“It had long sense come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them… they went out and happened to things.”
Good Morning Folks,
This is Friday, InspireME Friday to be exact, the day of the week day when MitchWeiner.com sends you off to your weekend on a high note. Because, achievement begins with an inspiration.
For the past few weeks we've gotten great response selecting and sharing with the world some very special motivational messages that our own employees, from all walks of the company, publish internally every day.
Yesterday I did a roundup, Linking YOU UP to an archive of the best of these best posts. But we are just getting started.
To cap off an amazing week today's author, New York Sales Rockstar Taylor Miller, returns for her second guest blog. Her first share, "If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You, They Aren’t Big Enough" —in just three weeks— because the most viewed post in all of the first year and 300 posts we've done since launching the blog inJune of 2013.
I love Taylor's message that follows:
Today I want to start everyone’s day with this simple, but very powerful quote:
“It had long sense come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them… they went out and happened to things.”
As a kid I remember my parents pushing me every single day to be the best athlete, student, daughter, friend etc. that I could be. At times, when it came to putting in the extra work, whether that being homework, extra track workouts, or going out of the way to help someone else, I remember resisting to go that extra mile.
Being the daughter of a professional athlete, I remember one thing my Dad always said to me that truly struck a chord. “You know Tay, I wasn’t always the best. Sure I had some natural talent, but from the age of 14 I realized to be great and to fulfill my dream of playing in the NHL, I would have to work harder than everyone else every single day to get there. I pushed myself on the track until I couldn’t walk anymore, I drove hours out of my way to play on the best teams and to get the best training when my friends were playing outside. I studied like crazy to and from practice and you know what I have never once let that work ethic slip away through high school, college, my NHL career and even now. No matter what it is you do in life, do it with everything you have, because you only have one shot.”
As I got older, something inside me changed and I truly understood the meaning of hard work and my Dad’s stories. I understood that greatness doesn’t just simply happen, but greatness is made. Greatness is reached by training, running the extra mile, studying an hour longer than everyone else and truly pushing yourself to your limit each day. I realized that someone else can only encourage and push you so far, but your destiny is truly up to you and your life is what YOU make it!
I started pushing myself on the track until I fell over, driving hours out of my way to play on the best soccer teams and to get the best training, putting countless hours of studying in to and from practice and truly putting in the extra mile at everything I do no matter if it is relationships, school, soccer, work etc. That work ethic resulted in a college soccer career and now has turned into a great opportunity at FSO where I continue to push myself each day!
So today I encourage you to be great. No matter what your role is in this company, Mitch can only push you so far. You must find your inner drive on your own and push yourself to make that extra phone call, visit that extra client site, go out of your way to make someone’s day, smile even though sometimes you may not feel like it and always extend a hand because every new opportunity and person you meet could be a road to a beautiful journey.
Take chances, push yourself and always remember you have a team behind you every step of the way in FSO.
DARE TO BE GREAT!
Taylor!
Congratulations and thank you Tay. We are all very proud of you and honored to have you in our company. For those clients and prospective clients reading this, you can't get a better feel for the spirit and integrity of FSO then the impression you takeaway when you hear how our folks think.
At FSO we are ready to embark on more great weeks. From our great front end machine to our delivery system and everything in between, we are continuing to make excellent progress in all areas of our organization.
I know as your CEO, and as Taylor's message addresses, that each and everyone of you have it within. You have the power, the passion. The desire and the know how to get it done and get more done.
THINK TODAY. How do I come to my glorious career differently tomorrow than yesterday?
THINK about the people who you interact with each day and get to know them and engage them so you can take them along with you…sometimes it is the obvious staring us in the face that we don’t see…what are the perceptions, habits, beliefs?
Acknowledge and show your appreciation to your team…trust me, catching someone doing something great and letting them know how much you value them will make their day!
I know that I am very much inspired and look forward to continuing to make a difference.
Lots to be thankful for and excited about….have a wonderful day, make it personal, and (re)imagine!
Have a Happy, Healthy, Safe and Refreshing Weekend,
Love Life!
Mitchell D. Weiner
Chief Happiness Officer
