Intrepid Spirits Huddle

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Wow…Welcome back to the Huddle…Poise is an attitude of confidence which comes from complete honesty…a belief in what you are doing is good for you and the customer…it is complete trust in the mission.

It’s been awhile since some of you have heard that one...the last Huddle was 8 years ago to the day - our last day at ignition - a lot has happened since: we launched Carry The Load a national not for profit, created The Stafford School of Business at ABAC, launched Surterra Holdings a medicinal Cannabis Company, and are currently launching Music World Cup.

Let’s throw this is now to Josh and Robert to properly kickoff our new adventure…Back to Dill

“The sea is dangerous and it’s storms are terrible
But these have never been sufficient reasons to remain ashore
Unlike timid souls,
Intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible
It is with and iron will that they go on the daring of all adventures
To meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.”
- Ferdinand Magellan via Scott McCune

During these times the only thing we know for certain is change it be a coming…and as Intrepid Spirits we do not need to fear change…we just need to have our heads on right and prepare ourselves…

Plan the Work...Work the Plan

As Dwight Eisenhower said during WWII:

“No battle was ever won according to plan…yet no battle was ever won without one.”

As we move out together we will be sharing articles and thoughts from folks who are in our vortex…as this group is certainly in that vortex…ignitors, ABAC’ers, past clients, UGA athletes, and friends...we are blessed to all have each other...

Today we have two...the first comes from a 60 Minutes interview last night...Brené Brown had a quote on her wall by Theodore Roosevelt called Criticism is Cheap:

“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belonged to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory or defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt via Brené Brown

The second is from Coleman Ruiz, a dear friend who was LT. Commander of Seal Team Six...he shared an article with us the other day…it was in Fast Company…written by Pat Dossett a Navy Seal and Andrew Huberman a Neuroscientist.

They talk about how circumstances can really make or break you if you do not have a proper system in place to adopt to the changes happening to you…

There are three things that work…trust me anyone who was on Tours with us over the years saw us use these and we did not realize it…think back on those days…the days executing the toughest job you would ever love…

When you feel overwhelmed…move the finish line…

Just eat the elephant one bit at a time…one million Coca-Cola’s sold for a dollar on 1996 Olympic Torch Relay…One Coke at a time! And they thought it was impossible…heck we sold over 1.1 million!

When you feel powerless, take action

Admiral William McRaven suggests when you are stuck in the mud, Start singing. How many times have we been stuck in the mud…hell by now we should all be rock stars…great video of Italians singing from balconies…New Yorkers cheering hospital workers on at shift changes from balconies…

When you feel alone, support someone else

Do the right thing…supporting that lonesome person today is no different than Emanual Kibet running an extra 10 miles in 90 minutes because a teammate was not up to it that day…what that man did in 2007 as we circled the globe on Blue Planet Run was unreal…He was and is a hero...all we need to do is reach out to that person who we know must be lonely and say hello…how are you…virtual hug...

In ending today it is Susan and my honor to be a part of this Team…to have lead many of you on events and projects around the world...no one on the planet was or is so fortunate…God looked after us all in many times of danger and He continues to bless us as Max Helton reminded us on many occasions…We will all come out of this stronger...

We Leave you with this thought starter...

We do not control what happens...what we do control is what we do with it!

Stay low…Keep moving...Dill and Sunshine...

Can not wait till next week!