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Motivation...Success...Leadership...Passion. Hall of Fame college
basketball coach Jim Calhoun shares his secrets for success for the
first time ever.
Coach Jim Calhoun is one of the most successful coaches in college
basketball history. Having sent countless players to the NBA, Coach
Calhoun is known for producing not just great athletes but great
human beings. He is both an exceptional leader and self-made man
whose ability to motivate and inspire young men is unsurpassed. In
"A Passion to Lead," he shares the fundamental principles that have
allowed him to have an impact on so many.
When he took command of the Connecticut Huskies, the team had had a
losing record for five straight seasons. In twenty-one years of
leadership, Calhoun has transformed a middling regional program
into a national powerhouse with two NCAA championships.
But what makes Coach Calhoun such an excellent leader? How did he
take a program with a modest tradition and turn it into a national
champ and perennial title contender? What is his management style?
What are his motivational techniques? Calhoun reveals them here and
includes anecdotes about his life as a coach, family man, and,
ultimately, a teacher--as well as the following key principles:
*Win Every Day: Talent determines what you "can" do in life.
Motivation determines what you "decide" to do. Attitude determines
"how well" you do it.
*Standards, Then Victories: To build a winning organization,
establish a culture of winning and make everyone accountable. Out
of high standards come victories.
*Tough Love: Pushing is only half the equation. Individuals perform
best when they feel good about themselves.
*And much more.
" A Passion to Lead" is for all those who are serious about making
their dreams a reality. It's a motivational tool for achieving
success both at work and in life, and it can help turn any
adversity into an advantage.
The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut
reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking
journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and
along the way shares his philosophy for winning.
It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for
years. Here was the seemingly unbeatable Duke Blue Devils pitted
against the first-time finalist Connecticut Huskies, and at stake
was the ultimate crown: the National Championship. On that
unforgettable night in St. Petersburg, Jim Calhoun and his amazing
team wrote a new chapter in the storied history of the UConn
Huskies program, putting the perfect exclamation point on a season
to remember.
But behind the high drama that fateful night in Florida lay an even
more fascinating tale of one man's rise to college basketball
preeminence. In Dare to Dream, the Huskies iron-willed coach, Jim
Calhoun, for the first time shares his own story about his
inspirational family and the tragedies they faced; about his early
successful years at Northeastern, where he began to compile the
first half of a unique double (he's the only coach to have won at
least 250 games at two different Division I schools); and about his
assumption of ultimate responsibility at the sleeping giant in
Storrs, Connecticut.
Along the way, Jim Calhoun paints fascinating portraits of the
players who have done battle for him, and of the unsung heroes
behind the scenes whose hard work and dedication to Connecticut
basketball have kept the dream alive. In just thirteen years, Jim
Calhoun has turned the Huskies into one of the leading basketball
programs in the country, and in this moving, funny, and inspiring
book, he takes us behind the scenes to show us just how he did it.
"From the Hardcover edition."
The Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol is a fascinating look at
a monumental building. Constructed during the reign of flamboyant
Governor Huey P. Long, the Louisiana Capitol Building was designed
to be the most impressive capitol building in the nation. Completed
in 1932 at a cost of $5 million, it is a prime example of the art
deco style. The guide contains more than 110 photographs and
drawings of the multitude of impressive friezes, statues, murals,
and reliefs--by such leading artists of the period as Lorado Taft
and Jules Guerin--that adorn the 34-story structure. The text
explores the history and significance of each work of art. Written
by Ellen Roy Jolly and James Calhoun, the book includes rare photos
of the construction of the capitol, and views from its active
history. Many events from the building's past are described,
including the death of Huey Long in the building he created. The
Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol complements Pelican's lavish
pictorial volume, The Louisiana Capitol: Its Art and Architecture,
by Vincent F. Kubly, and is intended as a handy guide for on-site
observation and appreciation of a unique and stunning building.
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