Fight for Your Culture

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"Fight for your culture every day." Culture is your ecosystem, your surroundings and your support. 

The greatest runners in the world come from a small area in the Rift Valley in Kenya. Living at altitude and running constantly, they produce many of the top marathoners. 

Take pride in maintaining your culture. Teamwork, positivity for self and others, and accountability drive progress. 

"LIVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY CYCLE There is an undeniable connection between what you do and what you get. Actions determine outcomes, and outcomes inform actions." - Gary Keller, in "The ONE Thing." 

Commit to doing what it takes to be successful. 

Process matters. Process includes planning and preparation, everything from warmup to recovery, and an "After Action Review." This self-reflection examines what you did well and what can improve. 

Own our results. If we get a disappointing outcome or grade on a test, accept reality and then act to change process to improve results. Ask whether the process (how much I concentrated, how often I studied, what interrupted great process?) could improve. "We make our habits and our habits make us." Gary Keller shares another quote, "Accountable people are results oriented and never defend actions, skill levels, models, systems, or relationships that just aren’t getting the job done. They bring their best to whatever it takes, without reservation."

Get coached up. You have the tools for success, but they need proper application. The opposite is something I call, "Monkeyhammering." A monkey can use a hammer, but the results...

Lagniappe. Finish strong. 

With the score tied at 24, Melrose wins a critical point on an "out of system" attack (not initiated through the setter) and then completes the win.