by Craig Impelman | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog
Coach John Wooden’s father gave his four sons two direct sets of three rules he hoped would guide their everyday behavior. They were referred to as “Two Sets of Three” and became the underlying philosophy that Coach’s Pyramid of Success is based on. The first set...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
If you like Jim Rohn, you’ll like John Wooden. It sounds like an Amazon shopping cart suggestion but it holds true when you consider the messages these two great men shared with others. The two men were contemporaries in the 1960s and 1970s, offering similar teachings...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 9, 2016 | Blog
Jim Rohn said, “Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.” Coach John Wooden was a voracious reader, wholeheartedly believing in the power of reading. Wooden was especially a fan of prose and poetry, and could recite whole passages of his favorite poems. John...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog
Coach John Wooden, the legendary UCLA coach who led his teams to numerous championships and double-digit winning streaks, began learning the rules of success at an early age. His father taught him that it was better to be the best person he possibly could rather than...
by Cecilia Meis | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
It turns out there was a little John Wooden influence present Wednesday night when the Chicago Cubs clinched the World Series after a 108-year wait. Related: Turn the impossible into your reality with lessons from a master mentor and teacher in Coach John Wooden’s...
by Cecilia Meis | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
How do you want to be better? Coach John Wooden was such a positive influence in so many lives, SUCCESS magazine is looking to bring that positivity to light in a social media campaign that kicks off today. Athletes and coaches who praise Wooden’s message say the late...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Editor’s note: This article appears in the December issue of SUCCESS magazine featuring Coach John Wooden. Check it out on newsstands November 8. At the University of California-Los Angeles, John Wooden won a record 10 NCAA men’s basketball championships, but he...
by Cecilia Meis | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
SUCCESS Talks, a weekly podcast from SUCCESS magazine recently spoke to John C. Maxwell about the amazing impact Coach John Wooden had on him and shares an anecdote from the inspirational first meeting with Wooden. Plus, SUCCESS pulled a great clip from the archives,...
by Cecilia Meis | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog
You are standing at a critical crossroads in history at a time that we need to get back to basics. Turn on the evening news and you’ll find slander, dishonesty and filth coming from the mouths of our current and future leaders. Take a look at the role models your...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Legendary coach John Wooden took the helm of a struggling UCLA Bruins basketball program in 1948. By the end of the season, they were conference champions. By the time of his retirement in 1975, the man they called “Coach” led his teams to a...
