“Learned effectiveness flows from the character traits we’ve been talking about—optimism, confidence, respect for your own talent, persistence, and commitment.” CharacterTalentConfidenceRespectCommitmentOptimismPersistenceEffective Book:How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life Source: How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life
“I tell them to recruit kids whose coaches report that they had tremendous work ethics. They lifted weights on their own during the off-season. They showed up early for practice, stayed late, and asked for extra help on their skills. They were leaders who helped push everyone on the team to work harder. And they displayed these traits both when the team did well and when it struggled through adversity. It’s relatively easy to be enthused and hardworking on a team that’s winning. It shows more character to display those same attributes on a team that’s losing. It speaks to a person’s mental toughness, toughness that will be invaluable in dealing with the setbacks and rejections that inevitably come along in a business career.” CharacterToughAdversityWork HardSetbackRejectPushEarlyWork Ethics Book:How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life Source: How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life