Survivor's Mark Burnett on Tenacity

The following is taken from the Executive Producer of the TV show “Survivor”, Mark Burnett’s book Dare to Succeed—How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

“I’m comfortable with risk—it’s synonymous with tenacity and never letting go. Mere tenacity can overcome enormous odds. When combined with a healthy fear of failure, goals can be achieved instead of dropped by the wayside. Dreams are realized. Failure is never fatal, merely a setback. Tenacity empowers me to do anything (within moral and ethical limits) to succeed. I knew that tenacity, combined with my desire to succeed, would eventually get me where I wanted.”

Team Attitude--Tenacity

Continuing to look at various elements of TEAM ATTITUDE--Tenacity is next. The ability to stick with something. We believe that Tenacity is a skill--just like ballhandling, shooting, etc. It is something that must be taught, repped, developed, etc.

I have just finished Bill Walsh's new book and in it he has this to say about Tenacity:

"It is my opinion that the lack of the "stick-with-it"

attitude is accompanied by a certain lack of intelligence.

The thick witted person can't deal with the hard knocks

after a while, and that's when the complaining begins."

Various thoughts from Coach Meyer on TENACITY:

• Pit Bull vs Poodle mentality
• We want people who stick with things, no matter how hard it may get.
• Be what you ought to be.
• Work every day.
• Great things can be accompanied by those with tenacity.
• Keep things simple.
• Work at it all the time.