Study process. "We make our habits and our habits make us."
Develop winning routines, winning structure.
- Steve Kerr - culture, mentors, mindset
- Thomas Edison - imagination, persistence, analogies
- Nick Saban - process, preparation, performance
Be eclectic, choosing the best qualities of successful people while maintaining your authenticity. If a successful coach has an abusive and negative streak, toss those aside.
Alabama football Coach Nick Saban prompts associations. In a speech to early adolescents at his football camp, he redirects players to focus. "Your parents are spending good money to send you here."
One core Saban belief is, "Life is difficult."
Saban asks, "are you investing your time or are you spending it?" One of his books is entitled, "How Good Do You Want to Be?" He'd be the first to say that it's about your actions more than your words.
He's demanding. Alabama players are ready for NFL coaches. Saban isn't shy about handing out "second helpings" of coaching if players make mistakes. "Coaching is correction."
Here are several key passages from The Management Ideas of Nick Saban.
