CLEAN HANDS  –  STRAIGHT EYES

As a boy I was expected to look adults in the eyes when they spoke to me. If they extended a handshake my father's orders were to call them Mr. or Mrs. as I looked at them face to...

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GREATER UNITY IN DIVERSITY

A noble challenge in leadership is to forge diversity into university. Initially, centers of higher learning were called colleges; i.e. Harvard College. Over time, they formed multiple departments large enough to have independent status, so multiple colleges lived within a single...

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MEN of VALOR

The two essential qualities of mentor leadership are proven track record and worthy of being imitated. For rapid recall of these two dynamic, life-changing principles I call them PTR & WOBI. Special words of encouragement from Mike Weaver, Spokane's noted...

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BRAND SPANKING NEW

Never used before, smells new, clean as a whistle, fresh, one of a kind, made just for you… no wonder people like brand spanking new. Josh Burton was looking for a special basketball camp for his daughter Brandee. He heard NBC...

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MEET LAZAROS

There was Aristotle, Socrates, and then there is Lazaros; all famous in their own right in the nation of Greece. Aristotle and Socrates were famous for their brilliant minds; Lazaros for taking Greece to the 2006 Olympic Championship games....

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PUPPY LOVE

What if people loved other people like people love puppies? What a wonderful world it would be. Puppies are like people in so many ways. Puppies and people need oxygen. Puppies and people need water. Puppies and people need good food. Puppies and people...

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NETWORKING

One of the core principles we taught 18 USA players on the Crowell Italian Basketball Tour was the principle of networking. The common, ordinary way of living is clinging to the comfortable, the normal, and the people you know. The...

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM ITALY

For 13 days 37 basketball players and adults toured fantastic Italy. These are a few of the lessons we learned and hopefully live out the rest of our lives. CONTENTMENT IS AN ATTITUDE! GOD our Abba Father gave us the power to take...

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HAPPY CROWELL BOYS

Key Statement:  Photos and pictures are worth a 1000 words. The placement of meaningful and inspiring pictures or motivational tools to give us the will to prepare to win the moment are important. In the Crowell Secret Garden, is this...

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ANTHROPOID

A rich lesson in courage and commitment. ANTHROPOID is a WWII historical movie about Czech resistant fighters. Courage and commitment make this a spellbinding movie. General Reinhard Heydrich was the main architect of the Final Solution and third in command...

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