We can do much more

I watched a clip from the movie "facing the giants" during the extreme coaching training. It was a scene of how the head coach guides and urges each one of his players to give maximum effort, and motivates them to believe they can win. I, too, believe that if we treat an individual as he is, he will stay as he is. But if we treat him as is he were what he ought to be or could be, perhaps he will become that. We can all do much more than we think, but 1st we have to believe it.

Disconnect between understanding and doing

Extreme Coaching course ended today.

There is an enormous disconnect between understanding and doing. Most leadership development revolves around 1 false assumption...if people understand, then they will do. That's not true.

Most of us understand, we just don't do. For example, we all understand that being grossly overweight is  bad for our health, but not all of us actually do anything to change our condition.

What might be lies ahead

"What happened, happened  and there's not much we can do about it now." GT sighed..

I would like to suggest another possibility. "What might be still lies ahead." The opportunities are still there. The potential for making them better is always present.

If you're among those parents with regrets, you probably look back and ask why things went wrong. Maybe your work took you away from home too much in those critical child-rearing years.



Even if you were not the parent you wish you had been, you can begin now to love your children in ways that will make them feel truly valued.

Build pedestals

There was a report I read about psychologists in studying human motivation: "Positive reinformcement is infinitely more effective than negative reinforcement"

To be constantly critical of a young person is obviously a dangerous thing. It tends to undermine his confidence. I build pedestals so my son will climb up on them; if we keep our hands on the edge of the rug, always ready to pull it from under our children, there can only be trouble ahead.

Ripple effect

"Your father keeps refusing to go get his leg checked. If it turns gangrene, the worst case scenario is amputation. When that happens, it will affect the lives of the family around him", nurse Bernie said solemnly.

Our choices always affect others. It's like throwing a pebble in a pond; there's a ripple effect.

Power of praise

"RECOGNITION TIME" the email starts out.....

"Our “South Asia, Australia, India, Japan & Korea Market Engagement Webinar” is on this Thursday, during our call, we would like to recognise associates with outstanding achievements, so if you have an associate or team that you would like to recognise, please send the nominees with a brief description"


There is a strong correlation between telling people that they have done something well and them repeating that behaviour..
So if you want to change something about someone, this is by far the best way of starting out.