I was sitting in a staff meeting one day, in the glassed in conference room of CrossRoads Fellowship, when I saw a giant body guard looking fellow followed my a familiar looking shorter fellow. Anyone would have looked shorter compared the the first man. As the mans face came into focus, I realized that the great football icon Lou Holtz had just walked past my conference room. My brain melted. Though it should not have, he was scheduled to speak the next day at our church, and share his thoughts on leadership. Summarized below are his thoughts through my perspective eyes:
*Players will determine if your the leader of the team or not.
There are several parts to a plan of Self Examination:
1) The attitude you choose
-no chance to succeed if you don't believe in yourself
2) Passion to Succeed
-can you live with losing? Are you willing to make the sacrifices it takes to win?
-Many people focus on what they could do instead of why they could do it!
3) Focus on your purpose
*Can't win when we pull against each other
- Every member of the team has a roll. As the challenge escalates, the need for every person to fulfill that roll increases and the team must improve to win.
* YOU can't have a weakest link.
4) Be a dreamer - every person is either growing or dieing...depends on them.
5) Make Good Choices
-Do whats Right, even when its hard
- Everything at the best of your ability in the time allocated to do it
-Always show people you care, people ask three questions to themselves to determine this:
1) Can I trust you?
2) Are you committed to excellence?
3) Do you care about me?
Overall, Lou Holtz had some great wisdom of leadership from a football perspective, which can be applied to several different facets of life. An excellent communicator and entertainer, Coach Holtz engaged the crowd and taught lasting principles of leadership.
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