If you are complaining you can’t be thinking about or creating what you do want.
He told himself that failure is not a definition. It’s just an event. Just because you fail doesn’t mean you are a failure. It’s just a situation to overcome and transform. And it will make you stronger if you are willing to learn and grow from it.
Hi, I’m not answering my phone right now because I’m building kitchen cabinets at 111 Main Street. I’m putting my heart and soul into these cabinets so I won’t be returning calls until I’m finished with the job. Please know I will give the same attention and care to your work, as well. If you need to talk to me feel free to come by 111 Main Street during my lunch break at noon.
Never do anything out of obligation. Do everything with gratitude and love. It’s much more powerful that way.
You win by cultivating the right culture, leadership, expectations, beliefs, mindset, relationships, and habits before you even play the game. You win in the locker room first. Then, you win on the field.
Great leaders are great because people trust and respect them, not because they have power.
Never do anything out of obligation. Do everything with gratitude and love.
Serve Them – A great leader once said, the higher you get in an organization the more it is your duty to serve the people below you rather than having the people below serve you. The key is to serve their growth, their future, their career, and their spirits so they enjoy work, life, and being on your bus.
Jon and I talked several times on the phone about the state of the Falcons’ organization and it became very clear that if I was going to turn this team around, the first step would be to focus on transforming the culture.
I knew the biggest priority was to create a winning culture in which every member could thrive and excel. This meant we would not only have to create the right culture for the team but also for the rest of the organization.
Critics write words but they don’t write the future.
We live in an Energy Field of Dreams!” Joy cheered. “If you build it in your mind, focus on seeing it, and take action, the success will come.
A man goes to the village to visit the wise man and he says to the wise man, “I feel like there are two dogs inside me. One dog is this positive, loving, kind, and gentle dog and then I have this angry, mean-spirited, and negative dog and they fight all the time. I don’t know which is going to win.” The wise man thinks for a moment and he says, “I know which is going to win. The one you feed the most, so feed the positive dog.
Every crisis offers an opportunity to grow stronger and wiser; to reach deep within and discover a better you that will create a better outcome.
I realize that not everyone is willing to pay the price, and that’s okay. It’s just that I’m not willing to waste my time on someone unless they want it as much as I want it for them.
Let your complaints about problems move you to solutions.
But I do know that if you want to change your situation you must first change your thoughts. Because if you keep on thinking what you have been thinking you’ll keep on getting what you have been getting.
The world needs you to speak into the hearts of others and say, I believe in you. If you have the desire then you also have the power to make it happen. Keep working hard. You’re improving and getting better. Keep it up. Great things are coming your way. We’ve hit a lot of obstacles but we’ll overcome. Even if you fail, it will lead to something even better. You’re learning and growing.
Many say, ‘Show me God and I will trust you.’ But it works the other way. When you trust, God will show you.
So be confident that victory is yours and yet walk humbly each day, relying on God to receive this victory.
Don’t compare the success of your bus to other buses. Just enjoy your ride.