GO KATS!
This one is for Shelly….
We used to have this phrase we would say all the time when things were tough but we were pushing through to make it happen “GO CATS”… Yes you might have guessed Shelly was a cheerleader and her high school team was the cats…. Manuel and I drove by this bale of hay this week and the timing could not have been more perfect. We all just closed a heavy month and are about to head into a big one… Every manager on this list has a big mountain we are facing. Whether its closing a big backlog of loans, recruiting people or getting imaging to stay alive until we transition to the new LOS we all need a “GO CATS!” for our teams right now. SO… GO CATS!
Notes that Resonated:
Most of us have two lives in us. The life we live, and the un-lived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
Building a routine is all about persistence and consistency. Don’t wait for inspiration; create a framework for it.
Do you have weekly measures of where we are winning or losing?
Don’t just go with your gut, Test your gut especially when high are the stakes and the reversibility of the decision is low
Take more joy in discovering you are wrong. You just learned something 😊
Get hot without getting mad. create productive conflict. We want task conflict without relational conflict
Know your emotional trigger… leverage humble curiosity to get through those situations
Have a challenge network that are your most thoughtful critics that poke holes in your thought
Surround yourself with givers not takers
As a leader your job is to help people see more in them than they see in themselves
Your expertise is a resource to share
If you are struggling with someone think about what core principles you are bumping up against and can change. If you are having trouble influencing someone perhaps it’s because you are not allowing them to influence you in anyway. Golden rule
Narrow and deep not wide and shallow
You have to have a wider lens
Greatness is just in the other side of failure
We call this a wildly important goal (WIG) to make it clear to the team that this is the goal that matters most
Performance depends on everyone contributing—pulling for the goal
Keep running never give up and watch you kite soar
By clearing the deck first thing in the am (clearing email) you spend the best part of the day on other people’s agenda and can neglect you most valuable work.
Limit your daily to-do list. A 3” × 3” Post-it is perfect—if you can’t fit everything on a list that size, how will you do it all in one day?
Don’t wait for moods, train your brain to work creatively… when you say it’s time
Be better not bitter
THINK before you speak (T.h.i.n.k): If it doesn’t meet “think” you probably should not say it)
True
Helpful
Inspiring
Necessary
Kind
Leadership is not about being the smartest person in the room it’s about helping other people be as smart as they can
People need to be reminded more than they need to be instructed
Things to read:
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/purchase-market-is-poised-to-topple-refis-reign-in-2021/
Podcasts to listened to:
Real-estate market 2021
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wharton-business-daily/id1147257638?i=1000518802718
Chris McChesney- great book on execution. little nuggets in this one about leading leaders and 4 steps to refine and execute your team goal
2020 was trauma to the soul
Videos I watched:
Making friends with a horse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fo-_dvD5IQ
Top Quotes:
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. —Steve Jobs
People will follow your confidence but be loyal to your vulnerability- Paul English
The enemy is a very good teacher. — the Dalai Lama
Things I Discovered:
how to get a horse to come to you and be "caught"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychobBclr_4
Food:
This is an oldie but a goodie. I made it today and is a great picnic lunch staple! I use rotisserie chicken to make it easier. HEB even sells it already shredded now and absolutely fresh.
Cool Stuff:
Apothecary jars for small toys... Amazon carries plastic ones, they looks nice and are practical