Orrin Woodard of Team - Doing All
One of my favorite Ronald Regan quotes:

"You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done."

Ronald Reagan

Reminds me of Orrin Woodward and the Team.

Of Orrin and Chris Brady - co-authors of "Leading the Consumer Rebellion", and many others, I can happily say, "They are doing all that can be done."

Orrin Woodward of Team - E Myth Buster
Just spoke with a pilot here at the Memphis Airport. Couldn't help but notice he was reading Michael Gerber's "E-Myth Revisited". Seems he's starting up a photo studio business and I encouraged him to follow Gerber's advice - just as Orrin Woodward, co-author of "Leading the Consumer Rebellion", has done in setting up the business system known as Team.

I mentioned to Tony (the pilot)that in his original book, "The E Myth" on pages 60 and 61, Gerber says a good business never depends on the efforts of extraordinary individuals. Rather, the person or persons setting up the business will develop systems that if followed, will give ordinary people a way to achieve extraordinary results.

Tony commented, "Sounds like you have this stuff memorized!" Well, I do. It's just that I've watched as Orrin did exactly what Gerber suggested as he set up the Team business systems. That's why I've never been more excited about what we're doing! The Team has the best, not just good, the best Products, business building Processes and leadership development Program I have ever seen in all my years of business consulting.

Anyway, I encouraged my pilot friend and wished him well in his venture. Of course I left the door open for him, in case he ever would want to engage in the finest business he could ever find - the Team powered by the vision of Orrin Woodward.

Orrin Woodward of Team - A "Big-Business" Owner
Just can't get away from the Robert Kiyosaki book "The Business School for People Who Like Helping People".

Here's a quote from Page 17 which begins to uncover the secrets of the 11th way to become rich.

Kiyosaki writes: "Before moving on to the eleventh way of becoming rich, I want to discuss the difference between a small-business owner and a big-business owner. The difference is that big-business people build networks. The world is filled with small-business owners who own restaurants. The difference between a single-restaurant owner and Ray Kroc, who founded McDonalds, is that McDonalds is a network of hamburger restaurants known as a franchise network.

Another example, in contrast, is a small-business owner who owns a television repair shop as opposed to Ted Turner, who built CNN, which stands for Cable News Network. Again, notice the word network. The point is that the difference between a small-business owner and a big-business owner is simply the size of their network. While many small-business owners own businesses, very few business owners build networks.

Simply put, building a business network is how the richest people in the world became rich."

This is what Orrin Woodward was trying to get me to see several years ago, when I owned an eponymously named, very successful Engineering Consulting business. To be honest, my ego was too big to really face the fact that I was a small-business owner. After all, I made "a lot" of money. HA!

My how your perspective changes when you get down off your high horse long enough to take a look! Of course I know a lot of people who'd rather have the ego than the results.

Orrin wanted me to consider building a business network and you know, I almost said "No thanks." Would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I can tell you this. Since I've been working with Orrin Woodward my life has never been better - in every aspect.

Orrin is a man on a mission, and he has put in place a big-business system that gives anybody with guts and some hunger a chance to own a truly BIG business. Thanks Orrin, for making a difference.

Team Orrin Woodward - Helping People
Just reviewed (for the 5th or 6th time) a book by New York Times bestselling "Rich Dad" series and "Cashflow Quadrant" authors, multimillionaires Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, entitiled "The Business School - For People Who like Helping People".

I don't care what business you're in, you need to read this book! And if you don't own a business and might be thinking of starting one - you need to read it too; and pay special attention to Chapter Two. Read about the 11 ways to become rich that a man who knows what he's talking about explains.

Here are a couple of quotes that might pique your interest: "The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work."

This is exactly what Orrin Woodward told me several years ago. And I'm sure glad I listened.

The second quote (found on page 9): "The problem with most business schools is that they take the smartest kids and train them to be empolyees of the rich" Ouch!

Again, this is something Orrin told me. It hurt to realize that I actually bought into the WRONG system to get rich - the "go to school, get good grades, get a good job" - just like all my friends.

Once I put the ego aside, and started to listen to someone who had better results in life than I did, and began reading folks like Kiyosaki, I discovered that Orrin Woodward THOUGHT just like these people - and even better, had similar financial results. The best part though, was that he's built an education system that gives anyone with some guts and ambition a way to achive total financial freedom.

And a lot of people are finding out!

Orrin Woodward of Team - Showin' Up
One of the most valuable lessons I learned from Orrin Woodward is that you need to be intentional about success. Success is not just gong to reach out and grab you. You must pursue it, and that pursuit translates into a focus on personal growth.

Growth is not automatic. Paul Harvey said it like this: "You can tell you're on the road to success; it's uphill all the way." You can't coast uphill.

I think it was Earl Nightengale who said, "If you'll spend one hour a day, every day for five years on a given subject, within five years you'll become an expert on that subject."

Because of Orrin's influence (which in large measure was based on his example), I made a decision several years ago to set aside one hour per day for personal growth. Seven years later, I find that the more I learn and grow, the more precious that hour has become.

As a kid, were you ever told you could get whatever you want? Well, it's true. Although I remember thinking that there were only "some" people - the lucky ones or the privileged ones, the "special ones" that could get what they want.

Here's what I discovered. The ones who get what they want, are the ones who show up to get it.

Orrin showed up. I showed up. A lot of people decided to show up. What about you? You gonna show up?

Leading By Learning
I recently read an article in which a leader said,"If I have an art form of leadership, it is to make as many mistakes as quickly as I can in order to learn."

Real leaders like Orrin Woodward don't view failure as something irrevocably negative. They feel free to press on and try something new. They believe that something useful can be learned and try something more likely to work.

The people I know who try so hard to avoid failure (and sadly, it is the majority) rob themselves of the opportunity to grow. What a pity!

Leadership requires bravery. Thanks Orrin, for being brave enough to make a lot of mistakes quickly and intelligent enough to learn from every one of them.

Orrin Woodward - an example of Honorable Leadership
The following question is taken from a powerpoint slide presentation made at the West Point Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic: "Leadership, Character and Values - what can make us stray from these?"

Easy answer that anyone who is brave enough to be honest, already knows. We take the easier wrong because we lack the courage to do the harder right. Then, we rationalize (make excuses for) our behavior.

As the great bard said, "What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." I might add the word "ourselves" to the end of the quote.

One of the reasons Orrin Woodward has achieved great success is that he has long realized that rationalization is the enemy of honorable leadership and has made a habit of choosing the harder right.

Orrin leads from the high ground of honor - doing the right thing even when it's difficult. A good habit to have. Might I suggest that this country will be in much better shape when more men find the courage to do likewise.

The Courage to Conduct
Saw a quote the other day that reminded me of Orrin Woodward. "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."

A few years ago, Orrin had to turn his back on a large crowd of people to lead the orchestra called the Team.

I for one will be eternally grateful to Orrin for that singular act of courage, and for the many, many more that followed.

Orrin Woodward's new DVD
The eagerly anticipated DVD "Lung Busters" has been released. Orrin shares his thoughts on limiting beliefs in the humorous rendition of his self talk while swimming lung busters. Orrin has a unique style of driving home points through humor and stories that has catapulted him to the top of the leadership field. Anyone serious about developing as a leader should have a copy of this DVD in their leadership library. Pick up a copy through your local Team representative.

Leading the Consumer Rebellion
The first book released by community building superstars Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady called Leading the Consumer Rebellion has sold over 125,000 copies. The book is now being translated into Spanish. The book describes the emerging trends that make building communities the elite business opportunity of the 21st century. Orrin and Chris's second book called Launching the Leadership Revolution is selling at a record setting pace and is sure to be a best seller as well. Orrin and Chris are humbled by the excitement generated around these two business books and would like to thank all their friends who believed in them when others said it couldn't be done.