During practice I asked my client to describe his 3P workout and why he is committed to pushing, pulling, and planking his ass off 3 days a week. He kinda looked sideways my way.
He told his team of 15 about his 3P’s and they mostly listened. Mostly.
After he finished talking, I asked him to head over to the pull up bar and try and knock out 40 pulls. I asked the team of 15 to come out of their seats and count ’em out as he pulled ’em up. They shouted them out, one by one. Number 24 hurt him bad. He stopped at the bottom and I urged him on. He knocked out another. (Try this at home. Once you’ve stopped and are simply hanging by a thread, it’s almost impossible to do another) He knocked out yet another. And, then one more.
27 pulls. He was fryed. He dropped from the bar and the team cheered in response. They had just seen their leader put actions to his words. They were seared.
I pulled them back together and asked them why we had just gone through what we had just gone through. They threw out some thoughts and I kept telling them to keep going. I challenged them to think about where we had been during this practice and why this example brought it all home, at least in my warped mind. Finally, someone got it. They saw the 7-38-55 example being brought to life in front of them.
Someday soon, they will forget the words of their leader. Some of them and maybe most of them, will remember the number 27 forever. I know Chad will…
Why are you wasting your time trying to find the right words when nobody remembers anyway?
Why not just sear them with your tone, your body language, and your example?
Why? Why? Why?
BUILT TO LEAD 