Logan Stout's Blog
December 15, 2014
Stout Advice: Preparation
This week, CEO, Logan Stout discusses a new topic about preparation. Preparation is a vital key to reaching and maintaining your goals. Whether it is in sports or in the corporate world, it is the daily preparation where you will see those results come through in the end.
Action items:
What are you doing to prepare?
Have a preparation game plan.
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." -Colin Powell
December 2, 2014
Stout Advice: Consistency
Ever have a hard time wondering why you try to start a routine and it doesn't seem to stick? It takes 21 days of consistency to form a habit or a routine that you will stick to. That consistency doesn't only get you to your goals but it also teaches handwork and dedication to something you are passionate about. Many people think success happens overnight. It is that daily dedication and consistency overtime that will get you to your overall goal; but it is important to allow it time.
Action items:
Find out what you want to accomplish.
What are your fundamentals?
Those same fundamentals are what CEO, Logan Stout, coaches to obtain in your life. Once you get those fundamentals down, it makes dedication for those goals that much easier. Training your mind and actions to stay on track will start to become your daily routine.
Have a wonderful and blessed week!
November 24, 2014
Stout Advice: Instilling Belief in Others
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." - John C. Maxwell
Do you express to people how much you believe in them? In turn, do people pour into you with encouraging words of advice? Many times in the work place it is easy to get pulled down by the daily grind day after day. If you are in a leadership role, it is so important to hold a stance of concern for your teammates instead of criticize. Managing from the heart will encourage your teammates in the company to respect you and want to work at their A game every single day.
Action items:
Instill belief in others.
Look for those opportunities.
Think back on those times you were able to pour into someone or needed to have a difficult conversation and ask yourself if you handled those situations right. Respect for each other will reap many benefits for your relationships in the future!
November 17, 2014
Stout Advice: Guidance
Are you constantly learning and taking notes from the people around you? No matter how old we get, there are always qualities in our lives that can be improved and worked on daily. If you take time and listen to people more than you talk, you will be able to learn valuable lessons from them instead of learning the hard way.
Action Items:
Who do you want to become?
Look for the learning moment.
Everyone you come into contact with has valuable lessons they've learned and a past you may know nothing about. Let's take more time listening to others and taking notes, and in return, pour your knowledge and life lessons into others' lives. Have a blessed week!
Even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone, find those encouraging people in your life. Be that awesome person and other awesome people will find you. Have a blessed week!
November 10, 2014
Stout Advice: Alignment
"Alignment before assignment" Alignment is an important lesson to grasp because who you surround yourself in life will define who you start to become. Your assignments in life have no value if you are surrounding yourself with the wrong people.
Action items:
Who do you spend the most time with?
Evaluate if those people need to change.
Identify who you want to live life with.
Even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone, find those encouraging people in your life. Be that awesome person and other awesome people will find you. Have a blessed week!
November 5, 2014
Stout Advice: Perspective
Perspective is your particular attitude toward your point of view. How you perceive things can change the way you act and the way you feel each day. Sometimes taking a step back from each situation and looking at the big picture can help give you a healthier perspective.
Action items:
Start off every day with the right perspective.
Help pay it forward.
Take time to change your perspective on life and for each situation that comes your way. Have a blessed week!
October 8, 2014
Stout Advice: Joy
Happiness is based on your happenings, so therefore you are happy. Joy is a state of being, that regardless of your happenings you are joyful. It’s easy to get bogged down in the happenings of life. It’s important that we stay away from the “woe is me” attitude because it will only rob us of our joy. Even if you aren’t happy, you can always be joyful.
Action Items
List the things that bring you joy.
Put those things in a place where they’ll be top of mind.
Take time to remember the blessings in your life that bring you joy! We hope everyone has a blessed and joy-filled week!
September 30, 2014
Stout Advice: Failure
We all have moments where things don't go as we expected them to. Failing moments are what makes us appreciate the great moments. It's through failing moments that we become humble and hungry.
Action Items:
Write down the challenges in your life.
What was your mindset during those moments?
September 24, 2014
Stout Advice: Know Your Why
Life is full of Why’s. Why you do something. Your purpose for what you are doing. Your why is what ultimately keeps you going through good times and the bad. Life is going to have adversity and discouraging moments but never lose track of why you are doing what it is you are doing.
Action Items:
Write down your why
Identify what locks you in
September 16, 2014
Stout Advice: Success
Success – Reach Your God Given Potential in Life!
Logan speaks about using the potential that God has given you to the fullest. By defining success we understand the basis and foundation of where we are suppose to go from there.
