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Everything I Needed to Know About Life
I may have learned in high school basketball
Like millions of others, I watched a lot of college basketball over the past month of “March Madness.” I saw some things that I remembered learning not to do 50 years ago in my freshman year of high school, playing on the girls’ junior varsity team.
It got me thinking about the principles I had drilled into me and their application to succeeding at work and in life. By drilled into me, I mean being made to run laps for violating.
Hoops lessons
Basketball: Don’t leave your feet to make a pass unless you have eye contact with a teammate.
Life: Learn the difference between calculated risk and recklessness.
Basketball: Don’t run down court with your back to the ball. Be ready to receive a pass.
Work: Things run a lot more smoothly if you are ready to collaborate.
Basketball: Your opponent’s hips don’t lie. They will tell you where their body is heading.
Life: When someone tells you who they are by their actions, believe them.
Basketball: Never pass through the key under the opponent’s basket, no matter how tempting.
