Sitemap - 2021 - The Creativity, Education, and Leadership Newsletter

58. "What is your goal as a coach?"

Bonus: Where did Omicron come from and what should we do now?

57. Sometimes we get too distracted by hoops…

Uptick in Book Sales

Media Hits for Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball

56. I would rather lose a game than lose a kid…

55. Concentrate on the step in front you, not the entire staircase...

Book Numbers

54. Improv is similar to daydreaming. It all sort of falls into place...

53. Leadership, Podcasting, and Twitter

52. Unguarded with Scottie Pippen's Co-Writer Michael Arkush

51. You have no idea how expensive it is to look this cheap...

Quick Hits

50. Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball, Part 2

49. Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball, Part 1

My Book is Here 😊

48. What's Important About Sports, Really?

Lessons Learned Working with a Professional Editor

47. Mindfulness as an NBA Superpower

How to Ask for Blurbs and Book Update

46. From Proposal to Publishing Deal

Bonus: Ted Lasso Season 2 Recap

45. Is Ted Lasso a Good Coach?

Here's What You Missed in September

44. Finding an Agent and a Publishing Deal

43. Remembering Jasper Johnson

42. Dave Zirin on Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe, Eric Reid, and Steve Kerr

41. 3x NBA Champ Scott Williams on Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Favorite Teammates, and Life After the NBA (Part 2)

40. 3x NBA Champ Scott Williams on Jordan, LeBron, Dean Smith and Hubert Davis (Part 1)

Ted Lasso

39. "The only absolute is treating other people's children as humans..."

38. "Art is not a pure meritocracy. It is meritocracy plus marketing."

37. "I wanted to shield them from the idea that injustice could prosper..."

36. Simmons Basketball, Coaching, and Remembering Jasper Johnson

35. How to Build Your Twitter Following and Lessons Learned from Shaan Puri

34. Self-Publishing, Marketing and Promoting Your Book

33. Former Students from the Mississippi Delta

Making Meaning

32. I have rarely seen justice done…

31. Writing is a Spooky Process...

30. Whiteness is Invisible

29. The Music of The Band

90% Done or 60% Done...

27. Deep Dive into the Films of Michael Mann with the Creator of One Heat Minute

26. Lessons Learned from James Altucher, Sam Parr, and How to Define Trust

Bonus: Preventing Progress in Mississippi

25. Classroom Management (and the Best Ben & Jerry's Flavors)

24. Race Relations in the Mississippi Delta

Book, Newsletter, Podcast, and Life Updates

23. Coaching, Leadership, and Team Building

22. Investigating Cold Case Civil Rights Murders

21. The Magic Words of Alan Moore

20. The Great Kobe Debate

19. Journalism, Mind Maps, and the Best Mississippi High School Basketball Player

18. Publishing, Editing, and Best Pizza in NYC

17. Jews, Immigration, and Basketball

16. Creativity and Outlining

15. The Knicks of the 90's

14. On Being a School Leader of Color

Lessons Learned from Starting a Podcast

13. Bilal Muhammad

12. Author Jeff Pearlman on Showtime and Three-Ring Circus

11. Andrés Alvarez

America

10. Torsheta Jackson

9. Conversation with Dr. David Berri

The Basics of Storytelling

The Great Divide in American Politics

8. Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Weiler

Kobe Bryant is Not the GOAT

7. Conversation with Dr.Annah Kuriakose

The Greatness of Larry Bird (on Defense!)

The Ballad of Kelly Olynyk

6. Interview with David Friedman: Great Sportswriting is Great Writing

5. The Value of Spacing

Four Reasons Why LeBron is the GOAT

4. Interview with Dan Healy: Deep Dive into the Miami Heat

LeBron's Block Party

Top Three Reasons LaMelo Ball is NOT the Rookie of the Year

Top Three Reasons Why The Heat Will Keep Winning

3. The Ballad of Nerlens Noel

Everybody needs money...

Social Networks (and Incentives)

Killin' is Easy