your success every day success is a daily thing not a destination thing if
daily thing not a destination thing if
daily thing not a destination thing if you can believe it you can achieve it
you can believe it you can achieve it
you can believe it you can achieve it and that never quite rang true with me
and that never quite rang true with me
and that never quite rang true with me this something-for-nothing
this something-for-nothing
this something-for-nothing entitlement mindset that invades so many
entitlement mindset that invades so many
entitlement mindset that invades so many people’s lives is a bunch of garbage
people’s lives is a bunch of garbage
people’s lives is a bunch of garbage too many years are like they’re like
too many years are like they’re like
too many years are like they’re like travel agents they’re sending people
travel agents they’re sending people
travel agents they’re sending people where they’ve never been themselves and
where they’ve never been themselves and
where they’ve never been themselves and you want to be a tour guide you want to
you want to be a tour guide you want to
you want to be a tour guide you want to take people with you he’s an American
take people with you he’s an American
take people with you he’s an American author speaker and pastor who’s written
author speaker and pastor who’s written
author speaker and pastor who’s written many books his books have sold millions
many books his books have sold millions
many books his books have sold millions of copies worldwide with some making the
of copies worldwide with some making the
of copies worldwide with some making the New York Times bestseller lists Inc
New York Times bestseller lists Inc
New York Times bestseller lists Inc magazine named him the number one
magazine named him the number one
magazine named him the number one leadership and management expert in the
leadership and management expert in the
leadership and management expert in the world he’s John Maxwell and here is my
world he’s John Maxwell and here is my
world he’s John Maxwell and here is my take on his top ten rules for success
take on his top ten rules for success
take on his top ten rules for success rule number eight is my personal
rule number eight is my personal
rule number eight is my personal favorite and make sure to stick around
favorite and make sure to stick around
favorite and make sure to stick around all the way to the end for some special
all the way to the end for some special
all the way to the end for some special bonus clips the first thing I want you
bonus clips the first thing I want you
bonus clips the first thing I want you to know that success is is not a
to know that success is is not a
to know that success is is not a destination it’s a journey think of
destination it’s a journey think of
destination it’s a journey think of success as a process let me let me
success as a process let me let me
success as a process let me let me illustrate it and explain it this way if
illustrate it and explain it this way if
illustrate it and explain it this way if you go to college you work hard and then
you go to college you work hard and then
you go to college you work hard and then four or five years depending on what
four or five years depending on what
four or five years depending on what kind of degree you’re working on it and
kind of degree you’re working on it and
kind of degree you’re working on it and in today’s society sometimes six or
in today’s society sometimes six or
in today’s society sometimes six or seven years but but eventually it comes
seven years but but eventually it comes
seven years but but eventually it comes the day of graduation and you’re all
the day of graduation and you’re all
the day of graduation and you’re all excited and your family is there and
excited and your family is there and
excited and your family is there and your friends are there and and you’re
your friends are there and and you’re
your friends are there and and you’re there with your classmates you’ve got
there with your classmates you’ve got
there with your classmates you’ve got your cap and your gown and and you know
your cap and your gown and and you know
your cap and your gown and and you know that there’s going to be a time in that
that there’s going to be a time in that
that there’s going to be a time in that ceremony where you’re going to walk
ceremony where you’re going to walk
ceremony where you’re going to walk across stage and the president Provost
across stage and the president Provost
across stage and the president Provost somebody’s going to shake your hand hand
somebody’s going to shake your hand hand
somebody’s going to shake your hand hand you the Paloma congratulate you and and
you the Paloma congratulate you and and
you the Paloma congratulate you and and you’re going to get off the other side
you’re going to get off the other side
you’re going to get off the other side I’m gonna have presents waiting for you
I’m gonna have presents waiting for you
I’m gonna have presents waiting for you and they’ll be taking pictures and
and they’ll be taking pictures and
and they’ll be taking pictures and everybody’s shaking your hand say
everybody’s shaking your hand say
everybody’s shaking your hand say congratulations today you become a
congratulations today you become a
congratulations today you become a success your college graduate doubt now
success your college graduate doubt now
success your college graduate doubt now my friend you did not become a success
my friend you did not become a success
my friend you did not become a success the day that you got your diploma now
the day that you got your diploma now
the day that you got your diploma now what you did have happened to you in
what you did have happened to you in
what you did have happened to you in that ceremony is you got recognized for
that ceremony is you got recognized for
that ceremony is you got recognized for success the Diploma is recognition of
success the Diploma is recognition of
success the Diploma is recognition of what you have done the previous four or
what you have done the previous four or
what you have done the previous four or five years you see you are a success in
five years you see you are a success in
five years you see you are a success in your freshman year when you decide
your freshman year when you decide
your freshman year when you decide not drop out of school like some of the
not drop out of school like some of the
not drop out of school like some of the other classmates and decided to stick to
other classmates and decided to stick to
other classmates and decided to stick to it and you were success every time you
it and you were success every time you
it and you were success every time you studied for a test and you were success
studied for a test and you were success
studied for a test and you were success every time you did a project or or did a
every time you did a project or or did a
every time you did a project or or did a writing assignment you see you’re a
writing assignment you see you’re a
writing assignment you see you’re a success all through all through school
success all through all through school
success all through all through school you’re a success
you’re a success
you’re a success every day success is a daily thing not a
every day success is a daily thing not a
every day success is a daily thing not a destination thing the day you got the
destination thing the day you got the
destination thing the day you got the diploma
diploma
diploma you just got recognized for the success
you just got recognized for the success
you just got recognized for the success that you already were
that you already were
that you already were now that’s very essential because so
now that’s very essential because so
now that’s very essential because so many times people have it have a
many times people have it have a
many times people have it have a tendency to devalue the moment today
tendency to devalue the moment today
tendency to devalue the moment today what they do is they greatly value the
what they do is they greatly value the
what they do is they greatly value the destination and so they kind of talk
destination and so they kind of talk
destination and so they kind of talk about well when I get there or if I
about well when I get there or if I
about well when I get there or if I arrive there or when I do that or when I
arrive there or when I do that or when I
arrive there or when I do that or when I accomplish this and they don’t
accomplish this and they don’t
accomplish this and they don’t understand that success is a daily thing
understand that success is a daily thing
understand that success is a daily thing and I’m here to share with you that the
and I’m here to share with you that the
and I’m here to share with you that the secret of success is determined by your
secret of success is determined by your
secret of success is determined by your daily agenda in fact I wrote a book a
daily agenda in fact I wrote a book a
daily agenda in fact I wrote a book a few years ago called today matters I’m
few years ago called today matters I’m
few years ago called today matters I’m passionate about that book because what
passionate about that book because what
passionate about that book because what it does is it helps you it helps me to
it does is it helps you it helps me to
it does is it helps you it helps me to understand that we make decisions and
understand that we make decisions and
understand that we make decisions and then we manage decisions and and too
then we manage decisions and and too
then we manage decisions and and too often we think I will make a decision
often we think I will make a decision
often we think I will make a decision for example you’re saying I’m going to
for example you’re saying I’m going to
for example you’re saying I’m going to make a decision to be a coach or I’m
make a decision to be a coach or I’m
make a decision to be a coach or I’m going to make a decision not you know
going to make a decision not you know
going to make a decision not you know what I’m going to make a decision to be
what I’m going to make a decision to be
what I’m going to make a decision to be a public speaker I want to be a
a public speaker I want to be a
a public speaker I want to be a communicator well congratulate gun
communicator well congratulate gun
communicator well congratulate gun congratulations you’ve made a wonderful
congratulations you’ve made a wonderful
congratulations you’ve made a wonderful decision coach speaking good decisions
decision coach speaking good decisions
decision coach speaking good decisions but that won’t make you a successful
but that won’t make you a successful
but that won’t make you a successful coach that will make you a successful
coach that will make you a successful
coach that will make you a successful communicator it’s not the decision that
communicator it’s not the decision that
communicator it’s not the decision that makes you you’ve got to make the
makes you you’ve got to make the
makes you you’ve got to make the decision by managing it and you manage
decision by managing it and you manage
decision by managing it and you manage the decision on a daily basis in other
the decision on a daily basis in other
the decision on a daily basis in other words what you want to be tomorrow
words what you want to be tomorrow
words what you want to be tomorrow you’ve got to do today you visualize
you’ve got to do today you visualize
you’ve got to do today you visualize tomorrow that gives you hope
tomorrow that gives you hope
tomorrow that gives you hope but that’s your motivation and that’s
but that’s your motivation and that’s
but that’s your motivation and that’s your dream you nothing wrong with that
your dream you nothing wrong with that
your dream you nothing wrong with that you visualize tomorrow
you visualize tomorrow
you visualize tomorrow but you value today what’s that mean
but you value today what’s that mean
but you value today what’s that mean that means that what I do every day is
that means that what I do every day is
that means that what I do every day is either getting me closer to that vision
either getting me closer to that vision
either getting me closer to that vision that dream that goal or it’s really
that dream that goal or it’s really
that dream that goal or it’s really driving me farther away from it you see
driving me farther away from it you see
driving me farther away from it you see every day we are either repairing or
every day we are either repairing or
every day we are either repairing or we’re preparing you see if I messed up
we’re preparing you see if I messed up
we’re preparing you see if I messed up yesterday guess what I get to do today
yesterday guess what I get to do today
yesterday guess what I get to do today fix yesterday in other words if I didn’t
fix yesterday in other words if I didn’t
fix yesterday in other words if I didn’t do the right thing yesterday what I got
do the right thing yesterday what I got
do the right thing yesterday what I got to do today is I’ve got to repair I’ve
to do today is I’ve got to repair I’ve
to do today is I’ve got to repair I’ve got to go back make amends backtrack put
got to go back make amends backtrack put
got to go back make amends backtrack put the car in reverse put my life in
the car in reverse put my life in
the car in reverse put my life in reverse I’ve got to go back there I’ve
reverse I’ve got to go back there I’ve
reverse I’ve got to go back there I’ve got to repair now every day I spend
got to repair now every day I spend
got to repair now every day I spend repairing I’m not spending preparing
repairing I’m not spending preparing
repairing I’m not spending preparing well you see we repair when we fail to
well you see we repair when we fail to
well you see we repair when we fail to manage the decisions that we’ve made we
manage the decisions that we’ve made we
manage the decisions that we’ve made we prepare when we on a daily basis manage
prepare when we on a daily basis manage
prepare when we on a daily basis manage the decisions that we’ve made so your
the decisions that we’ve made so your
the decisions that we’ve made so your footprints to success are really
footprints to success are really
footprints to success are really footprints of success because every step
footprints of success because every step
footprints of success because every step that is made and taken based upon the
that is made and taken based upon the
that is made and taken based upon the goals that you have for your life and
goals that you have for your life and
goals that you have for your life and you’re managing those goals correctly
you’re managing those goals correctly
you’re managing those goals correctly every step is the progressive
every step is the progressive
every step is the progressive realisation of success in your life and
realisation of success in your life and
realisation of success in your life and by the way oh well you’ll get the
by the way oh well you’ll get the
by the way oh well you’ll get the Diploma you’ll get the certificate but
Diploma you’ll get the certificate but
Diploma you’ll get the certificate but but when you get that you didn’t arrive
but when you get that you didn’t arrive
but when you get that you didn’t arrive it just is another step in preparing you
it just is another step in preparing you
it just is another step in preparing you to reach your potential
to reach your potential
to reach your potential each one of us should live our life as
each one of us should live our life as
each one of us should live our life as if we’ll never learn everything we never
if we’ll never learn everything we never
if we’ll never learn everything we never need to learn we’ll never be able to
need to learn we’ll never be able to
need to learn we’ll never be able to accomplish everything we wanted to
accomplish everything we wanted to
accomplish everything we wanted to accomplish we won’t be able to
accomplish we won’t be able to
accomplish we won’t be able to experience everything we wanted to
experience everything we wanted to
experience everything we wanted to experience we should live our life every
experience we should live our life every
experience we should live our life every day hungry understanding that we are to
day hungry understanding that we are to
day hungry understanding that we are to live until we die you see I think
live until we die you see I think
live until we die you see I think success can’t be summarized in a
success can’t be summarized in a
success can’t be summarized in a flippant degree or program or diploma or
flippant degree or program or diploma or
flippant degree or program or diploma or arrival I think today if you are
arrival I think today if you are
arrival I think today if you are learning
learning
learning to coach if you aren’t learning to speak
to coach if you aren’t learning to speak
to coach if you aren’t learning to speak if you’re doing the things that are
if you’re doing the things that are
if you’re doing the things that are essential to the decisions and you’re
essential to the decisions and you’re
essential to the decisions and you’re managing those decisions well can I say
managing those decisions well can I say
managing those decisions well can I say something to you congratulations you are
something to you congratulations you are
something to you congratulations you are already a success now guess what
already a success now guess what
already a success now guess what over time it shows up you’ve heard the
over time it shows up you’ve heard the
over time it shows up you’ve heard the expression you maybe even to set it
expression you maybe even to set it
expression you maybe even to set it yourself
yourself
yourself you’ve heard the expression I’m sure I
you’ve heard the expression I’m sure I
you’ve heard the expression I’m sure I worked all my life to become an
worked all my life to become an
worked all my life to become an overnight success so it works all of a
overnight success so it works all of a
overnight success so it works all of a sudden somebody recognizes you all of a
sudden somebody recognizes you all of a
sudden somebody recognizes you all of a sudden somebody congratulate you you
sudden somebody congratulate you you
sudden somebody congratulate you you didn’t get good at that moment you’ve
didn’t get good at that moment you’ve
didn’t get good at that moment you’ve been good for a long time it just showed
been good for a long time it just showed
been good for a long time it just showed up some day have you ever heard a
up some day have you ever heard a
up some day have you ever heard a motivational speaker tell you that
motivational speaker tell you that
motivational speaker tell you that attitude is everything I’ll bet you have
attitude is everything I’ll bet you have
attitude is everything I’ll bet you have I’ve heard many say that in fact they’ll
I’ve heard many say that in fact they’ll
I’ve heard many say that in fact they’ll say something like if you can believe it
say something like if you can believe it
say something like if you can believe it you can achieve it and that never quite
you can achieve it and that never quite
you can achieve it and that never quite rang true with me so I began to press
rang true with me so I began to press
rang true with me so I began to press the issue and I have come the conclusion
the issue and I have come the conclusion
the issue and I have come the conclusion that attitude isn’t everything
that attitude isn’t everything
that attitude isn’t everything now I’m not disclaiming or in any way
now I’m not disclaiming or in any way
now I’m not disclaiming or in any way being disparaging about attitude because
being disparaging about attitude because
being disparaging about attitude because I think attitude is very important but
I think attitude is very important but
I think attitude is very important but if anybody comes up to you tells you
if anybody comes up to you tells you
if anybody comes up to you tells you that attitude is everything I don’t buy
that attitude is everything I don’t buy
that attitude is everything I don’t buy into that that’s not true
into that that’s not true
into that that’s not true for example attitude can’t replace in
for example attitude can’t replace in
for example attitude can’t replace in competence if you’re incompetent you can
competence if you’re incompetent you can
competence if you’re incompetent you can be very happy but you can still be very
be very happy but you can still be very
be very happy but you can still be very unsuccessful
unsuccessful
unsuccessful now here’s what I do know attitude isn’t
now here’s what I do know attitude isn’t
now here’s what I do know attitude isn’t everything but attitude is the main
everything but attitude is the main
everything but attitude is the main thing that’ll make a difference in your
thing that’ll make a difference in your
thing that’ll make a difference in your life
life
life because I believe that I wrote the book
because I believe that I wrote the book
because I believe that I wrote the book the difference-maker
the difference-maker
the difference-maker you see that’s what attitude is attitude
you see that’s what attitude is attitude
you see that’s what attitude is attitude is the difference maker you have two
is the difference maker you have two
is the difference maker you have two people side by side that you’re thinking
people side by side that you’re thinking
people side by side that you’re thinking about employing in your company both of
about employing in your company both of
about employing in your company both of them have the same background same job
them have the same background same job
them have the same background same job description education experience I mean
description education experience I mean
description education experience I mean you could almost flip a coin in second
you could almost flip a coin in second
you could almost flip a coin in second hire the wet one on the right or I could
hire the wet one on the right or I could
hire the wet one on the right or I could hire the one on the left but one has a
hire the one on the left but one has a
hire the one on the left but one has a great attitude and one has a bad
great attitude and one has a bad
great attitude and one has a bad attitude now who you gonna hire you’re
attitude now who you gonna hire you’re
attitude now who you gonna hire you’re going to hire the person with a great
going to hire the person with a great
going to hire the person with a great attitude why
attitude why
attitude why because it was the difference-maker in
because it was the difference-maker in
because it was the difference-maker in areas of choice you need to work on your
areas of choice you need to work on your
areas of choice you need to work on your weaknesses for example and say I let’s
weaknesses for example and say I let’s
weaknesses for example and say I let’s say I am I’m lazy that’s an area choice
say I am I’m lazy that’s an area choice
say I am I’m lazy that’s an area choice that’s I mean I’m not naturally lazy I’m
that’s I mean I’m not naturally lazy I’m
that’s I mean I’m not naturally lazy I’m just lazy it’s a choice so I need to
just lazy it’s a choice so I need to
just lazy it’s a choice so I need to work on that because I think in areas of
work on that because I think in areas of
work on that because I think in areas of choices you can make
choices you can make
choices you can make vast improvement and you can make fast
vast improvement and you can make fast
vast improvement and you can make fast and prove I’ve never heard this
and prove I’ve never heard this
and prove I’ve never heard this distinction but yeah yeah yeah actually
distinction but yeah yeah yeah actually
distinction but yeah yeah yeah actually helpful oh yeah in choices so attitude
helpful oh yeah in choices so attitude
helpful oh yeah in choices so attitude does let’s have a lousy attitude one day
does let’s have a lousy attitude one day
does let’s have a lousy attitude one day I wake up I said this isn’t getting me
I wake up I said this isn’t getting me
I wake up I said this isn’t getting me anywhere
anywhere
anywhere I gotta have a good attitude you can go
I gotta have a good attitude you can go
I gotta have a good attitude you can go from a zero to a ten I mean oh won’t you
from a zero to a ten I mean oh won’t you
from a zero to a ten I mean oh won’t you see people that you say my gosh
see people that you say my gosh
see people that you say my gosh overnight they just ya got good and
overnight they just ya got good and
overnight they just ya got good and happy
happy
happy you don’t say okay that’s a choice vast
you don’t say okay that’s a choice vast
you don’t say okay that’s a choice vast fast growth in choices in giftedness DNA
fast growth in choices in giftedness DNA
fast growth in choices in giftedness DNA wiring your growth is very very small
wiring your growth is very very small
wiring your growth is very very small and it’s very slow so I think for
and it’s very slow so I think for
and it’s very slow so I think for example a person can maybe increase
example a person can maybe increase
example a person can maybe increase their giftedness skill set maybe two
their giftedness skill set maybe two
their giftedness skill set maybe two numbers Wow so if I’m a if I’m a little
numbers Wow so if I’m a if I’m a little
numbers Wow so if I’m a if I’m a little bit above average I was six if I really
bit above average I was six if I really
bit above average I was six if I really work hard I can get become an eight but
work hard I can get become an eight but
work hard I can get become an eight but but an eight is powerful yeah eight has
but an eight is powerful yeah eight has
but an eight is powerful yeah eight has a huge return so what I tell people is
a huge return so what I tell people is
a huge return so what I tell people is in in areas of giftedness that’s where
in in areas of giftedness that’s where
in in areas of giftedness that’s where you have to work on your strengths if
you have to work on your strengths if
you have to work on your strengths if I’m a two in something I’m very weak in
I’m a two in something I’m very weak in
I’m a two in something I’m very weak in a skill if I worked hard I could only
a skill if I worked hard I could only
a skill if I worked hard I could only become a four it still be bit elaborate
become a four it still be bit elaborate
become a four it still be bit elaborate yeah that’s what I tell people is you
yeah that’s what I tell people is you
yeah that’s what I tell people is you got to ask yourself is going to give me
got to ask yourself is going to give me
got to ask yourself is going to give me the return so in the area of strengths
the return so in the area of strengths
the return so in the area of strengths you’ve got to pour yourself into the
you’ve got to pour yourself into the
you’ve got to pour yourself into the things that you’re already good at
things that you’re already good at
things that you’re already good at because that’ll really set you apart
because that’ll really set you apart
because that’ll really set you apart from average yeah but in areas of
from average yeah but in areas of
from average yeah but in areas of choices go for those weaknesses because
choices go for those weaknesses because
choices go for those weaknesses because you and I don’t you know people that are
you and I don’t you know people that are
you and I don’t you know people that are highly skilled but they have a lousy
highly skilled but they have a lousy
highly skilled but they have a lousy attitude or they’re not soft
attitude or they’re not soft
attitude or they’re not soft they’re not self discipline attitude and
they’re not self discipline attitude and
they’re not self discipline attitude and they’re never gonna they’re never going
they’re never gonna they’re never going
they’re never gonna they’re never going to they’re never gonna get anywhere and
to they’re never gonna get anywhere and
to they’re never gonna get anywhere and they’re going to get anywhere because
they’re going to get anywhere because
they’re going to get anywhere because they didn’t so in areas of choices work
they didn’t so in areas of choices work
they didn’t so in areas of choices work on your weaknesses but in areas of
on your weaknesses but in areas of
on your weaknesses but in areas of strengths and skills just work on your
strengths and skills just work on your
strengths and skills just work on your strengths well Paul Harvey said that you
strengths well Paul Harvey said that you
strengths well Paul Harvey said that you can tell you on the road success because
can tell you on the road success because
can tell you on the road success because it’s uphill all the way
it’s uphill all the way
it’s uphill all the way and I’m here to tell you this
and I’m here to tell you this
and I’m here to tell you this something-for-nothing
something-for-nothing
something-for-nothing entitlement mindset that invades so many
entitlement mindset that invades so many
entitlement mindset that invades so many people’s lives is a bunch of garbage I
people’s lives is a bunch of garbage I
people’s lives is a bunch of garbage I can promise you nothing that I’ve ever
can promise you nothing that I’ve ever
can promise you nothing that I’ve ever had worthwhile did I have just kind of
had worthwhile did I have just kind of
had worthwhile did I have just kind of fall into my lap like oh my goodness I
fall into my lap like oh my goodness I
fall into my lap like oh my goodness I won the lottery and I and I once while
won the lottery and I and I once while
won the lottery and I and I once while people win the lottery basically the
people win the lottery basically the
people win the lottery basically the people that win the lottery half of lose
people that win the lottery half of lose
people that win the lottery half of lose their money within three years the money
their money within three years the money
their money within three years the money they won and it’s because they got money
they won and it’s because they got money
they won and it’s because they got money but they never changed the way they
but they never changed the way they
but they never changed the way they thought and kind of taste something if
thought and kind of taste something if
thought and kind of taste something if you have all the assets in the world but
you have all the assets in the world but
you have all the assets in the world but you don’t change the way you think
you don’t change the way you think
you don’t change the way you think you’ll lose all the assets in the world
you’ll lose all the assets in the world
you’ll lose all the assets in the world and and what I have discovered that in
and and what I have discovered that in
and and what I have discovered that in this whole process of trade-offs is that
this whole process of trade-offs is that
this whole process of trade-offs is that every step of the way of my journey I
every step of the way of my journey I
every step of the way of my journey I have to trade something off and it’s for
have to trade something off and it’s for
have to trade something off and it’s for you that are young the good news is your
you that are young the good news is your
you that are young the good news is your trade-offs will never be easier than
trade-offs will never be easier than
trade-offs will never be easier than when you’re young because I remember
when you’re young because I remember
when you’re young because I remember when I when I smart when Martin I
when I when I smart when Martin I
when I when I smart when Martin I started out I think man you know I give
started out I think man you know I give
started out I think man you know I give up everything I want it I was I was a
up everything I want it I was I was a
up everything I want it I was I was a pastor to go in the ministry I gave up
pastor to go in the ministry I gave up
pastor to go in the ministry I gave up everything and then I start smiling I
everything and then I start smiling I
everything and then I start smiling I thought I’m sure I gave up everything I
thought I’m sure I gave up everything I
thought I’m sure I gave up everything I didn’t have anything to give up what I
didn’t have anything to give up what I
didn’t have anything to give up what I did I was a kid you know what I mean I
did I was a kid you know what I mean I
did I was a kid you know what I mean I had a 1964 Ford Falcon and you know
had a 1964 Ford Falcon and you know
had a 1964 Ford Falcon and you know u-haul trailer and five pieces of
u-haul trailer and five pieces of
u-haul trailer and five pieces of furniture and life was grand and off we
furniture and life was grand and off we
furniture and life was grand and off we went
went
went here’s what I’ve discovered kid and I
here’s what I’ve discovered kid and I
here’s what I’ve discovered kid and I think that I want the audience don’t
think that I want the audience don’t
think that I want the audience don’t want everybody watching around the world
want everybody watching around the world
want everybody watching around the world to know today and this is very simple
to know today and this is very simple
to know today and this is very simple the more successful you become the
the more successful you become the
the more successful you become the higher the trade-offs are you see we
higher the trade-offs are you see we
higher the trade-offs are you see we make a mistake thinking it gets easier
make a mistake thinking it gets easier
make a mistake thinking it gets easier it doesn’t get easier gets harder and
it doesn’t get easier gets harder and
it doesn’t get easier gets harder and the more you have every time you go back
the more you have every time you go back
the more you have every time you go back and say am I willing to risk that again
and say am I willing to risk that again
and say am I willing to risk that again the more you realize wow I’m not sure
the more you realize wow I’m not sure
the more you realize wow I’m not sure I’m willing to risk this and what I’ve
I’m willing to risk this and what I’ve
I’m willing to risk this and what I’ve learned is the moment I stop making
learned is the moment I stop making
learned is the moment I stop making trade-offs is the moment that I plateau
trade-offs is the moment that I plateau
trade-offs is the moment that I plateau and life is continually filled with
and life is continually filled with
and life is continually filled with trade-offs in your life and in my life
trade-offs in your life and in my life
trade-offs in your life and in my life we I express all the time can you’ve
we I express all the time can you’ve
we I express all the time can you’ve heard me but you say this you have to
heard me but you say this you have to
heard me but you say this you have to give up to go up when somebody comes and
give up to go up when somebody comes and
give up to go up when somebody comes and says John I want to be a leader I was
says John I want to be a leader I was
says John I want to be a leader I was asking the question why why do you want
asking the question why why do you want
asking the question why why do you want to be a leader I mean do you want to be
to be a leader I mean do you want to be
to be a leader I mean do you want to be a leader because you want a corner
a leader because you want a corner
a leader because you want a corner office you want to be a leader because
office you want to be a leader because
office you want to be a leader because you like to be in control you like to
you like to be in control you like to
you like to be in control you like to want to be a leader because you love to
want to be a leader because you love to
want to be a leader because you love to be in the front of the pack you want to
be in the front of the pack you want to
be in the front of the pack you want to be a leader because you want to have a
be a leader because you want to have a
be a leader because you want to have a good parking place what do you want to
good parking place what do you want to
good parking place what do you want to be a leader because leadership is an
be a leader because leadership is an
be a leader because leadership is an easy leadership a lot of times isn’t fun
easy leadership a lot of times isn’t fun
easy leadership a lot of times isn’t fun leadership a lot of times it’s kind of
leadership a lot of times it’s kind of
leadership a lot of times it’s kind of lonely there’s only one reason to be a
lonely there’s only one reason to be a
lonely there’s only one reason to be a leader and that is to add value to
leader and that is to add value to
leader and that is to add value to people and you and I will only add value
people and you and I will only add value
people and you and I will only add value to people if we truly value them I have
to people if we truly value them I have
to people if we truly value them I have a nonprofit organization equipped this
a nonprofit organization equipped this
a nonprofit organization equipped this trained almost 2 million leaders
trained almost 2 million leaders
trained almost 2 million leaders internationally around the world and I
internationally around the world and I
internationally around the world and I kid you not as I go to developing
kid you not as I go to developing
kid you not as I go to developing countries twice a year and I travel
countries twice a year and I travel
countries twice a year and I travel internationally and I sit down sometimes
internationally and I sit down sometimes
internationally and I sit down sometimes I have the privilege of being in the
I have the privilege of being in the
I have the privilege of being in the offices of presidents of countries and
offices of presidents of countries and
offices of presidents of countries and as I watch these developing countries
as I watch these developing countries
as I watch these developing countries the thing that is the cardinal sin among
the thing that is the cardinal sin among
the thing that is the cardinal sin among leadership so much is that they have
leadership so much is that they have
leadership so much is that they have leaders of their countries that truly
leaders of their countries that truly
leaders of their countries that truly don’t value the people and if you and I
don’t value the people and if you and I
don’t value the people and if you and I don’t value people we will devalue
don’t value people we will devalue
don’t value people we will devalue people number two if you want to add
people number two if you want to add
people number two if you want to add value to people you have to make
value to people you have to make
value to people you have to make yourself more valuable you just have to
yourself more valuable you just have to
yourself more valuable you just have to get better you have to keep growing you
get better you have to keep growing you
get better you have to keep growing you have to keep learning you have to keep
have to keep learning you have to keep
have to keep learning you have to keep developing why very simply if you’re
developing why very simply if you’re
developing why very simply if you’re leading the pack you’ve got to be able
leading the pack you’ve got to be able
leading the pack you’ve got to be able to give what you have and you can’t give
to give what you have and you can’t give
to give what you have and you can’t give what you don’t have and so therefore
what you don’t have and so therefore
what you don’t have and so therefore you’ve got to put a lot of good stuff in
you’ve got to put a lot of good stuff in
you’ve got to put a lot of good stuff in so you can pass it on to others and
so you can pass it on to others and
so you can pass it on to others and share with them and and add value to
share with them and and add value to
share with them and and add value to them thirdly if you want to add value to
them thirdly if you want to add value to
them thirdly if you want to add value to people you have to know and relate to
people you have to know and relate to
people you have to know and relate to what other people value you and I have
what other people value you and I have
what other people value you and I have to walk slowly to the crowd we have to
to walk slowly to the crowd we have to
to walk slowly to the crowd we have to listen we have to care you see great
listen we have to care you see great
listen we have to care you see great leaders are first of all listeners and
leaders are first of all listeners and
leaders are first of all listeners and then their learners and then their
then their learners and then their
then their learners and then their leaders they really do take their cue
leaders they really do take their cue
leaders they really do take their cue from the people they understand that the
from the people they understand that the
from the people they understand that the key of leadership is connecting with the
key of leadership is connecting with the
key of leadership is connecting with the people that you lead and the only way
people that you lead and the only way
people that you lead and the only way that you and I ever connect is by caring
that you and I ever connect is by caring
that you and I ever connect is by caring enough to listen
enough to listen
enough to listen number four is very important to me when
number four is very important to me when
number four is very important to me when I’m speaking in the business community I
I’m speaking in the business community I
I’m speaking in the business community I always share with them that for them
always share with them that for them
always share with them that for them there are three ways to add value to
there are three ways to add value to
there are three ways to add value to people but for me there are four and I
people but for me there are four and I
people but for me there are four and I tell them I’ll give them the three and
tell them I’ll give them the three and
tell them I’ll give them the three and then there and so I’ll I’ll spend maybe
then there and so I’ll I’ll spend maybe
then there and so I’ll I’ll spend maybe an hour doing those three things I just
an hour doing those three things I just
an hour doing those three things I just shared with you talking about how to add
shared with you talking about how to add
shared with you talking about how to add value to people and inevitably when I’m
value to people and inevitably when I’m
value to people and inevitably when I’m done with the three somebody raise their
done with the three somebody raise their
done with the three somebody raise their hands
hands
hands John you said there for you there was
John you said there for you there was
John you said there for you there was four but you said there’s only three for
four but you said there’s only three for
four but you said there’s only three for us I said yes it’s nothing personal but
us I said yes it’s nothing personal but
us I said yes it’s nothing personal but this is about my faith and so I don’t
this is about my faith and so I don’t
this is about my faith and so I don’t really need to share this with you it’s
really need to share this with you it’s
really need to share this with you it’s because I’m trying to help you and I I
because I’m trying to help you and I I
because I’m trying to help you and I I don’t want to cross boundaries with you
don’t want to cross boundaries with you
don’t want to cross boundaries with you and never ever they’ll say but John tell
and never ever they’ll say but John tell
and never ever they’ll say but John tell us what yours is and I’ll say well okay
us what yours is and I’ll say well okay
us what yours is and I’ll say well okay you can hear mine but don’t write it
you can hear mine but don’t write it
you can hear mine but don’t write it down in fact don’t listen because number
down in fact don’t listen because number
down in fact don’t listen because number four for me is if I really want to add
four for me is if I really want to add
four for me is if I really want to add value to people I have to do the things
value to people I have to do the things
value to people I have to do the things the God found you see the greatest
the God found you see the greatest
the God found you see the greatest motivational principle in the world the
motivational principle in the world the
motivational principle in the world the greatest motivational principle in the
greatest motivational principle in the
greatest motivational principle in the world is that people do what people see
world is that people do what people see
world is that people do what people see and too many too many travel agents too
and too many too many travel agents too
and too many too many travel agents too many travel agents they’re like um or
many travel agents they’re like um or
many travel agents they’re like um or too many leaders too many leaders are
too many leaders too many leaders are
too many leaders too many leaders are like they’re like travel agents they’re
like they’re like travel agents they’re
like they’re like travel agents they’re sending people where they’ve never been
sending people where they’ve never been
sending people where they’ve never been themselves and you want to be a tour
themselves and you want to be a tour
themselves and you want to be a tour guide you want to take people with you
guide you want to take people with you
guide you want to take people with you you want to say this is the area where
you want to say this is the area where
you want to say this is the area where I’ve been this is where I live this is
I’ve been this is where I live this is
I’ve been this is where I live this is the area where I lead come along and
the area where I lead come along and
the area where I lead come along and follow me and at level number three your
follow me and at level number three your
follow me and at level number three your leadership begins to gain credibility
leadership begins to gain credibility
leadership begins to gain credibility because now you are fleshing out for the
because now you are fleshing out for the
because now you are fleshing out for the people around you and you are modeling
people around you and you are modeling
people around you and you are modeling for them things that they want to see
for them things that they want to see
for them things that they want to see and you are starting to produce how
and you are starting to produce how
and you are starting to produce how would you tell us to develop a habit of
would you tell us to develop a habit of
would you tell us to develop a habit of curiosity well you know what people do
curiosity well you know what people do
curiosity well you know what people do look at me and see me as creative
look at me and see me as creative
look at me and see me as creative because I’ve written so many books and I
because I’ve written so many books and I
because I’ve written so many books and I am curious but when I started off in
am curious but when I started off in
am curious but when I started off in college in in my in my freshman psych
college in in my in my freshman psych
college in in my in my freshman psych class they gave us a test that he
class they gave us a test that he
class they gave us a test that he preached dude to take on creativity and
preached dude to take on creativity and
preached dude to take on creativity and there were seventeen in that class I can
there were seventeen in that class I can
there were seventeen in that class I can remember it well and I was at the bottom
remember it well and I was at the bottom
remember it well and I was at the bottom of the class on creativity I mean I was
of the class on creativity I mean I was
of the class on creativity I mean I was like number 17 out of 17 and and and
like number 17 out of 17 and and and
like number 17 out of 17 and and and what the teacher posted the scores and
what the teacher posted the scores and
what the teacher posted the scores and so I mean I saw how bad I was
so I mean I saw how bad I was
so I mean I saw how bad I was and and then I really felt bad not only
and and then I really felt bad not only
and and then I really felt bad not only because I wasn’t creative but I was
because I wasn’t creative but I was
because I wasn’t creative but I was going to go pastor I was going to go in
going to go pastor I was going to go in
going to go pastor I was going to go in the minister I was going to teach I was
the minister I was going to teach I was
the minister I was going to teach I was going to do sermons and then I got to
going to do sermons and then I got to
going to do sermons and then I got to thinkin to myself I’m going to be
thinkin to myself I’m going to be
thinkin to myself I’m going to be another boring preacher and you know I
another boring preacher and you know I
another boring preacher and you know I thought just grip I thought oh this is
thought just grip I thought oh this is
thought just grip I thought oh this is going to be awful I’m gonna bore people
going to be awful I’m gonna bore people
going to be awful I’m gonna bore people all my life you know what I mean and I’m
all my life you know what I mean and I’m
all my life you know what I mean and I’m going to
going to
going to ask them to pay while they hear me I
ask them to pay while they hear me I
ask them to pay while they hear me I mean this is an awful deal so it and so
mean this is an awful deal so it and so
mean this is an awful deal so it and so two things I did and I talked about it
two things I did and I talked about it
two things I did and I talked about it but when as I started filing I started
but when as I started filing I started
but when as I started filing I started taking thoughts and quotes and the
taking thoughts and quotes and the
taking thoughts and quotes and the reason I started doing that is I thought
reason I started doing that is I thought
reason I started doing that is I thought if I’m not going to be good at what I
if I’m not going to be good at what I
if I’m not going to be good at what I say I need to quote somebody that is
say I need to quote somebody that is
say I need to quote somebody that is good and so I started filing things that
good and so I started filing things that
good and so I started filing things that other people would say so I’d go around
other people would say so I’d go around
other people would say so I’d go around and I’d say well Kim said you know what
and I’d say well Kim said you know what
and I’d say well Kim said you know what I mean and Jo said and Suzy said and so
I mean and Jo said and Suzy said and so
I mean and Jo said and Suzy said and so that at least I would be a little bit
that at least I would be a little bit
that at least I would be a little bit more interesting and that’s how it
more interesting and that’s how it
more interesting and that’s how it started but the big breakthrough the big
started but the big breakthrough the big
started but the big breakthrough the big breakthrough ahead was and this will
breakthrough ahead was and this will
breakthrough ahead was and this will help everyone if how many of you would
help everyone if how many of you would
help everyone if how many of you would like to be more creative let me let me
like to be more creative let me let me
like to be more creative let me let me see your hands okay how many of you’d
see your hands okay how many of you’d
see your hands okay how many of you’d like to just absolutely have an
like to just absolutely have an
like to just absolutely have an imagination that just took you to a new
imagination that just took you to a new
imagination that just took you to a new level you know I’m sorry okay how many I
level you know I’m sorry okay how many I
level you know I’m sorry okay how many I already have that because you’re on
already have that because you’re on
already have that because you’re on drugs
drugs
drugs okay okay okay well here’s here’s that
okay okay okay well here’s here’s that
okay okay okay well here’s here’s that here’s the key this will work for you I
here’s the key this will work for you I
here’s the key this will work for you I promise it work for you because it
promise it work for you because it
promise it work for you because it worked for me I made a major change in
worked for me I made a major change in
worked for me I made a major change in my early 30s from just having answers
my early 30s from just having answers
my early 30s from just having answers and being a leader that just had to cast
and being a leader that just had to cast
and being a leader that just had to cast vision show everybody what I was doing
vision show everybody what I was doing
vision show everybody what I was doing and where we were going and I started
and where we were going and I started
and where we were going and I started asking intentional questions and I
asking intentional questions and I
asking intentional questions and I became a person I ask questions all the
became a person I ask questions all the
became a person I ask questions all the time every day I ask questions and I
time every day I ask questions and I
time every day I ask questions and I have found just asking questions we’ll
have found just asking questions we’ll
have found just asking questions we’ll take you on exciting journeys more than
take you on exciting journeys more than
take you on exciting journeys more than thing else you’re brett you excel in
thing else you’re brett you excel in
thing else you’re brett you excel in that kid I’ve watched you over the years
that kid I’ve watched you over the years
that kid I’ve watched you over the years you did excel really on that but for my
you did excel really on that but for my
you did excel really on that but for my early years I didn’t ask enough
early years I didn’t ask enough
early years I didn’t ask enough questions and so therefore I didn’t get
questions and so therefore I didn’t get
questions and so therefore I didn’t get enough ideas and thoughts from others so
enough ideas and thoughts from others so
enough ideas and thoughts from others so when people say I want to be more
when people say I want to be more
when people say I want to be more creative what step one step number one
creative what step one step number one
creative what step one step number one is ask more questions just go to people
is ask more questions just go to people
is ask more questions just go to people and start asking questions it’s amazing
and start asking questions it’s amazing
and start asking questions it’s amazing what you learn in Switzerland there are
what you learn in Switzerland there are
what you learn in Switzerland there are some mountains that can be climbed by
some mountains that can be climbed by
some mountains that can be climbed by people like you and me we got to get a
people like you and me we got to get a
people like you and me we got to get a little bit better condition but I mean
little bit better condition but I mean
little bit better condition but I mean it’s not like the mountain climber
it’s not like the mountain climber
it’s not like the mountain climber mountains that would be way beyond our
mountains that would be way beyond our
mountains that would be way beyond our skill level but but but some of these
skill level but but but some of these
skill level but but but some of these mountains that can be climbed by you and
mountains that can be climbed by you and
mountains that can be climbed by you and me that it takes a day to get to the top
me that it takes a day to get to the top
me that it takes a day to get to the top and then that you just camp up there and
and then that you just camp up there and
and then that you just camp up there and you come in at down the next day and on
you come in at down the next day and on
you come in at down the next day and on many of these places where in
many of these places where in
many of these places where in Switzerland where you could do that
Switzerland where you could do that
Switzerland where you could do that about halfway up the mountain is what
about halfway up the mountain is what
about halfway up the mountain is what they call the halfway house halfway
they call the halfway house halfway
they call the halfway house halfway house half way up them out so the group
house half way up them out so the group
house half way up them out so the group of people starts off with a guy in the
of people starts off with a guy in the
of people starts off with a guy in the morning and about noon you kind of tired
morning and about noon you kind of tired
morning and about noon you kind of tired you’ve been walking now for four or five
you’ve been walking now for four or five
you’ve been walking now for four or five hours and here comes that you’re coming
hours and here comes that you’re coming
hours and here comes that you’re coming to the halfway house it is just a it’s a
to the halfway house it is just a it’s a
to the halfway house it is just a it’s a wonderful sight because as soon as you
wonderful sight because as soon as you
wonderful sight because as soon as you enter in the halfway house you can smell
enter in the halfway house you can smell
enter in the halfway house you can smell the food and they’re getting ready for a
the food and they’re getting ready for a
the food and they’re getting ready for a good lunch and you sit down there’s a
good lunch and you sit down there’s a
good lunch and you sit down there’s a fire in the fireplace and there’s nice
fire in the fireplace and there’s nice
fire in the fireplace and there’s nice soft chairs and you can just rest your
soft chairs and you can just rest your
soft chairs and you can just rest your body and refresh your body and and so
body and refresh your body and and so
body and refresh your body and and so the people go into the halfway house and
the people go into the halfway house and
the people go into the halfway house and they eat and laugh and enjoy and and
they eat and laugh and enjoy and and
they eat and laugh and enjoy and and just really really just kind of take in
just really really just kind of take in
just really really just kind of take in that that wonderful refreshing
that that wonderful refreshing
that that wonderful refreshing atmosphere about an hour and a half
atmosphere about an hour and a half
atmosphere about an hour and a half after be in the halfway house the guide
after be in the halfway house the guide
after be in the halfway house the guide gets up and says well gang it’s time to
gets up and says well gang it’s time to
gets up and says well gang it’s time to put on your gear we we got a hike we got
put on your gear we we got a hike we got
put on your gear we we got a hike we got to get on up the top this is a fact
to get on up the top this is a fact
to get on up the top this is a fact about half the people decide not to go
about half the people decide not to go
about half the people decide not to go on up to the top they’re sitting around
on up to the top they’re sitting around
on up to the top they’re sitting around the table and they’re just saying you
the table and they’re just saying you
the table and they’re just saying you know what go on up and you’re going to
know what go on up and you’re going to
know what go on up and you’re going to be come by here tomorrow you’ll be
be come by here tomorrow you’ll be
be come by here tomorrow you’ll be having lunch here again tomorrow
having lunch here again tomorrow
having lunch here again tomorrow we’re just going to hang here and and so
we’re just going to hang here and and so
we’re just going to hang here and and so the people that want to get to the top
the people that want to get to the top
the people that want to get to the top they put their stuff on and they kind of
they put their stuff on and they kind of
they put their stuff on and they kind of leave and the rest of the people sit
leave and the rest of the people sit
leave and the rest of the people sit behind they you know eat a little bit
behind they you know eat a little bit
behind they you know eat a little bit more food get around the piano sing some
more food get around the piano sing some
more food get around the piano sing some songs get around the fireplace enjoy the
songs get around the fireplace enjoy the
songs get around the fireplace enjoy the fire warm themselves by the fire
fire warm themselves by the fire
fire warm themselves by the fire no I’ve played games all afternoon kind
no I’ve played games all afternoon kind
no I’ve played games all afternoon kind of enjoy themselves but about 4:30
of enjoy themselves but about 4:30
of enjoy themselves but about 4:30 chordal 5:00 in the afternoon without
chordal 5:00 in the afternoon without
chordal 5:00 in the afternoon without anybody saying a word the people who
anybody saying a word the people who
anybody saying a word the people who stayed in the halfway house they slowly
stayed in the halfway house they slowly
stayed in the halfway house they slowly go over to where the window is the big
go over to where the window is the big
go over to where the window is the big window and they start looking outside
window and they start looking outside
window and they start looking outside and they start looking up at the top of
and they start looking up at the top of
and they start looking up at the top of that mountain and as they look at the
that mountain and as they look at the
that mountain and as they look at the top of that mountain they see their
top of that mountain they see their
top of that mountain they see their friends their friends are now getting
friends their friends are now getting
friends their friends are now getting the tents out and they’re getting ready
the tents out and they’re getting ready
the tents out and they’re getting ready to prepare for the night and it becomes
to prepare for the night and it becomes
to prepare for the night and it becomes very quiet very somber because everybody
very quiet very somber because everybody
very quiet very somber because everybody in the halfway house realizes the
in the halfway house realizes the
in the halfway house realizes the mistake they’ve made they’ve they’ve
mistake they’ve made they’ve they’ve
mistake they’ve made they’ve they’ve they’ve they’ve sold their mission for a
they’ve they’ve sold their mission for a
they’ve they’ve sold their mission for a little bit of comfort for a few hours
little bit of comfort for a few hours
little bit of comfort for a few hours next morning down come their friends and
next morning down come their friends and
next morning down come their friends and by noon they come into the halfway house
by noon they come into the halfway house
by noon they come into the halfway house when they come in a half they are
when they come in a half they are
when they come in a half they are laughing they’re high-fiving they’re
laughing they’re high-fiving they’re
laughing they’re high-fiving they’re talking about what they’ve seen where
talking about what they’ve seen where
talking about what they’ve seen where they’ve been experiences the fact that
they’ve been experiences the fact that
they’ve been experiences the fact that it was almost
it was almost
it was almost possible get up there in fact they had
possible get up there in fact they had
possible get up there in fact they had to help each other get up there and how
to help each other get up there and how
to help each other get up there and how they join teams and held hands and and
they join teams and held hands and and
they join teams and held hands and and they just telling all these stories and
they just telling all these stories and
they just telling all these stories and talk about the pictures they’ve taken
talk about the pictures they’ve taken
talk about the pictures they’ve taken and they yeah they got the group picture
and they yeah they got the group picture
and they yeah they got the group picture up there with the flag at the top and
up there with the flag at the top and
up there with the flag at the top and the people who remain behind they don’t
the people who remain behind they don’t
the people who remain behind they don’t say much they just eat their lunch and
say much they just eat their lunch and
say much they just eat their lunch and then follow the rest of them down to the
then follow the rest of them down to the
then follow the rest of them down to the bottom of the hill where their friends
bottom of the hill where their friends
bottom of the hill where their friends are waiting for them and those who paid
are waiting for them and those who paid
are waiting for them and those who paid the price and went to the top who
the price and went to the top who
the price and went to the top who understood now is the time to reach the
understood now is the time to reach the
understood now is the time to reach the mission they hug can tell stories and
mission they hug can tell stories and
mission they hug can tell stories and celebrate and the others they just kind
celebrate and the others they just kind
celebrate and the others they just kind of slip off and get in a car and go home
of slip off and get in a car and go home
of slip off and get in a car and go home because they realize they’re never going
because they realize they’re never going
because they realize they’re never going to be what they wanted to be they’re
to be what they wanted to be they’re
to be what they wanted to be they’re never going to see what they wanted to
never going to see what they wanted to
never going to see what they wanted to see they’re never going to do what they
see they’re never going to do what they
see they’re never going to do what they wanted to do because they fail to
wanted to do because they fail to
wanted to do because they fail to realize whether the halfway house now’s
realize whether the halfway house now’s
realize whether the halfway house now’s the time to rest and they go on
the time to rest and they go on
the time to rest and they go on connecting increases your influence in
connecting increases your influence in
connecting increases your influence in every situation for the foundation of
every situation for the foundation of
every situation for the foundation of the teaching today I want to make sure
the teaching today I want to make sure
the teaching today I want to make sure that we really have a grasp of why
that we really have a grasp of why
that we really have a grasp of why connecting with people is so vital so if
connecting with people is so vital so if
connecting with people is so vital so if you’ll go to the very first sentence in
you’ll go to the very first sentence in
you’ll go to the very first sentence in your note the number one criteria for
your note the number one criteria for
your note the number one criteria for advancement and promotion for
advancement and promotion for
advancement and promotion for professionals is an ability to
professionals is an ability to
professionals is an ability to communicate effectively that I do
communicate effectively that I do
communicate effectively that I do believe I think the ability to connect
believe I think the ability to connect
believe I think the ability to connect and communicate so number one criteria
and communicate so number one criteria
and communicate so number one criteria for success with your family with your
for success with your family with your
for success with your family with your marriage with your children with your
marriage with your children with your
marriage with your children with your friends in the workplace the marketplace
friends in the workplace the marketplace
friends in the workplace the marketplace in the community if you have the ability
in the community if you have the ability
in the community if you have the ability to connect with people if you can
to connect with people if you can
to connect with people if you can communicate and connect not just
communicate and connect not just
communicate and connect not just communicate it takes you and literally
communicate it takes you and literally
communicate it takes you and literally gives you an I a decided edge over
gives you an I a decided edge over
gives you an I a decided edge over others in the advancement of what we’re
others in the advancement of what we’re
others in the advancement of what we’re trying to accomplish for example in your
trying to accomplish for example in your
trying to accomplish for example in your notes presidential historian Robert Alec
notes presidential historian Robert Alec
notes presidential historian Robert Alec says that the success that successful
says that the success that successful
says that the success that successful presidents exhibit five skills and
presidents exhibit five skills and
presidents exhibit five skills and qualities that enable them to achieve
qualities that enable them to achieve
qualities that enable them to achieve things that others don’t so he’s talking
things that others don’t so he’s talking
things that others don’t so he’s talking about leaders and
about leaders and
about leaders and presidents and people what makes some
presidents and people what makes some
presidents and people what makes some achieve better than others here are the
achieve better than others here are the
achieve better than others here are the five things they do well number one is
five things they do well number one is
five things they do well number one is vision number two pragmatism number
vision number two pragmatism number
vision number two pragmatism number three consensus building the ability to
three consensus building the ability to
three consensus building the ability to put together to you and get consensus
put together to you and get consensus
put together to you and get consensus number four charisma and number five
number four charisma and number five
number four charisma and number five trustworthiness being a trustworthy kind
trustworthiness being a trustworthy kind
trustworthiness being a trustworthy kind of a person now what is interesting
of a person now what is interesting
of a person now what is interesting about these five these five things that
about these five these five things that
about these five these five things that set the better presidents apart from
set the better presidents apart from
set the better presidents apart from maybe the average ones for the five deal
maybe the average ones for the five deal
maybe the average ones for the five deal with connecting visitors are definitely
with connecting visitors are definitely
with connecting visitors are definitely a connecting skill the ability to to
a connecting skill the ability to to
a connecting skill the ability to to cast a future vision consensus building
cast a future vision consensus building
cast a future vision consensus building getting people to work together you have
getting people to work together you have
getting people to work together you have to be able to connect to do that
to be able to connect to do that
to be able to connect to do that charisma of course that’s why people
charisma of course that’s why people
charisma of course that’s why people follow the quote the Pied Piper and
follow the quote the Pied Piper and
follow the quote the Pied Piper and trustworthy four of the five of the
trustworthy four of the five of the
trustworthy four of the five of the skills needed to be successful as a
skills needed to be successful as a
skills needed to be successful as a leader had a lot to do with connecting
leader had a lot to do with connecting
leader had a lot to do with connecting so let me define connecting because
so let me define connecting because
so let me define connecting because that’s what this book is all about
that’s what this book is all about
that’s what this book is all about connecting is the ability to identify
connecting is the ability to identify
connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in such a
with people and relate to them in such a
with people and relate to them in such a way that it increases our influence with
way that it increases our influence with
way that it increases our influence with them in other words we can identify with
them in other words we can identify with
them in other words we can identify with them until they say he or she
them until they say he or she
them until they say he or she understands exactly what I know and what
understands exactly what I know and what
understands exactly what I know and what I’m going through and we can relate with
I’m going through and we can relate with
I’m going through and we can relate with them until we because of that ability we
them until we because of that ability we
them until we because of that ability we begin to increase our influence with
begin to increase our influence with
begin to increase our influence with them and of course what do I teach about
them and of course what do I teach about
them and of course what do I teach about leadership very simple leadership is
leadership very simple leadership is
leadership very simple leadership is influence I think success first of all
influence I think success first of all
influence I think success first of all is knowing my purpose in life as I have
is knowing my purpose in life as I have
is knowing my purpose in life as I have watched and observed successful people
watched and observed successful people
watched and observed successful people what I have discovered about them is
what I have discovered about them is
what I have discovered about them is they really have figured out why they’re
they really have figured out why they’re
they really have figured out why they’re here they really do have their act
here they really do have their act
here they really do have their act together and knowing their purpose in
together and knowing their purpose in
together and knowing their purpose in life is a stability for them so that
life is a stability for them so that
life is a stability for them so that when everyone else is rocking and
when everyone else is rocking and
when everyone else is rocking and rolling and and and things are a little
rolling and and and things are a little
rolling and and and things are a little unsteady and people are kind of leaving
unsteady and people are kind of leaving
unsteady and people are kind of leaving the ship and people are kind of
the ship and people are kind of
the ship and people are kind of abandoning their causes with these
abandoning their causes with these
abandoning their causes with these people they hold
people they hold
people they hold right throughout the storm because they
right throughout the storm because they
right throughout the storm because they they have a true North Star they truly
they have a true North Star they truly
they have a true North Star they truly are focused it becomes an it comes an
are focused it becomes an it comes an
are focused it becomes an it comes an anchor in their life that just holds
anchor in their life that just holds
anchor in their life that just holds them steady and the anchor is a
them steady and the anchor is a
them steady and the anchor is a confidence based upon a knowledge of
confidence based upon a knowledge of
confidence based upon a knowledge of purpose someone said that there are two
purpose someone said that there are two
purpose someone said that there are two great days in a person’s life the day
great days in a person’s life the day
great days in a person’s life the day that they are born and a day to discover
that they are born and a day to discover
that they are born and a day to discover why I’m here to tell you a highly
why I’m here to tell you a highly
why I’m here to tell you a highly successful people they’ve discovered why
thank you so much for watching I made
thank you so much for watching I made this video because John Fontana asked me
this video because John Fontana asked me
this video because John Fontana asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur
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I can do I also love to know which is
I can do I also love to know which is John Maxwell’s top ten rules had the
John Maxwell’s top ten rules had the
John Maxwell’s top ten rules had the biggest impact on you and why leave in
biggest impact on you and why leave in
biggest impact on you and why leave in the comments and I will join in the
the comments and I will join in the
the comments and I will join in the discussion finally what they give a
discussion finally what they give a
discussion finally what they give a quick shoutout to run dae-jung Ronda
quick shoutout to run dae-jung Ronda
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I’ve never met a person who was not
I’ve never met a person who was not successful that didn’t have a great
successful that didn’t have a great
successful that didn’t have a great amount of self-discipline within their
amount of self-discipline within their
amount of self-discipline within their life self-discipline and being able to
life self-discipline and being able to
life self-discipline and being able to perform and being able to keep your life
perform and being able to keep your life
perform and being able to keep your life on schedule and being able to keep
on schedule and being able to keep
on schedule and being able to keep commitments and promises and meet
commitments and promises and meet
commitments and promises and meet deadlines is essential to success
deadlines is essential to success
deadlines is essential to success none of us none of us can afford to have
none of us none of us can afford to have
none of us none of us can afford to have a life that is controlled by someone
a life that is controlled by someone
a life that is controlled by someone else
else
else or a life that is basically controlled
or a life that is basically controlled
or a life that is basically controlled by our emotions I learned many years ago
by our emotions I learned many years ago
by our emotions I learned many years ago that there are two kinds of people
that there are two kinds of people
that there are two kinds of people there’s the type of person who says I’m
there’s the type of person who says I’m
there’s the type of person who says I’m going to wait till I feel like it before
going to wait till I feel like it before
going to wait till I feel like it before I do it and then there’s a person who
I do it and then there’s a person who
I do it and then there’s a person who says I’ve got to do it so that I feel
says I’ve got to do it so that I feel
says I’ve got to do it so that I feel like it one will never get anything done
like it one will never get anything done
like it one will never get anything done because they’re sterile waiting to feel
because they’re sterile waiting to feel
because they’re sterile waiting to feel the moment to move and the other person
the moment to move and the other person
the moment to move and the other person says no I need to move and then I will
says no I need to move and then I will
says no I need to move and then I will begin to feel the moment Sonia
begin to feel the moment Sonia
begin to feel the moment Sonia self-discipline is essential in your
self-discipline is essential in your
self-discipline is essential in your life and in my life if we’re going to
life and in my life if we’re going to
life and in my life if we’re going to get things done so I have a challenge
get things done so I have a challenge
get things done so I have a challenge for every one of you this weekend the
for every one of you this weekend the
for every one of you this weekend the challenge is simple as you go through
challenge is simple as you go through
challenge is simple as you go through your weekend and sometimes it’s kind of
your weekend and sometimes it’s kind of
your weekend and sometimes it’s kind of a hopefully an easier time of your week
a hopefully an easier time of your week
a hopefully an easier time of your week ask yourself am i practicing
ask yourself am i practicing
ask yourself am i practicing self-discipline in my life am i doing
self-discipline in my life am i doing
self-discipline in my life am i doing the things that I should do because I
the things that I should do because I
the things that I should do because I need to do them or am I kind of waiting
need to do them or am I kind of waiting
need to do them or am I kind of waiting to feel the moment do like our friends
to feel the moment do like our friends
to feel the moment do like our friends Nike say just do it how do we find our
Nike say just do it how do we find our
Nike say just do it how do we find our personal Kirk camp Myers somebody who
personal Kirk camp Myers somebody who
personal Kirk camp Myers somebody who can really speak into our lives and
can really speak into our lives and
can really speak into our lives and change our trajectory why I can’t take
change our trajectory why I can’t take
change our trajectory why I can’t take credit for it I went to a seminar the
credit for it I went to a seminar the
credit for it I went to a seminar the Kurt was teaching on success and when he
Kurt was teaching on success and when he
Kurt was teaching on success and when he was when they finished teaching I went
was when they finished teaching I went
was when they finished teaching I went up to him and introduced myself and I
up to him and introduced myself and I
up to him and introduced myself and I asked for an appointment with him and
asked for an appointment with him and
asked for an appointment with him and and he came to then the Lancaster to the
and he came to then the Lancaster to the
and he came to then the Lancaster to the Holiday Inn for breakfast and we had
Holiday Inn for breakfast and we had
Holiday Inn for breakfast and we had that breakfast meeting that did change
that breakfast meeting that did change
that breakfast meeting that did change my life and then I never saw him again
my life and then I never saw him again
my life and then I never saw him again from that time until my 65th birthday
from that time until my 65th birthday
from that time until my 65th birthday when my staff brought I never had seen
when my staff brought I never had seen
when my staff brought I never had seen him I talked about him and talked about
him I talked about him and talked about
him I talked about him and talked about and on my 65th birthday when we were
and on my 65th birthday when we were
and on my 65th birthday when we were having a party together they brought him
having a party together they brought him
having a party together they brought him into the
into the
into the room and I hadn’t seen him for 40 years
room and I hadn’t seen him for 40 years
room and I hadn’t seen him for 40 years I just wept and I thought you know but
I just wept and I thought you know but
I just wept and I thought you know but but I think the key was when I went to
but I think the key was when I went to
but I think the key was when I went to hear him and I he began to speak to my
hear him and I he began to speak to my
hear him and I he began to speak to my life about being successful I I kind of
life about being successful I I kind of
life about being successful I I kind of broke out of a barrier and I went up to
broke out of a barrier and I went up to
broke out of a barrier and I went up to introduce myself and then I asked could
introduce myself and then I asked could
introduce myself and then I asked could I take him to breakfast and could I
I take him to breakfast and could I
I take him to breakfast and could I learn from him and I think the key is
learn from him and I think the key is
learn from him and I think the key is once you see somebody that is helping
once you see somebody that is helping
once you see somebody that is helping you be bold and ask them you know can I
you be bold and ask them you know can I
you be bold and ask them you know can I take you to breakfast and by the way
take you to breakfast and by the way
take you to breakfast and by the way here’s the thought by the breakfast okay
here’s the thought by the breakfast okay
here’s the thought by the breakfast okay yeah just don’t go and say hey how about
yeah just don’t go and say hey how about
yeah just don’t go and say hey how about buy breakfast for me though but but just
buy breakfast for me though but but just
buy breakfast for me though but but just I I took that step and I’ve always been
I I took that step and I’ve always been
I I took that step and I’ve always been glad I took that step but I’ve always
glad I took that step but I’ve always
glad I took that step but I’ve always thought to myself you know what if I
thought to myself you know what if I
thought to myself you know what if I wouldn’t have taken the step then I
wouldn’t have taken the step then I
wouldn’t have taken the step then I probably would have never had that
probably would have never had that
probably would have never had that relationship but never maybe we would
relationship but never maybe we would
relationship but never maybe we would have asked that question if everyone
have asked that question if everyone
have asked that question if everyone ever would have had this seminar or
ever would have had this seminar or
ever would have had this seminar or would have written written the book so I
would have written written the book so I
would have written written the book so I think once you see somebody that you
think once you see somebody that you
think once you see somebody that you think can really help you take the
think can really help you take the
think can really help you take the initiative and step right out something
initiative and step right out something
initiative and step right out something magical happens when you begin to
magical happens when you begin to
magical happens when you begin to understand the most appreciable assets
understand the most appreciable assets
understand the most appreciable assets you have in any organization is the
you have in any organization is the
you have in any organization is the people of that organization and you
people of that organization and you
people of that organization and you begin to commit yourself to develop the
begin to commit yourself to develop the
begin to commit yourself to develop the people within that organization because
people within that organization because
people within that organization because how do you grow a company you grow a
how do you grow a company you grow a
how do you grow a company you grow a company by growing people and when you
company by growing people and when you
company by growing people and when you grow them they increase their capacity
grow them they increase their capacity
grow them they increase their capacity when they can increase their capacity
when they can increase their capacity
when they can increase their capacity they begin to increase the capacity of
they begin to increase the capacity of
they begin to increase the capacity of what you can do and what you can
what you can do and what you can
what you can do and what you can accomplish let me just share with you
accomplish let me just share with you
accomplish let me just share with you quickly three thoughts on developing
quickly three thoughts on developing
quickly three thoughts on developing people just very quickly number one is
people just very quickly number one is
people just very quickly number one is the key to developing leaders and if it
the key to developing leaders and if it
the key to developing leaders and if it the key to developing good people is in
the key to developing good people is in
the key to developing good people is in recruitment the better person you bring
recruitment the better person you bring
recruitment the better person you bring in the door the higher odds you can do
in the door the higher odds you can do
in the door the higher odds you can do well with them
well with them
well with them I remember having lunch one time with
I remember having lunch one time with
I remember having lunch one time with Lou Holtz and Lou Holtz said Johnny I’ve
Lou Holtz and Lou Holtz said Johnny I’ve
Lou Holtz and Lou Holtz said Johnny I’ve had bad players on my football team and
had bad players on my football team and
had bad players on my football team and I’ve had good players on my football
I’ve had good players on my football
I’ve had good players on my football team he said just to be honest with you
team he said just to be honest with you
team he said just to be honest with you I I’m a better coach with good players
of course he is of course it’s good let
of course he is of course it’s good let me let me say something 80% of your
me let me say something 80% of your
me let me say something 80% of your success of equipping people to be
success of equipping people to be
success of equipping people to be successful is in the front door on who
successful is in the front door on who
successful is in the front door on who you bring in I wish I had time to
you bring in I wish I had time to
you bring in I wish I had time to develop that for you because what
develop that for you because what
develop that for you because what happens is unless you and I have a clear
happens is unless you and I have a clear
happens is unless you and I have a clear picture of what we’re looking for
picture of what we’re looking for
picture of what we’re looking for we don’t know when we see it happens all
we don’t know when we see it happens all
we don’t know when we see it happens all the time people come to me and say John
the time people come to me and say John
the time people come to me and say John I’m looking for some leaders for my
I’m looking for some leaders for my
I’m looking for some leaders for my company
company
company what do you suggest the first question I
what do you suggest the first question I
what do you suggest the first question I ask us what what does the leader look
ask us what what does the leader look
ask us what what does the leader look like give me the characteristics give me
like give me the characteristics give me
like give me the characteristics give me the qualities up please please paint a
the qualities up please please paint a
the qualities up please please paint a picture for me what does that leader
picture for me what does that leader
picture for me what does that leader look like because you’ve got to have
look like because you’ve got to have
look like because you’ve got to have that clear picture so that when you see
that clear picture so that when you see
that clear picture so that when you see that person you know that they’re one
that person you know that they’re one
that person you know that they’re one that you want recruitment is key number
that you want recruitment is key number
that you want recruitment is key number two is positioning the ability not only
two is positioning the ability not only
two is positioning the ability not only to bring the right person in the right
to bring the right person in the right
to bring the right person in the right in the in the front door but also to put
in the in the front door but also to put
in the in the front door but also to put them in the right place as comments
them in the right place as comments
them in the right place as comments would say get them on the bus get them
would say get them on the bus get them
would say get them on the bus get them on the right seat and position is huge
on the right seat and position is huge
on the right seat and position is huge and what I’ve discovered is that
and what I’ve discovered is that
and what I’ve discovered is that successful people have always positioned
successful people have always positioned
successful people have always positioned them well themselves well would you see
them well themselves well would you see
them well themselves well would you see a successful person they’re successful
a successful person they’re successful
a successful person they’re successful because what they have done is they’ve
because what they have done is they’ve
because what they have done is they’ve found their strengths on and they found
found their strengths on and they found
found their strengths on and they found their niche and they stay right in that
their niche and they stay right in that
their niche and they stay right in that sweet spot and they just work that sweet
sweet spot and they just work that sweet
sweet spot and they just work that sweet spot you’ve never heard anybody be an
spot you’ve never heard anybody be an
spot you’ve never heard anybody be an interview that was successful that you
interview that was successful that you
interview that was successful that you came up and you interviewed and they
came up and you interviewed and they
came up and you interviewed and they said well the secret of my success is
said well the secret of my success is
said well the secret of my success is that I’ve never discovered what I was
that I’ve never discovered what I was
that I’ve never discovered what I was good at or the serum.i successes I’ve
good at or the serum.i successes I’ve
good at or the serum.i successes I’ve always worked on I’ve just I’ve just
always worked on I’ve just I’ve just
always worked on I’ve just I’ve just worked in my weakness it no no they’re
worked in my weakness it no no they’re
worked in my weakness it no no they’re always in their strength they always
always in their strength they always
always in their strength they always they’ve already discovered what they’re
they’ve already discovered what they’re
they’ve already discovered what they’re good at now successful people have
good at now successful people have
good at now successful people have discovered what they’re good at
discovered what they’re good at
discovered what they’re good at successful leaders discover what other
successful leaders discover what other
successful leaders discover what other people are good at successful people
people are good at successful people
people are good at successful people position themselves well successful
position themselves well successful
position themselves well successful leader position that other people well
leader position that other people well
leader position that other people well and at level number four that’s exactly
and at level number four that’s exactly
and at level number four that’s exactly what happened the leader is always
what happened the leader is always
what happened the leader is always looking at the people observing watching
looking at the people observing watching
looking at the people observing watching just like last week I went back to my my
just like last week I went back to my my
just like last week I went back to my my first school I graduated I graduated
first school I graduated I graduated
first school I graduated I graduated from a higher Christian University in a
from a higher Christian University in a
from a higher Christian University in a little town in circle Ohio and and it’s
little town in circle Ohio and and it’s
little town in circle Ohio and and it’s a little school I go back every year and
a little school I go back every year and
a little school I go back every year and I give them a day to just speak and they
I give them a day to just speak and they
I give them a day to just speak and they get all the proceeds and keep the money
get all the proceeds and keep the money
get all the proceeds and keep the money and and so because I grew up in that
and and so because I grew up in that
and and so because I grew up in that town I told one of my friends that
town I told one of my friends that
town I told one of my friends that played ball with me tear I said Tim let
played ball with me tear I said Tim let
played ball with me tear I said Tim let the ballplayers let the
the ballplayers let the
the ballplayers let the team know–let’s from my high school
team know–let’s from my high school
team know–let’s from my high school kids know that I’m gonna be in town and
kids know that I’m gonna be in town and
kids know that I’m gonna be in town and let’s have a dinner afterwards and we
let’s have a dinner afterwards and we
let’s have a dinner afterwards and we had over 50 people came together I
had over 50 people came together I
had over 50 people came together I hadn’t seen many of these had seen many
hadn’t seen many of these had seen many
hadn’t seen many of these had seen many of my high school mates since I
of my high school mates since I
of my high school mates since I graduated from high school clear back in
graduated from high school clear back in
graduated from high school clear back in 1965 we had a wonderful time we laughed
1965 we had a wonderful time we laughed
1965 we had a wonderful time we laughed and talked and told stories for two
and talked and told stories for two
and talked and told stories for two hours and coach Neff our basketball
hours and coach Neff our basketball
hours and coach Neff our basketball coach he came back I hadn’t seen him for
coach he came back I hadn’t seen him for
coach he came back I hadn’t seen him for years and when I saw him I thought of
years and when I saw him I thought of
years and when I saw him I thought of myself and I thought of a packet in
myself and I thought of a packet in
myself and I thought of a packet in those scrimmages in basketball because
those scrimmages in basketball because
those scrimmages in basketball because the first scrimmage every year coach
the first scrimmage every year coach
the first scrimmage every year coach Neff would take the first team and he
Neff would take the first team and he
Neff would take the first team and he say now I’m going to let you play the
say now I’m going to let you play the
say now I’m going to let you play the second team but there’s one condition
second team but there’s one condition
second team but there’s one condition the first team is not going to play
the first team is not going to play
the first team is not going to play their position and he’d take Doug Roth
their position and he’d take Doug Roth
their position and he’d take Doug Roth who was six foot eight and put him out a
who was six foot eight and put him out a
who was six foot eight and put him out a point guard I remember he stacked me one
point guard I remember he stacked me one
point guard I remember he stacked me one year under the under center and and he
year under the under center and and he
year under the under center and and he put all the first-team players out of
put all the first-team players out of
put all the first-team players out of position on offense but he left the
position on offense but he left the
position on offense but he left the second team play in their position and
second team play in their position and
second team play in their position and the second team always beat us and the
the second team always beat us and the
the second team always beat us and the scrimmage why’d they always beat us
scrimmage why’d they always beat us
scrimmage why’d they always beat us because and then he would stop and he
because and then he would stop and he
because and then he would stop and he say let me just explain something to you
say let me just explain something to you
say let me just explain something to you no matter how talented you are if you’re
no matter how talented you are if you’re
no matter how talented you are if you’re out of position you’ll never reach your
out of position you’ll never reach your
out of position you’ll never reach your potential what was coach Neff teachings
potential what was coach Neff teachings
potential what was coach Neff teachings he was coaching us and he was teaching
he was coaching us and he was teaching
he was coaching us and he was teaching us that it’s key to get positionally
us that it’s key to get positionally
us that it’s key to get positionally corrected it’s also as a leader key to
corrected it’s also as a leader key to
corrected it’s also as a leader key to get your people in the right position
get your people in the right position
get your people in the right position and a level number four that’s what
and a level number four that’s what
and a level number four that’s what happens at level number four you recruit
happens at level number four you recruit
happens at level number four you recruit well you position well and then you
well you position well and then you
well you position well and then you equip well now you take them and say
equip well now you take them and say
equip well now you take them and say okay I understand what their strengths
okay I understand what their strengths
okay I understand what their strengths own is I understand what their
own is I understand what their
own is I understand what their giftedness is now I’m going I’m going to
giftedness is now I’m going I’m going to
giftedness is now I’m going I’m going to equip them I’m going to come alongside
equip them I’m going to come alongside
equip them I’m going to come alongside of them and I’m going to develop them
of them and I’m going to develop them
of them and I’m going to develop them and I’m going to train them and I use a
and I’m going to train them and I use a
and I’m going to train them and I use a very simple four years for many many
very simple four years for many many
very simple four years for many many years a simple five-step equipping
years a simple five-step equipping
years a simple five-step equipping process it really works step one I do it
process it really works step one I do it
process it really works step one I do it it’s that simple
it’s that simple
it’s that simple you can’t teach somebody which can’t do
you can’t teach somebody which can’t do
you can’t teach somebody which can’t do yourself yeah we may teach what we know
yourself yeah we may teach what we know
yourself yeah we may teach what we know but we reproduce while we are so if
but we reproduce while we are so if
but we reproduce while we are so if you’re going to reproduce yourself
you’re going to reproduce yourself
you’re going to reproduce yourself you’ve got to be it yourself so the
you’ve got to be it yourself so the
you’ve got to be it yourself so the first step is is I do it step two as I
first step is is I do it step two as I
first step is is I do it step two as I do it and you’re with me I take you with
do it and you’re with me I take you with
do it and you’re with me I take you with me now we’re gonna spend together I’m
me now we’re gonna spend together I’m
me now we’re gonna spend together I’m going to be your mentor I’m going to be
going to be your mentor I’m going to be
going to be your mentor I’m going to be your coach you’re going to watch me
your coach you’re going to watch me
your coach you’re going to watch me you’re going to observe me you’re going
you’re going to observe me you’re going
you’re going to observe me you’re going to see me in different situations we’re
to see me in different situations we’re
to see me in different situations we’re going to make sure that it works
going to make sure that it works
going to make sure that it works going to make sure you want to be able
going to make sure you want to be able
going to make sure you want to be able to ask me questions step three is that
to ask me questions step three is that
to ask me questions step three is that now we turn it and I had I hand the ball
now we turn it and I had I hand the ball
now we turn it and I had I hand the ball off to you now on step three you do it
off to you now on step three you do it
off to you now on step three you do it you do it and I’m with you now I’m
you do it and I’m with you now I’m
you do it and I’m with you now I’m watching you and I’m tweaking you and
watching you and I’m tweaking you and
watching you and I’m tweaking you and I’m getting I’m helping you to get
I’m getting I’m helping you to get
I’m getting I’m helping you to get better and I I’m I’m I’m just really
better and I I’m I’m I’m just really
better and I I’m I’m I’m just really fine-tuning you step four as you do it
fine-tuning you step four as you do it
fine-tuning you step four as you do it you just do it you don’t need me anymore
you just do it you don’t need me anymore
you just do it you don’t need me anymore you know how to do it you do it you do
you know how to do it you do it you do
you know how to do it you do it you do it well and many times people think that
it well and many times people think that
it well and many times people think that equipping stops at step four but it
equipping stops at step four but it
equipping stops at step four but it doesn’t there’s one more step that’s
doesn’t there’s one more step that’s
doesn’t there’s one more step that’s absolutely essential Step five is is is
absolutely essential Step five is is is
absolutely essential Step five is is is you do it in somebody’s with you you’ve
you do it in somebody’s with you you’ve
you do it in somebody’s with you you’ve never really trained and equipped
never really trained and equipped
never really trained and equipped somebody until they can multiply
somebody until they can multiply
somebody until they can multiply themselves that’s where all compounding
themselves that’s where all compounding
themselves that’s where all compounding is that’s where all compounding the time
is that’s where all compounding the time
is that’s where all compounding the time money influence the whole process
money influence the whole process
money influence the whole process compound he begins when you can train
compound he begins when you can train
compound he begins when you can train somebody who has trained somebody I know
somebody who has trained somebody I know
somebody who has trained somebody I know that well because fourteen years ago I
that well because fourteen years ago I
that well because fourteen years ago I started a nonprofit organization called
started a nonprofit organization called
started a nonprofit organization called equip that is now the largest leadership
equip that is now the largest leadership
equip that is now the largest leadership organization in the world and we’ve
organization in the world and we’ve
organization in the world and we’ve trained and equipped over three million
trained and equipped over three million
trained and equipped over three million people in 154 countries and the key to
people in 154 countries and the key to
people in 154 countries and the key to that is we don’t train anybody unless
that is we don’t train anybody unless
that is we don’t train anybody unless they make a commitment to train somebody
they make a commitment to train somebody
they make a commitment to train somebody else it has to continue to go on that’s
else it has to continue to go on that’s
else it has to continue to go on that’s level number four it’s a beautiful level
level number four it’s a beautiful level
level number four it’s a beautiful level to be on it’s the level where you
to be on it’s the level where you
to be on it’s the level where you develop people
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