8 Rules to Success

Compliments of Larry Cox, Head Basketball Coach / Asst. Athletic Director, College of Mount St. Joseph

8 RULES FOR SUCCESS:


1. IMPROVE EVERY DAY AS A PLAYER, AS A PERSON, AS A STUDENT.

2. CARE ABOUT YOUR TEAMMATES, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.

3. SHOW GREAT EFFORT AND ENTHUSIASM.

4. ASSOCIATE WITH ONLY QUALITY PEOPLE.

5. EXPECT MORE OF YOURSELF, ALWAYS.

6. DO IT RIGHT, DON’T EXPECT LESS.

7. BE GENUINE.

8. MAKE DISCIPLINE A WAY OF LIFE.

A guide to a better life!

This is amazing! Randy Pausch, a 47 year old computer science lecturer from Mellon University, died of pancreatic cancer in 2008. He wrote a book entitled "The Last Lecture” before his death, and it was one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind…

In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan, and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife and children to follow.
May you be blessed by his insight.



POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don't over do; keep your limits.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does.
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often.
16. Each day give something good to others.
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
20. What other people think of you is none of your business.
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything.
24. Do the right things.
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
27. The best is yet to come.
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you go to school with, people you play with, people you work with and people you live with. Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.

The Little Things

This poem is from my pastor, Todd Outcalt at Calvary Methodist Church in Brownsburg Indiana. This past weekend he delivered another powerful message over Luke 16:10 "10"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? "

It was convicting. I need to do much better with "The Little Things." Enjoy!

The Little Things
by
Todd Outcalt


There’s a lesson in life that is true to form
And it never wavers or fails:
That if we aspire to build an empire
We cannot overlook the details.

There are no shortcuts to summit the top,
So before you grab for the ring
Be certain you’ve given your all to the small,
And to elementary things.

For success isn’t built on one giant leap
Nor a quirky luck-of-the-draw,
But the big things are built on the faithfulness
Of our attention to all things small.

Each person holds in his or her hands
The tiniest seeds of the great,
But before we’re entrusted with magnificent trees
We must plant, and water, and wait.

There is nothing in life that is not built
On attention to the small,
But we must be faithful with tiny things
Before we are given it all.

This lesson we learn in winter years
But quickly forget in the spring:
If we want to be blessed with far more success,
First honor the smallest of things.

Most Beautiful Eyes

Gordon Hayward is in the running for # 1 ahead of Coach Stevens. Help Gtime win!

Good Morning celebrities:
We are excited by the media exposure being given to the celebrities this year in our Most Beautiful Eyes contest.
In case you hadn’t seen it, our basketball celebs were covered by ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/15077/brad-stevens-has-the-most-beautiful-eyes
Please continue to bring in support for your eyes, knowing that all of the proceeds will benefit children throughout Indiana by funding free vision screenings and donated eye exams for the underserved. Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions!