Here
are some thoughts I put together for a team I was working with. In bold are the
qualities with an explanation, but those are just qualities. Underneath each
item you see the word action. I asked each team member to write out the action
they were going to take to achieve the desired end result. Over the years I
have learned it is too easy to set goals or to talk about being the best,
unless those goals are followed up by specific actions it just is a very
temporary feel good process. Each individual needs to take control and decide
on the they action they will take. They must establish ownership. Do not
recommend or assign an action for them.
Be
Smart
– Work on something specific each day. Have a plan! Train
with a purpose. Improvement is incremental. Does not have to be big. Small
steps lead to big steps.ACTION:
Pressure
is what you make it! Embrace it. Put yourself in pressure situations to learn.
Use the
pressure to make you better, internalize it and use it as a positive influence.
ACTION:
Belief –
If you don’t believe in yourself who will? Think you are the best
and you are on your way. Confidence, believe in yourself, your preparation and
in your support system.ACTION:
Routine – Great athletes
do the
same thing, the
same way, at the
same time each day. Regularity. You can set a clock by the routines of the great ones.ACTION:
Work–
Everyone works. The
great ones work smarter with a sense of purpose. Analyze your strengths and
weaknesses objectively. Then work to minimize your weaknesses and optimize your
strengths. Bring your weaknesses up to the
level of your strengths.ACTION:
Choices
– It is always about choices. Make the
conscious choice to be the
best.
Life is constantly about choices.Action:
Without ACTION these are all just words.Take ACTION now!