by Craig Impelman | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
“There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them.” –Clare Booth Luce History provides us with numerous examples of seemingly hopeless situations that resulted in great triumphs. Steve Jobs was fired from his own company;...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog
The greatest conquest of man is the conquering of himself. “Greater in battle than the man who would conquer a thousand-thousand men, is he who would conquer just one—himself. Better to conquer yourself than others.” –Buddha Sometimes when we are not getting the...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
We can do more good by being good than any other way. This favorite idea of Coach Wooden’s on its surface may seem to present a difficult challenge: How can we on a daily basis live a life that represents being good and thus have a positive influence on others? In his...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog
The future may be when you wish you had done what you are not doing now. This favorite idea of Coach Wooden’s is designed to cause us to think about how we are approaching our lives on a daily basis. There have been many articles written where older people are...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog
“Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.” –John Wooden In July of 2009 Sporting News unveiled a list of sports’ 50 greatest coaches of all time, as selected by a panel of 118 Hall of Famers, championship coaches and other experts. John...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog
“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.” –John Wooden This summarizes the way Coach Wooden believed we should all treat each other. Acting in this manner requires many great character traits. One of...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will be in torment if you do not trust enough.” –Frank Crane This quote by Frank Crane, who was a Presbyterian minister, speaker and columnist, was a favorite of Coach Wooden’s and a core value he used to approach...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog
“You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.” –John Knox Coach Wooden often referred to this idea with regards to being effective when providing discipline. Effective discipline has two elements: It does not antagonize and it does influence. Coach expanded...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
“When success turns your head, you face failure.” –Coach Wooden This quote was not about handling adversity but rather about managing success. When Coach Wooden was asked: “You won 10 national championships, seven in a row. Once you started winning those...
by Craig Impelman | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog
Those who have never suffered adversity, never experience the true meaning of success. Coach Wooden defined success as peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you’re capable. We should welcome...
