Systematic Wealth

Kareem Learns from Adversity

Henry — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:08:22 +0000

After the 1966-67 college basketball season, the rules committee outlawed the dunk. John Wooden, then coach of UCLA supported it because he didn’t think that shot was good for the game. However, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar disagreed. He thought the rule change was aimed directly at him. Kareem would no longer able to stuff the ball without being [...]

John Wooden on Failure

Henry — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:01:51 +0000

You can make mistakes, but you aren’t a failure until you start blaming others for those mistakes. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

John Wooden on Success

Henry — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:06 +0000

Only one person on earth knows if you made your best effort: not your coach, not your employer, not your husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, brother or sister. The only person who knows is you. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

John Wooden on Preparation

Henry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:58:41 +0000

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. If you prepare properly, you may be outscored but you will never lose.. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

John Wooden on Failure

Henry — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:58:14 +0000

I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures. We may not have won a championship every year. We may have lost games. But we had no failures. You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I [...]

“Papa, how much longer are you going to live?”

Henry — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:26 +0000

My great-granddaughter, Cori, asked me the other day,”Papa, how much longer are you going to live?” I had to chuckle because when you’re my age, people tend to be a little more diplomatic with questions like that. “Cori, dear,” I said, “why do you ask me that?” “Because I will be able to drive a [...]

Autistic Girl Reveals SHOCKING Facts We Don’t Know About Autistic Children! And she did it in extremely coherent English language. Everyone should watch this. Unbelievable…

Henry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:56:26 +0000

“Dear Santa, I Want My Dad Home From Iraq” says Little Girl

Henry — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:19:56 +0000

The Mexican Fisherman and The American Businessman

Henry — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:26:45 +0000

credit An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked. [...]

Review Of “Not The Last Goodbye” by David Servan-Schreiber (Amazon)

Henry — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:38:48 +0000

credit I bought the book “Not The Last Goodbye” after seeing a friend’s facebook post with a link to an article on Guardian on David. The article was titled “David Servan-Schreiber: ‘He was not afraid of death‘”. Something about the title intrigued me. I have always been interested to read about people who confronts cancer [...]