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Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Playbook
By John Wooden, Jay Carty and David Robinson
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Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and Jay Carty know that when it comes down to it, success is an equal opportunity player. Anyone can create it in his or her career, family, and beyond. Based on John Wooden's own method to victory, Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success reveals that success is built block by block, where each block is a crucial principle contributing to lifelong achievement in every area of life. Each of these 32 daily readings takes an in-depth look at a single block of the pyramid, which when combined with the other blocks forms the structure of the pyramid of success. Join John Wooden and Jay Carty to discover the building blocks and key values--from confidence to faith--that have brought Coach to the pinnacle of success as a leader, a teacher, and a follower of God.
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John Wooden
John Wooden is the most successful coach in NCAA history, having led the UCLA Bruins to 665 victories and ten championships in the years leading up to 1975. Since his retirement, he has become a mentor to dozens of athletes, journalists, and writers, and the author of eight books.
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Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Playbook - John Wooden
life.
THE PYRAMID OF SUCCESS™
JOHN R. WOODEN
Head Basketball Coach, Emeritus UCLA
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
BUILDING BLOCK 1 (PART ONE)
INDUSTRIOUSNESS (HARD WORK)
WOODEN
Industriousness has two components—work and planning. Let’s start with work.
There is no substitute for hard work. If we look for shortcuts or the easiest way to complete any given task, we will only put out a minimum effort. We might get by for a while, but in the long run we won’t fully develop our talents.
As a basketball player, I wanted to be in the best possible physical condition. There was a time when I’d tell myself, I’m going to be in better condition than anyone else. As I grew older, my thinking changed to, I’m going to be in the best possible condition I can be in. I had learned that I only have control over myself.
Off the court, I worked hard, too. As head basketball coach at UCLA, each year, a couple of weeks after our last game, I would begin research on some aspect of the sport. I would talk with other coaches, read books and examine every angle of that year’s topic. My research would last for the entire
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