Near the top of Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, are the Building Blocks – Poise and Confidence. These two qualities are natural outgrowths of the Building Blocks that lie beneath them in the “Pyramid”.
John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success
Poise
Wooden defines “Poise” as being yourself, not pretending to be something that you’re not. I think “Poise” is also the capacity to maintain your composure and focus, no matter the intensity of the situation.
Confidence
To be successful in almost anything, you must have the confidence in yourself and by extension, your team, to achieve the task at hand. Real self-confidence will blossom only when you have properly prepared and usually after much hard work and experience. Champions and other leaders seem to exude Poise and Confidence, especially in the most crucial moments.
When all of the previous Building Blocks are in place, “Poise and Confidence” should become present, they cannot be artificially generated. If you possess both, you are well on your way to being successful, in whatever you are trying to do.
