Your grandmother was right: you’re judged by the company you keep. Great leaders don’t hire cheerleaders—they hire people who push back, speak truth, and make them better.
Improvement stalls when singular focus disappears. Most failed plans lack a clear success measure and true accountability. Too many ineffective initiatives. Retire what isn’t working. Courage matters. Do the right work—less done well trumps more poorly done, every time.
Many are capable, few are COMMITTED.
Mike Tomlin nailed it.
It’s not about what you’re capable of - it’s about what you’re willing to do.
Many people have talent, but commitment and excellence are rare.
Commit, show up, do the work, and stack the days.
To get what you’ve never had, you’ll need to do what you’ve never done.
But the moment you do, a bullseye lands on your back. Critics will come—afraid, threatened, or disguised as “concern���—all protecting the status quo. Don’t flinch. It’s your game. The goal is to win.
The Yankees are hosting Seinfeld Night tonight and giving away this bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under his desk 😂
"I love a good nap. Sometimes it's the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning." 💤
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu
If you want to become a lion, you can’t keep thinking or behaving like a cat. You must stop chasing ‘rats’—things that don’t matter, and focus on the one thing that matters most to your organization’s success. It’s North Star Metric.
Good leaders are very firm on what needs to be done and quite flexible on the tactics. They also demand that tactics are regularly measured, monitored, and adjusted when not getting desired outcomes. A chapter from Madeline Hunter’s bible—‘Monitor and Adjust (re-teach).’
The WWMS ladies rolled through another game to complete an undefeated regular season schedule! The team celebrated the eighth graders this evening. I’m proud of the work #9 puts in everyday!