Positive Leadership: Preparation for High Performance
Showing posts with label Hard Work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hard Work. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Monday, July 08, 2013
Positive Leadership: Congratulations Andy Murray!
Congratulations to Andy Murray - handling the weight of expectations of a whole nation - a true performance under pressure. Murray has shown that with dedication and great teamwork, allied to the resilience and learning which comes from past disappointments, any goal can be achieved. In defeat, Novak Djokovic demonstrated real sportsmanship and he is to be applauded for that. Hopefully, we Scots will not have to wait another 117 years for a Men's Singles champion at Wimbledon!
Friday, June 14, 2013
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Positive Leadership: Baroness Thatcher, a Great British Leader
Speaking about the late Baroness Thatcher yesterday, David
Cameron, the British Prime Minister, said: “We've lost a great prime minister,
a great leader, a great Briton. She didn't just lead our country, she saved our
country, and I believe she'll go down as the greatest British peacetime prime
minister.”
Here are a few favourite ‘Thatcherisms’:
“Consensus: “The process of abandoning all beliefs,
principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes,
but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have
to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What
great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: ‘I stand for
consensus?”
“Watch your thoughts for they become words.
Watch your words for they become actions.
Watch your actions for they become habits.
Watch your habits for they become your character.
And watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
What we think, we become.
My father always said that... and I think I am fine.”
“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.
It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had
everything to do and you've done it.”
“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Positive Leadership: Don't Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up
The 1983 National Champions, the North Carolina State Wolfpack. were one of the great Cinderella stories in college basketball
history. They were also coached by one of the greatest leaders of all time, Jim
Valvano.
Jimmy V, as he was known, was a great basketball coach. He
won a lot of games, including that 1983 championship. One of the greatest
scenes from that title game was Jimmy running around after the game looking for
people to hug. That 1983 team was led by Jimmy's "never give up"
attitude. Without that attitude, NC State could never have slayed giants like
Ralph Sampson, one of the best college players of all time and Virginia. They
could not have beaten Phi Slamma Jamma and Houston, who were led by Hall of
Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem (later Hakeem) Olajuwon. Jimmy V really was an
outstanding motivator and coach. But his success as a coach is not where his
story ends.
Jimmy retired from coaching and went into broadcasting. He
also did quite a bit of motivational speaking. His "never give up"
attitude and stories from the 1983 run made from great speeches. In 1992, Jimmy
V was diagnosed with bone cancer and that is where his story really begins. His
"never give up" attitude was tested with cancer, but Jimmy refused to
quit. But this was one opponent that Jimmy could not beat with his will. On
April 28, 1993 Jimmy lost his battle.
During his battle with cancer, Jimmy became an inspiration
to many. He fought through the pain, even though there were times he could not
walk. Jimmy's most famous moment (even more famous than his 1983 championship)
came just two months before he died at the 1993 ESPY Awards presented by ESPN.
It was here that Jimmy was honoured with the Author Ashe Award for Courage for
his courageous battle with cancer. It was a shock to many that Jimmy actually
made it to the ceremony because he was so ill, but after being helped up on
stage, his inspirational spirit, lovable personality and motivational words
started something special. That night Jimmy announced that he was starting TheJimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research, which since its forming has raised more
than $100 million for cancer research. The motto of the foundation is
appropriately "Don't Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up." He said that this
research may not save his life, but it may save his children s lives. As
always, Jimmy was more concerned about others than himself.
Jimmy was a leader who made a tremendous difference in this
world. He led with passion, charisma, and humour. He made everyone around him
better. Jimmy said that every day you should laugh, cry and think. "If you
laugh, you think and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do
that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
Jimmy's life and death continue to inspire others to this
day. Even in a documentary about his 1983 championship team, his personal fight
stole the show. If you have never seen Jimmy's ESPY speech, we encourage you to
watch it today. Remember that no matter what happens in your life, "Don't
Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up!"
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Positive Leadership: Vince Lombardi
'The difference between a successful person and others is not
a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.'
'The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at
hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the
best of ourselves to the task at hand.'
'Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard
effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is
worthwhile.'
Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Positive Leadership: Women Should be as Ambitious as Men
Tory Burch says women entrepreneurs should find their
passion and be just as ambitious as men. She founded the Tory Burch fashion
label in 2004. Her clothing line is now carried in more than 800 stores
worldwide. She also heads the Tory Burch Foundation, which offers mentorship
opportunities to women entrepreneurs and provides micro-loans to women-owned
businesses.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Positive Leadership: How Winners Achieve Success
How winners 'ACHIEVE' success:
A - acceptance; the ability to accept that you do not always succeed the first time and you must keep on trying until you do succeed.
C - criticism; the ability to receive negative feedback and
use it positively to affect your performance.
H - help; use a good coach to work towards your goals - it
is not a sign of weakness or lack of ability to use a coach.
I - inspiration; be inspired by other people. If someone who
you often beat wins against you take inspiration that it means you are good
enough to do the same.
E - evaluate; honestly take stock of where you are with your skills and then work on the aspects that need to be improved.
V - vivid; have a clear image of what you want to achieve,
how you are going to achieve it and who you need to help you to do so.
E - equal; all people have the ability to do great things.
Our future is not pre-determined for us. Genetics plays a role but hard work
plays an even bigger role.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Positive Leadership: #Olympic Preparation
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Positive Leadership: With Hard Work Anyone Can Be Brilliant!
In this presentation to design and illustration students
from the University of Cumbria, England, Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of
Saatchi & Saatchi talks about the great importance of creative design
solutions and the challenge to create a future that is: Vibrant, Unreal, Crazy
and Astounding.
As one student said to him after the presentation: ‘….thank you
for ……making me realise that there is no reason at all that with hard work, I can’t
be brilliant.’
Here is his presentation: http://www.saatchikevin.com/Dance_To_The_Music
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