Michael Wendel

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

Proper planning prevents poor performance.
I’ll never forget Coach Fran’s saying, “Prepare for your opportunity or your opportunity will embarrass you.”
Proper planning is the key to success. Without a plan, you have no chance for success. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. You must be vision-minded. Having a vision helps you decide what steps to take and how to act. It gives you a clear, intentional target to hit. The great ones plan for everything. The plans are detailed and are just as important as the action. You must have your initial plan and adjustments to those plans for contingencies. Focus on what matters most. Lock in. Prepare meticulously. Outwork everyone. Execute the plan. Go be great!

[Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze]

Putting on my soccer shirt for the big game.

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

Consistency is a controllable superpower.

Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a day and underestimate what they can accomplish in a year of showing up consistently.

The decision to change happens in an instant.

The results of that decision take time.

That's why so many people quit in the gap between effort and outcome.

Stay the course. Trust the process. Keep stacking disciplined reps.

Consistency isn't flashy, but it's what leads to greatness.

[Advice for Athletes @Coach2Athlete]

Great players want it more:

◾️ Want to be coached
◾️ Want to be challenged
◾️ Want to be held accountable
◾️ Want to hear truth
◾️ Want to win

~ from @CoachLisle

[Jeff Wilkerson @CoachWilk_40]

Great man, great friend, and a stellar leader of young men!

[Michael Wendel @CoachWendel]

A great coach and friend, but an extraordinary human. Good luck riding into the sunset compadre... @coach_darling9

[GHS Grizzly Baseball @GlennHSBaseball]

10 years of Glenn Baseball lead by Coach Darling. So many great memories. Congrats on this new adventure! We are forever grateful for all you did & sacrificed for Glenn Baseball! Players & parents, swing by the field to wish coach Darling well this week! #AllinforGlenn #ClawsUp

[Drew Maddux @DrewMaddux]

Psalm 25:4-5

[Chelsea Nicole Kelley Hinck @CoachHinck]

Your stats may define your position, but your reliability defines your legacy; choose to be the person who shows up, learns, and stays positive when the scoreboard isn't looking.

#BeyondTheScoreboard 📈

@BallisPsych

[Chelsea Nicole Kelley Hinck @CoachHinck]

Shift from "Me" to "We"—when the focus is on everyone, effort multiplies. Lead by creating value through selflessness: draw the defense and pass to lift your teammates up.

That’s how you foster the contagious joy that keeps a team motivated to win. 🧠

#WeOverMe

@BallisPsych

[healing_pages @Healing_Pages_]

Success requires being driven by something much bigger than yourself.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Two Thoughts from Viktor Frankl:

[Drew Maddux @DrewMaddux]

Some of the moments you are living right now will one day be the ones you wish you could return to…So be here for them.

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

The Offensive Line doesn’t need any other position to be good. Every other position needs the Offensive Line to be good.

The most important position group in football.

[Drew Maddux @DrewMaddux]

If you have the chance to make someone’s day, take it.
You never know what somebody is carrying behind the smile, behind the “I’m good,” behind the silence.

A kind word, a text, a call, a compliment, a moment of encouragement-it may seem small to you, but it could be the exact thing they needed to keep going.

Life is not always lived in the big things and big moments. Sometimes it looks like noticing people. Sometimes it looks like caring on purpose. Sometimes it looks like being the one who brings hope into a room.

Be that person today.
Choose kindness.
Choose encouragement.
Choose to leave people better.

Because you may not be able to change their whole life, but you just might change their day.

And that one change could be the day that leads to new life.

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

As a leader, people are always watching you. They’re watching who you are and what you’re about.
What are they seeing?
More is caught than taught.
Establish your values, standards & expectations, then model them out everyday.

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

Everything matters and every moment matters.
There’s a reason Relentless Effort is one of our core pillars. Life is about Relentless Effort. There will be obstacles and challenges, but relentless effort is essential to pushing through and overcoming all obstacles. Each moment matters and has an effect on how your life plays out. Approach the little moments the same way you do the big ones. Be consistent. Choose to be relentless in every moment.

[Chelsea Nicole Kelley Hinck @CoachHinck]

Fires can’t be made with dead embers.

#DeepDive

@BallisPsych

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

Love the idea of chasing perfection. It’s the idea of getting the little, minute things exactly right. It’s not that perfection is attainable or the goal, but what you accomplish & how you grow in the process. Set the bar extremely high. Rise to the standard in everything you do. Don’t settle for what is easily attainable. Be clear & intentional on what you are striving for. Even if you don’t hit exactly what you aimed for, you won’t be far off. Have the courage to dream big & aim high. You never know what you’re capable of accomplishing.

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

It’s all about us. It’s only about the people inside the walls. You must block out the outside noise. People will always have criticisms or opinions, but they do not matter. Don’t focus on them. Trust the process. Trust your plan. Believe in what you do because you’re the one living it and going through it. You’re the only one that truly knows what is real & what the truth is.
Win the inner battle. Protect inside your walls. Keep moving forward!