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Professor Adam Grant explains happiness versus contribution.
Our gratitude journal (three items daily) reviews what we are thankful for. Grant advises us to keep a "Contribution Journal."
What three things did we do for others today?
- Write to inform and share actionable items.
- Make others around us better through actions and words.
- Be a "justice warrior."
These mimic the qualities of exceptional players.
- The best players impact the game. They give the game what it needs at that time.
- The best players make everyone around them better.
- Exceptional players lead. They impact society in a meaningful way as role models and positive influences on society.
These apply to coaches.
- The best coaches impact the game through maximizing the roles of people, strategies, and operations (execution).
- The best coaches foster development of character and competence.
- Top coaches understand they serve a variety of communities.
Lagniappe. Kelvin Sampson shares. "Touching every line is a metaphor for life."
Houston HC Kelvin Sampson - Why Coaches Fail
— James Light (@JamesALight) April 2, 2025
"I think the coaches that fail at every level, are the coaches that are passive aggressive. Passing aggressive coaches are usually afraid to hold kids accountable, they rationalize."
"If you're going to build a culture, the first… pic.twitter.com/fL0KGTjaSL
Lagniappe 2. Most people do not have a realistic assessment of our situation. "High school seniors: 70 percent report that they have “above average” leadership skills, compared with 2 percent “below average”; in the ability to get along with others, 25 percent rate themselves in the top 1 percent, and 60 percent put themselves in the top 10 percent." - From "Originals" by Adam Grant
Lagniappe 3. Stay under control even when you don't want to.
