Tag Archives: Attitude
Business and Relationship
My business plan is evolving. I have a written one, and Emily Cervenak is the wonderful writer behind it. The plethora of conversations that go on in the life of a business aren’t chronicled, and not all hours worked are … Continue reading
A Team Approach
This morning in our meeting there seemed to me a good amount of talk about what differentiates my company from the competition. Our USP (Unique Selling Proposition) may not be that different, but here goes a little more horn tooting … Continue reading
In The Moment
Powerful things happen when you live fully in the moment. I’ve had many jobs I hated, so I wonder sometimes had I done that in the work I hated what could have happened. I’m fond of saying hindsight is 20/20, … Continue reading
The Stories We Tell
I’m reading The Story Factor by Annette Simmons. I got it in the business section of Granny White Pike’s Rhino Booksellers. When I read a book I read it through quickly the first time, and then I read it a … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Marketplace Theology, Philanthropy, Story, Team Members, Work
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Target Market Part 2: It’s not what you think.
Our refrigerator went out yesterday, so there I am scrambling to get my Team Member to where she needed to be doing what she needed to do. I’m off to Lowe’s to purchase a fridge. I had in mind that … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Customer Service, Rejection, Self-Motivation, Team Members, Work
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Trade-offs
Life is filled with trade-offs. You make decisions every day that require you to say no to some things in order to say yes to others. As we make our way through this journey, and you decisively go about this … Continue reading
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Staying Organized
Here is something I think Dave Ramsey emphasizes in Entreleadership, and I have found it to work in real time. Friday after we came in from our rotation of houses I was intentional about organizing and clearing my desk. I … Continue reading
Focus
I don’t know of a single thing in life that doesn’t require focus. There are loose ends to every project, and it’s inconceivable to dot every i and cross every t, but you are able to make peace with those … Continue reading
Have a Nice Day
I learned from Coach Meyer to journal about what you learn, not what you did, but sometimes when I blog about what I did, I learn. This is one of those occasions. Yesterday was pretty routine, and after we cleaned … Continue reading
Work, Rest and Play
As I helped a friend strip some wallpaper I gleamed wisdom from her knowledge about the hospitality industry. She helped management write training manuals, and it peeked my interest in my desire to write a book about cleaning. We talked … Continue reading
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