Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thought for the day 9/30
Young athletes, like all young people, must realize that the future holds extraordinary challenges for everyone, and they must accept those challenges as a part of life. Honesty and integrity are most important. Never compromise on what you know is right. - Lenny Wilkens, Former NBA Coach
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thought for the day 9/25
It only takes 10 seconds to mess up what you've been trying to build for a lifetime. Surround yourself with good people. - Mike Martin, College Baseball Coach
Monday, September 21, 2009
Brian Tracy's 11 Keys to Increasing Your Productivity
**I found this on another blog and thought it was very interesting and wanted to share it. I personally agree with all of them but I definitely need to work more on numbers 4 and 6.***
There's just nobody better than Brian Tracy at helping us with time management. It is one of the key components to be a successful coach as well as a successful spouse and parent, all at the same time. Here is the list that Brian put out in his email today:
1. Develop clear goals and write them down.
Because higher productivity begins with clear goals, goal setting is a key component of our coaching program. As you know, a goal must be specific and measurable to be effective in guiding your behavior. It must reflect your beliefs and be within your power to achieve.
2. Write a clear action plan.
Next, if you want to turbo-charge your productivity, make sure you have a clear, written plan of action. Every minute you spend in careful planning will save you as many as ten minutes in execution.
3. Set your priorities.
The third step is to prioritize your list. Analyze your list before you take action. Identify and start with the high-value tasks on your list.
4. Concentrate and eliminate distractions.
In this step, choose a high-value activity or task, start on it immediately, and stay with it until it is done. Focusing single-minded attention on one task allows you to complete it far more quickly than starting and stopping.
5. Lengthen your workday but increase your time off.
By starting your workday a little earlier, working through lunchtime, and staying a little later, you can become one of the most productive people in your field.
6. Work harder at what you do.
When you are at work, concentrate on work all the time you are there. Don't squander your time or fall into the habit of treating the workplace as a community where socializing is acceptable.
7. Pick up the pace.
At work, develop a sense of urgency and maintain a quicker tempo in all your activities. Get on with the job. Dedicate yourself to moving quickly from task to task.
8. Work smarter.
Focus on the value of the tasks you complete. While the number of hours you put in is important, what matters most is the quality and quantity of results you achieve.
9. Align your work with your skills.
Skill and experience count. You achieve more in less time when you work on tasks at which you are especially skilled or experienced.
10. Bunch your tasks.
Group similar activities and do them all at the same time. Making all your calls, completing all your estimates, or preparing all your presentation slides at the same time allows you to develop speed and skill at each activity.
11. Cut out steps.
Pull several parts of the job together into a single task and eliminate several steps. Where you can, cut lower-value activities completely.
There's just nobody better than Brian Tracy at helping us with time management. It is one of the key components to be a successful coach as well as a successful spouse and parent, all at the same time. Here is the list that Brian put out in his email today:
1. Develop clear goals and write them down.
Because higher productivity begins with clear goals, goal setting is a key component of our coaching program. As you know, a goal must be specific and measurable to be effective in guiding your behavior. It must reflect your beliefs and be within your power to achieve.
2. Write a clear action plan.
Next, if you want to turbo-charge your productivity, make sure you have a clear, written plan of action. Every minute you spend in careful planning will save you as many as ten minutes in execution.
3. Set your priorities.
The third step is to prioritize your list. Analyze your list before you take action. Identify and start with the high-value tasks on your list.
4. Concentrate and eliminate distractions.
In this step, choose a high-value activity or task, start on it immediately, and stay with it until it is done. Focusing single-minded attention on one task allows you to complete it far more quickly than starting and stopping.
5. Lengthen your workday but increase your time off.
By starting your workday a little earlier, working through lunchtime, and staying a little later, you can become one of the most productive people in your field.
6. Work harder at what you do.
When you are at work, concentrate on work all the time you are there. Don't squander your time or fall into the habit of treating the workplace as a community where socializing is acceptable.
7. Pick up the pace.
At work, develop a sense of urgency and maintain a quicker tempo in all your activities. Get on with the job. Dedicate yourself to moving quickly from task to task.
8. Work smarter.
Focus on the value of the tasks you complete. While the number of hours you put in is important, what matters most is the quality and quantity of results you achieve.
9. Align your work with your skills.
Skill and experience count. You achieve more in less time when you work on tasks at which you are especially skilled or experienced.
10. Bunch your tasks.
Group similar activities and do them all at the same time. Making all your calls, completing all your estimates, or preparing all your presentation slides at the same time allows you to develop speed and skill at each activity.
11. Cut out steps.
Pull several parts of the job together into a single task and eliminate several steps. Where you can, cut lower-value activities completely.
Friday, September 18, 2009
First 2 weeks of practice
Well it's been a while since I've updated so I guess it's time. We've made it through 2 weeks of Defensive drills in practice. (Coach spends the first two weeks on defense and then concentrates on offense the rest of the time.) It's been a struggle with 9 new people in practice but we are definitely seeing some improvements.
It's been a good two weeks but a couple of rough patches as well since we've had one guy out with the flu, one guy out with a concussion, two guys out with hamstring issues and others missing a practice here and there for various reasons.
The new guys have been very impressive for the most part and I know we are excited about the upcoming season. I just wish it was closer.
We remind ourselves every day that we need to get back to Kansas City and we plan to be there a lot longer this time.
Hope everyone is doing well as practices are getting started all over the country and we hope to see you play soon.
It's been a good two weeks but a couple of rough patches as well since we've had one guy out with the flu, one guy out with a concussion, two guys out with hamstring issues and others missing a practice here and there for various reasons.
The new guys have been very impressive for the most part and I know we are excited about the upcoming season. I just wish it was closer.
We remind ourselves every day that we need to get back to Kansas City and we plan to be there a lot longer this time.
Hope everyone is doing well as practices are getting started all over the country and we hope to see you play soon.
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