Be uncommon!

The day Chuck Noll stopped a play and asked Merril Hodge what he was doing-- would give him new perspective of what he was doing with his craft and for his team!

 

“When he blew the whistle and stopped the play, John Stallworth was running down the sideline from a pass Bubby Brister had thrown.

 

John was on the other side of the field from where I was.

 

My response to that question Chuck Noll had asked was, "Nothing."

 

He then proceeded to point out all the things I could have been doing to help that play and the team versus just standing there doing nothing!

 

If I could rewind all the way back to the huddle before we left, and you asked me are you doing your part, for the team and in your profession, I would have said yes with 100% conviction.

 

I was always prepared. I always played hard.

 

Well on that day my eyes were opened to more that I could and should be doing on every play for my team and my craft.

 

I took that challenge on that day and made it a part of my craft.

 

It took me from being on a team to a starter for nearly a decade!”

 

Be uncommon! Is there more you can and should be doing for your craft and your team?

 

Don’t be common, that is the easy way. Be uncommon, it’s more rewarding!

 

Being uncommon will separate you from everyone else that is common. Do the maximum, not the minimum.

 

Chuck Noll challenged Merril Hodge to self-reflect about the kind of player he was versus what he could be.

Don’t be common, that is the easy way. Be uncommon, it’s more rewarding.