7 Things We Can Learn From #7 Michael Vick
Doing wrong is an excellent school for learning.
Michael Vick said it himself: "Use what I did as an example of what not to do.
" After watching James Brown of 60 Minutes interview Michael, I decided to takes notes and share with kids all across the world lessons to be learned and things they can do to be successful.
#1 When you make a mistake, tell the truth.
Michael Vick lied to the owner of the Atlanta Falcons, Arthur Blank, and the Commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell.
Michael said it backfired.
Had he told the truth upfront, things would have been a lot better.
#2 Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you are.
If you're the smartest person in your group, you need a new group.
You cannot fly with the eagles if you're scratching with the turkeys.
Ask yourself this question: Are the people I am around qualified to lead me? #3 Get a good mentor, someone who will hold you accountable and can guide you in the right direction.
#4 Arrive early and stay late.
Michael said he was the last one in the building and the first one to leave.
That's a bad attitude.
Go the extra-mile and always do more than is expected of you because excellence is not enough, you have to be amazing.
When you are amazing you eliminate the competition.
#5 Put God first.
Michael said he thought he could do it by himself.
He now admits he couldn't do it without God.
Your gifts and talents come from God, so recognize, acknowledge, and honor God.
#6 Be the champion you were born to be by making every move count.
Ask yourself is this true, is this honest, is this the best move I can make.
You can make one move in life and lose everything.
Michael has been given a second chance by the Philadelphia Eagles, and I know he will succeed because he now has a powerful mentor and Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy.
# 7 Take personal responsibility for your life.
James Brown asked Michael Vick, "Who do you blame for this?" Michael said, "I blame me.
" The key point here is this: you have to take personal responsibility for your own life.
If it's to be, it's got to be me.
No blame is allowed.
I am responsible for my own success.
No one is coming to the rescue.
I will win or lose based on the decisions that I make, so it's not about blame, it's about aim.
I am somebody.
I can be the champion I was born to be.
Kate Danaher and Bob Rivenbark, screenwriters from Delaware and California, have written an award-winning script, Every Move Counts, about Orrin Hudson's life, and the reason he gave up everything to start his organization, Be Someone, to help kids make every move count.
Help us get this movie produced and help Orrin spread his message to kids across the nation and around the world.
Visit http://www.
besomeone.
org.
Michael Vick said it himself: "Use what I did as an example of what not to do.
" After watching James Brown of 60 Minutes interview Michael, I decided to takes notes and share with kids all across the world lessons to be learned and things they can do to be successful.
#1 When you make a mistake, tell the truth.
Michael Vick lied to the owner of the Atlanta Falcons, Arthur Blank, and the Commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell.
Michael said it backfired.
Had he told the truth upfront, things would have been a lot better.
#2 Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you are.
If you're the smartest person in your group, you need a new group.
You cannot fly with the eagles if you're scratching with the turkeys.
Ask yourself this question: Are the people I am around qualified to lead me? #3 Get a good mentor, someone who will hold you accountable and can guide you in the right direction.
#4 Arrive early and stay late.
Michael said he was the last one in the building and the first one to leave.
That's a bad attitude.
Go the extra-mile and always do more than is expected of you because excellence is not enough, you have to be amazing.
When you are amazing you eliminate the competition.
#5 Put God first.
Michael said he thought he could do it by himself.
He now admits he couldn't do it without God.
Your gifts and talents come from God, so recognize, acknowledge, and honor God.
#6 Be the champion you were born to be by making every move count.
Ask yourself is this true, is this honest, is this the best move I can make.
You can make one move in life and lose everything.
Michael has been given a second chance by the Philadelphia Eagles, and I know he will succeed because he now has a powerful mentor and Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy.
# 7 Take personal responsibility for your life.
James Brown asked Michael Vick, "Who do you blame for this?" Michael said, "I blame me.
" The key point here is this: you have to take personal responsibility for your own life.
If it's to be, it's got to be me.
No blame is allowed.
I am responsible for my own success.
No one is coming to the rescue.
I will win or lose based on the decisions that I make, so it's not about blame, it's about aim.
I am somebody.
I can be the champion I was born to be.
Kate Danaher and Bob Rivenbark, screenwriters from Delaware and California, have written an award-winning script, Every Move Counts, about Orrin Hudson's life, and the reason he gave up everything to start his organization, Be Someone, to help kids make every move count.
Help us get this movie produced and help Orrin spread his message to kids across the nation and around the world.
Visit http://www.
besomeone.
org.
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