One of my daily readings is to check UCF assistant basketball coach Bob Starkey's website. His blog http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.com is a great resource. The website site is a great tool for everyone involved in leadership or motivational job. Check it out.
Today my blog is going to be a recent post Coach Starkey put out about catching up on your reading. He had the opportunity to learn from the former LSU coach Dale Brown.
In the busy world of coaching, it is sometimes difficult to keep up on my reading material. There are articles in magazines but even more importantly there is a ton of information on the internet. The question is when to read everything. An idea I got from Dale Brown, the most avid reader I've known, is to keep a file with everything you'd like to read and carry it with you on the road. Down time in a terminal, flight, bus ride or hotel stay can allow you to catch up on your reading. I keep a manilla folder in my desk drawer and when I come across a magazine article I tear it out and place it there. Same with internet articles print them and place them in the folder. Then when I hit the road I place it in my back pack and take advantage of travel time to get caught up on my reading. Of course highlighting and underlining important passages as Coach Brown also taught me.
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