Be Present

It would be nice to be on the receiving end of this, and chances are you will, but let’s start by giving it first.  What goes around, comes around.

The most important part of this is the first line.  Be Present.

To do any of the others, and make a difference doing what follows that first line, you have to make sure you are present first.

Being present means being fully present and engaged in the moment.  Not just your physical body in the same place but fully present, intentional, and engaged, using all of your senses.

Being present and in the moment requires discipline.  Discipline from being distracted by your phone, your surroundings, and what’s going on in your own life. 

Once you can be fully present you are then ready to make a difference by being kind, complimenting people, and helping them to use their strengths.

Make a difference in your world today, and begin by being fully present.

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching
#bebetter #beblessed

Stay Out Of The Bucket

The blue crab are a beautiful species of crabs found in the Atlantic Ocean.  When people catch them for dinner they will routinely throw them in a bucket. 

When the first one is caught a lid has to be put on the bucket because the crab will try and crawl out. 

Once a second crab is caught and placed in the bucket the lid is not needed because the crabs will try and pull each other down and they can’t crawl out.

The same is true of some of the people around you.  There are some who want to keep you in the bucket when you are down.

Unsuccessful people, people without vision, goals, and dreams will do all that they can to try and keep you down with them.

Don’t be a crab.

STAY OUT OF THE BUCKET!

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching #bebetter #beblessed

You Must Believe

Believe – to accept (something) as true; to have faith.

Have you ever felt like you were the only one who believed in something that you wanted to accomplish personally or professionally?

Belief can be a very lonely place. There are times that you are the only one that can see the vision, but you must continue to see it and believe.

You must get up, continue to work toward, and believe not only in the vision, but that others will eventually begin to believe with you and come along side to help.

Until that time, your belief must continue to outweigh your doubt, and you must continue to find strength and take steps every day toward what you believe in.

You must believe, even when others do not.  It can be lonely, but continue to believe, even if it seems like you are the only one.

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching #bebetter #beblessed

Just 1% More

Where do you need to give just a little bit more?

Where can you give just a little bit more to the students that you lead?

Where can you give just a little bit more to the coaches that you are called to lead?

Can you give just a little bit more to a fellow colleague who may need an extra dose of encouragement?

Give what it takes, even if it is just 1% more.

– Todd Gordon, The Power Of One