Missing vs Messing

Messing Up = So What

Missing Out = Not an Option!

There are two regrets:

1. Regret of Inaction
2. Regret of Action

When it's all said and done for me, which one do you think will sting? Yes!...regret of inaction will heat blister my soul.

So I step out to step up! After all Chris, what are you waiting for?

Be Different

• Stand out
• Different
• Be Dramatically Different
• Ultimately Unique
• Separation from the others
• Why you?
• Opposite of what everyone else does and says
• Take road never traveled or at minimum road less traveled
• Go Chic and Unique
• Don't do cliques
• Avoid cliche at all costs
• How exciting is predictable? Jokes aren't funny when you know the punch line

Paprika

Sprinkle a heavy dose of paprika of PASSION on your business and life!

• How much spice do you have right now?
• What are you waiting for?
• Why not?
• Be Different...separate from the "pack"...in fact be DD...Dramatically Different!
• Try It...Screw up....And Try again
• It's Go Time!

Adversity = Assets

I spent some time with an awesome company in Austin TX and the CEO asked me to describe one critical element I see in successful companies and successful people.

My response was that they view adversity as assets.

One thing you and I are both promised is tough times. That's a given. It will happen. But I think the key rests in how we deal with those tough times. Now I fully understand this is much easier said than done...but we really only have two choices:

• Move On and Grow...View as an Asset
• Pity Party...decline and go backwards

Also understand, I am not saying these are Yippee, Fun Times, let's all just get better and grow... That's BS! The reality is that some of these times really stink and are no fun at all. But, we still really only have two options.

In our work we see some mountain movin' folks and they really do view their hard times as assets to learn, grow, and launch them to the next level.

Vision

Do you have an intense burning desire towards something very specific?

Yes = Vision!

No = Why not?

Death of a Legend

One of my favorite people ever, John Wooden, died yesterday.

If you want to learn leadership, purpose, motivation, right living, and much more, go buy his books.

Thanks Coach Wooden!

My Words List

Words matter. What words do you think about? What words do you use? From my journal:

• Dreams
• Vision
• Excited
• Growth
• Forward
• Fun
• Simple
• Peace
• Passion
• Maximize
• WOW!
• Amazing
• Go
• Change
• What's next
• Inspired