It has been a few years since I ran across this Pyramid, but it is a perfect model to follow in building this or any other endeavor in life. Coach wooden taught his players skills on the basketball court and off. He never told the team "Let's go Win this Game." He always told them to go out there and do their best. He said that if each one did their best, then it was a successful game. He is widely acknowledged as the best basketball coach ever, and I would say the best coach ever, period.
Basically, here's how it works. Each level of the pyramid is dependent upon the level beneath it for support. So you need to develop and focus on the skills from the bottom level of the pyramid up. I will take more time with each one in subsequent blogs; but here's the list in order. Note that the skills and competitiveness are at the top. Taking control of ourselves is first.
1. Industriousness
2. Friendship
3. Loyalty
4. Cooperation
5. Enthusiasm
6. Self-Control
7. Alertness
8. Initiative
9. Intentness
10. Condition
11. Skill
12. Team Spirit
13. Poise
14. Confidence
15. Competitive
