I Love A Good Quote

The Area Directors in our group already know that I love a good quote. Many profound statements have been made over the years, and it would be irresponsible to ignore the wisdom they hold. I get daily quotes from a couple of websites and often find that they spark ideas and inspire action. I received the following quote on Monday:

“Peak performers start with potential. We all do. Yet history is littered with the bones of people who never converted potential into achievement. Inherent talents turn useful only when you cultivate them. Training can be dull, tedious, and onerous when it is simply tacked onto your everyday routine. But when it serves a passion and follows a mission, it becomes a practice as pleasurable and full of promise as refining a golf swing or making a successful investment. Top performers do not leave training to chance. Regardless of past accomplishments – which in many cases are formidable – they know they use but a small fraction of their capacities and have a long way to go.” - Anon

Sure this quote is a little long, but its message is essential. It acknowledges that when we hire good people, they all have the potential to be great. However, we need to give them the tools and motivation to convert that potential into great actions.

Our first ever blog entry reflects the first step in this process. We have to hire good people to fill the positions we have open and replace those we have on staff who refuse to convert their potential into great action.

I invite everyone to go back to the first-ever posting to this blog and read it again. I would also like everyone to click on the following link and share the video with your management staff. http://www.eagleschoolmovie.com/

Hire… Train… Inspire… Succeed!