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"Be professional." Former coach and general manager Bill Walsh developed systems to promote professionalism throughout the 49ers organization. He believed everyone from the guys striping the field to the players on the field needed excellence and accountability. Promoting high standards earned San Francisco a Super Bowl title in just three seasons. 

The 'Standard of Performance' translates across domains to school, work, and extracurricular activities. Here are his first seven standards. 

Bill Walsh’s Standard of Performance:

1. Exhibit a ferocious and intelligently applied work ethic directed toward continual improvement.
2. Demonstrate respect for each person in the organization and the work he or she does.
3. Be deeply committed to learning and teaching which means increasing our own expertise.
4. Be fair.
5. Demonstrate character.
6. Honor the direct connection between details and improvement.
7. Relentlessly seek improvement.

Break these down into digestible bits. Work hard. Be respectful. Take care of the details. Teach and learn to be your 'best self' every day. Sound advice for every decade.  

What's the bottom line? Develop systems to give yourself the best chance to succeed. For example, what system promotes better learning?

- Pomodoro technique, study 25 minutes on and 5 minutes off

- Spaced repetition. Don't put all your eggs in one study session?

- Self-testing. What did you learn from a lesson, a chapter, a book? 

The principles apply broadly. 

Melrose notes: Melrose athletes are among the Maxpreps.com leaders in the Commonwealth.