April 30, 08 by Schoychid
Here are ideas and thoughts to help you make 212° a part of your daily actions:
Add 10 minutes to your day:
Alarm goes off. Snooze button is hit.
The thought (if any at this hour)…
“Just 10 more minutes.” 212° approach
Night before. Alarm is set 10 minutes earlier than usual.
Next morning. Alarm goes off.
The thought…
“Beautiful. 10 more minutes I can add to my day.”
A small difference that adds the equivalent of over one and a half work weeks to your year – to be used how you wish. What could you do with that extra time?
Push it to 20 minutes a day and you’ve just bought more time than most people get each year for a vacation.
212° commitment
Add 10 more minutes to every day.
This is your wake up call.
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April 30, 08 by Schoychid
The best mind-altering drug is truth.
– Lily Tomlin
Today’s quote comes to you from Walk Awhile in My Shoes:
Breaking Down Barriers Between Employees and Managers
April 29, 08 by Schoychid
I’ve always been a sucker for attention!
– Cuba Gooding, Jr.
April 29, 08 by Schoychid
You’re teaching a lesson each day that you live;
Your actions are blazing a trail
That children will follow for good or for ill;
You can help them or cause them to fail. —Bosch
Do you ever think about the little things you do each day? That frustrated gesture you made, aimed at the other driver on the road. The sarcastic (but witty) zinger you told, directed at the clerk that took too long to make your change. The time you called in “sick” to work, only to spend time on personal projects. Do you ever think about the impact of those little things?In the Because Our Children Are Watching movie, you’ll find compelling scenes depicting the innocence of children, the influence of adults, and the dynamic relationship between the two. With statements such as: be involved, be sincere, and be responsible, you’ll be reminded to do what’s right…because our children are watching.
To Your Success,
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April 28, 08 by Schoychid
Have the courage to seek the truth.
– David Cottrell
Today’s quote comes to you from Listen Up, Leader:
Powerful Insights Into What Employees Want and Need From Their Leaders
April 28, 08 by Schoychid
Smile every time you greet customers in person and every time you answer the phone. Remember, you can hear smiles as well as see them. And smiling whenever you pick up the phone will keep you positive and upbeat. Try it…it really works!
Never leave a customer on hold for over one minute without reconnecting with a status report. Ask if the customer would prefer a callback. If so, get a phone number, get a convenient time, and make sure the return call happens.
180 Ways to Walk the
Customer Service Talk
April 25, 08 by Schoychid
Who among us can’t improve
a little (or a lot) as a parent,
spouse, friend, partner, citizen, employee, or leader?
– Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura
Today’s quote comes to you from WALK the TALK (gift book): Translating Beliefs into Behaviors
April 24, 08 by Schoychid
The only place you will find success
before work is in the dictionary.
– May V. Smith
April 24, 08 by Schoychid
Courage
Question: What does “courage” have to do with being a person of good character…with someone who stays true to honorable principles and noble values?
Answer: EVERYTHING!You see, being values-driven means two things:
- Doing what’s right – following our conscience; refusing to compromise ourselves, or our principles, despite pressures and temptations to the contrary, and
- Taking a stand against what’s wrong – speaking out, and acting out, whenever we see others do things that are incorrect or inappropriate.
Unquestionably, both of those require guts, nerve, and fortitude…they require courage. And individuals who do them consistently are truly courageous people. With that as a given, each of us needs to think about, and answer for ourselves, one simple question:
How courageous am I?Courage is…
- Following your conscience instead of “following the crowd.”
- Refusing to take part in hurtful or disrespectful behaviors.
- Sacrificing personal gain for the benefit of others.
- Speaking your mind even though others don’t agree.
- Taking complete responsibility for your actions…and your mistakes.
- Following the rules – and insisting that others do the same.
- Challenging the status quo in search of better ways.
- Doing what you know is right – regardless of the risks and potential consequences.
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Today’s lesson is from WALK the TALK: Translating Beliefs into Behaviors
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April 23, 08 by Schoychid
212°
This crystallizing message absolutely assures life altering positive results for those who choose to apply it.
Still looking for the “silver bullet” or “quick fix” to achieving great results?
Stop.
Reams of material are written and taught with an approach to reaching an end by close to effortless means – and more will be written. Advertising messages continually promote methods of achieving end results with little or no effort. And this material and these messages are so effective that in many cases people will work harder to avoid the extra effort than actually applying the extra effort that will produce the originally desired outcome.
Great material with solid approaches to results have also been created and taught. Unfortunately, action on the part of the reader / student in so many cases is the missing ingredient. And for those individuals who do take action, there are even a smaller number who make the extra effort necessary to reach the desired results that were originally set to achieve. Books are purchased, programs are attended and clubs are joined with wonderful intentions of putting forth the effort to achieve – only to end in another block of time invested half-heartedly with appropriately corresponding results. Why?
Why do you enter into any activity with anything but a commitment to achieve your objective of that activity – not a desire to achieve your objective, but a commitment?
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Remember…
With awareness comes responsibility…
responsibility to act.Now, turn up the heat…
212°
