Coach Ed Science
  • Home
  • Intro
  • PS (1-4)
  • PS (5-9)
  • PS (10-14)
  • PS (15-18)
  • PS (19-21)
  • Space Exploration
  • Warriors Hoops
  • Summer Basketball Camps
  • Flying Pumpkins, 2020
  • Literacy
  • #getBETTER Hoops at Home
  • Coach's Corner
  • NOVA Nation
  • Villa Drills
  • Improving Your Shooting
  • Footwork Drills
  • Bball Skills & Drills
  • USA Basketball Tips
  • Things to Ponder
  • Motivation
  • Sportsmanship
  • Thoughts from Paul Harvey
  • Cool Links & Games

Coach's Corner

“It never ceases to surprise me at the infinite capacity of the human mind to resist the introduction of useful knowledge.”
- Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury

Balancing "Yes" and "No"

2/20/2018

0 Comments

 
The quality of our lives is greatly influenced by whom we elect to spend our time with. We must surround ourselves with as many amazing people as possible. The people that see things in us that we cannot always see in ourselves. 

To live a more meaningful and productive life, there has to be a healthy balance between yes and no. Servant leaders, tend to place other people's needs above their own. As we serve, inspire and empower the hearts and minds of those we lead, it is imperative to remain present and aware to not become intoxicated with saying yes just because we are making others happy. When we become intoxicated with yes, we fall into the trap of trying to please everybody but end up pleasing nobody.

Trying to please everybody is a recipe for failure. There is not a fixed ratio between yes and no and must be based on the unique context of the situation. Listen to your intuition and deeply understand that "no" is a sentence. By saying no at times you reclaim your time, energy and life. 

When you take your life back and overcome the intoxication to say yes you allow for quality and strategic thinking to have the mind space to flourish. A great way to deal with our own lives and thought processes is to examine which habits, commitments and conversations are fueled by growth purpose versus comfort routine. Those fueled by intention will provide unique experiences for you to evolve and discover the outer depths of who you are.

Our past is filled with fond memories. The future with extraordinary opportunities. But this moment is the only one that will ever be guaranteed. So make yourself uncomfortable so you can be comfortable and let go of ways of living that are no longer serving and enriching your life and holistic development. ​
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Dave Edinger has been coaching basketball for 37 years at the high school, middle school. and international levels. As a head coach, his teams have won 572 games.

    Archives

    January 2022
    December 2021
    September 2021
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed