Abandon a 9 to 5 Attitude

Draw from ideas around you. Are you on LinkedIn? Every day leaders share thought-provoking ideas. Some apply to coaching. Are you complacent?

Excerpts: 

1) Stop letting opportunities pass you by.

2) To whom much is given, much is required‼️ But you can’t keep asking for more while staying exactly the same.🙄

3) “Comfort is the enemy of growth.”

If you’re too comfortable, you’re probably not growing.

As a player, do extra. Study the best players in the league. Why are they the best? Former Patriots Director of Football Research Ernie Adams says, "If you really want to know...write it down." 

Ask yourself, "How do I earn a role? How can I improve? What hinders me? 

What skill do I need to get me and keep me on the court? 

Here's the deal. "Champions do extra." The unrequired work separates exceptional from excellent, excellent from very good. 

Lagniappe. "Our best players are our hardest workers." - Dan Campbell 

“Our hardest workers are our best players. It’s not fake. Our best players are our hardest workers. Go out and watch them practice and it’s like that everyday. That’s the standard. So if you’re not up to that standard with the effort matching what our best players do, you’re not… pic.twitter.com/UbYJ5wgewJ

— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) September 24, 2025

Lagniappe 2. Every coach talks about the value of repetitions. It's the same with our emphasis, our teaching. Coach told us again and again, "Sacrifice" and "I'm pleased but I'm not satisfied." Our choices define us. 

“Who you are is more important that what you do. Because who you are is your character. Your character is an accumulation of your thoughts, your habits and your priorities on a day to day basis. Those three things determine the choices you make,” Nick Saban pic.twitter.com/AqIi8faM8b

— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) July 30, 2025