Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes.
– Dr. James Dobson
Today’s quote comes to you from Finish Strong: More than a statement…it’s an attitude
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while
he knows something.
– Wilson Mizner
Today’s quote comes to you from 180 Ways to Walk the Leadership Talk:
The How To Handbook for Leaders at All Levels
As 2008 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank you for your loyalty to WalkTheTalk.com this year. And, we would like to better understand how we can give back to you. So, please take a few moments to answer just one question: What products and services can we provide to help you and your organization unleash your power of 10% and be more effective in 2009?
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And if you haven’t seen The Power of 10% movie yet, take the time now to view the movie.
Wishing You the Best in 2009,
The Power of 10%
By Eric Harvey and Michelle Sedas
Excerpted from The Power of 10%: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
Applying The Power of 10% to Giving
Some call it giving back. Others call it paying it forward. Since 1991, we’ve called it People Serving the Community, or Project PSC. At The WALK THE TALK Company, one of our key corporate values is honoring our community and the world we live in; showing true appreciation for our success by helping those organizations that are helping others. Project PSC is a program through which each employee is provided with a year-end fund to contribute to the charitable service organization of his or her choice. The total amount that is dispersed throughout our community is 10% of the money allocated for our company’s profit sharing program.
Over the years, we’ve contributed to scores of humanitarian organizations, such as food pantries, medical research charities, children’s hospitals, and reading programs. Our 10% giving, combined with the donations of others, allows our efforts to be multiplied to truly make an impact.
The newspaper articles written about Project PSC have been kind. Receiving The Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award was memorable. But what has touched our hearts, and has propelled us to continue the project for 17 straight years (even during times when our own company took a few financial hits), are the responses that we’ve gotten from the many organizations and individuals that have received our donations. The letters that we have received show us that we have made a difference in the lives of others.
When we give of ourselves, we can truly bless others. Gifts, once given, alter the recipients’ current realities and give them hope for a brighter future. The gift can be as simple as the warmth of a smile, a piece of sage advice, or the reassurance of friendship. The gift of compassion or empathy can lift the spirits of those who are hurt or distressed. The giving of our time, money, or talents can not only affect the hearts of those we give to, but can more tangibly improve their living conditions, economic status, and sense of security and stability.
Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” And it was Saint Francis of Assisi who said, “For it is in giving that we receive.” Commit to giving 10% more than you do now. Give 10% more of your time, give 10% more of your resources, give 10% more of yourself. It is in this giving that we believe you will reap the satisfaction and joy of knowing that you have touched the hearts and lives of those around you.
Beginnings
For most champions, their great accomplishment was not the end of their greatness; rather it was the beginning of greater things to come.
The Finish Strong attitude is grounded in the principle that you never “get there” in life and that you should always keep moving forward.
May your greatest achievements
be in front of you and may you always
Finish Strong.
Finish Strong: More than a statement…it’s an attitude
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
– Ben Stein
Today’s quote comes to you from 12 Choices…: That Lead to Your Success
If we want to hear jingle bells ringing on the 24th, we need to set and live by goals…
all year long!
– Santa Claus
Today’s quote comes to you from The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus: How To Get Big Things Done in Your Workshop All Year Long
Appreciation is a free gift that you can give to anyone you encounter – it is completely your choice.
– Barbara Glanz
Today’s quote comes to you from The Simple Truths of Appreciation: How each of us can choose to make a difference
Only you can make you happy.
– Marty Martinson
Choices
HOW YOU CHOOSE TO SEE THINGS…
Three men were laboring in a field of boulders and large stones. Sweat ran from their foreheads as they swung their heavy picks again and again. A curious passer-by approached the men and asked each what he was doing.
The first man answered in a stern and abrupt voice:
Can’t you see, I’m breaking rocks!
The second man replied in a matter-of-fact way:
Can’t you see, I’m earning my salary!
The third man smiled – his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm – and proclaimed:
Can’t you see, I’m helping to build a cathedral!
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Knowledge is power and knowledge shared is power multiplied.
– Bob Noyce
Today’s quote comes to you from The Manager’s Communication Handbook:
A Practical Guide to Building Understanding, Support, and Acceptance
