Last night was the Women’s Final Four Championship in NCAA Basketball. No surprises, the University of Connecticut—one of the most heavily favored teams to win a championship in the history of sports—won big! Their Senior Class went 151-5 with 4 National Championships–a true dynasty, reminiscent of the UCLA Men’s basketball teams of the 1960s & 70s—winners of ten NCAA national championships over a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row (no other men’s basketball team has won more than two in a row!).
In the Summer of 2014, I purchased Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success to discuss with Cody (12 years old at the time). We discussed some big questions, like “What does the Golden Rule mean to you?” and “How can we apply Wooden’s two sets of threes?”
- Never lie, cheat, or steal
- Don’t whine, complain, or make excuses
The book provided rich fodder for father-son dialogue, but there are a number of leadership lessons for all of us as well. As Wooden’s subtitle suggests, he provides 12 lessons for extraordinary performance and personal excellence.
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