Winning

Winning Matters.

I am in NYC and heading to the Yankees game tonight. I can't help but think of George Steinbrenner who died recently when I think of winning.

Possibly the best medicine for the human spirit is winning.

Are you winning today?

If not, why not?

And what are you going to do about it?

Self Motivation!

The best motivation is self motivation.

In my life journey, I have found this to be true: When you know what you want, and you really want it, you will find a way to get it.

• How about you today?
• Are you self motivated?
• Do you really know what you want?
• Do you love your job?
• Do you love where you live?
• Do you go for it in life?

If not, what are you waiting for?

Positive Reactions

I have been really working on putting problems into proper perspective.

At the core, we only have two options with an event:

• Positive Reaction
• Negative Reaction

With only a limited amount of time and energy I have been gifted, doesn't it make sense to really focus on only positive reactions? What good comes from negative reactions?

So with my energy and time here are my choices:

• Productive Use: faith, family, love, serve others, help, care, make a difference, have an impact
• Non-Productive: drama, fight, resistance, over reactions, focus on small meaningless details

My work is to take events and react positively by using my limited time and energy in a productive manner. Easier said than done....but then again, when it's all said and done for me, I want it to be said: Chris did more than he said...

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

Less Talking More Action

I think we would all be much better off with less talking and more action.

Execution. Doing. Action. Take Steps. Move. Do Something. Go.

My friend Alan Graham from Mobile Loaves and Fishes talks about this all the time. We can talk about homelessness all we want but at some point we have to go fix it. Alan doesn't talk, he just provides daily miracles! And that's a pretty good life formula.

Bam! Power...

Now that's some serious POWER!

I have been thinking and working on the word power lately. Some of my notes:

• Power in messaging
• Power of inspiration
• Power in freedom
• Power of forgiveness
• Power of less
• Power of dreaming
• Power of financial freedom
• Power of confidence
• Power of excellence
• Power of passion
• Power of time
• Power of action
• Power of miracles

And you?

My Graduate!

Teddy graduated yesterday from pre-school!

Me: Teddy, you did great. I am proud of you TT. Take a look because you won't be coming back here.

Teddy: I am ready to go to the next school.

Me: I am ready for What's Next too Teddy!

What's Next for me?

No Idea but it's the journey that matters and not the destination. It's what I learn and how I grow...it character not circumstances. My journey:

• Bumpy
• Often messy
• Absolutely flawed
• Fun most of the time
• Filled to the brim of uncertainty
• Full Passion Pail most of the time
• Pretty deep
• 100% Dependant because I can't do this life on my own...for me I depend on a 33 year carpenter and rabbi called Jesus of Nazareth
• And I own it...

Two Questions....

To continue to improve....to reach my potential....and keep on keepin' on, I ask myself two powerful questions that I want you to consider:

1. So What? and
2. Now What?

What about you today?

Are you?

• Motivated
• Inspired
• Excited
• Amped Up
• On Fire
• Energized
• Carbonated
• Sparked
• Spurred
• Geeked
• Caffeinated
• Alive
• Jacked up
• Snappy
• Moved
• Electrified
• Charged
• En Fuego

Or translation as the kids would say...How full is your passion bucket?

Big Dreams + Little Actions

Big Dreams + Little Actions = WOW LIFE and WOW Experience!

My Little Boy with BIG DREAMS!

What if we just go back to Dreaming like Little Kids? Thanks Tate!

Change

What if we changed from:

I, ME, and MY

to

US, WE, and OUR

I think we can change the world from dark to LIGHT!

And it starts one person at a time.

My essence that is written all over the place is simply this:

Today, you can change the life of another human being!

Think ??

Think about this:

What if your dream life is really right in front of you only to be disguised as your adversity and wrapped in fear?

Now what?

What are you going to do with this?

Chasing Daylight

If you were told you only have 100 days to live what would you do?

This was Gene O'Kelly's reality.

Go buy this mountain moving book to find out from a Type A, Fortune 50, hugely successful CEO what he did and wants to teach you...


I read this 4 years ago and just re-read it again. It changed my life and maybe you too...

Uncertainty

What if we would not resist, but actually embrace uncertainty? Yes embrace uncertainty!

I think the results would be amazing!

Give it some thought.