Next Wednesday, June 1, 2011, I will be giving “the talk of my life” at the eagerly-awaited TEDxPrincetonLibrary event in Princeton, New Jersey. It will be an honor to be among nine other inspiring speakers for a full day of “spreading ideas” and networking. For the next four days, I will be posting some of my favorite TED talks from my favorite resource on the planet. Here’s Dan Gilbert talking about happiness. Enjoy.
“If it weren’t for the dark days, we wouldn’t know what it is to walk in the light.”
-EARL CAMPBELL
GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO ED TSENG, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT THINK NEGATIVE THOUGHTS DURING COMPETITION BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF PERFORMANCE DEFECTS. (2) CONSUMPTION OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO THROW, RUN, HIT AND SHOOT.
In sports, at work, at school and at home…
Are you an evaluator, or an inspirator?
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Here I am sitting at the airport in Maui. What a great week we had. One of the highlights of our trip was the Tour da Food with the great Bonnie Friedman.
As we drove around the island in search of delicious, local food, I noticed the gas prices. $4.78 per gallon! We all agreed that those prices were outrageous, and then Bonnie said something that stuck with me.
Our new foodie friend said that she stopped worrying about the gas prices because she couldn’t do anything about them.
I was impressed.
Why worry about things you cannot control? Isn’t that a waste of time and energy?
In sports, you can’t control the weather, umpires or results, so you needn’t worry about them. Instead, focus on the things you can control, like your effort, attitude and reactions.
Bonnie shifted her focus from the incredibly high gas prices to providing exceptional service.
Be like Bonnie today.
Next blog entry from Princeton, New Jersey…home, sweet home.
In tennis, the serve starts the point.
In life, the serve starts the relationship.
We are all on some sort of team, be it a sports team, a business team, a relationship team, or a project team.
The key to being a great player is to help add value to the team and put the team’s goals before your individual goals.
The greatest players in history always made the team better.
Here in Hawaii, the service is amazing. It has to be, otherwise there is little financial gain. When you provide extraordinary service, you get extraordinary tips.
When you add value to the other players on your team, you get better results.
Everyone wins.
All I have to say today is this:
“It’s not too late to be what you might have been.”
