{"product_id":"choice-not-chance-isbn-9781118087114","title":"Choice Not Chance","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s Men Basketball Coach\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. \u003ci\u003eChoice Not Chance\u003c\/i\u003ehighlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor, such as \"Going against the grain,\" \"Never become satisfied,\" and \"Enjoy the prospect of getting better daily.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about \"CNC.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoanne P. McCallie is head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team and was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2010\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMcCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner coach of the year accolades in four different leagues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA native of Brunswick, Maine, McCallie owns a career mark of 431-174 and is entering her 20th year as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State and Duke; as a coach and player, she has led her teams to 15 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four appearances and three NCAA Championship game appearances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDuring the 2004-05 season at Michigan State, she won the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship en route to a National Championship game appearance. For her efforts she was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMcCallie has taught her teams to play with passion and fight hard for recognition, and her teams have achieved remarkable success. Apply her wisdom to your teams, your employees, and your own life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eMike Krzyzewski\u003c\/i\u003e xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Be Ready for Change and Adventure 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunity Knocks 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy First Meeting with Coach K 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Creating “Choice Not Chance” 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Are All Products of the Choices We Make 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Underdog, Fighter Mentality 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Navy Brat Grows Up 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWherever They Live, Kids Need to Be Motivated 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole Models Help Me Develop My Skills 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraduation Approaches 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Nobody Likes Whiners 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArriving at Northwestern and Fighting for Playing Time 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Coaching Change 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy First (Bittersweet) Taste of the NCAA Tournament 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Money Alone Won’t Make You Happy 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Am I Going to Do with My Life? 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing a Passion: My Return to Basketball 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Never Be Afraid to Try Something and Make a Mistake 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking a Commitment and Sticking with It 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings Begin to Make Sense 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Nearly Fatal Mistake 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Seek Out Mentors: There Is No Substitute for Experience 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy the Scoreboard Is Irrelevant: Play the Game to Attack and Compete 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning from Failure 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeek Out the Wisdom of Others 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Not All of Your Players (or Employees)Will Get Along with Each Other 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Other Side of Success 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Balance, Restoring Energy 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpectations for the Future 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Life Is More than the Game 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAway from the Court, My Priorities Change 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam in Transition 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Developments on the Court and in My Life 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Set High Team Goals While Motivating on an Individual Level: No Two Players (Just Like No Two Employees)Are Exactly Alike 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArriving at Michigan State 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from Tom Izzo and Lonny Rosen 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivating a New Team 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Conflict 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Everybody Has to Be Challenged to See How Good They Can Become 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges and Progress at Michigan State 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlways Measure Your Accomplishments 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Step Back and Reassess Your Priorities 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can We Improve? What Can We Do Better? 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefusing to Give Up, No Matter the Opponent 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 A Message from Coach Smith and Coach Wooden 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinning Isn’t Always about Who Has the Best or Most Talented Players 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing Close Creates Added Motivation 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Coach K Teaches, “Do What You Came Here to Do” 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Another Challenge 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting to Work at Duke 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoach K Gives Me the Message I Need When I Need It 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy First Big Win at Duke 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition at Work and at Home 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 You Have to Seek Out the Changes—and See How You Need to React to Them—to Make the Team (and Your World) Better 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Recruiting Is a True Test of Will,Discipline, Character, and Evaluation Ability 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Right Group of Players 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Competitive Cauldron 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversity of Maine and Michigan State University 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuke University 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e \t \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOANNE P. M\u003csup\u003e\u003csmall\u003eC\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eCALLIE\u003c\/b\u003e is Head Coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team. The ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 and AP National Coach of the Year in 2005, she's in her fifth season at the helm of the Blue Devils' program. M\u003csup\u003ec\u003c\/sup\u003eCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner \"coach of the year\" accolades in four different leagues. She has accumulated more than 450 wins as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke. As a coach and player, M\u003csup\u003ec\u003c\/sup\u003eCallie has led her teams to nineteen conference titles, three NCAA Final Fours, and three NCAA National Championship Games. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROB RAINS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-eight nonfiction books including autobiographies of Ozzie Smith and Jack Buck. He is currently sports editor of the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Globe-Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e, an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout her pioneering career in college basketball, Coach Joanne P. McCallie has followed a simple philosophy: \u003ci\u003eChoice, not chance, determines destiny. Choose to become a champion in life.\u003c\/i\u003e From her first head coaching position at age 26 to her current role as head coach for the Duke Blue Devils, McCallie has enjoyed sharing these principles with her winning teams and the youth in the communities where she and her family have lived.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow you can apply this tested approach to your work and life challenges with \u003ci\u003eChoice Not Chance\u003c\/i\u003e. Going beyond McCallie's highlights and victories, this book reveals the daily work her leadership demands, including the sacrifices, setbacks, loneliness, and joys she experienced as she persevered in developing her beliefs. It also includes how she drew strength from other leaders, including Joe Ciampi, Tom Izzo, legendary Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, and, briefly but poignantly, iconic women's basketball coach for NC State, Kay Yow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChoice Not Chance\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find universal, no-nonsense lessons for anyone who wants to be the best and inspire those around them. You'll learn to build stronger teamwork, make better and more effective decisions, and foster competition as you discover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThink reasonably and make decisions based on reason over emotion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIgnore the \"scoreboard\" and focus on what's important to be a process-driven thinker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttract the right people to work in your organization by virtue of your principles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead under any circumstances\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate a competitive cauldron and love what competition teaches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoanne P. McCallie's career highlights how deter-mination, hard work, and living passionately can energize us to go beyond our limits and achieve our dreams. Let her wisdom inspire you to pursue your highest goals in business and life, and make your success a matter of \u003ci\u003eChoice Not Chance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoose to be a champion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout her pioneering career in college basketball, Coach Joanne P. M\u003csup\u003ec\u003c\/sup\u003eCallie has followed a simple philosophy: \u003ci\u003eChoice, not chance, determines destiny\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eChoose to become a champion in life\u003c\/i\u003e. From her first head coaching position at age 26 to her current role as head coach for the Duke Blue Devils, M\u003csup\u003ec\u003c\/sup\u003eCallie has enjoyed sharing these principles with her winning teams and the youth in the communities where she and her family have lived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow you can apply this tested approach to your work and life challenges with \u003ci\u003eChoice Not Chance\u003c\/i\u003e. 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