Give Me Your Very Best...

I wanted to share a story with you about the power of the words, "Give me your very best."  My 6 year old son, Alex, and I were watching Facing the Giants one night about 3 months ago.  Alex loved it so much that he watched it several times over the next couple of days.  We talked about giving your very best a little bit, and then I got this idea that I would challenge him to give me his very best.  I created it as an affirmation for him.

I would ask him each morning when I dropped him off at school, "Alex, will you give me your very best today." He replied, "Yes."  And, then I would respond, "You promise me, you will give me your very best today."  He always says, "Yes."

I did this before his Tae Kwon Do class, soccer practice, soccer game, homework, reading, etc.  I think you get the picture.  At first, I didn't notice a difference, but I kept doing it with him.  But, after repeating it to him daily for a couple of months, he began to take it very serious.  Even if he was exhausted from a long week, he made sure he gave his very best.

As a proud dad and coach, in soccer he became known as "The Wall" by other coaches.  When he wasn't in goal, he was scoring goals.  I noticed he began to take his practices more serious.  He was practicing at home without being asked.  He was reading extra books to get the practice in.  It was amazing to see the results.  I also noticed the results in myself by simply asking him this question.  I also raised my game in areas that I wasn't as focused on.  I started a 90 Day Fitness/Weight loss challenge.

So, what does all this mean to you and your business?  Very simply, are you giving your best to your staff, clients, vendors and YOURSELF?  Are you prepared to put in the hard work to become a master.  Very few people ever become a master at anything because it requires such hard work.  Nothing can replace the hours and practice that are put in behind the scenes.  You know the ones, the ones that no one sees.  If you live in the US and follow the NBA, you have seen this first hand.  Many players that we are used to seeing perform at a high level, didn't do so this year because of the shortened training camps due to the lock out.  They didn't condition their bodies and take the massive number of shots that they usually take in training camp.  Excellence is not something you can just turn on.

I challenge you to ask yourself to give your very best daily for the next 90 days.  I'd love to hear your success stories because if you do this, you will take your game to a whole 'nother level.

To your success,
Jesus