Hope that you are doing well. Please be thankful at this great time of the year.
(remember at the beginning of this fall we were paying two dollars more per gallon for gas than we are now)
Last night driving home to my parent's in Chattanooga I was able to listen to Larry King on CNN (twice!) That was the advantage of having a long drive and having satelitte radio in the car. I usually like watching Larry King and used to love his late night radio show. His guest's last night were Joel and Victoria Osteen. Whether or not you like Larry King or the Osteen's is not the issue. The issue is the points that were brought up on the show.
Here are a couple of Joel Osteen's quotes from the interview:
"Don't use your energy to worry, use your energy to believe."
"You know, I've found that your life follows your thoughts. If you think more about that, if you think about those things, you just draw it in."Being a coach we can sometimes struggle with being too negative and pessimistic. For me it is trying to change to be more positive. The line above "that your life follows your thoughts" is definately true for me.
It goes along with the line that a lot of us have heard "what you think about you bring about." I heard somewhere that 95% of what we worry about never happens anyway.
A couple of years ago a mentor of mine challenged me to be thankful for everything that came my way. Lost a game, be thankful. Problem at home or with a player, be thankful. Great day, be thankful. Good win, be thankful.
No matter the situation, be thankful.
For me it has been a paradigm shift. Changing my thinking to one of worry and pessimism to one of thankfulness and gratitude for whatever God has for me. I enjoy the change in thinking and still struggle each day in trying to stay upbeat and positive, but it does beat the alternative of worry and being negative.
Make this a great holiday for you and your family by finding the good and finding the positive. It's there sometime you just have to search, but you will find enough to be thankful for in your life.
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Chapter 5 of John Maxwell's book 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell
Chapter 5
Competent
If you can't, your team won't
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi
“People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.”
-Howard W. Newton
“Building the team is as important as producing the product.”
- Bob Taylor
“…inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part.”
- Bob Taylor
Highly committed people have some things in common:
1. They are committed to excellence
“Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the …few.”
- Dale Carnegie
Chapter 5
Competent
If you can't, your team won't
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi
“People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.”
-Howard W. Newton
“Building the team is as important as producing the product.”
- Bob Taylor
“…inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part.”
- Bob Taylor
Highly committed people have some things in common:
1. They are committed to excellence
“Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the …few.”
- Dale Carnegie
Chapter 4 of John Maxwell's book 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell
Chapter 4
Communicative
A team is many voices with a single heart
“If you have not a good degree of eloquence in speaking and writing you will be nobody; but will have the daily mortification of seeing people with not one tenth part of your merit or knowledge get the start of you”
-Lord Chesterford
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people”
-William Butler Yeats
1. Do not isolate themselves from others
2. Make it easy for teammates to communicate with them
Most communication problems can be solved with proximity.
3. Follow the twenty-four hour rule
4. Give attention to potentially difficult relationships
5. Follow up important communication in writing
Open communication fosters trust.
To improve your communication…
o Be candid
o Be quick
o Be inclusive
People are up on things they’re in on.
Chapter 4
Communicative
A team is many voices with a single heart
“If you have not a good degree of eloquence in speaking and writing you will be nobody; but will have the daily mortification of seeing people with not one tenth part of your merit or knowledge get the start of you”
-Lord Chesterford
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people”
-William Butler Yeats
1. Do not isolate themselves from others
2. Make it easy for teammates to communicate with them
Most communication problems can be solved with proximity.
3. Follow the twenty-four hour rule
4. Give attention to potentially difficult relationships
5. Follow up important communication in writing
Open communication fosters trust.
To improve your communication…
o Be candid
o Be quick
o Be inclusive
People are up on things they’re in on.
Chapter 3 of John Maxwell's book 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player
Chapter 3
Committed
There are no halfhearted champions
"The moment one definitely commits oneself, the Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would come his way."
William H. Murray
"Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on their world."
- John C. Maxwell
1. Commitment usually is discovered in the midst of adversity.
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”
- Vince Lombardi
2. Commitment does not depend on gifts or abilities
3. Commitment comes as the result of choice, not conditions
4. Commitment lasts when it’s based on values
Anytime you make choices based on solid life values, then you are in a better position to sustain your level of commitment.
To improve your level of commitment…
Tie your commitments to your values
Take a risk
Evaluate your team
Committed
There are no halfhearted champions
"The moment one definitely commits oneself, the Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would come his way."
William H. Murray
"Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on their world."
- John C. Maxwell
1. Commitment usually is discovered in the midst of adversity.
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”
- Vince Lombardi
2. Commitment does not depend on gifts or abilities
3. Commitment comes as the result of choice, not conditions
4. Commitment lasts when it’s based on values
Anytime you make choices based on solid life values, then you are in a better position to sustain your level of commitment.
To improve your level of commitment…
Tie your commitments to your values
Take a risk
Evaluate your team
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell Chapter 4
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell
Chapter 4
Communicative
A team is many voices with a single heart
“If you have not a good degree of eloquence in speaking and writing you will be nobody; but will have the daily mortification of seeing people with not one tenth part of your merit or knowledge get the start of you”
-Lord Chesterford
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people”
-William Butler Yeats
1. Do not isolate themselves from others
2. Make it easy for teammates to communicate with them
Most communication problems can be solved with proximity.
3. Follow the twenty-four hour rule
4. Give attention to potentially difficult relationships
5. Follow up important communication in writing
Open communication fosters trust.
To improve your communication…
o Be candid
o Be quick
o Be inclusive
People are up on things they’re in on.
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell
Chapter 5
Competent
If you can't, your team won't
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi
“People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.”
-Howard W. Newton
“Building the team is as important as producing the product.”
- Bob Taylor
“…inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part.”
- Bob Taylor
Highly committed people have some things in common:
1. They are committed to excellence
“Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the …few.”
- Dale Carnegie
Chapter 4
Communicative
A team is many voices with a single heart
“If you have not a good degree of eloquence in speaking and writing you will be nobody; but will have the daily mortification of seeing people with not one tenth part of your merit or knowledge get the start of you”
-Lord Chesterford
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people”
-William Butler Yeats
1. Do not isolate themselves from others
2. Make it easy for teammates to communicate with them
Most communication problems can be solved with proximity.
3. Follow the twenty-four hour rule
4. Give attention to potentially difficult relationships
5. Follow up important communication in writing
Open communication fosters trust.
To improve your communication…
o Be candid
o Be quick
o Be inclusive
People are up on things they’re in on.
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell
Chapter 5
Competent
If you can't, your team won't
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi
“People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.”
-Howard W. Newton
“Building the team is as important as producing the product.”
- Bob Taylor
“…inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part.”
- Bob Taylor
Highly committed people have some things in common:
1. They are committed to excellence
“Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the …few.”
- Dale Carnegie
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