In this short motivational video, the speaker shares a personal experience from a Dallas FC training session where former club star Kenny praised a young defender’s simple, precise touch. Kenny explains how a brief, specific compliment can fill a player with confidence and drive. The speaker expands this anecdote into a broader lesson: regularly “catch people doing the right thing” by offering quick, specific praise for everyday actions. He argues that constant focus on what needs improvement reinforces a “I’m not good enough” mindset, whereas intentional positive feedback fuels motivation and energy. The video concludes with a call to action for listeners to practice giving simple, sincere compliments throughout the day.
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Good morning, everyone. Here is your Moment of Yes for Thursday, September 14th. Yeah, we're off schedule again. What are you gonna do about it, right? So sorry about that. Down in Dallas for another day. Yes, you enjoyed my beautiful Cottonwood Suites. I don't know. Candlewood. Candlewood Suites here in— where am I? Frisco, Texas. Yes. So heading back home today. But down here working with Dallas FC for a few days. Yesterday I was at training on the sidelines, and one of their former players, a Dallas FC former player, actually he was the team-leading goal scorer for their history until recently when Jesus Ferreira passed him. But this big guy, like really strong, like it looks like he should be a football player, but he was a center forward kind of back in the day, just kick and run, and he was a beast. His name's Kenny. Awesome, super nice guy. He's kind of like an ambassador of the club. He comes out to trainings and they'll use him with the goalkeepers to shoot and stuff like that. He's just— he— and they have him work with the academy kids and things like that. He's just an all-around great guy. So we're standing on the sidelines and the players are training, they're scrimmaging each other, and it's— I mean, when you're on the sidelines at pro level, like, it's intense. It's speed. Physicality, and you see just that high level of skill. And this ball is like played, like a 40, 50-yard ball is played to the opposite side of the field right where we're standing, and the outside defender just takes one simple touch and just settles it and then plays the ball. And Kenny just says the guy's name. He's like, oh, beautiful touch, and he says the guy's name, and the guy keeps playing. And Kenny's a big guy, taller than I am, big, obviously stronger. He looks at me and he goes, man, he goes, I love, he goes, you say those little comments. He goes, I remember as a player when someone would give me a little praise like that. He goes, it just fills you up and you want to keep going. To which I responded, yeah, really, really easy to do and so uncommon. And he looked at me and he goes, yeah. Isn't it crazy, right? And just how simple it is just to give. He goes, I love to catch people doing the right thing, right? And letting them know. And it's so, so simple and so easy to not do. 'Cause what do we do instead? We point out the things that you can do better. And we, yes, you're supposed to do the right thing. You're supposed to have that talent. You're supposed to have that ability, but you need to be better with this, better with this, better with this. And if we're only ever in the I need to be better mindset, it reinforces the idea that the story that most of us carry around in our head is the reverberating and repeating message of I'm not good enough and I'm not doing enough. Of course we feel that way, because for the most part we're not being praised for what we do well. We're We're being reminded of what we need to do better. So your opportunity for today, your moment of yes, is just to catch people doing the little thing. It's why it's so simple to hold a door, right? And wish someone a good day, or just say to someone, hey, I like those shoes, or just the little stuff, let alone, you know, appreciating someone for, you know what, you always do a great job with X. Whatever it is. And it just, it blows wind into our sails and it reinforces and it gives us that energy. So there you have it. That's your moment of yes for today. Go out and catch them doing the right thing. Have a great day, everybody. Bye.
