Sequoyah Leadership Seminar

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Sequoyah Leadership Seminar

• David E. Harrison, Director of Bands and
  Orchestra, From the Beginning
• Materials resource The Psychology of Winning,
  The One Minute Manager, Sequoyah High School
  Band of Chiefs
• Life Experiences
• Harryisms
• Goal Setting Session

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The Psychology of Winning, Dr. Denis Waitley

• Ten Qualities of a Total Winner!
• SHS Band of Chiefs
• Leadership Seminar
• 2009

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1Positive Self-Expectancy

• Synonyms Optimism, enthusiasm, hope.
• Antonyms pessimism, cynicism, despair.
• Proverb That which you fear or expect most will
  likely come to pass. The body manifests that
  which the mind harbors.
• Self-talk I was good today, Ill be better
  tomorrow.

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1Positive Self-Expectancy

• Self-Appraisal
• Am I generally optimistic?
• Do I expect the best of health for myself?
• When Im discouraged, am I indulging in
  self-pity?
• Do I praise or criticize more often?

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1Positive Self-Expectancy

• Summary
• The most readily identifiable quality of a total
  winner is an overall attitude of personal
  optimism and enthusiasm.

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2 Positive Self-Motivation

• Synonyms Desire for change, excitation, urge.
• Antonyms Fear, compulsion, inhibition.
• Proverb Winners dwell on their desires (rewards
  of success), not their limitations (penalties of
  failure).
• Self-Talk I want to! I can do it!

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2 Positive Self-Motivation

• Self-Appraisal
• What are my dominant fears?
• What motivating effect do these fears have in my
  life?
• What are my dominant desires?
• Do I focus most of my attention and thoughts on
  these desires?
• Do I focus on the rewards of success more than
  the penalties of failure?

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2 Positive Self-Motivation

• Summary
• The positive self-motivation of total winners
  derives from two sources
• their self-expectant personal and world view and,
  
• Their awareness that, while fear and desire are
  among the greatest motivatorsfear is destructive
  while desire leads to achievement, success and
  happiness.

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3 Positive Self-Image

• Synonyms Constructive, imagination,
  visualization, creativity.
• Antonyms Dark imaginings, worries, neuroses.
• Proverb What you see is what you get!
• Self-talk I see myself changing, growing,
  achieving, winning.

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3 Positive Self-Image

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I still hold great dreams for my future?
• Do I fantasize and imagine my monthly and yearly
  coming attractions?
• Is my self-image a goal-achieving mechanism or a
  self-limiting handicap?
• What are some of my greatest talents?
• What am I good at and Why?

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3 Positive Self-Image

• Summary
• Winners are especially aware of the tremendous
  importance of their self-imageand of the role
  their imagination can play in the creation and
  upgrading of their self-image.

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4 Positive Self-Direction

• Synonyms Goal-seeking, purpose-oriented
• Antonyms Aimless, non-specific, wandering.
• Proverb What you get, is what you SET!
• Self-talk I have a plan to make it happen. Ill
  do whats necessary to reach my goal.

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4 Positive Self-Direction

• Self-Appraisal
• What is my most important lifetime goal?
• Where do I want to be 1 year from now?
• What is my objective for next year?
• What is my most important priority for next month?

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4 Positive Self-Direction

• Summary
• Winners in life have clearly defined, constantly
  referred to, game plans and purposes. The know
  where theyre going every day, month and year.
  Their objectives range from lifetime goals to
  daily priorities. And when theyre not pursuing
  their goalstheyre thinking about them!

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5 Positive Self-control

• Synonyms Self-determination, volition, choice.
• Antonyms Irresponsibility, indecision, chance.
• Proverb Life is a do-it-myself project. I take
  the credit or blame for my performance.
• Self-Talk I accept responsibility for my
  actions, both good and bad. No one is responsible
  for me more than I am.

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5 Positive Self-control

• Self-Appraisal
• Am I basically a lucky or unlucky person?
• Are there lots of have-tos in my life?
• Are my choices in life limited or unlimited?
• What are the controlling influences in my world?
• How can I better control what happens to me?

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5 Positive Self-control

• Summary
• The positive self-control of a Total Winner is
  acceptance of 100 responsibility for causing the
  effects in his or her life. They realize they
  personally have the power to take control of more
  aspects of their life, both mental and physical.

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6 Positive Self-Discipline

• Synonyms Achievement simulation, drill,
  practice.
• Antonyms Repetitive error, inconsistency, lack
  of follow-through.
• Proverb Habits begins as harmless
  thoughts-flimsy cobwebs-then, with practice,
  become unbreakable cables to shackle OR
  strengthen, our lives.
• Self-talk Of course I can do it! Ive practiced
  it mentally a 1000 times!

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6 Positive Self-Discipline

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I complete the projects I begin?
• Do I have the habit of rehearsing in my
  imagination?
• Do I have a number of bad habits that I cant
  seem to break?
• Do I have an excellent memory?
• Do I have the same daydreams over and over about
  my success in a given field?

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6 Positive Self-Discipline

• Summary
• Positive self-discipline is the ability to
  practice within. Winners are the masters of the
  art of simulation. Like astronauts, champion
  athletes, great stage performers, winners
  practice flawless techniques in their mind again
  and again.

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7 Positive Self-esteem

• Synonyms Self-worth, self-respect,
  self-confidence.
• Antonyms Self-deprecation, self-doubt,
  self-consciousness, false bravado.
• Proverb If you love yourself, then you can give
  love away. How can you give what you dont feel?
• Self-Talk I do things well because Im that kind
  of person.

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7 Positive Self-esteem

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I accept myself just as I am today?
• Is there anyone else I envy or would like to
  trade places with?
• Am I an extremely humble person?
• Do I feel guilty when I indulge myself in some
  selfish activity?
• Is it easy for me to accept compliments and
  praise from others?

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7 Positive Self-esteem

• Summary
• Winners have a deep-down feeling of their own
  self-worth. Winners are not outer-directed.
  Recognizing their own uniqueness, they develop
  and maintain their own high standards.

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8 Positive Self-Dimension

• Synonyms Total person, visionary, humanist.
• Antonyms Shallowness, egocentricity,
  superficiality.
• Proverb When you create other winners like
  yourself, life will pay you back and shine its
  sun on your face and put the wind at your back
  (paraphrase of an Irish blessing).
• Self-talk I live every moment, enjoying as
  much, relating as much, doing as much, giving as
  much as I possibly can.

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8 Positive Self-Dimension

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I share my successes freely with others?
• Do I spend time generously sharing with my
  family?
• Do I believe in Do unto others as I would have
  them do unto to me?
• Do I spend much time living in the memories of
  better times?
• Do I spend much time dreaming about the things I
  would like to do someday when the time is right?

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8 Positive Self-Dimension

• Summary
• Winners see their total person in such a
  fully-formed perspective that they literally
  become part of the big picture of life-and it
  of them. They have learned to see themselves
  through the eyes of others. Winners create
  winners without exploiting them.

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9 Positive Self-Awareness

• Synonyms Self-honesty, empathy, openness.
• Antonyms Dishonesty, insensitivity,
  tunnel-vision.
• Proverb Grant me the wisdom to walk in
  anothers shoes before I judge (or criticize)
  them.
• Self-talk I know who I am, where I am coming
  from, and where Im going.

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9 Positive Self-Awareness

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I see great opportunities for improvement in
  my environment, and in myself?
• Do I honestly know my own limits in my personal
  (or school) life?
• Do I resist change and find security in my
  present lifestyle?
• How would I like to be a parent like me?

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9 Positive Self-Awareness

• Summary
• Winners know who they are, what they believe, the
  role in life they are presently fulfilling, their
  great personal potentialand the future roles and
  goals which will mark fulfillment of that
  potential.

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10 Positive Self-Projection

• Synonyms Communicative, supportive, impressive.
• Antonyms Aloof, unfriendly, unkempt.
• Proverb How you walk, talk, listen and look is
  YOU!
• Self-Talk Tell me what you want, maybe we can
  work on it together.

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10 Positive Self-Projection

• Self-Appraisal
• Do I project my best self at all times?
• Do I listen more than I talk?
• Am I an active listener who asks many questions
  and asks for examples?
• When I talk, do I give several examples and ask
  for feedback?
• Do people feel their best when they are in my
  presence?

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10 Positive Self-Projection

• Summary
• Winners practice positive self-projection. They
  project their best selves every day in the way
  they look, walk, talk, listen and react. Winners
  know that paying value to others is the greatest
  communication skill of all.

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One Minute Manager

• One Minute Goals
• Keep them short, concise and to the point.
• One Minute Praising
• Catch someone doing something right!
• One Minute Reprimand
• Criticize the behavior, not the person.
• Say something positive after the reprimand.
• Be Honest and sincere.

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Leadership Goals 2008

• 1 Be Better organized
• Coordinates, drill book, punishment for not
  having drill book at every practice
• Orientation on how to read and set drill
• Class on how to read charts
• Section leaders take more responsibility

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Leadership Goals 2008

• 2 Discipline
• Uniform inspection
• Become more strict about being at attention
• More pushups
• RAs (Rehearsal assistances) and SLs (Section
  leaders) taught appropriate discipline

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Leadership Goals 2008

• 3 Section Leader Responsibility
• Section Orientation
• Section and individual Responsibility
• Re-institute Friday night sectionals at 6 pm.
• Implement universal music pass-offs by deadlines.
• Use part editing techniques Johnny One Note,
  A, B, C, D parts.

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Leadership Goals 2005

• 4 Marching Technique
• Improve Attention
• Master fundamentals, horn angles, lock
  positions.
• Earn high marching scores.

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Leadership Goals 2005

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• Win first in class and sweepstakes award AGAIN!

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Harry-ism 1

• What comes around goes around!
• (Reap what you sow)

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Harry-ism 2

• The worlds full of ._at_
• try not to be one!

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Harry-ism 3

• ON TIME IS LATE!