In the workplace, a supervisor sometimes criticizes an employee and walks away thinking they have just helped that employee improve. The reality is they have left an employee upset, feels picked on and is less productive. The ability to create an environment in which...

In John Wooden’s first 17 seasons at UCLA, his teams appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times and posted a record of three wins and nine losses. Bill Gates' first company, Traf-O-Data (a device which could read traffic tapes and process the data), failed miserably....

Let us overcome the angry man with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity, the liar with truth. In his book, Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success with Jay Carty, Coach describes one of his first lessons about the power of overcoming anger with...

Keep a cheerful, optimistic disposition. Think positively rather than negatively. Sincere optimism builds confidence and courage. It was a gloomy practice floor in Malibu, California, at Pepperdine's Firestone Fieldhouse on Jan. 28, 1980. I was in my first year as an...

On Oct. 9, 2015 my dear friend Dave Meyers, the star player on John Wooden's 10th and final national championship basketball team at UCLA, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 62. In that 1975 National championship game, Dave scored 24 points and...

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. In his book, There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne Dyer wrote: “Stop looking for the approval and gratitude of others as your reason to do good. Even if no one ever says...