John Wooden

So I have been reading this book about John Wooden and all the people he touched in his 99 years here on earth. The guy had it figured out. He was old school and new school and well ahead of his time as far as coaching goes. However, he went beyond the here and now, the wins and losses, and the fame to something more important. Something bigger than himself. I think he realized that ultimately, this life doesn't mean anything unless it is eternal.

I have so much to learn...

cpr - constantly practicing r*****ness

i teach cpr from time to time.it is amazing to me how some of the people i teach are some of the nicest people ever however the level of education is pretty low. they love people and get along great but their convos are pretty limited to basic topics.

on the flipside, the people that have an education typically are on the go and only

want to get their work done.. there isnt a whole lot of communication or want/need to interact w other people. obviously there are exceptions all over the placeand people are all different but i think thats why i coach because life is meant to be shared..

corporate america is crazy... people want to be left alone and just get thru life.. there is no getting personal and investing in people.. its all about self and climbing the ladder to hopefully pick up someone elses crumbs..

i refuse to settle ever again

Do your J-O-B!

When I worked at Boeing, I heard a fun fact about how 20% of the people working do 80% of the actual work while 80% sit and do nothing. They just sit there and collect a paycheck. They do not pay attention to what's going on around them. Then they wonder why they don't ever move up.

Other people have an issue of being very good at what they do and get so good at doing something one way that they have an inability to change or adapt to the changing times. If it is anything out of the "norm" they cannot change.

Other people have this incredible ability to pass the blame onto other people while not doing their full job. It can be so frustrating.

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Ukutula

Today was a non stop fun crazy day.. i know i have a little bit more game blogging to do but i thought i would just blog about today! We woke up at 7 and started getting ready to go out as it was our last real day in South Africa! The plan was to go to the Lion Park called Ukutula which is translated Quiet Place. Before we left, we realized that Dan lost his bank card in the ATM the night before! oops.. it was the middle of the night so there wasn't a whole lot we could do besides to try and cancel online.. we went to the park anyways after we kinda got it under control and got lost like 6 times.. freakin south afrikans are not good with directions.. or the fact that it was the middle of nowhere with windy twisty roads.. the cool thing about the lion park was it was like 30 bucks to play with lions for the day! we got to play w 2 month old cubs and hold and feed them! haha it was crazy.. it is amazing that for only being 2 months old how strong and wild they are! we also got to play with 6 month old cubs and they are like the size of labs and so strong and are always looking to get in trouble! in the wild, lions eat cheetahs.. however, there was a year old female cheetah that literally took the lion cubs as her own and just loved on them.. it was one of the craziest things i have seen! we then got to walk around the rest of the park and see some of the most beautiful white lions you have ever seen.. they specialize in breeding the white lions and they are so crazy looking.. so cool. in fact, 5 cubs were born the night before and momma lion was a little on edge and when dan and i got too close to the fence, she charged us with a full on roar and hiss except much scarier than you can ever imagine even with a 10,000 volt fence in front of us.. you dont understand how big and strong and majestic they are until you are 3 feet away with its teeth showing! oh man..

anyways, got to see a friend i havent seen in forever, got my dad another orange hat which he will love cuz its neon orange! came back and am now writing the blog! coming back tomorrow.. should i change the name of this blog???