Book Recommendation
This can be the time of year where some coaches start worrying about the spring season -
"will I get my January freshman eligible?",
"will the players do any work over the break?", "what will happen to the team if one of my top players suffers an injury?", "what if I have a losing season?" etc... If those types of doubts sneak in from time to time then you may take some solace from Ryan Holiday's latest book
Courage is Calling:
"There is nothing worth doing that is not scary. There is no one who has achieved greatness without wrestling with their own doubts, anxieties, limitations and demons."
"Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid"
"Waste not a second questioning another person's courage. Put that scrutiny solely on your own".
"You can choose between two attitudes - "What is going to happen to me" vs. "What action am I going to take."
"Seneca would say that he actually pitied people who have never experienced misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent, he said. No one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you."
