Coach Wooden 2

Welcome to the Leader Manager Coach Podcast. In part two of the Coach John Wooden deep dive, a look into the inspiring works of a legend and an icon, your host Rob Ryles, continues to share the influential teachings of Coach Wooden's Success Pyramid and how you too, can begin implementing his leadership principles in your own life right away. Each building block in the Pyramid of Success has a unique importance and Coach Wooden believed and taught that the most important responsibility each of us had to ourselves was to do everything we could to achieve our own potential.

“Success won't be defined by the scoreboard”

Key Takeaways:

• • Industriousness - There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.
  • Loyalty - To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect.
  • Alertness - Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
    Initiative - Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
  • Enthusiasm - Brushes off upon those with whom you come in contact. You must truly enjoy what you are doing.
  • Self-Control - Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential.
  • Friendship - Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage, it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort.
    Cooperation - With all levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
  • Intentness - Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent.
  • Confidence - Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective.
  • Skill - A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.
    Team-Spirit - A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all.
  • Poise - Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself.
  • Condition - Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated.
  • Competitive Greatness - The apex of the pyramid. Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge.

Best moments:

“Finally in 1948 I settled on fifteen blocks, personal characteristics in the pyramid of success”

“Leaders reap the bounty of success share most of all a hearty appetite for work and an eagerness to roll up their sleeves”

"SUCCESS IS PEACE OF MIND WHICH IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SELF-SATISFACTION IN KNOWING YOU MADE THE EFFORT TO BECOME THE BEST YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING."

Valuable Resources:

Leader Manager Coach Podcast Ep: 23 - Coach Wooden

The Essential Wooden - A lifetime of lessons on leadership

The Pyramid Of Success  - http://www.coachwooden.com/pyramid-of-success

About the host:

Rob Ryles is a UEFA qualified coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-league and grassroots levels with both World Cup and european Championship experience.

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