TCMMY Inspiration Station: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Respect isn't just a word; it's an unspoken law that governs our lives and communities. What if you could harness the power of respect to elevate your leadership journey? Join Mista Yu in the Inspiration Station as we unravel this profound concept with inspiration drawn from Aretha Franklin's legendary anthem, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T." We'll dissect how respect operates as a fundamental principle in the career of esteemed college basketball coach, Dean Smith. Known for his fierce advocacy against racism and bigotry, Smith's legacy at the University of North Carolina extends far beyond his record-breaking 879 wins and two national championships.

Respect as a fundamental law carries tremendous weight in our lives, especially in leadership. Using the legacy of coach Dean Smith, we explore the impact of respect, the dynamics of effective leadership, and the responsibility we hold in fostering an environment of honor and integrity.  

• Discussing the meaning of respect in today's society  
• Highlighting Dean Smith's legacy and coaching philosophy  
• Examining the relationship between respect and leadership  
• Reflecting on Michael Jordan's choice of playing for Phil Jackson  
• Illustrating respect through generous gestures to former players  
• Emphasizing the law of respect in various aspects of life  
• Encouraging respect for authority and its significance in our lives  
• Encouraging listeners to uphold respect in daily interactions

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:09

Thank you, welcome back to the All Purpose Pod for an all-purpose life. Wherever you are and how you're listening to me, call me Mr U in the Inspiration Station. Thanks again for making us a part of your week. We're glad to have you back with us again.

Speaker 1: 0:48

I want to talk to you guys about respect. When you hear that word, you might think about the song by the late great Aretha Franklin. Well, I say late, she's still around. I'm sorry. I won't put anybody in the grave, but Aretha Franklin wrote a song called R-E-S-P-E-C-T. It was spent. It was very, very popular, especially in the 80s.

Speaker 1: 1:12

But I don't know if you know this, but there are laws all around us. We live in a world where there are laws everywhere. Law of gravity, there's so many laws. But did you know that respect was a law? We might have a lot of criminals In our midst Because that's broken more often than not, but respect Is actually a law. R-e-s-p-e-c-t.

Speaker 1: 1:44

Now, you don't have to be a college basketball fan to appreciate this episode, but I want to talk to you about a gentleman by the name of Dean Smith. If you are a fan of college basketball, you may recognize that name. He's the head coach of the University of North Carolina. He was considered probably one of the best to ever coach at that level 32 years in the game. He was known to be a fierce defender of his players against racism, bigotry, any kind of unfairness toward his players. He was a fierce defender on and off the courts. He won a total of 879 games. He had 27 consecutive 20-win seasons, which is actually unheard of in college basketball, 13 ACC titles. He made it to 11 Final Fours and won two national championships. Excuse me Definitely a legend in his own right. You can't mention college basketball coaches and historic Hall of Famers and not mention the name of Dean Smith. Why am I talking about him today? Because I want to show you the law of respect in action and perhaps you can apply it into your life, where you are Now. In every accolade, the law of respect was clearly evident with his players. Even to this day, his players still respect him and honor him, even though he's not coaching on that level anymore.

Speaker 1: 3:10

Now, did they follow him because he was a better leader than they were? Perhaps Did they follow him because he pushed them to be better than he was? I'm sure that's the case. Did they follow him because they knew he would authentically care about them and their families and he wasn't concerned about chasing status and position Could be, if you look around you right now and we hear about leadership, which this episode is kind of also about when you look around and you look at the areas or examples of leadership, one of the things that I learned from a gentleman by the name of John Maxwell he has a book called 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and one of the things that I did see in this is that you can tell someone's leadership influence not only by how many people follow them, because social media will give you a bad idea of that, make you think that these people are leaders because they have one million followers. That's not an indicator or strong indicator for leadership. But the positive changes that take place in the lives of the people that are following is a very strong indicator of leadership. That are following is a very strong indicator of leadership.

Speaker 1: 4:23

All of Dean Smith's players were fierce defenders of him as much as he was for them during their playing years, even though they retired and moved on, he fiercely defended them and they fiercely defend him as one of, if not the greatest coach to ever step foot onto a parquet in the annals of college basketball history. In 32 years, 49 men that were under his coaching tree went on to play basketball professionally. They all credited him for his ability to coach and his success as players, and even some that went into the coaching realm credited him in his ability to coach other young men like themselves. He even coached the greatest basketball player of all time by the name of Michael Jordan. He's widely considered the GOAT or the greatest of all time in not only in professional basketball, but even, to some degree, in college basketball. I think he's considered a GOAT mainly in the NBA. In his career he won six championships during his time.

Speaker 1: 5:27

Even he understood the law of respect. He determined that he would only play for one coach in his long NBA career, which is a gentleman by the name of Phil Jackson. What I'm saying to you is that this man, like I said, is largely considered the goat of all time, I mean in all the eras of basketball history. Michael Jordan is considered the greatest of all time in pretty much every arena, and even he says you know what? I respect this man, phil Jackson, so much that I'm not going to play for anybody else but him. Not only does he get me, but he has elevated my abilities. He's elevated me as a person and my self-esteem, and he has done so much for me on and off at the court that I wouldn't play for anybody else. Our bond was created because of Phil Jackson's ability to lead same with Dean Smith in the college realm.

Speaker 1: 6:24

These players, even to this day, the ones that are still living swear by Dean Smith and he's not even in their lives in that way. He still swears by me. I even heard a rumor that Dean Smith would send them all money every year to give them a free $200 dinner. After all these years he sends them $200 every year. Every single player saying lunch is on me Thank you for all that you have done and thank you for being a part of my life. That kind of sentiment. Dean Smith does that even now, after all of these years.

Speaker 1: 6:57

That level of respect. You can't buy that from Walmart on discount. You can't get that from T-Mobile. That kind of respect you earn that with time, with walking, with honor and integrity, and I feel like that's what's missing in today's leadership. We may not have time to get into a lot of that. These quick episodes are for the kind of hits so important points very quickly, to respect your time and give you time to do all you do in life but still encourage you on your journey. That's what these episodes are all about, especially with the Inspiration Station. But the bottom line is that if we want to have respect, we have to maintain a level of, maintain a standard. We have to uphold a certain level of integrity in order to have that.

Speaker 1: 7:41

I know people who have people who follow them and say you know what? This is my? You know I have this position, I have this level of status, this is what I do. Come, follow me, buy my books, buy my tapes, et cetera, et cetera. But leadership this is intangible there that we miss so much. I think Dean Smith exemplified it, I think Phil Jackson, a longtime NBA coach, kind of exemplified it. And maybe somebody that you know, that you consider a strong leader, someone that commands respect. When you walk in a room, people recognize that walking with them is a heart for everybody in that room, a heart of authenticity. I just hope that that kind of makes some heart for everybody in that room a heart of authenticity. I just hope that that kind of makes some sense for you and that you see the value in that.

Speaker 1: 8:27

Because, for me, my next question is this you may not have known that respect is actually a law. It's a law in the business world. It's a law in the spiritual world. It's a law in the realm of leadership, and we've got a lot of folks around us that are criminals. They've broken that law more often than not and perhaps maybe we've done that. Maybe we've broken a law of respect.

Speaker 1: 8:52

I encourage you today to stop breaking that law, to begin to start respecting the authority that you're under. Begin to start respecting those that are in authority in your household. Begin to start respecting those that are in authority in other areas of your life, whether it be ministry or in organization. Begin to start respecting that authority. Respect the fact that they're there and they've been placed there for a reason, even if you don't agree or you think you can do a better job. Deal with that within yourself, because you're going to have to, but respect the authority that you're under, because that's how God operates, that's how God functions, and he puts a hierarchy there for a reason, and he tells us even in the New Testament that we're to respect those in government, in offices and ordinances over us. Respect the police officers. Respect the firemen, respect the ambulatory workers and first responders. Respect the president of the United States. Respect those that are in office over us locally and in city government. Respect those in authority in your own household, in your ministry. Respect those in your organization where you work.

Speaker 1: 10:05

There's a law, and breaking it causes us to be in a place on the outside of success, on the outside of prosperity. We can't have that if we don't respect that law, that law of respect. So I hope that makes a difference in some small way in your life. I hope that makes sense to you. But thank you for listening to us. Thank you for continuing to support the show. Please share us wherever you find our episodes on the audio side Apple Podcasts, amazon Music, spotify, et cetera or, of course, on our YouTube channel at theycallmemisteryou. Please continue to share us. Please keep listening. If you have any questions for us, send them our way. We'd be happy to answer those questions for you. Have a great day. Thanks again for listening. We're out of here.