Company Si - Master Mind Insights: November 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Stuff I Learned - 30 Nov 2012

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"The first and utmost important characteristic of a true leader is their willingness to own whatever challenges they come across during their tenure as a leader." - Josh Hinds

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Quote:

"A good system has to have a couple of things to be successful: A proven process; measurable success; the ability to be reproduced."

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Concept (by Jack Canfield):

Inverse Paranoia: To believe that every event in your life is the seed for your greater good; something meant to enrich you, empower you or advance your cause, imagining how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity. It's an easy concept to grasp this belief for yourself, just by thinking about the last time that a terrible event turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Ask yourself what benefit exists, or; what you can learn or do differently next time, or; what action can I take now, or; who can I turn to for help in this particular case?

Remember that there are three things that can be controlled in a bad situation are: the thoughts you think; the images you visualize; the actions you are taking (including what you say to others).

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Summary: Seven Asking Strategies to Increase Business

(by Jack Canfield - Article at http://bit.ly/V7PIrO)

1. Ask for Information.

2. Ask for Business.

3. Ask for Written Endorsements.

4. Ask for Top-Quality Referrals.

5. Ask for More Business.

6. Ask for Feedback.

7. Ask to Renegotiate.

The 5 Secrets to Successful Asking - The first stumbling block for most people is knowing how to ask. Here are five tips to improve the way you ask, so you achieve results:

1. Ask Clearly.

2. Ask with Confidence.

3. Ask Consistently.

4. Ask Creatively.

5. Ask Sincerely.

Like speaking a different language, asking takes continual practice until it becomes a regular, reflexive habit. The sooner you build your Ask Muscle, the sooner you’ll see results you’ve been waiting—and searching—for. Remember that asking does not relate only to work-related goals and tasks. Bring this practice home with you to enrich your relationships with your family members, and your friends. You’ll be surprised and delighted at what you discover about yourself in this process – and at the greater results and satisfaction you’ll gain in all areas of your life.

(full article at http://bit.ly/V7PIrO)

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Quote:

"When one door shuts, ten doors suddenly appear."

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Quote:

"Define your future by your dreams and not by your memories, by your hopes and not by your fears." - Joe Tye

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Quote:

"All speaking is public speaking, whether it's to one person or a thousand." — Roger Love

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Quote:

"You learn something new every day - if you are paying attention." - Harvey Mackay

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Lessons They Don't Teach You In School

By Harvey Mackay (Article at http://bit.ly/StZXcP):

You can't do everything yourself.

You need to understand finance.

You don't always get a second chance.

Your attitude is paramount.

Take your work seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously.

Everyone smiles in the same language.

Your boss doesn't have all the answers.

You never really know it all.

You have to market yourself.

Beat rejection before it beats you.

Honesty is the best policy.

You don't always get a trophy.

(full article at http://bit.ly/StZXcP)

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Quote:

"It's never too late to create a new habit, but how nice would it be if you had it all along?" - Sheldon Cahoon

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Go out and make it a great day!

John

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Stuff I Learned - 29 Nov 2012

Tweet:

“There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.”

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Story:

The Great Chicago Fire of October 8, 1871, claimed more than 200 lives and destroyed over 7,000 buildings. On that same day, a great fire occurred in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, claiming up to 2500 lives and destroying over one million acres of timberland.

The Great Peshtigo Fire remains the deadliest fire in U.S. history, yet very few people know about it. The media was centered in and around Chicago and Peshtigo was small and remote, along with the dozen other villages nearby that were destroyed.

Life is the same way. Thousands of people are doing significant things daily to help others, for the satisfaction of doing something with no recognition or reward, save for the joy they received by helping others. Without them, who knows what this world would be like? One thing is certain, if not for those people, it would be much worse than it is today.

Be a difference maker for others and it will make a difference in your life.

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Quote:

"It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant." – Don Herold

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Quote:

"Do friendly businesses make it? Microsoft is friendly. Ask them." – Jeffrey Gitomer
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Quote:

"Dress for success. Image is very important. People judge you by the way you look on the outside." – Brian Tracy
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Quote:

"Accuracy builds credibility." – Jim Rohn

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Quote:

"Create a friendly atmosphere on the inside and outside. Live Friendly. Be a friendly person on the inside. Have the attitude it takes to be smiling internally first." – Jeffrey Gitomer

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Quote:

"What is powerful is when what you say is just the tip of the iceberg of what you know." – Jim Rohn

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Quote:

The things I found easy to do, those other people found just as easy not to do. - Jim Rohn

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Story:

People are still blaming the economy, the government, and their company's policies, while neglecting the basic business-building activities that are easy to do. Everything we need to succeed is well within our reach. The big reason so few people take advantage of opportunity is simply due to neglect.

Neglect is like an infection that if untreated, will spread into everything we do, leading to a breakdown of a joy-filled and prosperous life.

Failing to do what we should do leads to guilt, then erosion of our confidence, decrease in our activity level, declination of our results, weakening of our attitude, negative thinking, depression, and more neglect.

To reverse this, take the time to make the choice to do something that is easy to do as it is not to do, something that will parlay itself into something big down the road. A successful life is a succession of making good decisions each day and strung together.

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Quote:

"The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire, not things we fear." — Brian Tracy

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Story:

It’s true that you can remember the future more clearly than remembering the past? What’s that mean? None of us remember our first birthday, but if there were photographs taken, then we have a visualization of what happened due to those photos that are available, and it’s pretty evident by the photograph that it was a special day!

Yet, many people know what they’re going to be doing tomorrow (work), where they’ll be, what they’ll be wearing, who they’ll be working with, all because they do it day after day, even though tomorrow hasn’t occurred yet. They’ll just “remember” it because it’ll be a lot like today and yesterday.

The key is in the ability to “remember” a tomorrow that is somehow different than it was yesterday or today, but moving on after tomorrow. It means the difference between positive thinking and wishful thinking:

Positive thinking, which is expecting something to happen by working at it;

Wishful thinking, which is hoping for something to happen, but doing nothing for it to happen.

For a better tomorrow, one of the best things to do is transform the dream of today into the reality of tomorrow, by turning a goal into a memory for your future. Get into the practice and you'll find that your memories of the future are clearer and more accurate than your memories of the past.

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Quote:

“Success would not exist without failure.”

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Go out and make it a great day!

John