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It’sNeverTooLatetoChange
Ageisnocriterionwhenitcomestochangingyourlife.
Infact, itmightbejusttheopposite.
Theolderweget, themorewemustchange.
Changeiswhatkeepsusfreshandinnovative.
Changeiswhatkeepsusfromgettingstaleandstuckinarut.
Changeiswhatkeepsusyoung.
Thisisnoteasy.
Whenweareyoungit'seasytochangeandexperimentwithdifferentthings.
Theolderwegetthemoresetinourwayswebecome.
We'vefoundoutwhatourcomfortlevelis, andweallwanttostayinit.
Wedon'twanttoberisktakersanymore, becauseriskfrightensus,
andsimplynotchangingseemssoeasy.
Wemustfightthroughthis.
Wemustlookfearstraightintheeyeandtakeiton.
Wemusttellourselvesthatwehavetoomuchtalent, toomuchwisdom,
toomuchvaluenottochange.
IbelievethatJim, whoisonmystaff,
isoneofthebestassistantcoachesinthecountry.
ButIalmostdidn'thirehimthreeyearsago
becauseIthoughtthatpsychologicallyhewastoo "old,"
thathehadlostthedriveandpassionthatanassistantcoachneeds.
Threeyearsagohewasforty, andIthought
hemighthavespenttoomanySaturdayafternoonsatthecountryclub,
thathewasn'tgoingtogetinthetrenchesanymore,
liketheyoungerassistantcoachesdo.
ButJimtoldmethathecouldn'twaittogetdowninthetrenchesagain.
SoIhiredhim, andhe'sbeenanintegralpartofoursuccess.
Thereisaconventionalwisdomincoachingthatonceyou'vebeenaheadcoach
youcan'tenthusiasticallygobacktobeinganassistantagain
andstillhavethesamepassionasbefore.
Jimdidn'tbuyintothat.
Hedidn'tlethis "oldage" getinhisway.
Hewasreadywhenopportunitycamecalling.
Hereestablishedaworkethicsecondtononewiththeeagernessofapersonrightoutofcollege.
AndI'mthankfulforwhathedid,
becauseheplayedsuchanessentialroleinourchampionshipseason.
Thisiswhatweallmustdo.
Wemustrealizethatit'snevertoolatetobeginmakingchanges
thatcantransformourlife.