Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll on Visualizing to Win

I had a chance to meet Coach Pete Carroll in his office at USC right after my son graduated there and Carroll was still coaching the Trojans.  I was so impressed how he was warm and open to strangers.  He focuses on you, and makes you feel good about yourself.  This is also attributed to his style of coaching.  They say he builds players up, rather than tear them down when they make mistakes.

It's no wonder that he has eased into coaching the Seahawks, because he makes players want to be the best you can possibly be.

Carroll could have rested on his laurels as being the highest paid university coach in the nation, but he chose to advance himself.  

ESPN reporter Shelly Smith says this about Carroll Coaching the Trojans in Los Angeles, "Carroll and his staff and the players were rock stars, A-listers even among the usual A-listers. The environment was contagious and hyper-charged."

But, even though Carroll who was at the top of his game at USC , he left for a bigger challenge to return to the NFL. Some say it's because he saw the controversy of Reggie Bush coming down the pike, but I choose to believe that he is following his philosophy to keep challenging himself and to be the best that you can be.

Against naysayers who say Carroll can't have the success in NFL like college, and that he is to "nice" for the NFL, he is proving them wrong, leading the Seahawks to victories.

One of his coaching techniques, is Carroll believes in visualization, one of the keys to win not only on the field, but in life. This is a key component in our lives no matter who we are.

Charles Haanel, author of the Master Key System (1912) which inspired the book, "The Secret" said this:

"If you desire to visualize a different environment, the process is simply to hold the ideal in mind, until your vision has been made real; give no thought to persons, places or things; these have no place in the absolute; the environment you desire will contain everything necessary; the right persons, and the right things will come at the right time and in the right place."

You can click on my pages tab on the top left to read an entire Visualization chapter in my book "Sporting the Right Attitude."

Here is Pete on winning and visualizing big:

BE ENTHUSIASTIC TO WIN

If you want to know what helped Miami University RedHawks run past Middle Tennessee 35-21 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl , check out the speech by interim head coach Lance Guidry.

There are a lot of great motivational messages out there but Guidry definitely fired up the players to capture a win.  On top of that, the MVP for the Bowl was their quarterback Austin Boucher.

The striking part of the speech was his enthusiasm and energy which when applied to anything in life, can help you win.  

Allow yourself to get excited about your goals, and act as if your goal has already become a reality.  Maintain that excitement through-out the course of each day.  Enthusiasm and a positive attitude feed off each other.  If you are enthusiastic, you will look at things in a positive light.  If you have a positive attitude, you will find yourself enthusiastic.

Watch Lance Guidry's enthusiastic Godaddy.com Bowl pregame speech.

No Matter What You Have Lost, You Can Still Win

A Cleveland homeless man has been offered a job by the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and is being pursued by NFL Films for possible work.

Ted Williams was discovered panhandling on the streets by a reporter who video taped him, posted it on You Tube, and now the video has gone viral, and he is now known as the homeless man with the "golden voice." However, it looks like Ted won't be homeless anymore.  He now will get a home, and he has a bright future ahead of him. 

No matter what your situation may be, and how hopeless life may seem, never give up.  Never stop believing that a miracle can happen to you too.

Your thoughts create your world.  Whatever you hold in mind can materialize.  So be careful of holding onto thoughts that no longer serve you.  Hold in mind only what you want. 

Keep Sporting the Right Attitude

ATTITUDE IS IMPORTANT

I was moved by a quote I read earlier in the week about Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano.


Running back Ricky Williams said, "Tony spends a lot of time saying, 'If you do these things, you'll win.'  I feel that he does a little too much.  My personal opinion is, if you have the right attitude that you guys are going to win, then all the other stuff takes care of itself."


Wow Ricky!  How right you are.  This is the major reason that assures a person that nothing is impossible no matter the circumstances.  A positive attitude allows one to perceive the possibilities rather than difficulties.