Notes from IFA Presentation featuring speaker Deion Sanders

These are my rough notes from the presentation. I didn't make them super pretty but there are some gold nuggets in here from #DeionSanders.

My favorite quote was "You’re either a blessing or a stressing."

Building unbeatable teams

5 characteristics?

• Smart
• Tough - you want dogs but you’re raising cats
• Fast - Everything about life is timing
• Discipline
• Character - Want all the glory before they write the story

Some of us are looking for the most beautiful polished stones in people. You have to see past things and have wisdom and see behind the veil.

4 key strategies to keep teams motivated and engaged.??

• Be informed
• Being engaged?I need you there- there but not hereBe where your feet areBe in the momentDominate the moment
• I don’t have bad days.? I might have a bad moment, a bad minute but not a bad day.? I will never give you the capacity to control me.? You set your own thermostat.

Coaching teams

3 w’s that create a road map to get you where you want

Want it

• There’s going to be a sacrifice?
• We are all equipped with a gift.??

Work it

• Make it fun, make it happen.? Be happy.? Be willing to work.? Anyone can work when it's perfect and a great environment.? Work through the tough stuff.??
• I have never had a problem working.?

Win it

• You have to darn win
• Maximize my moments
• Be prepared and maximize it

You are looking at the scoreboard, I’m looking at life. ?We have different standards.? Quit allowing people to measure your success.? Your success is your success.??

What you are telling yourself is who you are.

Change your destination by changing your circle.??

I don’t condone the losses.? I don’t learn from the losses.? I magnify the wins.? It’s our job to pick them (players) back up.? The world has already torn them down.? We have to labor on what we did right.? Focus on today and dominate today.??

I don’t have employees I have teammates.?

I love the life I live and I live the life I love.??

What’s your rabbit?? The thing that you fight and push yourself toward.????

Life isn’t about you - it’s about how you impact others

• You’re either a blessing or a stressing

How can you not dream big??

God said to him - Why are you focusing on the bottom, not the top.? Everyone is not going to be the best.

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