by Craig Impelman | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Craig Impelman | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Craig Impelman | May 19, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Craig Impelman | May 12, 2021 | Blog
Contentment makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. The Dalai Lama shared some great wisdom on this idea: “Your level of unhappiness is the difference between what you think you need and what you have.” National Geographic Society Researcher Dan Buettner...
by Craig Impelman | May 5, 2021 | Blog
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Coach Wooden felt that the qualities it took to be a great leader were the same qualities it took to be a great parent. Great parents don’t criticize each other in front of their children; great...
by Craig Impelman | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
The person who usually does what he pleases is seldom pleased with what he does. Coach grew up on a farm in Indiana, and he rose early every morning before going to school to help milk the cows and do other chores required around the farm. When he arrived home from...