A JOHN MAXWELL LEADERSHIP CONCEPT
BY
HARRY MAHOOD

“Dedicated to the players, coaches, fans and supporters of the
2001-02 Phoenix Polar Bears”


“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up” Thomas Edison


There is no doubt in my mind that there are many ways to be a winner, but there is really only one way to be a loser and that is to fail and not look beyond the failure.
April 16 2002 will live with me and the 2001-02 Phoenix Polar Bears Tier 2 Junior Team for the rest of our lives.
On August 16 2001 a special group of players, coaches and supporters began a journey to capture a league championship and a national championship. It began with an “ALL BUSINESS” player meeting August 16, 2001.

The coaching staff presented a plan in great detail. The plan described the goals and expectations of the upcoming season. The players would be required to lay down all personal goals for the accomplishment of a special collective reward. In our meeting we talked about character, dedication, sacrifice, courage, challenging each other, leadership, preparation, fitness, respect, not accepting failure, raising our standards, leaving comfort zones, playing with pain, managing school, managing........ More