1. Canada geese fly in a V formation for long distance migration from Canada to the southern United States and Mexico, covering thousands of miles over 18 hours straight.
2. By flying in a V formation, the geese are able to fly more efficiently by taking advantage of updrafts from the bird in front, increasing their flight efficiency by 71% compared to flying alone.
3. When a goose falls out of formation from injury or fatigue, one or two geese leave the formation to stay with it, protecting it until it can fly again or dies, demonstrating loyalty among the flock.
8. He feels the full resistance of the air and the difficulties of flying alone... .
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12. 1. In a winning team there is C OORDINATED M OVEMENT The flock moves as a s ingle unit. Wing movement is s ynchronized Everyone keeps the p ace There is safety in n umbers There is strength in h armony There is momentum in c onsistency Predators prey on the i solated
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15. Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. --Van Crouch Work on the member’s strengths and abilities
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21. 7. the leader is C REDIBLE providing confidence The lead goose is F OLLOWED by the flock The lead goose is S EEN by everyone in the V formation 6. the leader is V ISIBLE providing direction
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23. The Formulas of Leadership Passion = Vision + Conviction Leadership = Influence -- Oswald J. Sanders Influence = Credibility + Passion Credibility = Competence + Character -- James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
25. They take turns at leading 8. A winning team develops a D EEP BENCH
26. g g g g g g to e ncourage those in front to keep the s ame s peed . They honk constantly towards the front . 9. A winning team spreads and maintains a W INNING A TTITUDE
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30. Winner’s Edge : Attitude Attitude is more important than FACTS, than the PAST, than SUCCESSES, than WHAT OTHER PEOPLE think or say or do, than APPEARANCE, than GIFTEDNESS or SKILL. 10% is what happens to me. 90% is how I react to it. --Chuck Swindoll As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. -- Proverbs 23:7
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35. Other geese leave the formation too, and they fly with him to help him out and protect him . They remain with him until he dies or is able to fly again.
40. The race is not always to the SWIFT but to those who KEEP ON GOING The race is won at the FINISH LINE not the STARTING BLOCK Winner’s Attitude : Keep on Going ENTHUSIASM and PERSISTENCE can make an average man superior. INDIFFERENCE and LETHARGY can make a superior person average. --William Ward
41. In difficult times winners understand that : In the middle of DIFFICULTY lies OPPORTUNITY. --Albert Einstein You must BE INVOLVED to have an impact. No one is impressed with the win-loss record of the REFEREE. --John H. Holcomb . I can EXPECT FAILURE, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept NOT TRYING. --Michael Jordan
42. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. --Colossians 3:23 Excellence for a Higher Purpose