Merry Christmas!
I have a saying, "Don't beat yourself up. There will always be someone to do it for you."
Recall The Four Agreements. The first is, "Be impeccable with your word." That means be truthful with others but also not dismissive of ourselves. You're not stupid or hopeless or a mess.
You've heard the acronym, THINK before you speech. Are the words:
True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?
Lincoln had his "hot letters" that allowed him to let anger subside. He finished the poisoned pen letters "never signed, never sent." He allowed time to heal personal wounds.
When we hear something, there's often an urge to respond. Mindfulness can help widen the space between stimulus and response. Consider establishing a '24 hour rule' to respond to allow more reflective than reflexive answer. That allows us to engage the 'deep thinking' part of the brain.
Work to "Speak Greatness." There's a difference between, "that went well, but" and "that went well and have you thought about trying this?"
None of us are perfect. We struggle to meet our standards. Work not to take that on those around us.
Lagniappe. Spain.
UNC SPAIN is a simple ball screen set that utilizes Spain Action pic.twitter.com/1c1lPfSrDv
— Hoops Companion 🏀 Resources for Coaches (@Hoops_Companion) December 22, 2023
Lagniappe 2. Don't practice to improve. Practice to become great.
"You can force someone to work hard.
— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) December 22, 2023
You can't force someone to compete.
Working hard is something that a lot of people do.
But not everyone is wired to compete.
Every day, compete." - Kara Lawson pic.twitter.com/OCFTzQHP9c
Lagniappe 3. ATO by Spo.
Nice back screen play to steal a lay up out the post that Coach Erick Spoelstra runs out of ATO’s pic.twitter.com/7AdIXFxWii
— Ryan Pannone (@RyanPannone) December 24, 2023
