Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. Thomas Edison
Tis NCAA March Madness and since my once-beloved Hoosiers will most likely be One-N-Done come the weekend I thought I’d spend time writing a semi-relevant blog rather than wasting my time on the Indiana message boards.
Luke Harangody plays basketball for Notre Dame. He’s 6’8” and weights 250 lbs. He was named the Big East Conference Player of the Year. He’s a sophomore!
Luke grew up in Indiana. His brother played football for and graduated from Indiana University. Luke was not recruited by then-IU basketball coach Mike Davis. There are lots of theories on why the young man wasn’t recruited by IU but the most substantiated reason is he didn’t necessarily show himself to be a “big time player” while in high school. He didn’t show “up side”, an overused word to describe an athlete’s potential.
Mike Brey, Notre Dame’s basketball coach, obviously did see “up side”. Not only saw it but developed it. Mike Brey was recently named the Big East Conference Coach of the Year. For the second time. In two years.
Indiana University is now searching for their 3rd coach in the past three years. Hopefully they’re looking for one with “up side”.
Every time Luke Harangody shows how much “up side” he has the Indiana faithful fill up their message boards with the same banter. “How could we not even recruit such a talent?”. I’m sure Mike Brey doesn’t read the IU message boards, but if he did he’d probably smile.
There’s a great story about when Luke arrived on the Notre Dame campus and got into some pick up games with the upperclassmen. He called his father and said, “Dad, these guys are so much better than me. I’ll never be anything more than a backup here.” He then went out and worked harder than anyone else. He then became the Big East POY, as a sophomore.
So? How often do you miss the Luke Harangody’s when recruiting people for your business? Maybe they don’t have “the resume” or “the rolodex” or “the experience”. All they have is smarts, dedication and work ethic. All they need is a chance and someone to develop them.
Just like Notre Dame can’t be good with all their players being Luke Harangody, a business can’t be good with all one type of worker. But having a few Luke’s around sure can be rewarding.
Tis NCAA March Madness and since my once-beloved Hoosiers will most likely be One-N-Done come the weekend I thought I’d spend time writing a semi-relevant blog rather than wasting my time on the Indiana message boards.
Luke Harangody plays basketball for Notre Dame. He’s 6’8” and weights 250 lbs. He was named the Big East Conference Player of the Year. He’s a sophomore!
Luke grew up in Indiana. His brother played football for and graduated from Indiana University. Luke was not recruited by then-IU basketball coach Mike Davis. There are lots of theories on why the young man wasn’t recruited by IU but the most substantiated reason is he didn’t necessarily show himself to be a “big time player” while in high school. He didn’t show “up side”, an overused word to describe an athlete’s potential.
Mike Brey, Notre Dame’s basketball coach, obviously did see “up side”. Not only saw it but developed it. Mike Brey was recently named the Big East Conference Coach of the Year. For the second time. In two years.
Indiana University is now searching for their 3rd coach in the past three years. Hopefully they’re looking for one with “up side”.
Every time Luke Harangody shows how much “up side” he has the Indiana faithful fill up their message boards with the same banter. “How could we not even recruit such a talent?”. I’m sure Mike Brey doesn’t read the IU message boards, but if he did he’d probably smile.
There’s a great story about when Luke arrived on the Notre Dame campus and got into some pick up games with the upperclassmen. He called his father and said, “Dad, these guys are so much better than me. I’ll never be anything more than a backup here.” He then went out and worked harder than anyone else. He then became the Big East POY, as a sophomore.
So? How often do you miss the Luke Harangody’s when recruiting people for your business? Maybe they don’t have “the resume” or “the rolodex” or “the experience”. All they have is smarts, dedication and work ethic. All they need is a chance and someone to develop them.
Just like Notre Dame can’t be good with all their players being Luke Harangody, a business can’t be good with all one type of worker. But having a few Luke’s around sure can be rewarding.
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