“Try your hardest in everything you do!”

Watching the Olympics has been exciting and surely most the athletes try their hardest.  When the host of the NBC nightly recap showed a story from a past Olympic running event, I couldn't help but share it.  The athlete shown was in the semi finals and on pace to be in the top 2 spots and would surely move on to the finals.  At the end of the race, the last few steps the runner let up a little and 2 people leaned forward and earned the right to move on.  The story showed that the runner that let up at the end, never got into the finals that year - and what a hard lesson that was to learn.

Try your hardest in everything you do…Good point, eh?  Today, sit back and do that needed "self-check" asking yourself if you do.  “Do I try my hardest in everything I do?”  Do you?  Pay particularly close attention to your actions over the next hour and try it!  Actually FOCUS on how hard you try, and how much you really want it! 

Try harder today and get that reward tomorrow!

Demand Success
josh

 

Make it fun!

I wanted to share a story with you that inspired me. 

Taking a flight can be tedious with the worries of travel these days; whether it’s the long wait in the security line, the 50 pound weight limit on your “checked bag” or the frustration of the flight being on time.  Created to make our trip comfortable and sometimes more tolerable, the flight attendant is tasked with challenges at every turn.

This specific flight was headed down the runway for take off when the pilot sharply pulled back on the controls.  The audience that once sat quietly as they prepared and taxied for for the trip knew; this was sharper than normal - It felt like the plane was at a 60° angle!  Had something gone wrong?  People began to talk louder and louder, and the eyes of passengers were darting from side to side looking for comfort.  With the plane at a sharp upward angle, the flight attendant unbuckles from the jump seat in the front of the plane and stands up.  Her arm quickly reaches for the microphone - “here we go…peanuts for everyone!”  The flight attendant dumped 2 full bags of in-flight snacks on the floor at the front of the plane and they poured down the aisle!  As the plane shot upward, the peanuts slid quickly from the front of the plane to the back with hardly any making it to the back row.  Everyone was reaching down grabbing what they could before it escaped their grasp and they missed the chance to get their snack!  The pilot leveled off and made this announcement "Sorry about that folks, we had to get up over the clouds quickly to avoid a slow down" - The people on the plane started laughing and clapping as what sometimes can be the more tense part of the flight turned out to be an energizing and funny start to the trip. 

This flight attendant found a way to make a situation that normally is tense for many – a blast!   

Today, find a way to make your "everyday-life" fun by changing your routine!  Find a way to do something a little different and it could result in a great, lifetime experience for someone else.  Stop thinking of your day to day tasks as a requirement rather, make it a day full of “first-times” for your family, friends or your customers.  Don't just say you're "fun to be around" - Today, prove it!

DEMAND SUCCESS!

Josh