Make Your Experience Team Oriented

This week I have spent time reading the book Winning Everyday by Lou Holtz. I have enjoyed reading his philosophy on being successful. It has brought to my attention the amount of influence that we have on other people on a daily basis. We have influence with the words we speak. We have influence with the words we type in an e-mail, in a blog, in a tweet, in a post, etc. Unfortunately we live in a ME world. The joy of reading Coach Holtz's book has been the focus on doing right, having a vision, and sharing in the spotlight. Which means that to be successful in life we must be team players. Whether this is with your family, with your co-workers, with your sports team, with your facebook group, with your class at school, or with the twitter chat group- we must learn to bring a positive influence to the people we come in contact. One of the most successful teams that I have ever been associated with was the 1992 State Runner-Up Baseball Team that I played on my junior year in high school. That team established a routine and developed a true togetherness as the season went along. That experience has left me with lifelong friendships and memories that will never go away. Winning the Semi-State in Richmond, playing at the Old Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, and experiencing the excitement of the community was priceless. The reason that I share this story is because we had a vision of the great things that could happen. We talked about it and we believed that we could do it. This is an ingredient to making your life limitless. Great things can happen when you are a part of a true team. People that trust one another, that care about one another, and that are committed to making things the best that they can be. As Coach Holtz says, "Life is a Team Experience." Once you buy in to that you won't feel so alone, and you will experience life with exponential excitement!