“It’s not what happens to you; it’s how you respond to what happens to you.” ~Anonymous
Remember everything is temporary – yes, even the recession.
Avoid “Negaholics.”
Spend time with positive people.
Expect to win and do what’s necessary to make those expectations come true.
Leave identifying problems to others — be solution oriented.
Spend time improving yourself instead of criticizingContinue Reading…
Successful people have a habit of doing what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
The following section offers some insight and tips on self-discipline. More is offered in Chapter 7, Self-Discipline, of Water The Bamboo®: Unleashing the Potential of Teams and Individuals.
Great achievement and success are largely theContinue Reading…
The following section offers tips to become more courageous. More can be found in Chapter 9 of Water The Bamboo®: Unleashing the Potential of Teams and Individuals.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think youContinue Reading…
Successful people and teams simply find a way to persist, despite the same hardships of life that others blame for their demise. What makes the bamboo watering metaphor so powerful is that persistence is a universal struggle. The following section offers tips to become more persistent. More can be found in Chapter 19 of Water The Bamboo®: Unleashing the Potential of Teams and Individuals.
I was talking to my friend Phil Richman, a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors, at the gym the other day and he raised a point worth blogging about. He said “it is the age of transparency.”
Trust has broken down in our financial system so badly that the leaders that will emerge will beContinue Reading…
Having a positive attitude when things are going well is easy. Now is the time to step up the positive forces. Instead of being a victim, set a goal to be recognized as a force for being positive in your workplace, your community and your family.
“Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.” ~John Wooden
In my research of successful individuals and teams, success never happened by accident or luck. Successful teams set SMART goals which are:
Water The Bamboo® is a metaphor for achievement. When you water giant timber bamboo in the first year, you will not see results. When you water in the second year, you will not see results. When you water in the third year, no results. However, sometime during the fourth Continue Reading…
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