The Power of One

  • ONE
    1. At 211 degrees, water is hot; at one degree hotter (212), it boils.
    2. There is just ONE tipping point from weakness to power. 
    3. Doug Flutie was not the best athlete on the field, but because of one throw in 1984, he became a household name.
    4. Michael Jordan clinched his sixth NBA title with one shot.
    5. It only took one hit for the Pittsburgh Pirates to beat the New York Yankees in game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
    6. On December 21st 1989, there were millions in the square listening to Nicolae Ceaușescu. For 25 years, Ceaușescu used words to kill 2 million of his own people. Legend has it that one woman in the square said, “Liar”. This one word turned everything around and began the anti-Communist uprisings.
  • At the bottom of the pool, you’re really only lacking one thing: one idea. One idea will change the world.
    1. As a society, we have put men on the moon before anyone thought to put wheels on luggage.
  • There is a big difference between 1st and 2nd place, but the gap between the two is often small.
    1. We can name super bowl winners, but we can rarely name the team they beat.
    2. How many silver medalists can you name? 
  • Imagine what it would take for you to change your game.
    1. What one thing in your life needs reexamining? 
    2. What one thing in your family is waiting for you to show up?
    3. What is it that you said you’d figure out one day that now might be the best time to figure it out?