Monday Morning Motivators – September 17, 2007
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Enjoy your java with an eclectic collection of tips and ideas to use today and to get energized for the week ahead. Subscribing and Unsubscribing at www.mondaymorningmotivators.com
“Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.”
--Anthony J. D'Angelo
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Table of Contents
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1. Need Some Cheese & Crackers with that Whine? – Linda Fayerweather
2. The Power is in Your Hands Rule One - Rebecca Booth
3. Walking towards Health – Pat Altvater
4. To Do This Week
5. Fine Print
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1. Need Some Cheese & Crackers with that Whine?
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If you are not working ON your business at least 5 hours a week, then maybe on your way home tonight you will want to pick up some cheese and crackers so when you “whine” you won’t be doing it on an empty stomach. In Michael Gerber’s E-Myth Revisited
as entrepreneurs, we are reminded to work ON our business and not IN our business. In reality, the business owner with less than 15 employees will often not have the luxury to spend all her time ON the business. Here are some questions to start your thinking beyond the day to day work:1. When will you spend 3 hours planning weekly? Is it scheduled?
2. What can you do this week to create a better tomorrow?
3. What core competencies do your employees posses which can be leveraged to affect sales growth?
4. What is the number one bottleneck in your business that is holding back growth of sales, profit or both?
5. If you had to price everything your employees and you do on an invoice for your customer, how many of these items would your customer recognize as value-added?
Carving out some time each week to plan and reflect will lead to a better tomorrow and maybe a celebration with wine and not whine.
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
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2. In Sales: The Power is in Your Hands – Rule 1 or 4
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Bob Beck, CEO of Sales Builders, Inc. believes the sales person and the customer are equals. In order to keep you on an equal level with the decision make, Beck offers four strategies for success.
Rule #1:
Reframe apparent weaknesses into real strengths. Many people think you need to acquiesce because the client hasn’t heard of your company before. Here are a few responses to gaining that equality:
“If nobody has ever heard of my firm, they can’t have negative preconceptions.”
“We may be new, but we have something different to offer.”
“Yes, we’re a small company, but the truth is we don’t have a bureaucracy to weigh us down.”
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
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3. Walking towards Health
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Walking is one of the best things you can do for your health. Research shows that a regular walking regimen decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and even cognitive decline. In addition, may people who walk regularly report less stress, better sleep, more energy and a sense of empowerment from taking an active role in their health. If you want to walk for exercise but tend to procrastinate, start a walking club in your neighborhood; the rewards will pay off in more ways that you can imagine.
Copyright 2007 Patricia Altvater
www.TransformationsInstitute.com
Author, Journey to Health 12-Month Total Transformation Program
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4. To Do This Week
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Don’t confuse Memos with Reality.
