I'm convinced @DukeWBB Coach Kara Lawson is one of the best leaders in sports. This clip on urgency, growth not being linear, and the idea that there is no finish line is superb:
🥱 Need It > Want It. The people who win aren’t always the most gifted, they’re the ones who refuse to look away from what’s required RIGHT NOW. They stay present with the hard, the boring, and the uncomfortable, and they attack anyway. Wanting shows up when it’s convenient; needing shows up when it costs you something.
📈📉 Growth isn’t a straight line. There will be peaks that tempt your ego and valleys that test your belief. Real leadership is keeping your urgency and sharpness intact through all of it. Trusting that consistency is what will carry you through. Don't let your own impatience with stagnancy take your spirit.
🏁 There is no finish line where you finally get to coast, only new levels that ask more of you. Better is a direction, not a destination. The “ceiling” you feel is often just an imaginary story you’ve told yourself about what’s possible. Growth asks for the endurance to keep going and the humility to treat every day, every season, every year as another chance to get better.
Bring urgency to the way you show up every day. Don't ever give up on your own growth. 🌱
When it’s all over, you don’t miss the game.
You miss how it made you feel.
You miss the teammates you played with.
You miss what it taught you about yourself and life.
The game ends, but who you became because of it never does.
"Hard work does not guarantee you success.
It just simply increases your probability of being successful.
But I can guarantee you this, those who don't work hard don't get nothing they want."
“Two pillars of Coastal Carolina are relentless and selfless. Relentless is basically doing everything to the best of your ability every single day and selfless is having an others centered mindset versus a self centered mindset and that is non-negotiable in our programs,” Kevin Schnall
Two things you need to drive you through adversity:
Purpose: remain anchored to your why
Optimism: unwavering belief in yourself and in the vision
Hard days/weeks/seasons happen. Learn to handle them well.
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Success isn’t about what you feel like doing once in a while — it’s about what you demand of yourself every day.
It’s the discipline to do it right, over and over.
That’s how you separate yourself. That’s how you win.
📸@CoachRayO3313
Grateful for the opportunity to play @Section7Az this summer! We learned a lot about ourselves and will continue to grow from of the experience! #GoScorps#LevelUp 🏀🦂🏀🦂🏀
🏀 Huge thank you to all our Youth Basketball Campers for an incredible week! Your energy and enthusiasm were outstanding! Congratulations to our Hot Spot Shooting Champions! 🎯#WorkHard#LoveHoops#LevelUp@DesertEdgeMBB@DesertEdgeHS