John Wooden’s Letters (And Setting The Conditions To Succeed)
John Wooden’s Letters (And Setting The Conditions To Succeed)
John Wooden was one of the most famous college basketball coaches of all time. The “Wizard of Westwood” won ten national championships in 12 years. This run included an 88-game win streak and 7 consecutive championships. This level of excellence will never be seen again at the collegiate level. Wooden attributed his success to his pyramid of success. A roadmap of life’s principles, that if practiced as an individual and a team, had the potential to end in competitive greatness.
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Chances are you have heard about Wooden and his principles before. But have you heard about his letters? Did you know that after his wife died, he wrote a letter to her every month for 24 years? 288 times he sat down and organized his thoughts about his love for her and how she had impacted his life. He only stopped when his vision began to fade. This simple act was a consistent reminder of their love for each other that helped him to set conditions to cope with her death and his retirement. Wooden knew that the mental game was important to winning all aspects of life.
Your Thoughts Determine Your Future
I hate to break this to you, but hard work is not enough. First, you have to be in the right system for success. The prime example is you can dig as many ditches as you want, but no matter how hard you work you will never get to where you want to go financially. You must be in a position where the results exceed your efforts by some kind of multiple and you are not just trading time for money. This is why I am relentless about creating leverage in my life to produce cash flow and passive income.
There is another crucial step that a lot of people ignore until it is too late. Setting a winning mindset. One of the blocks in John Wooden’s success pyramid is poise, where he says “Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself.” The last sentence in that quote is super important. If you have negative thoughts or doubts about your success you will sabotage yourself.
