Finding kids today that are brought up to work for rewards and to earn recognition or compensation is getting more and more difficult. Even the adults don't get it. They don't know how to demand excellence. They think it means being a drill sergeant or a lion tamer with a whip and a chair.

But an authority's demeanor can be polar opposite of that and still stand firm for work and earning one's keep. (Consider Tom Landry or John Wooden.) The key is consistency. Set standards, and maintain them. Current day U. Conn. basketball coach Geno Auriemma has a great take on this in the link below.

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