{"id":5057,"date":"2012-03-20T20:49:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T01:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=5057"},"modified":"2012-03-20T20:49:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T01:49:42","slug":"book-review-the-messiah-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=5057","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Messiah Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5058\" title=\"5189ZzxUWRL._SL500_AA300_\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/5189ZzxUWRL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/5189ZzxUWRL._SL500_AA300_.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/5189ZzxUWRL._SL500_AA300_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the recommendation of our soccer coach at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncchristian.org\" target=\"_blank\">North Cobb Christian School<\/a>, I picked up a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Messiah-Method-ebook\/dp\/B006GIHUEO\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1332294156&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Messiah Method<\/em><\/a> to read.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.messiah.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Messiah College<\/a> is located in Pennsylvania and is well-known for a strong commitment to Christian education and an outstanding soccer program. Due to the extreme success of the soccer program, one of their faculty, Michael Zigarelli decided to do some research to see why their program has done so well.\u00a0 After extensive interviews and very thorough discussion, he centered the book around seven main disciplines.\u00a0 These don&#8217;t just work in soccer, Zigarelli proposes that they should work in any organization that desires to be successful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Discipline 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Pursue a Higher Purpose Than Winning<br \/>\n<em>Success Begins by Redefining It<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Discipline 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Be Intentional About Everything<br \/>\n<em>There\u2019s More Under Your Control Than You Realize<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Discipline 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Recruit the \u201cBoth-And\u201d Players<br \/>\n<em>Why Talent Is Not Enough <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Discipline 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Cultivate Team Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>How Close Relationships Create a Competitive Advantage<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Discipline 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Link Training to the Match<br \/>\n<em>What Everyone Knows but Few Can Do<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Discipline 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Choreograph Game Day<br \/>\n<em>Readiness by Design<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Discipline 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Play to a Standard<br \/>\n<em>The Secret to Sustaining Success<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">I highlighted several thoughts while reading.\u00a0 I&#8217;d really encourage you to pick up this book and add it to your repertoire of excellent leadership resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My basic research question has been how do they do it? What\u2019s the process these teams have followed to achieve excellence and to sustain it year after year? And how can we do the same with our own teams, in and out of sports?<\/li>\n<li>The longer you are in this program, the more you\u2019ll understand it\u2019s really not about soccer. Dave Brandt Men\u2019s Coach, 1997-2008<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe winning isn\u2019t what happens on the field. Ninety-five percent of it is what happens before we ever get to the field.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u2018the only thing worse than running is not having something to run for.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Be Intentional About Everything<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf you don\u2019t like what\u2019s happening on your team, it\u2019s your fault.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m not looking for the best players. I\u2019m looking for the right players.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cteam chemistry isn\u2019t something that we just hope for,\u201d says Coach McCarty. \u201cIt\u2019s something that we work really hard at. It\u2019s not easy, it\u2019s not simple, and it doesn\u2019t just happen.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlaying to a standard is a higher calling than winning. The problem with making winning the highest calling is this: After you win, the question becomes where do we go from here?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201c\u2018The best place to play\u2019 means you love the guys you\u2019re playing with. It means you develop deep relationships that go well beyond soccer.<\/li>\n<li>Sportsmanship should never be sacrificed for the cause of winning a game\u2014 even if it\u2019s a championship.<\/li>\n<li>As you go through the program, you begin to enjoy other people\u2019s successes more than your own.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChristians on the athletic field are often viewed as soft. We don\u2019t treat our task that way. Jesus didn\u2019t just go around hugging school children. He was also on a mission.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Intentionality may be the biggest part of our success.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf you want to know why your life is the way it is today, look at what you did yesterday. If you want to know what your life will be like tomorrow, look at what you are doing today.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>There are no unimportant details. We do things a certain way for a reason. Little things make big things happen.<\/li>\n<li>They cultivate chemistry by design.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConfronting the human tendency to be comfortably mediocre is exhausting. It\u2019s a battle in leadership.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Messiah College is a \u201cboth-and\u201d place. While elevating faith to a paramount ideal, it does the same with intellect. While affirming the value of discipline, it affirms the value of imagination. While seeking harmony among people, it respects and even celebrates difference. While maintaining that absolute truth exists and is knowable, it also allows students to think broadly for themselves to pursue it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>A fiercely competitive spirit AND selfless love<\/li>\n<li>The hardest working team AND the most technical team<\/li>\n<li>Champions heart AND humble spirit<\/li>\n<li>Driven individuals AND selfless teammates<\/li>\n<li>Dare greatly AND the courage to fail<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the necessary changes and move on.<\/li>\n<li>Whoever said Christians can\u2019t be competitive?<\/li>\n<li>The cultural norm is to do your best for the team, so there\u2019s a stigma associated with not aspiring to the standard.<\/li>\n<li>Teammates are to say nothing and do nothing that undermines one another, and on the receiving end, they\u2019re not to interpret comments or actions as personal attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Do your best at everything, but be great at something that matters to this team. Model it for your teammates. Raise the bar for everyone. Take on a role. Be a standard-bearer.<\/li>\n<li>Leadership is not a title but an attitude. Dave Brandt<\/li>\n<li>There is nothing more important than organizational culture. And it is 100 percent under your control.<\/li>\n<li>Team agreements are things that the players must do. It\u2019s not a choice. We agree it\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen.<\/li>\n<li>Great leaders must be great teachers. Otherwise, few are influenced. Few follow.<\/li>\n<li>Practice harder than you play.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe separate act from feel.\u201d Distinguish these two things. Set them apart, one from another. Do what you\u2019re supposed to do regardless of what you want to do.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDoing it when it doesn\u2019t matter carries over to the times when it does.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf there\u2019s no melody in your head, then it\u2019s possible your leadership lacks vision. If there once was a melody but you\u2019ve forgotten about it, I encourage you to reinvest in that idealism.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Aristotle: \u201cWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re going to label something \u201cChristian,\u201d then you\u2019ve got to do it with excellence. Or don\u2019t do it at all.<\/li>\n<li>Measurement matters. You can\u2019t manage what you don\u2019t measure. Always do a postmortem. Don\u2019t trust your gut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the recommendation of our soccer coach at North Cobb Christian School, I picked up a copy of The Messiah Method to read.\u00a0 Messiah College is located in Pennsylvania and is well-known for a strong commitment to Christian education and an outstanding soccer program. 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