Where in the world is Dr. Jay this week? Watch this week’s TMD to see where he spent the weekend and his message on giving your brain a break so you can get into the highest state of flow.
Go do something for yourself
The last couple of weeks we have talked about stepping out of your comfort zone and the importance of messaging over and over the same thing so people hear it in a different context. This week is something different, it’s not really about business or personal development. It’s about making sure you take some time out to take care of yourself.
As entrepreneurs we are working our butts off, working days/nights/weekends. We never stop working. We can get a little bit burnout or stale sometimes. The business and personal development literature have both shown it is really important to take time off. You have to stop working, shut your computer, and go do something for yourself. Try hanging out at a new place or visit a favorite old place, hang out with family/friends/kids/pets, whatever brings you joy. It is important you take some time out and refresh so when you get back to your business you can be in the highest state of flow because you’ve given your brain a break
This week’s challenge: find some time and give your brain a break. Go have some fun. Go out. Enjoy life. That’s why we work so hard so we can have the freedom to enjoy our lives
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This week Dr. Jay is bringing you the Two Minute Drill from beautiful Utah. It is the perfect location for this week’s TMD, which is about a President who came out west after suffering a significant tragedy in his life. Check out this week’s video, where Dr. Jay reviews leadership lessons that can be learned from this story.
Step out of your comfort zone
This week’s TMD is about a President who came out west after suffering a significant tragedy in his life. Theodore Roosevelt lost his mom and his wife on the same day. He decided to leave politics and come out west to get away from it all. He realized he needed to face his fears, needed to do the things that were most difficult, stepping out of his comfort zone in order to become a better version of himself.
Dr. Jay is currently reading the book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin and shares a passage from the book about President Roosevelt. Some lessons that stood out as keys for leadership are:
Cultivate courage as a matter of habit
Repeated effort and repeated exercise of willpower
Wanted to set a leadership example
Perseverance was the key to his success
Anticipate the behavior
Hoped example of acquired courage would prove instructive
Two weeks ago Dr. Jay talked about the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone and that’s exactly what one of the greatest presidents in our nation’s history did. He didn’t just step out of his comfort zone, he faced his biggest fears. When we are dealing with practice and life, sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zone and face those biggest fears head-on as if we weren’t afraid at all.
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Two Minute Drill: Lessons From the NCAA Championship
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game last night is the inspiration for this week’s Two Minute Drill with Dr. Jay. Watch this week’s TMD to hear what stood out as lessons for great leaders during the Championship game
Basketball Lessons
A few things stood out while watching the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game.
The Baylor coach, Scott Drew, was first hired by Baylor in 2003. That means it took him 18 years to win a championship. What lesson can we as leaders take from this? Sometimes success is a marathon and not a sprint. Winning championships doesn’t happen overnight. Moving into Q2 of 2021 and working toward achieving your goals, think about: What do you need to stop doing, what do you need to start doing, and what do you need to change in order to ensure you achieve your goals?
2. The quote but an unknown coach, “It’s not about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s”. It is so critical that in order to achieve your level of success you’ve got to have the right Jimmy’s, Joe’s, Jane’s and Janet’s. We’ve said this a lot in past, you have to have the right people in the right seats on the bus.
When you think about your goals for Q2 and achieving success, think about the people on your bus and what it will take to get to your ultimate destination and remember that success is a marathon, not a sprint.
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This week is Passover, which has Dr. Jay is talking all about the leadership style of Moses. According to rabbinical experts, there are three important character traits that Moses had as a great leader. Watch this week’s Two Minute Drill to hear what those characteristics are and see where Dr. Jay is bringing you this week’s TMD from.
Being a great leader
According to rabbinical experts who studied the Book of Exodus and evaluated Moses’ leadership style, there are three important character traits he had as a great leader:
An amazing sense of justice – he carried out that sense of justice regardless of consequences
He put the needs of his people before his own needs, creating admiration and respect.
Always remained positive, even when having to undergo unbelievably hard circumstances
As a leader in your practice, remember these three things: justice, putting the needs of others before your own, and remaining positive no matter the circumstances. Take this information and apply it in your practices and your life, and your life will be that much better.
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Leading up to the big game this weekend both coaches talked about one similar thing, discipline. They have disciplined people, who have disciplined thought, who take disciplined action. Make sure you watch this week’s Two Minute Drill to hear how the game of football relates to discipline in your practice. Sorry in advance for the audio, you’ll understand when you watch the video!
Creating A Championship Organization
We all want to do what we like to do, but those who do the things that they HAVE to do and have discipline to get them done, are the ones that get to the next level.
Discipline – Disciplined people do things they don’t always want to do but have to do in order to get to the big game.
Resilience – Championship organizations are also resilient and keep doing their very best.
Teamwork – It may be cliché but there is no “I” in team. Synergy, with a committed mission to get to a common goal is critical for success.
Think about your practice and your team, think about disciplined people with disciplined thought who take disciplined action, be resilient, and make sure team is synergistic working together in achieving the common goals of the practice.
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Two Minute Drill: Are you thinking ahead? Be prepared
As some of you know, Dr. Jay Greenstein lives in the heart of DC. Unfortunately, last week there was a lack of preparation but it looks like leaders are not making those same mistakes this week. This week there are lots of armored vehicles and barriers to get to the Capitol. This has us thinking a lot about preparation. What are we as leaders preparing for in our own practices?
Are you thinking ahead?
We challenge you to sit down with your team and do a quick SWOT analysis about where you are with your practice. Being able to identify what your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats look like so you can be more prepared is important. We are living in really challenging times, so the more prepared we are for what comes our way the next days, weeks, and months and near future is important for our lives and our practices.
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