
"There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning." THE PYRAMID OF SUCCSES. The pyramid if success is that in order in success you need to read the pyramid. “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail,” was one of John Wooden’s favorite maxims. He employed it for his teams as well as in his personal life, stressing to them the importance of preparing properly in order maintain the balance necessary for true success and fulfillment. “The most important word in our language is ‘love’ and the second most important word is ‘balance,’” he was fond of saying. In order to execute properly and keep balance in his life between his job and his family, Coach Wooden was an expert in time management. This required very careful planning , indeed. Coach did not equate industriousness to three- or four-hour practices every day with his team simply to put in the extra hours, nor did he think it necessary to work six days a week ...