Leadership Is Lonely

Leaders don't travel the same path as everyone else. They model excellence. They set the standard. They challenge others to meet it.

Some young women don't want the mantle of leadership. They don't want to stand out or be a called a "witch" or worse.

Leaders make leaders.

Leaders take ownership of the program. "This is who we are. That is not how we play."

During tryouts at another school, $20 went missing from a player's locker. The captain spoke up. "I don't know who took that $20 and I don't care. But if you did, don't show up here tomorrow." Not everyone came back. 

Leaders make everyone around them better. 

Leaders aren't on time. They're early. 

Leaders leave the gym and the bench area better than they found it. 

Leaders "prove others wrong." 

Leaders champion accountability. 

Don't set the standard. Raise it. 

Some of you have only a few months remaining in your volleyball career. How are you going to invest them?