Coach Q shares his personal philosophy on positivity and growth, revealing how family experiences with cancer shaped his resilient outlook and commitment to process-oriented thinking. He explains how maintaining optimism during life's challenges requires finding your "compass to get back to center" and focusing on continuous improvement.
• Developing a positive mindset starts with daily gratitude and seeing each day as an opportunity
• Finding balance between positivity and acknowledging difficult emotions requires buzzwords like "focus," "reset," and "gratitude" to recenter
• Culture is the heart and soul of any organization, fueling connection, commitment, and trust
• Kansas basketball builds culture through showing up, taking ownership, and creating positive experiences
• Players carry culture cards and participate in regular culture classes to reinforce program values
• "Energy charts" track intangibles like deflections and effort plays that don't show up on stat sheets
• Trust between players and coaches allowed Kansas players to suggest defensive strategy in final moments of 2022 championship game
• Successful leaders invest in people first, understanding that results follow when relationships are prioritized
If you want to connect and talk more about leadership and building winning cultures, find Coach Q on Twitter @FFQ212 and Instagram @Qfit50.
