What’s In Your Success Toolbox?

The theme for the 2009 Wisconsin Towing Association’s tow show was “Building on Our Future.” At that time, I put in a small cardboard box that looked like a toolbox, a “Tools for Success Kit.”

Here’s a list of what was in the toolbox:

Pennies — Because teamwork makes good “sense”

Band Aid — Because together we can make things better

Tootsie Roll — A reminder that each team members plays an important “roll”

Rubber Band — A reminder that good team players must be flexible

Puzzle Piece — Because without you, the team would not be complete

Chewing Gum — To help our team “stick” together

Mint — Because great teamwork requires “commit-mint”

I know my  Tools for Success Kit is a play on words, but I believe the message of each “tool” is clear. I think the following quote by Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi sums up the tool of commitment as one of the most valuable for success:

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work”

What’s in your success toolbox?