Join me Live To Discuss February’s Theme: Using Experiences as Fuel

Today at 11:30am MT I'll be going live to discuss my 3 tips to fuel performance by channeling your experiences. It would be an honor if you joined and you can RSVP here >> https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/3waystofuelyoursuccessbychannel7024526683902803968/?

If you are unable to make it live, you can catch the replay on my YouTube Channel >> https://www.youtube.com/@SteveWhiteSpeaks

Before going live, I'd also like to share why this topic is so important to me.

You see, I don’t ever recall a time when my mother didn’t scrimp and save when I was young. She stretched every dollar as far as it could go and then some. We lived within her income and never, as she put it, had “big eyes” for things we couldn’t afford.?

My brothers and I learned about work at an early age. We picked peaches during the summers back in Georgia, earning a robust twenty-five cents per basket, and I took a paper route almost as soon as we reached Indiana in 1971. Uncle Horace also had a side business hauling away people’s junk on the weekends, and sometimes he’d pay us five dollars to ride along and help.?

On the weekends and during the summer, we typically were my mother’s sidekicks cleaning motel rooms until 1974, which was when she got a job as a janitor at a high school and I got a job at a Burger Chef.

These experiences during my childhood and into young adulthood began to inform my ideas about the future. Seeing my mother’s work ethic and that of other adults in my life taught me firsthand the direct link between my effort and opportunity, my effort and options, and my effort and the quality of life I could provide for my loved ones.

Later in college and early in my career, I was soaking up every interaction I could from teachers, coaches, and mentors. These were people I admired and watched so I could adapt for myself what worked for them.?

“Adapt” is an intentional word because we can’t simply mimic what we see in leaders we admire; we have to make leadership our own. Our collection of memories—positive or negative—make us unique. That’s why we should draw on our own experiences to lead.?

Think of the great leaders you know who are shaped by their one-of-a-kind formative histories. Activist and politician?Nelson Mandela ?was famously resilient because he tapped into his past. Later in life, he was known for saying, “I never lose. I either win or learn.”

Join me LIVE today at 11:30am MT to discuss the three ways to fuel your success by channeling the past >> https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/3waystofuelyoursuccessbychannel7024526683902803968/?

In the spirit of Nelson Mandela, consider adopting the philosophy that we’re never losing if we only look for opportunities to win or learn.

Live your why,

Steve