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Welcome to Slam Dunk Tips! My newsletter designed to help you, and your business, be more successful. I share my passion to help leaders lead and teams to succeed.
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To engage me to speak to your organization, or to hear me speak at an upcoming event on the calendar below, contact my team at wecare@7ft4.com. Logan, UT October 6th
Houston, TX October 7th
Sandy, UT October 15th
Park City, UT October 19th-20th
El Paso, TX October 22nd
West Jordan, UT November 3rd
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Know What Others Expect From You
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| Are you clear about what others really want from you? Have you asked them? Though many of you know me as an NBA All Star, I didn’t have a typical path getting there. In fact, I only played 3 minutes in my entire high school career and spent most of my time at UCLA on the end of the bench. Frustrated by my lack of playing time and my view that my career was going nowhere, I called my junior college coach and complained to him about my lack of floor time. The advice he gave me was invaluable. “Mark, it’s not the team. It’s not the coach. It’s you. You have to get better! If you’re not playing in the games then you have to make the practices your games. You have to be the first one to the gym and the last one to leave. You need to continue to work on your shooting, your running and hit the weight room. If you do those things, you will be able to try out for an NBA team.” That conversation gave me the clarity I needed. I was given a simple roadmap to follow. My success was then in my hands, I either followed it or I didn’t. I chose to follow it. Ask what others actually want from you, don’t make assumptions or guess. |
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| Asking was the first step in knowing what my coach expected of me. Executing his expectations was the next step. When I was asked to work out five hours a day six days a week, I did precisely what he asked. Not less, not something like it. Doing exactly what was asked of me got me in the NBA. And once I made it in the NBA, I continued the practice of asking for expectations and executing them. That led to a successful 12 year career and All Star status. Once you ask and are given the vital information of your expectations, you have been handed the keys to your success. Execute the play. |
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Action Step
Ask those around you what they expect of you in your current role or project. What do others really want from you? Ask yourself how well you execute those requests on a scale of 1–10? What would you need to do differently to make it to a 10? What outcome will give each of you satisfaction that the request has been completed? Knowing this will set everyone up for success and guarantee that you are on the path to the next level.
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Referrals
We appreciate having you on our team and ask that if you know of companies looking for an outstanding speaker to present at their upcoming meeting or event, please recommend they contact us at 435–565-1585 or wecare@7ft4.com |
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