Terry Hatfield

Renaissance Man. Adventurous.

[Ben McCollum is my hero @MountMcKeever]

The mutual respect between Mike Krzyzewski and Ben McCollum is awesome to see.

Basketball geniuses.

Legends.

[Simpson College @SimpsonCollege]

How do you make complex ideas about history actually stick?
Professor Nick Proctor designed a game that gets students actively questioning sources, forming hypotheses, and rethinking what history really is. https://t.co/03xg0xJDSd Watch how it works 👇

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

How leaders decide who gets promoted.

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

If you’re still only coaching players, you’re thinking too small.

The best head coaches coach coaches, not just the players.

When an Indiana player said Coach Cig “doesn’t really coach us, he coaches the coaches,” most people didn’t relate.

Nick Saban hears multiplication.

You can correct a player’s footwork and fix one rep.
Or you can coach the coach, and fix every rep after that.

At Alabama, film wasn’t just about players. It was about developing teachers.

Saban would sit in meetings correcting position coaches, raising their standard, sharpening their eye.

Because leadership isn’t about being the smartest voice in the room. It’s about upgrading every voice in the room.

He even had the full staff sit in on coaching interviews, not just to hire better, but to help his staff learn new systems and evaluate teaching ability.

Great programs don’t rely on one elite communicator.
They build layers of them to be more effective.

Don’t just develop your players, develop your coaches

[Iowa State Men’s Wrestling @CycloneWR]

All love.

Thank you, @YongerBastida 🫶

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Elon Musk just identified which jobs go first, and it destroys every assumption about who’s safe.

Musk: “AI is going to take over those jobs like lightning. Anything that is digital, which is like just someone at a computer doing something.”

Not factory workers. Office workers. The people who spent decades assuming education and desk jobs meant security are actually first.

Musk: “Anything that’s physically moving atoms… those jobs will exist for a much longer time.”

Output is a file? Vulnerable. Output is physical? Protected. That’s the entire framework.

Musk: “AI is really still digital.”

AI doesn’t need a body. Doesn’t need an office. Just needs access to the same software you use. Executes faster. Never tires. Costs nothing to scale.

But it can’t weld. Can’t wire a building. Can’t fix pipes or work soil.

Musk: “Literally welding, electrical work, plumbing. Those jobs will exist for a much longer time.”

Trades aren’t the vulnerable jobs. They’re the durable ones. Physical presence, real-world adaptation, manual dexterity provide protection no digital credential offers.

Analyst, accountant, paralegal, programmer, anyone producing files and documents, automates first because digital work is exactly what AI does natively.

Person moving atoms has natural defense. Physics, unpredictable environments, material resistance create friction AI can’t scale past.

Person moving bits has nothing. No friction. No physical barrier. Just software AI already operates better than most humans.

The assumption that desk work and degrees represent safety just inverted completely. College graduate producing documents faces faster displacement than the electrician producing installations.

Society spent generations telling people trades were beneath them. Pushed everyone toward offices and screens. Turns out the people who didn’t listen built the most automation-resistant careers.

Most ironic outcome of the AI revolution. The work society treated as inferior turned out to be the work society couldn’t replace. And the work society valued most turned out to be the easiest to eliminate.

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Steve Jobs: How do you learn to run a company?

[Big Brain Business @BigBrainBizness]

Steve Jobs on the biggest shift in his leadership philosophy:

"When I see something not being done right, my first reaction isn't to go fix it..."

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Want to be a better leader?

Make sure 10% of people hate your guts.

I’m serious. Here’s why:

Bob Sutton at Stanford says we all need a long list of friends but also a short list of enemies.

Because if everyone likes you, you’re probably doing it wrong.

Yes, being agreeable has evolutionary advantages. If the tribe likes you, they protect you.

But leadership isn’t about keeping everyone happy. It’s about making the right calls even when they’re unpopular.

The truth? If you never upset anyone, you’re playing it too safe.

You’re avoiding tough decisions. You’re not pushing boundaries. You’re choosing comfort over impact.

The best leaders? They stand for something. And when you stand for something, not everyone will like it.

And that’s a good thing.

So, if 10% of people hate what you’re doing?

It probably means you’re leading.

Would love to hear what’s a belief you hold that ruffles feathers?

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Steve Kerr on the best advice he ever received about building culture:

[Iowa State Football @CycloneFB]

Preparing for life beyond the football field‼️

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

The smartest way to grow? Run experiments.

🧪 Identify the problem

💡 Form a hypothesis

📊 Track for 30 days

Repeat for 90 days—one life area at a time. Real progress starts with real testing.

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

"A great pitch isn’t about convincing—it’s about connecting.

Start a conversation, bring others in, and let the best ideas emerge."

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

"Creativity isn't a finite resource - it's more like a muscle that grows stronger with use.

Top performers don't wait for inspiration - they know that creativity is a practice, not a gift."

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Our brains don’t run at full speed all day long—they follow a daily rhythm: Peak, Trough, Recovery.

Larks (15% of us) and the middle majority (two-thirds) experience peak focus in the morning, a midday dip, and a late-afternoon boost.
Owls (20%) peak later in the day, following a recovery-trough-peak cycle.

Your optimal schedule isn't about copying someone else's rhythm - it's about matching your tasks to your chronotype's natural peaks.

[Story Construction @StoryConstrct]

NEWS: Story Construction announces a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Sioux City firm L & L Builders Co. Read more: https://t.co/DXFSNO5tpY

[Terry Hatfield @TerryPHatfield]

@barstoolsports Uh, the wrong person will be walking through the door then. The @ChicagoBears are making business decisions with their head coaching pay and reaping the rewards.

[Terry Hatfield @TerryPHatfield]

@DavidEickholt @ChicagoBears fans need to quit complaining about their coach. You get what you pay for. The highest paid coaches lead playoff teams. Pay for a competent coach like @Broncos did and reap the rewards.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Used to grab a pack of these after mom drove me to the store without a seat belt. Then I'd go home with one dangling from my lips and get on my bicycle using only my skull for protection.