tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60553676057251012622011-11-27T18:49:46.908-07:00Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-72212384266706526202008-09-30T06:27:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:28:21.952-06:00

Strenght lies in differences, not in similarities.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-47761238198111352582008-09-30T06:25:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:26:22.878-06:00

Competition is a by-product of productive work, to its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-60948150290583639102008-09-30T06:24:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:25:07.365-06:00

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-61773916959535960142008-09-30T06:23:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:24:05.625-06:00

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-67174120872671942042008-09-30T06:22:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:23:25.434-06:00

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-78873573122901427522008-09-30T06:21:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:22:49.812-06:00

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing, and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-63984742771800290942008-09-30T06:20:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:21:25.781-06:00

Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a tough atmosphere ... to win week in and week out. You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you gotta hang though together.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-70553601903304402072008-09-30T06:19:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:20:11.770-06:00

Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates. If your team doesn't do this, whatever the reason, it goes down indefeat. You win or lose as a team, as a family.

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Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.

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You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-83522487774573987622008-09-30T06:16:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:17:02.659-06:00

A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-1194404626409950112008-09-30T06:15:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:16:01.670-06:00

When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-64732796902006019022008-09-30T06:14:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:15:13.093-06:00

Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-49338586437205176182008-09-30T06:13:00.001-06:002008-09-30T06:13:53.073-06:00

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

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It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-86075591070343977682008-09-30T06:11:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:12:13.894-06:00

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-79777840604664292752008-09-30T06:10:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:11:16.072-06:00

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-82872821922242904202008-09-30T06:09:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:10:16.019-06:00

The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-33911540967834768672008-09-30T06:08:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:09:11.201-06:00

Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-53231987274598276422008-09-30T06:07:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:08:03.235-06:00

If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.

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It's easy to figure out who isn't a team player. They'll constantly remind the coach just how good they are.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-59025482342546685122008-09-30T06:04:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:05:22.667-06:00

Teams work better - when they work together.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-6703539854843055472008-09-30T06:03:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:04:20.315-06:00

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-90672038614220304512008-09-30T05:51:00.000-06:002008-09-30T06:03:06.325-06:00

Definiton of a great teammate: a person who makes their teammates look GREAT!

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When planning and running team building activities, exercises, games, etc., certain variables have a significant influence on the way the activity works. When planning team building - or any group activity - think about and use these factors to suit the situation, logistics, team/group numbers, and the aims of the exercises.team mix (age, job type, department, gender, seniority, etc) team numbers

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-68271456195826834922008-09-30T05:31:00.001-06:002008-09-30T05:42:53.830-06:00

Here's a simple easy tip for team-building, motivation, and creating happy atmosphere:Buy a big basket. Buy lots of sweets or candy, lollipops too, wrapped preferably (for hygiene and maintenance reasons) and put them into the big basket. Put the big basket of sweets and lollipops on the table before people arrive for work, or the meeting, or the training session.And then watch people smile.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-13097225903823061402008-08-31T08:24:00.002-06:002008-08-31T08:25:13.069-06:00

A dog was lying in a manger of hay which had been provided for the cattle's to eat, but when they approached he angrily growled and prevented them from getting near, to which they remarked, "He doesn't need it himself yet he won't let us have it, the selfish beast."

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A woodman lost his axe into the river when it glanced off a tree he was felling. Mercury (the God) appeared while the man was lamenting his loss, and on hearing his tale dived into the river, and recovered a golden axe. "That's not mine," said the woodman, so Mercury returned it to the river, resurfacing this time with a silver axe. "That's not mine," again said the woodman, and again Mercury

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A wolf devised a plan to dress in a sheepskin to prey upon a flock. Mingling with the sheep he fooled the sheep and the shepherd too, and was penned in for the night. That night the shepherd wanted some mutton for his table and, mistaking the wolf for a sheep, promptly dispatched him with a knife there and then.

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A thirsty crow found a pitcher containing some water, albeit too little and low to reach. As it seemed she would die within sight of the remedy, the crow struck upon an idea to drop pebbles into the pitcher. The water level rose and the crow was able to drink.

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The north wind and the sun argued which was the stronger. On seeing a traveller they agreed a suitable test would be to strip him of his cloak. First the wind blew with all his might, but the more he blew, the more than man wrapped the cloak tightly around himself. When the sun's turn came, he gently beamed at the man, who loosened the cloak. The sun shone brighter still, and the man threw off

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-17226804889843002362008-08-31T08:21:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:21:51.693-06:00

A gnat settled on a bull's horn. After a while the gnat asked the bull, "Do you mind if I go now?" The bull replied, unconcerned, "It's all the same to me: I didn't notice you when you came, and I won't notice when you've gone."

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A slave escaped and sought refuge in the wilderness, where he hid in a cave, which happened to be a lion's lair. When the lion returned the shocked slave expected the worst, but the lion meekly offered him an injured paw. The slave removed a thorn, and the lion and he became great friends, sharing the cave for some while. After a time the slave longed to return to society and bade the lion

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-41126949488172874312008-08-31T08:20:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:20:35.659-06:00

After milking the farmer's cows, a milkmaid was carrying the pail of milk on her head to the dairy and thinking to herself, "With the cream that I shall get from this milk I can make some butter, which I'll take to market and sell. I'll buy some eggs with the money, and when hatched I'll have some chickens for a poultry yard. I can sell the poultry, and with the money I'll buy a fine gown to wear

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-2051045390071055562008-08-31T08:19:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:19:59.782-06:00

A fox fell into a well and was stuck there. A passing goat saw the fox asked if the water tasted good. "It's the best water you'll ever taste," said the fox, at which the goat promptly jumped into the well to drink. On realising he was stuck too, the goat agreed that the fox could climb up and over him out of the well and then help the goat out. The fox duly climbed up and over the goat to his

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-80454402870853223342008-08-31T08:17:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:18:38.708-06:00

A dog with a fine slab of meat in his mouth crossed a bridge over a river and saw his reflection in the water. Thinking it to be another dog with a larger piece of meat he let go his own and dived at the other dog to take it. He surfaced with nothing and his dinner washed away in the current.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-12809778264771153312008-08-31T08:16:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:17:19.445-06:00

A mother crab criticised her son for walking sideways, whereupon the son asked his mother to show him how to walk straight. Of course the mother crab was unable to walk any straighter than her son, and soon apologised for criticising what she herself was guilty of too.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-82511167911320729102008-08-31T08:15:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:16:23.829-06:00

A father whose sons constantly quarrelled, asked them to bring him a bundle of sticks and then challenged each in turn to break the bundle over their knees, which they found impossible. He then split the bundle and showed how each individual stick could easily be broken. "United you are strong; quarrelling and separated and you are weak," he said.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-2338502682496054512008-08-31T08:14:00.002-06:002008-08-31T08:15:21.420-06:00

A boy, who had strayed out of his depth, began to drown in a river, when a passing stranger saw him and began to scold him for being reckless. "Please help me out first, then by all means scold me afterwards," pleaded the boy.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-34092040549723590922008-08-31T08:14:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:14:40.625-06:00

A farmer set traps to catch cranes, which were pests and were eating his crops. Inspecting the traps he found a number of cranes, and also a stork, which pleaded to be let go, because storks are not pests and do not take the crops. But the farmer refused, saying, "I don't care who you are - you're with the cranes who ruin my crops and so you'll suffer just the same as them."

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While the birds and the beasts were at war against each other, the bat continually changed sides according to whichever was winning. During the war neither the birds nor the beasts paid much attention to the bat, and when peace was restored no-one would have anything to do with him because of his treachery.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-58135800192649173272008-08-31T08:12:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:13:07.947-06:00

A queen bee flew up to mount Olympus with fresh honey for the God Jupiter, who was so pleased that he granted the bee a wish for anything it desired. The queen bee asked for all bees to be given stings, to kill the people who took their honey. Jupiter gave the bees their stings, but as he loved mankind and was not pleased at this request, he made the bee sting so that when used, it killed the bee.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-44790554182479486212008-08-31T08:11:00.002-06:002008-08-31T08:12:36.210-06:00

A miller and his son were taking their ass to sell at market, when they passed a group of girls, who laughed at how foolish the miller was to have an ass and yet be walking. So the miller put his son on the ass. Further down the road they passed some old people who scolded the miller for allowing his young son to ride, when he should be riding himself. So the miller removed his son and mounted

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-52396774254041869562008-08-31T08:11:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:11:34.963-06:00

A group of oxen were set on avenging their treatment by the butchers and plotted to kill them with their horns, until an old wise ox spoke out: "We may hate and fear the butchers, but they do what they must do expertly, and if we kill them, man will still eat beef, so then other less skilled men will cause us far greater suffering."

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-58455121918077344342008-08-31T08:10:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:10:59.990-06:00

A soldier tended his horse well during the wars and the horse served him well. At the end of the wars the soldier treated the horse badly, with little food, no shelter and heavy drudging work. War broke out again and the soldier went to use the horse as before, but the wretched beast collapsed, saying that the poor treatment had turned him into an ass, and he would not be restored to a trusty

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-41185507997454430652008-08-31T08:09:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:10:23.664-06:00

A man loaded his ass and his mule for a journey, but after travelling for a while the ass began to weaken, so he asked the stronger mule to carry some of his load. The mule refused, and in due course the ass collapsed and died. The mule was then forced to carry the ass's load, and also the skin of the poor ass. The mule could only just manage the painful load, and realised his failure to help a

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-65382407605436459432008-08-31T08:08:00.002-06:002008-08-31T08:09:18.446-06:00

A hound spotted a hare and gave chase. After some distance the hound began to gain, but then gave up the chase. As the hound returned home a farmer commented that the little hare had been too much for the hound, who replied, "It's one thing to run for your dinner, but quite another to run for your life."

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-27914675958633775082008-08-31T08:08:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:08:43.589-06:00

A mouse bit a bull on the nose and slipped into a hole in a wall before the bull could react. The bull charged at the wall without making any impression time and again until he had worn himself out, at which the mouse darted out and bit the exhausted bull on the nose again. The bull could do nothing except fume with anger. "You big ones don't always win," squeaked the mouse from his hole, "

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-45022713234674733242008-08-31T08:07:00.002-06:002008-08-31T08:08:01.483-06:00

A lion watched three bulls who stood together in a field and realised he could not kill any of them while they remained together, so he planted jealousies in their minds, which soon developed into arguments, which split them apart. Alone, each bull offered too little resistance and the lion killed them all, one by one.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-65493602697839409382008-08-31T08:07:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:07:29.544-06:00

A hare derided a tortoise for being so slow, and the tortoise challenged the hare to a race, to which the amused hare agreed. After the race started the hare soon found himself far ahead, and so decided to rest, but fell fast asleep. When he awoke he dashed to the finish but found that the plodding tortoise had comfortably beaten him to it.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-41553805916800436782008-08-31T08:06:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:06:59.603-06:00

A rich man moved nearby a tanner and soon found the smell of the tannery so bad that he asked the tanner to relocate his business. The rich man repeated his demands for while, but the tanner delayed and procrastinated so long that eventually the rich man became used to the smell and never mentioned it again.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-35374012675591521712008-08-31T08:05:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:05:47.999-06:00

Two travellers, one who always lied and one who always spoke the truth, came upon the land of apes and were captured. Brought before the king of the apes, and asked for their opinion of the king ape and his subjects, the untruthful traveller praised the king to be a powerful and impressive monarch, and all his subjects to be completely worthy of their master. The king ape was delighted and gave

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-13598487865721922962008-08-31T08:04:00.001-06:002008-08-31T08:04:48.063-06:00

stag, blind in one eye, always grazed by the sea, so that he could keep a look out for approaching hounds, believing this to be the only threat. He never bothered to turn his good eye to the sea, so when sailors from a ship came ashore he never noticed them, until he was shot with their arrow, fatally wounding him.

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-32585455732717396442008-08-31T08:03:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:04:06.891-06:00

A farmer captured a fox that had been taking his chickens. As revenge the farmer tied some dry grass to the fox's tail and set it alight, then let the fox go. The fox ran straight into the farmer's corn fields which were ready for harvesting, destroying all of his crop.

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Two cockerels fought over who should rule the farmyard, and the beaten one skulked away to hide in a barn. The victor flew to the roof and crowed loudly about his success. An eagle heard the crowing and swooped down, taking him off, at which the other cockerel returned to rule the yard.

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A shepherd boy tending his flock one night amused himself by shouting to the local villagers, "Wolf, wolf!" when there was none, just to see them come running. He repeated the trick and each time the villagers came to help, just to find the boy had tricked them again. Later that night a wolf really did come. The boy again called "Wolf, wolf!", but believing it to be another trick, no-one came,

Savuth Saynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055367605725101262.post-74102448238464695672008-08-31T07:50:00.000-06:002008-08-31T08:00:49.009-06:00

A mighty oak tree was uprooted by a gale and fell across a stream into some reeds. "How have you reeds, so frail, survived, when I, so strong, have been felled?" asked the oak tree. "You were stubborn and wouldn't bend," replied the reeds, "whereas we yield and allow the gale to pass harmlessly by."

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For the past few Thursday evenings millions of Americans were glued to their TV tubes watching Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” and speculating who will be fired next. Regardless of your overall thoughts of the show, you can’t argue the fact that at times it delivered great insights into human behavior, business success principles and marketing savvy!Watching the final episode I

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by Adam Urbanski It seems nowadays every marketing guru and their brother-in-law has a “deadly sins and how to fix them” book, ebook or at least an article! But apparently nobody is reading this stuff! How do I know? Because nine out of every ten businesses continue making the same marketing goof-ups.The most amazing part is – they are convinced their marketing is great and their phone will be

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by Adam Urbanski,The Marketing Mentor One of the most effective marketing tools ever invented is sitting on your desk right now. It’s your TELEPHONE! While many professionals waste time cold calling strangers, some marketing savvy pros are using phone in unique ways to quietly attract more new clients, increase customer loyalty, generate loads of referrals and boost sales and profits - all while

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Every week I get emails asking me what system I use to send out my ezine or how to put audio on your web site. This last week I must have answered about 30 of those emails - so I figured I might as well save the rest of you the hassle of emailing me and just give you all the scoop on the cool tools I'm using. So here is goes. QUESTION:"What program do you use to send your ezine?"ANSWER:There is a

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by Adam Urbanski When five years ago I was faced with having to sell my services for the first time I was terrified. I hated asking for the sale. I dreaded the part where my potential clients inevitably came up with objections why they couldn’t use my services.I’ve since learned that lack of objections is not necessarily a good thing. In fact, I now welcome it when prospects tell me “why they can

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Facilitating the buying process can be very straightforward and fairly uncomplicated. Yet most professionals have no idea what it takes to guide a potential client through a decision making process. They are completely lost when it comes to effective follow-up and unsure how to best get prospects to take the “next step”. If they are lucky to get to a face-to-face meeting, they “show-up and

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This past weekend I received a disturbing message from a dear friend. His business wasn’t generating all the income he needed. He’s exhausted all savings, started depleting credit card reserves and badly needed money to pay this month’s mortgage... Ouch! I wish I knew sooner... Whether it’s pride or just human nature that keeps professionals from asking for help sooner, it’s just plain silly to

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The single biggest, non-renewable asset you have is your time. There are only three things you can do with it: waste it, sell it, or invest it. As an entrepreneur or a service professional, what you do with your time acutely impacts how much money you can make. If this year you want to make clients come to you, earn a six figure income, become the expert in your chosen field, positively impact

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Made $12,788.94 from Thin Air in Just One DayThe highly entertaining Donald Trump’s search for an apprentice turned into a hit reality TV show captured attention of millions of Americans and week after week delivered great insights into leadership, business and marketing savvy. In one of the episodes Trump challenged the two opposing teams of apprentice wannabes (Apex and Mosaic) to put together

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Building a coaching or consulting practice can be rewarding and lucrative. Sadly, many who get started on this path simply can’t make it. Almost daily I talk to people who give up on their dream of “solopreneurship” and, resentfully, join the ranks of job seekers. What disturbs me the most is that many of them are talented and skilled professionals; real experts in their field. With just a bit of

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Whether you are a professional in a solo-practice or own a small business, chances are you feel overwhelmed when it comes to marketing. While you may be an expert in your field, consistently attracting new clients probably isn’t one of your strengths.Here is just a short list of "marketing culprits" that are likely keeping your business from reaching its full potential:Unclear Target Market. It

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”But this won't work” said Steve. “I’ve tried it in the past and had no response.” Does this sound familiar? My newer clients often resist implementing certain strategies based on past experiences. However, I usually find out that it wasn’t the strategy itself – but how it was implemented that caused the dismal results. So whether you are designing a simple flier or developing a plan for a

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by Adam Urbanski “My guess is first I'll need some zippy flyers and a tri-fold brochure” said an email from Matt last week. Sadly, he is not the only one thinking that the first step to building a professional business is printing fliers and brochures. After all, that’s what everyone does, right? And it seems like a logical place to start, doesn’t it?It’s interesting that while most people who

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Coaching is unlike training, consultancy, advising, or providing a professional service in which work is completed on behalf of a client. The qualities required for good coaching are different to those found in these other other disciplines too:listeningIn coaching, listening is more important than talking. By listening, people can be helped to overcome their fears, be offered complete

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Being self-employed has its advantages in any area of business. Having the luxury to choose the hours you work, where you work and how much to charge for your service is a huge motivation for anyone considering joining the profession. Coaches can choose how many clients they want - one client, or twenty.And there are no overheads involved - working from home is a big incentive for people who want

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Interestingly, most life coaching and personal coaching is conducted on the telephone. Many coaches never actually meet their clients. For several reasons coaching is just as effective over the telephone as it is face-to-face. In fact, many clients prefer to speak over the telephone. This makes the process very convenient for both coach and client, and it offers greater flexibility for people

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Whatever the reasons for people deciding to work with coaches; whatever the type of coaching given, and whatever results clients seek from coaching, a common feature in all coaching relationship is that coaching is a two-way process. The two-way partnership is a main attraction for people to coaching. Both coach and client benefit. Personal development for the coach is a huge aspect of learning

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Coaching is about getting the very best out of someone and enabling them to make decisions that will improve their life. Coaches are hired for very many different and diverse reasons, for example: to climb the career ladder faster; to feel more fulfilled at work; to improve relationships with family and partners; to learn parenting skills that benefit both the child and parent; to gain a

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(These principles are applicable to all job roles subject to the notes at the end of this item.)Motivation of sales people commonly focuses on sales results, but nobody can actually 'do' a result. What matters in achieving results is people's attitude and activity and the areas of opportunity on which the attitude and activity is directed.What sales people can do is to adopt a positive and

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"We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them." (Albert Einstein)"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." (President Harry S Truman)"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." (Albert Camus, 1913 - 1960, French author & philosopher)"If you're not part of the solution you must be

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"...Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. Why 'Sigma'? The word is a statistical term that measures how far a given process deviates from perfection. The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many 'defects' you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them

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A bias for action, active decision making - 'getting on with it'. Close to the customer - learning from the people served by the business. Autonomy and entrepreneurship - fostering innovation and nurturing 'champions'. Productivity through people - treating rank and file employees as a source of quality. Hands-on, value-driven - management philosophy that guides everyday practice - management

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IntroductionLove in business. A novel concept. Most of us are probably used to a traditional culture at work where 'proper' reserved behavior is expected. People keep their distance and approach work and relationships with a sense of formality.What if that paradigm were to shift towards a more compassionate and spiritual model?In the past, traditionally male behaviors such as tough-minded

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My vision is to bring love into business. To recognise that everything is love, that business doesn't need to be the kind of 'dog eat dog', hard-edged, market driven process, which we see developed in its biggest extremes today. That it can return to shareholders while also contributing to the community and giving meaning to people's lives. My work is about getting people and organisations to

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(Carter Scott references this quotation:) "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (Helen Keller)Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside. Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to

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habit 1 - be proactive®This is the ability to control one's environment, rather than have it control you, as is so often the case. Self determination, choice, and the power to decide response to stimulus, conditions and circumstanceshabit 2 - begin with the end in mind®Covey calls this the habit of personal leadership - leading oneself that is, towards what you consider your aims. By developing

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Rudyard Kipling's (1865-1936) inspirational poem 'If' first appeared in his collection 'Rewards and Fairies' in 1909. The poem 'If' is inspirational, motivational, and a set of rules for 'grown-up' living. Kipling's 'If' contains mottos and maxims for life, and the poem is also a blueprint for personal integrity, behaviour and self-development. 'If' is perhaps even more relevant today than when

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If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream - and not make dreams your

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I deserve to be,I want to be,I can be,I will be,I am.If you want to change your life you need to change how you think and change what you do. Self-help, personal change, being happy: it's up to you. No-one else.You decide. This is the first step. Self-help starts with you. Self-help and personal change starts with your realisation that it really is in your own hands, and your decision to do

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Sit or lie down comfortably. Properly comfortably. Straighten your back, put your shoulders back to open your rib-cage. Relax your shoulder muscles particularly. Relax your whole body, and empty your mind. Close your eyes (obviously open them when you need to read the next stage). Take ten deep, slow breaths. Breathe from the pit of your stomach and feel your lungs filling. Focus on your

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I am good person.I have integrity. I do what is ethically right and good.Whatever life puts before me will be useful experience that will make me stronger, wiser, and more tolerant.I am strong enough to understand and make allowances for other people's weaknesses, and their behaviour towards me. Other people's behaviour is about them, not me. I focus on the joy of living my life and helping

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Most people judge themselves against entirely artificial criteria. Material success is not what life is about.You can change your frame of reference. You do not have to accept a frame of reference that others have given you. Many of the most materially 'successful' people are deeply unhappy, yet they strive and search (unsuccessfully) even harder for more material success. Most ordinary good,

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You can increase the ease of using scripts if you make a tape or CD recording of yourself reading your script. You can then use the recording any time you want.Using a recording also means you can relax completely while listening to the words, with no need to open your eyes to read. You can also listen to your recorded script at bed-time, before you go to sleep every night, which is also an

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The 'I am' element alone is a powerful one because it embodies the sense of self-determination, which nobody and nothing can ever take away from you, and it emphasises the value of simply 'being'. We each exist as a person of value and worth in our own right, irrespective of possessions and achievements. Accepting and reinforcing this concept is good for each of us. This, at its simplest level,

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The use of scripts while in a deeply relaxed state is a ages-old method of gaining and maintaining control over our personal feelings and behaviours. Relaxation combined with positive 'self-talk' enables self-help.The use of scripts or strong statements while in a deeply relaxed state enables a 'conditioning' effect on our subconscious. Changing our subconscious - our feelings and beliefs -

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comRadio is an affordable ad medium that can reach a mass audience. These five keys help increase your chances of having a successful radio ad campaign.Frequency of Ads A radio commercial needs to air multiple times before it sinks in with the listener. Running your commercial once a week for a month isn't going to be enough.Frequency refers to how many times your ad airs

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From Corey Deitz,Your Guide to Radio.OpinionEarlier this week, J.P. Morgan released the results of a survey which found commercial-free music is the one thing above all else which is creating a paying listener base for Satellite Radio.DUH.Stephen Wang, an analyst for J.P. Morgan said, "What it comes down to is, the absence of commercials on satellite radio still reigns as the No. 1 driver of

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comPut People in Your Commercial People relate to other people. Putting people into your commercial can help draw your target audience in as opposed to a 30 second shot of your building's interior, exterior and the parking lot. You don't want your commercial to look hokey so you do want to be careful about having people waving at the camera or standing there smiling. Have

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comYou've come up with the King of Ideas. This one's never been done before and you're the only one that can see it through. Talk to the agency. Pitch to the company that produces the prodcut. Just what is it that you do?Your best chance of making this happen is actually bypassing an agency. An agency is going to be deadset on creating their own ad campaigns and are usually

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"I have a great idea for an advertising campaign. Who do I send it to?"It's one of the most common questions people have when it comes to advertising. However, it's not a simple one to answer.Advertising is a machine built of many parts. Penetrating the field on a career path isn't impossible but submitting a one-shot idea practically is.If you have little or no experience with advertising and

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comMyth: Advertising is an unethical and dishonorable profession. Working in advertising is, in fact, a very respected profession. Unfortunately, there are those that think because you are trying to sell something through advertising that you're trying to trick or deceive the public.Advertising actually follows very specific rules that ensure all advertising messages are on

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comJob Description:Ad agency copywriters work in an agency that handles multiple clients or a company's in-house agency, meaning the client is the company and they do not handle advertising for other companies. An agency copywriter works on the creative team and usually reports to the Creative Director. A copywriter's main focus is on writing for ad mediums like print ads,

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By Apryl Duncan, About.comYou can have a successful and profitable career as a freelance copywriter but you have you have to get started on the right track first.1. Start with the BasicsReady to hang your shingle and call yourself a freelancer? You'll need a few basics to get your business off the ground.Business cards, letterhead, supplies and even your own ad campaign can be basics you might

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