Bottoms Up Leadership

Leadership

What is Bottoms-Up leadership?

Leadership that puts employees first.  Leadership that focuses on the well being of every employee from bottom to top.  If sacrifices are needed for the well being of the company, they start at the top. We lead by example.  

The CEO and executive salaries have become exorbitant compared to the average employee.  Stock and bonus payments while well deserved have become excessive. 

A good parent will always put the needs of the children before themselves and the same goes for a good leader.

The old adage of leading by example is ever present. The executive leadership team are caretakers first and foremost, and let the caring start with each and every employee.

With Love,

Coach K

Redemption

Redemption

Tiger Woods has come all the way back today to win the 2019 Masters golf tournament.  As a winner of 14 majors, 3 Amateurs titles, and over 80 wins across the world he is accustomed to winning. 

Tiger, Bobby Jones, and Arnie Palmer have done more for the game of golf perhaps than anyone. 

He was on top of the world, the most recognizable figure in sports.  He had fame, money, success, and family. But that wasn't enough and he fell like so many of us we after all are only human.  The difference with Tiger's fall is that it was in the public eye, millions of fans felt let down and disappointed.   

As a big fan of Tiger's for all the magical golf moments he gave us, there was disappointment for selfish reasons but also hope. We all loved watching Tiger play golf.

Tiger endured knee and back surgeries, his road back was long and arduous.  Just like the road to redemption is hard and full of setbacks. But with forgiveness and faith anything is possible.  

And so it is.  The undoable has been done.  Eleven years after his last major victory and with many of us proclaiming him "done" and "finished" he has won his 5th Masters and 15th major.  

As the laconic Jim Nance would say,  "A Return to Glory"! 

Tiger's story is inspirational for all us.  He made it back from the depths of despair, his spirit and body were broken, his fall from grace was long and painful.  But there is always hope and with the faith of a mustard seed we can move mountains. 

So Tiger has been renewed and restored.  Let ii be for all of us.

A little Green Jacket history

https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/story-behind-masters-green-jacket

With Love,

Coach K

Uni Verse

Uni Verse

The word is universe or is it the world universal.  As are continually reminded of the current political climate or the seeming, it's important to remember that we are all one.  We are all human beings living in this beautiful world. One verse, one song, one people, one love, one God. 

Differences sure but at our core we are the same. We sing from the same song or one verse and while our music may sound a little different we have the same conductor. 

We have to remember not get caught up in all the hullabalo we have our own wonderful lives to focus on and work to accomplish.  The forces that look to divide us by politics, by color, by creed, by region, by country, by sports team are just looking to entertain us.  Let's not get too caught up in the day-to-day jostling.  Ours is a higher calling.

We know that we are brother and sisters in the global community and anything we can do to lift each other up is a benefit to all us. 

And as the song goes, We are the World, We are the Children, We are the ones who make a Brighter Day. 

With Love,

Coach K

You Are Powerful Enlightenment

Enlightenment Power

You have power beyond your wildest imagination.  You were born in the very likeness of God.  You are infused with divine energy that can help you achieve and accomplish wondrous things. 

But how do we tap into this fantastic source.

I think it starts with a knowing or acknowledgment that we have been given the gift of life and with this precious gift comes a responsibility to use our talents and share them with each other and the world.  Since we are infused with the Divine, we are able to accomplish any goal.  So think of what you want to achieve, ask for it, write it down, and go to work.

Allow for some more quiet to enter your life.  The silence and stillness lets the beauty within you surface.  Disconnect from the phone, computer, tv, video games, and internet for a little while and feel the peace inside you build.  A few deep breaths and a little prayer or meditation will do wonders for your overall health and well being.

With patience your dream will become a reality.  Ask and it is given, and patience in all things.

With a little patience everything gets resolved.  Faith and confidence eliminate stress and worry.

Any challenge be it health, financial, addictions, or relationships can be overcome by using your innate goodness and kindness.  Remember to feel good is to feel God. When you infuse all of your daily living with love, a joy and peace washes over you and life begins to easily work for your benefit.

Ask for help if you need it there are plenty of others that have been where you are now and have made the successful journey to peace and enlightenment.  So can you!

With Love,

Coach K

We Are Spirits

Spirits

The 80's band the Police have an interesting song, "We Are Spirits in the Material World".   A song that hits on a key truth, the we has human beings are indeed having a spiritual experience in our human material world. 

We often get so caught up in the material world that we lose sight of the more important experiences of love, kindness, charity, friendship, and service. 

When we turn down the material and accentuate the spiritual, we find ourselves more buoyant, joyful, and peaceful. These are the qualities of enlightenment. 

We can be challenged to achieve peace when we are bombarded by the negative news of the day.  In a a world of such awe inspiring beauty, why focus elsewhere.  We need to take ownership of our personal experience and as the other classic song goes focus on peace, love, and understanding. 

What we focus on expands.  

We need to make a concerted effort to focus on the beauty in life, on the splendid wonder of nature, an on the love and friendship in our lives.  We need to continually remind ourselves of the gift of life and to live in the present moment.  After all is there anything more perfect than a sunny Spring day. 

We have the choice. 

We can live in the light.

With Love,

Coach K

 

Patience In All Things - UVA

Virginia

Patience in all things.  The University of Virginia Cavaliers waited 250 years to win their first NCAA basketball championship.  The university founded by Thomas Jefferson, the writer of the Declaration of Independence, has risen to the heights of college basketball. Led by the defensive minded and humble Coach Tony Bennett, the Cavaliers suffered the ultimate humiliation in 2018 in being the first team losing as the #1 seed to the #16 seed UMBC.  Our son Alex actually predicted the win! 

Last nights game was worthy of a championship with the talented upstart Texas Tech surprising the world with their magical tourney run and being on the cusp of their first national championship.  The game went into OT, with Virginia winning the game displaying collected poise and heroic 3 point shooting.

The great Ralph Sampson and founding father Thomas Jefferson must be smiling, indeed "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Happiness was achieved by the Cavaliers.

With Love,

Coach K

In All Thy Getting Get Understanding

Getting

America is blessed with prosperity.  In a short span of 50 years, we enjoy modern conveniences that the world's richest people never had from the Internet, personal computers, cell phones, to cable TV. 

Many families were lucky to have one black and white television, 10 channels, and one car.  Now, 50 plasmas are standard, 300 channels, and a car for every driver is the norm. 

Yes, in the midst of this incredible wealth and materialism something seems to be lacking.  We are working harder and longer to buy more things that we don't need or want. We're trading our precious time and energy for shiny baubles,  

I came across an excellent bible quote from Proverbs,

"In All Thy Getting, Get Understanding"

Elegantly simple.

We know the important things in life are indeed free, we just need reminders every now and then.

Health, Love, Joy, Friendship, Kindness, Adventure are all these wonderful experiences at our finger tips to enjoy every moment of every day. 

The gift of life being alive today and living and enjoying each present moment.

We all like nice things and that's fine, but let's remember to enjoy and prioritize those beautiful things that make life truly wonderful.

With Love,

Coach K