Steve Kerr on having Tim Duncan as a teammate:
“He’d come into the locker room after a loss and he’d say, ‘My fault’. You’d look at the stats and he’s got 38 points and 24 rebounds. Pretty sure it wasn’t your fault, Tim.”
Great teammates take the blame and share the credit.
The more grateful you are, the more resilient you become because no matter what happens, you are focused on the good.
By doing this, you are giving what you are grateful for more power than your circumstances, and your mind becomes stronger than your situation.
It’s hard to be a good teammate when your dominant thoughts r always about self. The most important “self thoughts” of a great teammate r: 1) what can I do to help this team succeed? 2) How can I execute my role at a high level? How can I be an example of putting team over self?
John Wooden didn't win his first national title until his 16th season at UCLA.
Starbucks didn’t reach store #5 until 13 years into its history.
Sam Walton (Walmart) didn’t open his 2nd store until 7 yrs after starting his company.
Be persistent. Success takes time.
“The end of all education should surely be service to others.”
The CSU pauses today to acknowledge the revolutionary efforts of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
Culture is not a poster that hangs on the wall. Written statements are necessary for clarifying the culture, but documents don’t build culture. The attitude and behavior of people builds culture.