by Craig Impelman | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog
Although it may not be possible to determine what happens to you, you should control how you react and respond. In his book Wooden on Leadership, Coach Wooden talked about what he meant by this favorite phrase of his: You may have noticed that when unexpected good...
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 | 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...
by Craig Impelman | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
“Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.” This favorite quote of Coach Wooden’s has been attributed to Samuel Johnson, a famous English author of the 18th century. The wonderful phrase...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog
“The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could and should do for themselves.” –Abraham Lincoln In his book A Game Plan for Life with Don Yaeger, Coach provided the following commentary on Lincoln and this key idea: One of the first things that...
