Growing in the Valleys with Dr. Tommy Watson, Ed. D., ACC

The most impactful leaders turn challenges into growth
opportunities. In this episode, our hosts welcome Dr. Tommy
Watson, Ed. D., ACC, one of America's leading experts on turning
transitions into triumphs, to their podcast. Dr. Watson has
authored two books and is considered an authority on resilience,
change, motivation, and leadership. Dr. Tommy explains his
definition of resilience as the ability to bounce back from
adversity. He believes that no matter what area of life someone
comes from or what they do, they will always face challenges and
must be able to bounce back in order to be successful. Learn more
about Dr. Tommy’s philosophies for life and leadership in this
latest episode of Revenue Builders.



Additional Resources:


Support skill and character building for NC youth:
https://www.shieldmentor.org/

Read Dr. Tomy’s motivational guide - The Resilience of
Champions: Secret Habits of Highly Resilient Individuals and
Organizations
https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Champions-Resilient-Individuals-Organizations/dp/1491733543

Read Dr. Tommy’s memoir - A Face of Courage: The Tommy Watson
Story
https://www.amazon.com/Face-Courage-Watson-Story-How-survive/dp/0595530567

Connect with Dr. Tommy on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawatsonspeaking/

Listen to More Revenue Builders:
https://www.forcemanagement.com/revenue-builders-podcast



 


HIGHLIGHTS


Dr. Tommy’s definition of resilience

How sports gave him a dream

Being a statistical miracle of human resilience

How to focus on the positive

Tuning in to your ‘yes’ voice and tuning out your ‘no’ voice

The three V’s of motivation

Never forget your ‘why’

Finding the one thing that is going right

The resilience of champions and thriving in uncertainty

The growth comes from the valley, not the mountains.

Defining your vision of excellence

Success and failure are a cycle, not opposite outcomes

Rituals of your culture



 


QUOTES


Dr. Tommy - Definition of resilience: “Resilience, John,
and John, is really about just bouncing back from adversity
because no matter what area of life you come from, or what you
do, we're always going to face some challenges when it comes to
life, life is gonna throw things at us, and we got to be able to
bounce back. But I think oftentimes people look at resiliency as
simply surviving, that's an aspect of it. But resiliency is
really about bouncing back and thriving.”


Dr. Tommy - Focus on the positive: “Sometimes in the midst
of a lot of chaos, you have to hone in on the one thing that's
going right, find one thing that's going right and hold on to
it.”


 


Check out John McMahon’s book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Qualified-Sales-Leader-Proven-Lessons/dp/0578895064