Long Term Gains, Not Wins and Losses

If you were the coach of Clemson football and your team just won the National Championship, beating the defending champions, undefeated, and arguably one of the best college football teams of all time, what would you tell your team after the game?

Among the things Dabo Swinney told his players in the locker room after the game was:

"Take this with you....when you walk down the aisle - be committed to being the best you can be.  When you take that job - do the common things in an uncommon way.  Take this moment - take this journey that you've been on and go apply it to the rest of your life.  And you are going to dominate life."

What a powerful message and unique leadership stand.  It is clear that Coach Swinney is not just in it for the football, wins and losses, and even championships.  He is in it to build young men for their future.  How critical is it for true leaders to make connections to others that continue to build them for the future?

In your interactions with others today, make those connections.  Help others to see that their successes and failures now play a role in shaping their future.  Be in it for the long term gains, not short terms wins and losses.