"One" is the first note in orchestrating your attitude. Contrary to the lyrics from a classic rock song, one is not the loneliest number. It’s the most important one!
Your thoughts, words and actions are like individual notes that work in concert to create the power of one person, YOU, to make a difference.
Swooosh! The same sound I heard the last three shots as I catch the basketball after it glides through the net creating music to any shooters’ ears… swooosh.
“OK, you’re up 8 - 1”, I said to my 14 year old son at the time. I gasp for air and try to remember if my son knows CPR. You know, just in case.
James Pennebaker, a professor at the University at Texas, has spent 40 years researching the link between writing and processing emotions. In studies, he has divided people into two groups, asking some to jot down emotionally charged experiences, and others to write about whatever daily occurrence popped into their mind. Both groups were tasked with writing for about 20 minutes, three days in a row.
Success is a reflection of your commitment to excellence.
As the young Lion looks at his reflection in the river bed, a rumbling voice from the heavens bellows, "Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than you have become." It is the voice of Mufasa talking to his son in The Lion King. Remember that?
Just as water reflects your image as you gaze into it, when you look inside yourself, you see who you really are – personal reflection is an internal mirror.
Inspiring coaches master their emotions and deal with them effectively. As a result, they are able to keep the main objective in mind and communicate their goal with- out getting caught up in their emotions. They move from being emotional to being emotionally intelligent.
Roy E. Disney of Walt Disney Co., said, “When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.”
So, if you don’t use your values to make decisions and guide your actions, then why have them? If you do not value your values, no one else will. Your decisions directly influence how you spend your precious resources—time, money, and energy. How you spend your precious resources is a direct reflection of your values. A look at your calendar and your expense budget gives an accurate glimpse into what you value.
