John Woodens Pyramid of Success
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ENTHUSIASM Your heart must be in your work. Stimulate others. COOPERATION With all levels of your co-workers. Help others and see the other side. LOYALTY To yourself and all those dependent upon you. Keep your self- respect. FRIENDSHIP Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. A sincere liking for all. INDUSTRIOUS- NESS There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile things come from hard work and careful planning. SELF-CONTROL Emotions under control. Delicate adjustment between mind and body. Keep judgment and common sense. ALERTNESS Be observing constantly. Be quick to spot a weakness and correct it or use it as the case may warrant. INITIATIVE Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Desire to excel. INTENTNESS Ability to resist temptation and stay with your course. Concentrate on your objective and be determined to reach your goal. CONDITION Mental–Moral– Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated. SKILL A knowledge of and the ability to properly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared. Cover every detail. TEAM SPIRIT An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests or glory for the welfare of all. “The team comes first.” POISE Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself. CONFIDENCE Respect without fear. Confident not cocky. May come from faith in yourself in knowing that you are prepared. COMPETITIVE GREATNESS “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Be at your best when your best is needed. Real love of a hard battle. SUCCESS Patience Reliability Integrity Honesty Sincerity (makes friends) (in all ways) (speaks for itself) (others depend on you) (good things take time) Faith (through prayer) Fight Resourcefulness Adaptability Ambition (properly focused) (to any situation) (proper judgment) (effort and hustle) John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success In a period of 14 years, ending with his tenure at Indiana State University, John Wooden worked on his famous “Pyramid of Success.” He put suc- cess, according to his definition, at the apex. “The first two blocks of the pyramid are the two corner- stones because to be strong, you have to have a strong foundation,” said Wooden. “The cornerstones of success to me, in any- thing, are hard work and enjoy what you’re doing. So, one cornerstone is industriousness and the other is enthusiasm. “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfac- tion in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” -John Wooden
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ENTHUSIASM
Your heart must be inyour work.
Stimulate others.
COOPERATION
With all levels of yourco-workers. Help
others and see theother side.
LOYALTY
To yourself and allthose dependent uponyou. Keep your self-
respect.
FRIENDSHIP
Comes from mutualesteem, respect anddevotion. A sincere
liking for all.
INDUSTRIOUS-
NESS
There is no substitutefor work. Worthwhile
things come from hardwork and careful
planning.
SELF-CONTROL
Emotions undercontrol. Delicate
adjustment betweenmind and body. Keep
judgment andcommon sense.
ALERTNESS
Be observingconstantly. Be quickto spot a weakness
and correct it or use itas the case may
warrant.
INITIATIVE
Cultivate the ability tomake decisions and
think alone. Desire toexcel.
INTENTNESS
Ability to resisttemptation and stay
with your course.Concentrate on your
objective and bedetermined to reach
your goal.
CONDITION
Mental–Moral–Physical. Rest,
exercise and diet mustbe considered.
Moderation must bepracticed. Dissipationmust be eliminated.
SKILL
A knowledge of andthe ability to properly
execute thefundamentals.Be prepared.
Cover every detail.
TEAM SPIRIT
An eagerness tosacrifice personal
interests or glory forthe welfare of all.“The team comes
first.”
POISE
Just being yourself.Being at ease in any
situation. Neverfighting yourself.
CONFIDENCE
Respect without fear.Confident not cocky.May come from faith
in yourself in knowingthat you are prepared.
COMPETITIVE
GREATNESS“When the going getstough, the tough getgoing.” Be at your
best when your best isneeded. Real love of
a hard battle.
SUCCESS
Patience
Reliability
Integrity
Honesty
Sincerity
(makes friends)
(in all ways)
(speaks for itself)
(others depend
on you)
(good things
take time)
Faith
(thro
ugh
pray
er)
Figh
t
Res
ourc
eful
ness
Ada
ptab
ility
Am
bitio
n(p
rope
rlyfo
cuse
d)
(to a
ny s
ituat
ion)
(pro
per
judg
men
t)
(effo
rt an
d hu
stle
)
John Wooden’s Pyramid of SuccessIn a period of 14 years, ending with
his tenure at Indiana State University,John Wooden worked on his famous“Pyramid of Success.” He put suc-cess, according to his definition, atthe apex.
“The first two blocks of thepyramid are the two corner-stones because to be strong,you have to have a strongfoundation,” said Wooden.“The cornerstones ofsuccess to me, in any-thing, are hard workand enjoy whatyou’re doing. So,one cornerstone isindustriousnessand the other isenthusiasm.
“Success is peace of mind whichis a direct result of self-satisfac-
tion in knowing you did yourbest to become
the best that youare capable of
becoming.”
-John Wooden
