PART 1 OF A 4-PART SERIES TITLED ‘BUILD YOUR HOUSE’.
33 SLIDES / 11 VIDEO CLIPS
PART 1 CONTAINS THE STORIES OF THREE WORKERS: AN OLD CARPENTER, AN AFRICAN LANDOWNER WHO SOLD IT TO SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS, AND A MAN FORCED TO MINE FOR DIAMONDS IN A RIVER.
ALL THREE ARE TEACHABLE TO SHOW OUR ATHLETES THEY MUST BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSE.
-THE OLD CARPENTER WAS TIRED AND HAD LOST INTEREST AND IT COST HIM DEARLY.
-THE AFRICAN LANDOWNER DIDN’T KNOW WHAT DIAMONDS LOOKED LIKE (BEFORE BEING CUT & POLISHED) AND DIDN’T REALIZE HE ALREADY HAD WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR.
-THE MAN FORCED TO SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WOULD DO ANYTHING TO KEEP WHAT HE HAD.
PART 2 OF ‘BUILD YOUR HOUSE’ DEALS WITH ATHLETES WHO DIDN’T / DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD AN ELITE HOUSE.
’STEPBROTHERS’ ATTEMPTING TO BUILD BUNK BEDS – THEY NEEDED MORE SKILL (COACHING).
JAMARCUS RUSSELL – TOO LAZY TO PREPARE
JOHNNY MANZIEL – TOO ENTITLED / SELFISH / FRUAD (YOU NAME IT)
DWAYNE HASKINS – TOO IMMATURE
KLETE KELLER – FORMER OLYMPIC SWIMMER WHO PARTICIPATED IN CAPITOL RAID…FRAUD!
LOTS OF GOOD STUFF HERE TO HELP SHOW YOUR ATHLETES IT TAKES A LOT MORE THAN TALENT.IT TAKES THE ‘WANT TO’ TO BUILD A HOUSE MEANT FOR CHAMPIONS.
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LESSON 3 - THE ELITE CARPENTERS
33 SLIDES / 16 VIDEO CLIPS
PART 3 OF ‘BUILD YOUR HOUSE’ CELEBRATES ATHLETES WHO HAVE OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS.
ELITE BUILDERS ARE:
HUNGRY – Giannis Antetokounmpo and his story of growing up in Greece and having to sell something on the street to eat that night.
OBSESSED – Brandon Burlsworth and the movie ‘GREATER’ – Burlsworth walked on at Arkansas to play football and overcame a massive amount of obstacles to become an elite player.
ALL ABOUT FAMILY - Ray McElrathbey and the movie ‘THE SAFETY’ – McElrathbey decides to take his 11-year-old brother in and raise him while being a full-time college student and starting safety at Clemson.
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LESSON 4 - BE BOLD AND BUILD!
30 SLIDES / 11 VIDEO CLIPS
PART 4 OF ‘BUILD YOUR HOUSE’ CHALLENGES ATHLETES TO GO FOR IT AND BUILD A MANSION.PART 4 DISCUSSES WHAT IT TAKES TO BE BOLD!
1. BOLD BUILDERS KNOW THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES.THEY MUST WORK ALONE AND WITHOUT A CROWD TO CHEER THEM ON.
2. BOLD BUILDERS HAVE WHAT IT TAKES ON THE INSIDE.FURNITURE IN THEIR HOUSE ARE THE INTANGIBLES: DISCIPLINE / GRIT / CHARACTER
3. BOLD BUILDERS ARE NOT DELUSIONAL ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES.THEY UNDERSTAND THEY CAN’T HAVE AN ELITE HOUSE W/O WORKING FOR IT.
4. BOLD BUILDERS DON’T LET JUST ANYONE IN.THEY PROTECT WHAT THEY HAVE BUILT.
