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TGIM e-Zine: June 29, 2009

Monday, June 29th, 2009

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Transform your team from “snooze-button hitters” to “rock-star performers” and create a buzz-worthy environment your clients will love.

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The World is Yours—If You INSIST on Success

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Credit:  © Manfredinim | Dreamstime.com

Credit: © Manfredinim | Dreamstime.com

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Most people think that’s the motto of the U.S. Postal Service. I always thought so myself, but it’s not. The Greek historian Herodotus said it 2500 years ago, when Greece was at war with Persia. He said it in admiration of the enemy’s mounted messengers, who wouldn’t let nothin’ or nobody keep them from getting the job done.

Anybody can get strokes from their own team. But you KNOW you’ve got it going on when even the competition is drooling over your results.

It’s all about being unstoppable—about insisting on success, no matter how deep the snow or how hard the rain. Laugh at obstacles, refuse to compromise your goals, and you can watch the world land gently in the palm of your hand. (more…)

TGIM e-Zine: May 4, 2009

Monday, May 4th, 2009

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Issue 24 Topics Include: READ NOW

  • Formula for a Successful Implementation
  • Kick-Butt Implementation Plans
  • A Suitcase Full of Faith – Roxanne Recommends

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Asking the Unreasonable—and Leaving “Good Enough” Behind

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Most of us live “reasonable” lives, looking at what we CAN do and using that as a guide to what we WILL do. Shoot for mediocrity and you’re guaranteed a bull’s-eye, every time.  But a life worth living is about setting unreasonable goals, doing unreasonable things to make them happen, making unreasonable requests of people every day to stretch them to their undiscovered greatness.

Hey wait a minute, you say.  Times are tough.  The economy’s in the tank.  Everyone is running for cover.  My 401(k) is in flames!  I can’t even count on that pension!

Whoa there.  Deep breath, partner.

If mediocrity is a shallow moat in good times, it’s even less protection when times are tough.  Aiming low and being “reasonable” doesn’t bring out the best of who you are. If you want to enliven your teammates, your kids, your friends, here’s a surefire way to do it:  Make unreasonable requests of them.  (more…)

Moments of Truth: Measuring Where it Matters Most

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

You can’t monitor and audit every tiny facet of your business, or you won’t have time to run the business.  So where does execution matter most?  It matters most in the critical moments I call Moments of Truth—the moments where execution can mean the difference between success and failure.

Moments of Truth are those critical times when a customer forms an impression of you, deciding whether your offerings and their standards see eye-to-eye.  Though they vary from industry to industry and business to business, every business has them. (more…)