Hi Team Force-
If you didn't hear the CIA call, we want to make sure you know that Success School is over at noon on Sunday! This information will help you with flight arrangements. Please know that the last 30 minutes of Success School is going to be incredible....you don't want to miss it!!!
Also, share when you find GREAT flights and prices!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
From Richard Wright: "Remember...reputation is everything"
Subject: Bear Bryant story
At a Touchdown Club meeting many years before his death, Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant told the following story:
I had just been named the new head coach at Alabama and was off in my old car down in South Alabama recruiting a prospect who was supposed to have been a pretty good player and I was havin' trouble finding the place.
Getting hungry I spied an old cinder block building with a small sign out front that simply said "Restaurant." I pull up go in and every head in the place turns to stare at me. Seems I'm the only white fella in the place. But the food smelled good so I skip a table and go up to a cement bar and sit. A big ole man in a tee shirt and cap comes over and says, "What do you need?"
I told him I needed lunch and what did they have today?He says, "You probably won't like it here, today we're having chitlins, collared greens and black eyed peas with cornbread. I'll bet you don't even know what chitlins (small intestines of hogs prepared as food in the deep South) are, do you?"
I looked him square in the eye and said, "I'm from Arkansas and I've probably eaten a mile of them. Sounds like I'm in the right place."
They all smiled as he left to serve me up a big plate. When he comes back he says, "You ain't from around here then?"
I explain I'm the new football coach up in Tuscaloosa at the University and I'm here to find whatever that boy's name was and he says:
"Yeah I've heard of him, he's supposed to be pretty good". And he gives me directions to the school so I can meet him and his coach. As I'm paying up to leave, I remember my manners and leave a tip, not too big to be flashy, but a good one and he told me lunch was on him, but I told him for a lunch that good, I felt I should pay.
The big man asked me if I had a photograph or something he could hang up to show I'd been there. I was so new that I didn't have any yet. It really wasn't that big a thing back then to be asked for, but I took a napkin and wrote his name and address on it and told him I'd get him one.
I met the kid I was lookin' for later that afternoon and I don't remember his name, but do remember I didn't think much of him when I met him. I had wasted a day, or so I thought.
When I got back to Tuscaloosa late that night, I took that napkin from my shirt pocket and put it under my keys so I wouldn't forget it. Back then I was excited that anybody would want a picture of me. The next day, we found a picture and I wrote on it,
"Thanks for the best lunch I've ever had."
Now let's go a whole buncha years down the road. Now we have black players at Alabama and I'm back down in that part of the country scouting an offensive lineman we sure needed. Y'all remember, (and I forget the name, but it's not important to the story), well anyway, he's got two friends going to Auburn and he tells me he's got his heart set on Auburn too, so I leave empty handed and go on see some others while I'm down there.
Two days later, I'm in my office in Tuscaloosa and the phone rings and it's this kid who just turned me down, and he says, "Coach, do you still want me at Alabama ?"
And I said, "Yes I sure do."
And he says OK, he'll come.
And I say, "Well son, what changed your mind?"
And he said, "When my grandpa found out that I had a chance to play for you and said no, he pitched a fit and told me I wasn't going nowhere but Alabama, and wasn't playing for nobody but you. He thinks a lot of you and has ever since y'all met."
Well, I didn't know his granddad from Adam's housecat so I asked him who his granddaddy was and he said: "You probably don't remember him, but you ate in his restaurant your first year at Alabama and you sent him a picture that he's had hung in that place ever since. That picture's his pride and joy and he still tells everybody about the day that Bear Bryant came in and had chitlins with him."
"My grandpa said that when you left there, he never expected you to remember him or to send him that picture, but you kept your word to him and to Grandpa that's everything. He said you could teach me more than football and I had to play for a man like you, so I guess I'm going to."
I was floored. But I learned that the lessons my Mama taught me were always right. It don't cost nuthin' to be nice. It don't cost nuthin' to do the right thing most of the time, and it costs a lot to lose your good name by breakin ' your word to someone.
When I went back to sign that boy, I looked up his Grandpa and he's still running that place, but it looks a lot better now and he didn't have chitlins that day, but he had some ribs that woulda made Dreamland proud and I made sure I posed for a lot of pictures. And don't think I didn't leave some new ones for him, too, along with a signed football.
I made it clear to all my assistants to keep this story and these lessons in mind when they're out on the road. If you remember
anything else from me, remember this: It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable.
~ Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ~
{Editor's Note: Coach Bryant was in the presence of these few gentlemen for only minutes, and he defined himself for life. Regardless of our profession, we do define ourselves by how we treat others, and how we behave in the presence of others, and most of the time, we have only minutes or seconds to leave a lasting impression. We can be rude, crude, arrogant, cantankerous, or we can be nice. Nice is always a better choice.
I had just been named the new head coach at Alabama and was off in my old car down in South Alabama recruiting a prospect who was supposed to have been a pretty good player and I was havin' trouble finding the place.
Getting hungry I spied an old cinder block building with a small sign out front that simply said "Restaurant." I pull up go in and every head in the place turns to stare at me. Seems I'm the only white fella in the place. But the food smelled good so I skip a table and go up to a cement bar and sit. A big ole man in a tee shirt and cap comes over and says, "What do you need?"
I told him I needed lunch and what did they have today?He says, "You probably won't like it here, today we're having chitlins, collared greens and black eyed peas with cornbread. I'll bet you don't even know what chitlins (small intestines of hogs prepared as food in the deep South) are, do you?"
I looked him square in the eye and said, "I'm from Arkansas and I've probably eaten a mile of them. Sounds like I'm in the right place."
They all smiled as he left to serve me up a big plate. When he comes back he says, "You ain't from around here then?"
I explain I'm the new football coach up in Tuscaloosa at the University and I'm here to find whatever that boy's name was and he says:
"Yeah I've heard of him, he's supposed to be pretty good". And he gives me directions to the school so I can meet him and his coach. As I'm paying up to leave, I remember my manners and leave a tip, not too big to be flashy, but a good one and he told me lunch was on him, but I told him for a lunch that good, I felt I should pay.
The big man asked me if I had a photograph or something he could hang up to show I'd been there. I was so new that I didn't have any yet. It really wasn't that big a thing back then to be asked for, but I took a napkin and wrote his name and address on it and told him I'd get him one.
I met the kid I was lookin' for later that afternoon and I don't remember his name, but do remember I didn't think much of him when I met him. I had wasted a day, or so I thought.
When I got back to Tuscaloosa late that night, I took that napkin from my shirt pocket and put it under my keys so I wouldn't forget it. Back then I was excited that anybody would want a picture of me. The next day, we found a picture and I wrote on it,
"Thanks for the best lunch I've ever had."
Now let's go a whole buncha years down the road. Now we have black players at Alabama and I'm back down in that part of the country scouting an offensive lineman we sure needed. Y'all remember, (and I forget the name, but it's not important to the story), well anyway, he's got two friends going to Auburn and he tells me he's got his heart set on Auburn too, so I leave empty handed and go on see some others while I'm down there.
Two days later, I'm in my office in Tuscaloosa and the phone rings and it's this kid who just turned me down, and he says, "Coach, do you still want me at Alabama ?"
And I said, "Yes I sure do."
And he says OK, he'll come.
And I say, "Well son, what changed your mind?"
And he said, "When my grandpa found out that I had a chance to play for you and said no, he pitched a fit and told me I wasn't going nowhere but Alabama, and wasn't playing for nobody but you. He thinks a lot of you and has ever since y'all met."
Well, I didn't know his granddad from Adam's housecat so I asked him who his granddaddy was and he said: "You probably don't remember him, but you ate in his restaurant your first year at Alabama and you sent him a picture that he's had hung in that place ever since. That picture's his pride and joy and he still tells everybody about the day that Bear Bryant came in and had chitlins with him."
"My grandpa said that when you left there, he never expected you to remember him or to send him that picture, but you kept your word to him and to Grandpa that's everything. He said you could teach me more than football and I had to play for a man like you, so I guess I'm going to."
I was floored. But I learned that the lessons my Mama taught me were always right. It don't cost nuthin' to be nice. It don't cost nuthin' to do the right thing most of the time, and it costs a lot to lose your good name by breakin ' your word to someone.
When I went back to sign that boy, I looked up his Grandpa and he's still running that place, but it looks a lot better now and he didn't have chitlins that day, but he had some ribs that woulda made Dreamland proud and I made sure I posed for a lot of pictures. And don't think I didn't leave some new ones for him, too, along with a signed football.
I made it clear to all my assistants to keep this story and these lessons in mind when they're out on the road. If you remember
anything else from me, remember this: It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable.
~ Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ~
{Editor's Note: Coach Bryant was in the presence of these few gentlemen for only minutes, and he defined himself for life. Regardless of our profession, we do define ourselves by how we treat others, and how we behave in the presence of others, and most of the time, we have only minutes or seconds to leave a lasting impression. We can be rude, crude, arrogant, cantankerous, or we can be nice. Nice is always a better choice.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Team Call Tonight, Wednesday, November 4th
Tonight...AdvoCare's "Team Force" Pay Period Kickoff Call
9:30pm EST, Wednesday, November 4th
Phone: 712.432.1601 Access Code: 570387#
Team Recognition, 24 Day Challenge Info, Team Goals
9:30pm EST, Wednesday, November 4th
Phone: 712.432.1601 Access Code: 570387#
Team Recognition, 24 Day Challenge Info, Team Goals
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
McDaniel Team Training, Tonight - Wednesday, October 28th, 10:30pm EST
Please Join us for a Webinar/Team Call this
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Click Here to Reserve a Seat Now!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Click Here to Reserve a Seat Now!
Please Join us for a Webinar/Team Call
This Wednesday, October 28th @ 9:30pm Central
Led by:
• Hall of Fame & Platinum Distributors Danny & Diane McDaniel
• Hall of Fame & Diamond Distributors Bob & Jenny Donnelly
• Diamond Distributors Wayne & Sarah Johnson
On this call you will learn about the 24 Day Challenge that is
SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION, IMPACTING LIVES,
and IMPACTING PAYCHECKS!
• Promoting the Challenge Properly
• Teaching How to Sell the Package
• What's Working For Everybody
• Learn How to Follow Through-- "The Fortune is in the Follow Up!"
• How to bring in an Advisor order with the 24 Day Challenge Packages
• And other POWERFUL "business building" nuggets
• Teaching How to Sell the Package
• What's Working For Everybody
• Learn How to Follow Through-- "The Fortune is in the Follow Up!"
• How to bring in an Advisor order with the 24 Day Challenge Packages
• And other POWERFUL "business building" nuggets
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
9:30 PM Central / 10:30 PM Eastern
9:30 PM Central / 10:30 PM Eastern
Space is Limited!
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat Now
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/966376938
PLEASE NOTE:
If you are unable to be in front of a computer for the live presentation you can dial in to a listen only line.
Attendee: 312-878-0211
Access code 427-258-238
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat Now
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/966376938
PLEASE NOTE:
If you are unable to be in front of a computer for the live presentation you can dial in to a listen only line.
Attendee: 312-878-0211
Access code 427-258-238
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Congratulations - Top Recruiters
Congratulations to Chuck and Carol Jarrett from Team Force!
They were amongst the Top Recruiters Nation Wide this past pay period, recruiting 3 new team members!!!
They were amongst the Top Recruiters Nation Wide this past pay period, recruiting 3 new team members!!!
Team Call Tonight, Wednesday, October 21st
Just a reminder that our team call will be TONIGHT AT 9:30pm EST.
Phone: 712.432.1601
Access Code: 570387#
Recap Success during last Pay Period, Team Vision for the Next 2 Pay Periods, Team Incentive, AdvoCare Ladies Alive Event in Charlotte and Focus Groups.
Phone: 712.432.1601
Access Code: 570387#
Recap Success during last Pay Period, Team Vision for the Next 2 Pay Periods, Team Incentive, AdvoCare Ladies Alive Event in Charlotte and Focus Groups.
A Note from Carl Genson on "VISION"
I'm currently reading "Quiet Strength" from former NFL coach Tony Dungy and read this quote about vision.
The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence. Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the reality of achievment through human action. VISION has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our VISION is what we become in life.
Carl Genson
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
