Someone recently asked me for advice on how to get a job promotion. I told him to be consistently exceptional at his current job. And also, to think, speak and act like he is already in the job he is striving for. In other words, start where you are. Begin with what
Made for more. If you hold yourself to high expectations, you already know that a bare-minimum mentality is your enemy. Doing just enough is your rival. Merely complying with requests is your nemesis. High expectations demand that you do more, reach higher and go farther. All of which requires effort.
Fountains give nourishment. Drains take it away. Am I a fountain or a drain? That is the essential question that each of us should ponder daily. Am I giving energy or am I sucking it away? Am I giving ideas or am I tearing them down? Am I looking for
Who smiles when you show up? What improves when you appear? Is the room brighter with you in it? Is the team more effective with you on it? Your presence is meant to make situations better. Nothing should be the same. And nothing should be worse. Only better! This means
Please! Only give me hungry people. Hungry to learn. Hungry to grow. Hungry to serve. Hungry to encourage. Hungry to live. ⭐Only the hungry. It’s hard to find someone who’s consistently hungry. We can easily become complacent…and entitled…and ungrateful because of all that we have. But the hungry… They appreciate what they have AND imagine what
I was at one of my leadership events recently and someone was in the front row. She looked familiar, but I couldn’t place where I knew her from. During the morning break, she politely reminded me that she attended another workshop I facilitated four months prior in another state. I
Sometimes you’ll meet people who treat you in such a way that makes you question your own worth. Do everything you can stay away from those people. When it comes to relationships (personal or professional), try your hardest to only be with those who SEE your value, UNDERSTAND your value and
Here is a quintessential question for you to consider. Are the people you love the most getting the BEST of you? Or are they getting the REST of you?⭐️ Look, when I asked myself that question a few years ago, I literally stopped breathing for a few seconds. As much
The longer I live, the more I realize the importance of hope. It’s tied to everything. If someone wants to discourage you, all they have to do is remove your “hope”. Without hope, you don’t EXPECT anything to be better. Without hope, you won’t believe that “someone like you” can
“Always give your best!” That is what my manager told me when I was a 17-year old restaurant busboy. I loved my job, and every detail that I was expected to flawlessly deliver. Delivering bread and water to the table was a full-on production. Clearing plates from the table had
Each one of us already has the gifts, drive and experience to contribute in a meaningful way. But I know to many amazing people who consistently wait to be prodded by someone else to move…and do…and be productive. No perceived limitation or condition can stop you, unless you allow it
There are some things that only come to those who refuse to quit. Literally, “not stopping” is the only ingredient that many of us miss. Whenever I have a burning vision to accomplish something I promise myself that I will not stop…until I succeed. And I make that promise before
