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Leadership Tune up – Disappointment

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The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way – Robert Kiyosaki
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trail with humility – Thomas Monson

What does it take to meet failure and disappointment with courage and cheerfulness? Do I have what it takes?

What is the value of reflecting on setbacks and disappointments?

What is the true source of my disappointment?

Have I allowed disappointments and setbacks to cause me to grow bitter and despondent?

How does a strong work ethic enable me to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt?

Can I recall a bad thing happening in my life that put me on the path of something very positive happening in my life?

Can I think of an example of when someone’s success came after their disappointment? What can I learn from their illustration?

Do I have reasonable expectations concerning my results and the results of my Team? Am I a pie in the sky leader? Am I aiming too low?

Am I prepared to be disappointed by someone I admire?

When experiencing disappointments do I quit or put my head down and plough through?

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Leadership Tune Up – Winning

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If you think that you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary for victory – William Hazlett
I hate to lose more that I love to win – Jimmy Connors

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win – Zig Ziglar

What are the attitudes and actions that separate the contenders from the winners?

Do I visualize myself as a winner? Do I literally see myself standing in the winners circle?

If I am my best effort and I leave everything on the field, isn’t that the true measure of a winner?

Am I enthusiastic about winning today? How will I share my enthusiasm?

How would I feel if my coach displayed a nonchalant attitude about winning? Would that motivate me to work harder?

What role does character play in my desire to win? What does it mean to show class and what role does it play in my desire to win?

How do I feel about a coach that displays an attitude of losing?

What will I do today to instill in my Team a stronger desire to win?

On a scale of 1-10, how intense is my competitive enthusiasm  to win today?

Does a bad break cause me to work harder of do I lose heart and quit?

Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt – Special Olympics Motto
You’ve you got to get to the place in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing – Arthur Ashe

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Leadership Tune Up – Willpower

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Peter Drucker stated that what you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter. Along with this thought it has also been stated that great souls have wills while feeble souls have only wishes.

It is true that in the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents that any person can assemble in the toolbox of life will be rendered worthless.

There are stages in life that require us to stop the pace of our life and reflect upon accomplishments and the trajectory of our life. What needs work? What needs changed? What do I need to get rid of? Here are some reflective questions to assist in this process.

Reflection Questions

Am I waiting on someone else to initiate my professional development or should I be more proactive?

I know what my top three objectives are today? Will I exercise leadership to accomplish them?

Do I have the discipline to lead myself?

On a scale of 1-10, how intense is my desire to provide world class leadership today?

How clear is my desire for what I want? How hot is the passion to possess it?

It has been stated that the height of a man is gauged by his self mastery. If you cannot establish mastery over yourself, you will not influence others. What do these thoughts mean to you?

Are you bringing out the best in yourself so that you can bring out the best in others?

In your organization why is it vital to have mastery over yourself?

How does a lack of self-discipline affect my sense of worth and esteem?

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Does My Dream Benefit Others?

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If a man for whatever reason has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself – Jacques Cousteau

In this last podcast of this series on putting your dreams to the test, we come now come to the significance question, Does My Dream Benefit Others? In other words are you willing to invest your life for this dream?
In his book Half Time, author Bob Buford writes, “the first half of life has to do with getting and gaining, learning and earning. The second half is more risky because it has to do with living beyond the immediate.” This book is about changing your game plan from success to significance.

I Want To Do Something Significant For Myself – This statement when read for the first time sounds selfish. Actually, it is not as selfish as you might think. How can you help someone else if you have not invested in yourself first. This is the first rule of leading well – you must have a personal growth plan for yourself. If you cannot articulate this plan in writing, you probably are only day-dreaming. The accomplishment of a significant dream only comes when a person has something to offer. It is difficult to invest in others when you are not investing in yourself!

I Want To Do Something Significant For Others – Here is a two part question that sets up an illustration about Mother Teresa. First the question; “What are you doing to invest in yourself, and what are you doing to invest in others? Let’s face it, success can cause people to be selfish. If you are not careful you will become a schemer in attempting to get from people rather than giving to people. In the book, Mother Teresa – Come Be My Light, reports in a letter she wrote about the potential success of Missionaries of Charity organization – “I don’t know what success will be, but if the Missionaries of Charity have brought joy to one unhappy home, made one innocent child from the street keep pure for Jesus, one dying person die in peace with God, it would be worth while offering everything for just that one, because that one would bring great joy to the Heart of Jesus.”

I Want To Do Something Significant With Others – Tom Brokaw once stated that it is easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference. People who want to achieve a significant dream with others must be able to help people embrace the same dream. When that happens it is a wonderful gift for all. If we can share a dream with others, it expands both their possibilities and our own.

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Does Working Toward My Dream Satisfy

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours – Henry David Thoreau

Achieving a dream is about more than just what you accomplish. It is about who you become in the process – John Maxwell

There is always a huge gap between the birth of a dream and the achievement of a dream. The question that you have to ask yourself is whether it will be a fulfillment gap or a frustration gap. One is rewarding, the other frustrating and difficult.

Here are six (6) insights to finding fulfillment in the gap.

Fulfilled people understand the difference between the dream and it’s realization – If you have answered the Reality Questions positively your dream is achievable. However, the ideal picture that you have in your head is not. It is vital that you understand this if you want to be fulfilled while striving for your dream. If you don’t you are destined for frustration.
Fulfilled people understand that the size of the dream determines the size of the gap – The bigger the dream, potentially the more fulfilling it is. If you are going to live in the land of MOAG – Mother of All Goals – then you need to expect the mother of all gaps.

Fulfilled people keep dreaming while making the journey – This is possible by allowing yourself to keep dreaming. Dreaming is an important part of the process of inspiration, motivation, and fulfillment.
Fulfilled people appreciate each step forward in the journey – I know a businessman that owns a Kubota Tractor dealership. When i would ask him how he is doing his response was always, “Everyday is a holiday and every meal is a banquet!” did he arrive at his dreams? NO! He was fulfilled and appreciate every step in the process. John Wooden – 8 National Championships – declared the journey to be the most important of days in his life, not the victories.

Fulfilled people make new discoveries while living in the gap – You have the potential to make many wonderful discoveries in the pursuit of your dream. None will be greater that what you discover about yourself. Did I make the dream or did the dream make me becomes an important question. In the end it is not our dreams that we conquer. It is ourselves!
Fulfilled people buy in to the natural law of balance: Life is both good and bad – Optimists tend to believe that all of life is good. Pessimists tend to believe that all is bad. The reality is neither are correct. Life is both!Only people who accept and embrace the truth are able to find fulfillment. You must be proactive in good times and bad times. Successful people do what is right no matter how they feel, and by doing right, they feel good.

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Am I Moving Closer Toward My Dreams?

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The mere possession of a vision is not the same as living it, nor can we encourage others with it if we do not, ourselves, understand and follow it truths. To be blessed with vision is not enough, we must live them! – High Eagle

Author of Life’s Little Instruction Book, says there are two rules of perseverance: Rule #1 Take one more step. Rule #2 When you can’t take one more step, refer to Rule #1. That is exactly what it takes to achieve your dreams; the will to take one  more step when you have convinced yourself that you can’t do it!

If you are going to accomplish your dreams then you will need to live our these seven (7) insights on moving closer to your dreams.

Recognize that quitting is more about who you are than where you are – Most people stop themselves from reaching their potential. People who achieve their dreams do not have an easier path than those who do not. The one guarantee for failure is to stop trying. H.E. Jensen stated, “The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn’t hear the referee.”

Improve your vocabulary – Saying that you believe in yourself will not guarantee your success, but saying you don’t believe in yourself will guarantee your failure. Bill Boeing, Founder of Boeing Aircraft in 1916 had a quote mounted on a plaque at the company headquarters; “It behooves no one to dismiss any novel idea with the statement that it can’t be done. Our job is to keep everlastingly at research and experiment…to let no new improvement in flying …pass us by.”

Recognize that waiting for everything to be right is wrong – If your ship does not come in, swim out to meet it. WHY? Our dreams do not move toward us, we must move toward our dreams. It is time to quit waiting for……

Perfection

Inspiration

Permission

Reassurance

Someone to change

The right person to come along

The kids to leave home

An absence of risk

The pain to go away

Change Your Thinking – Successful people do not think about what must be done. They focus twice as much on what they have accomplished and how they are capable of accomplishing what they set out to do. John Wooden stated, “Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.” Successful people simply think differently – they keep thinking, learning, and moving forward.
The resources for your dream stop at the moment you do – Many times we feel that we must have all of the resources in hand before we venture into our dream. When that type of thinking occurs we neither have movement or resources. It has been said that effort only releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Practice The Rule of Five – List or create five things that can be done daily that will move you toward your dream. Daily means – EVERY DAY!

Remember that when you have exhausted all of your possibilities, you haven’t – If you want reach your dream, you can’t give up. Even if every avenue looks like a dead and you feel that you have exhausted every possibility, you haven’t! Jack Dempsey stated that a champion is one who gets up when he can’t.

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Am I Willing To Pay The Price?

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Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary – Sarah Breathnach

Dreams are quite personal, aren’t they? The sacrifices associated with our dreams are also quite personal. Have you ask yourself the cost question; “Am I willing to pay the price for my dreams?”

Every dream has a price tag that has been paid before success. What will you pay for your dream? We do not have the privilege to sit with each other to engage the question on a personal level. There will be unique price tags that each of us will pay. There are five insights that are true for every person who pursues their dream.

The Dream Is Free, But The Journey Isn’t – All dreams begin with joy and excitement of accomplishment. You are not thinking about the cost at this stage. But at some point you have to make a transition from believer of the dream to buyer of the dream. No dream comes into reality without someone paying for it.

The Price Must Be Paid Sooner Than You Think – As soon as you start the journey toward your dream price, becomes an issue. WHY is that? Dreams confessed create conflict; dreams begun create a crisis. Dream believers are in abundance, dream buyers are rare! The sooner you pay the price for your dream that greater the rewards and dividends later in life.

The Price Will Be Higher Than You Expect – John Maxwell has stated that in all of his conversations with successful people he has never heard anyone say “Getting to the top was much easier than I anticipated.” Paul Hogan, the actor that played Crocodile Dundee responded to the question about his success with this answer; “The secret to my success is that i bit off more than I can chew and started chewing as a fast as I could.”

The Price Must Be Paid More Than Once – This point may be a big surprise to you. In fact the price tag for dreams may be paid multiple times. In fact let me say that we will pay regularly for our dreams. But realize that the greater the price, the greater the emotional return. You cannot get to the mountain top by carrying everything with you. You have to release many things and let them go – that is part of the price!

Is It Possible To Pay Too Much For Your Dream? – The cost of our dreams can be quite high. That does not mean that any price paid is worthwhile. Some things are just too costly! You do not want to ruin your health or sacrifice your family or compromise your values. Think about it this way; make a short list of things that you will protect at all costs. This will be a guide to let you know when the price is too high.

Ralph Waldo Emerson; “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe your critics were correct. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end requires courage.”

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Include The Right People

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It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you can do alone – Andrew Carnegie

A dream is a compelling vision you see in your heart that’s too big to accomplish without the help of others – Chris Hodge

If you desire to realize your dream, you need a team to help you. It is hard to list all of the ways a team can help you. Here are a few suggestions to consider…

My team makes me better that i am.

My team multiplies my value to others.

My team enables me to do what I do best.

My team allows me to help others do their best.

My team gives me more time.

My team provides me with companionship.

My team helps me fulfill the desires of my heart.

My team compounds my vision and effort.

My team empowers me to realize my dream.

It is not enough to have a dream – you need a dream team!

To Recruit a Dream Team – Transfer The Vision.

Transfer The Dream Logically

If people do not believe they will not buy into the dream. Communicating the dream logically is the first step in gaining credibility with people. You need to demonstrate that you have a grasp upon the situation that you are describing. Secondly, you must have a sound strategy. Strategy breaks down a vision into manageable parts. This communicates this dream is attainable.

Transfer The Dream Emotionally

When you can present your dream logically people will most likely stop resisting. In order for people to connect, you must connect emotionally.

What people do not feel they do not buy into. Show people your dream from their perspective. Appeal to their senses! Show people your heart. People will but into the dreamer before they buy into the dream itself. To transfer a dream emotionally let them see your heart. Sharing your hope tells the story of your dream.

Transfer The Dream Visually

Make your dream visual – bring it to life! If people cannot see the dream, they will not buy the dream. Coach John Wooden perhaps did this the best by transferring his dream of integrity and excellence to every person who played basketball for him.

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What Is My Strategy?

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We must look for ways to be an active force in our lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance, and truly begin to live our dreams – Les Brown

In a study that was done by ThinkTQ on how people think about their strategies for achieving their dreams. Here are the results.

26% focus on specific tangible targets.

19% set goals aligned with their purpose.

15% write down their goals in detail.

12% maintain a clearly defined goal for major interests.

12% identify related daily, weekly, and long term goals.

7% take daily action toward the attainment of at least one goal.

It appears that Americans fail in the critical area of their performance. Simply stated they do not move their dreams from their heart and head into their life. People fail to take action. Mark Twain stated it best; The secret to getting ahead is to get started. The secret to getting started is to break down your complex tasks into small manageable tasks and then start on the first one.

It is true isn’t it that you cannot begin to achieve your best unless you set aim on your life. Here are three steps to consider. The first action step is to assess what is my position? Jack Welch said that strategy is first trying to understand where you sit in today’s world. Not where you wish you were or where you hope to be.

The second step to consider is what is my future position? In other words what will my dream look like when I achieve it? If you do not know where you are headed then any road will take you there.

Thirdly, What is the pathway from here to there. Exactly what are the actions steps that moves me to my future. The real difference between a dream and wishful thinking is what to do day by day.

John Ruskin stated once that what we think, or what we believe, or what we believe in is of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do! With that said consider the following three insights.

Do something.

The process of dream achievement begins with doing something. John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence stated, All worthwhile people have good thoughts, good ideas, and good intentions, but precious few of them ever translate those into action.

Do something that relates to your dream.

There are always a number of humans that are about to live. We are waiting for things to change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down – until, until, until!

Do something every day that relates to my dream.

The success is within your daily routine. Focused persistence daily is the key to achieving dreams.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results – Winston Churchill

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Does My Dream Compel Me

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If you are working on something that is really exciting, you do not have to be pushed. The vision pulls you – Steve Jobs

The question, “Does my dream compel me?” is really a question about PASSION. This is a difficult question. How can I know if my passion is sufficient to carry me through to the realization of my dream?

Passion is a critical element for anyone who wants to achieve a dream. WHY? Because it the starting point of all achievement. The road to any dream is cluttered with detours, problems and disappointments. It is on this road where many dreams die. This is why passion is so important. Here are three key truths about Passion.

Passion Pulls Us Up – Enabling Us To Overcome Adversity

Anytime you attempt to accomplishment something of value, you will face adversity. Between the dream’s inspiration and its manifestation, there’s going to be a lot of perspiration. Poet William Ward suggests: Believe while others are doubting – Plan while others are playing – Study while others are sleeping – Decide while others are delaying – Preparing while others are daydreaming – Begin while others procrastinate – Work while others are wishing – Listen while other are talking – Smile while others are frowning – Commend while others are criticizing – Persist while others are quitting.

Passion Pushes Us Out – Giving Initiative

To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone. We naturally resist this kind of outward movement. As we get older we tend to get complacent. That is a problem because it kills passion. It reduces us to average. It clips our wings and keeps us from soaring no matter how much we may to do otherwise.

George Bernard Shaw stated reasonable people see all of the reasons for not doing something. Passion however, makes us unreasonable. It prompts us to get out of our comfort zone and cross the threshold of our doubt.

Passion Positions us Well – Giving Us The Greatest Odds For Success

Dr. Schweitzer observed that success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be a success. If we do not follow our passion in life, we will be in a difficult place, one that will not serve us well.

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