Mike Larkin

Nick Saban warns against the biggest enemy to continued success. "Complacency...when you get satisfied - it creates a blatant disregard for doing the right things." "You start to resent the very things that got you where you were." You no longer pride yourself in hard work and earning it. "We pride ourselves in hard work. Then it becomes: 'I resent that. I resent the hard work that you're making us do.'" "'Why do I have to do this? I just had a great month. I just sold however many cars. We won so many games. Why do I have to do this?'" That's the trap. You start questioning the process that built you. Then he dropped the truth: "Success is momentary. It's not continuous. It's right then - this is what you did - that's over and done with." "You better be where your feet are and move on to the next one." "Because when you are successful, you just become the target." Success doesn't protect you - it exposes you. It's a continuous process. You have to keep earning it. This is why people tell you to stay hungry and stay humble because you can't resent the work that got you there. (🎥CBT Automotive )

Rick Pitino was asked what stops people from being great. His answer was one word. "Ego stops greatness. I call it edging greatness out." "In a spiritual sense, ego is edging God out. But ego is edging greatness out." And he made a key distinction: "I'm not talking about confidence. You have to be a confident person." "But ego really gets you to where you think you've arrived. You think you know it all. You stop learning. You stop listening." That's the trap. Confidence keeps you hungry. Ego convinces you that you've already made it. You lose your hunger and humility. "Learning and listening are important for great leaders. Great leaders have to listen and they have to continue to learn and surround themselves with people that are better than them." EGO = Edging Greatness Out The moment you think you've arrived is the moment you stop growing. Stay confident. Stay humble. Never stop learning. (🎥@LewisHowes)