Feels Like I'm Back In Psych Class

I got some questions about not using running
for "Behavior Modification" and "Aversion
Therapy" yesterday.

Kenny Sacht coaches hoops in the great frozen
Northwest and had the thrill this year of
watching his Boise State Bronco football team
make him very, very proud. With the Gators
pulling off the stunner in the national title game
too, he and I have had a lot to celebrate.

Kenny does use running to mold behavior with
his team, but does it in a way that works. Here's
what he told me:

I always tell my kids when I have them run for
behavior, it is not to punish them but to help
them remember to avoid the wrong behavior.
Just like I never spanked my kids to punish
them, but to help them remember what was
right.

Explaining this helps my players so much. I'm
always telling them "I'm doing this to help
remind you to make the cut, the pass, the pick,
the box-out..., etc."

And then they usually hear me ask "Am I
mad at you?" And their response is always
"NO". I really let them know that their
behavior or lack thereof never changes how
much I love and value them. That is a strange
concept to some kids, even here where life is
more simple and basic. If you do it though, you
can build great relationships with your kids.

I have found no way to get their attention
otherwise. I have found that if it hurts "real
good", that is when I start getting their
attention. And doing it my way seems to build
outstanding comraderie and chemistry.

Kenny, those are good ideas.

My big concern is with coaches who just blindly
have their players run, because it's traditional,
or as obvious punishment. I think that is counter-
productive.

Tomorrow courtesy of Coach Bill Brown I'll give
you some ideas how to take the team building
Kenny has been doing to another level.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another thing that will build team unity is
having a bunch of kids who can shoot lights out.
It's not a pipedream, but many coaches don't
have the time or the experience to teach
shooting, except in very general terms.

Tom Nordland has designed his Swish 2 DVD
specifically to teach coaches and parents how
to teach shooting, or to be a resource the player
could use to teach him or herself. And Tom has
hit his goal with nothing but net. In fact, many
coaches are calling it a masterpiece.

Get your hands on Swish 2 now at:

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Cruel And Unusual Punishment

What's a basketball coach to do?

To discipline his or her team, I mean.

Traditionally players have been made to run
laps, run stairs, run suicides. Run anything
that can be run for goofing off, not paying
attention, being late, missing free throws,
hot dogging, missing layups.

Whatever.

I've said before I think that's a mistake. Coach
Tim Kauppinen from Wisconsin agrees totally,
and now I find a letter from a basketball coach
who also coaches track with a good perspective
(and that not just because he agrees with me).
But you be the judge:

"Running for punishment??

I am also a track coach... why do you want to
take something that should be fun and
enjoyable and make it a punishment?? I just
shake my head when I hear of coaches using
running as a punishment for anything because
then what happens??

They associate running as something bad,
something miserable, something to be avoided.
I want my players to enjoy running.
Conditioning should be looked at equally as fun
as other drills. I want them to experience the
joy of running because they want to feel their
bodies working hard now, but also later in life.

Make them sit. Make them sweep the gym.
Make them do push-ups. Make them wear
a sign that says "I MISS LAYUPS" and have
them stand at a busy intersection. Make them
scrub the bathrooms. Make them write 'I WILL
NOT THROW BAD PASSES" a 1000 times...

But make running FUN!!!"

- Steve Tuson

I rest my case.

Shoot For The Stars,

P.S. When you get to where running and
conditioning are fun and produce a true sense
of pride and accomplishment transfer that
same attitude to your shooting and watch your
results skyrocket even more.

When you embrace a competitive spirit in one
part of your game it's going to make the rest of
your game that much better.

P.P.S. Can you imagine Michael Jordan griping
about having to run sprints, intervals, or steps.
No, I'm sure he would take each on as a
challenge just like he did with any other skill
and be determined to master it.

Coach Hal Wissel has taught thousands from the
NBA down to grade school how to master the
fundamentals of a practical, quick release,
repeatable, professional jumpshot.

Now through the magic of DVD's you can have
Coach Hal in the comfort of your living room or
home theater. Take what he teaches out to your
driveway or your favorite gym, put in the time
to become automatic with it, and you can become
the go-to guy and hero on your team.

Isn't that something you've dreamed of. Start
achieving that dream today at:

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Advanced Trash Talking

Little did I know yesterday there'd be an article
in the Gainesville Sun the next day on ...

You guessed it. Trash talking.

Seems I've tapped into some cosmic theme that's
in the air, so I'm going to run with it some more.

First of all most will agree it's not appropriate at
all for kids. It will be more of a temptation
around the time of middle school, and coaches
you need to have a plan for dealing with it.

Remember too for it to be effective talking trash
needs to become an art form and a skill, not a
crude bludgeoning. And it is absolutely not
baiting or taunting your opponent. That or
obscenities will (and should) get you a quick
technical.

In fact, official high school rules disapprove of
any form of speech or gesture which is
intended to embarrass, ridicule or demean
others.

And remember you don't have to do it. Star
shooter of the Florida Gators Lee Humphrey
doesn't. Humphrey is currently hitting about
70% from 3 point land in SEC play.

Humphrey says, 'If you talk trash, other people
talk trash back. If you don't, most won't
continue to.'

Even when he's on a hot streak like now other
players rarely try to intimidate or psych him
out.

If it's born out of the heat of competition
though, and respectful or humorous, many
coaches at the high school level and above
don't mind it. Florida's Coach Billy Donovan
says:

'Anytime you've got two people competing
against each other there's going to be a level
of jawing. And don't forget basketball is a
contact sport. I don't think it's anything
malicious about it.'

Senior forward Chris Richards agrees when
he says, 'I don't think it's anything personal
because once the game is over everyone is
cool and happy for each other. I think we
want to get in each other's head and try to
take each other out of our game. We just do
it out of competitiveness.'

And the good ones become adept at not
getting caught. They know how to pick their
spots.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. There are other ways to intimidate your
opponent and get into his head too.

Patrick Chylinski recommends you show your
offensive confidence as early in the game as
possible. Don't do something outside the flow
of your offense, but make it a point to show
your defender you're a force to be reckoned
with. He may still stop you at times, but he'll
know he's in for a fight. And if he's not up to
the task you're probably going to have a big
night.

That's just part of one idea. There are more
than 50 in Patrick's action-packed report on
"How To Be A Big-Time Scorer." Take
advantage of Patrick's knowledge and
experience today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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P.P.S. As always I don't mind you copying
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but please include each in it's entirety, and
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Trash Talking 101

They call me the bus driver because, son, I'm
gonna take you to school.

- cell phone commercial

Do you remember the commercial where the
uncool baller with an ugly headband is talking
trash while he dribbles at the top of the key
trying to take his buddy one-on-one?

He ends up opting for the long jumpshot, but still
his friend rejects the ball right back into his face.
The next day he shows up at work with what
looks like a broken nose, and it's all been caught
on a advertiser X's camera phone.

Like that guy we all instinctively know it's the
most insecure players who do the most talking.
Just like its the little dogs who do the most
barking. And just like Shakespeare said of Lady
Gertrude in 'Hamlet'. 'Methinks the lady doth
protest too much'.

So if you're talking trash constantly its probably
not going to work. It may even motivate your
opponent to play better and shut your mouth.
But if your coach let's you there's still a place for
a strategically placed barb or two in psyching out
your opponent. Larry Bird used to be the
absolute master of that, but the key is he knew
how to pick his spots.

He never did it to humiliate or taunt a fellow
player. He had too much respect for them to do
that. He just did it to plant that seed of doubt in
their mind. You don't have to showboat or show
off to do that. You can do it with a whisper if
you've got the goods.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach and former pro player Patrick
Chylinski shows you how to psych out your
opponent and let him know you are an
offensive threat to be reckoned with from the
tipoff in his action-packed e-report on 'How
To Average 20 Points A Game'

Get it now while your season is still in full swing
at:

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Be A Shooting Michelangelo

When an organization like your team is successful
it depends on two factors, experience and
innovation, and experience is gained in two ways:

1. Personally and
2. From other people's experiences

The latter is what you do when you study a
shooting DVD and put it into practice. It's just
plain smart.

Innovation though is different. Its a way of
thinking you can learn. Most people think
innovation is something that happens only on a
magical mystery tour. Like it's reserved for
artists, writers, inventors, etc. But that's just
not the right picture.

It can a systematic process of exploring
possibilities. I'm talking about a checklist, and
we all know what that is.

To be a innovator on the basketball court you
would start from a checklist of basic success
ideas, drills, moves, shots, and principles
you've learned. You want to review those on
a regular basis and practice them.

The creativity comes when you start
combining, rearranging, changing, and
otherwise morphing the parts you have.
You will then be making new connections in
your brain and keeping your practice and
play more fun and productive.

When you're shooting first learn the
fundamentals of the good shot, one that's
repeatible and reliable with your body
type. But then allow creativity to come
into play too. If not in the actual shot, at
least in terms of getting good looks at the
basket.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Tom Nordland understands how to make
shooting fun for you, and lethal for your
opponents.

Take charge of your shooting future today by
listening to the man who can teach you how to
teach yourself at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

I'm The Double Greatest

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew
I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't
tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the
greatest. I'm the double greatest.

- Muhammad Ali

Did you know a person has a better chance of
winning the lottery than making it to the NBA?

Each year the NBA holds its draft. There are
two rounds, and unless a team has traded
away one of its draft choices, each team gets
two draft picks. With 30 teams in the NBA,
only 60 players get drafted in a given year.

The 1987 NBA Draft included such stars as:
David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Horace
Grant, Reggie Miller, and Tyrone 'Mugsy'
Bogues.

'Mugsy' Bogues believed in himself and his
abilities. His dream was to play in the NBA.
But the odds of playing in the NBA were
astronomical for someone with his size. At
5 ft 3 in, Bogues stood a full 16 inches
shorter than the average player in the
league.

You can imagine how no one took his dream
seriously except Tyrone Bogues himself.
Here is what he had to say about playing in
the NBA:

'You've always got to stay true to beliefs.
I never accepted it when someone said I
couldn't do something. They don't know my
capabilities and potential. I let the criticism
go in one ear and out the other.

I just had to show it's possible a kid my size
can compete and be as successful as the
others on the floor. I didn't see myself failing.
I studied the game and became knowledgeable
of how to get across what I can do to others.

Hard work, the idea of always believing and
the willingness to survive has been a big part
of my having a 13-year career.'

In 2000 he had a 5 to 1 assist/turnover ratio,
first in the NBA. He also ranks as the Hornets'
all-time leader in assists & steals and 3rd in
points. And in 1990 he was named Hornets
Player of the Year.

- From Tom Hughes' Motivational Moments
newsletter.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Tom works with Coach Stan Kellner
teaching the 'Ultimate Shooting Method'
and his 'Yes I Can' Basketball Cybernetics
camps helping kids become double greatest.

You can see what I mean at:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html

P.S.S. Confidence is contagious, especially
when you are shooting. Private coach Patrick
Chylinski knows what it takes to be an elite
scorer, and his power report can bring you
up to speed quickly.

Don't waste time trying to to figure it
all out yourself. Give yourself a break and
download Patrick's 41 page report today at:

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Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Its All A Conspiracy

If you've been having trouble feeling the gratitude
I was talking about last week try this on for size.

Thousands of things go right for you every day,
beginning the moment you wake up. Through
some magic you don't fully understand, you're still
breathing and your heart is beating, even though
you've been unconscious for many hours. The air
is a mix of gases that's just right for your body's
needs, as it was before you fell asleep.

You can see! Light of many colors floods into
your eyes, registered by nerves that work to
perfection in most people. The interesting gift of
these vivid hues comes to you courtesy of an
unimaginably immense globe of fire, the sun,
which continually detonates nuclear reactions in
order to convert its body into light and heat and
energy for your personal use.

Did you know that the sun is located at the
precise distance from you to be of perfect service?
If it were any closer, you'd fry, and if it were any
further away, you'd freeze.

Here's another of the sun's benedictions: It
appears to rise over the eastern horizon right on
schedule every day, as it has since long before
you were born.

Do you remember when you were born, by the
way? It was a difficult miracle that involved
many people who worked hard on your behalf.
No less miraculous is the fact you have
continued to grow since then, with millions of
new cells being born inside you to replace the
old ones that die. All of this happens whether or
not you ever think about it.

On this day, like almost every other, you have
awoken inside a temperature-controlled shelter.
You have a home! Your bed and pillow are soft
and you're covered by comfortable blankets.
The electricity is turned on, as usual. Somehow,
in ways you're barely aware of, a massive power
plant at an unknown distance from your home is
transforming fuel into currents of electricity that
reach you through mostly hidden conduits in the
exact amounts you need, and all you have to do
to control the flow is flick small switches with
your fingers.

And that's just scratching the surface as written
by Rob Brezsny the author of: PRONOIA Is the
Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World is
Conspiring to Shower You With Blessings

If your shot isn't what you want it to be you can
be very grateful you can do something about it.
All it takes is a quality decision, getting the best
information, and putting in the time.

Once you get started it really becomes fun.

Shoot For The Stars,

P.S. If you need help with the information part
make sure you check out Coach Hal Wissel's
Basketball Shooting DVD's. Hal teaches a reliable,
quick release shot that will serve the mature
shooter well at:

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P.S.S If you are a younger shooter or a coach at
any level Coach Tom Nordland's Swish 2 DVD is
chocked full of easy-to- understand shooting info
and drills.

There's a reason Swish 1 was a best-seller, and
Swish 2 is twice as long and more comprehensive.
Jump up and snag it now at:

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It's A Mystery

I'm going to switch gears a bit today and talk
about something near and dear to my heart.
A courageous victory of the spirit.

A dear friend of mine from South Florida
named Heidi Scholz has just had her 1st novel
published, a rock'n'roll mystery called:

'Heartbreaker'.

As cool as that is by itself, the most amazing
part is she finished it while going through the
surgery, chemo, radiation, and more chemo
of stage 2 breast cancer.

On top of that Heidi is a single mom who
hasn't worked in several years yet takes care
of her own mother and a beautiful daughter.

It was never easy for her, and some of those
who battled along with her did not make it,
but believe me it has imbued her writing with
so much passion for life, love, humor, and
reality you won't be able to put her book
down.

If you want to be an overcomer yourself read
the stories of winners. And not just
biographies either. People who read fiction
have been shown in research to be better at
relationships and creativity than those who
just read non-fiction.

'Heartbreaker' is available now at Barnes &
Noble online, and I have a convenient link at:

http://www.deandelker.com/heartbreaker.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you want to help Heidi please tell her
story in your prayer groups, your blogs, your
myspace accounts, etc. Let's help make her a
best-selling author.

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Three Secrets Of Kobe's Dribble Drive

Now that you're more mentally primed to be a
great shooter it's time for some more practical
nuts and bolts, and how-to's. For that let me
bring in my friend Patrick Chylinski.

Patrick has been a top scorer at the high school,
college, and professional level and now does
private coaching in the Southern California area.
He watches a lot of basketball, and lately he's
been studying how Kobe Bryant breaks guys
down off the dribble.

Now if you don't care what makes Kobe's dribble
drives so effective you can skip this tip, but
otherwise here's the big secret.

He uses one simple move to get to the basket:
a stutter-step and change of direction move,
and this is one of his key offensive weapons.
Now here's Patrick explanation why:

Kobe can shoot from outside, and he has a quick
first step, two huge factors. If you can shoot from
outside, the defense has to honor that and guard
you more closely. Then a quick, explosive first
step can get you by the defender.

But what really makes it so effective is the first
part of the move is a little stutter-step and lean
in one direction to get the defender shifting his
weight, then he explodes in the other direction.

It's a move he uses over and over, and it almost
always works.

Grant Hill with the Magic is also great at this, and
the recent Magic-Laker game was like a clinic to
the trained eye. The beauty of it though is it's
something any player can learn to use.

Here's how you can make Kobe's secrets work
for you:

1. Work on your outside jumper and make it
solid so the defense has to respect it.

2. Work on a stutter-step and lean move to get
the defense leaning in that same direction.

3. Then practice exploding with your dribble
and first step in the other direction.

You may not be so smooth at it at first, but
remember Kobe works on his game fanatically.
You just aim on getting better every day. Add
all three components, and work on them over
and over and over again, and you'll become a
better offensive player, guaranteed.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In the very near future Patrick is opening
a new phase in his coaching where he will be
mentoring a select group of players on-line. For
a monthly membership fee you will get:

1. Unlimited access via email for your hoops
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2. Free copies of Patrick's e-books

3. Discounts on the other products

4. An Elite Coaching Newsletter twice a month

5. Free Special Reports throughout the year

6. Discounts on podcasts out later this year

Contact elitecoaching@basketballsuccess.com
if you are interested.

P.S.S. Don't forget you can also get Patrick's
expert help today to become a prime-time
scorer and average 20 points per game and
more. He's done it at every level, and you can
too. Get started right now by hustling over to:

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I Think I See The Problem

During the French revolution a lawyer, a doctor,
and an engineer were all sentenced to die. The
lawyer was first on to the platform. He stood tall
and proud, uncompromising in his principles.

'Blindfold or no blindfold?' asked the executioner.

The attorney, not wanting to be seen as fearful or
cowardly in the face of death, held his head high
and answered, 'No blindfold.'

'Head up or head down?' continued the executioner.

Still there would be no compromise. 'Head up,'
said the attorney proudly.

The executioner swung his axe, cleanly severing
the rope that held the razor-sharp blade at the
top of the scaffold. The blade dropped swiftly but
stopped just half and inch above the attorney's
neck.

'I am sorry,' said the executioner. 'I checked it
just this morning, like I always do. This should
not have happened.'

The lawyer seized on the opportunity though.
'If you check the Manual For Execution By
Guillotine, you will find there is a clause that
states if the guillotine malfunctions the
condemned is permitted to walk free.'

The executioner checked his manual, found the
lawyer to be correct, and set him free.

The doctor was next. 'Blindfold or no blindfold?'
asked the executioner.

'No blindfold,'

'Head up or head down?' asked the executioner.

'Head up,' said the doctor standing tall and defiant.

The executioner swung his axe, cutting the rope
cleanly. Once again the blade stopped just half an
inch above the doctor's neck.

'I can't believe this,' exclaimed the executioner.
'Twice in a row! I checked it out thoroughly this
morning, but rules are rules and I must abide by
them. Like the lawyer, your life has been spared
and you may go.'

The engineer was the third to mount the stand.
By this time, the embarrassed executioner had
double- checked the guillotine and everything
looked operational.

'Blindfold or no blindfold?' he asked the engineer.

'No blindfold,' came the reply.

'Head up or head down?'

'Head up,' said the engineer.

For the third time , the executioner swung his
axe to slash the rope that supported the blade.
Just as he was about to bring the blow forward
and sever the line, the engineer called out,

'Stop! I see were the problem is.'


Not the right time to be a perfectionist, was it?

Perfectionists want to be achievers but won't
allow themselves any mistakes or any grey
areas. They are on red alert for flaws and
weaknesses. Being plagued by self-doubt they
believe they will be rejected if they are not
perfect. Because of that they often become
paralyzed and unable to produce or perform
at all.

Perfectionism always costs more than it yields.

What you want to be is an achiever. Achievers
aim for excellence, but they understand mistakes
and even failures are an important part of the
learning process. Also they have learned to
appreciate and love that process, not just the
results. They have drive, but they are not
driven.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Some people call Coach Hal Wissel a shot
doctor, but he doesn't like the moniker. "That
implies the player's shot is sick", he says. "It's
not; I'm more positive than that". One of the
players he coaches with the Memphis Grizzlies
likes to call him a "shot nutritionist".

Hal is a gentleman's gentleman who doesn't
believe in stepping on fragile egos or
embarrassing his students. He just believes
in you shooting the basketball the most
efficient, accurate way possible.

He's no perfectionist, but he can help you be a
high-achiever on the the basketball court. See
how today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/wissel_order.html

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You Need To Go Three For Three

It is a good thing to have dreams and visions, but
you've got to do more than visualize, wish, hope,
or dream if you expect to receive on the basketball
court or anywhere in life.

Positive thinking is good, but it doesn't work in and
of itself. You've got to go beyond just the positive
thinking or even visualizations. You have to
generate:

Positive thoughts
Positive feelings and
Positive actions.

Positive thoughts you know about.

Creating positive feelings means you generate and
live in the emotions you will have when you get
what you are seeking. If you wanted to score 20
points per game when you did you might feel joy,
excitement, appreciation, satisfaction, etc. It also
includes emotions like hope, expectation, and
gratitude along the way.

When you do your visualizations let yourself
experience the feelings too. That gives power to
your thoughts, and it boosts your current energy
too.

What are positive actions though? If you are
driven to action it may well be out of fear, shame,
stress, embarrassment, jealousy, striving, worry,
rote or desperation. Those actions may give you
some of the results you want, but you will pay a
big price.

Positive actions flow out of your positive thoughts,
visualizations, feelings, and beliefs. They are laden
with intuition and inspiration. They come with ease
and with joy. They flow. They are in the zone.

The key is your thoughts, feelings, and actions all
have to match up. If they're not, something is off,
and the sledding will always be hard. If you look at
someone who is not getting what they deserve in
life - or what they want - it's because one or more
of those key components are missing.

You've got to go three-for-three. When you do that,
you'll find you can create whatever you want without
undue effort.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Patrick Chylinski knows what it takes to be a
big-time scorer on the basketball court. Believe me
he is a positive guy in everything he does, and he
imparts that in his private coaching.

If you're in the Southern California area track him
down at www.basketballsuccess.com but if you're
not, he's put a wealth of information into his e-book
on "How To Average 20 Points A Game Or More.
Don't waste your time. Find out what really works
when you're on offence today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

P.P.S. As always you have permission to share this
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you share each message intact with copyright and
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Connect The Dots

30 years ago Dr. Joe Vitale, Jr. was broke, desperate,
and living on the streets of Houston, Texas. Through
a series of fortuitous events though he found his inner
calling and has gone on to become one of the world's
best and most prolific marketing specialists, authors,
and speakers.

The man is so hot his nickname is, "Mr. Fire."

Along the way he has earned two doctorates, written
a number of bestsellers, spoken all over the world,
lost 80 lbs and become a physical specimen, became
an ordained minister, pioneered copywriting that is
virtually hypnotic, and helped countless people reach
greater success for themselves.

Joe detailed the following on his blog the other day
and gave permission for all to share.

At a staff lunch recently he handed out his latest
bibliography -- 45 pages of books, e-books, audios,
videos, teleconferences, software, fitness formulas,
and more -- an entire listing of everything he's
created.

He also stood up and put a dot on the whiteboard
on the wall and circled it.

"You are here," he said.

"Where do you want to go from here?" he asked.

The consensus was, "UP". More sales, more success,
more victories, more people helped, etc. so he put
another dot way up at the top, and circled it.

"That represents where you want to go," he said.

"I'm going to tell you what I think is the greatest
secret to manifesting whatever you want."

They were quiet, not sure where he was going till
he pointed at the "You are here" dot and said:

"The secret to getting what you want is to totally
appreciate this moment. When you are grateful
for this moment, then whatever is next for you
will bubble up out of this moment. You'll be
inspired to take action of some sort. That will lead
you up. But the only way to get to the upper dot
is to live in this dot with gratitude."

Isn't that what I've been saying? It's so fun to
watch the law of attraction at work when you
set your mind on a particular intention.
Resources, and people, and articles and
opportunities seem to pop up in front of your
face.

To be happy you must enjoy the moment being
satisfied and grateful, but you can still want
more. You want to accomplish more, you want
to win more, you want to shoot better, whatever.
That's part of being made in the likeness of God.
But you don't need more. You don't have to do
more to feel worthwhile. You're not driven by
insecurity and neediness. You just want to do
more.

The key to success and motivation according to
Joe is wanting more without needing more.

Most people aren't happy where they are,
thinking they will be when they get to the upper
dot. But if that's your attitude when you get there
you still won't be happy. You'll always be looking
for another dot on the map. If you use
unhappiness to whip yourself forward you'll
always be unhappy. The thing is, it doesn't have
to be that way.

Just be happy now. Out of that will come the great
things you seek.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. And you can only shoot a basketball in the
now too. You can study, prepare, and build
good mechanics through repetition, but to put
the ball in the hole consistently you want to
play in a state of relaxed awareness.

Coach Tom Nordland does a superb job of
teaching how to live in the shooting moment
and put the ball up with confidence every time.
His methods are not complex, but they are
powerful.

See for yourself at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

P.P.S. You can also find out more about Joe Vitale at:

http://www.mrfire.com/

Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations

I'm going to put on my scientist hat today and
explain WHY I say gratitude is the key to
attracting good things into your life.

Those could be higher shooting percentages,
coaches who help your game, teachers who help
you grow and learn, team chemistry, better
relationships in general, a deeper spiritual life,
etc. It could be anything that makes your life
better.

The answer is in what the hippies of the 60's and
70's used to call vibes, but now there's a scientific
basis for it all.

Maybe you're one of those geeks who understands
ten-dimensional compacted string theory. Or
perhaps you've just heard about quantum physics
with it's energy packets vibrating at stable levels.
Not that you really have to understand it. Nobody
really does, but many scientists now believe
vibrating energy is what make the universe go
round.

And quantum physicists have also shown energy
reacts to being observed and that affects how it
arranges itself into matter. It's as if the material
world were designed for us to interact with it.
How cool is that?

And it's through what some call "Universal Law".
Others "Energetic Law", "Spiritual Law", the
"Law of Faith", and "The Law of Attraction". And
just like physical laws such as gravity always work,
the higher laws are constantly at work too.

One way I believe it works is through a process
called resonance. Resonance is the tendency of a
vibrating system to increase it's energy and power
when excited by the right frequencies.

Resonance produces lasers for example. And
resonance is what makes two objects vibrating at
sympathetic frequencies attract each other. Think
tuning forks.

Don't foget in the words of the Bible we are created
in the image of God. We are co-creators, and our
thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions all carry a
vibrational quality that interacts with the energy
field of the universe and makes things happen.
Both positive and negative.

That's how when you are in a state of gratitude you
give off a vibration which resonates with and
attracts more good things you can be grateful for.
You will have to work to build the habit of
thankfulness, but when you do look out. It will
keep on reaping untold rewards.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I am really, really, really thankful the Florida
Gators are the new national champions in football.
And the first university to ever hold national titles
in basketball and football at the same time. It's
a good time to be a Florida Gator.

One thing quarterback Chris Leak did leading up
to the title game was borrow a National
Championship ring from one of the members of
Florida's 1996 championship team who now works
in UF's athletic department.

Chris used that ring to visualize his own
championship ring in the weeks since Florida won
the right to play in the title game. You tell me
if visualization works or not.

Coach Stan Kellner has made a career of helping
players use visualization and other mind power
techniques to make the most of their basketball
skills. If you don't have his "Prime-Time Shooting
DVD" you're not getting the most out of your
shooting.

But maybe you're good enough already. If you
don't think so you need to hustle over to:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html

And take advantage of Stan's expertise.

Make Every Shot Count

Are You A Have Or A Have Not

O.K. now you have an inkling how to turn down the
volume on the negative in your life. Through
releasing, letting go, and forgiving you can fade out
the power of the things you don't want in your life.

I forgot to mention that includes being critical,
cynical and judgemental too. I'm too well
acquainted with that minefield myself. I've found
out though you can't release much of anything
when you are going around binding things up all
the time, in others or in yourself.

Next what you need is a reliable way to make the
good in your life multiply and prosper. If you can
shoot 67% at the freethrow line today, you want
to know how to shoot 77%. If you love someone,
you want to know how to make that love stronger.
If you are in school youwant to know how to get
better grades. If youhave a good business you
want it to grow. It's just natural.

You will have to believe what I tell you today, but
in the coming days I'll explain more about why I
think this all works. The key here is in first
recognizing the good you already have. Awareness
and paying attention are king. Then growth and
multiplication lie in a simple formula anyone can
practice. You might know it as gratitude,
thanksgiving, appreciation, or honoring.

When you appreciate the good in your life, you
prime the pump to receive more. If you take the
good for granted though it will diminish. Like how
you lose muscle tone when you don't exercise.

And if you ungratefully focus on what you lack or
need you will even multiply the lack in your life.
Sorry, not my rules. That's the way the universe
works.

So to be a success at anything you need to let go
of what you don't want, and be grateful for and
appreciate what you do. It's as simple as that.

Not easy to do. It takes awareness, practice, and
repetition. But it is simple.

Tomorrow I'll give you a scientific basis for how
this works if you're still a doubting Thomas. It
has to do with a little thing called resonance.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In case you're wondering where the straight
basketball talk is you don't get much straighter
talk than what Patrick Chylinski gives you in
his new ebook:

"Average 20 Points A Game: How To Become A
Big-Time Scorer."

You can order it right away and be working on
the secrets he teaches in his private coaching in
minutes at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Make Every Shot Count

It Still Feels So Good

Yesterday (for f.r.e.e) I gave you a big success tip,
and I'm not sure I stressed it enough so I'm going
to repeat it.

Even though it's really priceless I probably should
have kept it secret and put a huge price tag on it so
you'd get a better sense of what it's really worth.

The danger in my giving it away is that you won't
listen to it or appreciate it enough.

I believe this to be one of the two most important
habits you can ever develop in your life. It is as
important to your overall success as exhaling is to
your physical health.

It is the way you deal with, handle, lessen, and
remove negative things from your life. Negative
will happen. Sometimes it's your fault. More
often it's not, but it still affects your life.

If you will learn how to practice what they call
"forgiveness" in relationships you can take the
sting out of almost andy bad that happens.

It will be called different things in different
situations. Letting go, being detached, giving grace,
relaxing, exhaling, looking with kind eyes, etc., but
it is the same basic response.

You wouldn't literally "forgive" a flat tire that
caused you to miss the team bus, but you would
need to let go of your frustration and anger if you
wanted to function at your best when you did
finally make it to the game.

And you'd probably have to forgive yourself for
not leaving early enough that a flat tire wouldn't
have mattered. Or you might need to forgive a
ref that night for a bad call or two, or a teammate
for not hitting you on a fast break and instead
getting a charging call.

Spend some time thinking about this, and I think
you'll see how important it is. The more negative
thoughts, feelings, and expectations you can erase
the better flow you will be in whatever you are
trying to do.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Former high school, college and pro player
and private coach Patrick Chylinski knows a lot
about offensive flow. It's his bread and butter.
He can show you ways to put yourself in the
"zone" and stay there longer.

And he has now distilled all his experience into
a concise report you can use to develop yourself
into a 20 Point Per Game scorer.

You'll have to supply the "want to" and put in
the time, but you can find the information you
need today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

P.S.S. You have my permission to share this info
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It Feels So Good When I Stop

It's the New Year, and I'm going to recommend you
not make resolutions or set goals this year. They do
work sometimes, but I believe most of the time
that's because there are other factors already in
place that make it possible.

For the average person starting with goals or
resolutions is a recipe for failure and frustration. It's
like trying to build a house without first laying a
foundation.

Goals can work when you're in the right frame of
mind, and the right emotional state. If you focus
on them too soon though you'll probably not follow
through with them for very long.

I think it was Groucho Marx who used to tell the
joke about a guy standing on a street corner and
repeatedly hitting himself over the head with a
hammer. A fellow comes along and asks him why
he’s doing such a terrible thing to himself, to
which he replies,

"Because it feels so good when I stop."

What I want you to do to feel good is stop beating
yourself up for your past failures.

It's called forgiveness, or letting go, or grace, or
detachment, or just plain releasing, and it the
main tool you have for lessening negativity in your
life.

It's not so easy to do until you understand why it's
such a necessity, but once you experience it's power
you'll be a believer.

Tomorrow I'll show you the other side ofthe coin,
i.e. how to increase and magnify the positives in
your life.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. No matter what you've done or haven't done in
the past, you have the right to burn those bridges
and let go of the negativity and doubt. Then you'll
be ready to move forward and take action.

Patrick Chylinski has been a 20 point per game
scorer and more in high school, college, and
professionally. He is now a private coach in the
Los Angeles area where he charges up to $100
an hour.

For a fraction of that though you can get hold of
a unique 41 page report Patrick has put together
on how to be a prime-time scorer. Isn't it time
to let go of your past, and see how Patrick can
put you on a more positive path today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

In The Blink Of An Eye

Happy New Year!

One of the books I'm reading this week is 'Blink:
The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking'. It's
by Malcolm Gladwell who also recently wrote the
bestseller, 'The Tipping Point'

'Blink' is about how the intuitive choices we make
in the blink of an eye with seemingly little
information many times can be better than long,
drawn-out, well-reasoned decisions. Sometimes
too much information interferes with seeing the
most important factors.

It's also about how decisions born out of the
subconscious mind can be better than those the
conscious mind would make. And it's about how
to make yourself better at that kind of seat-of-
the-pants thinking.

One of the factors that's always drawn me to
basketball is the number of real-time, high-speed
decisions that need to be made in a game.

In football you get some of that with audibles,
broken plays, and scrambles, but with basketball
you get it all the time. And shooting is no
exception. That's want makes it all so exciting to
me.

And I'm also really excited to announce today you
can now get the high-level special report from ex-
high school, college, and European professional
Patrick Chylinski on 'How To Average 20 Points
A Game'.

Patrick does private coaching in the Los Angeles
area where he charges up to $100 an hour, but
you can get his report for much less than that.
See what I mean today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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