Thursday, February 9, 2012
Virtues to Live By
Ben Franklin went through some challenges in the 1700's - not unlike any successful person these days.
He created 13 virtues which he lived by. One of those was to absolutely never say anything negative about another person. He lived by that and created massive success.
Interesting thought as you all go about your business and / or job. Face forward- do not look back, do not look left, do not look right- focus like a laser and never say anything that is not positive about someone.
I was reminded of these virtues today by Ken Dunn, one of our top earners.
He created 13 virtues which he lived by. One of those was to absolutely never say anything negative about another person. He lived by that and created massive success.
Interesting thought as you all go about your business and / or job. Face forward- do not look back, do not look left, do not look right- focus like a laser and never say anything that is not positive about someone.
I was reminded of these virtues today by Ken Dunn, one of our top earners.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
With the Benefit of Hindsight
This is from Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary
and quoted from Steve Wynn - great Casino and Resort developer. It's funny because perfectionists are always looking to improve and grow. In the midst of the change I hear myself saying to people "...with the benefit of hindsight we are building differently now..." based on our experience.
"My thing, that aspect of my life that describes my passion and gives me the most pleasure, is in dreaming up this stuff. I guess that's because I've always thought of myself as a student of all this. So when the places are done, whether it's Mirage or Bellagio, Treasure Island or Golden Nugget, unfortunately, I would see the mistakes we had made, or the opportunities that we hadn't really taken advantage of properly. And I'd say,'Boy, oh, boy, I wish I could do that over again. I wish I had one more chance.' Because I'm always thinking that if I could do one more hotel, maybe, just maybe the next time I could get it right."
and quoted from Steve Wynn - great Casino and Resort developer. It's funny because perfectionists are always looking to improve and grow. In the midst of the change I hear myself saying to people "...with the benefit of hindsight we are building differently now..." based on our experience.
"My thing, that aspect of my life that describes my passion and gives me the most pleasure, is in dreaming up this stuff. I guess that's because I've always thought of myself as a student of all this. So when the places are done, whether it's Mirage or Bellagio, Treasure Island or Golden Nugget, unfortunately, I would see the mistakes we had made, or the opportunities that we hadn't really taken advantage of properly. And I'd say,'Boy, oh, boy, I wish I could do that over again. I wish I had one more chance.' Because I'm always thinking that if I could do one more hotel, maybe, just maybe the next time I could get it right."
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