How to Coach Yourself and Others How to Influence, Persuade and Motivate | Page 468

It separates Doers from Dreamers
To the boxer, it’s getting off the mat one more time than you’ve
been knocked down.
To the marathoner, it’s running another ten miles when your
strength is gone.
To the solider, it’s going over the hill, not knowing what’s waiting
on the other side.
To the leader, it’s all that and more because everyone you lead it
depending on you.
Improve your Commitment
Look at how you spend your time, are you really committed or do
you just say you are?
Know what’s worth dying for.
Practice the Edison method. Make your plans public, then you
might be more committed to follow through.
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Michelangelo – “God will see.”
The world has never seen a great leader who lacked commitment.
Law of Buy-in: People buy into the leader, then the vision.
Some people want everything to be perfect before they’re willing to
commit themselves to anything. But commitment always precedes
achievement.
 Jordan – “Heart separates the good from the great.”
 The only real measure of commitment is action.
 There will be times when commitment is the only thing that carries you
forward.
Communication: “Communicators take something complicated and make
it simple.”
Without It You Travel Alone
Simplify your Message- It’s not what you say, but also how you
say it.
Really Care about your Audience
Show the Truth- Believe what you say, Live what you say
Seek a Response- the goal of all communication is action
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