The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player John C. Maxwell Enthusiastic

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The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team PlayerJohn
C. MaxwellEnthusiastic Solution-Oriented
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YOUR heart is the SOURCE of ENERGY for the team.
John C. Maxwell
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• I feel sorry for the person who cant get
  genuinely excited about his work. Not only will
  he never be satisfied, but he will never ACHIEVE
  anything worthwhile.

Walter Chrysler
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Enthusiasm

• People can succeed at almost anything if they
  have enthusiasm.

Charles Schwab
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Enthusiastic People

• Take Responsibility for Their Own Enthusiasm

Act Their Way Into Feeling
Believe in What They Do
Spend Time with Other Enthusiastic People
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Who On Your Team is REALLY Enthusiastic?
Enthusiasm is contagious. Its difficult to
remain neutral or indifferent in the presence of
a positive thinker.
Denis Waitley
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Thoughts About Enthusiasm

• Take Responsibility for Your Own Enthusiasm

Attitude is a choice
At the mercy of others
Hot or Cold
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Thoughts About Enthusiasm

• Act Your Way into Feeling

People who want to get out of the fear cycle
often..believe that they have to eliminate their
fear to break the cycle. Butyou cant wait for
motivation to get you going. To conquer fear,
you have to feel the fear and take action
anywayYouve got to get yourself moving. The
only way to break the cycle is to face your fear
and take action no matter how small or
seemingly insignificant that action might seem.
To get over fear, youve got to get
started. John C. Maxwell, Failing Forward
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Thoughts About Enthusiasm

• Believe In What You Do

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Thoughts About Enthusiasm

• Spend Time With Enthusiastic People

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Show a sense of urgency
Be willing to do more
Strive for excellence
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Small Group Activity

1. What keeps patients coming back to receive care
   at your office?
2. What makes your office unique/stand out?
3. Rate your teams level of enthusiasm. (1 to10)
4. What can you do to create more enthusiasm on your
   team?

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• Dont find fault find a remedy.

Henry Ford
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Enthusiastic and Solution-Oriented People are
Usually the Same People

• Someone who thinks in terms of solutions instead
  of just problems can be a difference maker.

John Maxwell
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To Become the Kind of Player that Teams Want,
remember
Problems are a matter of perspective.
All problems are solvable.
Problems either stop us or stretch us.
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Solution-Oriented

• Obstacles will look large or small to you
  according to whether you are large or small.

Orison Swett Marden
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• Whats your teams Watermelon?

1. What is a current obstacle in your office?
2. Share ideas about how to overcome that obstacle.

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Refuse to give up
Refocus your thinking
Rethink your strategy
Repeat the process
No problem can withstand the assault of
sustained thinking. John C. Maxwell
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• How do you look at life?

Do you see a solution in every challenge or a
problem in every circumstance?
Do your teammates come to you because you have
ideas about to overcome obstacles, or do they
avoid telling you about difficulties because you
make things MORE difficult?
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• When it comes to approaching problems, you really
  have only four choices

John C. Maxwell