A sample of one of my newest presentations.

2. Mark Adams A man defined by his actions and his goals!

3. Mark’s Professional Goal Was To Someday Be a Head College Basketball Coach He reached that goal at age 25 when he led Rocky Mountain College to their first ever National Tournament berth and then led Western Oregon to a Top 25 National Ranking.

4. Mark’s Next Goal, Rebuild a NCAA D-I Program from the Ground Up. He reached that goal in 1996 when he led Central Connecticut to their most successful D-I season ever. His new boss fired him for his efforts. Stuff happens!

5. Mark’s Next Goal, Try Something Different. He pursued a new career in sales and grew that company from $48M to $96M in 5 years.

6. Mark’s Next Goal, Become a National College Basketball Analyst on ESPN. Mark appeared on 35 ESPN national broadcasts last season and also appeared in studio for the NCAA Final 4 Show on ESPN!

7. Mark’s Next Goal? To Exceed Your Expectations. You decide if he reaches that goal! Please Welcome Mark Adams!

9. Step 1: KEEP IT SIMPLE! How do the Amish Raise a Barn in 9 Hours?

10. KEEP IT SIMPLE!

11. KEEP IT SIMPLE! They Ask for Help and Surround Each Other with the Right Teammates. Un Leita!

12. Human Resources Define Specific Roles and Responsibilities KEEP IT SIMPLE! Accounting Sales CEO Truck Drivers Marketing CFO Customer Service Warehouse Team Slacker

13. Develop Timelines, Goals and Hold Yourself and Your Team Accountable KEEP IT SIMPLE!

14. Have Faith and Execute the Plan! KEEP IT SIMPLE!

15. Finish What You Start and CELEBRATE Your Successes TOGETHER AS A TEAM ! KEEP IT SIMPLE!

18. White Water Advice… “ If you fall overboard you must be an active participant in your own rescue!”

20. My Career Best Effort Strategy- Professional I make 5 calls or e-mails/day to generate new business! (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) I read three articles/week for professional growth! (1) (2) (3) I send 10 personal notes/week! (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) I prepare presentations and game notes 2 days in advance! (1) (2) (3) (4) (THIS IS THE ONE THAT MADE MY ESPN CAREER)

21. My Career Best Effort Strategy- Personal I tell my wife I love her and how attractive she is at least 2X/day = 14X/wk! (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) Judy and I go out on a date together 1X each month! Date Time and Place:______________________________ I tell my sons I love them and am proud of them at least 1X/day! 7X/wk! (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) I spend a minimum of one hour/wk alone with each son! Patrick ( ) Jimmy ( ) Robby ( ) I exercise 3X/wk for minimum of 30minutes! (1) (2) (3)

22. Step 2: Be Clear About Your Expectations! During WWII General Dwight D. Eisenhower was contacted by General George Marshall. Eisenhower was informed that he would take over the command of the allied forces in London in WWII. His orders were clear: 1. Proceed to London 2. Invade Europe 3. Defeat the Germans CLEAR, ATTAINABLE, DECISIVE, & SPECIFIC!

26. Be Clear About Your Expectations My Expectations of Myself… “ I expect to experience joy whenever I create value for people that I love and care about.”

27. Before We Get to Step #3… A Quick Test

28. A Quick Test… (Please check only one statement) ___ Coaches should primarily help you to work on and improve on your weaknesses. ___ Coaches should primarily help you to work on and improve on your strengths. ___ Coaches should help you to maintain your strengths while improving on your weaknesses.

29. A Quick Test… (Which statement do you AGREE with the most?) ___ I believe that I can grow the most in my weakest areas. ___ I believe that I can grow the most in my strongest areas.

32. Recruit the Best from Top to Bottom! Confidence + Talent EQUALS PAUL POTS

33. Recruit the Best from Top to Bottom! How do I ‘mine’ for talent? Give me two or three great interview questions that will allow you to best mine for talent.

38. PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS! What are my talents that best position me for success? Maximizer : I focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal growth and group excellence. I seek to transform something strong into something superb. Arranger : I organize but am flexible. I try to figure out how all of the people and resources can be best used for team success. Activator : I make things happen by prioritizing. I am impatient and my strength is putting thoughts into action.

39. PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS! Maximizer: Transforms something strong into something that is superb! The Tony Dungy Story…

42. Are we business managers or are we ‘real’ coaches? Managers/Directors: Look Inward. (day to day tasks) CEO’s: Look Outward. (the vision thing) Real Coaches: Do Both!

45. There are no magic formulas!

46. Turning it Around During Challenging Times… Matt Stevens Matt, a senior, had been on the St. Laurence CYO team for a year. Matt shoots free throws every practice, though, making about half. Before a charity tourney this past February, His brother, Joe asked the other teams if Matt could shoot all of St. Laurence's free throws. Amazingly, they agreed. So did the refs. A blind kid was going to be his team's designated shooter. Hey, it's still better than Shaq.