Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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If the people dont want to do it our way, I will work to change their behavior or eliminate
them from our program.
ATTITUDE
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more
important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than
circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It
is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a companya
churcha home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the
attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our pastwe cannot change the
fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing
we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitudeI am convinced that
life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with youwe are in
charge of our attitudes.
by Charles Swindoll
NO EXCUSES
Any excuse for non-performance, however valid, softens the character. It is a sedative against
ones own conscience. When a man uses an excuse, he attempts to convince both himself and
others that unsatisfactory performance is somehow acceptable. He is perhaps
unconsciously attempting to divert attention from performance; the only thing that counts is
his own want for sympathy. The user is dishonest with himself as well as with others. No
matter how good or how valid, the excuse never changes performance.
The world measures success in terms of performance alone. No man is remembered in
history for what he would have accomplished. History never asks how hard it was to do the
job, nor considers the obstacles that had to be overcome. It counts only one thing
performance. No man ever performed a worthwhile task without consciously ignoring many a
plausible excuse.
To use an excuse is a habit. We cannot have both the performance habit and the excuse
habit. We all have a supply of excuses. The more we use them the lower become our
standards, the poorer our performance. The better we perform, the less plausible our excuses
become.
Next time you want to defend your sub-par performance, say instead (at least to yourself):
No Excuses!
Notice the startling effect this will have on your own self-respect. You will have
recognized your failure. You will have been honest with yourself. You will be one step closer to
the performance habit. You will be a better man for it. We will be a better team!
LAW OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability Teammates must be able to count on each other at all times.
Character + Competence + Commitment + Consistency + Cohesion = Accountability
When all team members embrace each of those five qualities, within themselves and with one
another, they can achieve the accountability necessary for a team to succeed. Accountability
begins with character because it is based on trust, which is the foundation for all interaction
with people. If you want your teammates to have confidence in you, where they know they can
count on you day in and day out, then you must be consistent. NO EXCUSES!
The strength of a TEAM lies in its trust among teammates. You need to know for certain that
you can count on your teammates and they need to know that they can count on you!
BE ENTHUSIASTIC
BE A 6-SECOND COMPETITOR
KNOW YOUR ASSIGNMENT
PLAY TOUGH & PHYSICAL
1 PLAY AT A TIME
All your energy, focus and concentration on that 1 play. After its over, you have 100% focus on the
next play.
Must Be Consistent.
All players must be team players and abide by the Team Covenant.
We must have consistency in everything.
Praise and criticize all players. Players will notice any inconsistency
in your player interaction.
Coach toughness - Coach toughness - Coach toughness
Coach 100% effort every play. Every Play Every Day! - Play Hard
Players must be on time for every scheduled meeting or practice
Attention to detail.
Demand players to compete in everything they do.(6-second competitor)
PLAN TO WIN!
We have a very clear OBJECTIVE that all decisions involving this program are made. Win in
the classroom and win on the field.
PLAN TO WIN Time tested and infallible
1. Take Care of the Football Win the turnover margin
2. Great Special Forces Win the kicking game
3. Mizzou doesnt beat Mizzou Elimination of mental errors/fewest penalties
4. Finish Win the 4th Quarter