Kids, husband, wife, soccer, vacation, mom, dad, work, friends, whatever…

“Yeah, right” Now you want me to be fit?

“Get real!”

“You see sleep on my list?”

We are real.

Fitness is the state of being physically prepared and in top physical condition to face life’s challenges.  It is being vim, vigorous, vital and strong. It is the process of respecting, maintaining and caring for the human body.  Good health and sound physical condition result.

These factors are important because they allow you to:

Engage life.

Fight off spiritual and mental fatigue.

Reduce stress and increase recuperation.

Reduce multiple health risk factors.

Heighten your self image and esteem.

Being fit helps you achieve your maximum success, become your personal best and, achieve success and victory.

“I think so…  I believe that is what happened…  That’s what they told me…  I’m not sure but…”

Holy Mackerel Andy, is this how you talk or the way you receive information.

Precision is conduct and information that is accurate and exactly defined. It is paying attention to detail.  It is conduct that is timely, disciplined and orderly.  It is conduct that is measured and controlled.  Precision represents a lifestyle that is planned, executed and managed.

Precision is demonstrated by:

Meeting high standards with exceptional conduct and great skills.

Doing the job “right” the first time.

If the job is not right, or does not work, fix it.

Remember, your thoughts, words and deeds reflect the importance you place on precision.  It demonstrates your discipline, professionalism and attention to detail.

Think, Talk and Act with Precision

What? I just do yoga on the weekends.  I’m not a guru or spiritual leader?

Show me the money baby!!!

Hold on there “ole practical one”. Spirituality is an understanding that there is a higher order to life. That life has meaning.  It is an expression of your attitude and disposition to the essence and meaning of life.

Spirituality, regardless of its origin, is meant to convey a lifestyle of charity, fellowship and goodness.

When you possess fundamental values, high standards and ethics, and spirituality they are reflected in your attitude, your demeanor, and your personal and professional conduct.

They are reflected in your thoughts, words, and deeds.

People are quick to pick up on your values or of your absence of these qualities.

Convey spiritual qualities of goodness to your people.

It’s the right thing to do and ”your values become your destiny.”

Where does an organization start?

A great organization starts at the top with the leader. It starts with your intelligence.  This means at some point a organization will rely on your:

Ability to think or to process information

To understand

To solve problems and implement solutions

Intelligence is the mental capacity to know or to understand.  It is the ability to use your brain to seek solutions and achieve goals.  It is the ability to see opportunity in problems.  Intelligence provide a way to remove oneself, emotionally, from a difficult situation and, thus to view problems from a distance and fresh perspective.

Keep your eye on your goals.

Do not get diverted.

Think

A genuine enthusiasm for life can be your greatest ally and be seen in all you do or produce.  Enthusiasm is responding to other people and their problems in a positive manner. It is demonstrating excitement, spirit and optimism.  It is an ardent interest of a study or pursuit.

Enthusiasm is an absorbing passion of the mind, body or spirit to engage in activity.

People crave contact with real people and real leaders.

They want you to care about them and their problems.

They want you to fix their problems quickly.

Respond to their problems and needs in an enthusiastic manner. Throw in a smile or two, and you will be amazed how your personal and professional life will change for the better.

You will make many new friends and your life will soar.

As a leader your job is to be “so good” to your people or followers that they believe that without you, their lives will suffer.

They believe that you, your leadership, your skill and knowledge are indispensable to them.

Loyalty is being faithful. It is being constant in your devotion and regard for a person, an organization, an entity, or ideology.

Loyalty is an emotional bond that once established, ties people together allowing them to achieve a greater good.  It is a bond that often times is difficult to dissolve.

Become indispensable to your people.

Be loyal to them.

They will return your loyalty in kind and remain loyal to you.

You will achieve super star status from your followers.

They in turn, will become advocates for you and your leadership.  They will tell everyone that will listen what tremendous perspective you have and what a great person you are.

Would you buy a used car from someone with that demonstrates a poor work effort, was untrustworthy, or unbelievable?

Why not?

Credibility is conduct that is believable.  It is establishing a good, long-term, trusted reputation.  It is the sum of your professional and personal behavior and that you are worthy of esteem and praise.

You can gain the “half step” on your competition by:

Demonstrating your intensity, determination, and discipline

Standing by your personal and professional behavior

Fix your people’s problems.

Be worthy of their praise and trust.

Hey boss… “Sorry I missed the sales presentation, I over slept. It wasn’t my fault, my alarm didn’t go off”.

Dependability is conduct which is reliable and trustworthy. It is consistently performing when others are relying on your conduct, your products, or service. It is measuring up.  When others rely on you, it is simply being there when you are needed.

What is your response to the fellow that missed the sales presentation?

Is that fellow you?

Is it OK with you?

Will, or would you promote him?

Who are you going to select to represent your business next time?

Performing in a timely manner gives you the opportunity to be outstanding!!!

Your reward is more responsibility and greater access to success.

What’s the difference between the apes and us?

Well… if you said “not much” you are close.  But, one answer is judgment.

Judgment is the ability to make accurate determinations. It is having the ability to discern “right” from “wrong”.   It is the internal decision making process that allows you to determine the “correct” path to follow.

Consider:

Are you judgments emotionally based?

Do you make decisions based on verifiable facts and not on rumor or innuendo?

Do you confirm information before you move to action?

Have you determined the correct path for you and your actions?

Are your decisions intelligent, rational, reasonable and astute?

If not…enjoy your banana.

Do you “do” what you say?

Do you “say” what you mean?

Being responsible for your conduct establishes a base line behavior that separates you from your competition.  Responsibility is conduct that is answerable and accountable. It is being able to answer satisfactorily to any reasonable claim, duty, or charge.

Being responsible means that the “buck stops with you.”

Is your spoken “word” as good as, or better than a written agreement?

People only care about your performance and how you are going to help them.

Stand by your words.

Performance is Golden!

You are judged by “your word” and your performance.

How do you measure up?