{"id":2638,"date":"2016-02-07T23:41:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2016-02-17T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T20:45:57","slug":"three-minute-leadership-dont-quit-till-you-have-got-nothing-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2016\/02\/three-minute-leadership-dont-quit-till-you-have-got-nothing-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: Don’t Quit Till You Have Got Nothing Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

To: the Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n

In the 2006 movie,\u00a0Facing the Giants<\/a>, we find a powerful inspirational message for great leaders. One of the team\u2019s most influential players, Brock, is heard by the coach to be writing off the upcoming game as a loss. The coach finds a valuable teaching moment in putting Brock to the test by making him do a\u00a0death crawl<\/a>\u00a0(5:37 minutes) in which a player crawls 50 yards across the football field with his knees and elbows off the ground and with another lighter player on his back. The coach challenges him to do his best.\u00a0\u00a0On top of this, the coach blindfolds him. Brock asks why, and the coach replies: \u201cI don\u2019t want you to give up at a certain point when you can go further.\u201d Here a brief summary of the segment.<\/p>\n

Broch starts our and after several yards, he begins to struggle and says:\u00a0\u201cAm I at the 20 yet?\u201d<\/em>. The coach yells:\u00a0\u201cForget the 20! You give me your best!\u00a0\u00a0Your keep going! That’s it.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0A little further Brock pauses to rest, and the coach again yells:\u00a0\u201cYou’ve\u00a0\u00a0got to keep moving. Let’s keep moving! Let’s go! Don’t quit till you have got nothing left. There you go. Keep moving. Keep moving \u2026 Do your very best! Your very best! Your very best! Keep moving Brock! That’s it! That’s it! That’s it!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Players on the sidelines are rising to see their teammate struggling toward the goal.\u00a0\u201cDon’t quit on me! Your very best! Keep driving!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the coach is saying. Brock cries that he is out of strength and the coach says:\u00a0\u201cI know it hurts! You keep going! You keep going! It’s all heart from here!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Brock final makes it and falls to the ground. The coach takes the blindfold off of Brock and says:\u00a0\u201cBrock, You are the most influential player on this team! If you walk around defeated, so will they! Don’t tell you can’t give me more than what I have seen! You just carried a 140 pound man across this whole field on your arms! Brock! I need you! God’s gifted you with the ability of leadership! Don’t waste it!”<\/em>\u00a0The coach asks Brock:\u00a0\u201cCan I count on you?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Brock nods his head and says\u00a0\u201cYes!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0As the camera pans we learn that Broch didn\u2019t just do 50 yards, he did 100 yards.<\/p>\n

Great leaders know and live these great moments \u2013 helping an individual\/team find their fullest potential; pushing them to help them see beyond their limits; being there with and for them as they struggle to find something deep inside \u2026 the unfound gift. It is more than you hitting or exceeding a target. It is about giving your all:\u00a0\u201cDon’t quit till you have got nothing left.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0It is about being more than you ever dreamed you can be in everything and anything you do, whatever your chose work. Put on a blindfold to eliminate the limitations your see \u2026 and dream.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to watch this 5:37 minute video. Be inspired by its power. Take learning from its profound message. Remember the coach\u2019s words:\u00a0\u201cGod’s gifted you with the ability of leadership! Don’t waste it!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/p>\n

Mike<\/p>\n

\"MIKE\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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