His Orland Park basketball program produced pros such as Miami Heat’s Max Strus. Now Dave Pygon wants to motivate everyone with his new book.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Dave Pygon coaches players at a tournament in Milwaukee in 2014. Pygon recently published a book he hopes will motivate readers to win their day.
“She had a tear in her eye,” he said. “She’s a ex-college teacher and she’s a tough grader. She gave it thumbs-up and she’s not your typical mom, so I was curious as to what she was going to say. Pygon, a graduate of St. Rita High School in Chicago, had success in the business world and parlayed that into becoming a motivational speaker, podcaster and author. He now runs his own business, Pygon ONE Consulting.He lived in Orland Park for close to two decades and made his mark organizing and coaching a youth and high school travel team organization called the Windy City Magic.
“I was always high energy and had a lot of passion by nature,” he said. “I would say that was always a part of my personality. I always had that fire. I was always an early riser going after it. I always enjoyed motivational things whether it’s books, movies or sports.”“I believe in getting early workout and getting things done early,” he said. “You can start to win your day then. If you can get a lot done by 10 a.m. or 11 a.m., that’s good because after that, people will be stealing your time.
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