C – coach

O – oath

W – work ethic

F – friends

A – advisers

R – role models

M – mentors

Personally, a coach is with you at the game. They see you more often than anyone and know when you are in the zone or falling behind in the race. We all need a coach for many areas of our lives, not just at work.

Oath, is the foundation for your beliefs. Your oath is your commitment to God and your spouse (if married). Without a core conviction, it’s impossible to build a long-term effectiveness. You can never out-run a lie.

Work ethic is your muscle. Without it, you have little strength for the journey of life. Work ethic is centric to all potential, opportunity, and ability to perform.

Friends are the joy along the way. Not all friends stay around for life, but are with you on the path for a moment or season.

Advisers are the call-on people. You can reach them when you need them to offer you advise and input on a matter at hand. They cover a large scope of experience and specialty areas of understanding.

Role models are the people you look up to. They have already been where you are going or exemplify a character you admire. Role models are vital for a motivation and reference point. Who do I respect and if I could spend one hour with, I would fly anywhere to be there?

Mentors are individuals you sit with for short periods of training. Pastors, teachers, professors, instructors, they are the leaders around you. Who do you invest your time to be with?

I hope this short post has inspired you to build a cow farm. The benefits of a COW FARM are endless. I hope you have one. I’m not sure how I could survive without mine.

Count The Birds

In Remembrance

Laugh at Yourself

Influencers for Christ

Trading Pain for Praise

The Source

Love Your City

Better Than Good

I’ve Got Questions

Life is Better Together

Are You The Good Neighbor

1. Because of faith we can take steps and because of prayer we can pick up our feet.
   
2. Make exercise your entertainment and the fun will fuel your fitness.
   
3. “A faithful friend is the medicine of life.” ~Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 6:16
   
4. “Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” Henry Winkler
   
5. When do you unplug and rest?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

P.S. Soccer kick surprise?

1. Gifts are just that: gifts, without strings attached or obligations expected.
   
2. The people who do things without the need for recognition or reward will do good things longer because they do them for a deeper reason.
   
3. “The failures are mine, the successes belong to others.” ~Elon Musk
   
4. “We run from our giants because we don’t face our lions and bears.” ~Byron Golden
   
5. Who are you serving?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

P.S. The benefits of a hug.

1. “Don’t excuse yourself from starting something worth doing.”
   
2. “Invite people to your table and give them a chair and make them feel special.”
   
3. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
   
4. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” ~Albert Einstein
   
5. Who is mentoring you today?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

P.S. Smart ducks do this?

1. “You have to say no so you can say yes.”
   
2. “Reputation is built upon consistency overtime.”
   
3. “Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” ~Lou Holtz
   
4. “Courage is being scared to death … and saddling up anyway.” ~John Wayne
   
5. How could you become an answered prayer for someone today?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

1. “Don’t be afraid to meet someone new. The fastest way to meet a neighbor is to say ‘hello.’”
   
2. “Your thinking leads to your doing so think great.”
   
3. “You can’t talk yourself into things, you behave yourself into things.” ~Reid Hoffman
   
4. “Where we place our focus we place our energy.” ~Joe Despenza
   
5. If you were not afraid to fail, what would you try?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

1. “Until you start you may never find the passion to keep going.”
   
2. “When you’re an endless learner you ask more questions.”
   
3. “What’s your preferred future?” ~Jon Thurman
   
4. “If you aren’t curious about it, you’ll never be good at it.” ~ Naval Ravikant
   
5. Who are you thankful for?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

1. “If your words can encourage, imagine what your actions can do.”
   
2. “Don’t excuse yourself from starting something worth doing.”
   
3. “Without focusing and getting to clarity you cannot lead. You cannot motivate. You cannot plan. You cannot communicate.” ~Bobb Biehl
   
4. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~Thomas A. Edison
   
5. What do you want to learn that you don’t yet know?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile

1. “The people you compare yourself to don’t even know you.”
   
2. “The gap between fear and hope is prayer.”
   
3. “Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you.” ~Moses
   
4. “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry.” ~James, the brother of Jesus
   
5. What do you do to spend time with God?

Thankful,
Tim DeTellis
Author of “The Seven Contagious Attitudes” free at www.timdetellis.com/smile