3.24 Howard Behar: Get Past the Rocks

“The key in life is getting over, under, around, and through those rocks.” - Howard Behar

What are the rocks in your way?

Howard Behar helped Starbucks grow from a regional, northwest coffee chain to an international giant. He says he lives his life according to his 6 Ps: Purpose, passion, persistence, patience, performance, and people.

When he talks about persistence, Howard says, “The river of life has a lot of rocks in it. Some of the rocks we see and we hit anyway, some of the rocks we don’t see and we slam into, and some rocks we put there ourselves. The key in life is getting over, under, around, and through those rocks.”

What do you do when you run into a rock? Do you stop, quit, or find your way around it?

Know that there are rocks in your way and there always will be, so prepare yourself for how you will overcome them.

Build Good Habits: The habits you build today will be what carry you past the rocks in the future. Do today what your future self will thank you for.

Build a Team: When you have the right people on your team, they will help you build good habits and push and pull you past, over, under, and through the rocks.

Build a Fighter’s Mindset: At the end of the day, every battle is a battle of you vs you. Train your mind to have a fighter’s mindset, not a victim’s mindset so you find a way, not excuses.

When the rocks come, have a plan and stay disciplined to the plan no matter what happens or how you feel.

Questions of the Day: When you run into the rocks, how will you respond?