Building a Legacy: Mastering Life Beyond the Court with Doug Noll
Student of the Game · Season 1 · Episode 45
Building a Legacy: Mastering Life Beyond the Court
with Doug Noll, Former College Basketball Coach
Brad Noll welcomes his dad, Doug Noll, the original student of the game, for a conversation about chasing your passion and moving forward when it is taken away. Doug shares his path from small-town Indiana basketball star to national championship staff member and winning head coach, the challenge of building a Division I program in Fort Wayne, being let go, and how he keeps coaching people today.
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- Chase your passion, even without a paycheck. Doug left a thriving real estate and auction business to coach at Grace College with no salary, raising money for a percentage. Two years later, Grace won a national title.
- Set goals others might laugh at. When Doug told Spring Arbor's interview panel he wanted to reach the national tournament, they laughed. His first team won 18 games and came within seconds of getting there.
- Your environment doesn't define your ability. Doug won big at Spring Arbor and struggled while building a Division I program. Brad sees the same lesson in a tough real estate market.
- Get better, not bitter. Bitterness only weighs on the person carrying it. Doug chose to move forward, and today he is honored for laying the foundation at Purdue Fort Wayne.
- Opportunity waits outside your comfort zone. Every move growing up taught Brad that the next place could be even better. The discomfort of change is temporary.
- Problems are the price of progress. Doug kept that saying above his desk. Don't sweep problems under the rug. Take them on straight ahead and keep moving.
Chapters
- 00:00Call the coach: Doug Noll and basketball in Berne
- 03:37From Wyoming to a scoring career at Grace College
- 05:51Real estate at 18 percent and the family auction business
- 09:59Coaching again, for free, and a national title
- 15:32Building a winner at Spring Arbor
- 16:17Saying no to Fort Wayne, then saying yes
- 22:33Taking Fort Wayne to Division I
- 29:00Getting let go and choosing better over bitter
- 36:13Real estate, home warranties, and coaching again
- 44:45Flowers and the price of progress
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