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Jul 19 2012
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Change The World, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership

What Does Small Have to do with Growth?

Go to Barnes and Noble and walk by any self-help or business section. I don’t know the figures, but getting you and I to grow (spiritually, physically, financially, etc,) has to be a billion dollar industry.

But why is there no growth? Why is the economy stalled? Why are we the same December 31 as we were January 1. Why do we set out to make music, but end up with noise?

The answer is quite simple: we don’t like small.

We prefer play over practice.

But it’s the small steps of action that lead to big results.

The driving range is the quickest route to a PGA Tour card. 50 calls will lead to the sale. Start with a 1/4 mile and soon you’ll be at a marathon.

We avoid the small, typically, because it’s not noticed.

Do the small day after day after day after day after day and you won’t be forgotten.

Your growth is contingent on your dreaming bigger and acting smaller.

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Jul 09 2012
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Change The World, Creativity, Focus, Imagination, Leadership

The Doers

What do Mozart, Picasso, Magnus Carlsen, Michael Phelps, and Roger Federer all have in common?

Either by natural talent or developed skill, these guys are doers.

They romance their instruments. They take on the blank canvas. They play the game. They jump in the pool. They show up at The All England Club.

Don’t stand still. Don’t wait for the green light. Don’t ask for permission. Don’t give up.

Let the music play. Throw some paint. Deliver checkmate. Make a splash. Take the court.

 

 

 

 

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Jul 06 2012
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Change The World, Imagination, Leadership, Let The Music Play

Lights. Camera.

Who am I?

What am I here to do?

When is my deadline to do it?

Where will I go to do it?

How should I do it?

Why should I do it?

There are no books, sermons, pep talks, fortune cookies, or people who can answer these questions for you.

Only you can.

That’s the beauty of it.

That’s how crucial and significant you are in the story that is unfolding.

This thing can’t happen without you.

The movie has been cast and you are the lead role.

Action.

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Jul 05 2012
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Leadership

Team Building & The Thought Process Behind It

If you’re a baseball team, you don’t buy the player you buy his runs.

If you’re a sales team, you don’t bring on order takers, you select service oriented hearts with connectivity.

If you’re a technology development team, you don’t recruit engineers, you find minds willing to build the future.

Now as their leader, now that you have your team –  it is your role to plant them in rich soil and keep them well watered with dreams, hope, and goals.

Every industry has its metaphorical version of the Yankees, but thinking and seeing your team this way will win you nearly every best of 7 series.

Play ball.

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Jun 29 2012
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Change The World, Discipline, Focus, Leadership

Take Out The Trash

Luck exists.

I don’t have the time.

Tomorrow will come.

You are born successful.

It’s just a dream.

Just wait and you will see.

I’m not schooled enough.

It’s not worth it.

I can’t _______.

We whisper these words under our breath all too often. And they’re heavy too. So heavy that we’re going to have to drag them to the trash every morning.

Resistance loves when we forget to take the trash to the curb.

But our soul is free to fly when we hear the trash man drive off with our kryptonite.

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