No matter how you feel today, there was almost certainly a time when you were engaged and excited about your job. It may have lasted for years, or not even made it through the first week. But if you find yourself bored and disengaged on the job now, there might be a reason that has nothing to do with the job itself.
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Unbore Yourself and Get Out of Your Rut
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Who Are You When Nobody is Looking?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ Who are you when no one else is looking? Imagine that your boss steps out for the week and your manager’s away for a few days. You’ve been working soooo hard, and now, finally, you’re free from the pressure of your employers.
You still come into work. You still sit at the same desk. You still drink the same coffee and eat at the same time. But how have you changed?
Do you continually muster the same energy, seize the same opportunities, work just as diligently? Or are you finding ways to mess around—I mean really, who’s looking?
Only you can truthfully answer these questions.
At day’s end, you can spin what you’ve accomplished however you’d like—you can convince yourself that you worked soooo hard. You can convince others that you’ve contributed soooo much. And maybe you have.
Only you know.
Who you are when no one else is looking is a great indicator of who you are for real. Your integrity is made visible.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Perspective
Monday, November 14th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!® It’s never hard to find an excuse for falling short of expectations. We’ve been sick, after all, or busy, or stressed. But a client of mine has an employee with a lesson for us all. She has terminal cancer. It’s hard to think of a more legitimate excuse than that. But instead of turning inward, instead of giving up, she inspires her team every day as she wows customers and shows deep concern for teammates. On the other hand, we all know people who need to go home because they have a hangnail.
Life and work are what we make of them. We could all stand a reminder to take our results seriously and ourselves much more lightly.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday!® How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday!® e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Seeing What Isn’t There
Monday, October 10th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!® People aren’t hired because they can do the job. Most who didn’t get the job could’ve fulfilled the job description easily. The people who are hired are those who demonstrate the ability to see what isn’t there, and should be, and make it happen. Now, that’s job security.
Saying something like, “nobody told me” or “it’s not in my job description” is a first class ticket to the unemployment line. Instead, if you see something that needs to be done, don’t put a note in the suggestion box—step up and make it happen. Think like a leader. Leadership is not a position; it’s a way of being.
Develop a reputation for seeing what isn’t there and making it happen and you’ll be amazed at all the doors swinging open for you.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday!® How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday!® e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Will Trumps Talent
Monday, September 19th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” So often we seem to forget the power of will.
Talent exists, don’t get me wrong. But in most every office, wouldn’t you rather take a moderately talented guy with off the charts will over a genius who doesn’t give a hoot? Seems like we would every time.
What is your will like? Are you committed out of your mind to being extraordinary every day? If so it will show. And if you’re not there now, it’s just a decision that can be made right this second. So go ahead, create a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Swing Your True Swing
Monday, August 29th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ The game of golf is really quite simple. The struggle is suppressing the distractions, calming yourself such that you are in complete tune with your body, and maintaining unparalleled focus. In the great movie, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Bagger Vance put it this way: “He got a lot of shots he could choose from… Duffs and tops and skulls, there’s only ONE shot that’s in perfect harmony with the field… One shot that’s his authentic shot, and that shot is gonna choose him… There’s a perfect shot out there tryin’ to find each and every one of us…”
I truly believe that. Maybe you’ve learned to swing an ugly swing, but you’ve grown comfortable with it. And now that you’re trying to correct your bad form, things aren’t feeling natural.
Step out of your comfort zone, and let that true swing come through you. Let your innate wisdom lead you powerfully.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Under-Promise and Over-Deliver
Monday, August 8th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ Have you ever ordered a pizza, the guy on the phone said it would be an hour, and it shows up in 30 minutes? You’re pumped!
Or how about the last time you ordered a book off of Amazon? They said it would take 7 to 10 business days. When it arrives on day 2, you are one happy customer.
Coincidence? Not a chance. You’re just lucky? I don’t think so. This is pure marketing. It’s called
under-promise and over-deliver. And that way, when someone receives your ‘over’ delivery, they are more enthused and love you even more.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Spin Around and Smile
Monday, July 18th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ Children up to preschool age are said to laugh 150-300 times daily, while adults laugh only 15 times a day!
Sure, as we grow older we may discover that we are not as innately happy as a toddler, but we can decide to smile. In fact, just doing so has been proven to instill happiness. In the late 80’s for instance, a study was conducted wherein students were asked to make a “u” or an “e” sound and record how they felt. Unsurprisingly, subjects that made the “e” sound reported feeling much happier than their counterparts, because they were smiling as a result.
So smile. Smile right now. Smile at lunch. Spin around in a circle and smile. Feeling better? I thought so. Create a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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The Best of You
Monday, July 4th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ What is possible for you? Do you have latent talents that you haven’t tapped into yet?
President Kennedy confidently declared, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. Because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”
Declare an impossible vision for yourself, and then watch who you have to become to make it possible. What is possible for you?
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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Life is But a Game
Monday, June 13th, 2011* Transcription
Thank God it’s Monday!™ Life is but a game. You can’t win. You certainly can’t lose. And, it’s the only game you have. But you are constantly reminded that the other players exist—the boss, the family, the neighbor, the church… and they are all telling you what they think is best for you.
At the end of the day, you make your own decisions. It’s your game. And the points you rack up in your lifetime are on you.
But often, especially in the workplace, you are not the only authority in the decision making process. You must find a way to get things done, despite not being in charge.
Make your vision clear to those whose ideas conflict with your own. If your vision is truly more effective, show them why. Chances are, they will appreciate your effort toward identifying an area of growth and allow you to move forward. Play on. Enjoy the game.
Have a great Monday!
Roxanne
Roxanne Emmerich’s Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love climbed to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list and made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists—all in the first week of its release. Roxanne is renowned for her ability to transform “ho-hum” workplaces into dynamic, results-oriented, “bring-it-on” cultures. If you are not currently receiving the Thank God It’s Monday e-zine and weekly audios, subscribe today at www.ThankGoditsMonday.com.
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