Leadership

I enjoy reading topics on leadership, some are worth sharing, including this list from a book by Richard St. John: "8 To Be Great." The 8 traits that lead to a great success.

* Passion: Discover what you love to do and pursue it. Chase lover, not money, and the money will follow.

* Work: Work hard, all successful people do. But when you love what you are doing, it doesn't feel like work.

* Focus: You must focus on one thing, and one thing only. You must develop an ability to ingore distractions and concentrate.

*Push: Get past obstacles, including self-doubt, and push to achieve the impossible.

*Ideas: Be creative; solve problems; and take advantage of opportunities.

* Improve: Always look for ways to get better at what you do.

* Serve: You must have something of value for others. Focus on the people you serve and listen to what they say.

*Persist: Don't cave in to adversity, be it rough times, faliures, criticism or mistakes.

-Wid

"A Sportman's Prayer"

Let me live, O mighty Master,
Such a life as mine should know,
Testing Triumph and disaster,
Joy~ and not too much of woe;
Let me run the gamut over,
Let me fight and love and laugh
And when I'm beneath the clover
Let this be my epitaph:
"Here lies one who took his chances
in the busy world of men,
Battled luck and circumstances,
Fought and fell and fought again;
Won sometimes ~ but did no crowing,
Lost sometimes~ but did not wail,
Took his beating~ but kept going,
Never let his courage fail.
He was fallible and human,
Therefore loved and understood,
both his fellow men and women,
Whether good or ~ not so good;
Kept his spirit undiminished,
Never laid down on a friend,
Played the game til it was finished,
Lived a sportsman to the end.

"Our Signature Event!"

This was a big weekend! Eight sports: Arm Wrestling, Baton Twirling, Bean Bag Toss, Dodge Ball, Jump Rope, Skiing/Snowboarding , Sand Volleyball, Shooting & first year event Shape Up Arizona!
We had a great turnout, the weather was outstanding, and no major injuries!
When I took this job 14 years ago one of the first trips I took was to Flagstaff to meet with JR Murray, the GM of the Snowbowl, to share an idea with him to start the GCSG Winter Games.
Since that meeting the winter festival has grown to the nations largest with 40 sports and nearly 8,000 athletes.
As I was driving up the mountain Sunday morning I was excited to see JR, Brian, Linda and all the racers. There is still something special to attend "Our Signature Event!"

Wid

"A Life Of Passions"

"In Marquis Cooper's heart, it's always been about family and football,fishing and faith. His family keeps that faith as he remains lost at sea".
From the Arizona Republic
Our thoughts and prayers are with friend Bruce and his family.......

Wid

"You don't get many chances......!"

What started out to be an impromptu invitation from daughter Erika ,Adam, and Kael to visit them at a beach house they had rented in San Diego, turned out to be a whole lot more!
The game plan was to fly over Sat.p after Tennis, Karate and Rock Climbing and run home Mon.a.
I hesitated to go along with the idea but gave in at the last minute under great pressure from the women in my family!
Well, I'm certainly glad I made the trip! It turned into a full blown miniature reunion with grand babies, Great and Grand parents both with some aunts ,uncles and cousins thrown in for good measure.
Great company,weather,food,accommodations, and I slipped in two big time workouts!
The one day reminded me of how precious time with family can be."You don't get many chances in life as peoples lives go in separate directions to be together!" The decision will be much easier next time........

Wid