Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
Even if you are not a sports fan, and especially if you’re a sports fan, you’ll want to watch this You Tube video I shot a month ago, at the request of a fellow professional speaker. Little did most of know how close John was to his final day.
ESPN once named John Wooden the Coach Of The Century. That’s any sport, for the past 100 years. Do you have any earthly idea what mindset that requires. There’s a hidden, and overlooked, secret to life in this video.
“The toughest thing about being a success is that you’ve got to keep being a success”. — Irving Berlin
Most people go through their life and never comprehend what Irving Berlin is saying here. It is what it is.
Here’s the thing though. What do you say? What do you think?
Do you ever get tired of criticizing other people? Or does it somehow, foolishly, elevate your life past mediocrity?
These are things that run through my head every single day. Thought I’d attempt to challenge your thinking.
Oh wait, maybe you want to criticize that. Hey, at least I’m trying. What are you doing right now that focuses on challenging your status quo?
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
Boy, if you knew you couldn’t fail, it’s almost too easy, isn’t it?
But what if you could fail? What if the odds are against you that you will fail.
Changes everything, doesn’t it?
Why?
That’s all I ask, “Why”?
I believe that life is hard, there are no guarantees, rewards are proportional to your effort.
Just to be clear, we’re not talking about becoming a millionaire. Simple stuff. Important stuff. Things that matter.
And the things that matter aren’t even things.
It’s stuff like Faith, Hope, Love, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Self-Control, Joy, Peace, and a few others.
So glad my mid-life crisis quickly turned into a mid-life celebration more than a decade ago.
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