November 26th, 2008
Let’s Do What We Do!
I am so glad it is football season. The Bears are in first place, the Bills have brought excitement to Western New York and the hopes of many are still alive. At a college level, there are many teams vying to be number 1.High school football is coming to an end with state championships and traditional Thanksgiving Day games.
I love the combat of football but also the life and business lessons we can learn from it.
For instance; learning how the set goals, work hard, be accountable, monitor progress, become a team player, be coached and how to win and lose, are all valuables takes a ways from the competition of sports.
If you notice, the athletes make competition fun. They have a tremendous desire to win but there seems to be little fear of showing emotion.
A pre game ritual is for the head coach to give a speech, or it could be the team captain. The speech is meant to fire up the team for the goal of winning. I saw Tony Dungy do this with his team and at the end he simply said, “Let’s do what we do!” At that point grown men went crazy with excitement. They were yelling, jumping and bumping helmets as they ran out of the locker room. The screams included the proverbial, Let’s Go!!!!
Keep in mind there are life and business lessons at work here. What the Colts do, is score a lot of points and win football games, Kentucky fried chicken, fries chicken, the heavyweight champion, knocks people out.
This brings us to us. What is that you do? Is your mission clear? Are you fired upped about it? Do you desperately want to achieve it? Is it fun for you?
Obviously, you want your answers to be yes. If there are no’s, chances are you will not care if you are successful or not.
In closing, as you watch games this week, ask your self, what do you need to do, to be that fired upped come Monday morning? How can you use emotion to make your job seem more important to you? Enjoy your holiday, and Go Bears!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
*Smile*
Enjoy your holiday as well and thanks for the inspirational commentary.
November 28th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thanks, GMC, keep hope alive
November 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Jim, I love the question that completes this cool post!!! Why? It actually draws in the brain’s amygdala - and suggests there are ways that one can ratchet up the amygdala - in ways to ratchet up the bottom line. We actually can. My response with tactics will show up soon over at Brain Learners and Leaders:-) Happy Thanksgiving, Jim!
December 1st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
hi Ellen, your comment brings this debate to a higher level, I encourage all to visit your site to see your answer.I saw an example of amygdala at work this morning as Obama introduced his sercurity team to the nation, you could see it in him and the entire team. It could be why and how they all have rose to the highest levels.
December 1st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Thanks Jim for your amazing generosity, and for the fun wisdom our two communities can toss back and forth because people on both sides of our topics care!
Like you I am so excited about the new team Obama is gathering — and about any 2-bit support I can bring to his vision!!!
Since you so generously shared my site - I’d love to hear your views at the post BROKEN SCHOOLS BUT BRAINY TEENS http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/general/broken-schools-and-brainy-teens/
Stay blessed!
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Hi Ellen, I enjoyed your post on brainy teens and broken schools I am convinced a more productive student body will appear under Barack’s leadership
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
So am I Jim, and I also feel sad for the brilliant talent that lies idle while we banter ideas around about other issues in secondary schools - in ways that distracts us from the teens who need our guidance to develop their minds! Let’s keep plugging for this one until every teen we know can dance with delight because schools value who they are!!!! I’m in, Jim! You?
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Ellen, I am with you on this one. thanks for keeping it out front.
December 24th, 2008 at 5:11 am
I love it. If you really understand what you do i.e your mission and are committed to it then every day you just wake up and do what you do. Very simple strategy. I will relay the volunteers at an organization I run.
Thanks
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Thank for the comment, small business