Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
Good enough is sometimes not good enough.
Today, we should be aware of times when we accept mediocrity . . . when we accept less than our best.
Sometimes we take the easy way out.
Sir Isaac Newton had three laws of motion and the first law essentially said that every object will remain at rest until acted upon by an outside force.
Things don’t change by themselves.
This is an important concept to remember today.
An old Cherokee Indian chief sat down to teach his grandson about life.
“There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.”
“One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity, and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.”
When the great baseball Hall of Famer and African American icon Jackie Robinson died in 1972, his widow called Boston Celtics player Bill Russell and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral.
When asked why, she responded that Russell had been Jackie Robinson’s favorite athlete.
All of the pallbearers were Jackie’s former teammates with the Brooklyn Dodgers, except for Bill Russell.
It’s likely that Bill Russell was Jackie Robinson’s favorite athlete – not because he was so athletic or talented – but because he was a champion, both on and off the playing court.
Many consider Bill Russell one of the greatest teammates of all time.
I woke up this morning running late and the last thing I wanted to do was take 30-seconds to make my bed.
Maybe you’ve been right there with me struggling between listening to that pesky little bed-making devil on one shoulder and that cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness angel on the other shoulder.
After all, that bed is just going to get messed up again that night, anyway, who will ever see it?
Today is Monday. Yikes!
Nothing like a case of the Mondays to get us down.
Jake Thompson is the Founder & Chief Encouragement Officer at the global lifestyle brand Compete Every Day. He is a speaker, writer, & active participant in life. Prior to launching CED, Jake spent years in both the sports representation industry & later, as a creative & strategic marketing consultant. Now, he is focused on utilizing his passion for changing lives to remind all that their life is worth competing for. For Jake everyday is a competition against pride, comfort zone, fear, complacency, snooze alarms, bad habits and bad relations. Jake teaches people through speaking podcast and popular apparel brand to compete everyday.
Steve Nudelberg is a serial salesman & entrepreneur. As a product of his entrepreneurial spirit, he developed On the Ball – a company that focuses exclusively on sales & business development. Inspiration for the company name was derived from the feedback Steve received from business associates, claiming that he was always ‘on the ball’. The core philosophy is rooted in that what we know and who we know can help your business grow. On The Ball’s list of clients include Toshiba, BankUnited, AIG, Transworld Business Advisors., and Getaway2Give
Steve’s book “Confessions of a Serial Salesman” is a best-seller and is a very practical and easy-to-read book. He is a mover and a shaker as he partners with some of the biggest names in sports, business, and entertainment. Steve is high-energy and truly a motivating guy.
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