In the last posting, we talked about the foundations of the Pyramid of Success. Industriousness and Enthusiasm, the cornerstones, held together by Friendship, Cooperation and Loyalty. With these core values as the base, one can reach a higher level of success.
Self-Control: Practice good judgment and keep your emotions under control. No matter what the task, if our emotions take over, we are not going to be able to maintain discipline.
Alertness: Abraham Lincoln had said that he never met a person he didn’t learn something from. By keeping your eyes and mind open, you can learn much through observation.
Initiative: This is having the courage to make decisions and take action. If we allow the fear of failure to rule our actions, we will never have success.
Intentness: Persistence and tenacity are aspects of the concept of “Intentness.” It is the ability to avoid the temptation and distraction that may lead us off our path.
Condition: This concept embodies all types of fitness; physical, mental and moral. Rest, diet, exercise and drills are concepts that can be applied not just to our exercise routine, but every aspect of our lives.
Skill: To live up to our best potential, we require knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals of any task we aspire to achieve. Be prepared to cover every detail. Though people may be naturally given certain potentials, there is no limit to live up to them.
Team Spirit: A team spirit embodies an eagerness and consideration for others and potentially make personal sacrifices for the good of all. Maintaining this attitude will benefit you one day when you are in need.
Poise: This is not as complex as one may think. Poise could be considered just “being yourself.” It depends on two other building blocks, Self-Control and Confidence. We can be poised by being industrious, friendly, loyal, cooperative and unafraid to fail.
Confidence: When we are prepared, we know we have to tools to handle most of the unknown. It is solid respect without fear. It is believing in yourself without being self-centered, intimidated or naïve. All these building blocks will lead to true success.
Competitive Greatness: This is the ability to deliver our best anytime our best is needed. Having competitive greatness does not always mean that you are in the number one spot. It is learning to rise to every occasion, give our best effort and make those around us better as we do it.
These core values are a key part of my philosophy of BOOTCAMP 619. Our group is a hard-working team which strives for the improvement of all our members. Come by any time to see for yourself.
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