Devotion: 21 Days of Cultivating the Winning Habits of the Golden State Warriors

By Jonas N. Strickland

Sports aren't only for entertainment, it's also a religion with a blueprint built on principles aimed for attaining success in all areas of life. Motivational speaker, Jonas N. Strickland believes when viewed as such, we can use the strategies of winning teams as inspiration to achieve our own personal goals and ambitions.

Devotion: 21

• Language: English
• Publisher: Purposely Created Publishing Group
• Release date: Jun 6, 2023
• ISBN: 9781644846193

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DEVOTION

Copyright © 2023 Jonas N. Strickland

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Day 1: Energy

Day 2: Mentorship

Day 3: Connection

Day 4: The Strategy

Day 5: Presence

Day 6: The Edge

Day 7: Growth

Day 8: The Threat

Day 9: Communication

Day 10: Center Stage

Day 11: Decisiveness

Day 12: Composure

Day 13: Shape

Day 14: Culture

Day 15: Defense

Day 16: Pace

Day 17: Movement

Day 18: Unselfishness

Day 19: Start Fast

Day 20: Chaos

Day 21: Transition

Conclusion

Bibliography

About the Author

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I truly am grateful and humbled for the grace extended to me by God to develop this book for the well-being of others. I would like to thank my wife, April Strickland, for the love, support, and patience that she extended in helping me complete this project as she guided our family, even while dealing with her own health challenges. I would also like to thank the brothers of the KING D.C. Chapter: President Omar Douglas for holding me accountable to complete this work; Bishop Dr. Frank Clinton for connecting me with the team at Publish Your Gift; Brother David Jackson, Sr., and Brother Eric Walker for your gracious, financial contributions to this project; and Brother Alfonso Sawyer for your encouragement and wisdom during the process. I would also like to thank my friends Krys Williams, Garrick Younger, and Reann Gordon for their thoughtfulness and feedback during my times of uncertainty and frustration.

I would like to thank the D.C. Commission of Arts and Humanities for awarding me a grant that supported the publication of this manuscript. I was truly humbled and honored to be an award recipient. Thank you for all that you do to support artists and creatives in Washington, D.C. I would like to thank my HBCU Creative Podcast family, James Davis and Cedric Johnson, for pushing me to publish my ideas. We are brothers, and I appreciate you. I would like to thank my best friend, Edmond Limes, for seeing the vision and believing in my gift. I pray God gives you the desires of your heart.

Finally, I would like to thank the team at Publish Your Gift. I connected instantly with your message, and I truly believe that no other publishing company is equipped to carry the mantle of this project to reach the world. I honor you, and the best is yet to come.

INTRODUCTION

I fell in love with sports and sports journalism as a child growing up in Boston and Washington, DC. I really didn’t enjoy reading, but my parents knew that I loved sports. To encourage my love of reading, my parents ordered my first subscription of Sports Illustrated when I was six. This was a pivotal moment in my life. I