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George Raveling

About George Raveling

Father, husband, Coach, and a mentor to many. Formerly the Head Coach at Washington State, Iowa, and USC. A renowned speaker and a former member of the National Speakers Association, George has spoken before Congress. Currently serves as the Director of International Basketball for Nike. George’s hobbies are collecting books and friends.
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Life Lessons

Life Lessons – Week of June 17

  • What can be more noble than being a positive difference in the lives of others
  • Before I die I want to positively influence the lives of at least a thousand people.
  • Why are CEO’s judged by the size of their pay check, and others in the company are not?
  • When a player does not give their absolute best during practice, everyone loses.
  • Beware: Coaches should never believe they are the SMARTEST person at practice!
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Life Lessons – Week of June 3

  • The World lies before us… How will I live it, what will I contribute to it, when will I contribute, will my contributions be negative or positive, how do I wish to leave the World, what will they say about my existence to the World.
  • Some things happen faster than we want them, somethings happen slower than we want them to.
  • It’s a wise person who attempts to make themselves into an “expert” in some phase of life.
  • The two greatest social forces that drive our present lifestyle are technology and globalization.
  • Practice is a place players gather to get better.
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Life Lessons – Week of May 13

  • You have the power to change the World all it takes is an original idea
  • The future is not a place you go, it’s a place you create
  • “Protect their right to be children” — the fundamental response of parents, coaches influence have relative to the children for whom they provide guidance.
  • You are right, until you are wrong
  • Everything we do matters, because the effects of our actions reach far beyond ourselves
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Life Lessons

Life Lessons – Week of May 6

  • Coaches should be far more aware of their ratio of “Negative Feedback” vs “Positive Feedback”
  • There is no bigger ‘turnoff’ than those persons who the only time you hear from them is when they need something
  • Fifty percent of the people asking for help, never follow up with a “Thank You”
  • Your trust in someone else, is your gift to them
  • A coach’s job is to change the hearts, minds & actions of those he leads in a positive manner
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Life Lessons

Life Lessons – Week of April 29

  • When you interview for a job, the interview must be interactive–they question you—you question them—whoever asks the best questions wins
  • Most coaches have a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to assessment of a players talent level
  • Your job as a coach is to be certain, that your team gets better and more capable over the course of the season
  • Every coach should be intent on growing the capacity of the team. If you don’t grow capacity over time your time will always be average
  • Don’t get stuck coaching a team that cannot grow
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Life Lessons

Life Lessons – Week of April 22

  • Coaches spend too much time on the “How” of things and not enough on the “Why” of things
  • Every player is required to add value to his team
  • Each coach is responsible to take advantage of each players core strengths
  • It is the wise coach who puts each player in positions to do what he/she does best.
  • As a coach if you don’t let your team help make YOU better you shouldn’t be coaching.
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Life Lessons

Life Lessons – Week of April 15

  • Success leaves clues…
  • Spend more time working on your strengths than your weaknesses
  • It is the wise coach who puts each player in a position to do what he/she does best
  • The master coach creates enough latitude for his players to discover their own greatness
  • How many coaches are in constant search of ‘game changing’ ideas or opportunities?
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#AskRav

#AskRav Recap – April 2013

Thank you for your participation in another #AskRav Q/A on Twitter, it was a stimulating exercise that I look forward to doing more often! If you missed it please enjoy the tweets below. Also please continue to use hashtag #AskRav in your tweets and I’ll try to answer as many questions as possible!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Life Lessons – Week of April 8

  • The best advice we give should be to ourselves, not to others
  • Your trust in someone else is your gift to them
  • When our love for someone is not contingent on anything that they give or do, they can never give us reason to stop loving them.
  • One of the biggest challenges of our lives, is to remain mindful of who we are and what we are doing.
  • Change is the most enduring feature of our existence
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