Megan Barnes

Teacher | Coach | Former professional 🇪🇸 and UNO Volleyball Player

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The best competitors don't rise to the occasion.

They've already been there.

Cori Close talks about the lion mindset. 🔥
When night comes, the lion has to hunt.

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[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

Great story from Coach K on running into a former camper and the lesson this man carried with him.

Coach K asked all the kids at the camp...

"Who do you talk to the most?"

“Yourself… so when you talk to yourself, why not be yourself's best friend?”

A lot of performers are entertaining an internal voice that’s critical, impatient, and unforgiving.

We say things to ourselves we’d never say to a teammate and then we expect confidence, consistency, and composure to follow.

You're in a lifelong conversation with yourself. Make it one worth having.

📹: Sons and Daughters Podcast

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

QOTD:

[Huskers Radio Network @HuskersRadio]

🔊 @JordanLarson10 on the @HuskerVB match up with Wisconsin this Friday.

[Jim Shapiro @jimshapiro]

A Champions mindset!

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

Several years ago I had the honor to speak to the graduating 5th grade class at Grand Oak Elementary school in Charlotte.

This ‘advice’ is just as relevant today as it was then… and is just as applicable to adults as it is to children.

Here is the essence of what I shared...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever played Musical Chairs?

Do you know the main premise?

There are always more people than there are chairs.

That’s why you have a minor panic attack when the music stops - you aren’t sure you are gonna get a chair!

Life after 5th grade is exactly like Musical Chairs.

You want to make the soccer team? There are a lot more kids trying out than there are spots on the team.

You want to go to Harvard? There are a lot more applicants than there are those they get accepted.

You want to the lead in your school play?

Do you have any idea how many kids your age - around the world - want to do the same thing? And there aren’t near as many opportunities available.

Now that is a HUGE game of Musical Chairs!

I don’t say that to discourage you in any way. All of those things are within your reach if you deserve them and earn them.

How do you do that? How do you increase your chance of ‘getting a chair’? How do you improve the odds that you will make the soccer team, go to Harvard or get the lead in the play?

There are 6 habits and standards you need to develop.

These habits and standards will not guarantee you will be successful... but not doing them guarantees you won’t be successful

1. Be coachable: Listen with your eyes. You hear with your ears, you listen with your eyes. Be open to feedback and make a commitment to being a lifelong learner.

2. Be a good teammate: Be an energy giver. Fill other people’s buckets. Be kind. Be respectful. Show people you care. Be the type of teammate you want to play with.

3. Do your best: Working hard is a choice. It’s the most fundamental decision you make each morning. You put your signature on everything you do with your effort.

4. Have fun: Find what you love. Find what you are good at. Find where those two things intersect. Spend as much time there as you can!

5. Take care of your body: You only get one. Eat healthy foods. Move around. Find activities you enjoy. This is not about looking a certain way - it’s about feeling a certain way (your best).

6. Make good decisions: Your life is the summation and accumulation of every decision you make. If you want a good life, make good decisions. Takes years to build trust and a moment to ruin it. Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t.

If you can do those 6 things consistently... you will increase your chances of getting what you want from life.

But that is only Phase 1.

Phase 2 is about helping others get a chair. It’s living a life of service. It’s about filling other people’s bucket. It’s about encouraging and empowering those around you to do those same 6 things.

The ability to get other people better is arguably the most valuable skill set you can have.

That is how to live a happy, fulfilling and significant life.

And you don’t just do it when you want to or when it’s convenient or when you feel like it.

You do it every single day.

You do it until it becomes a habit.

Because the habits you have today determine who you will be tomorrow!

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Many want success.
Few want to do what it takes to be successful.
Many want to win.
Few are willing to be disciplined enough to develop winning habits.
Many want greatness.
Few will make the sacrifices that greatness requires.

Are you one of the many or one of the few?

📷@CoachTDaugherty

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

It’s not up to your parents/friends/coaches to decide how far you go in your sport. Your support system will advise you, guide you & they help hold you accountable, but it’s on you to deliver. Stop making excuses. It’s your responsibility to find time & put in the work! Period!

[Megan Barnes @Meg_Barnes6]

@MegganFarrell25 @CoachShires Congratulations McKenna!! Well deserved! 🏆

[The Red Army @RedArmyOmaha]

The 2015 crew, in the first year of D1 postseason eligibility, got within five points of the title. My love of the game, and of the Mavericks, comes from them. They laid the first course of bricks for the championship foundation.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Defense is a will. You have want to do it, you have to embrace that. You can have slow feet but if you have a big heart it makes up for it. It has to start with me,” Paige Bueckers
Leaders hold themselves accountable first and then let their actions speak at practice.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“I love being in the gym. It’s kind of second nature to me. It’s a calming thing, it’s something I’m comfortable doing. That’s where all my confidence stems from. The time I put in the gym, the hours working on my game, it builds my confidence up,” Caitlin Clark

Effort makes a difference.

[Megan Barnes @Meg_Barnes6]

Let’s Go!!!!⚔️

[EM Knights @EMKnightsSchool]

VB District Final: Set 5 and match - Elmwood Murdock 15 Bergan 9.

Congratulations! The Lady Knights are headed back to state!

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Your body language is your mental toughness billboard.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Mental strength is as important as physical strength. Everything you do, try, want & get begins in your mind. Thinking about a situation positively can lead to positive results. The opposite is also true. Don’t overthink or get in your own way. A positive mindset goes a long way!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Coaches should never have to coach your effort. Whether it’s practice, games or weight room, discipline yourself to give your best without being coddled through it. Anything less & you’re just fooling yourself. There are no hidden secrets to improvement! It takes what it takes!

[Megan Barnes @Meg_Barnes6]

Maelynn Jayne Barnes 2.22.22 💖 @AlanBarnes95