Podcast from Jon Gordon. No time? Okay, I've got annotations. But he's informative and funny. The annotations are the (mostly) secular version of this message (to a Christian radio group).
"One person who answers their purpose has an impact on so many people."
"The Christian shoemaker doesn't honor God by putting crosses on shoes. He honors God by making great shoes."
"Stage I, prepare to be great."
"To work harder, you have to care more...about your craft."
"Distractions are the enemy of greatness."
"We can be a carpenter or a craftsman."
"The only thing they're focused on is their craft."
Stage II, "the planting stage." You can't reap unless you actually sow.
Jerry McGuire moment, "help me, help You."
"It's about making sure we remember our purpose."
"We don't get burned out because of what we do, but we get burned out because we forget why we do it."
"We can bring our mission to our work every day."
Stage III, "the growth phase."
"That pruning, that adversity, that failure is meant to refine you."
"Why wouldn't we choose to believe that our best days are ahead of us?"
"She gave the thumbs up. I don't always get that response, though."
"I learned to just keep running."
"Do we focus on what we have to do or what we get to do?"
"Your greatest challenge will often serve as your greatest opportunity."
"During that growth phase, look for opportunities."
Fourth stage, the harvest stage.
"Experience the impact of what we're doing."
"Become someone who can bring out the greatness in others."