Easy and Hard, "Show Your Work"

"Austin had a professor in college who returned her class’s graded essays, walked up to the chalkboard, and wrote in huge letters: “SO WHAT?” She threw the piece of chalk down and said, “Ask yourself that every time you turn in a piece of writing.”" - from Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

Make every time you step in class, on the court, in the weight room special. Coach John Wooden's father taught him, "Make every day your masterpiece." 

Whether it's class, practice, or a game, have an "accomplishment game plan." There's a saying on Wall Street, "Plan your trade. Trade your plan." 

Ask yourself three questions. 

• How can I improve today? 
• What do I need to remove from my game? 
• What isn't in my game that needs to be?

Dot b. Stop and take a breath...and get better. 

Make your game everything it can be.

Lagniappe. Father's Day lessons that can benefit us all. 7. Parenting will give you a crash course and a lifelong lesson in patience.

11 Father's Day Lessons

I often say that everything I learned about leadership came, not from books, but from being a dad. With a 26 year old daughter and 25 year old son I can tell you that parenting is leadership.

I also learned many lessons from my Dad who raised me from… pic.twitter.com/oyS77AOfgS

— Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) June 17, 2025

Lagniappe 2. MVB doesn't 'strictly speaking' toil in anonymity. 

And MVB is not just local. Recent hits by country: