Five Traits of Tough-Minded Ownership
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Five Traits of Tough-Minded Ownership
Adversity becomes both a meter of our character
and also the means of building our character.
We all experience
trials and adversity.
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“The road isn’t
going to get
easier; it’s up
to us to get
stronger.”
First Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
Tough-Minded Owners are undaunted by
difficulty
because they
up their minds
A Universal
Lawmake
of Nature
to be undaunted by difficulty.
Life is about
Tough-Minded
growth,
andup
Owners
stand
growth
is not
to adversity.
comfortable.
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Life’s not about adversity.
problems.
obstacles.
It’s about becoming
experiencing
person
the self-esteem
who
gaining
thea strength
thatcan
andhappy
be
confidence
andsurmounting
successful,
that comes
not
from
in spite
comes
from
obstacles.
becoming
of,
but because
a problem
of adversity.
solver.
2. Sense that no one is exempt
First Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
Have you ever noticed the difference in time
between the 400m run and the 400m hurdles?
Worldclear
Record
Hurdlers
ten
400
Metersin
3-foot
hurdles
Michael
Johnson
their
400M
race
43.18 sec.
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Three and a half seconds!
First Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
The Hurdler’s Regimen
1. Anticipate hurdles and
prepare for them
2. Do not break stride
3. Visualize clearing the hurdle,
not on the hurdle itself
4. Maintain a forward-leaning
posture
Tough-Minded
Owners have
similar practices.
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How do hurdlers prepare for competition? Their
practice regimen completes the metaphor of the
hurdler and Tough-Minded Ownership.
Second Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
Whenwant
beset
with
They
the
fulldifficulties,
victory,
Tough-Minded
people
rivet
but
they’re willing
to take
it
their attention aonstep
formulating
incrementally,
at a time.
a battle plan.
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Third Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
We can actually revise the status quo and
improve situations.
And when we do, the rewards are substantial.
Tough-Minded
Owners bring
about change.
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Fourth Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
That’s a model
worth noting.
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They first
“Sure
I was
experienced
scared. But
a lesser
I just knew
impulse,
I hadbut
to
do something
did
not let it linger.
in thatThey
moment.
redirected
So I did
their
what
I could.”
focus
to something more constructive.
Fifth Trait of Tough-Minded Ownership
“If“Her
you compassionate
quit now, someone
wisdomelse
will
have
make
your
was
not to
only
for me,
butmistakes
for
allthose
over whom
again.I might serve…
if I could
justto
work
a little
harder,
Isn’t
it better
keep
trying
than to
learn
a little
andothers
strive to go
quit
now
andmore,
require
further for
perfection
that
was
through
thethe
same
grief of
learning
demanded
for consistent
what
you already
know?”success.”
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Five Traits of Tough-Minded Ownership
Now go to the Participant Workbook
and do the exercise for Module 5.
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The One Grand Key that Changes Everything Else
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Five Traits of Tough-Minded Ownership
Now go to the Participant Workbook
and do the exercise for Module 5.
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The One Grand Key that Changes Everything Else
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