I was impressed to hear that Alabama’s basketball coach, Avery Johnson, has developed a “C-Plan” for his basketball team:
“Compete on the Court
Compete in the Classroom”
This was a terrific concept, emblematic of a highly enlightened coach!
However, I thought we might flesh it out a little for a really COMPREHENSIVE C-Plan.
So I’m going to suggest we including the following:
CAPITALIZE on every advancement opportunity
Own the CAREER you would like to pursue
Become CERTIFIED :: Get the GED, the BA/BS, the MA, the Ph.D., Electrician, etc.
CENSOR your behavior :: Become acutely self-aware
Accept CHALLENGE
CHANGE for the better
Develop CHARACTER
CHECK & DOUBLE CHECK (Start EARLY so you have time to EDIT)
CHOOSE wisely
Put CIVILITY in CIVILIZATION
Seek CLARITY
CLIMB the heights
“The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Be ever-vigilant = COGNIZANT
COLLABORATE & COOPERATE
COLLECT, COLATE and CURATE: Knowledge, Resources, Treasures, Valued Associates
COMMIT … to your Dream … to your Goals … to Excellence … to Better …
COMMUNICATE
COMPLEMENT your team and associates / Fill in the gaps
COMPLETE your work
Be COMPULSIVE in Goal-Tending
Make excellence COMPULSORY
Be COMPREHENSIVE … leave no stone unturned
CONCENTRATE / Focus / Pay Attention / Be Attentive
CONCEIVE Excellence /\ The largest DREAM you can muster
Develop CONFIDENCE (Practice, Practice, Practice!)
CONFIRM … your Purpose, your Mission, your Engagement
CONNECT
CONQUER … Fear, Doubt, Uncertainty, Mediocrity
Be CONSCIENTIOUS
CONSPIRE / CONTRIVE… to do Good … to do BETTER
CONTEST & CHALLENGE … assumptions, assertions, theories, postulations, innuendo
CONTRIBUTE :: Support Progress and the Betterment of Mankind
CONSTRUCT … be a “Builder”
CONTROL … everything you CAN control
Be CONVINCING … CARRY the water, Deliver the goods
COPE :: Be Resilient
CORRECT errors, wrong assumptions, unfounded expectations
Be CORRIGIBLE – moldable
Be COURAGIOUS
Value, Develop and Demonstrate exquisite CRAFTSMANSHIP
Be CREATIVE
Be both CREDIBLE and CREDITABLE :: TRUSTWORTHY
CRITIQUE each Failure /\ each Success
CROWN your work with excellence
CRUSH inanity, ignorance, folly
CULTIVATE sensibility, CHARACTER
Be ever CURIOUS
C<>Z every Moment of Unscheduled Time possible to build your Personal CAPITAL
Quartermaster
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