Yes, you can teach old dogs new tricks. I have a basset hound that is 12 years old and has not had eyes since she was 6. Lydia has learned to how to go anywhere using her paws, ears, whiskers and sense of smell to help her navigate her large yard and beyond. She is willing to learn, no one makes her and her teacher is trail and error.
As we come out the "Great Recession", businesses need to be ready to learn. As business owners, we need to be willing to ask questions, stay curious and put our arms around new technology. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs do not have college degrees, but they are usually willing to learn.
- What do you need to learn to make your business the best this year?
- What does your staff need to maximize their strengths?
- What staff members have desire to learn and grow with your business?
- What staff members don't care to learn?
The ending of the recession won't wait for you. Make a plan now to garner the education you need to grow your business and plan who is going to do it with you. If Lydia can keep learning, so can we.
Basset hounds are known for being stubborn, but when given a challenge, Lydia, the blind basset, will always look to maximize her knowledge of the world around her. Just ask the Maumee police where she has a rap sheet for being 'at large '- and they are not talking about her girth.
Copyright 2010 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC419-897-0528
The Pressure's On Us All
April happens to be National Stress Awareness Month. April 16th is National Stress Awareness Day. To mark the occasion Fast Company (Apr10) shared the following information with their readers. I think they're worth looking at because their readers are your prospects and your clients!
Children:
~One third of American children between 8-17 worry about their family finances.~Two other childhood stresses are homework and being teased. Their coping mechanisms:
*Listening to music (44%)
*Eating (26%)
*Talking to their parents (22%)
Adults:
~62% of Americans are stressed out about Work (source: American Psychological Assoc.) ~Two thirds of spoken curse words are a result of stress. The typical person will swear 80 times a day, out of the 15,000 words they'll speak.
~Each year, more than 275,000,000 working days are lost in the U.S. because of absenteeism resulting from stress.
~1 in 4 Americans admits to having a "mental-health" day to cope with their stress: This costs employers $602 per worker per year.
~More than 3 out of 5 doctor visits are stress related. In the US alone, more than $22.8 billion is spent on anxiety-related health care each year.
Question to you: What systems do you have in place to make doing business with your company stress-less for your prospects and clients?
Rebecca Booth
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