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July 17, 2008
Issue 108
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Denis Waitley
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In This Issue.....
1. This Week's Jumpstart
2. Champion Within Article
3. Seeds of Greatness
4. Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
5. Featured Product of the Week
6. More Information
1. This Week's Jumpstart
It is never too late to communicate. Always be the first to forgive and say "I'm sorry." Don't wait for fear of what the response might be. Remember Parkinson's latest law: "The vacuum created by a failure to communicate will quickly be filled with rumor, misrepresentation, doubt and poison."
In the communication process, knowledge is not always wisdom; sensitivity is not always accuracy and sympathy is not always understanding. Empathy is never assuming anything until you have, "walked a mile in the other person's moccasins." Take full responsibility for success in the communication process. As a listener, take full responsibility for hearing the meaning behind what the others are trying to say. As a talker, take full responsibility for being certain that they understand what you are saying. Never meet anyone halfway in your relationships. Always give 100 percent.
This week make the call or have the conversation you have been putting off or dreading.
-- Denis Waitley
2. The Champion Within Article
Power from Empowerment by Denis Waitley
A good way to think of leadership is the process of freeing your team members to do the best work they possibly can. I have followed NBA basketball coach Phil Jackson's career.
Like Phil Jackson who moved from the record setting Chicago Bulls to the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson says his principal task is creating an environment in which his players can flourish. In communicating with his championship teams, Jackson convinced them that they had the talent to win championships, and that the main goal of the coach was going to be freeing them to use that talent.
Today's business team members, say they want, more than anything else, the autonomy to do their jobs without the boss's interference. In the new century, it's already clear that the CEOs of our best-run companies believe that the more power leaders have, the less they should use.
The job of the team leader is to set a mission, decide upon a strategic direction, achieve the necessary cooperation, delegate authority --- and then let people innovate. To do that we all could take a hint from the late football coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant. Before his retirement as one of the leading coaches in college football history at Alabama, Bryant observed:
| I'm just a plowhand from Arkansas, but I've learned how
to put and hold a team together. I've learned how to lift
some individuals up and how to calm others down, until
finally they've got one heartbeat together, as a team. To do
that, there's just three things I'd ever have to say: If
anything went wrong, I did it. If it went semi-good, then we
did it.
If anything went real good, then you did it! That's really
all it takes to get other people to win for you. |
The key to authentic leadership is to listen to your followers, and then open the door for them to lead themselves. The secret is empowerment. The main incentive is genuine caring and recognition.
The five most important words a leader can speak are: "I am proud of you."
The four most important are: "What is your opinion?"
The three most important are: "If you please."
The two most important are: "Thank You."
And the most important single word of all is: "You!"
-- Denis Waitley
For years, "Coach" Denis Waitley has taught high-performers the secrets to optimal health, great self-esteem, and strong self-discipline.
And now, with Dr. Waitley's "portable coaching system", these secrets are now within your grasp! If you're interested in...
- Cracking the code to having a fat burning, disease fighting, age defying body and mind
- Discovering the secrets to earning more money than you'll ever need
- Finding out how to manage your time and maximize your performance
- Unlocking the secrets to setting and achieving your goals, and do it so well it becomes second nature to you
In other words...Living A Healthy And Wealthy Life. Find out more from the link below:
http://www.yoursuccessstore.com/coachingsecrets
Denis Waitley has studied, counseled and trained leaders in virtually every field including Apollo astronauts, Olympic gold medalists, Super Bowl champions, returning POW's, heads of state and Fortune 500 top executives.
Denis is recognized as a world class speaker and author and has traveled the globe sharing success ideas and strategies to thousands of companies the past 25 years. To book Dr. Waitley to speak for your company or to be part of your upcoming Regional or National Convention send an email to speaker@deniswaitley.com or call 877-929-0439 and ask for Hilary.
3. Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley
Excerpted from Denis' Safari to the Soul, Chapter Nine, page 117:
By retaining your inner hunger for knowledge, and by dedicating yourself to becoming a lifelong learner, you will find the answers to those questions and more. The more you learn, the less you will fear. You will welcome risk and create your own inner security.
4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
If you have a tendency to procrastinate, don't worry about perfection.
What counts is quality of effort, not perfect results.
Don't let yourself get bogged down with a preoccupation for perfectionism. -- DW
5. Featured Product of the Week
The Upcoming Olympic Games
Soon the eyes of the world will be focused on Beijing for the upcoming Olympic games. What is it that differentiates Olympians and their mindset from others? Beyond the obvious of being world-class in their particular sport, it is imperative they possess a winning mindset.
For years, "Coach" Denis Waitley has taught these high-performers the secrets to optimal health, great self-esteem, and strong self-discipline.
- Apollo astronauts
- Fortune 500 top executives
- Olympic gold medalists
- Super Bowl champions
- Returning prisoners of war
- Heads of state
- Top multi-national corporations
And more!
And here's the great news. With Dr. Waitley's "portable coaching system", their secrets are now within your grasp!
If you're interested in...
- Cracking the code to having a fat burning, disease fighting, age defying body and mind
- Discovering the secrets to earning more money than you'll ever need
- Finding out how to manage your time and maximize your performance
- Unlocking the secrets to setting and achieving your goals, and do it so well it becomes second nature to you
In other words...Living A Healthy And Wealthy Life
Find out more from the link below:
http://www.yoursuccessstore.com/coachingsecrets
6. More Information
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