1. Respect your parents. You won't agree with everything they say or do, but listen because they want the best for you.
2. Study as though your life depends on it. "The magic is in the work." As Coach John Wooden remarked, "activity is not achievement." Be fully engaged. If you can learn basketball, you can learn everything in high school.
3. Read. "The differences between who you are now and whom you become in five years are the people you meet and the books you read." I'm always working through several, currently including Seeking Wisdom: from Darwin to Munger and The Elements of Eloquence (a book about speaking more powerfully). Do extra reading.
4. Think. Ask better questions. What's the enduring lesson? Why are we learning this? How can I apply this?
5. Manage yourself. Invest your time don't spend it.
6. Dream big, work bigger. Match your work to your dreams.
7. Value your teammates. Your family is a team. Your classmates are a team. Play FOR the team not ON the team.
8. Lead. Model excellence. Be an exemplar.
9. Serve. Serve the team. Make everyone around you better.
10.Be humble. Be modest in victory and gracious in defeat.
Lagniappe: SLOBs to win
