Human Computer Post of the Week

School has begun, the season is underway, and my spare time has all but disappeared. Still, this is why I started this blog, so that it would force me to sit down for a minute (even if its at 1:00am) and reflect on what is important.

FAITH:  "Lord, when I am wrong, make me willing to change; when I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank."
                                                                 The Supervisor's Prayer

              "...to offer ourselves as a model for you, that you might follow our example."
                                                              2 Thessalonians 3:9

FAMILY:  "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
                        Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss)

FOOTBALL:   "Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy."
                      Aristotle
Wow, just wow....as a coach who oftentimes wears his heart on his sleeve, I am sometimes conflicted about whether I am doing things the right way. Do I yell too much? Do I show too much frustration? I am still not sure if I am doing things right, but this quote really helped me self-reflect.

Human Computer Post of the Week

Putting this in my head every day this week:

FAITH:
    "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise man grows it under his feet."
                                                                                     James Oppenheim
         I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
                                                                              Philippians 4:11

FAMILY:
      "Children learn to smile from their parents."
                                           Shinichi Suzuki (Japanese Violinist & Instructor)
With two children under 3 in the house, I really need to keep this in mind. They are like sponges, watching everything my wife and I do.

PHILOSOPHY:
                                   Make Full Use of What Happens To You
    Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths. Remember to turn inward and ask what resources you have for dealing with the problem.
                                                                     Epictetus

FOOTBALL:
           Two key points to motivating kids:

• They have to know you care.
• They have to be getting better at what they are doing.

      

Human Computer Post of the Week

Stuff That I'm Gonna Try To Think About This Week:

FAITH:    "Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have for which you would not take money."
               A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
                                                                                                  Luke 12:15

LEADERSHIP: The Law of Solid Ground - Trust Is The Foundation of Leadership
No leader can break trust with his people and expect to keep influencing others. Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible.

• Character Communicates Consistency - Leaders can be counted on to perform day after day.

         "You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days that you feel good."
                                                                             NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West

• Character Communicates Potential - Weak character is limiting.

         "No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character."
                                                                        John Morley

• Character Communicates Respect - Respect is essential for lasting leadership.

   "The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is the character of a man. This is true. What a man is survives him. It can never be buried."
                                                                           JR Miller



PHILOSOPHY: A few nuggets that I found from Bruce Lee (yes, the martial arts guy) concerning adversity

• "Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us."

• "It is not a shame to be knocked down by other people. The important thing is to reflect on why you are being knocked down, and see if can you change it."

• "To be able to do the things we want sometimes requires the performance of a few we don't"

• "Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is concentrated strength."

• With adversity, you are shocked to higher levels, much like a rainstorm that is so violent, but yet afterwards all plants grow."

FAMILY: "There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the dominating virtues of human society, are created strengthened and maintained."
                                                                             Winston Churchill

FOOTBALL / COACHING:
"He will never be a tough competitor; he doesn't know how to be comfortable being uncomfortable."
                                                                                           Lou Piniella
I found this quote to be very interesting & shared it with my players. Can you be comfortable being uncomfortable? Can you handle criticism? Can you handle being put into pressure situations in practice? Can you adjust to different environments and adverse situations? We try to sell our kids on how good it is to be coachable and that, if we are animated and tough on them in practice, it will allow them to see actual games as being easier.

Faith #2

It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular; it is why he does it.

" Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men."
                                                     Colossians 3:23

Faith for Week #1

"A merry heart doeth good, like medicine."
                                    Proverbs 17:22