Whether you’re a sports fan or not, Tennessee Volunteers coach Pat Summitt, who passed away recently, had a list of rules for success that can help anyone thrive, especially in challenging times:
- Respect yourself and others. People who don’t demonstrate respect for those around them can have a difficult time engaging others and maintaining morale and motivation.
- Take full responsibility. This means the big things and the small ones, as well as those that are unpopular.
- Develop and demonstrate loyalty. Always remember you have to give this to get it.
- Learn to be a great communicator, and never forget that listening is part of communicating.
- Discipline yourself so no one else has to.
- Make hard work your passion.
- Don’t just work hard, work smart. Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
- Put the team before yourself.
- Make winning an attitude.
- Be a competitor.
- Change is a must. Learn to embrace change and welcome innovation.
- Handle success like you handle failure.
