About Training Camp: What the Best do Better than Everyone Else A business fable about excellence-from the bestselling author of The Energy Bus and The No Complaining Rule Download PDF Overview / Flyer (1 MB File) In the spirit of his international bestseller The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon returns with another inspirational fable filled with invaluable lessons and insights on bringing out the best in yourself and your team. Training Camp follows the story of Martin Jones, an un-drafted rookie trying to make it to the bright lights and big money of the NFL. He's spent his whole life proving to the critics that a small guy with a big heart can succeed against all odds. After spraining his ankle in the preseason, Martin thinks his dream is lost when he happens to meet a very special coach who shares eleven life-changing lessons that keep Martin's dream alive-and might even make him the best of the best. Whether you play sports or the piano or work with numbers, a computer or a scalpel, these lessons apply to everyone who must climb the mountain before reaching its peak. Based on his work with professional sports teams, world-class organizations, and interviews with top professionals in a wide variety of fields, Gordon reveals the deep truths and proven strategies that take the very best to the top. Training Camp reveals that the best performers-in a variety of fields-all share the same qualities. Among other traits, the best of the best are able to maintain a big-picture vision while taking zoom focused action, they are mentally stronger, they seize the moment and they inspire excellence in the people around them. But these aren't inborn traits; the great news is that they're skills and attitudes that can be learned and applied by all. If you want to be your best-Training Camp offers an inspirational story and real-world wisdom on what it takes to reach true excellence and how you and your team (your work team, school team, church team and family team) can achieve it. http://www.jongordon.com/trainingcamp.htm
that must be from none other than Don Allen, Building Carpenter for Toyota Center http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/rockets/StaffDirectory.pdf
sigh ... I'd rather have the Bill O'Brien school of motivation--motivation is embedded in his coaching and mentoring. sounds like a typical nerdy Morey move, you think the guys would like reading about it? why not invite a professional athlete to talk to them instead?
You mean like they had Elie do during the playoffs, since that worked so well? You're practically saying they're too dumb for this. Maybe they need to be challenged like this, rather than making it easy for them.
The challenging part would be meeting the oct 19 deadline. That requires some actual planning, effort, and commitment, rather than just sitting in for a quick speech.
Thing is ... who is going to facilitate the discussions? Would they have credibility with the players? Pro athletes look up to someone who has been through it all and succeeded. That's why Kevin McHale (so far) has the street cred because he's a legend in this league.
The credibility is within the content of the book. You don't need the person leading the discussion to be a legend or the best. The book content isn't about them. They just need to have read the book and have the ability to lead a discussion. This sounds like it's more for the younger guys and not the locked in starters, although I'm sure they can pick up some things from it, as well.
ahh this is what dwight meant by getting on the same page during the portland series. we still need a graphic novel version for howard and some nekked big bootay girls on harden's version. battier laughs at this pamphlet. he read a million pages before guarding kobe and during his bathroom breaks.
Why don't we give out a book assignment on Clutchfans. All of us posters can be on the same page and understand what it takes to post a good post. We can all be one.
