Self-help considerably littered with biblical scriptural references, but the proof is in the pudding: Wooden was the most successful NCAA coach. His work ethic and principles are worthy of admiration and emulation. If the win doesn’t determine Sam’s choice to stay, it confirms its wisdom. As the episode opens, he’s still weighing whether or not to take Edwin Akufo — whose helicopter remains planted in the Greyhounds’ practice field — up on his offer. But his heart says to stay, and so do all the signs that he’s making a difference in his new home. “I’m staying because it’s what’s best for me and my personal journey,” Sam tells Rebecca (even if he’s looking at Ted). But their story doesn’t feel over, either. Poor Communication Kills: Ted refuses to confront Nate about violating his trust, hoping that Nate will just apologize on his own. When he finally does confront Nate, Ted is completely apologetic about Nate's misplaced feelings of resentment, despite having ample opportunity to call out Nate on his bullshit. Thanks to this, he unintentionally validates Nate and sends him on his Start of Darkness. O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Beard is uncharacteristically brusque with Nate (not simply laconic, but curt) and asks him about the paper in a tone that makes it clear he knows it was Nate who sold Ted out.

Not enough Higgins here, necessarily, but I liked how it took him a few tries to get in sync with Keeley as he works to give her advice. It’s actually really hard to put yourself into someone else’s shoes, and there was a nice rhythm to her efforts to articulate her anxiety and his adjustments therein. Peace before success: 2:29:00 - "I was at peace with myself before we ever won a national championship. I didn't feel more at peace with myself or more successful as we started to win more championships. The people I appreciate the most are the ones who say, 'Johnny hasn't changed; he was the same after he won his trophies as before.'"

Condition

Condition — Condition has three legs — mental, moral, and physical condition. I talk about this more in my discussions on Building Resiliency. Friendship — Two aspects of friendship are respect and camaraderie. Friendship is about building a community around you. A sense of belonging is needed for all humans to feel fulfilled. Treat people with respect and constantly look for the good in others. I Take Offense to That Last One: After Akufo insults his nationality and ethnicity, it's being called "medium talent" that Sam objects to. Competitive Greatness — At the top of the pyramid is competitive greatness. Competitive greatness is having a real love for the hard battle, knowing it offers the opportunity to be at your best when your best is required. Keep giving your best and inspire your team to greatness.

Before discontinuing the explanation, I should like to call attention to the top of the structure. The apex is success and it must be remembered that it is success according to my definition. The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires Lasso hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, Rupert, her unfaithful ex-husband. The previous season saw Rebecca change her mind on the club's direction and working Ted in saving it, although the club is relegated from the Premier League. In the episode, AFC Richmond faces Brentford F.C. in an effort to secure an immediate return to the Premier League. Another key analogy here is the number of small steps it takes (as well as the persistence) to climb a mountain. This might be similar to all the small metaphorical steps you’d take to achieve any other difficult and multi-faceted endeavor in your life. Why do anything at all? 2:37:17 - "Championships were never the cake; they were the icing. Doing our best was the cake. With talent we might get to the top, and be esteemed in the world's eyes, but it takes character to stay there. It's true: if we operate with a selfish personal ambition that it's all about us, we might get to the top of the heap, but we will never reach the pinnacle of the pyramid."The above success metaphors, similes, and idioms are surely not the only ones out there. But they’re a good entry point for thinking about different ways you can use figurative language to refer to the concept of being successful.

Skill — Skill is at the center of the pyramid. At its essence, skill means knowing your job and mastering the details. In this article, we’ll break down Coach John Wooden’s pyramid of success in detail, before showing you exactly how you can apply its wisdom to your life. Who is John Wooden? (Bettmann / Contributor / Getty) John Wooden is, of course, one of the most successful coaches of all time, as measured by winning percentages or other similar statistics. But, his own definition of success is "peace of mind" that comes from knowing that you did your very best. His Pyramid of Success is a diagram showing important personal qualities (industriousness, initiative, team spirit, integrity, faith) that he believes help one to attain success. Any structure must be built on a solid foundation and the cornerstones of the foundation are the most significant part of it. You will note that the cornerstones of this structure are industriousness and enthusiasm. The Reveal: Turns out Rupert giving Rebecca Bex's shares of AFC Richmond wasn't for altruistic reasons. He was planning on buying West Ham United and needed to get rid of the shares so he wouldn't be in violation of the Premier League's rules that prohibit owning multiple clubs.

Self-Control

I was at peace with myself before we ever won a national championship. I didn't feel more at peace with myself or more successful as we started to win more championships. The people I appreciate the most are the ones who say, 'Johnny hasn't changed; he was the same after he won his trophies as before.'" Similarly, if someone has had several wins in a row you might say they’re riding a wave or even being ‘carried on a wave of success’. 12. To Bear Fruit I just started this today, and it is hella disorienting. Leaving a fraction of this foreword by the Admiral as a note to my future self as much as anyone else reading this:

One thing the season never really had a clear grasp on is the state of Ted and Rebecca’s friendship: they rarely interacted alone, and despite the fact she was one of the only people who knows about Ted’s anxiety she still only texts him when the story breaks even after their big emotional moment last week? It just doesn’t add up. I once heard team spirit as a willingness to lose oneself in the group for the good of the group.... Willingness is more like, 'I will if I have to'. Eagerness communicates in the attitude of 'I'll be willing to sacrifice personal accomplishments for the good of the team'." So he stopped using willingness and used eagerness instead. Regardless, it’s nice to have any suspense that Toheeb Jimoh might be moving on resolved. He’s been a highlight of this season. Also a highlight: Sam Richardson’s Akfuo. His meltdown at Sam’s decision is the perfect punchline for a character who seemed too good to be true and, in fact, was. Sam doesn’t even get a good-bye handshake by proxy. He gets a fake-out. Nowadays many young people have never experienced fight - they have never worked hard enough to even get their second wind. One Dialogue, Two Conversations: As Ted and Rebecca are in her office, Sam walks in and tells Ted that his decision to stay in Richmond was not because of his (Sam's) feelings for Ted, but that it's for his own personal journey. After Sam leaves, both Ted and Rebecca agree that Sam was talking to Rebecca through Ted.

Confidence

Nate's excuse for lashing out at Ted and the team throughout the season turns out to be that he felt Ted had been ignoring him, despite Ted having clearly been dealing with significant issues both personally and due to the team's poor performance. All Take and No Give: Nate wanted all of the credit for the 'false nine' tactic after he suggested it before the match. But when it looks like the idea is not working when Richmond are 2-0 down at half time, he suddenly refuses to take responsibility for the idea and gets angry when Ted refers to it as "Nate's false nine". Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: Subverted. Nate claims this is the reason for his recent behavior, but the examples he gives are mostly a combination of Self-Serving Memory and Ted being Innocently Insensitive. When Ted apologizes for making Nate feel bad and Nate doesn't accept it, it's clear Nate is just trying to justify his behavior rather than having been genuinely wronged.