Hey, there's a few good men out there. I want to tell you a reason I'm saying that. My family gets onto me a lot of times, they'll say, "Man you hammer these guys you're always saying what they don't do. You need to reach out sometimes and say the good things that they do." And it made me feel about that tall. I said, "Man, you're right you know." I do these guys pretty hot and heavy sometimes but I want to tell you something we've got some of the most outstanding men on the planet in Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind Group. Now I got to confess a couple of things to you though in regards to telling you how happy I am and excited about the good job that they do. I planned an event coming up pretty soon and there was a number of guys that I invited to this event and one of the guys that I knew were going to be there. I mean it was no question he needed to be there and I needed him to be there. He turned me down bigger than Dallas! He's like, "I can't make it." And I'm like, "Well what is the deal? Where are you gonna be?" And he said, "Well my 17 year old daughter graduates from high school this year. She's gonna be going off to college and she's got an event at school and parents are asked to be there. And I don't want to miss it." And I'm like, "Are you kidding me? I mean this is a big deal event!" And he's like, "Hey, let me tell you something. This is a big deal. This is my daughter." And then I started thinking about I said, You know, he's doing exactly what I've been teaching all these years. He's excited me after I got mad! It excited me to think that he would stand up and honor his daughter more so than a business transaction!
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Identity
I want to talk to you about one of the reasons that you're struggling in your present occupation today....it's the lack of clarity. Let me tell you what I'm talking about on that. I think many people tie their identity up into what they do, right? We can't do that! We can't tie our identity up into our occupation! For me, I'm a Christ-follower, so my identity is tied up in Jesus Christ. That's first and foremost. What's most important in my life so that's where my identity has got to be tied. Many people are trying to get purpose out of their occupation rather than what they can do with those resources. You can take those resources and do other things to give you that sense of purpose and meaning.
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Life Coaching,
Motivation,
Character,
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Success,
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Tips,
Move Forward,
Blueprint,
Clarity,
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Wisdom,
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Guide,
RoadMap,
Center,
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Joy,
Truth,
Obstacles,
Belief,
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Purpose,
Value,
Branding,
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Grit,
Mindset,
Pressure,
VALUES,
Insecuriy,
Occupation,
Goals,
Conflict,
Expectations,
Identity
Guys, there's always an opportunity out there! I want to encourage you today. We do not know what the future holds but our mindset is what's going to dictate the outcome.
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Masterminds,
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Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Move Forward,
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Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Decisions,
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Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Guide,
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Execution,
Advice,
fingerprint,
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Joy,
Vision Leader,
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Obstacles,
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Legacy,
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Purpose,
Journey,
Grit,
Mindset,
Improvement,
Occupation,
Goals,
Action
You know, every time my grandkids come to the house and spend the night, we get up the next morning we eat breakfast and we go around the table and I ask them "What are you grateful for today? What is something good in your life?" And they have the cutest little comments. Things that they're so excited about. When we start the mastermind group meetings every single day the first thing we talk about is our wins. Every Monday morning 9 o'clock, our whole team meets virtually on Zoom, first thing we do is give us your wins. Where are you killing it? Where are you crushing it? It helps develop our attitude every morning.
I got a message this morning for a few you. There are not many in this community that does this, I know, I'm not talking to the majority of you but I am talking to a few of you. Man, we got some complainers in the world. We got some people that are unhappy, ungrateful, unthankful, that are always looking for something to complain about. Well, let me tell you the reason I titled this "Being a constant complainer could be costing you a fortune" - nobody wants to be around you!
I'm just being honest with you. There are private conversations going on right now behind your back, with your friends that go like "We are not going to invite him to the party, he's not going to be on the board of directors, there's no way I would ever invite that guy to be a part of our business or to be on our team" because you gripe non-stop you're always complaining about something.
Topics:
Character,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Commitment,
Move Forward,
Clarity,
Development,
Gratitude,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Be Happy,
Leadership,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Advice,
fingerprint,
Mission,
Joy,
Truth,
Legacy,
Evaluation,
Personality,
Purpose,
Journey,
Complaint,
Focus,
VALUES,
Conflict
Listen, we spend so much time criticizing! You know what we do? Our meals are not right at the restaurant and the first thing we say is, "Hey! Bring me the manager!" and you complain. And when that steak is delicious, how of you say, "Hey! I want to see the manager! Man, let me just tell you right now that steak was unbelievable and the customer service here is impeccable!" I promise you guys that will get you a lot further than complaining about your meal if you will reach out and tell people what great service they do.
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Be The Light,
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Be An Encouragement,
Happy,
Be Happy,
Guide,
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Influencer,
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fingerprint,
Attitude,
Joy,
Truth,
Expectation,
Personality,
Ego,
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Value,
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