My first book, The Power of One, is now available on Amazon.
More is not always better. When doing more gets in the way of being effective as a person and a leader we need to simplify and redefine who we are, where we are going, and how we are going to get there.
We need “The Power of One”.
Find strength in each chapter’s sixteen words and use the reflection questions to increase your leadership capacity.
Don’t just settle in the chase for more. Simplify and grow.
Five Moments Newsletter #59
Do The Small Things
When Noone Is Looking
Carter and the Cyclones
Lessons of the Blue Crabs
Back on the Bench
#leadership #motivation #coaching #bebetter #beblessed
A couple of weeks ago an unbelievable snow storm crippled the Buffalo, New York area. This forced the NFL to move a game originally scheduled for Buffalo to Detroit’s Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
On Sunday, November 20 the Bills played the Cleveland Browns in Detroit. Four days later, the Lions hosted the Bills on Thanksgiving day.
In a recent press conference Detroit Head Coach Dan Campbell recognized the Ford Field stadium staff – who suddenly had to work 2 games in five days, including on Thanksgiving day. His simple message was “sometimes that gets lost in the shuffle.”
Today’s lesson. Don’t let your people get lost in the shuffle and because of your busyness. There are people that do a lot of things behind the scenes that people don’t see or even think about. You know who they are and what they do.
In the athletic world it’s custodians, bus drivers, secretaries, support staff, and table workers, to name a few. No matter what job you have and wherever you lead, there are people that do things that people just expect to be done and often take for granted.
Make sure that you do not take them for granted. Acknowledge them, appreciate them, celebrate them, and help them whenever you can.
No matter how educated, talented, rich, or cool you believe you are, how you treat people, every single person, ultimately tells all.
You’re busy. You have many responsibilities and I understand, appreciate and acknowledge that. Don’t let others be lost in the shuffle because of that. Tip of the cap to Dan Campbell for reminding us of that.
I’m cheering for you.
#leadership #motivation #coaching
#basketball #bebetter #beblessed
No matter what sport you play, coach, or are a fan of the road map to success is in the details. How you do the little things is how you will do everything.
The first thing legendary UCLA coach John Wooden taught his players was to how to put on their socks properly so they would not bunch up and give a player a blister. A blister meant pain and not being 100%.
There are no shortcuts to being at your best. Everything that you do either moves the needle of your potential to the right (toward) or to the left (away).
No matter what you do pay attention to the details. The details aren’t always sexy. The details don’t always get the loudest claps or make a highlight reel. But here’s what the details get you.
1) Moving toward your full potential.
2) Confidence.
3) Self-Discipline.
4) Winning (still the goal).
Pay attention to the little things. A majority of people will not. If you do you’ll be a little bit better today than you were yesterday, and that’s the goal.
I’m cheering for you.
#leadership #motivation #coaching
#basketball #bebetter #beblessed
We live in a society that emphasizes more being better; more stuff, more money, more power, and more responsibility.
But when does more start to mean we have less? I would argue that more gets in our way when it gets in the way of us being effective as a person and as a leader.
When that happens, we need to simplify and redefine who we are, where we are going, and how we are going to get there.
We need “The Power of One.” One word leadership.
The 130 page book features 16 single leadership words, a writing for each word, and personal stories from my 37 years in education, coaching, and as an athletic director. Each chapter concludes with self-reflection questions for the reader or for group discussion as part of a book study.
I am excited to publish my first book and it will be available in the next few days on Amazon. I will share a promo code when it is available for anyone interested in purchasing the book.
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Be Blessed.
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