Be Great
Be Great
In the sporting world you have individual team members. Those individual team members, together, make a team. Everybody has different personalities, different preferences. When you're striving toward the same goal, teams can accomplish some special things. Being a great teammate involves who you are, not only on the field or on the court, but off the field and off the court. I don't know where you're at in your team or your organization, or whatever it is that you're called to do. Especially your family...be great. Not only when the lights are on, but be great away from the competitive environment. Be great when you're away from the workplace. Because champions, (people who make an impact in a positive way) in this world, they're great.
It's not just a sometime thing.
Champions want to be great on and off the field. Today's challenge and encouragement for each of us is that “Yes! We will be great!”
We will be great in the workplace.
We will be phenomenal.
We will be dependable.
We will get the job done and then some.
Also when we go home, or we're hanging out with our friends, or enjoying time over the weekend, let's be great there too! It's an opportunity no matter where we're at...to impact everybody that's within six feet of us.
When we walk into a room, we change the landscape or atmosphere of that room because we bring energy, we bring enthusiasm, we bring a zeal. It’s not something fake... just because it's who we are.
We want to encourage others.
We want to impact others.
We want to make a difference in this world in a positive way.
So be great on and off the field, on and off the court and watch how you impact lives.
3rd Down and 8 Players
3rd and 8 Player
In the sporting world - specifically the game of football, football is played on “downs” (tries / attempts). When a team has the ball, they've got four downs to get 10 yards - and that's called a first down. So if you move the chains, as they say, on first down and second down and third down, you “move the chains” (advance down the field toward the goal). Eventually you move the chains enough, you're going to get the ball in the end zone and score a touchdown! You want points...you want touchdowns... you want a lot of touchdowns for your team!
In the game of football, it's back and forth. It's the battle on the “Gridiron” (field) and many times “pivot point” moments in a game happen on what is called third down. On third down and two yards to go, you might be able to run the ball and get the first down.
“Third and Long”
On third down and eight yards to go, also known as “Third and Long”.
That's kinda challenging. The data says in the game of football that third down and eight or more, is a kind of tough down to move the chains.
I like to get those eight or nine yards that you need to get the first down.
It’s not as easy as when it's third and one or third and two or third and three.
So what does that mean? Today I want to encourage you and encourage me.
Let's be a “third down and eight” kind of player so that when our business, our organization, our team that we work with, our coworkers, maybe our family, maybe our children... whatever it is that we're striving to be great at - when it's third down and eight (so to speak), and the game's on the line - people can count on us!
Be dependable when it's “third down and eight”.
You're the person that the quarterback wants to throw the ball to
You’re the person that coach says “Yeah, get the ball to them because they're going to get the first down!”
In business when things are going wrong in your company...be the kind of person that on third and eight you're like, you can count on me.
“Third and Eight” Players are the kind of people that “make a difference” and impact lives. People that change organizations, change businesses, churches, and take them to the next level. Be dependable, be flexible, and be ready to make the big play when the opportunity comes your way!
