Magic Beans

All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own. 

Stories help create the beauty of childhood. Age reveals which stories hold water and which don't.

"There are no magic beans." Only work.

The poorest Americans spend an average of over $400 a year on lottery tickets. Last time I checked, the Massachusetts lottery returns about 43 cents per dollar spent. More than 50 percent worse than gambling casinos.

Celtics GM Brad Stevens said, "The magic is in the work." Which is why origin stories fascinate us. Art thrives on origin stories. Think "Rocky" or "Batman" or "The Best Day." 

Exceptional players train and train and then do it over again. They work on their platform, their attack footwork, the block footwork, the service toss, and steps to defend. And then repeat. 

Michael Jordan told North Carolina assistant Roy Williams, "I will work as hard as any player ever at Carolina." Williams answered, "You have to work harder than that." 

UCLA Coach John Wooden said of Bill Walton, "he never got tired of working on the fundamentals." That's the hard part of excellence, getting after it day after day after day. 

Lagniappe. Work on your core. 

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Lagniappe 2. Volleyball attack footwork. You don't need a gym to work on footwork. Remember EDIRx5 explain, demonstrate, imitate, repeat times five.