The Weekly 1-5-20
November 25, 2019
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Southport High School Core Beliefs
Responsibility for Growth:
I CAN ACCEPT FEEDBACK AND TAKE ACTION IN SEEKING A SOLUTION.
Before we can practice this value, we need to think about our Core Value of INTEGRITY. A person with integrity is someone who is honest. A person with INTEGRITY is someone that tells the truths that we need to hear (even when we don’t want to hear them) to improve. Now, once we have the truth, our RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROWTH is vital. It is our choice in how we respond to anything that is said to us. Much like the equation, I introduced last week -- E + R = O -- we are responsible for how we respond to every event in our lives. Every bit of feedback, even the feedback that is negative, can be turned into an opportunity to learn and grow with the right response. First, we have to accept the feedback, examine it, own it, and find the truths in it. Then, put it into action. Action is required for any growth. It is not good enough to just accept responsibility for the words or ideas, we must do the work to get better. When we get feedback, we have to make one of two choices. We can make excuses, defend our behavior, and blame others. Or, we can get better. Here is a link to a great video that reminds me of this “I can” statement. DOESN’T MATTER; GET BETTER!
Find a way this week to own a truth in your life and get better! Improvement happens in small incremental changes, not massive, sweeping changes. Make a change, no matter how small, then the next and the next and the next. You can get there if you are willing to commit to doing the small things remarkably well over an extended period of time.
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1-5-20 Resources
If you only have 1 minute this week read this:
It is a season of Thanksgiving. The opposite of being thankful for what we have is complaining about what we have or do not have. Here are six reasons you should stop complaining about things in your life. What will you do with this? READ NOW
If you have 5 minutes this week read this:
If you have 20 minutes this week watch this:
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