tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83266424142728013372024-03-21T12:28:08.911-07:00Mentoring NotebookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-35295515814218038122020-03-04T07:30:00.000-08:002020-04-12T22:17:37.989-07:00It's What I Do<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I teach people about toxins. I also help people get rid of these hidden toxins in their homes (and save money, too).</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I passionately believe everyone has a right to this information.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What they decide to do with it is their choice but they deserve to know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are typically 3 reactions to this information:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1)</b></span> Some people will take the <span style="color: red;"><b>ostrich approach</b> </span>and bury their heads in the sand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Too much information," they will cry. "I can't fix it all so why bother to do anything?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We are all going to die so it might as well be this that kills us."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To those people I have nothing to say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2) </b></span>Others are problem solvers who are solution oriented and focused on course correction . . . They understand these facts and like a protective <span style="color: red;"><b>lioness</b> </span>they will take action to make positive changes for their families.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes they see the facts as many pieces to a puzzle. Sometimes people feel a wave of panic because they do not know where to start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is where I can help -- I have been doing it for 13 years and I am good at it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3) </b></span>Still others remind me of the <span style="color: red;"><b>wise owl</b> </span> and will begin to research every single thing and every possible avenue of action. These overly cautious (to a fault) folks often do not make any changes until they feel like they understand every chemical and every source of toxicity --- sometimes these folks morph into ostriches (warning!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can help here, also. I know what can be done quickly, efficiently and frugally so that while they are researching there are already safer measures in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yep, it's what I do and I LOVE IT! I am making a difference and I have always wanted to do something that helped people and made a positive difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My best advise is, "Do not be an ostrich."</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-m2zhu2gWazXYPR3AVG9p0lyOL4PTNX1dLjf0R0D5qQamK9j4oBu2XAZ03w0Cr4IXc2tw_oCcGYiR-Ho02LhWi1209wHFJiZNvTqRwgpVlBFCm_n1iBnA8EW58Uq84DKL8V6oQmllO2P/s1600/LotsPuzzlePIecesClearColors.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-m2zhu2gWazXYPR3AVG9p0lyOL4PTNX1dLjf0R0D5qQamK9j4oBu2XAZ03w0Cr4IXc2tw_oCcGYiR-Ho02LhWi1209wHFJiZNvTqRwgpVlBFCm_n1iBnA8EW58Uq84DKL8V6oQmllO2P/s200/LotsPuzzlePIecesClearColors.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My son says that this post should be called, <i>An Alert to The Toxic Atmosphere in Homes Today</i>. He says to remind you that if there are too many puzzle pieces to sort through quickly -that is OK. You start with one at a time and "my Mom can help because she is great at her job!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*Blush* I loved his vote of confidence. But I am good at this because others have helped me. Our business is a team effort. We help each other stay up to date on all the latest research, findings and laws.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let us help you!</span><br />
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When I was ten I wanted to be a ballerina, a writer, a spy, a superhero, and a teacher.</div>
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How has that worked out so far?</div>
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Well, I danced for 20 years. I love to write, but blogs are my creative outlet of choice . . . . . readership reaches the thousands some weeks. But I have not figured out how to be a spy or superhero yet. I have taught, still teach, and probably will teach for as long as I can speak.</div>
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When I was fifteen I decided I just might want to be a lawyer. At twenty I realized I had an aptitude for event planning, juggling college and three jobs. My academic journey continued to offer too many great choices. Dance, Kinesiology, Pedagogy, Audiology, Linguistics, Philosophy. And so it went. I became a master of some subjects and a perpetual apprentice of more interests than I can count. But each and every interest taught me and shaped me and guided me onward.</div>
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Recently I have been mentoring teenagers, many of whom lament, “I’m 17 and I feel like I am not ready to make big decisions about my future. I have so many interests and I have no idea what to major in. I have no idea what I really want to do in life.”</div>
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There’s a simple approach to this kind of thinking and it is important for people of all ages: Be open to God's plan for you. Pray. Do things that give Him glory and that interest you. It all adds up. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #232323;">"If you try to get </span><span style="color: red;">1% better each day</span><span style="color: #232323;"> at your health, at your relationships and the way you treat people, at your creativity, and at turning despair into gratitude, then that 1% compounds into an amazing person.</span></span></div>
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Do that 1%. Take one action. Even if the actions is for one minute. It is the <span style="color: red;">1% </span>rule.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 17px;">I know this. Because I’m still compounding. What is 1%? Whatever you want it to be. The math of life is multi-dimensional." </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(~James Altucher - paraphrased)</span></div>
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Make goals - yes. But do not fret about what you do or do not accomplish. Because, except for your relationship with God, there is no ONE thing you focus on exclusively everyday. There is EVERY thing. And every day. </div>
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Even our relationship with God cannot be boiled down to ONE thing (or action). There is EVERY thing -- prayer, scripture, sacraments, tithing, evangelizing . . . . . </div>
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Remember that the 1% runs consistently alongside your goals. Applying the <span style="color: red;">1% better each day</span> rule, will make your days more challenging - but in a good way. This rule will keep you focused, passionate, and resolved.</div>
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Here are some people who accomplished things late in life. I am sure they have applied the rule to their lives. I would wager that they have applied the <span style="color: red;">1% better each day</span> rule to their lives. I admire all of them. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-66534751244637434402019-01-08T22:05:00.000-08:002020-04-12T22:24:10.512-07:00Family First <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The idea that our society is best served when all family members separate in the morning, to do things they generally do not enjoy, could be the biggest fallacy imprinted upon humanity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">• You know someone who has decided to homeschool but still need to bring in an income. OR</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">• You have a friend who hates her job. OR</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">• You know an enterprising 18 year old who wants to work to pay for college. OR</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">• You have neighbor who just got laid off. OR</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">• Your friend is pregnant and want very much to be a stay-at-home-Mom. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">What to say? How to explain? </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">There is so much great information swirling around in your head that you do not even know where to start. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Here is what Amber says,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">"Imagine that Sam's Club and Costco introduced commissions for referring new customers. You bring somebody new into their Club and if that new person joins, they will be forever linked to your account. So any time that new member shops you will earn a commission. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Once a month the club direct deposit your commissions right in your bank account.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Would you refer customers to Sam's or Costco if they did that? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">If you answered yes to that question, then we really do need to talk b</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">ecause that's exactly what I do but for a green manufacturer completely committed to scientific discovery and being safe for the whole family.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br />You join the shopping club yourself for $19 (for limited time, $1) and then once that is done you simply refer others and earn commissions at whatever pace you would like, no extra cost, no need to "buy in" like those shady MLMs, no pressure at all, just an honest opportunity . . . at last. <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/feb/2/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:)</span></span><br />Since I will be the one to refer you, our accounts can be linked, I'm always open to meeting for coffee or by phone to answer your questions. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Oh and, you can also simply shop and never refer, if you choose!"</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-68906050994137437502018-12-18T18:54:00.000-08:002019-01-24T15:49:42.676-08:00The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership By John C. Maxwell<div class="page" title="Page 1">
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The Law of the Lid</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leadership Ability Determines a Person’s Level of
Effectiveness</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Leadership ability is the lid that determines a person’s level of
effectiveness. Your leadership ability always determines your
effectiveness and the potential impact of your organization.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Let’s say you’re an 8 on a scale from 1 to 10. But let’s say that your
leadership ability is a 1. Your level of effectiveness would look like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Let’s say you become a real student of leadership and you maximize your
potential, taking it all the way up to a 7. Visually it would look like this:
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">By raising your leadership ability – without increasing your dedication at
all – you can increase your original effectiveness by 600 percent.
Leadership has a multiplying effect.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Smart, talented people are able to go so far because of the limitations of
their leadership. To reach the highest level of effectiveness, you have to
raise your leadership lid.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. The Law of Influence </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">The True Measure of Leadership is Influence –
Nothing More, Nothing Less
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes
only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Five Myths About Leadership
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Management Myth </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– that leading and managing are the
same. Leadership is about influencing people to follow, while
management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.
Managers can maintain direction; to move people you need
influence.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Entrepreneur Myth </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– entrepreneurs are skilled at seeing
opportunities and going after them. But not all of them are good
with leading people in their vision.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Knowledge Myth </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– neither IQ nor education necessarily
equates to leadership.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Pioneer Myth </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– being a trendsetter is not the same as being
a leader. To be a leader, a person has to not only be out in front,
but also has to have people following his lead.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Position Myth </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leadership is not based on rank or title. It’s
not the position that makes the leader; it’s the leader that makes
the position.
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Several Factors That Make a Leader
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Character – Who They Are </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– true leadership always begins with
the inner person. People can sense the depth of a person’s
character.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Relationships – Who They Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– with deep relationships with
the right people you can become the real leader in an organization.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Knowledge – What They Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– information is vital. You need
a grasp of the facts to develop an accurate vision for the future.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Intuition </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">What They Feel </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leaders seek to recognize and
influence intangibles such as energy, morale, timing and
momentum.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Experience </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Where They’ve Been </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– the greater your past
challenges, the more likely followers will be willing to let you lead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">6) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Ability – What They Can Do </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">– the bottom line is followers want
to know whether you can lead them to victory. As soon as they no
longer believe you can deliver, they will stop following.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. The Law of Process</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Leaders require seasoning to be effective. If you continually invest in
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">your leadership development, the inevitable is growth over time.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The relationship between growth and leadership: It’s the capacity to
develop and improve one’s skills that distinguishes leaders from their
followers.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Successful leaders are learners. And the learning process is ongoing, a
result of self-discipline and perseverance.
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The Phases of Leadership Growth
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Phase 1: I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– few think of
themselves as leaders and as long as a person doesn’t know the
importance of leadership he isn’t going to grow.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Phase 2: I Know That I Need to Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– at some point we
discover we need to learn how to lead.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Phase 3: I Know What I Don’t Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– if we don’t get better at
leadership, our careers will eventually get bogged down. In this
phase you develop a plan for personal growth on areas you need
improvement.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Phase 4: I Know and Grow and It Starts to Show </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– when you
recognize your lack of skill and begin the daily discipline of personal
growth, exciting things start to happen. You start becoming an
effective leader but you have to think about every move you make.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Phase 5: I Simply Go Because of What I Know </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– your ability
to lead becomes almost automatic. You develop great instincts
which results in incredible payoffs. But the only way to get there is
to obey the Law of Process and pay the price.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: blue;">The secret of success in life is for a man to
be ready for his time when it comes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> ~</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 16px;">Benjamin Disraeli</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Champions don’t become champions in the ring –
they are merely recognized there.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> ~ unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">That’s true. If you want to see where
someone develops into a champion, look at his daily routine.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. The Law of Navigation</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Anyone Can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">First-rate navigators always have in mind that other people are depending on them and their ability to chart a good course.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 16px;">Before good leaders take their people on a journey, they go through a process in order to give the trip the best chance of being a success:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Navigators Draw on Past Experience </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– every past success and
failure you’ve experienced can be a valuable source of information
and wisdom. Success teaches you what you’re capable of doing
and gives you confidence. However, your failures can often teach
greater lessons, if you allow them to. If you fail to learn from your
mistakes, you’re going to fail again and again.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Navigators Examine the Conditions Before Making
Commitments </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– No good leader plans a course of action without
paying attention to current conditions. Good navigators count the
cost before making commitments for themselves and others.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Navigators Listen To What Others Have to Say </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Navigating
leaders get ideas from many sources. They listen to members of
their leadership team. They spend time with leaders of other
organizations who can mentor them. They always think in terms of
relying on a team, not just themselves.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Navigators Make Sure Their Conclusions Represent Both
Faith and Fact </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– A leader has to possess a positive attitude. If
you can’t confidently make the trip in your mind, you’re not going
to be able to take it in real life. On the other hand, you also have
to be able to see the facts realistically. If you don’t go in with your
eyes wide open, you’re going to get blindsided. Balancing
optimism and realism, faith and fact can be very difficult.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Charting A Course with A Navigation Strategy – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">here’s an acrostic
that the author used repeatedly in his leadership.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">P</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">redetermine a course of action. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">L</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">ay out your goals.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">A</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">djust your priorities.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">N</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">otify key personnel.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">A</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">llow time for acceptance. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">H</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">ead into action.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">E</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">xpect problems.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">A</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">lways point to the successes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">D</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">aily review your plan.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The secret to the Law of Navigation is preparation. When you prepare
well, you convey confidence and trust to people. Leaders who are good
navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. The Law of Addition </span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">– </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Adding Profits by Adding Value </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Costco’s CEO, Jim Sinegal, believes
the success of Costco comes from treating his employees well.
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<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Costco employees are paid an average of 42% more than the
company’s chief rival and they also receive generous health care
coverage.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Sinegal shows he cares and respects his employees – he has an
open-door policy. He is on a first-name basis with everyone.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Sinegal’s salary is well below what other CEO’s of similar size
company’s make because he is more focused on serving his
employees than making an exorbitant salary.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The result: Costco has by far the lowest employee turnover rate in
all of retailing.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The bottom line in leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves but how
far we advance others.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">There is one critical question: Are you making things better for the people
who follow you?
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">If you can’t answer with an unhesitant yes, then you likely aren’t.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">90% of all people who add value to others do so intentionally.
Why do I say that? Because human beings are naturally selfish.
Being an adder requires me to think about adding value to others.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Adding Value, Changing Lives – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">four guidelines for adding value to
others.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Truly Value Others </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– effective leaders go beyond not harming
others, they intentionally help others. They must value people and
demonstrate they care in such a way that their followers know it.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Make Yourself More Valuable To Others </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– the more
intentionally you have been in growing personally, the more you
have to offer your followers.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Know and Relate to What Others Value </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– this can only come
by listening to your people’s stories, their hopes and dreams.<br />
Learn what is valuable to them and then lead based on what you’ve
learned.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Do Things That God Values </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– God desires us not only to treat
people with respect, but also to actively reach out to them and
serve them.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The attitude of the leader affects the atmosphere of the office. If you
desire to add value by serving others, you will become a better leader.
And your people will achieve more, develop more loyalty, and have a
better time getting things done than you ever thought possible. That’s
the power of the Law of Addition.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. The Law of Solid Ground</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership</span></b></span><br />
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<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Trust is the foundation of leadership. It is the most important thing.
Leaders cannot repeatedly break trust with people and continue to
influence them.
</span><br />
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<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Your people know when you make mistakes. The real question is whether
you’re going to fess up. If you do, you can often regain their trust.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">How does a leader build trust? By consistently exemplifying competence,
connection and character. People will forgive occasional mistakes on
ability. And they will give you time to connect. But they won’t trust
someone who has slips in character.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Character Communicates – a person’s character quickly communicates
many things to others. Here are the most important ones:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Character Communicates Consistency </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leaders without inner
strength can’t be counted on day after day because their ability to
perform changes constantly.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Character Communicates Potential </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– weak character is
limiting. Who do you think has the greater potential to achieve
great dreams: someone who is honest, disciplined, and
hardworking or someone who is deceitful, impulsive and lazy?
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Character Communicates Respect </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– When you don’t have
character within, you can’t earn respect without. How do leaders
earn respect? By making sound decisions, by admitting their
mistakes, and by putting what’s best for their followers and the
organization ahead of their personal agendas.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">No leader can break trust with his people and expect to keep influencing
them. Trust is the foundation of leadership. Violate the Law of Solid
Ground, and you diminish your influence as a leader.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. The Law of Respect</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves. That’s how the
Law of Respect works.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">People don’t follow others by accident. People who are an 8 in leadership
don’t look for a 6 to follow – they naturally follow a 9 or 10. The less
skilled follow the more highly skilled and gifted.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Occasionally, a strong leader may choose to follow someone weaker than
himself. But when that happens, it’s for a reason. For example, the
stronger leader my do it out of respect for the person’s office or past
accomplishments. Or he may be following the chain of command. In
general though, followers are attracted to people who are better leaders
than themselves.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When people get together for the first time in a group, take a look at what
happens. As they start interacting, the leaders in the group immediately
take charge. But after the people get to know one another, it doesn’t
take long for them to recognize the strongest leaders and to start
following them.
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<li><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">In time, people in the group get on board and follow the strongest
leaders. Either that or they leave the group to pursue their own agenda.
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Top Six Ways That Leaders Gain Others’ Respect
</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Natural Leadership Ability </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– if you possess it, people will want
to follow you. They will become excited when you communicate
vision.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Respect For Others </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– when leaders show respect for others –
especially for people who have less power or a lower position than
theirs – they gain respect from others. If you continually respect
others and consistently lead them well, you will continue to have
followers.
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<li><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Courage </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Good leaders do what’s right, even at the risk of
failure, in the face of great danger and under the brunt of
relentless criticism. Can you think of one great leader from history
who was without courage? A leader’s courage gives his followers
hope.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Success </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– When leaders succeed in leading the team to victory,
then followers believe they can do it again. As a result, followers
follow them because they want to be part of success in the future.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Loyalty </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– When leaders stick with the team until the job is done
and look out for their followers best interests even when it hurts
them personally, followers will in turn learn to respect them.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">6) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Value Added to Others </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Followers value leaders who add value
to them and their respect for them carries on long after the
relationship has ended.
</span><br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. The Law of Intuition</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">The Law of Intuition is based on facts coupled with instincts plus other
intangible factors, such as employee morale, organizational momentum,
and relationship dynamics.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">The Law of Intuition often separates the great leaders from the merely
good ones</span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Leadership intuition is the ability of a leader to read what’s going on. For
that reason, </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">I say that leaders are readers:</span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders Are Readers of Their Situation </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leaders pick up on
details that might elude others. They sense people’s attitudes.
They are able to detect the chemistry of a team. They know the
situation before they have all the facts.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders Are Readers of Trends </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leaders discern where the
organization is headed, often times they sense it first and find data
later to explain it. Their intuition tells them that something is
happening, that conditions are changing. Leaders must always be
a few steps ahead of their people, or they’re not really leading.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders Are Readers of Their Resources </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– leaders think in
terms or resources and how to maximize them for the benefit of
their organization. They are continually aware of what they have
at their disposal.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders Are Readers of People </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Intuition helps leaders sense
what’s happening among people and know their hopes, fears and
concerns. Reading people is perhaps the most important intuitive
skill leaders can possess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders are Readers of Themselves </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">– leaders must know not
only their own strengths and weaknesses, but also their current
state of mind. Why? Because leaders can hinder progress just as
easily as they can help create it.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Without intuition, leaders get blindsided, and that’s one of the worst
things that can happen to a leader. If you want to lead well, and stay
ahead of others, you’ve got to obey the Law of Intuition.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. The Law of Magnetism</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Who You Are Is Who You Attract</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">In most situations, you draw people to you who possess the same </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">qualities you do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Who you are is who you attract. If you want to attract better people,
become the kind of person you desire to attract.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. The Law of Connection</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a
Hand
</b></span></span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">For leaders to be effective, they need to connect with people. All great
leaders recognize this truth and act on it almost instinctively. You can’t
move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you
care.” You develop credibility with people when you connect with them
and show that you genuinely care and want to help them. And as a
result, they usually respond in kind and want to help you.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">How do you connect with people?
</span><br />
<ol style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Connect with Yourself </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– If you don’t believe in who you are and
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">where you want to lead, work on that before doing anything else.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Communicate with Openness and Sincerity </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– People can
smell a phony a mile away. Authentic leaders connect.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Know Your Audience – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When you work with individuals, knowing
your audience means learning people’s names, finding out their
histories, asking about their dreams. When you communicate to an
audience, you learn about the organization and its goals. You want
to speak about what they care about.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Live Your Message – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Practice what you preach. That’s were
credibility comes from.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Go to Where They Are – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Remove as many barriers to
communication as possible. Try to be attuned to their culture,
background, education, and so on. Adapt to others; don’t expect
them to adapt to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">6) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Focus on Them, Not Yourself – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Focus on others, not yourself.
That is the number one problem of inexperienced speakers and
ineffective leaders.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">7) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Believe in Them – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s one thing to communicate to people
because you believe you have something of value to say. It’s
another to communicate with people because you believe they
have value. People’s opinions of us have less to do with what they
see in us than with what we can help them see in themselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">8) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Give Them Hope – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">French general Napoleon Bonaparte said,
“Leaders are dealers in hope.” When you give people hope, you
give them a future.</span></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Successful leaders who obey the Law of Connection are always initiators.
They take the first step with others and then make the effort to continue
building relationships. It’s not always easy, but it’s important to the
success of the organization. A leader has to do it, no matter how many
obstacles there might be.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">You connect with others when you learn their names, make yourself
available to them, tell them how much you appreciate them, find out what
they are doing, and most important, listen to them.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">There’s an old saying: To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use
your heart. That’s the nature of the Law of Connection. Always touch a
person’s heart before you ask for a hand.
</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">11. The Law of the Inner Circle</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">A Leader’s Potential Is Determined by
Those Closest to Him
</span></b></span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Nobody does anything great alone, nor do leaders succeed alone. What
makes the difference is the leader’s inner circle.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">As you consider whether individuals should be in your inner circle, ask
yourself the following questions. If you can answer yes to these
questions, then they are excellent candidates for your inner circle:
</span><br />
<ol style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Do They Have High Influence with Others? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– One key to
successful leadership is the ability to influence the people who
influence others. How do you do that? By drawing influencers into
your inner circle.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Do They Bring a Complementary Gift to the Table? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Bring a
few key people into my inner circle who possess strengths in your
areas of weakness.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Do They Hold a Strategic Position in the Organization? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">–
Some people belong in your inner circle because of their
importance to the organization. If you and they are not working on
the same page, the entire organization is in trouble.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Do They Add Value to Me and to the Organization? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">– The
people in your inner circle must add value to you personally. They
should also have a proven track record as assets to the
organization. Seek for your inner circle people who help you
improve.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Do They Positively Impact Other Inner Circle Members? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">–
Team chemistry is vital. You want your inner circle to have a good
fit with one another. You also want inner circle members to make
one another better, to raise one another’s game.</span></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Once you’ve reached your capacity in time and energy, the only way you
can increase your impact is through others. Surround yourself with high
performers that extend your influence beyond your reach and help you to
grow and become a better leader.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">12. The Law of Empowerment</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Only Secure Leaders Give Power to
Others
</span></b></span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to empower others.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Theodore Roosevelt once said: “The best executive is the one who has
sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and the self-
restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When leaders fail to empower others, it is usually due to three main
reasons:
</span><br />
<ol style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Desire for Job Security – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The number one enemy of
empowerment is the fear of losing what we have. Weak leaders
worry that if they help subordinates, they themselves will become
dispensable. Rather they should realize that if the teams they lead
always seem to succeed, people will figure out that they are
leading them well.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Resistance to Change – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Most people don’t like change. As a
leader, you must train yourself to embrace change, to desire it, to
make a way for it. Effective leaders are not only willing to change;
they become change agents.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Lack of Self-Worth – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Self-conscious people are rarely good
leaders. They focus on themselves, worrying how they look, what
others think, whether they are liked. They can’t give power to
others because they feel that they have no power themselves. The
best leaders have a strong self-worth. They believe in themselves,
their mission and their people.
</span><br />
</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Strange as it sounds, great leaders gain authority by giving it away. If
you aspire to be a great leader, you must live by the Law of
Empowerment.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">13. The Law of the Picture</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">People Do What People See</span></b></span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When leaders show the way with their right actions, their followers copy
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">their good example and succeed.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Great leaders are both highly visionary and highly practical. Their vision
helps them see beyond the immediate. They can envision what’s coming
and what must be done. Leaders possess an understanding how:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Mission provides purpose – answering the question, Why?
</span><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Vision provides a picture – answering the question, What?
</span><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Strategy provides a plan – answering the question, How?
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Leaders are paid to be dreamers. The
higher you go in leadership, the more your work is about the future. </span> ~ </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 16px;">Hans Finzel (author)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">As you strive to become a better example to your followers, remember
these things.
</span><br />
<ol style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Followers Are Always Watching What You Do </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Just as
children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do
employees watch their bosses. If the boss comes in late, then
employees feel they can too. Nothing is more convincing than
living out what you say you believe.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">It’s Easier to Teach What’s Right Than to Do What’s Right </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">–
Nothing is more convincing than people who give good advice and
set a good example.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">We Should Work on Changing Ourselves Before Trying to
Improve Others </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– A great danger to good leadership is the
temptation to try to change others without first making changes to
yourself. To remain a credible leader, you must always work first,
hardest and longest on changing yourself; this is essential. If we
work on improving ourselves our primary mission, then others are
more likely to follow.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Most Valuable Gift a Leader Can Give Is Being a Good
Example </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– More than anything else, employees want leaders
whose beliefs and actions line up. Leadership is more caught than
taught. How does one “catch” leadership? By watching good
leaders in action.
</span><br />
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">14. The Law of Buy-In </span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">– </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">People Buy into the Leader, Then the Vision</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">leader and then the dream. That’s how the Law of Buy-In works. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">People don’t at first follow worthy causes. They follow worthy leaders
who promote worthy causes they can believe in. People buy into the
leader first, then the leader’s vision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">s a leader, having a great vision and a worthy cause is not enough to get
people to follow you. You have to become a better leader; you must get
your people to buy into you. That is the price you have to pay if you want
your vision to have a chance of becoming reality. You cannot ignore the
Law of Buy-In and remain successful as a leader.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">15. The Law of Victory</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Victorious leaders have one thing in common: they share an
unwillingness to accept defeat. The alternative to winning is totally
unacceptable to them. As a result, they figure out what must be done to
achieve victory.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">The best leaders feel compelled to rise to a challenge and do everything in
their power to achieve victory for their people. In their view...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Losing is unacceptable.</span><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Passion is unquenchable.</span><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Quitting is unthinkable.</span><span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Commitment is unquestionable. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "couriernewpsmt"; font-size: 12pt;">o </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Victory is inevitable.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">With that mindset, they embrace the vision and approach the challenges
with the resolve to take their people to victory. </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Three factors that contribute to a team’s dedication to victory:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Unity of Vision </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">– Teams succeed only when the players have a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">unified vision, no matter how much talent or potential there is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Diversity of Skills – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Every organization requires diverse talents to succeed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">A Leader Dedicated to Victory and Raising Players to Their Potential </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Unity of vision doesn’t happen spontaneously. The
right players with the proper diversity of talent don’t come together
on their own. It takes a leader to make those things happen. It
takes a leader to provide the motivation, empowerment, and
direction required to win.</span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than
success is unacceptable. And they have Plan B. That is why they keep
fighting. And it’s why they continue to win.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">How dedicated are you to winning the “fight”? Are you going to have the
Law of Victory in your corner as you lead? Or when times get difficult, are
you going to throw in the towel? Your answer to that question may
determine whether you succeed or fail as a leader and whether your team
wins or loses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">16. The Law of the Big Mo</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Momentum Is a Leader’s Best Friend</span></b></span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">If you’ve got all the passion, tools and people you need to fulfill a great
vision, yet you can’t seem to get your organization moving and going in
the right direction, you’re dead in the water as a leader. If you can’t get
things going, you will not succeed. You need to harness the power of the
leader’s best friend – momentum.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When you have no momentum, even the simplest tasks seem impossible.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">On the other hand, when you have momentum on your side, the future
looks bright, and obstacles appear small. An organization with
momentum is like a train that’s moving at sixty miles per hour.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Truths About Momentum
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
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<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum is the Great Exaggerator </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– momentum is like a
magnifying glass; it makes things look bigger than they really are.
Because momentum has such a great impact, leaders try to control
it. When you have momentum, you don’t worry about small
problems and many larger ones seem to work themselves out.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum Makes Leaders Look Better Than They Are </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">–
When leaders have momentum on their side, people forget about
their past mistakes. Once a leader creates some success for his
organization, people give him more credit than he deserves.
Momentum exaggerates a leader’s success and makes him look
better than he really is.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum Helps Followers Perform Better Than They Are
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– When momentum is strong, people are motivated to perform at
higher levels, making all participants more successful than they
would be otherwise.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum Is Easier to Steer Than to Start </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Getting started
is a struggle, but once you’re moving forward, you can really start
to do some amazing things.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">5) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum Is the Most Powerful Change Agent </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– Given
enough momentum, nearly any kind of change is possible in an
organization. Followers trust leaders with a proven track record.
They accept changes from people when they have led them to
victory before. Momentum puts victory within reach.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">6) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum is the Leader’s Responsibility </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– It takes a leader
to create momentum. Followers can catch it. But creating
momentum requires someone who has vision, can assemble a good
team, and motivates others. If the leader is waiting for the
organization to develop momentum on its own, then the
organization is in trouble.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">7) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Momentum Begins Inside the Leader </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">– It starts with vision,
passion, and enthusiasm. The leader most model those qualities to
his people day in and day out, which will attract like-minded people
to his team. Once you see forward progress, you will begin to
generate momentum. Once you have it, you can do almost
anything. That’s the power of the Big Mo.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">17. The Law of Priorities </span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">– </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not
Necessarily Accomplishment</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Leaders never advance to a point where they no long need to prioritize.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Busyness does not equal productivity. Activity is not necessarily
accomplishment. Prioritizing requires leaders to continually think ahead,
to know what’s important, to see how everything relates to the overall
vision.</span><br />
<ul style="list-style-type: none;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Pareto Principle </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– if you focus your attention on the activities that
rank in the top 20 percent in terms of importance, you have an 80 percent
return on your effort. For example if you 100 customers, the top 20 will
provide you 80% of your business, so focus on them.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Three R’s </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– requirement, return and reward. Leaders must order
their lives according to these three questions:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">What is Required? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Any list of priorities must begin with what is
required of us. The question to ask yourself is, “What must I do
that nobody can or should do for me?” If I’m doing something that
is not necessary, I should eliminate it. If I’m doing something
that’s necessary but not required of me personally, I need to
delegate it.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">What Gives the Greatest Return? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">As a leader, you should
spend most of your time working in your areas of greatest
strength. Ideally, leaders should get out of their comfort zone but
stay in their strength zone. My rule of thumb: If something can be
done 80 percent as well by someone else, I delegate it.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">What Brings the Greatest Reward? </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Life is too short not to do
the things you love. Your personal interests energize you and keep
you passionate. And passion provides the fuel in your life to keep
you going.
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">18. The Law of Sacrifice </span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">– </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">If you desire to become the best leader you can be, then you need to be
willing to make sacrifices in order to lead well. If that is your desire, then
here are some things you need to know about the Law of Sacrifice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">There Is No Success Without Sacrifice – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Every person who has
achieve any success in life has made sacrifices to do so. Effective
leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves
to what is best.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Leaders Are Often Asked to Give Up More Than Others –
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The heart of leadership to putting others ahead of yourself. It’s
doing what is best for the team. For that reason, leaders have to
give up their rights.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The cost of leadership: Leaders must be willing to give up more
than the people they lead. Leadership means sacrifice.
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">You Must Keep Giving Up to Stay Up – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Leadership success
requires continual change, constant improvement, and ongoing
sacrifice.
</span><br />
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Higher the Level of Leadership, the Greater the
Sacrifice – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The higher you go, the more its going to cost you.
And it doesn’t matter what kind of leadership career you pick. You
will have to make sacrifices. You will have to give up to go up.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">19. The Law of Timing</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and
Where to Go
</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Timing is often the difference between success and failure in an endeavor.
Every time a leader makes a move, there are really only four outcomes:
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Wrong Action at the Wrong Time Leads to Disaster – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">If
you take the wrong action at the wrong time, your people suffer
and so will your leadership.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Right Action at the Wrong Time Brings Resistance –
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Having a vision for the right direction and knowing how to get
there is not enough. If you take the right action but do it at the </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">wrong time, you may still be unsuccessful because the people you
lead can become resistant. Good leadership timing requires many
things:</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Understanding – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">leaders must have a firm grasp on the
situation.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Maturity – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">if leader’s motives aren’t right, their timing will
be off.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Confidence – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">people follow leaders who know what must
be done.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Decisiveness – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">wishy-washy leaders create wishy-washy
followers.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Experience – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">if leaders don’t possess experience, then they
need to gain wisdom from others who do possess it.
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Intuition – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">timing often depends on intangibles, such as
momentum and morale.
</span><br />
</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Tahoma'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Preparation – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">if the conditions aren’t right, leaders must
create those conditions.
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Wrong Action at the Right Time is a Mistake – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">the
greatest mistake made by entrepreneurs is knowing when to cut
their losses or when to increase their investment to maximize
gains. Their mistakes come from taking the wrong action at the
right time.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">The Right Action at the Right Time Results in Success –
</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">When the right leader and the right timing come together an
organization achieves its goals and reaps incredible rewards.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Reading the right situation and knowing what to do are not enough to
make you succeed in leadership. If you want your company to move
forward, you must pay attention to timing. Only the right action at the
right time will bring success. No leader can escape the Law of Timing.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">20. The Law of Explosive Growth</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">To Add Growth, Lead Followers – To
Multiply, Lead Leaders</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">You can grow by leading followers. But if you want to maximize your
leadership and help your organization reach its potential, you need to
develop leaders. There is no other way to experience explosive growth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Leaders who attract followers but never develop leaders get tired. Being
able to impact only those people you can touch personally is very limiting.</span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">In contrast, leaders who develop leaders impact people far beyond their
personal reach. Every time you develop leaders and help them increase
their leadership ability, you make them capable of influencing an even
greater number of people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: large;">21. The Law of Legacy</span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;"> – </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">A Leader’s Lasting Value Is Measured by
Succession</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">What do you want people to say at your funeral? If you want your
leadership to have real meaning, you need to take into account the Law of
Legacy. A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">If you desire to make an impact as a leader on a future generation, then
become highly intentional about your legacy. We have a choice about
what legacy we will leave, and we must work and be intentional to leave
the legacy we want. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12pt;">Here’s how:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">1) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Know the Legacy You Want to Leave – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">most people simply
accept their lives – they don’t lead them. I believe that people
need to be proactive about how they live, and I believe that is
especially true for leaders. Someday people will summarize your
life in a single sentence. My advice: pick it now!
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">2) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Live the Legacy You Want to Leave – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">I believe that to have
any credibility as a leader, you must live what you say you believe.
If you want to create a legacy, you need to live it first.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Choose Who Will Carry on Your Legacy – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">A legacy lives on in
people, not things. Too often leaders put their energy into
organizations, buildings or other lifeless objects. But only people
live on after we are gone. Everything else is temporary.
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">4) </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Make Sure You Pass the Baton – </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">No matter how well you lead,
if you don’t make sure you pass the baton, you will not leave the
legacy you desire.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Our ability as leaders will not be measured by the buildings we build, or
institutions we established. We will be judged by how well the people we
invested in carried on after we are gone.
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<span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><span style="color: blue;">A life isn’t significant except for its impact on
other lives.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> ~ Jackie Robinson </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 12.000000pt;">In the end we will be judged according to the Law of Legacy.
A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. </span><br />
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</ul>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-36902249348907317702017-02-23T10:14:00.000-08:002017-02-23T10:14:45.965-08:00Ted Talk - How to Talk<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8S0FDjFBj8o?rel=0&start=3" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-18099650216237078802017-01-01T22:24:00.000-08:002017-01-02T22:38:58.027-08:00S.M.A.R.T. Goaling<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Yes, "Goaling." This awesome system of Goal Setting needs to be verbed. </span></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is simple. It is effective. It is ready for immediate implementation in your life. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Ready for a new start? Let's do it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><b>1st) </b></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Create closure with any past goals. Let 'em go. Clean slate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You must make <span style="color: red;"><b>S.M.A.R.T.</b></span> goals fueled by action.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="color: red;">S</b> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">= Specific</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>R</b> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">= Realistic</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>T</b> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">= Time-bound</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">3rd) </span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Write these goals down. WRITE THEM DOWN . . . with a pencil on paper.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>4th) </b>Constantly review your goals. Feel good about yourself for the <u>reviewing</u> and the ongoing <u>revamping</u> of your goals. Part of goal-setting is tweaking.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is a great video outlining and detailing these steps. Taylor Marshall is a Catholic theologian, philosopher, and apologist. He is one of the clearest thinkers I know. Whether you are Catholic or Jewish or Buddhist - no matter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His explanation of </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">S.M.A.R.T. </span></b>goals is for everyone.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-9894540784154092762015-12-22T21:14:00.000-08:002020-04-12T22:32:16.537-07:00Guard Your Time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every minute you have is an asset. It is a gift. If you were handed a one-
hundred dollar bill for every hour in your day,
you wouldn’t hesitate to put it in the right spot and guard it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That’s how you should treat your time. It is at least that valuable.<br />Get a system in place to guard your time.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Each day <u>and</u> each week I follow a basic routine:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I always start by reviewing</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> standing priorities. I need to know when to show up and where to show up!<br />Here is a peek into my life - examples of my standing priority list. These are things I work around, things that are already scheduled:
Church, family dinner together, family time in general, Bible Study, homeschool classes, sports and workout, speech and debate competitions, date night with hubby, Team Meetings, Mom's Night Out. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I . . . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Review my goals (daily, weekly, and monthly).<br />
• Review other commitments.<br />
• Create priorities </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Determine the time needed for each task not already calendared in.</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Determine what tasks I can fit in where. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">~~> I try to be realistic yet creative about where I can multi-task.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">~~> I decide what I can delegate or do ahead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">~~> I take a look at what needs to be culled or changed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have learned these time management skills through the years, but I have to credit my company and their ongoing educational opportunities </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with honing them. So, what to do after creating that list of things that need to be accomplished? </span><br />
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• Dive in with a smile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I know that my attitude makes all the difference. Anyone can tackle the busiest day successfully if they decide to do so. One of the best things to remember is that failures, pitfalls, challenges make us better at what we do if we simply resolve to learn from those things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is all about the right attitude. If the attitude takes a nose dive, so does the whole day. As a Mom, it is crystal clear to me that a positive attitude becomes a family habit. So guard your time and dive in with a smile. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a working parent, the ramifications are even greater than your paycheck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Curious about my company? That's great because we are looking for like-minded people to work with us. I have been working from home with my company for 18 years. The ongoing support and is invaluable. The paychecks are consistent and generous. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It allows me to re-arrange my calendar as needed, put family first, while supporting my family financially. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Working with this strategy </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">allows a fresh start at any time. You didn't like how you handled something? No problem, do it again and learn from the last time. You don't know the answer to a question? No problem. We will help you find the answer. You missed a deadline? No one is going to fire you. Use it as motivation to do better next time.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Maybe this is what you have been looking for. If you want to chat or text, feel free to leave a comment. </span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-60820805402797465972015-08-22T00:34:00.000-07:002020-04-12T22:23:10.343-07:00Balloons in a Room<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="ecxfbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="ecxfbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="ecxhasCaption">I have had a few requests for the story I told on a recent <a href="http://woodlandsmamas.com/" target="_blank">business conference call</a>. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="ecxfbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="ecxfbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="ecxhasCaption">Here it is. Let's live it. Pass it on.</span></span><span class="ecxfbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="ecxfbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="ecxhasCaption"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="ecxfbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="ecxfbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="ecxhasCaption">A group of 500 alumni were attending a seminar during their 15 year
reunion weekend. The speaker
stopped for a group activity. He gave each
person a balloon and then asked them to write their name on their
balloon with a marker pen. All the balloons were collected and put in
another room.<br /> <br /> The people were then led into that room and asked to find their balloon <span class="ecxtext_exposed_show">within
5 minutes. Everyone frantically searched for their name, collided
with each other, and pushed past one another. There was utter chaos.<br /> <br /> At the end of 5 minutes, no one had found their own balloon.<br />
<br />Then, the speaker asked each person to randomly collect a balloon and
give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes
everyone had their own balloon.<br /> <br /> The speaker then began, "This
is happening in our lives. Everyone is looking for success, often not knowing how to find it. Our success lies in the success of other people. Help them reach their goals and you will achieve your
own." </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">I like this one because the black matches my convertible top and the blue lettering matches the car color. Here is the pic of my current car magnet</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">:</span><br />
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Editor: Peggy Cortez Training Director & Continuing Education MentorUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-71934217649842258662014-05-31T14:29:00.000-07:002016-01-16T14:03:14.950-08:00Toxic Brew and What I Do w/ video linkI found<b> <a href="http://healthymomhealthybaby.blogspot.com/2010/06/toxic-brew.html">this clip</a></b> and was so excited that it is now easily accessible! Toxic Brew is the basis, the impetus for what I do in my business. This very video clip struck a chord with me and ignited my passion for my career change!<br />
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I help people get rid of the hidden toxins described in the video clip.<br />
This is a video that is no way connected to me or my company -- no bias -- just facts.<br />
<b>I passionately believe everyone has a right to this information.</b><br />
What they decide to do with it is their choice but they deserve to know.<br />
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Typically, there are three reactions to this information:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>1)</b></span> Some people will take the <b>ostrich approach</b> and bury their heads in the sand.<br />
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"Too much information," they will cry. "I can't fix it all so why bother to do anything?"<br />
"We are all going to die so it might as well be this that kills us."<br />
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To those people I have nothing to say.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>2) </b></span>Others are problem solvers who are solution oriented and focused on course correction . . . They understand these facts and like a protective <b>Lioness</b> they will take action to make positive changes for their families.<br />
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Sometimes they see the facts as many pieces to a puzzle. Sometimes people feel a wave of panic because they do not know where to start. <br />
This is where I can help -- I have been doing it for 10 years and I am good at it!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>3) </b></span>Still others remind me of the <b>wise owl</b> and will begin to research every single thing and every possible avenue of action. These overly cautious (to a fault) folks often do not make any changes until they feel like they understand every chemical and every source of toxicity --- sometimes these folks morph into ostriches (warning!)<br />
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I can help here, also. I know what can be done quickly, efficiently and frugally so that while they are researching there are already safer measures in place.<br />
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Yep, it's what I do and I LOVE IT!<br />
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*Blush* I loved his vote of confidence and his insistence that I include his quote in this post but I have to admit something! I am good at this because others have helped me. Our business is a team effort. We help each other stay up to date on all the latest research, findings and laws.<br />
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1. "Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task." ~William James</div>
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2. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." ~Don Marquis</div>
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3. "Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday." ~Author Unknown</div>
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4. "Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back." ~Charles Kingsley</div>
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5. "Until you value yourself, you will not value your time.<br />Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it." ~ M. Scott Peck</div>
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6."Be wise today; 'tis madness to defer. Next day the fatal precedent will plead; thus on, til wisdom is pushed our of life." ~Edward Young</div>
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<b>7. "If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it." ~Olin Miller</b></div>
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8. "There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back." ~Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister</div>
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9. "It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in." ~Earl of Chesterfield</div>
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10. "The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow." ~Author Unknown</div>
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11. "One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow." ~Vincent T. Foss</div>
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12. "You may delay, but time will not." ~Benjamin Franklin</div>
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13. "Someday is not a day of the week." ~Author Unknown</div>
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14. "To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing." ~Eva Young</div>
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15. "Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all." ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960</div>
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16. "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." ~C. Northcote Parkinson, 1958</div>
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<b>17. "Procrastination is opportunity's natural assassin." ~Victor Kiam</b></div>
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<b>18. "If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it." ~Olin Miller</b></div>
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19. "What may be done at any time will be done at no time." ~Scottish Proverb</div>
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20. "There's nothing to match curling up with a good book when there's a repair job to be done around the house." ~Joe Ryan</div>
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21. "Procrastination is something best put off until tomorrow." ~Gerald Vaughan</div>
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<b>22. "The best way to get something done is to begin." ~Author Unknown</b></div>
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23. "You know you are getting old when it takes too much effort to procrastinate." ~Author Unknown</div>
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24. "I do my work at the same time each day - the last minute." ~Author Unknown</div>
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25. "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week." ~Spanish Proverb</div>
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26. "The time to begin most things is ten years ago." ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966</div>
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27. "Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible." ~George Claude Lorimer</div>
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28. "Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform and mortal men lay hold on heaven." ~Edward Young</div>
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29. "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." ~Mark Twain</div>
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<b>30. "Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man." ~Jimmy Lyons</b></div>
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<b>31. "A year from now you may wish you had started today." ~Karen Lamb</b></div>
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<b>32. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px;">Procrastination shackles you to yesterday & you become a slave to the past." ~Soutenus</span></b></div>
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33. "One of these days is none of these days." ~Attributed to both Henri Tubach and H.G. Bohn</div>
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34. "Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same." ~Edward Young</div>
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35. "How soon “not now” become “never”." ~Martin Luther King Jr.</div>
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36. "Indulge in procrastination, and in time yon will come to this, that because a thing ought to be done, therefore you can't do it." ~ Charles Buxton</div>
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37. "Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday." ~Napoleon Hill</div>
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<b>38. "Don’t wait. The time will never be just right". ~Napoleon Hill</b></div>
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39. "Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage." ~Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby</div>
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40. "Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried." ~unknow author</div>
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41. "Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan." ~unknown author</div>
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42. We shall never have more time. We have, and have always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going day in and day out. Concentrate on something useful. Having decided to achieve a task, achieve it at all costs. -Arnold Bennett.</div>
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43. "Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy." ~Wayne Dyer</div>
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44. "Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today’s duties put off tomorrow give us a double burden to bear; the best way is to do them in their proper time." ~Ida Scott Taylor</div>
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45. "Procrastination is a sin of lawyers, trial judges, reporters, appellate judges, in brief, everyone connected with the machinery of criminal law." ~Macklin Fleming</div>
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<b>46. "If and When were planted, and Nothing grew." ~Proverb</b></div>
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47. "In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing." ~Theodore Roosevelt</div>
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<b>48. "The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started." ~Dawson Trotman</b></div>
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<b>49. "If you wait until all the lights are "green" before you leave home, you'll never get started on your trip to the top." -Zig Ziglar.</b></div>
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<b>50. "Even if you’re on the right track-you’ll get run over if you just sit there." ~Will Rogers</b></div>
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<b>51. "Doing just a little bit during the time we have available puts you that much further ahead than if you took no action at all." ~Byron Pulsifer</b></div>
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52. "Don’t wait for someone to take you under their wing. Find a good wing and climb up underneath it." ~Frank C. Bucaro</div>
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53. "Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!" ~Donald Gardner</div>
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54. "Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the “someday I’ll” philosophy". ~Denis Waitley</div>
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<b>55. "In delay there lies no plenty." ~William Shakespeare</b></div>
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56. "Stop talking. Start walking." ~L.M. Heroux</div>
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<b>57. "Don’t wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations." ~Charles Richter</b></div>
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58. " To be always intending to make a new and better life but never find time to set about it is as…to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to next until you’re dead." ~Oq Mandino</div>
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59. "Waiting is a trap. There will always be reason to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don’t count." ~Dr. Robert Anthony</div>
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60. "He who hesitates is last." ~Mae West</div>
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61. "Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot fun until you get the bill." ~ Christopher Parker</div>
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<b>62. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." ~Sally Berger</b></div>
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63. "We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?" ~The Buddha</div>
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64. " Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday and avoiding today." ~Wayne Dyer</div>
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65. "When there is a hill to climb, don’t think that waiting will make it smaller." ~Author Unknown</div>
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66. "Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." ~Lord Chesterfield</div>
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<b>67. "Begin while other are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing." ~William Arthur Ward</b></div>
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<b>68. "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank</b></div>
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69. "Don’t procrastination. Putting off an unpleasant task until tomorrow simply give you more time for your imagination to make a mountain out a possible molehill. More time for anxiety to sap your self-confidence. Do it now, brother, do it now." ~Author Unknown</div>
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70. " Initiative – take it, rather than procrastinate." ~Catherine Pulsifer</div>
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71. "I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work." ~Pearl S. Buck</div>
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<b>72. "Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." ~ Abraham Lincoln</b></div>
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73. "Procrastination is a way for us to be satisfied with second-rate results; we can always tell ourselves we'd have done a better job if only we'd had more time. If you're good at rationaliziing, you can keep yourself feeling rather satisfied this way, but it's a cheap happy. You're whittling your expectations of yourself down lower and lower." ~ Richard O'Conner</div>
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<b>74. "You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." ~Jerry West (LA Lakers).</b></div>
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75. "Yesterday is a cancelled cheque. Tomorrow is a promissory note. Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely." ~Kim Lyons.</div>
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76. "Don't wait for your "ship to come in," and feel angry and cheated when it doesn't. Get going with something small." ~Irene Kassorla.</div>
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77. "Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible." ~Robert Schuller.</div>
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78. "Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow!" ~Don Herold.</div>
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79. "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours." ~Jerome K. Jerome (Three Men in a Boat, 1889).</div>
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80. "I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!" ~Sam Levenson.</div>
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81. "Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will - tomorrow!" ~Gloria Pitzer</div>
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82. "Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started." ~David Allen.</div>
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83. "The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They're full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too." ~Norman Vincent Peale.</div>
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<b>84. "Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves." ~Dale Carnegie.</b><b> </b></div>
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85. "Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it." ~Miguel De Cervantes.<br /><br />86. "When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that in itself is a choice." ~William James.</div>
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87. "What can be done at any time is never done at all." ~English Proverb</div>
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88. "Postpone not a good action." ~ Irish Proverb</div>
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<b>89. "Anger is the only thing to put off till tomorrow." ~ Slovakian proverb</b></div>
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90. "Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding and proportional life and energy." ~ William A. Alcott</div>
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91. " "No task is a long one but the task on which one dare not start. It becomes a nightmare." ~ Charles Baudelaire</div>
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92. "This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live." ~ General Omar Bradley</div>
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93. "Procrastination has robbed us of too many opportunities." ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach</div>
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94. "Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity." ~ Jean de La Bruyère</div>
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95. "Procrastination is the seed of self destruction." ~ Matthew Burton</div>
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<b>96. "You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King Jr.</b></div>
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97. "One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today." ~ Dale Carnegie</div>
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98. "By the streets of 'by and by,' one arrives at the house of 'never'." ~ Miguel De Cervantes</div>
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<b>99. "Faith in to-morrow, instead of Christ, is Satan's nurse for man's perdition." ~George B. Cheever</b></div>
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100. "The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences." ~Winston Churchill</div>
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101. "My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season." ~Mary Todd Lincoln</div>
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<b>102. "Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both." ~ John Andrew Holms</b></div>
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103. "How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time." ~Fred Brooks</div>
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104. "I love deadlines. Especially the whooshing sound they make as they pass by." ~ Douglas Adams</div>
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105. "The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day." ~Abraham Lincoln</div>
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106. "Time wasted is existence; used is life." ~ Edward Young</div>
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107. "If we accept and internalize the fact of our own mortality, then, by definition, we have to deal with the essential questions of how we live and spend our allotted time. We have to stop procrastinating, pretending that we have forever to do what we want to do and be what we long to be." ~ Surya Das</div>
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108. "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." ~Walt Disney</div>
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109. "Watching for things to appreciate and expressing that appreciation immediately benefits both our relationships and us. It is taking care of business on a daily basis so that we have a better chance of not having a lot of unfinished business when we least expect it." ~ Gail Pursell Elliott</div>
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110. "Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today." ~ Benjamin Franklin</div>
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111. "Delay is as hateful as it is dangerous." ~Thomas Holcroft</div>
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112. "So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late." ~Lee Iacocca</div>
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113. "You must not procrastinate. Rather, you should make preparations so that even if you did die tonight, you would have no regrets. If you develop an appreciation for the uncertainty and imminence of death, your sense of the importance of using your time wisely will get stronger and stronger." ~Dalai Lama</div>
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114. "Those who are late will be punished by life itself." ~ Mikhail Gorbachev</div>
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115. "Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not." ~ Thomas Huxley</div>
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116. "To procrastinate seems inherent in man, for if you do to-day that you may enjoy to-morrow it is but deferring the enjoyment; so that to be idle or industrious, vicious or virtuous, is but with a view of procrastinating the one or the other." ~ Benjamin Robert Haydon</div>
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117. "The dread of doing a task uses up more time and energy than doing the task itself." ~Rita Emmett</div>
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118. "Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." ~Sydney Harris</div>
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<b>119. "The trouble is that you think you have time." ~ Jack Kornfield</b></div>
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120. "Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls and the recruiting-officer of hell." ~ Edward Irving</div>
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121."...who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything." ~ Martin Luther</div>
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122. "By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there's no more future left for them." ~ Robert L'Estrange</div>
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123. "He who awaits much can expect little." ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez</div>
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<b>124. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." ~ Mark Twain</b></div>
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125. "There is no dallying with God ." ~ James Usher</div>
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126. "Do or do not do. There is no try." ~ Master Yoda</div>
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<b>127. "If you have goals and procrastination you have nothing. If you have goals and you take action, you will have anything you want." ~Thomas J. Vilord</b></div>
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128. "Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. ~ "Miyamoto Musashi</div>
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129. "Procrastination has been called a thief,--the thief of time. I wish it were no worse than a thief. It is a murderer; and that which it kills is not time merely, but the immortal soul." ~William Nevins</div>
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130. "Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded." ~ Sandra Day O'Connor</div>
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131. "The next day is never so good as the day before." ~Syrus</div>
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132. "He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses." ~ Horace</div>
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133. "Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm." ~Lucanus</div>
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134. "Unhappy he who does this work adjourn, And to to morrow would the search delay: His lazy morrow will be like to day. But is one day of ease too much to borrow ? Yes, sure: for yesterday was once to morrow." ~Perseus</div>
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135. "Nothing so perilous as procrastination" ~John Lyly</div>
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136. "In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it." ~Charles Baudelaire</div>
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137. "Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." ~Benjamin Franklin</div>
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138. "Lose this day loitering; t'will be the same old story tomorrow, and the next day more dilatory … Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting o'er lost days." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</div>
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<b>139. "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." ~Thomas Jefferson</b></div>
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140. "If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act." ~Lee Iacocca</div>
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141. "It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up - that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." ~Elizabeth Kǔbler-Ross</div>
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142. "Time destroyed Is suicide, where more than blood is spilt." ~Edward Young</div>
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<b>143. "He who begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin." ~Horace</b></div>
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144. "If I am not for myself, who is for me? When I am for myself, what am I? If not now, when?" ~Rabbi Hillel</div>
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145. "He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal." ~Baltasar Graci</div>
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146. "Do not put your work off till to-morrow and the day after; for a sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor one who puts off his work: industry makes work go well, but a man who puts off work is always at hand-grips with ruin." ~Hesiod</div>
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147. "The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false." ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater</div>
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148. "Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment." ~Robert Benchley</div>
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149. "Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live." ~M. Scott Peck</div>
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150. "Delay is the deadliest form of denial." ~C. Northcote Parkinson</div>
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151. "Well arranged time is the surest mark of a well arranged mind" ~Sir Isaac Pitman</div>
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152. "Often just by taking action, by doing something about the situation can relieve the stress and help correct the situation." ~Catherine Pulsifer</div>
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<b>153. "Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow." ~James A. Michener</b></div>
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154. "There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today." ~Mignon McLaughlin</div>
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155. "Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing so futile." ~Bertrand Russell</div>
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156. "Time flies, death urges, knells call, Heav'n invites, Hell threatens" ~Edward Young</div>
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<b>157. "Deliberando saepe perit occasio [The opportunity often slips away while we deliberate on it]." ~Syrus</b></div>
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158. "Time drinketh up the essence of every great and noble action, which ought to be performed, and is delayed in the execution." ~Vishnu Sarma</div>
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159. "Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it." ~Quintillain</div>
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<b>160. "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." ~Seneca</b></div>
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161. "Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends." ~William Shakespeare</div>
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162. "Our greatest actions, or of good or evil, The hero's and the murderer's spring at once From their conception: O! how many deeds Of deathless virtue and immortal crime The world had wanted, had the actor said, I will do this to-morrow." ~John Russell</div>
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163. "Depression turned my body, mind and soul into concrete; procrastination turned my heart into a block of dirty ice." ~Dolly Sen</div>
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164. "Lingering labors come to naught." ~Robert Southwell</div>
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<b>165. "The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large." ~Henry Wheelter Shaw</b></div>
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166. "Delay not till tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow's sun to thee may neve rise." ~William Congreve</div>
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<b>167. "It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish." ~J. R. R. Tolkien</b></div>
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168. "When you say, "Wait a moment," you are bound by your karma; when you say "Yes I will," you are free." ~Shunryu Suzuki</div>
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169. "The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy. Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind--jump in." ~Charles R. Swindoll</div>
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170. "Kabeer, that which you have to do tomorrow - do it today instead; and that which you have to do now - do it immediately! Later on, you will not be able to do anything, when death hangs over your head." ~ Bhagat Kabeer Ji</div>
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171. "In the conduct of almost every affair slowness and procrastination are hateful" ~Marcus Tullius Cicero</div>
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172. "If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin." ~Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev</div>
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173. "To be always intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about it; this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed." ~Archbishop John Tillotson</div>
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174. "I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung." ~Rabindranath Tagore</div>
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175. "During a very busy life I have often been asked, "How did you manage to do it all?" The answer is very simple. It is because I did everything promptly." ~Richard Tangye</div>
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176. "Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary." ~William Shakespeare</div>
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177. "Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again granted you periods of grace of which you have not availed yourself. It is time to realize that you are a member of the Universe, that you are born of Nature itself, and to know that a limit has been set to your time. Use every moment wisely, to perceive your inner refulgence, or 'twill be gone and nevermore within your reach." ~Marcus Aurelius (Meditations, 2.4)</div>
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178. "There's nothing to match curling up with a good book when there's a repair job to be done around the house." ~Joe Ryan</div>
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179. "The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up." ~Author Unknown</div>
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180. "If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done." ~Author Unknown</div>
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<b>181. "Eat That Frog!" ~Brian Tracy</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">It takes the average adult 50 attempts at learning a new skill before they can truly decide whether or not they can or cannot master it. The same study found that most adults give up by the 10th attempt.<br />
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The key is to plan on getting through those first 50 steps.</span></span></span></h6>
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Most
candidates expect to be interrogated. An interrogation occurs when one
person asks all the questions and the other gives the answers. An
interview is a business conversation
in which both people ask and respond to questions. Candidates who
expect to be interrogated avoid asking questions, leaving the
interviewer in the role of reluctant interrogator.<br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">2. Making a So-Called Weakness Seem Positive</b><br />
Interviewers frequently ask candidates, "What are your weaknesses?"
Conventional interview wisdom dictates that you highlight a weakness
like "I'm a perfectionist," and turn it into a positive. Interviewers
are not impressed, because they've probably heard the same answer a
hundred times. If you are asked this question, highlight a skill that
you wish to improve upon and describe what you are doing to enhance your
skill in this area. Interviewers don't care what your weaknesses are.
They want to see how you handle the question and what your answer
indicates about you.<br />
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<b>3. Failing to Ask Questions</b><br />
Every interview concludes with the interviewer asking if you have any questions.
The worst thing to say is that you have no questions. Having no
questions prepared indicates you are not interested and not prepared.
Interviewers are more impressed by the questions you ask than the
selling points you try to make. Before each interview, make a list of
five questions you will ask. "I think a good question is, ‘Can you tell
me about your career?'" says Kent Kirch, director of global recruiting
at Deloitte. "Everybody likes to talk about themselves, so you're
probably pretty safe asking that question."<br />
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<b>4. Researching the Company But Not Yourself</b><br />
Candidates intellectually prepare by researching the company. Most job seekers do not research themselves by taking inventory of their experience, knowledge and skills. Formulating a list of accomplishments
prepares you to immediately respond to any question about your
experience. You must be prepared to discuss any part of your background.
Creating your talent inventory refreshes your memory and helps you
immediately remember experiences you would otherwise have forgotten
during the interview.<br />
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<b>5. Leaving Your Cellphone On</b><br />
We
may live in a wired, always-available society, but a ringing cellphone
is not appropriate for an interview. Turn it off before you enter the
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<b>6. Waiting for a Call</b><br />
Time is your enemy after the interview. After you send a thank-you letter to every interviewer, follow up
a couple of days later with either a question or additional
information. Try to contact the person who can hire you, and assume that
everyone you met with has some say in the process. Additional
information can be details about your talents, a recent competitor's
press release or industry trends. Your intention is to keep everyone's
memory of you fresh.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-24960397366918507352011-08-02T01:33:00.000-07:002012-09-26T21:56:38.000-07:00Buzzwords That Make Us Buy<h2>
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Often, the people choosing those words know a lot about how to get in your head. If you don’t believe us, just take a look at the marketing curriculum at a business school: there’s increasing emphasis on studies of “consumer behavior,” and many of the faculty have backgrounds in psychology. For marketers, it’s all about choosing the words that appeal to basic psychological impulses.<br />
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To find out the sorts of buzzwords that these marketing minds use to get you to spend your money, we spoke to marketing professors at some of the nation’s top business schools.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">1) Limited Time </span></b><br />
<b>2) Invitation Only </b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">3) Free </span></b><br />
<b>4) New & Improved </b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">5) Money Back Guaranteed </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">6) Doctor Recommended </span></b><br />
<b>7) <span style="color: red;">4 out of 5 or Expert Endorsement</span></b><br />
<b>8) Official </b><br />
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<b>10) Technological and/or <span style="color: red;">showing expertise </span>or sophistication</b><br />
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This is a something that’s as old as marketing itself, but it’s been taken to its logical conclusion with the emergence of Groupon and other daily deal sites, which go so far as to include a big countdown clock next to a deal.<br />
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“It creates this notion of scarcity, that you’re going to miss out on something,” says Ravi Dhar, a professor of both marketing and psychology at Yale University<a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/smart-spending/buzzwords-make-you-buy?cm_ven=yahoomspromo#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen; color: darkgreen; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook1w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"></span></a>. “That creates a sense of urgency, and it’s a signal of value.”<br />
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It’s a remarkably simple concept: If you can plant the notion that something is scarce or limited, customers will assign more value to it. No wonder everyone from <a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/smart-spending/buzzwords-make-you-buy?cm_ven=yahoomspromo#" id="itxthook2" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen; color: darkgreen; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook2w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Google</span></a> to Yelp are creating daily deal sites of their own, and Groupon has introduced Groupon Now, where deals only last a few hours.<br />
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Speaking of Google, the company has to be pleased with the early returns on its new social network, Google+. The service has been around for just two weeks, but according to one estimate it already has around 20 million users. While early reviews and buzz about the service have contributed to the quick uptake, we’d imagine it also has something to do with Google’s decision to initially make the service invitation-only. That has sparked a frenzy of people desperately trying to score an invite to the service, even if they don’t actually know what it does.<br />
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“[Exclusivity] is related to the idea of scarcity,” says Dhar. “It’s like a club, everyone wants to be able to get in. Gilt did the same thing.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Free”</span></h2>
There’s a reason that companies like to offer “buy one, get one free” deals: Besides the fact that the promotion allows them to move a significant quantity of a product, it also means that they get to use the word “free” in their marketing while still making money.<br />
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“Having the word ‘free’ somewhere in your ad attracts attention and creates a positive feeling,” says Dhar. “It seems like nothing is better than free.”<br />
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Everyone wants to be one the cutting edge, which is part of the reason you see people lined up outside the Apple Store whenever the latest iteration of the iPhone comes out. For this reason, marketers are always eager to position their product as new – even if the actual improvements are minimal.<br />
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“When you use terms like ‘new and improved,’ research shows that you will boost sales considerably,” says Lars Perner, an assistant professor of clinical marketing at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. “In fact, the Federal Trade Commission usually limits firms to six months after a major change to the product [to describe something as ‘new’].”<br />
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Perner, who specializes in the study of consumer behavior, says that such strategies are particularly effective in this country.<br />
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“That’s the case in the U.S., which tends to be very much into innovation and improvement, but not as much in more traditional societies,” he says.<br />
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Stores or companies that promise a money-back guarantee obviously have to make good on that promise if a product is defective, but irrespective of the service element, it’s an effective marketing technique that helps companies allay any doubts a consumer may have about a product.<br />
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“They can give them with impunity, because people rarely get around to returning a product,” says Perner. “And a money-back guarantee may actually influence people to like the product more [after purchase], in addition to being likely to increase initial sales.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Doctor Recommended”</span></h2>
People might not trust every company that tries to sell them something, but they certainly trust their doctor. So if you can get a doctor to recommend your product – especially if it has a supposed medical benefit – you’re a lot more likely to win the trust of a would-be consumer.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozvgKfjzT10Ns7iVnUESueof_LgijaIC962CTbLILduGGpVgvQY4NhJezC3jyEKflxvd2dGlxUtHlfvfncgRNIXeN0RKivO4hl0jSqn920-f-VrXOBwd3HSrTWTvdDbfsAGolye6QMfOi/s1600/doctor-recomend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozvgKfjzT10Ns7iVnUESueof_LgijaIC962CTbLILduGGpVgvQY4NhJezC3jyEKflxvd2dGlxUtHlfvfncgRNIXeN0RKivO4hl0jSqn920-f-VrXOBwd3HSrTWTvdDbfsAGolye6QMfOi/s1600/doctor-recomend.jpg" /></a>“There’s something called expertise heuristics – people have more faith in the advice of people that are experts,” explains Michel Tuan Pham, a professor of marketing at the Columbia Business School who specializes in customer and consumer psychology.<br />
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Perner adds that having such an expert endorsement also gives the impression that an objective third party has given the product a stamp of approval.<br />
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“There’s this idea that doctors are supposed to be impartial,” he says.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“4 Out of 5…<span style="font-size: large;">”</span> or<span style="font-size: large;"> “</span>Expert Endorsement</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></span></h2>
Getting a doctor or dentist<span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook3w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"></span> to recommend your product is good. Getting four out five doctors or dentists to recommend it is great.<br />
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In addition to carrying the weight of an expert endorsement, Pham says that this phrase implies widespread social approval.<br />
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“It’s the social proof heuristic: Consumers are more likely to purchase things that they see other people buying,” he explains.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Official”</span></h2>
Every professional sports team, and most major sporting events, have a load of official sponsors. W.B. Mason, for instance, is the official office supplier of a few Major League Baseball teams, including both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.<br />
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That doesn’t mean that the Red Sox can only get paper from W.B. Mason, but it does mean that the company gets premium advertising placement with the team (including an ad right on the Green Monster) and can use the team logo in its own advertising. In the process, it gets to improve its own brand by association with an established and well-regarded franchise.<br />
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“Brands will want to associate themselves with, for instance, the U.S. Open, which has the image of a Grand Slam event,” says Gita Johar, a marketing professor at Columbia Business School with expertise in consumer psychology. “Through their association with the event, they get the halo benefit.”<br />
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Still, she says it’s unclear how much of this halo benefit official sponsors really get, noting studies that show that most consumers have trouble remembering the official sponsors of events and teams.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“i____”</span></h2>
Just as companies become official sponsors to experience the halo effect of a team or event’s brand, so too will companies use certain phrases or words to get the residual benefits of a competitor’s brand.<br />
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“Following in Apple's <span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook4w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"></span> footsteps, a number of companies have begun naming their products with the “i” prefix, as Apple did with the iPhone, iPad, iMac, etc.,” says Adam Alter, an assistant professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business. “There’s nothing inherently appealing about the letter “i” as a prefix, but it’s become associated with Apple’s products, many of which are market leaders.<br />
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Just look at SDI Technologies, which makes the iHome docks for iPods; the name makes it seem like it makes official Apple products, when in fact it’s just a third-party manufacturer.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Full-HD Frame Sequential Technology”</span></h2>
OK, so the above phrase – which refers to a high-definition television that uses a specific type of 3D video – isn’t exactly a common buzzword. But it’s an example of the kind of technical jargon that many manufacturers and technology companies employ, and it’s as much about informing you as it is about getting you to buy a product.<br />
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“One of the cues that appeals to people when they’re processing information rapidly is apparent expertise or sophistication,” says Alter. “They may not know what ‘Full-HD Frame Sequential technology’ means, but it sounds impressive and the product sounds advanced… Put simply, jargon-laden phrases that imply sophistication appeal to the majority of people who process information superficially (because the product sounds impressive, even if they’re not quite sure why), and to the minority who pay more attention (because those phrases actually describe the product in a meaningful way).”<br />
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When a company takes out an advertisement, they do not have much space to convince you to buy products. If it's a broadcast spot, they might have 30 seconds to a minute; a print ad, maybe half a page unless they can afford a full-pager. That means they have to choose every word carefully to make the most impact. These word choices have been offered by experts in the field. Use them to create interest in your business or to simply become more aware of verbiage used by businesses that touch your lifr/.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/smart-spending/buzzwords-make-you-buy">Mainstreet.com </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-81590020498188859812011-06-28T22:06:00.000-07:002012-09-26T21:57:08.122-07:00Safer Home Cleaning Products Are Not Just Nice To Have--They Are a Must!Guest article by Mary Lee<br />
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Ideas like going green, living healthier lifestyles and using safer, more natural products seem nice but most of us don't give it much thought. We choose consumable goods like household cleaners and personal care products based on smells we like, stores that are convenient and of course, most importantly, the lowest price.<br />
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But what if it did <i>really </i>matter? What if the choices the you made about the consumable goods in your home had not only short-term risks of accidental poisoning but also serious long-term impacts on predisposing your family toward diseases like cancer, MS, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and more. IF that were the case, then it could be worth it to be careful about what consumable goods you allow into your home.<br />
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I vividly remember (what is now over 30 years ago) what was to be the last week of going to the babysitter everyday while mom worked. We were there so often that we affectionately called the sitter "Auntie." I was going to be starting school as a Kindergartener in the Fall and my mom had weeks of vacation time to spend with us during her Summer break from teaching that was just about to begin. My older sister and I were playing chase that afternoon with Auntie's two children. We blurted out, "You can't catch me!" and "Oh, yes I can" as we started running circles after each other on the tile floor of the babysitter's two story home. The chase came to an abrupt halt when my sister (who was in the lead by far) slipped on something wet that had gotten all over the floor outside of the bathroom. As she slid into the substance, it splashed back at me and I stopped short while my sister screamed and cried in pain right before me.<br />
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Auntie threw us in the tub to rinse us off as fast as possible. It wasn't working though. The burning just wouldn't stop. From the tub, we ran screaming into the backseat of the babysitter's car. I remember peaking over the seat and seeing the little holes eaten into Auntie's pantyhose. My sister was screaming and sobbing as the chemical had eaten through her clothes and skin as well. We ran into the ER and were quickly stripped naked and directed to showers and I remember it seemed so hot and so rough and my dear sister was crying so loud. She was screaming as her skin was peeling off her backside and elbow where she slid into the chemical.<br />
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It was a long summer of healing. That summer didn't feel so much like a vacation at all.<br />
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A defective bottle of a powerfully corrosive bathroom/drain cleaner had burst open and spilled all over the floor that day at Auntie's house and, unfortunately, we didn't notice until my sister slid right into it. It spilled into our lives, too, to influence my sister to become a physician, to work in the ER and also with wound care AND to influence me to help people create safer homes where harsh, caustic chemicals like that never even make it through the front door.<br />
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Today I am proud to be a home safety consultant with an Idaho-based Wellness company and part of an incredible Support Team of like-minded, caring people at EveVenture. If you want more info about how to affordably convert your home to safer cleaning products, I invite you to ask me for more info at: <a href="http://www.evsaferhomes.com/peggy"><b>www.evsaferhomes.com/peggy</b></a>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="763224514-26052011">For More Great EveVenture Community Articles About the Value of Safer Home Cleaning Products, visit:</span></span></b><br />
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<li> <b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.eveventure.com/YourChoice/article/my-house-was-making-me-sick">My House Was Making Me Sick:Toxic Black Mold By Linda Salvaggio<br />
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<li> <b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://healthymomhealthybaby.blogspot.com/2010/08/lets-stop-poisoning-our-children.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Let's Stop Poisoning Our Children By Peggy Cortez</span><br />
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<li> <b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://the-best-nest.blogspot.com/2009/11/uncontrolled-experiment-on-american.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Uncontrolled Experiment on American Children By Peggy Cortez</span></a></span></b></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-84650915449800032312011-05-14T19:29:00.000-07:002011-05-14T20:10:18.787-07:00A Vid-e-Ode to Moms Taking on the Chemical Industry<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p_Z3TUy30Jg?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Moms have done more to make the world a safer place from toxic chemicals than any Member of Congress or President has been able to do thus far. Laws do not protect us as they should. Bravo to Moms who work for healthier changes and <a href="http://www.evsaferhomes.com/peggy">Safer Homes</a>!<br />
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This animated video is humorous but also serious. It will probably make you laugh and then after it sets in -- it may make you mad.<br />
Please watch the video, then visit <a href="http://www.evsaferhomes.com/peggy">Safer Homes</a> to request information so that you can take some very simple, sure steps towards making your home healthier . Be sure to share the video with your friends and family and urge them to get active too. Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-53207572425284744842011-05-10T20:22:00.000-07:002011-05-10T20:22:17.675-07:00Gas Prices Eat Up $365.00 a Month on AverageNEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Round-trip airfare from New York to Los Angeles. More than a dozen dinners for two at Applebee's. Two 16 GB iPod nanos.<br />
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These are just a few of the things you could have bought if you weren't spending $368.09 a month on gasoline.<br />
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That's the average amount American households spent on gas in April, according to an exclusive analysis of data by the Oil Price Information Service for CNNMoney.<br />
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<div class="galleryWidgetHeader"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/gas_prices_by_state/index.html">Gas spending and prices by state</a></div><div> <div> <a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/gas_prices_by_state/index.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gasoline prices and taxes by state" border="0" height="120" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/news/specials/storysupplement/gasprices/launcher.gif" width="218" /></a></div></div>Prices at the pump can vary widely among states The study, which compared average gas prices with median incomes nationwide, also showed that U.S. households <b>spent nearly 9% of their total income on gas last month</b>.<br />
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That's<b> more than double what the average American family spent just two years ago</b>, when gas prices were hovering around $2.05 a gallon.<br />
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"Gas prices have just skyrocketed," said Fred Rozell, director of retail pricing at OPIS.<br />
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After surging nearly 30% this year, the national average price for regular gasoline is less than 2 cents away from $4 a gallon. That's still below the all-time high of $4.114, but prices in many parts of the country have already risen to new records well above that level.<br />
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For drivers in some states, the pinch of high gas prices is particularly painful.<br />
Mississippi tops the list, with the average household spening over 14% of their total income on gas last month.<br />
Paying for gas forces painful sacrifices.<br />
While gas in the state is relatively cheap, Mississippians have some of the lowest incomes in the nation, with the median household earning $36,646 a year.<br />
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In addition, many drivers in Mississippi commute long distances and have older cars that lack fuel efficiency, said Rozell.<br />
At an average price of $3.64 a gallon, households in Mississippi spent<b> $434.52</b> on gas in April.<br />
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In New York, where a large chunk of the population lives in urban areas with mass transit, households spent only 5.5% of their income on gas. That's despite an average gas price of $3.99 a gallon in April.<br />
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The only other region where drivers spend less income on gas is Washington D.C., where the average household spent just $89 on gas in April, or about 2% of total income.<br />
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By Ben Rooney, staff reporter May 6, 2011<br />
SOURCE: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/05/news/economy/gas_prices_income_spending/index.htmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-71627397930047863482011-04-29T00:39:00.000-07:002011-04-29T00:39:42.338-07:00Cost of Living<div style="text-align: center;">Ever wonder what the cost of living is in comparison to where you currently live?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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In conjunction with Poison Prevention Week, EveVenture Referral Specialists all across the country are sharing the message of creating safer homes and reducing the risk of accidental poisonings.<br />
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According to <a href="http://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/">http://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov</a>, "More than 90 percent of the time, poisonings happen in people’s homes.<sup>1</sup> The majority of these poisonings occur in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.<sup>2</sup>" Our simple, daily shopping decisions can have a huge impact on home safety and the health of our families.<br />
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People are often surprised that safer products can actually be more effective and more affordable. At EveVenture, we not only advocate home safety, we provide tangible, real solutions that the everyday family can quickly and easily implement.<br />
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Most consumers are surprised by the unnecessary chemicals that fill their homes and by the cumulative health impacts of those harsh, caustic ingredients. These chemicals reside not only in home cleaning products but also in personal care products, cosmetics, and more.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpG9qgz7EgbmxmUowMVHVmPm2lHZ0F6pMNE36iJTyASKmd2GefR0DKiimRFtPHy9YJPC5qvJI5U2dF8onCoQ0mVyoMANR6wdkGYsCj-7FaFlffLaN37S5qIpT577MgBkgrr1QBMDMdSOz9/s1600/il_fullxfull.82472520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpG9qgz7EgbmxmUowMVHVmPm2lHZ0F6pMNE36iJTyASKmd2GefR0DKiimRFtPHy9YJPC5qvJI5U2dF8onCoQ0mVyoMANR6wdkGYsCj-7FaFlffLaN37S5qIpT577MgBkgrr1QBMDMdSOz9/s200/il_fullxfull.82472520.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>I once heard an anecdotal story of a woman who carefully prepared her Easter ham <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i> </i></b></span> each year "just like mom did" by cutting off about 1 inch from either side of the ham before placing it in the baking pan. After years of this mode of preparation, a sibling finally informed her that the only reason their mother had done this was to fit the ham in her small baking dish. How silly! Yet how many of us mindlessly manage our homes "just like mom did" without making the most of the resources available today?</b><br />
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We owe it to our families and ourselves to take a good hard look at our shopping decisions. We need to know that chlorine bleach, ammonia, aerosols, formaldehyde, abrasives, phosphates and fillers are not only unnecessary but also harmful to our families both in terms of posing accidental poisoning risks as well as harming our indoor air quality and our environment.<br />
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So what can you do?<br />
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<li>Get informed about the safer shopping options available today that can eliminate the risk of accidental poisonings</li>
<li>And, if you ever suspect someone has ingested poison, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. They have an <a href="http://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-can-you-do/emergency-checklist/index.html">emergency checklist available here online</a>.</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>RESOURCES: <a href="http://poisonprevention.org/">PoisonPrevention.org</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FOOTNOTES:<br />
<i>1. <i><i>Bronstein AC, Spyker DA Cantilena LR, Green JL, Rumack BH, Giffin SL. 2008 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): <a href="http://www.aapcc.org/dnn/Portals/0/2008annualreport.pdf">26th Annual Report</a>. 2009. Clinical Toxicology (2009) 47, 911–1084.</i></i></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><i><i> </i> <i><a href="http://www.hrsa.gov/exitdisclaimer/hrsa_exit_disclaimer.html"></a></i></i></i><br />
<i>2. </i><a href="http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/d/dpic/default.htm" target="_blank"><i>Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC)</i></a></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326642414272801337.post-8994146951555968102011-03-16T21:49:00.000-07:002011-03-16T22:16:31.862-07:00March in Texas<a href="http://www.eveventure.com/Peggy" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://eveventure.com/images/kissmestill.gif" style="height: 275px; width: 275px;" width="400" /> </a><br />
Oh, my goodness, how I love March in Texas!<br />
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I saw my first <b><span style="color: blue;">BlueBonnet</span></b> today! I got so excited that my son had serious doubts about my sanity. The Indian Paintbrushes are springing up all over (no pun intended) and the weather has been perfect!<br />
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We survived the Ides of March (thank God) and I pray for no friends like Brutus!<br />
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And now it is St. Patrick's Day followed soon by the Feast of St. Joseph on the 19th.<br />
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Many blessings to all my blogging buddies!<br />
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May the road rise to meet you.<br />
May the wind be always at your back.<br />
May the sun shine warm upon your face.<br />
And rains fall soft upon your fields.<br />
And until we meet again,<br />
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.<br />
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<div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of the biggest questions on our minds when we see those ads are:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="p22">• Can I REALLY make money with this?<br />
• What if it's a scam?<br />
• How can I tell if it's the real thing?<br />
• Why do they want money to get started? </span></span></span><br />
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<div class="p22"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There are 5 DIFFERENT questions that can help you.</span></span></b></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The correct answer to these questions doesn't mean overnight success. However, getting the right answers means you are less likely to get burned, lose money, and waste your time. The right answers also give you better odds at success.</span></span></div><div class="p20"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E-tsPYtFfEO4io2k1ylX5d4lZh1DWeFDjEh0sITQVhDER_MFvST-wNr7VS58K_cJ7stCv2s_MegmRpAz8NqqR8Ul0-siWelo-K7KcPumLxmRtA1FEm0EWET7itX9e6lj0KvLx-2n20ma/s1600/Credentials.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E-tsPYtFfEO4io2k1ylX5d4lZh1DWeFDjEh0sITQVhDER_MFvST-wNr7VS58K_cJ7stCv2s_MegmRpAz8NqqR8Ul0-siWelo-K7KcPumLxmRtA1FEm0EWET7itX9e6lj0KvLx-2n20ma/s320/Credentials.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p20"><span style="color: maroon;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1. What credentials does your company have and how long have they been in business?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Look for companies with 10 or more years under their belt. Ask if they will give you credentials. Do they supply a copy of a recent growth chart? A business presentation should include factual information easily verified. Look for credentials (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, awards, news articles, scientific journal data, etc.)</span></span></div><div class="p20"><br />
</div><div class="p20"><span style="color: maroon;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Is this a "job" or a "business" opportunity?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You should ask this question because it's important to know the difference. Are YOU looking for a job or a business of your own? If a company is offering you a job, you should have no start up cost involved. A work at home job is simply a paycheck to paycheck type of income that allows you to stay home. Typically, there are few legitimate ways to get a "real" job on the internet. Some companies allow already employed persons to telecommute.</span></span></div><div class="p22"><br />
</div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Be careful of companies who "appear" to be a job. You may discover it is actually an offer to show you a list of companies who <i>might</i> have work from home jobs. Sadly, these types of schemes charge you a fee for the list. Other types of ads or websites charge you to show you HOW to work from home. Don't be fooled. These are not job offers.</span></span></div><div class="p22"><br />
</div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are looking at a legitimate business opportunity, you will find there is usually an investment. Sometimes the investment will cover a product kit or maybe it covers training materials. Franchising can have larger investments. Occasionally, you find opportunities that charge a licensing fee. This fee allows you to represent the company. Many times it can be hundreds or thousands of dollars to get started. The investment will depend on the type of business. In this author's experience, you CAN have a <a href="http://www.evp31.com/peggy">legitimate home business</a> with unlimited income potential without the huge investment.</span></span></div><div class="p22"><br />
</div><div class="p20"><span style="color: maroon;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Can I Really Make Money?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIpTw1nUgSGotjccPkCbdjLwIwoqN9DJlUgAIN-kuVs2TL9U-gFzQp8_-5USl1gJ6NRw8z9-obhkHLal1xa0gh1pOW6ZGzSTPAs1dvf5zmIzbpuO4at1uCm1ApmEYqsS44pMUo29PatMy/s1600/money.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIpTw1nUgSGotjccPkCbdjLwIwoqN9DJlUgAIN-kuVs2TL9U-gFzQp8_-5USl1gJ6NRw8z9-obhkHLal1xa0gh1pOW6ZGzSTPAs1dvf5zmIzbpuO4at1uCm1ApmEYqsS44pMUo29PatMy/s320/money.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This question is also stated another way: Do I have what it takes? Basically the answer to the question depends on two things. The first is the company's compensation plan. Is it set up so that you can move step by step to your income goals? Does the company share annual income statistics so you can see what the highest, lowest, and average amount of income is companywide? Many companies don't want you to see what other people are making and won't show you. Look for a company that shows you that information. It's important for you to know what is possible from Day 1.</span></span></div><div class="p22"><br />
</div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Secondly, depend on yourself and what you know about YOU. If the person who shows you a business presentation isn't making the kind of money YOU want to earn, don't take that as a sign of what the company, the franchise or the opportunity can offer overall. Remember each person is different and your business success ratios will be different from another owner’s. Everyone has different “drive” and moves accordingly.</span></span></div><div class="p20"><br />
</div><div class="p20"><span style="color: maroon;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">4. What type of support and training do you offer and is there a charge?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Many home businesses have a really great product and business model. Yet, many people fail when they try their hand at it. What is missing? Why do so many fail? It's the level of coaching, support and resources that make all the difference. Check to see if the business you are looking at offers free or inexpensive ways to get your business up and running. Is the training free? Do you get a business coach? If working online, will you have to pay for a website? What about tech support? Is tech support and website maintenance included at no extra charge?</span></span></div><div class="p20"><br />
</div><div class="p20"><span style="color: maroon;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Will I have to Sell Products, Keep Inventory? How Much is this Going to Cost?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-odFbCbQYVDs4zgqBwC5Ze1427TqkUe4SA1FQKDXn-92BzuebdbJd3UhXWl8OFWeUu05SjpoaCze4xqLPY6hljnbGqiH3_rd1TFdW4VwMuEzi1k5ib0MDkls-jkjVxkBxdjxdg-JDJ8h/s1600/magGlassGirl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-odFbCbQYVDs4zgqBwC5Ze1427TqkUe4SA1FQKDXn-92BzuebdbJd3UhXWl8OFWeUu05SjpoaCze4xqLPY6hljnbGqiH3_rd1TFdW4VwMuEzi1k5ib0MDkls-jkjVxkBxdjxdg-JDJ8h/s320/magGlassGirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p22"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A business that is legitimate is going to be selling products or services. If there is not a product or service involved, it is likely a scam. So, if you do not want to physically exchange goods for money, take orders, deliver products or provide customer service for a company, you may NOT be looking for a business. If you want to be in business FOR yourself, you will need to be involved with products or provide services in some manner.</span></span></div><div class="p22"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="p22">Some businesses don't require selling, stocking or delivering. You can endorse their product, their company and open accounts or memberships for them. You are in an agreement with them as an independent contractor. Ideally, if you could combine this method with working on the internet, you would be in a 100% home based atmosphere and you would have a very low start up cost because there is NO product or inventory to sell. You'd want to use the company's merchandise yourself so you'd be credible when you setup accounts for them. In that case, a low requirement to use their products for yourself and your family would not be unreasonable. It makes sense. There's little to no new money coming out of your budget when you do that. If you combined this type of an opportunity with all of the 4 points above, you would have a very good starting point and foundation for being your own boss without a large investment.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="p22">I have been with my company for 7 years. I know it is possible to find all of these things and to generate reliable income with an integrity based company. Feel free to <a href="http://www.evp31.com/peggy">request complimentary information</a>. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="p22">I hope these <a href="http://www.evp31.com/Peggy/article/5-questions-to-ask-work-at-home-businesses"><i>5 Questions to Ask When Looking at Work from Home Businesses</i></a> has been helpful! </span><span class="style11"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: dimgrey;"><i><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="p22">This article was written by EveVenture's in-house Social Media Marketing Expert Krissy G. Mayse. Copyright 2011.</span></span></span></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0