Act - React

In The Winners Manual, by Jim Tressel, there is a great plan on what he does "when things go wrong as they sometimes will" on the field. The tendency is to yell at the player or assistant coach or even kick ourselves. When we do that we lose the opportunity to learn from the mistake.

In our Be An 11 Seminar we talk about America's most famous inventor, the guy that said "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Do you know who that is?

They stare off into space thinking while I'm looking at the lights, trying to give them a hint. That's right, Thomas Edison (another good ole Ohio boy - GO BUCKS!).

It is well known that he conducted thousands of experiments until he finally got the right combination of ingredients before getting his first successful light bulb that worked for thousands of hours.

Then I ask, "If you were going to invent a better light bulb, would you start out and conduct thousands of experiments to get one, or would you just go to what Edison did, copy that, and go from there?"

The answer is obvious: Use the shortcut of copying what successful people do and accelerate your progress. That is why it is so important to read what those successfully people you would like to be like have written. Success leaves clues as Anthony Robbins says and those guys are willing to share with us, if we are smart enough to listen.

So, here's the deal: since it will take a few days for you to get The Winners Manual shipped to you from Amazon.com and since this is written on page 159 in that book and you are in the middle of the season with limited time to read it, email me coachfreeb@bfsmail.com and I will send you the three step thought process and explanation that Jim uses in order to turn adversity into opportunity for better performance.

Be 11!

RF