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Taking your life to the next level

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Our l ives

› 86 ,400

› 700 ,000

› 28 ,000

› The cho ices we make

G o o d M o r n i n g

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We are the sum total of our l i fe experiences.

“We are what we repeatedly do”~Ar is to t l e

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Economic meltdown

Poli t ical chaos

Global t ragedies

What should we do?

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We are chal lenged:

› Phys ica l ly

› Emot iona l ly

› Economica l ly

› Spi r i tua l ly

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During cr is is , chaos, and chal lenges

› We d iscover who we a re

› Life ge t s ou r a t t en t ion

› Ind iv idua l g rea tness emerges

› We def ine g rea tness “ i t ” doesn’t de f ine us

T h i n k

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“Greatness is not a funct ion of

c ircumstance, greatness , i t turns out is a

matter of conscious choice and discipl ine”~J im Col l ins

3 M e n W o r k i n g

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“As human beings our greatness l ies not

so much in being able to remake the

world as in being able to remake

ourselves”~Gandh i

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To accomplish great things, we must not

only dream, but plan, not only bel ieve,

but act .

T R W

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Why is change needed?

› Surv iva l

› El imina te hab i t s , memor ies , and behav io rs

› Acqui re new hab i t s , sk i l l s , capac i t i e s

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Why is change needed?

› Rocks in a backpack› Change i s a ca ta lys t fo r ex t rao rd inary

resu l t s

› Think abou t g rea t peop le

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Challenge your s ta tus quo - self confrontat ion

Embrace the possibi l i ty of your personal greatness

Never underest imate your power to change your l i fe

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Five pr inciples of personal greatness and leadership

› Commit to pe rsona l d i sc ip l ine

› Live wi th purpose

› Act wi th in ten t

› Make consc ious cho ices

› Answer the ca l l to se rve

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Commit to personal discipl ine

› Mindse t

› Exerc i se

› Nutr i t ion

› Schedu le

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When you correct your mind everything else fa l ls into place

All that we are is the total i ty of what we have thought

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Live with purpose

› Persona l v i s ion s ta tement

› Fami ly v i s ion s ta tement

B r i d g e B u i l d e r

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“No success in l i fe compensates for

fa i lure in the home”~McKay

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Act with intent› St ra tegy i s every th ing . I f s t ra tegy i s

wrong , execu t ion doesn’t mat te r

› Life i s no t chance , bu t p remed i ta t ion

› St ra teg ies fo r l i f e

B o o k e r T . W a s h i n g t o n

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Make conscious choices

› Stephen Covey – Grea t moments o f t ru th

› Core be l i e f s and va lues

› Discovery

› Commitment

› Behav io r

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Decisions made once

› Marr iage , f ami ly

› Alcoho l , d rugs

› Eth ics , va lues , be l i e f s

› 127 hours

P r e s i d e n t F o r d

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Leadership---James McGregor Burns› Transac t iona l vs . Trans fo rmat iona l

l eadersh ip

› "Take tha t which l i e s in an unconsc ious s ta te , and ra i se i t to a consc ious l eve l"

› Are you a t rans fo rmat iona l l eader?

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“Convict ion is worthless unless i t is

converted conduct .”~Nathan ie l Emmans

“People acquire a par t icular qual i ty by

constant ly act ing in a part icular way.”~Ar is to t l e

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Answer the cal l

› Serv ice above se l f

› Cause g rea te r than se l f

› Communi ty and coun t ry

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To hear i t is to forget i t

To read i t is to remember i t

To do i t is to understand i t

~M a nc hu Tr i be

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Four things once spent , never re turn

Sped Arrow

Spoken Word

Wasted Second

Neglected Opportuni ty

~Om a r I bn Al ha l i f

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