The bravest of us all

“Do not disregard the individuals, for they are the bravest of us all.” – Devon de Lena

Did you love the western TV shows with the lone maverick leading the charge for justice? Do you love the James Bond or Mission Impossible movies of the lone crusader at his or her best?

In business however we never like people who are too different. We say, “March to the beat of a different drummer,” but we really mean not too different. What can we learn from those who are out of the main stream?

1. We can admire their passion and try to generate some of that passion for our projects.
   
2. We can put them in charge of projects they can do by themselves and show off their talent by completing the job on time.
   
3. The maverick usually looks at things differently; we can tap into this creative perspective so we can learn more about our work, customers, procedures etc.
   
4. Mavericks can often fail, so we can learn how not to do something.
   
5. Mavericks are often not afraid to fail and will try an unorthodox approach to a problem that no one else will do. Let them take the chance of failure with a new idea. To be fair, if it works you need to let them take the credit as well.
   

Mavericks can be hard to manage, but they can be assets to the organization…

Quote of the Day
"When we are writing, painting or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, freed from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colors are brighter, sounds clearer and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize." - Madeleine L'Engle

Beliefs guide our lives

“You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can’t have it.” –Robert Anthony

I truly believe that we all carry around in our heads beliefs that stop us from moving forward. If we can get past these beliefs we can achieve far more.

Instead of holding a belief that a person should “pay their bills” (which will lead to people making payments all their lives), why not hold the belief that, “I pay off my bills” which will lead to the elimination of bills?

Instead of holding a belief of “owning a car” why not hold a belief that “I own my dream car debt free”? This belief is harder to achieve and may take you a little while to achieve but it is a better place to aim.

Instead of knowing that recruiting is hard and close to impossible, why not carry the belief that “there are many good people out there and we only need to find a few of them.” This will make recruiting much easier.

Beliefs guide our lives… Let’s believe and dream higher…

Quote of the Day
"Technique alone is never enough. You have to have passion. Technique alone is just an embroidered pot holder." - Raymond Chandler

How much we can accomplish....

“I think it is interesting how much we can accomplish before we find out we can’t do something.” Leslie Groves

Cliff Young showed up to run in a 600-mile race in Australia. In overalls and rubber galosh boots this 50-year-old man got in line with 19-year-old taunt body kids. He looked like a simpleton in the wrong line. The kids had studied with professional trainers, nutritionists and scientists who knew that a body needed to run 18 hours and sleep 6 hours. Cliff Young did not know this. Shuffling his feet Cliff ran while others slept. He won the race and beat all other competitors by a day and a half. He did not know the scientific facts all others knew. And he broke all the records and all the knowledge known to that point.

What facts have you locked into that are completely wrong?

The next year and every year since the young competitors have beat the record of Cliff Young.

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Quote of the Day
"How comes it...that no man living is content with the lot that either his choice has given him, or chance has thrown in his way, but each has praise for those who follow other paths?" - Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65-8 B.C.