Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Discovering Firemen

"But regardless of how you build that team - any team, in sports or business or any endeavor - no matter how you snap the pieces into place, you need that one guy who never needs a fire lit under him, who commands respect and fear and attention and demands that others bring the same excellence to their performance that he demands of himself. He doesn't have to be the most skilled or gifted guy on the team, but he establishes and example that everyone else can follow." - Tim Grover

During summer basketball camp it sticks out greatly when kids are hustling through every drill, grabbing every rebound like it's a diamond, diving for loose balls. In the walking-around world, there are people who show up places on time, who return messages, who do the little things with quality, including to look after the needs of others, who grind through challenges. If you're not the type, you might do well to befriend someone who is.

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