Seed Word Communications Weekly Inspiration

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Last week, we identified a few lessons that life & leadership could learn from the game of chess. Our illustration this week is from tennis and fishing.

 

In tennis - especially clay-court tennis - it is not the number of times we fall that spell our defeat; it is how quickly we get up. In life & leadership, it's not how many mistakes we make or how often we fall flat on our faces. It's how quickly we get up and especially what we learn from falling.

 

It is very possible that we could fall so many times that we might be tempted to give up. That is when patience becomes a virtue. I have practiced a lot of patience by sitting in my boat, in the middle of the ocean, all by myself, sometimes all day, and coming home with only one of two fishes.

However, I have not given up on fishing.

 

By the way, while I was on assignment in South Africa for almost 3 years, my boat was sitting here and "gunking" up. So I sold it dirt cheaply 2 years ago. Now I need another boat. May 19, next month, is my 62nd birthday. So if any of you wealthy friends out there wants to make me really happy, you can donate a nice boat to me :-)

 

I wish all of you a very fun week.

 

Planting seeds of hope and changing lives!TM Dr. Joseph Amanfu, PMP, CCP, MBCS, CTM, CPC, ELI-MP, Ph.D.

President & CEO, Seed Word Communications, LLC P.O. Box 16615, Tallahassee, FL 32317

Website: www.seedword.com <http://www.seedword.com/> , Email:

Cell: +1.850.321.7620

Through leadership coaching, let us help you develop your

*              Motivation:          What can move us toward adjusting, changing, and

growing?

*              Effectiveness:      What can I do to develop my true potential?

*              Leadership:          How can I become the leader I want to be and develop

productive leadership skills?

 

We want to help you find the motivation and develop the skills to become an effective leader and maximize your full potential. For many years, it has been my privilege to work with people across the world within many different settings. It is my hope that I can help you make the adjustments you need in your life and realize the goals you have in business, in relationships, and in life.

 "The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change.

The leader adjusts the sails." - John Maxwell. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership