Seven Point Creed

Earlier this month, John Wooden, arguably the most successful basketball coach in NCAA history, passed away. As Coach Wooden was laid to rest I reflected on some of his greatest accomplishments, including an unprecedented and never duplicated 10 NCAA titles in a 12 year period. More importantly, I reflected on his role as a teacher, motivator, and master of success principles. More important than those 10 championships were the hundreds of players and hundreds of thousands of fans whose lives were changed through his words.

I am one of those. When I was a young man my father gave me a copy of Wooden’s book entitled “They Call Me Coach.” This book introduced me, for the first time, to Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and his Seven Point Creed. Each of these philosophies has had a positive impact on my life. As you can see below, the Seven Point Creed doesn’t even mention the sport of basketball and can be applied to any part of our lives, including our network marketing business:

• Be true to yourself
• Make each day your masterpiece
• Help others
• Drink deeply from good books
• Make friendship a fine art
• Build a shelter against a rainy day
• Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day

A few years after reading the book my father gave me, I had the privilege of meeting Coach Wooden when he was in attendance at a local college basketball game. There I was, face to face with the man whose words had become a big part of my own personal philosophies, an encounter that, to this day, ranks as one the top moments in my life. It was more than an opportunity to meet someone famous. Instead, it was the rare opportunity to connect with a mentor and the source of great philosophical advice – advice that would have made no difference in my life had I chosen to ignore it or not effectively incorporate it into my actions.

I encourage each of you to make of yourselves the best person that you can by striving every day to do your best and to live by a creed of your own. If you don’t have one, borrow the things Coach Wooden shared with the rest of the world. I did, and it has never guided me wrong.

Curtis Call
Chief Executive Officer