He focuses on what can be controlled...each person gets to control their mindset and their competitiveness their effort, their belief, their focus, what they do. When we are empowered to control ourselves and be our best selves, amazing things can happen. Enjoy this. Be this.

FYI parents: Buying a ticket to high school athletic events doesn’t mean you can say or do whatever you want. Remember you NEVER stop parenting, and your student NEVER stops watching. Let’s #BenchBadBehavior! benchbadbehavior.com/posts/2023-24-…

"We talk about the will to win. Let's eliminate the will to win and think about the will to prepare to win. Because the preparation is much more important. Everyone wants to win, but not everybody wants to prepare to win." - Bob Knight

6. Be demanding and supportive From Angela Duckworth: “The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive.”

11. Make fast transitions From Randall Stutman: “If you need to settle yourself and sit in your car before you walk in the house so you can now be Dad, then that’s what you need to do….your job is not to walk into the house and carry with you anything that came from before.”

Coaches, I sent this post from Dr. Chris Hobbs 🤜🏼 🤛🏽 to my team and asked them two questions: 1. Which faux teammate are you most tempted to be? Explain. 2. Who is the best teammate you have ever had? Who is it and why they are the best? Try it! 👉lnkd.in/gSeqRier

"Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." - Jerry Rice - the man who literally has accomplished more than any other NFL receiver ever has. 👇 gritleadershipea.com/2023/11/20/the…

"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results." -James Clear

Thank you Coach Harbaugh and forever Go Blue!

If you are positive, you will see opportunities instead of obstacles.

Be a blessing to others, and you will be blessed.

I feel like this is really true: Hard work puts you where good luck can find you.

Joy is different from happiness. Happiness is a roller coaster of emotion that is hard to be around. Joy is magnetic. How do you become joyful? Focus on... 1. Gratitude 2. Service 3. Good Read the whole story 👇👇👇 gritleadershipea.com/2024/05/01/3-w…

Two for Tuesday! Great things come from hard work, perseverance and NO excuses. When you give up, you let someone else win.

A sobering thought for me.... "20 years from now, the only people who remember that you worked late are your kids." Thanks for this reminder David Clarke (source: reddit)

If we don't give in or give up, rejection and failure will push us toward what is meant for us.

Life is about the imprint we leave on others. "One day you will be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one." Don't get blinded by winning, making money, getting power, or whatever "IT" is. IT doesn't really matter. Be a positive imprint on someone's life!

It has been said, "Pride cometh before the fall." nytimes.com/athletic/60805… What do you think?

Marquette's Coach Shaka Smart "You're allowed to make a mistake" Not just a basketball coach. Also a teacher.

Billy Donovan shares a lesson that changed how his players thought about winning. At Florida, he had a manager track how long the ball was in each player's hands during a game. He asked one of his starters: "How many minutes do you think you had the ball in your hands for the