Talent is God-given. Be humble.
Fame is man-given. Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
– John Wooden
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Success Thought of the Day – 8/20/19
Success Thought of the Day – 8/19/19
Believe. Belief in your passion and purpose. Who you are and whose you are!
Achieve. Achieve the impossible, through faith and action is required. Both are required.
Relieve. Relieve yourself of comparisons to others and doubters within your tribe. Give your mind and body the rest and preparation it needs daily and weekly.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/16/19
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
– Demosthenes
Discern before you discard. Each opportunity is a potential small win in the making. Cumulative small wins add up.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/15/19
Don’t isolate yourself with your fears. Instead, share them with those you trust that can share the burden and you can do the same for them. This is a journey, not a sprint … having partners during the journey will help you tremendously.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/14/19
I find that my hands feel fully occupied when I act like an owner, yet fluid when I act like a steward, which is where I want to be. Stewardship bears the same responsibility for performing but acknowledges that the role you are in is a “pitstop” on the journey and for a broader cause.
Consider the context under which you perform.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/13/19
Finding better and more efficient ways to do things is wise. That is wisdom. However, be wary of shortcuts that would lead you to believe that you can microwave your way to a great career.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/12/19
I had the pleasure of hearing Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, tell his story a few weeks ago. He shared some incredible footage from the climb. One-piece of footage was him and team crossing between two mountain tops on a ladder. It was probably thirty feet or so across. He joked that one of the benefits of being blind was that he could not look down, as if he did, he might have stopped. Looking down startled many of the folks making their way across those mountain tops.
Aim high, stay above the fray, make your way across your mountain tops and don’t look down … there is nothing down there for you.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/9/19
It is easy to think about leadership as an assignment, a title or a post, but it’s not. It is about showing up, creating a vision, positively influencing, and taking action, etc. You don’t need permission to do it.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/8/19
I took this picture from an elevator within a Marriott hotel during my travels a week or so ago. If you can’t read it clearly, here is what it says …
“You will find only Pepsi products in Marriott hotels because, in a time of need, Marriott asked Coke for a loan, but were denied – Pepsi said yes! Thanks, Pepsi 🙂 ”
While we certainly should not expect anything from helping others during a time of need, we also never know what might come of it. Do good and help others whenever you can!
Success Thought of the Day – 8/7/19
By nature, I tend to dwell on “the how.” I like to plan things for quite a while before execution actually happens. However, I can get stuck in planning and the truth of the matter is that to break into new territory, practice and trials beat thoughts and plans. [read more]
Success Thought of the Day – 8/6/19
The thing that matters most to you may seem out of reach at the moment. Perhaps it is not the moment yet, not the season … yet. But if you believe, hold tight, you might just be at the threshold. Be ready to turn the page, because the impossible can become possible at any moment if you persist.
Success Thought of the Day – 8/5/19
Awareness can lead to insight and more meaningful actions.
As you jump into this new week of opportunity, give thought to what you have recently learned and what insight it has provided about you. What can you do differently? What can you improve? Where can you sharpen your saw?
What one area will you commit to making an improvement in this week?
Success Thought of the Day – 8/1/19: Are You Managing or Leading?
Managers tend to follow the rules as prescribed and stay within “the box” and leaders work to transcend the “the box.” Leverage all you can to the extent you can, while working to lead in every aspect of your life.
Success Thought of the Day – 7/31/19: Grab Your Blinkers
Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable. – Brenda Ueland
Racing and driving horses wear blinkers to them focused forward as opposed to distractions such as crowds or the competition.
How much more progress could you make towards achieving your vision didn’t suffer from distracted momentum? Grab Your Blinkers!
Success Thought of the Day – 7/30/19
The very idea of “failure” creates discomfort for most of us. However, discomfort is where growth happens. Embrace it!
Success Thought of the Day – 7/26/19: The Power Within
Take a minute or two and jot down a few things you completed this work as you worked towards your passion and purpose. Acknowledge that work for just a moment … let it re-energize for the next leg of the journey!