The Team Leadership Report

Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered. Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire. If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you. If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work. The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything. My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library. What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.   Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner

  The Importance of Goals Nothing happens, no forward steps are taken until a goal is established. Without goals individuals just wander through life. They stumble along, never knowing where they are going, so they never get anywhere. Goals are as essential to success as air is to life.   The Ten Year Plan We can and should plan at least ten years ahead. You must form an image now of the person you want to be ten years from now if you are to become that image. The Importance of Deadlines As you press forward to success, set deadlines, target dates, self-imposed quotas. You will accomplish only what you plan to accomplish.   Take Action Now Now is the magic word of success. Tomorrow, next week, later, sometime, someday, often as not are synonyms for the failure word, never. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just Released! Leading Narratives:  The perfect collec

The following is adapted from The Magic of Thinking Big by Dr. David Schwartz. .. Accomplish More.  “Capacity is a state of mind. How much we can do depends on how much we think we can do. When you really believe you can do more, your mind thinks creatively and shows you the way.” Build Enthusiasm Back into Your Life.  “Every day you and I see half-alive people who are no longer sold on themselves. They lack self-respect for their most important product--themselves. These folks are indifferent. They feel small. They feel like nobodies, and because they feel that way, that’s what they are.” Surround Yourself with Important People.  “Experts agree that the person you will be 1, 5, 10, 20 years from now depends almost entirely on your future environment. You will change over the months and years. But how you will change depends on your future environment, the mind food you feed yourself.” Build Relationships. “We are lifted to higher levels by those who know us as likable, perso

Help talented people out, and your efforts will be repaid. Although he was only paid a meager $9,000 to star in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, he also gave Anderson a check for $25,000 to film the final montage after the studio refused to finance it (Anderson never cashed the check). Despite earning next-to-nothing for the role, Rushmore was instrumental in launching Bill Murray’s second career as a more dramatic actor.  Go out and get lost every once in a while.  Bill Murray once got lost riding a motorcycle in the jungles of Bali, and instead of panicking, he was eventually found by Harold Ramis in at a village store, putting on an impromptu performance with cheering locals, despite the fact he didn’t know a damn word of Balinese. Be spontaneous. Many people are aware of Murray’s penchant for popping in on random karaoke nights or doing dishes at other people’s house parties or crashing wedding photo shoots. But this is not a new thing, Murray has always been that way. Back in t