wooden was the ultimate neutral thinker

Keyword success wooden was the ultimate neutral thinker. His signature visual aid was the pyramid of success, a 15 black triangle with five blocks underneath Rose of four three two and one black. The foundational principles in the blacks on the bottom are industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation and enthusiasm. The traits get more specific as you move further up the pyramid. Self-control is on the fourth row skill is on the third row poise and confidence are on row two and the point of the pyramid is competitive greatness. Not winning but competitive greatness. Wooden never wanted his players to think about the scoreboard. Wouldn't believe that his players mastered all the blocks in the pyramid then the winds would take care of themselves.

— from Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation) · GB writing

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So here is how to measure yourself well. Do not watch the scoreboard. The great coach John Wooden built his teams around a "pyramid of success" whose peak was not winning but competitive greatness — being your best when your best is required — and he forbade his players to think about the score, trusting that if they mastered the climb, the wins would take care of themselves. Be opportunity-minded rather than problem-minded, spending your attention on what could be built rather than on what is wrong. […] Feed the right fuel. Lean on autonomy, mastery, and purpose; do what you genuinely enjoy; and check that the drive is honestly your own. Measure by greatness, not the scoreboard; accept your own imperfection; and do your maximum, not perfection. To my children, and to theirs: — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)

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