COVEY: ALL THINGS CREATED TWICE

The following is a major concept from Stephen Covey that speaks toward the importance of having a vision -- an imagination -- the ability to see the invisible.  For a coach, it is critical in seeing the potential of a player, a team and a program.  Here is how Covey explains it:

All things are created twice.  All things.  vision is the first creation.  For a house it's called the blueprint.  For a life it's called a mission.  For a day it's called a goal and a plan.  For a parent it's called a belief in the unseen potential of a child.  For all, it is the mental creation which always precedes the physical, or second, creation.

Here are some more thoughts on vision:

“Determine that the thing can and shall be cone and then we shall find the way.”
-Abraham Lincoln

“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.”
-George Lucas

“Peak performers want more than merely to win the next game. They see all the way to the championship. They have a long-range goal that inspires commitment and action.”
-Charles A. Garfield