Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

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Basketball is an action sport, and most people involved in it are high-energy individuals who love to do something— anything—to solve problems. However, there are occasions when the best solution is to do absolutely nothing. Sometimes focusing on something completely different than your current problem is the best way to solve that problem. 11. FORGET THE RING

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Zen helped Phil focus on the moment without distraction from the past or the future, slowing down the way he experienced time and becoming more aware of the present. 3. LIVING WITH COMPASSIONInspired Dennis Rodman and other 'uncoachable' personalities to devote themselves to something larger than themselves He’d get cities railed up against him, raise a s*it storm, and the press wouldn’t be thinking about the players. As Elrond explains in The Fellowship of the Ring, “They were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained.”

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Heider, whose book is based on Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, suggests that leaders practice becoming more open. "The wise leader is of service: receptive, yielding, following. The group member's vibration dominates the lead, while the leader follows. But soon it is the member's consciousness which is transformed, the member's vibration which is resolved."

However, Michael had to win at everything, while Kobe seemed to compete with himself first and foremost.

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And he encouraged players to find themselves and find their own specific qualities (read The Gifts of Imperfection). 4. THE ROAD TO FREEDOM IS A BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM They lost in the end by a few points but realized that no matter how dire the situation was, they could find in their heart the courage and the strength to turn the situation around. He’d have them fill out questionnaires or use psychological tests such as the “social bull’s eye” to assess how players felt in relation to others. At the start of every season I encouraged players to focus on the journey rather than the goal. What matters most is playing the game the right way and having the courage to grow, as human beings as well as basketball players. When you do that, the ring takes care of itself.” I love this book. It's a perfect storm in reverse: every good thing about it is enhanced by all the other good things that surround it.Once the spotlight turned on the Bulls, the team started vying for more attention and some players started getting jealous of Michael Jordan’s fame and media attention. One breath equals one mind. Mindfulness meditation is very useful to focus ones awareness on the present moment and shut out the noise In fact, in Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, both Gil-galad and Elrond immediately distrusted Annatar, refusing him entry to Lindon. Unfortunately, Celebrimbor was totally down for it. Sauron preyed on the Noldorim elves’ love of Middle-earth, the land they had defended for so long, and their conflicting desire to return to the splendor and bliss of their homeland. The Silmarillion says that he argued, “Wherefore should Middle-earth remain for ever desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor?” and encouraged them to devise ways in which to convert and preserve their surroundings. Phil quotes Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright in their five stages of tribal development, which are: In his new adaptation of the Chinese sacred text Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell offers a provocative take on Lao-tzu’s approach to leadership:

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He says that in every successful team, he’s coached, players had a clear idea of their role in the team. Having a clear structure helps reduce the players’ anxiety and stress because there’s no need to jostle around for power and positions. But to my surprise, early in the season I noticed that even some of the most immature players on the team were focused and single-minded. “We were on a serious mission, and there wasn’t going to be any letup,” says forward Luke Walton. “By the time we got to the finals, losing just wasn’t going to be an option.” In the The Tao of Leadership, John Heider stresses the importance of interfering as little as possible. "Rules reduce freedom and responsibility," he writes. "Enforcement of rules is coercive and manipulative, which diminishes spontaneity and absorbs group energy. The more coercive you are, the more resistant the group will become. For a lifelong basketball fan with a deep interest in spiritual practice, creative improvisation, managing talent, and eliciting outstanding performance, it's a heady mix.The experience of watching the 90s Chicago Bulls defined my understanding of sport. Year after year, we religiously watched the NBA playoffs. The poise of Michael Jordan and his supporting cast made victory feel inevitable. After each, we made a pilgrimage to a makeshift championship t-shirt stand in the ballroom of Skokie's Holiday Inn, returning with the latest"big head" or "ring" shirt design. He sat down with Luke Walton after coming down hard on him. He knew that Walton was looking to being a coach himself one day. He was communicating he wasn’t strong enough to stand up to Kobe, and people don’t like weak leaders. Don’t Hide Anger When under tremendous stress and pressure, a system is something you can lean on to maintain performance. In their groundbreaking book, Tribal Leadership, management consultants Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright lay out the five stages of tribal development, which they formulated after conducting extensive research on small to midsize organizations. Although basketball teams are not officially tribes, they share many of the same characteristics and develop along much the same lines: