Terry Bowden

Win With Teamwork

Being a winner is not always about having the best players, but having the players that play their best together. Teamwork is the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organized objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. You can throw money at all your problems if you want, but it doesn’t cost one thin dime to motivate each and  every person within your organization to be their very best. Ultimately, it’s about getting our eleven to play better than their eleven.

You Can Make a Difference

A man was walking down the beach and noticed that there were thousands of starfish all across the sand that had crawled out of the ocean due to the red tide. Although the water had cleared, the sun was taking its toll and the starfish were drying up and dying. As the man continued to walk down the beach, he noticed that another man walking in front of him was bending over every now and then to pick something up, and each time that he did he got a little closer. Finally, the man caught up with the other fellow and asked what he was doing. The man said that the starfish were dying in the sun and that he was putting them back in the water. “But there are millions of them. What kind of difference do you think you can make?” To that, the man bent over and picked up another starfish, tossed it into the water and said, “Well, I guess I made a difference to that one.”

Audacity: The Belief You Can Accomplish Anything

No leader has ever accomplished anything great without audacity. If a leader is filled with high ambition and he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles. After our undefeated season at Auburn University in 1993, I asked our football team what they wanted to accomplish in 1994. Every single young man said they wanted to go undefeated again. My first impression was that this was crazy – nobody wins every game two years in a row. Then I thought again. This was not crazy…it was audacity!Motivating the

Motivating the Benchwarmers

You don’t need to motivate that top salesman any more than you do the star running back. Those guys were born to win. If you want to build a winner then you better find a way to inspire the back up lineman, the walk-on, and the guy who never gets off the bench. Those are the guys who are ultimately going to get you over the top. I call it the But For Rule. Getting each and every person in the organization to believe that but for their effort, but for their ability, but for their very job, we can not be successful.

Testimonials

“The Bowden name is synonymous with the great game of College Football as is the Heisman Memorial Trophy. We were thrilled that you were able to take time from your busy schedule to be part of this year’s dinner and to help us welcome USC’s Reggie Bush into College Football’s most heralded fraternity.”
– Rob Whalen, Jr.,Executive Director, Heisman Memorial Trophy

“You hit the mark with our group in a big way. I had a chance to listen to comments from across the globe. From the Americans to the Irish, Europeans, Australians, Asians, sales, and technical people, you were a big hit.”
– Paul Paget, Vice President Business Development, Baltimore Industries

“I have had to work with many sports personalities over the years, but none has been as entertaining as Terry Bowden.”
– Keyna Corey, Public Affairs Consultants

“During your presentation you were both humorous and entertaining, reading the crowd well and speaking to them as if it were a conversation with a good friend.”
– Don Johnson, Scout Executive, West Tennessee Area Council, BSA