A celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor
At 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. Choice Not Chancehighlights 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."
The CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about "CNC."
McCallie 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.
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Choose to be a champion.
Throughout her pioneering career in college basketball, Coach Joanne P. McCallie has followed a simple philosophy: Choice, not chance, determines destiny. Choose to become a champion in life. 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.
Now you can apply this tested approach to your work and life challenges with Choice Not Chance. 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.
In Choice Not Chance, 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:
Joanne 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 Choice Not Chance.
JOANNE P. MCCALLIE 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. McCallie 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, McCallie has led her teams to nineteen conference titles, three NCAA Final Fours, and three NCAA National Championship Games.
ROB RAINS is the author of twenty-eight nonfiction books including autobiographies of Ozzie Smith and Jack Buck. He is currently sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University.
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