Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
You better have great practices.
When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.
I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.
My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.