Elizabeth Harson:
Responding to John Wooden on true success.
John Wooden tells about his upbringing and what he
learned from his father, “never try to be better than someone else, always
learn from others, and never cease to be the best you can be, that is under
your control”. He also stated that peace
of mind is attained only through self- satisfaction in knowing you made the
effort to do the best of which you are capable.
As a teacher and coach he shared three things that were important for
him and expected from his students:
1. Never
be late.
2. Be
neat and clean.
3. Never
criticize a teammate.
He says that your reputation and character are also
important… reputation being what you are perceived to be and your character
being what you really are, character being more important. He believed faith and patience were
important. Always believing things will
work out as they should.
I was inspired by his words of wisdom and his meaningful
poetry. Always helping children reach
their highest potential is what I strive to do every day; helping children be
the best that day and the next day, too.
It has been great leaders along my journey that have inspired me to be
the best teacher that I can be each day.
I have learned so much from my elders and sometimes fear their
philosophy, believes and teachings are a dying generation and who will pick up
when they leave the field. It is up to
us to pick up and continue on , teaching and educating children to the best of
our ability. John Wooden said, “The journey is better than
the end.”
Liz,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your response to John Wooden's discussion on true success. Many people equate success with the amount of money that they make. We, as a society, often forget about the true meaning of success and how to achieve it.
I was also inspired, just by reading your response!
Liz,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed John Wooden's TED as well. John Wooden's love for teaching is evident throughout his TED talk. He seemed to have always taught his students, as well as his athletes, not only the game of basketball, but also the game of life. I hope and pray that once my students leave our school at the end of their 8th grade year, that through my life lessons and teachings in my classroom, they have been able to begin their own journey in becoming the BEST person that they can be.
Neysa and Annelle,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. He really is a man we can look up to and hope to imitate. I love our elders, they have so much wisdom. Mr. John Wooden has so much life, too.
Liz