You Either Qualify or not!

March 7, 2022 by Michael Dill

This year’s NFL Combine took place from March 1^st – 7^thin Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The NFL Combine is where college players get to show off their talent and skills to pro scouts gearing up for the draft. In the 2000 NFL combine, there was one particular player who placed dead last based on his statistics. He actually ran the slowest 40-yard dash of any player in his position ever.

That particular player was drafted as the 199^th pick in the 6th round that same year. In week two of the following season, he replaced the number 1 QB who was knocked out of the game. Since that day, this quarterback has played 22 seasons as a starter, has been to 10 super bowls winning 7, has been the Super Bowl MVP 5 times, has more playoff wins than any player in the history of the NFL, and is now considered the G.O.A.T. greatest of all time. Yes, we’re talking about the now-retired Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

I share this because, in the creation of a successful organization when you’re hiring your dream team, understand that they actually do not get hired or fired. They either qualify for a position or they don’t. Tom Brady qualified himself for the QB position of both the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers only to relinquished it on his retirement.

When an organization is clear on its culture. They will be clear on who fits in and who doesn’t. When you are looking to create your dream team, you want to be looking for certain attributes in these individuals. You want to find personnel that is running on all 16 cylinders. It’s these individuals that you need to create a high-performance team.

These 16 cylinders are formulated with four components being Mind, Body, Heart & Soul. However, they are not all equal in their percentage. Both mind and body of which you will read on a resume consist of 3 cylinders each, for a total of 6. That leaves 10 cylinders to equal the full 16. Heart and soul equal the other 10 cylinders, each counting for 5. What does this mean? The heart and spirit are the attributes that tell you whether the person has the drive, the passion, and the get-up and go for the position.

At the same time, you also need a leader running on those 16 cylinders. When you have this combination with those who have qualified for their positions by these standards, you will begin to have your high-performance team.

If Tom Brady was judged on Mind & Body alone back in 2000, he may have never been in the NFL at all, it was his Heart and Soul that first drove him to the top. It’s also safe to say that Tom Brady built up the mind and body portion of his resume over his 22 years in the NFL.

When you find the right people with heart and spirit, with the passion to learn and do their best. You will certainly be able to teach them the skills to perform. However, if you hire on resume alone and leave out the heart and soul. You will find yourself with an organization not running on all cylinders, and if your organization is not running on all 16 cylinders, you just may never qualify for the bright lights in the big game of business.

COACH MICHAEL DILL is an Award-Winning Certified Business Coach, global speaker, and published author. He is a proud Action Coach Franchise partner as well as the President of Power & Ice Wealth Creation a strategic leadership company that works with business owners, leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs to both develop a systematized and structured organization while accelerating their mindset, efficiencies, and effectiveness to grow both personally and professionally to achieve extraordinary results. He brings more than 40 years of business and entrepreneurial experience in his leadership, team training, and mentoring practice. Businesscoachmichaeldill.com

Y.E.S.!

June 24, 2018 by Michael Dill

We are coming to the next to last of our ABC’s of building a better business. As we wrap it up I believe the perfect word to represent the letter Y is Yes. Why Yes? Because of the word Yes = You Expect Success!

First, please do not be confused with Yes relating to my blog weeks back on the letter N. My N blog for No asked the question “Are you a Yes person?” A yes person is someone who says yes to everything and then finds themselves overwhelmed with all they took on. Being a business person or just anyone in general, we all have to possess the understanding of properly maintaining and managing ourselves in knowing that there is a time to say yes and a time to say no. This is one of the key ingredients to maintaining our balance in both business and life.

However, in this instance, I would like to touch on the subject of your state of mind as an entrepreneur, a business owner, leader, manager or parent. When we are creating our goals, a business plan or just particular assignments that we would like to accomplish. Being confident in those plans is the key ingredient to the success in those endeavors. What I am essentially saying is when someone asks you about your confidence in accomplishing those plans or goals. You always want to reply with a strong confident Yes! Why? Because saying Yes programs your conscious and subconscious mind that You Expect Success! And when you enter into a venture with the expectation of success your odds of achieving that goal automatically increases.

Think about this the next time you are talking to someone about your goals. Listen carefully to the tonality of your voice in how you are expressing confidence or the lack there of in your speaking. Listen clearly as a leader when you are asking someone else about their goals, plans or assignments. Are they replying with confidence in their voice or do they sound a bit timid in their response? This will give you a clear indication of the potential outcome of these goals, plans or assignments.

If you are a leader of a team or a parent to children, when they ask for your assistance in a particular area that can help them grow as team members or people, give them a solid Yes in your assistance to their questions as you will instill belief and confidence in them.

In conclusion, just be mindful that in any and every conversation you are having, with who-ever you are having it with. Replying with a clear, confident Yes, you will consistently send the message to both yourself and others that You Expect Success.

Can you Persevere to Profits?

April 15, 2018 by Michael Dill

Small businesses continue to play a vital role in the economy of the United States by producing almost 50% of the private nonfarm GDP. In 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, statistics show that unfortunately, about 40% of these businesses fail in their first year, 50% fail by their fifth and only about 20% of businesses will survive their 10th year in business. What’s the reasons why … Read more

Who are your Mentors?

March 26, 2018 by Michael Dill

Who are your Mentors and are you applying what you’ve learned from them to mold you to be a great mentor yourself? The actual definition of a Mentor is as follows; an experienced and trusted adviser, an experienced and trusted person who gives another person advice and help, esp. related to work or school, over a period of time. someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. Throughout … Read more

Outside the Box

May 29, 2017 by John Mulhern

Venture outside the box into the world of possibilities and you just may be surprised of what you are capable of.

Are you having Fun in your business?

June 22, 2015 by John Mulhern

Have some Fun building and running your business and you just might be surprised of what will come your way.

Building a Winning Business

March 24, 2015 by John Mulhern

Entrepreneurs who step out, take a leap of faith, and start their own business know there are challenges that they didn’t face working for someone else. But if the business is built step-by-step, like a house, the results are rewarding.

Are you sharing the love with your team?

February 12, 2015 by John Mulhern

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It’s the one day of the year dedicated to reminding our significant other how much we love them. However there is no specific holiday for showing your team how much you love them, so when, and how, do you express how much they mean to you?

Are you living life abundantly?

September 9, 2014 by John Mulhern

As you have been working to create a more successful business, a more efficient company, or just a better you, have you found that you have an abundance in your life of what you are striving for? Perhaps it was money, time for yourself or with your family, or an abundance of happiness. Regardless of … Read more

Get serious about having fun

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Research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Americans work more than in any other country. They take less vacations and retire at a later age. So when did we go from working to live, to living to work? Despite all of our “serious” advice at ActionCOACH intended to give you more time and … Read more