Terry’s Website

Motivationalcheck.com

Terry’s Book

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GLGVTVS

Terry’s List off Career moves

1. 1. NCAA Basketball Player
   2. Wendy’s Corporate
   3. Police Officer
   4. High School Basketball coach
   5. Swat Team Negotiator
   6. Motivational speaker
2. “I always aspired to be a part of the best teams”
   1. Basketball, SWAT team, Etc..
3. Excellence requires constant review, change and analysis
4. Excellence requires proper priorities
5. “Earn your jersey every day”
6. Life is about finding your purpose and reason then living it
7. Don’t waste time with ‘why me’?
   1. Blame is generally an act of avoiding responsibility
8. 4 Truths
   1. Control your mind or it will control you
   2. Embrace the pain and difficulty and use it to make you stronger
      1. Constantly step outside your comfort zone
   3. What you leave behind is what you weave into the hearts of other people
      1. “When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced.  Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice”.
   4. As long as you don’t quit, You can never be defeated
      1. I live in pain but refuse to give into it
      2. The pain of regret is worse that what you are going through
9. Three F’s
   1. Family 
   2. Faith
   3. Friends
10. Terry initially did not want to take the chemo to extend his life a few years.
    1. He decided to do it because he felt obligated to his family
11. The origin of the “Motivational Check” mantra
    1. Lean on the team when you are low
12. The importance of acknowledging your children’s efforts with a high 5
13. Your brain holds one thought at a time….make it a good one!
14. Surround yourself with people who will give you hard truths so you can grow
15. Lay down with dogs, wake up with flees
16. Experiment with rats treating water
17. “Learned Helplessness”
    1. a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.
18. BIO: Terry Tucker has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, and most recently, a cancer warrior. He and his wife have lived all over the United States and currently reside in Colorado with their daughter and a Wheaten Terrier, Maggie. In 2019, Terry started the website, Motivational Check, to help others find and lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives. More information and his podcasts can be found at motivationalcheck.com