Tim Tebow, a true Fearless Leader™
Is emotional intelligence part of his success?
- by Dr. TC North and Dr. Cathy Greenberg, originally published in ColoradoBiz online Magazine
Tim Tebow’s six comeback wins in recent weeks for the Denver Broncos have been so incredibly improbable that some say it’s divine intervention (some seriously, others tongue in cheek). Not since the 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers Franco Harris “immaculate reception,” dubbed the greatest play in NFL history by NFL Films, have people so strongly suggested that divine intervention played a role in a football game’s outcome. (Click here to view a video of the famous play.)
Let’s set aside divine intervention for this article and examine the intangible Fearless Leader™ qualities that make Tebow a great leader. Cathy Greenberg, Ph.D., a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, and I have defined a Fearless Leader™…
Tunnel vision the pre-event routine and focus of Jeremy Bloom, a three-time world-champion freestyle skier, NFL football player and successful entrepreneur. Bloom shares how he focused his mind to block out distractions in becoming a world-champion athlete now successful entrepreneur.
Different situations require a different types of focus. Tunnel vision focus, used by Jeremy Bloom to become a world-champion freestyle skier is the perfect type of focus for that type of event. Soft eyes with a broad view is the best focus when you need to take in a broader scope, or a lot of movement.
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What do you think of how Jeremy focuses? When is it a good focusing technique and when isn’t it? Look forward to your comments …
If you’ve ever led a meeting or given a presentation, put yourself in my place for this story. What would you do as the meeting facilitator?
I was presenting to about 30 folks at a corporate retreat that combined a day of strategic planning with a day of confidence-building training. While teaching how to stop negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts, this lovely, 30-something, blond-haired, blue-eyed woman in a stunning, shiny black suit raised her hand. When I called on her, she stood up, put her hands on her hips, sighed deeply and loudly, and said, “TC, I don’t necessarily agree with you. I’ve been trying to lose weight for years. You know what I do? I stand naked in front of the mirror every day and say,
Everyone gets disappointed, frustrated, angry and fearful at times. When you get caught in this negativity, or in automatic negative thoughts, purge them quickly to make room for positive thoughts.
How? Do the verbal vomit. Verbal vomit helps eliminate your negative thoughts about daily stressors such as losing a big sale, getting caught in traffic, being late to an important appointment, catching your 17-year-old climbing out the window in the middle of the night or dealing with your dog who got a stomach bug and let loose from both ends. The goal of verbal vomit is to speak your negativity so you’re getting it out of yourself and not affecting others.
What’s different in the motivation of high-performers in high-performance cultures and organizations? It’s what drives the motivation of high-performance!
One of the big differences is between high – performers and average performers is what drives their motivation. This is true in business as well as in sports.
Generally, 80% -100% of motivation of high – performers is driven by their focus on what they want to achieve, not what they fear, or want to avoid. Average performers motivation is the result of …
