A few quotes from How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell (New York, Center Street Publishing, 2009).
"No matter what you're trying to accomplish, you can do it better with shared thinking."
"Get used to being uncomfortable,"
"The better the questions, the more gold you will mine from your thinking."
"One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind-set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you normally do."
"Instead of asking how, they should first ask why. If you jump right into problem solving mode, how are you going to know all the issues?"
Showing posts with label success. Show all posts
Showing posts with label success. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Football Player Sherman on work ethic from father
During an interview, Seattle Seahawks Player Richard Sherman talked about learn about the value of hard work from his father.
From NBC Sports:
On his father, who gets up at 3:45 a.m. to work as a garbage man: “He’s shown me work, what it is to have a work ethic, a blue collar mentality. He’ll go to work, work for the eight or nine hours, and then he’ll come home and mow the lawn. He’ll miss some games before he’ll miss work because he works every holiday. He works every chance he has to put more food on the table. He does it. Those kinds of sacrifices you see throughout your whole life. It builds a certain rapport with you.”
Link to interview highlights on NBC Sports: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/09/15/notes-quotes-from-football-night-in-america-week-2/
From NBC Sports:
On his father, who gets up at 3:45 a.m. to work as a garbage man: “He’s shown me work, what it is to have a work ethic, a blue collar mentality. He’ll go to work, work for the eight or nine hours, and then he’ll come home and mow the lawn. He’ll miss some games before he’ll miss work because he works every holiday. He works every chance he has to put more food on the table. He does it. Those kinds of sacrifices you see throughout your whole life. It builds a certain rapport with you.”
Link to interview highlights on NBC Sports: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/09/15/notes-quotes-from-football-night-in-america-week-2/
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Grit for Success: Duckworth at TED
Great TED Talk recently posted on their website.
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.”
Link to TED page: http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit.html
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.”
Link to TED page: http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit.html
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Leadership: George on Mindfulness--Harvard Business
Recently Bill George had an article at the Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) entitled "Mindfulness Helps You Become a Better Leader". He talks about some of the work they are doing at Harvard Business School as well his courses in Authentic Leadership.
"We are challenging students to think hard about their definition of success and what's important in their lives. Instead of viewing success as reaching a certain position or achieving a certain net worth, we encourage these future leaders to see success as making a positive difference in the lives of their colleagues, their organizations, their families, and society as a whole"
George emphasizes that leaders should routinely clarify their values and priorities. Important to this process is a daily practice such as meditation, journaling, prayer, or reflecting while walking, hiking or jogging. This connects to Stephen Covey's concept of "Sharpening the Saw."
There are many small things that you can do every day to help put your values in practice and impact colleagues, family members, and friends. Go out of your way to say a sincere "thank you" or "good job". Spend a little extra time with someone close to you. Ask one more open-ended question and then just listen.
URL for article: http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2012/10/mindfulness-helps-you-become-a.html
"We are challenging students to think hard about their definition of success and what's important in their lives. Instead of viewing success as reaching a certain position or achieving a certain net worth, we encourage these future leaders to see success as making a positive difference in the lives of their colleagues, their organizations, their families, and society as a whole"
George emphasizes that leaders should routinely clarify their values and priorities. Important to this process is a daily practice such as meditation, journaling, prayer, or reflecting while walking, hiking or jogging. This connects to Stephen Covey's concept of "Sharpening the Saw."
There are many small things that you can do every day to help put your values in practice and impact colleagues, family members, and friends. Go out of your way to say a sincere "thank you" or "good job". Spend a little extra time with someone close to you. Ask one more open-ended question and then just listen.
URL for article: http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2012/10/mindfulness-helps-you-become-a.html
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Education and Attracting Success
"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become.” — Jim Rohn
This is the basis for self-improvement and education. This concept separates those who merely attend and those who internalize a topic. How many people do you know who attended a class, seminar, or training, but really don't absorb much.
Some people debate the value of higher education. One of the key results of a college degree or a graduate degree is to put oneself in a mindset so that future success can be easily attracted. Education helps one see value in things which may be easily overlooked. There may be an idea, a conversation, a book, or an event that an educated, curious person will able to use as a growth opportunity.
This is the basis for self-improvement and education. This concept separates those who merely attend and those who internalize a topic. How many people do you know who attended a class, seminar, or training, but really don't absorb much.
Some people debate the value of higher education. One of the key results of a college degree or a graduate degree is to put oneself in a mindset so that future success can be easily attracted. Education helps one see value in things which may be easily overlooked. There may be an idea, a conversation, a book, or an event that an educated, curious person will able to use as a growth opportunity.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
7 Lessons We Can Learn From Michael Jordan
7 Lessons We Can Learn From Michael Jordan
2. Do not fear failure.
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
--Michael Jordan
Most people are afraid of failing. They are so fearful of failure that it halts all their action but the funny thing in life is that if we do not take any action, we are doom for failure. Contradicting isn't it?
Failure is part of success. We can actually perceieve failure as a feedback adn the feedback works as a reminder to tell us something is wrong and we need to fix it. Failure doesn't condem us, it is just Nature's way of telling us to fix something that isn't right.
Vincent Tan
2. Do not fear failure.
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
--Michael Jordan
Most people are afraid of failing. They are so fearful of failure that it halts all their action but the funny thing in life is that if we do not take any action, we are doom for failure. Contradicting isn't it?
Failure is part of success. We can actually perceieve failure as a feedback adn the feedback works as a reminder to tell us something is wrong and we need to fix it. Failure doesn't condem us, it is just Nature's way of telling us to fix something that isn't right.
Vincent Tan
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