Important not Urgent

In Making Decisions, English scholar and cricketeer Ed Smith summarizes two key questions:

1) What decision needs to be made?

2) How urgently does it need to be made? 

With eight months until volleyball tryouts, roster decisions are important and not urgent. As Smith says, there's nothing favoring either hasty or ponderous decisions. 

Prior to last season, nobody asked me the player most likely to emerge as the next dominant MVB player. I may have leaned toward Leah Fowke because of her ability and position as setter, the quarterback of the team. Although Leah outperformed high expectations, Sadie Jaggers achieved even more despite a position change. 

If you harbor serious ambition about contributing, what are you doing today to build skill, knowledge, athleticism, and resilience? You're the metaphorical "Jim" in the video, making an impression. 

"Bring your best self every day." If you want to become the next dominant outside hitter, do the work today. 

"It's showtime every day." ACHIEVEMENT = PERFORMANCE x TIME.

"What's your MVB skill?" Develop a skill that forces the coaches to get you and keep you on the court.

"Leaders make leaders." Everyone can lead. You don't have to be a captain to be a leader. 

Commit to becoming great every day. 

Lagniappe. You don't need a gym to work on your approach. Make it second nature. "Repetitions make reputations."