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If you look closely at Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright’s right wrist, you’ll notice he’s often wearing a blue bracelet that says: “ATTITUDE.”

When the Jay Wright-coached Villanova Wildcats break a huddle, they always shout the word: “ATTITUDE.”

When Jay Wright wrote a book after his Wildcats won the 2016 National Championship, he titled it: “ATTITUDE.”

There’s no doubt about it, Jay Wright has built his basketball dynasty on one thing: ATTITUDE.

In the passage below, Jay Wright explains why a positive attitude is the foundation for everything he does and how he came to realize that success for any organization starts with attitude… [continue reading…]

Bill Walsh: “To Succeed You Must Fail”

Bill Walsh was a football genius. He changed the game of pro football with his innovative, pass-heavy West Coast Offense while winning three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s.

Walsh was also an avid student of the game of life. He was driven to find out what separated the most successful people from everyone else. In sports, in business, and in life, Walsh found a unique element shared by every great success story… [continue reading…]

Dabo Swinney took over as head football coach at Clemson halfway through the 2008 season. In the nine-and-a-half seasons since, Swinney has led the Tigers to 101 wins, seven-straight (and counting) 10-win seasons, four ACC championships, and one National Championship.

In an outstanding new book by Seth Davis, the author interviews several of America’s top coaches to find out what makes them tick. Davis points out that one of the things that makes Dabo Swinney so unique is the joyful attitude he brings to his work.

While many coaches are best-known for their stoic (sometimes curmudgeonly) demeanors, Swinney stands out with his overwhelmingly positive perspective… [continue reading…]

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