. Officials officiate. Parents support. What roles does everyone play in your program ?
Yesterday, we got to celebrate Pierce’s third birthday and I learned a valuable lesson while playing with the kids
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments Where are you or your players conforming ? Do you even realize it ? 57 – Asch Conformity Experiments are used to study how people yield or defy a majority group. 2 cards: A and B. Which line matched on both cards? If two people in a room could discuss their answers (one an actor) normally one doesn’t change their answers, but two actors would change etc. We confide into our social norms, don’t want to be different even if we know they are wrong. We are scared to be different/try new things because we are scared of what people think. Where are we conforming in the community, where could we be growing? What can we be doing less of?
Remember what was in Michael Jordan’s secret stuff in space jam? Everything we need is already inside of us.
As coaches, we are a problem solver’s, but sometimes we just need to be there for our people
Do you have faith in your players? Do they have faith in you? A lesson from Monsignor Kelly this morning
Here’s the story of the 4 oxen , who had each other’s backs. One day they didn’t, and a lion brought each one to its end.
Bob Proctor once said, “Everyone is born rich, most people don’t have a lot of money.” What he meant was that we all have the same capacity to fulfill our unique potential. Do you believe in your athletes? Or do you believe in their potential?
“It’s not about the Xs & Os, it’s about the Susie‘s and the Joe‘s”
In my conversation with a podcast guest yesterday, he mentioned that why he coaches is because he gets to serve his team. In What ways are you serving your team?