how many people in this world are really living their life streams and how many
living their life streams and how many
living their life streams and how many people in this world are not living
people in this world are not living
people in this world are not living their life streams how many people have
their life streams how many people have
their life streams how many people have succumbed to the pressures and the
succumbed to the pressures and the
succumbed to the pressures and the obstacles that this world and the people
obstacles that this world and the people
obstacles that this world and the people around us put in our way from achieving
around us put in our way from achieving
around us put in our way from achieving our goals and from achieving our dreams
our goals and from achieving our dreams
our goals and from achieving our dreams when I started coaching at Permian I was
when I started coaching at Permian I was
when I started coaching at Permian I was told that will be impossible for you to
told that will be impossible for you to
told that will be impossible for you to be successful there don’t you know that
be successful there don’t you know that
be successful there don’t you know that football runs through the very fabric of
football runs through the very fabric of
football runs through the very fabric of our community don’t you know that these
our community don’t you know that these
our community don’t you know that these huge community events the largest
huge community events the largest
huge community events the largest community events in that town are on
community events in that town are on
community events in that town are on Friday nights there is no way that boys
Friday nights there is no way that boys
Friday nights there is no way that boys gymnastics can be successful in Odessa
gymnastics can be successful in Odessa
gymnastics can be successful in Odessa Texas well five state championships
Texas well five state championships
Texas well five state championships later and we started to look for the
later and we started to look for the
later and we started to look for the next mountain to climb and that next
next mountain to climb and that next
next mountain to climb and that next mountain was in order to impact a much
mountain was in order to impact a much
mountain was in order to impact a much larger group in order to impact many
larger group in order to impact many
larger group in order to impact many many more young people we set our sights
many more young people we set our sights
many more young people we set our sights on becoming the athletic director and if
on becoming the athletic director and if
on becoming the athletic director and if you think they told me it was impossible
you think they told me it was impossible
you think they told me it was impossible to be a coach here and be successful
to be a coach here and be successful
to be a coach here and be successful here to be the athletic director here
here to be the athletic director here
here to be the athletic director here that was gonna be impossible you
that was gonna be impossible you
that was gonna be impossible you wouldn’t believe the things that I was
wouldn’t believe the things that I was
wouldn’t believe the things that I was told and the obstacles that were put in
told and the obstacles that were put in
told and the obstacles that were put in the way they said don’t you know that
the way they said don’t you know that
the way they said don’t you know that they have a Hollywood movie about
they have a Hollywood movie about
they have a Hollywood movie about football here don’t you know that they
football here don’t you know that they
football here don’t you know that they have a Pulitzer prize-winning book about
have a Pulitzer prize-winning book about
have a Pulitzer prize-winning book about football here and surely you’ve heard
football here and surely you’ve heard
football here and surely you’ve heard about Ratliff Stadium one of the top
about Ratliff Stadium one of the top
about Ratliff Stadium one of the top stadiums in the country for high school
stadiums in the country for high school
stadiums in the country for high school football and I’m gonna tell you there is
football and I’m gonna tell you there is
football and I’m gonna tell you there is no way they’re gonna hire a guy from New
no way they’re gonna hire a guy from New
no way they’re gonna hire a guy from New York City to be the athletic director
York City to be the athletic director
York City to be the athletic director here there’s no way they’re gonna hire a
here there’s no way they’re gonna hire a
here there’s no way they’re gonna hire a guy that’s never coached football to be
guy that’s never coached football to be
guy that’s never coached football to be the athletic director here and it’s
the athletic director here and it’s
the athletic director here and it’s never happened before in the state of
never happened before in the state of
never happened before in the state of Texas there’s no way that they’re going
Texas there’s no way that they’re going
Texas there’s no way that they’re going to hire a gymnastics coach to be the
to hire a gymnastics coach to be the
to hire a gymnastics coach to be the athletic director in Odessa Texas but we
athletic director in Odessa Texas but we
athletic director in Odessa Texas but we set out to defy the odds we set out to
set out to defy the odds we set out to
set out to defy the odds we set out to overcome and now the conversations
overcome and now the conversations
overcome and now the conversations changed ooh wow can you believe this how
changed ooh wow can you believe this how
changed ooh wow can you believe this how did that take place well I’d like to
did that take place well I’d like to
did that take place well I’d like to share with
share with
share with you my ideas on how to defy the odds how
you my ideas on how to defy the odds how
you my ideas on how to defy the odds how to get from where we are to where we
to get from where we are to where we
to get from where we are to where we want to go if you look up leadership and
want to go if you look up leadership and
want to go if you look up leadership and you google it you’re gonna get over
you google it you’re gonna get over
you google it you’re gonna get over three million hits
three million hits
three million hits you can Google management you’ll get
you can Google management you’ll get
you can Google management you’ll get three million hits you could go to the
three million hits you could go to the
three million hits you could go to the book store or to the library and look up
book store or to the library and look up
book store or to the library and look up self-help information and there’s all
self-help information and there’s all
self-help information and there’s all kinds of information there’s an expert
kinds of information there’s an expert
kinds of information there’s an expert on everything but what I’d like to share
on everything but what I’d like to share
on everything but what I’d like to share with you are the eight things that we
with you are the eight things that we
with you are the eight things that we did to try to become successful to try
did to try to become successful to try
did to try to become successful to try to overcome and defy the odds and the
to overcome and defy the odds and the
to overcome and defy the odds and the obstacles that were in front of us it
obstacles that were in front of us it
obstacles that were in front of us it all starts with a vision a profound
all starts with a vision a profound
all starts with a vision a profound positive vision for the future is the
positive vision for the future is the
positive vision for the future is the first and most important ingredient for
first and most important ingredient for
first and most important ingredient for success that vision has to be so
success that vision has to be so
success that vision has to be so powerful that it drives everything you
powerful that it drives everything you
powerful that it drives everything you do vision when when Disney World was
do vision when when Disney World was
do vision when when Disney World was opened in Florida there’s a great story
opened in Florida there’s a great story
opened in Florida there’s a great story about the ribbon-cutting ceremony all
about the ribbon-cutting ceremony all
about the ribbon-cutting ceremony all the dignitaries are up on the platform
the dignitaries are up on the platform
the dignitaries are up on the platform and a dignitary steps up to the
and a dignitary steps up to the
and a dignitary steps up to the microphone and he begins to talk about
microphone and he begins to talk about
microphone and he begins to talk about how great the park is and all of that
how great the park is and all of that
how great the park is and all of that and at some point the story goes he
and at some point the story goes he
and at some point the story goes he leans over and he looks at mrs. Disney
leans over and he looks at mrs. Disney
leans over and he looks at mrs. Disney said oh I wish
said oh I wish
said oh I wish Walt were here to see it well
Walt were here to see it well
Walt were here to see it well presentation goes on and as the story
presentation goes on and as the story
presentation goes on and as the story goes when mrs. Disney came up to the
goes when mrs. Disney came up to the
goes when mrs. Disney came up to the microphone she said one thing one
microphone she said one thing one
microphone she said one thing one powerful thing she leaned over and
powerful thing she leaned over and
powerful thing she leaned over and looked at that dignitary and said Walt
looked at that dignitary and said Walt
looked at that dignitary and said Walt did see it Walt had that vision that
did see it Walt had that vision that
did see it Walt had that vision that drove everything he did and our plan is
drove everything he did and our plan is
drove everything he did and our plan is simply connecting those dots from our
simply connecting those dots from our
simply connecting those dots from our vision our profound powerful vision on
vision our profound powerful vision on
vision our profound powerful vision on what we want to do and what we want to
what we want to do and what we want to
what we want to do and what we want to be understanding where we are today and
be understanding where we are today and
be understanding where we are today and connecting those dots so the idea that I
connecting those dots so the idea that I
connecting those dots so the idea that I would like to share in this moonshot
would like to share in this moonshot
would like to share in this moonshot madness is those eight steps to define
madness is those eight steps to define
madness is those eight steps to define the odds and overcoming the first thing
the odds and overcoming the first thing
the odds and overcoming the first thing we have to have is a fuel a fire that
we have to have is a fuel a fire that
we have to have is a fuel a fire that burns so deeply and so brightly but it
burns so deeply and so brightly but it
burns so deeply and so brightly but it drives everything we do that it allows
drives everything we do that it allows
drives everything we do that it allows us to out study out work and out read
us to out study out work and out read
us to out study out work and out read everyone to help us
everyone to help us
everyone to help us come the odds that fuel has to help us
come the odds that fuel has to help us
come the odds that fuel has to help us to get up every single day it has to be
to get up every single day it has to be
to get up every single day it has to be a part of our mind a part of our heart
a part of our mind a part of our heart
a part of our mind a part of our heart it has to be a part of our soul a fuel
it has to be a part of our soul a fuel
it has to be a part of our soul a fuel to fire us no matter what the other
to fire us no matter what the other
to fire us no matter what the other green gradient we have to have is a
green gradient we have to have is a
green gradient we have to have is a belief we have to have a belief in what
belief we have to have a belief in what
belief we have to have a belief in what we’re going to do what we’re going to
we’re going to do what we’re going to
we’re going to do what we’re going to accomplish where we’re going to go
accomplish where we’re going to go
accomplish where we’re going to go belief is an incredibly powerful thing
belief is an incredibly powerful thing
belief is an incredibly powerful thing I’m not sure there’s a lot more powerful
I’m not sure there’s a lot more powerful
I’m not sure there’s a lot more powerful than our belief and our beliefs have to
than our belief and our beliefs have to
than our belief and our beliefs have to be so strong that they can overcome the
be so strong that they can overcome the
be so strong that they can overcome the disbeliefs of everyone around us when I
disbeliefs of everyone around us when I
disbeliefs of everyone around us when I first started coaching I had an
first started coaching I had an
first started coaching I had an appraiser an evaluator one of my leaders
appraiser an evaluator one of my leaders
appraiser an evaluator one of my leaders tell me coach you’re gonna have to tone
tell me coach you’re gonna have to tone
tell me coach you’re gonna have to tone it down just a little bit coach you’ve
it down just a little bit coach you’ve
it down just a little bit coach you’ve got to have a little bit more attainable
got to have a little bit more attainable
got to have a little bit more attainable goals for your young people are you
goals for your young people are you
goals for your young people are you kidding me no way this is all about
kidding me no way this is all about
kidding me no way this is all about shooting for the moon this is all about
shooting for the moon this is all about
shooting for the moon this is all about winning this is all about becoming
winning this is all about becoming
winning this is all about becoming champions and giving our best and doing
champions and giving our best and doing
champions and giving our best and doing our best a belief system must carry us
our best a belief system must carry us
our best a belief system must carry us in this journey from where we are to
in this journey from where we are to
in this journey from where we are to where we want to go it’s really
where we want to go it’s really
where we want to go it’s really important to have Mentors
important to have Mentors
important to have Mentors to have people that can show us the way
to have people that can show us the way
to have people that can show us the way people that can anchor us people that
people that can anchor us people that
people that can anchor us people that can help us but really the most
can help us but really the most
can help us but really the most important thing that mentors do mentors
important thing that mentors do mentors
important thing that mentors do mentors can show us and teach us how to do it
can show us and teach us how to do it
can show us and teach us how to do it right because there’s right and there’s
right because there’s right and there’s
right because there’s right and there’s everything else and mentors show us how
everything else and mentors show us how
everything else and mentors show us how to do it right so we have to have
to do it right so we have to have
to do it right so we have to have mentors to help us along the way and
mentors to help us along the way and
mentors to help us along the way and what binds everything together
what binds everything together
what binds everything together the most important thing is people it’s
the most important thing is people it’s
the most important thing is people it’s all about relationships it’s all about
all about relationships it’s all about
all about relationships it’s all about the people that we meet and the people
the people that we meet and the people
the people that we meet and the people that we interact with the people that we
that we interact with the people that we
that we interact with the people that we build relationships are the foundation
build relationships are the foundation
build relationships are the foundation of everything we do Henry Ford
of everything we do Henry Ford
of everything we do Henry Ford understood how important people were he
understood how important people were he
understood how important people were he said you can take my factories you can
said you can take my factories you can
said you can take my factories you can take all of my inventory but leave me my
take all of my inventory but leave me my
take all of my inventory but leave me my people and I’ll set up next week down
people and I’ll set up next week down
people and I’ll set up next week down the block and we’ll be successful again
the block and we’ll be successful again
the block and we’ll be successful again in our weight on our journey there
in our weight on our journey there
in our weight on our journey there should be a stream of people who are
should be a stream of people who are
should be a stream of people who are better off because they got to know you
better off because they got to know you
better off because they got to know you there should be better off because your
there should be better off because your
there should be better off because your paths crossed relationships are
paths crossed relationships are
paths crossed relationships are incredibly important how can we ever
incredibly important how can we ever
incredibly important how can we ever achieve anything without doing our best
achieve anything without doing our best
achieve anything without doing our best how many times have we heard oh it’s
how many times have we heard oh it’s
how many times have we heard oh it’s okay just do your best
okay just do your best
okay just do your best no there’s nothing harder than doing
no there’s nothing harder than doing
no there’s nothing harder than doing your best doing your best is almost
your best doing your best is almost
your best doing your best is almost impossible especially every single day
impossible especially every single day
impossible especially every single day doing your best is one of the hardest
doing your best is one of the hardest
doing your best is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do it’s almost
things you’ll ever do it’s almost
things you’ll ever do it’s almost impossible and doing your best is
impossible and doing your best is
impossible and doing your best is something that we have to do every day
something that we have to do every day
something that we have to do every day we do our best and we shove our best
we do our best and we shove our best
we do our best and we shove our best into the pipeline of life and we shove
into the pipeline of life and we shove
into the pipeline of life and we shove our best into that pipeline and we shove
our best into that pipeline and we shove
our best into that pipeline and we shove our best into that pipeline and
our best into that pipeline and
our best into that pipeline and eventually eventually at the other end
eventually eventually at the other end
eventually eventually at the other end of the pipe our vision will begin to
of the pipe our vision will begin to
of the pipe our vision will begin to take form but if at any time if at any
take form but if at any time if at any
take form but if at any time if at any time we give something less than our
time we give something less than our
time we give something less than our best it won’t be immediate but
best it won’t be immediate but
best it won’t be immediate but eventually what comes out of the other
eventually what comes out of the other
eventually what comes out of the other end of the pipeline won’t look like our
end of the pipeline won’t look like our
end of the pipeline won’t look like our vision doing our best incredibly
vision doing our best incredibly
vision doing our best incredibly difficult on this journey to where we
difficult on this journey to where we
difficult on this journey to where we want to go we have to be able to reflect
want to go we have to be able to reflect
want to go we have to be able to reflect we have to be able to readjust we have
we have to be able to readjust we have
we have to be able to readjust we have to be able to look at all of the things
to be able to look at all of the things
to be able to look at all of the things we’ve done all of the people we’ve
we’ve done all of the people we’ve
we’ve done all of the people we’ve affected and we have to be able to
affected and we have to be able to
affected and we have to be able to adjust so that we can stay on our path
adjust so that we can stay on our path
adjust so that we can stay on our path to where we want to go reflection is
to where we want to go reflection is
to where we want to go reflection is incredibly important somewhere in there
incredibly important somewhere in there
incredibly important somewhere in there when we’re down we have to reach in and
when we’re down we have to reach in and
when we’re down we have to reach in and find the up when we’re down because one
find the up when we’re down because one
find the up when we’re down because one thing for sure when there’s an up
thing for sure when there’s an up
thing for sure when there’s an up there’s gonna be a down but when there’s
there’s gonna be a down but when there’s
there’s gonna be a down but when there’s a down we have hope that there’s going
a down we have hope that there’s going
a down we have hope that there’s going to be enough because we’re on this
to be enough because we’re on this
to be enough because we’re on this incredible journey reflection dr. Carol
incredible journey reflection dr. Carol
incredible journey reflection dr. Carol Dweck wrote an entire book about mindset
Dweck wrote an entire book about mindset
Dweck wrote an entire book about mindset she spoke about growth mindset she spoke
she spoke about growth mindset she spoke
she spoke about growth mindset she spoke about fixed mindset and we have to
about fixed mindset and we have to
about fixed mindset and we have to intentionally work on our mindset a
intentionally work on our mindset a
intentionally work on our mindset a growth mindset a positive attitude a
growth mindset a positive attitude a
growth mindset a positive attitude a champion’s mindset every single day we
champion’s mindset every single day we
champion’s mindset every single day we cannot ever let our mindset slip away in
cannot ever let our mindset slip away in
cannot ever let our mindset slip away in any circumstance our mindset is
any circumstance our mindset is
any circumstance our mindset is incredibly
incredibly
incredibly for getting from here to where we want
for getting from here to where we want
for getting from here to where we want to go a mindset an important ingredient
to go a mindset an important ingredient
to go a mindset an important ingredient on this journey and maybe the most
on this journey and maybe the most
on this journey and maybe the most overlooked part of journeys to success
overlooked part of journeys to success
overlooked part of journeys to success is thankfulness and graciousness having
is thankfulness and graciousness having
is thankfulness and graciousness having a thankful heart being thankful for the
a thankful heart being thankful for the
a thankful heart being thankful for the things that you’ve been able to do when
things that you’ve been able to do when
things that you’ve been able to do when the people that have been able to help
the people that have been able to help
the people that have been able to help you a thankful heart incredibly
you a thankful heart incredibly
you a thankful heart incredibly important part of this journey so I ask
important part of this journey so I ask
important part of this journey so I ask you again how many people in this world
you again how many people in this world
you again how many people in this world are really living their life stream and
are really living their life stream and
are really living their life stream and how many people in this world aren’t
how many people in this world aren’t
how many people in this world aren’t that journey to our life stream takes
that journey to our life stream takes
that journey to our life stream takes place every single day it takes place
place every single day it takes place
place every single day it takes place one step at a day one step at a time it
one step at a day one step at a time it
one step at a day one step at a time it takes place one day at a time but that
takes place one day at a time but that
takes place one day at a time but that journey takes place every single day
journey takes place every single day
journey takes place every single day we start with a vision we connect the
we start with a vision we connect the
we start with a vision we connect the dots by using these eight things and we
dots by using these eight things and we
dots by using these eight things and we defy the odds my question for you is
defy the odds my question for you is
defy the odds my question for you is what odds do we have enough to defy what
what odds do we have enough to defy what
what odds do we have enough to defy what places do we have left to go what vision
places do we have left to go what vision
places do we have left to go what vision do we want to still fulfill but an even
do we want to still fulfill but an even
do we want to still fulfill but an even more important challenge for us today
more important challenge for us today
more important challenge for us today isn’t about our own journey it’s about
isn’t about our own journey it’s about
isn’t about our own journey it’s about the journey of the people that are next
the journey of the people that are next
the journey of the people that are next to us the journey of the people that are
to us the journey of the people that are
to us the journey of the people that are around us I challenge you to be that
around us I challenge you to be that
around us I challenge you to be that difference maker and help other people
difference maker and help other people
difference maker and help other people on their journey to define the odds
on their journey to define the odds
on their journey to define the odds thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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