281: George Raveling - Eight Decades Of Wisdom: From Dr. Martin Luther King To Michael Jordan

<p>The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk</p> <p>Episode #281: George Raveling - Eight Decades Of Wisdom: From Dr. Martin Luther King To Michael Jordan</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li>Commonalities of sustaining excellence: <ul> <li>Growth mindset</li> <li>Immense curiosity</li> <li>High level of self awareness -- "It starts within"</li> <li>Great vision</li> <li>Most important = "they execute"</li> </ul> </li> <li>Relationship lessons learned over eight decades - "Be a giver, not a taker. Try to genuinely help people." <ul> <li>Develop trust, respect, and care for others -- "It's all about love. Don't keep score. Do the right thing, be kind, but don't keep score or trade favors. That's not how it works."</li> </ul> </li> <li>Standing next to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr for the "I Have A Dream" speech <ul> <li>Asking Dr. King for the speech after he finished (and getting it... still has it!)</li> <li>Why he won't sell of try to profit from the speech despite it being worth millions</li> <li>The power of "showing up early" and "asking for what you want"</li> </ul> </li> <li>Why Coach reads so much -- "The slave owners used to hide money in books because they knew slaves would never look in the books because they couldn't read." -- "If someone can control my mind, they can control my body. I will not let that happen. Books are my mistress."</li> <li>Information = knowledge = wisdom = opportunity = growth = success</li> <li>The importance of his upbringing - His dad died when he was 9, his mom was institutionalized when he was 13. He was raised by his grandmother and nuns. <ul> <li>"My grandmother taught me to be curious. She taught me to ask. She taught me good manners. She taught me humility. She taught me to help people. She was the #metoo movement before the #metoo movement"</li> </ul> </li> <li>How basketball was the "greatest vehicle for transformation in my life." <ul> <li>Earned scholarship to Villanova -- When George was first offered a scholarship, he didn't know what that meant.</li> <li>Going from player to coach and why he was suited to be a great coach</li> <li>Becoming the first African American head coach of the Pac 8 (Pac 12)</li> </ul> </li> <li>The mindset of thinking of yourself as an educator/teacher</li> <li>George is a voracious reader and marks up each and every page of the books he likes (I saw first hand and it's amazing)</li> <li>The importance for older people to have 4-5 younger mentors in their life. <a href="http://bit.ly/2u6dyl9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryan Holiday</a> plays this role for Coach.</li> <li>The importance of self leadership - "You must take care of yourself before trying to lead others"</li> <li>Working at Nike for Phil Knight -- Helping sign Michael Jordan away from Adidas</li> <li>Focus on being a great decision maker and seeking out growth opportunities</li> <li>Why you don't need a title to be an effective leader</li> <li>In order to be promoted, focus on being incredibly great at what you're doing right now <ul> <li>"<a href="http://bit.ly/1YnNhDr">Be so good they can't ignore you</a>."</li> </ul> </li> <li>The 10 realities of life Coach Raveling values most at age 81</li> <li>Pushing Coach to write a book about living a great life -- <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeRaveling" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Tweet</a> him to do this!</li> <li>Why joining <em><a href= "http://info.brixeyandmeyer.com/the-learning-leader-circle-applicati?utm_source=email&utm_content=59130975" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Learning Leader Circle</a></em> is a good idea</li> <li>Use the "<a href="http://learningleader.com/gettoknowyou/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get To Know You Document</a>"</li> </ul>