WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OTHERS
There are many things we can learn from others, particularly those who have accomplished and share what they have learned from those accomplishments. The following are notes taken from a simulcast conference of accomplished business and sports leaders.
FRED SANBORN – author of the book “The Fred Factor”
CS Lewis said most of us don't need to be taught we need to be reminded
Most of us are still confused by the simple things
4 Simple Principles
1. EVERYONE makes a difference
People give work dignity - it is better to be a great truckdriver than a lousy executive
2. EVERYTHING is built on relationships
Our mission is built on bringing humanity back to business
Be sincere
3. Create value for others
If you can ad value to crap you can ad value to anything
Zoop - zoo poop
4. Who motivates the motivator?
We are the only life that wakes up with cognition. ALL other animals wake up and live by genetic predisposition
Leadership is not power over people but power with people
JOHN MAXWELL – author and expert on leadership
You can ad value to others without costing a penny
The secret of your success is discovered in your daily agenda
Today Matters
Because tomorrow will be today tomorrow
and if yesterday were the good old days then today will be the good old days of tomorrow
Yesterday ended last night
We over exaggerate yesterday
We over estimate tomorrow
We under value today
Make everyday your masterpiece
Successful people make important decisions early in life & then manage those decisions the rest of their lives
You cannot manage a decision you have not made
Get your own Daily Dozen
These are 12 decisions you made & now need to manage on a daily basis
Here are two of them:
1. Attitude - some people are happy but not capable, but attitude is a difference maker
All things being equal attitude is the difference
The attitude you have you chose
Others don't cause you to have a bad attitude you choose
2. Priorities
You can't manage time -It keeps going
Pareto’s Principles
20 % of your time will produce 80 % of your results
Successful people find their strength and then spend 80% of their time using it
How many of us when we have a bad day, get our spouse and say lets go to an average restaurant
What’s your average food
Let’s go to an averaqe movie
Why go through an average life
MICHAEL DUKE – Wal-Mart Executive
1.4 million associates
My WalMart - customers talked about my store
Corporate talks about their local community store
Each store mgr is encouraged to be an entrepreneurial in their community
Look for character & value & his fit in the company
Traditional Sat morning meetings 7:30 am, like a pep rally, and they talk about values
They spend time defining the values
ZIG ZIGLAR –noted author & motivational speaker
You have to manage yourself before you can lead others
Trust - once it is lost it is hardly ever regained
Nucor - Steel Co.
We can teach farmers to work faster than we can teach others to work
1 out of 3 people is smart & good looking - turn to the person to the right and left- it's obvious it's not either of them, so it must be you
Look at the beautiful mountains and the beautiful blue skies or aquamarine water but the most awesome creature on this plant is you because GOD gave his only son not for the birds or the bees but for you & me
Went to borders book asked the clerk do you have the book: man the superior sex, it's upstairs in the science fiction section
Home court advantage - your home life
PAT SUMMIT- Basketball coach of Tennessee Lady’s Basketball Team
Could you work for you?
On a team there are no unimportant people
Discipline yourself so no one else has to
3 Things We Can Control
1. Attitude
Don't be afraid to take the blame
2. How hard we are willing to work?
- The world is full of lazy people
3. Take care of YOU
Time to Read
Time to Plan
Time to Rest
Time to Exercise
Time to Pray
Expect a lot if you want to receive a lot
If you recruit - tell them what you expect
Is winning a science or an art?
If it was a science everyone would win
There is an art to winning
JOHN WOODEN – Basketball coach of UCLA’s most winning basketball team in history
Success
Never try to better than someone else
Never cease to improve yourself
Peace of mind through self satisfaction that you did your best
If you want others to listen to you, you have to be willing to listen to them You can learn a lot from you’re team