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Leadership / Team Work and Not Making Excuses - Stew Smith CSCS

The military and the athletic world are very similar communities.  Both thrive on people being leaders by example and good team players. 

One thing that can stall progress of any team is when people fail to do what is required of them.  Excuses soon follow the lack of effort and a quick disintegration of mission accomplishment

 occurs.  However, one skill the military teaches is the ability to adjust and adapt to new issues unforeseen in planning. 

The reason:  We do not make excuses.

In the military, one of the first things we learned in basic military training was the Five Basic Responses.  When someone asks you a question that you should know, or about something you

 should have accomplished, you have five responses to choose from:

1 - the right answer
2 - yes sir / ma’am
3 - no sir / ma’am
4 - I'll find out sir / ma’am
5 - no excuse sir /ma’am

The first three are self-explanatory, the last two are priceless to a member of any team.  Answer number four is the best answer you can give if you do not know the answer to something. What

you are implying by saying, “I’ll find out sir,” is not the more common answer, “ I don’t know”, but the “right answer” that will require you to do some research. It is hard to be lazy when you have a

task to do that is important to accomplish.  As leaders we have to make sure that every person is tasked to do something that is mission critical.  On a sports team it could be as simple as making

a block, but in the military it can be as critical as knowing the direction to travel to your target.

 

The last of the Five Basic Responses is “no excuse sir.”  We are all human and we make mistakes, forget details, or arrive late, but instead of making up an excuse or developing an untrue story,

 simply let your leaders / coaches / teammates know that there is no excuse for your error.  It is now your job to make sure it does not happen again and be just as forgiving the next time

someone on your team makes a mistake when you are in charge one day.

 

Responsibility to your team / coaches / leaders becomes a habit when you start saying "no excuse or I’ll find out" to questions that your team needs answers to.  You will also find that you will

 grow as a person on and off the field when you learn to step up and take responsibility for your actions.

Good luck with your nutrition / performance fitness program and I hope you see improvement soon.  Workouts can be easily obtained at the StewSmith.com Fitness Ebook Store.   Send me an

 email and I may post it up as an article next week. You can contact me at stew@stewsmith.com. 

 

Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. If you are interested in starting a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle - check out the StewSmith.com Fitness eBook store and the
 
Stew Smith article archive at StewSmith.com. To contact Stew with your comments and questions, e-mail him at stew@stewsmith.com.

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Published Books / DVDs
Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness (Book / DVD)
Maximum Fitness

The Special Operations Workout

The SWAT Workout - From Recruit to SWAT Team Member
The Combat Swimmer Stroke DVD

The Pre-Habit Workout DVD
Clinic DVD for Navy SEAL PST
The FBI Special Agent Test Clinic DVD

The Complete List of Stew Smith's eBooks:

Fitness for All Levels of Fitness

The 90 Day Beginner Guide to Fitness
The Advanced Maintenance and Recovery Program

Reclaim Your Life - The Erin O'Neill Program

Veteran's Fitness - Baby Boomer and a Flat Stomach

The Busy Executive Workout Routine
The Advanced Weights / PT Workout (Fall / Winter Weight Gain Cycle)
The Perfect Pushup Workout

The TRX Workout
- Circuit Training 101 ebook

NEW Obstacle Course Race Ebook
 

The Special Forces Physical Fitness Workouts
 Combat Conditioning Workout

Navy SEAL Workout Phase 1  Beginner Weeks 1-9
Navy SEAL Workout Phase 2 - 3 - Intermediate Weeks 1-12
Navy SEAL Workout Phase 4  Grinder PT -  Four weeks before Hell Week

Navy SWCC Workout

The Army Special Forces / Ranger Workout 

The Army Air Assault School Workout

The Army Airborne Workout

USMC RECON Workout
Air Force PJ / CCT Workout

The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Workout

The OCS, ROTC, Service Academy, & Bootcamp Workouts

New - Army PRT and CRT
Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard OCS Workout

The USMC IST and PFT Workout
USMC OCS / TBS Workout
The Service Academy Workout (West Point, Navy, Air Force Academy)
The Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp Bootcamp Workout

The Army OCS and PFT Workout
The PFT Bible - Military / Police Standard PFT

 

The Law Enforcement Physical Fitness Test Workouts

The FBI Academy / PFT Prep Workout

The DEA Prep Workout

The FLETC Prep Workout - Ace the PEB

The State / Local Police Academy Workout

The Fire Fighter Workout
 


Seal Multi Men's Multi-Vitamin Multi-Mineral

TRX Train Like the Pros


       


Some Titles Above available in Print Softcover Format

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