Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

What is Fatherhood without Authentic Leadership?

"No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home."
- David O. McKay

"You haven't failed until you have stopped loving them."
- N. Eldon Tanner

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."
- Coach John Wooden

"Authentic leaders love, teach, protect, and empower at home AND within the communities they serve."
- Lee M Brower

What is the Price of Greatness?

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."
- Abraham Lincoln

Truck Driver On Fire

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."

• Capture the experience.
• What is the lesson?
• Name the experience. That puts a handle on it so you can share it.
• Use the lesson. Share the experience so others can use it.

Embodied Cognition Theory

Embodied Cognition Theory - You laugh - We laugh

Darkness or Light?

At its core- leadership is expressed through observable behaviors that create ripples that others can carry forward over time.

Leadership is like love... it doesn't just happen with a title or with one event. It is a series of acts of service that become one's character.

Commit yourself to the daily practice of an act of service.

Ask this empowering question every day!

"Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present."
- Thomas S. Monson

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow."

What choices will I make today that my future will say, "Thank you!"

Parable of the Oranges

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."
- Ralph Marsden

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."
- Vince Lombardi

"If you want to be successful, you must be willing to do the things others won't do."
- Michael Phelps

"Let your efforts to become your best self be your defining moments—not your mediocre ones."
- Russell M. Nelson

Doing your best is not about the result

Success is the peace of mind that comes from the self-assurance of knowing you are doing the very best you can do to become the very best you are capable of becoming.
- John Wooden

The final Pillar in the Empowered Leadership Approach™

Do you know what the greatest attractant is?

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
- John C. Maxwell

"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence."
- Vince Lombardi

"Confidence is the companion to success."
- Gordon B. Hinckley

"Self-confidence comes from living a life consistent with our values and principles."
- James E. Faust

"True success is not measured by our wealth, power, or popularity, but by the way we use our talents and abilities to serve others."
- Russel M. Nelson

A Lesson from Tiger Woods’ 2000 U.S. Open on Nimblicity.

"Harnessing the Power of Focus to Triumph in Life and Business."

“Never listen to other people’s expectations. You should live your life and live up to your own expectation.”
– Tiger Woods

“The greatest thing about tomorrow is I will be better than I am today.”
– Tiger Woods

“All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I’m trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that’s the most important thing of all.”
– Tiger Woods