On Tuesday Faye and I attended a very uplifting breakfast that was a fund raiser for the Hospitality House Youth Development. As people walked into the facility there were 8 to 12 year old kids greeting every person who came. I'll bet I shook hands with 10 to 15 kids as I walked down to the room. Every person did the same. The kids were dressed very nice, had a name tag and a smile and they would stick out their hand and say "Good morning, thanks for coming." There were over 250 people attending this breakfast so you can imagine the hand shaking that was going on. It was awesome.
Hospitality House is in the toughest part of Minneapolis and what they do for the children in that area is absolutely mind-blowing. The guest speaker was Greg Jennings, who is a wide receiver in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. In his talk he said, "when you're around a leader who has passion it infects many people." That comment has stuck with me. Are you infecting others with your passion?
Our business is about people. I'll repeat what was said: when you're around a leader who has passion it infects many people. Think about that for a minute or two. Who we are is much more important than what we do. The following is a Jim Rohn comment:
"What you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, What am I getting? Instead, you should ask, What am I becoming? Getting and becoming are so closely intertwined—what you become directly influences what you get."
The whole point here is simple. When you get better, it will get better.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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