path to opportunity 2005
TRANSCRIPT
WelcomeRoss HardingEVP Zep
Opportunity
Crisis
Responsibility
Relationships
It’s going to take change
CHANGE
CHANGE CHOICE
Do
Journey starts with a single step…
CHANGE CHOICE ACTION
CHANGE CHOICE ACTION OPPORTUNITY
“Lance Armstrong
The greatest cyclist to
everlive.”
Yellow Jacket
“The cancer eventually spread to
Armstrong's brain and
doctors only gave him a 40
percent chance of surviving.”
Sick Lance
“He His first race back as a
pro was a failure – he retreated to
Boone North Carolina to
prepare for his comeback.”
Sick Lance
“Cancer was the best
thing to ever happen to
me…”
“Richard Branson,
Billionaire reaching
for the Stars”
Recent photo with the Virgin records,
Virgin Airline
“I was dyslexic and
near sighted. I couldn't
read the blackboard.”
“… no correlation between success in school and an ability to accumulate wealth, it seems that school-related evaluations are poor predictors of economic success,
… What did predict success was a willingness to take risks. Yet the success-failure standards of most schools penalized risk takers. Most educational systems reward those who play it safe.”
-Richard Farson & Ralph Keyes, Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins
“He funded the winning
X prize project for
the first commercial
space craft in space.”
“George Foreman Olympic
medal and two-time
Champion of the World.”
With Belt, Boxing photo
“I was a 19-year-old boy
who had never had a dream come true before.”
Poverty shot in TX
“I was the strongest
man in the world… in
ten seconds my whole life
was changed.”
Knock out in the ring photo
“Champion of the World
again…At 45…the oldest ever
to do so. Nobody
believed it. ”
Knock out in the ring photo
“A man of many
talents and tastes…” With grill
Inspiring
They have a secret…
CREATION
CREATION GROWTH
CREATION GROWTH EXCUSES
CREATION GROWTH BLAMEEXCUSES
“If you don’t like change…
-General Eric ShinsekiFormer Army Chief of Staff
you’re goingto like
irrelevanceeven less.”
Path to Opportunity•Never leave the Growth phase•Look for opportunity when circumstanceschange•Be positive, take a chance, don’t give up
•Surround yourself withpositive people•Never be comfortable withwhere you are•Look higher and for thenext opportunity
•Remember
Weekend Opportunity
•Training improves your chances ofwinning•Be open minded and honest withyourself•Leave here with a plan to find andcapture new opportunity
Weekend Opportunity•Do something positive this weekend, take a chance, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable•Sit in the front row•Ask a question•Sit with someone you don’t know•Be involved•Introduce yourself to positivesuccessful people
