CONDITION - John R. Wooden's Pyramid of Success #10

CONDITION

Today is block #10 in John R. Wooden's Pyramid of Success CONDITION. 

"YOU must be conditioned for whatever you're doing if you're going to do it right - to the best of your ability. There are different types of Condition for different professions. A deep- sea diver has different conditioning requirements from a salesperson. A surgeon has different physical conditioning requirements from a food server. 

You must also have mental and moral Condition. In fact, you can't attain proper physical condition  unless it preceded by mental and moral Condition. How does one attain moral condition? Long lists of rules are the usual prescription, but I've stressed a common sense for decades: Practice moderation and balance in all that you do. This advice, easy to remember, is also very effective. 

Some observers believed my players were simply in better physical Condition than competitors. They may have been, but they also had good mental and emotional strength. 

You must identify your conditioning requirements and then attain them. Without proper conditioning in all areas, you will fall short of your potential. 

Of course, all of this comes down to decisions we make individually about how we live our lives. To help remind those under my supervision that ultimately they - not their coach - were responsible for attaining and maintaining their Condition, I posted this little maxim on our bulletin board:

There is a choice you have to make, in everything."

-John r. Wooden

Thank you for following The Earn Purple Blog! Tomorrow is block #11.

With Love, 

Whitney