for football when I turned 8 years old , my very first day of practice . I come out , and the coach says , what position do you want to play ? I said , ‘ I want to play quarterback .’ He said , ‘ Why ?’ I said , ‘ I want to be just like Roger Staubach . I want to wear number 12 . A quarterback touches the ball more than everybody on the football field . He gets paid more than everybody on the football field , and all the ladies love the quarterback .’ The next year , another coach asked me the same question . I answered it the same way . He asked me this one thing . He said , ‘ Have you ever thought about playing another position ?’ I said , ‘ No , why would I even think about playing another position ? Did you not see me play quarterback last year ?’ He said , ‘ Yes , that ’ s the reason why I want to put you back here and let you run the football because you cannot throw .’ I learned the word change . Change is going to happen in everybody ’ s life . That was my first time being introduced to change . I could have resisted the change , but I was focused on just playing the game . I had my whole life ahead of me , so my mind was open to the possibility of something else .”
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Build A Team Of Role Models , Mentors , And Coaches .
Never be afraid to seek guidance . Find people who are a level up from where you are now to help you through challenges . And seek out coaches to help you see what you can ’ t see yourself . One of Emmitt ’ s mentors is Roger
Staubach , former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys , who started a real estate company during the off-season . Emmitt received guidance from Staubach about starting a business . “ We want things to be natural and as easy as possible , but when faced with a challenge head-on , surround yourself with people who have experience of where you want to go ,” he said . Emmitt credits his coach for helping him realize he was better suited to play running back . “ I absolutely love coaches ,”
Emmitt said . “ They see the best in all of us , even when we don ’ t see it in ourselves . When you have great coaches , they bring out the best in you .”
Seize Opportunities That Line Up With Your Passions And Principles .
When it comes to deciding which new business challenges to put his energy into , Emmitt said his main criteria are whether he ’ s passionate about it and whether there is an opportunity for him to affect change in the most positive way . “ For me , it ’ s about what I ’ ve been called to do ,” Emmitt said . “ If there ’ s an opportunity to affect change in an area that ’ s lacking , that I ’ m passionate about , I absolutely go all-in on it . Because when you go all-in on something you ’ re passionate about , that means you go at it relentlessly , and at the first bit of challenge , you ’ re not going to let it push you down . You ’ re going to keep fighting . If I have the resources around me to address it , then I would attack it . If I don ’ t , then I ’ m going to wait and be patient until I do run across the resources . That ’ s why I say you just keep moving instead of being on the sideline . You keep doing what you ’ re doing and keep your eyes open and ears open to those types of opportunities .”
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Take Responsibility And Stay Sharp .
To manage the intense pressure of having people depending on him , Emmitt focuses on creating quality habits . “ To earn the trust of your teammates and your peers , that ’ s when it ’ s truly rewarding ,” Emmitt said . “ And the work you ’ re putting in pays off . You don ’ t stay out all night knowing others are counting on you . You make those personal sacrifices of yourself for the benefit of the entire team . That ’ s why the quarterbacks get the credit . When they win games , they get the credit . The bad part of it is when they don ’ t win , they also get the credit . Quarterbacks take on that responsibility . It is my job to do the same thing as a player and as a leader to make sure I ’ m doing my part and trying to help others do their part as well .”
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Don ’ t Become Complacent . Stay Committed To Your Goals .
To maximize his potential , Emmitt never lets himself be satisfied . He stays focused on constantly improving himself and his performance . It ’ s this wholehearted commitment to his goals and performing consistently day after day that has made it possible for him to turn his dreams into reality . “ When you win and you are successful at whatever it is you ’ re trying to do , you want to be selfish about it because you want to stay at the pinnacle ,” Emmitt said . “ You want to remain hungry because Dwight Thomas [ his high school football coach ] told us , ‘ Never become satisfied with anything . Because the day you do , the growing stops .’ And that ’ s been my philosophy ever since . People asked me , ‘ How did you become an all-time leading rusher ?’ Well , you ’ ve got to be consistent . You ’ ve got to be available . You can ’ t be missing work . You can ’ t be cutting things and taking shortcuts . There aren ’ t any shortcuts cuts in life . Either you ’ re going to get on the grind or you ’ re not . And before you know it , it ’ s no longer a grind . It becomes fun because you ’ re building things that are sustainable . The things I ’ m talking about right now were the building blocks to where my life was taking me without my even knowing it . They talk about 10,000 hours . Well , I have 10,000 hours in sports , and I ’ m working on another 20,000 hours in business . And I ’ m going to do it until I go into the grave because I ’ m going to maximize every ounce of talent I have to be the very best version of myself .”
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Give Freely To Others .
As you grow more successful , share your success and knowledge with others . After being named the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year his senior year in high school , Emmitt was awarded an all-expensepaid trip and two tickets to watch his first Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in California . He took his best friend , Johnny Nichols . While at the game , he told Johnny that one day he was going to play at the Rose Bowl . Six years later , he played his first Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl , and his friend Johnny was in the stands
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