Leadership Tool Box

I had the opportunity to listen to Allen Fazio, a CIO for Disneyland Resort speak on campus yesterday. He gave us what he called a leadership too box. This motivational speaker was so inspiring about how to have a better attitude and to be a better person at work, in our families, and in our relationships. The six tools he gave us were:

1. Hard Hat: Go to work on your leadership skills
2. Be a Pro: Proud of where you work and proud of who you are
3. Be a Coach: Be the best you can be to help others be the best they can be
4. Be a Fan: Be the biggest fan of the team you lead
5. Be a Pirate: Take pride in what you do and be excited about what you are doing.
6. Fire Alarm: What part of my life do I wish was better?

This was amazing to me because he encouraged us to focus on the little things and helping others have a good experience at the same time. If we are all honest with ourselves we know that not all days are easy and a lot of times we are just ready for the day to be over. It was a change of attitude and behavior in everything we do in each and everyday. I must have really needed to hear these things or they wouldn't have hit me the way they did. I have more desire to have a good attitude and make the most of each situation. Not everyday is perfect. For those days, we take John Wayne's advice for tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." --John Wayne

When we are living our lives in accordance to what God wants for us, we will have learned something from yesterday. I learned yesterday that I need to pay attention to the little things and not sweat the small stuff. It will make me a better leader and I will probably enjoy life more. I wonder what I will learn today!