Above All Else Quotes

“Trusting our instincts is not limited to sports. In every walk of life, regardless of how well trained our instincts are, we will usually do our best by trusting them. Recent brain-scanning technology has shown that the brain unconsciously makes rational decisions, quickly analyzing the data it gets, and reaches a decision sometimes seconds before our conscious minds “think up” that same decision. Actions that feel like random choices or instinctive responses are often logical thought processes using available information carried out in the unconscious mind. Many successful businesspeople say their best decisions are the ones they make using “gut feelings” or instinct.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Make one good decision at a time. Stick to what you know is right, and continue to operate as the teammate that you would want to have. Little by little, you will start to build momentum. At some point you will pull your team across the threshold of becoming a high-performance team. There will be no turning back.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“It wasn’t until I actually made the decision to let go of the plane and started falling away that I realized there was no turning back. At that instant, the fear was gone, vanished, defeated by pure excitement and exhilaration. I was stepping into the unknown. I had never felt as wonderful and alive as I did at that moment.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Making the final decision to jump was literally “taking a leap of faith.” I didn’t know exactly what was going to happen next, but had decided to have a little faith and trust in the equipment, myself, and the world I had just leaped into.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“I had managed to convince myself we were going to make this happen since the moment the decision was made. But now, for the first time, we all believed it. And we weren’t just going. We were playing to win.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“The decision is how you will answer this question. Will I take full personal responsibility for my mistakes and for not achieving my goals?”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“It is essential to continue to take that next small step forward, no matter how small it is. With each step, each decision, you build momentum and it becomes easier to continue moving forward and harder to retreat”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Decision time isn’t the final decision. It’s the first of many. It sets you in motion toward your goal, but a million more decisions will have to follow, some seemingly insignificant, others monumental. With each decision, no matter how small, you continue to build momentum toward reaching your goal. Keep making the right decisions, and soon there will be no stopping you.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Becoming a winner is an ongoing process that involves making the decision to pursue your dream, waking up every day to face the obstacles that pursuit will inevitably present, keeping your eyes on your goal, and not backing off for anything. It will almost certainly require you to step out of your comfort zone, work hard, experience days and weeks of pain, frustration, and personal and financial sacrifice while enjoying mere moments of incredible joy, pride, and fulfillment.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“These were all decisions made in pursuit of a dream. A dream of reaching for excellence and toward becoming the best I could be as a person and in an activity I loved. At those moments of decision time, I felt strong, confident, powerful, faithful.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Only then did I realize all the decisions I had made in my life that had made me feel like a winner at the time had also actually trained me to become a winner. Every time I had the courage to make the hard decisions.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Once I set my sights on a goal, to ignore the fear and keep moving forward until decision time.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Everyone who goes after a dream is a competitor, and their goal is the win. Anyone who chooses to work together with others toward the pursuit of a common goal is part of a team at some level.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“He wasn’t going to tell me what to do. It would have to be my decision.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Being so intensely committed and driven to achieving a goal like this was incredible. I felt like I came to life in a way I never had before. In the course of making the decision to aim for this high goal, planning how to accomplish it, doing the hard work, and finally watching it come to fruition, I became a winner.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“This was it—decision time. All the fantasizing, dreaming, investigating, deliberating, and action taken came down to this moment. I didn’t have to go. I could’ve still changed my mind, said no, and climbed back in the plane. This was the moment. Would I face my fears in pursuit of my dream, or would I give up, not follow through, and forever regret it?”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“I started taking action, specific steps. Each individual step, no matter how small, brought me closer to achieving my goal. The closer I got, the more real it became and the more the fear grew. But each step also presented the opportunity for me to change my mind. I had to make a conscious decision to keep moving forward.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“It is now decision time. Once the decision has been made, there is no turning back. It is this next step forward that will turn our dream into reality.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“To truly “reach for our dreams” and achieve a specific goal, certain steps need to be followed, information researched, decisions made, and action taken. If I wanted to pursue my dream, I had to stop dreaming and get down to business.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else

“Accepting personal responsibility. An amazing thing happens when you bite the bullet and, for better or for worse, take personal responsibility for your behavior, attitude, and mistakes. It is so refreshing to have someone step up and flat out say, “I tried this, it didn’t work. Here is how I am going to fix it.” That is a person you know you can trust, one that you can count on to get the job done. The immediate respect you gain from your teammates when you take ownership and responsibility for errors is very powerful.”
― Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Above All Else