This blog is about getting the most out of you; I am about getting the most out of you. My intense desire for winning in competition has transitioned into an intense desire for helping you “win” in life.
Through my readings and experiences, I have gained insight into what makes winners win. I am obsessed with learning; it’s the same obsession that resulted in my journey from Spanish teacher to UFC fighter. Now, let’s take you from where you are to where you want to be, one day at a time, one AM Excellence at a time.
In today’s AMX, I picked up a piece of insight from Phil Jackson (from his book 11 Rings). He had the opportunity to coach two of the best NBA players of all time, Kobe and Michael. Both, he said, battled selfish tendencies throughout their early careers. It was natural; they were alphas.
BUT, he said, not until they realized they could do more with their team than they could do by themselves, did they start winning championships.
Lesson: Develop a team of assets around you. Utilize them to make the most of yourself. Dim down that ego a bit. It worked for Michael and Kobe. It can work for all of us, too.
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It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
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Yes! Michael made everyone around him better. When Michael took his sabbatical to go play baseball, Scottie Pippen and the rest of the team just couldn’t hang by themselves. Michael would draw the defense to him and then kick off to John Paxson (and later Steve Kerr) to hit threes and everyone’s individual statistics improved. But more importantly, they won championships. I’ve tried to use the same idea with a cover band that I lead that has played across the country. I ask all the band members to check their egos at the door. Then we distribute the songs to the individual strengths of the members depending on what the audience needs from us. Some nights, some band members get more action than other nights. But they always know that their night is coming. And the overall result is a win.
That’s a really neat idea, and one not easily accomplished (dropping the ego and playing to the band’s best abilities). No wonder you’re a successful guy.