Define Your Legacy

Legacy - Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: synonym: heritage. 

Decide your desired legacy. An African proverb says, "I can go faster alone, but we can go farther together." 

Remember the mantra of the New Zealand All-Blacks rugby team, "leave the jersey in a better place." 

Put the team first. General George Marshall had a chance to be European theatre commander during World War II, but yielded to General Eisenhower. Marshall, a master of logistics, believed that was his best role. He put winning before ego. 

In basketball, they call it "hero ball" when players put their choices ahead of team play. 

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has guided his team to six NBA Finals. He began his career in 1995 as a 'video coordinator', the bottom rung of the coaching ladder. He preaches that most players are role players and "on every team there is a pecking order." By inference, role players have important roles on winning teams. 

Winning builds legacy. The 2012 State Championship team had four players who ultimately earned All-State honors. Yet, they won with extraordinary play from Jen Cain who played D1 volleyball, the 'Great Wall' of Rachel Johnson and Kayla Wyland, and superb defense from Amanda Commito. 

Add value in your role. Embrace your role while training to expand it. 

Lagniappe. Friction, not magic.

 

Lagniappe 2. Player movement is interdependent and non-random. Good demonstration of the constant relocation of a player. 

Lagniappe 3. "Find a reason to keep going."