ISO - "In Search Of"

A former President toured NASA Houston. He asked a custodian, "what's your job?" The janitor asked, "I helped put a man on the moon." 

What's your WHY? Author Simon Sinek poses a question, "what's your WHY?" Why do you get up in the morning? Why do you play volleyball? What do you do? 

When you're young, you probably don't ask yourselves these questions. You just do, under the guidance of your family. 

Why do you read the blog? There's no secret sauce. There's nothing you can't hear elsewhere. 

Be an excavator of knowledge, of truth, in search of excellence. 

Tom Peter's wrote In Search of Excellence. What separated excellence from something less? 

...a unique set of cultural attributes...developed under the tutelage of a special person. Nobody wants to win as much as Coach Celli. 

"Leaders make leaders." That's where the expression "coaching tree" arises. The tree is more than the coaches spawned. Think about the "fruit of the tree," the MVB graduates. 

Think about that. IT'S ABOUT YOU, the players and the meaning, your WHY? Why do you pepper, train your platform and run-up, jump rope and lift, meditate? In a world of infinite choices, is sacrifice rational?

Evaluate the triad of ATTITUDE, CHOICES, and EFFORT. Excellence requires focus, positive attitude, productive choices, and relentless effort. 

Exceptional players build a vocabulary designed to flourish under a wide array of conditions. Two decades ago North Andover got to the sectional finals with consistency and an excellent 'short game' of tips. MVB contained the tips, erasing their dominant weapon. And MVB won the sectionals. 

The 'why' of "the blog" seeks to inspire inquiry into excellence. "How you do anything is how you do everything." Team first. Improve always. Accountability matters. Family. School. Sport. Find excellence.

 

Lagniappe. You can do most of this without a gym. Having a partner makes it more fun and you elevate each other. I've heard that some of you are close friends and work out together.