Your Responses to Today's Event

Thanks again for a great time. What a privilege to get to meet many of you for the first time.

As is usually the case, I learned so much from your participation and from what you wrote:

• "Okay to fall down - as long as you dust yourself off and try again"
• "Teamwork is the key to getting things done. When everyone gets along, it's easier to work through the situation"
• "Become a better communicator and team player, taking advice from other members on my team and the people that I work with"
• "Be a better helper and listen more and not think I can do it all myself"
• ". . . realizing that you have to take everything one step at a time and set a pace that works for you"
  
• "The value of team work, supporting each other - lending your hand, voice, and heart to help your team get through"
• "How to find out my WHY?s"
• "Take someone that you admire to lunch to get powerful information from that person"
• "Even when things get tough, the answer isn't giving up, it's learning and growing from what you've done and retrying until you succeed"
• "Everyone is important in a group effort, no one should be left behind and everyone needs a little help and motivation. Coaching for a team is very helpful"
• "I loved the interaction with the other fields and students. We don't know very many people besides the ones in our class, and I think it is because we don't have the time"
• " . . . I would like to try to communicate better with people in the school outside my program"
• "Today I found encouragement from a complete stranger. I've never been so comfortable, from the start, with such a large group of people. I've learned to listen more . . . instead of always trying to lead."
• "Listen to all instructions for what is NOT said"
• "Something I learned that I will take with me is that when I am working towards a goal, to pay attention to the details that I might otherwise overlook. It's not a race, and if you hurry too much, you can overlook vital details. Be in the moment more often and don't always look for what's ahead."
• "Having an image of who you are . . . Don't limit your expectations!"
• "Today I discovered that I have the ability to create a difference and not be ashamed of what it is."
• "I recognize that other people can help me in achieving success"
• "Recharge"
• "The true value of friendship is teamwork, also, Don't step in molten peanut butter!"
• " . . . clear my WHY? (get more clarity). I have many reasons. Just narrow it down."
• "Encouraged me to keep going and not ever give up when something seems to pop up to block me."
• I learned and observed that all different departments became one unit to work towards the goal."

There were more comments - duplicates of what you all shared above.

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Go for it!
Bill Rose-Heim
billrh@centurytel.net
816-617-7020

Knowing your "why?"

How do you know your "Why?"

Good question.

In 1964, Harlan Sanders sold his now famous Kentucky Fried Chicken business for $2 million. He really sold two things: the concept of franchising a business and the secret recipe for his "finger-licking-good" fried chicken.

Even before his death in 1980, Sanders and his wife began making large gifts to churches, universities and charities.

For Sanders, his "why" was not always that clear. Sure, he had always been a good cook and for many years he did run a restaurant in Corbin, KY. He had also sold insurance, worked on the railroad, sold tires, and ran a gas station.

How did Sanders know that one day, along with McDonalds' Ray Kroc, he would help create the fast food industry and bring a lot of needed financial help to good causes? He didn't. He knew only that his chicken recipe and pressure-frying method was outstanding and he thought that more people would enjoy it if only he could find a way to get it to them. Those two convictions, along with a determination to follow through led him to discover a far-richer legacy than if he had just cashed his Social Security checks and did what was expected of retired people.

How do YOU get a bead on your "Why?"