Allow me to talk to you about committing to a constant and never-ending improvement. When I start thinking about my life, I start thinking about the businesses that we own and some of the things that we've done - it's been kind of 42 years of a constant state of improvement! Trying to move. It's always trying to do better.
One of the things we can do is to ask ourselves tough questions and then you know we've really got to do better as we go forward. I remember a quote that Oliver Cromwell said back, this is you know forever ago, back in the 1600s and he said, “He who stops being better stops being good”. I don't know about you but I don't want to stop being better. I want to be good all the time. I always want to be kind of making some progress, improve in small incremental ways.
Topics:
Motivation,
Accountability,
Character,
Balance,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Move Forward,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Decisions,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Leadership,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Growth,
Determination,
Execution,
Advice,
Influencer,
Attitude,
Strategy,
Vision,
Mission,
Legacy,
Evaluation,
Habit,
Purpose,
Value,
Grit,
Focus,
VALUES,
Improvement
I was thinking yesterday in a meeting that I was in some of the things that we've done in our business that has helped us immensely but I got to tell you straight out of the gate, I got to give the credit where the credit is due - John Lee Dumas taught me something he doesn't even know that he taught me this but years ago!
Topics:
Character,
Community,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Blueprint,
Development,
Gratitude,
Decisions,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Lift Someone Up,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Growth,
Execution,
Advice,
Authenticity,
Vision,
Mission,
Joy,
Legacy,
Purpose,
Value,
Journey,
Connections,
VALUES
I took off October, November and December from doing Facebook lives. Some of the reasons is that I just couldn't handle all the noise! It was driving me out of my mind! All of this social injustice and this political stuff that was going on, the bantering back and forth. I'm like, “oh my gosh, I gotta take a break! This is getting to me! So I set it aside. I didn't go anywhere. It's just that I could not handle all of that confusion!
Now, let me talk. about our VALUES....
Topics:
Motivation,
Accountability,
Character,
Community,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Consistent,
Move Forward,
Preparation,
Discipline,
Development,
Decisions,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Growth,
Center,
Execution,
Advice,
fingerprint,
Strategy,
Vision,
Mission,
Legacy,
Purpose,
Value,
Journey,
Connections,
Grit,
Mindset,
VALUES
20 years ago when my friend, Bob Warren, started mentoring me and coaching me he taught me to listen better. I want to tell you it is difficult! We would go to restaurants and we would talk. I'd be looking around the room to see who was in there, who was coming in and he would say, “listen, you got to focus, you've got to make eye contact with the person you're talking to and not be thinking about what you're going to say next. You need to pay attention to what they're saying because people only remember how you make them feel and you make them feel unimportant when you don't pay attention to what they're saying.
I'm going to tell you, I'll just be very honest and transparent with you that was difficult for me. For a long long time, it was like every time you were talking I was thinking man I got something to say. I can match that i can one-up! I can't wait till they take a breath so I can interject! I want to tell you it takes a lot of discipline and a lot of wherewithal in order to withhold the things that you want to say! Listen, what they say is important!
Topics:
Character,
Balance,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Commitment,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Listen,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Encourage,
Encouragement,
Guide,
Advice,
Influence,
Authenticity,
fingerprint,
Truth,
Obstacles,
Expectation,
Legacy,
Habit,
Purpose,
Audience,
Journey,
Connections
I want to ask you today, what are some of your goals? What is it that you're trying to accomplish in life? Are you following through with your goals? Are you doing the task every single day in order to get you there?
We can dream but until we write it down and we establish a plan that's all it's ever gonna be as a dream. But when we have goals and we have a strategy by which to get there we can accomplish those things.
Topics:
Motivation,
Accountability,
Career,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Consistent,
Move Forward,
Blueprint,
Preparation,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Self Development,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Growth,
Determination,
Perseverance,
Execution,
fingerprint,
Strategy,
Vision,
Mission,
Truth,
Schedule,
Legacy,
Habit,
Patience,
Purpose,
Value,
Ideas,
Ambition,
Journey,
Grit
