Building a Better Pirate

This summer I discovered and fell in love with the book Teach Like A Pirate by Dave Burgess.
I lead a very informal book study this summer using a private Facebook group. Weekly we looked at the meaning of being PIRATE.

Part III Building a Better Pirate

We all have a little pirate in us...whether we know it or not.
In the final section of his book, Burgess outlines ways we can become better.
A lot of things stuck out to me in this section...hence the reason for a blog post and not my normal Facebook question post.

Here are a few of my favorite things that Burgess writes:

Page 145- "By being great, you are raising the bar and providing a model for others to emulate."

Page 146- "Ultimately, the world becomes a better place because of your greatness. Therefore, in our profession, striving for greatness is the ultimate act of unselfishness! We are in a service profession, and there is nothing egotistical or selfish about wanting the provide world-class service to our clients."

Page 147: "Unless you find something big to care about, you won't make it."
(I could write an entire post on this one sentence)


Page 159: "You can either talk about all the great things you are going to do or you can actually do them.  There is no in between."
(Momma always said there is a difference in talking the talk and walking the walk.)


Page 169: "All pirates travel with a crew: you can't sail, navigate, and fight battles all on your own."

My challenge to you as we begin a new year----Find something BIG to care about. Be GREAT.  Don't settle for in between.  Find a crew...people who will encourage you and your Greatness.  (include me in your crew)

AAAARRGH you ready to set sail and be great?!??!