KEYS FOR SUCCESS

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November 2009

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CONTENTS

--  Stop Whining/

     Start Counting

--  Please pass the turkey�

                    and more.                  

-- The Image Scale and You

-- Adding Workplace Fun

-- FYI Corner

-- Today�s Chuckle

-- Toast & A Prayer

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STOP WHINING / START COUNTING

Thanksgiving is upon us and yes, most would agree that times have been tough here �or have they? Let�s click a mental �refresh� through the eyes of others and see our bountiful blessings.

As a result of a church partnership mission project, our community had two gentlemen, Elirehema and Tareto, from.Tanzania visit our town last month. What is their home like? Their people are starving due to the drought, they have little water, they live in homes they have built of brick using mud and termite hills.  Tareto had walked two hours each day to get to school and two hours back.  They were in awe at the homes we live in, disbelief when their hosts turned on a faucet and out came water, and then there was the shower, the microwave, refrigerator and the vacuum. They saw fields of plentiful corn which is used to feed our cows (not people) and in the grocery store they were shocked to see we had canned food for our dogs.  They saw the city lights of Milwaukee and experienced a ride in a strange box we call an elevator. Their eyes were filled with realities of our unimaginable world.     

Tareto commented that their villagers had heard of these things but believed them to be made-up stories.  Then he said:  

Now I can tell them these things ARE real.  I have seen them with my own eyes.

PLEASE PASS THE TURKEY... & Your Leadership

This past week I heard the saying Your child is you, be the person you want them to be.

Wow, what a great thought.  

How rare is the sound of pleasantries on any given day; yet where better for our children --and all of us--to  benefit from good examples than at Thanksgiving.   In a time when vulgarities are spewed at us from all directions, maybe, just maybe, our efforts will cause ripples of change in our society and the next generation will be able to ride the tide of a better place.  So it behooves us to buck up and put on our leadership shoes.   Let politeness and gratitude abound!  In today's fast paced world, we don't have many events that provide such a wonderful opportunity to promote respect and love for one another as  the Thanksgiving Dinner. 

In addition to  the menu you choose, here are some of the other things you might want to serve  this year :

--  Warm welcome:  Graciously welcome your guests by name. (The sweetest sound ever heard)

--  An inquisitive heart:  Show interest in all, the elders and the quiet ones are often overlooked. (Use "what" type questions, ask their expertise, remember "still waters run deep")

--  At the table:  A dinner prayer. (Sample below.) If you don't wish to say the prayer, pre-arrange for someone else, giving them time to prepare.

--  After the prayer:  Have each person go around and say what they are most thankful this year. To add something a little different, add.....as an American.

--  For dessert:  Pick a question and have another round robin:  What do none of us know about you?  Or, what is the one thing you appreciate about the person on your right?

     This not only gives everyone an opportunity to share but may open doors of knowledge that otherwise would have remained silent. 

No matter how large or small, make your Thanksgiving meal a treasure for all.

THE IMAGE SCALE AND YOU

In our Success Seminar on image management we use an Image Success scale.  In order to reach goals, one wants to fall within the 7-10 range of a particular category. There are three considerations for each category:  Updated & current;  Neat, pressed & tailored; Complimenting your body type; Defining your message.

 For example, let�s take casual day. When a company okays a Casual Day, you have two choices:  �Shlumpy� and sloppy or neat and with pride. Unless it has been specified that you will be moving and doing actual dirty work, you will want to appear at the office on casual day looking your best in your casual wear.  In other words, if you are wearing blue jeans, wear clean, darker colored with little fading and without holes. Leave the tennis shoes in the closet.  Instead, opt for a polished leather casual shoe.   If wearing a shirt, pick a nice one � not the one you might wear to clean the garage out on Saturday.  Depending on your work environment, you might still want to keep your sport coat handy for any surprise meeting or customer.

1. If you think it could need pressing, it does.
2. Guys: Leather watch bands, belts, socks & shoes should be the same color
3. Guys, instead of a golf shirt, consider a mock turtleneck knit. It  is a shiek casual look.
4. Gals:  Cleavage is a corporate killer. While the trendy edge of today�s fun fashions seemingly defy all traditional propriety, credibility and power on the job stem from a female�s ability to compete on equal ground as our male counterparts.  

One of your greatest powers is the power of choice, use it to your advantage

ADDING THE FUN / SPREADING THE SPIRIT

THE "FYI" CORNER

PLAN A

GIFT FROM THE HEART

CHRISTMAS

Build family bonds and laugh alot

    There�s never been a better time for this great family  Christmas giving plan.

     Keeps costs down and Spirits high.    In a name pick, there are four rules.

                  1  . On the spending limit allowed

2.      Each gift should be handmade or personalized in some way

3.      No switchy names, Each person is responsible for their own gift giving.

4.      Each gift must be accompanied with a tribute of some kind.

        Tribute tips:  Must be kind and upbeat.  Let the creative juices flow:  Poems,

           Musical lyrics, Story about the person, Skit, or ??  Let the fun begin!

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COLD SEASON TIP: 

Dry throat?  If you are using cough drops to lubricate your throat, be sure NOT to use the ones that claim �vapor� action or contain methol.  Those actually dry out the throat.   Read the label. Look for the words �soothing.� Also, look for the sugar free and save on dentist bills.

LEADERSHIP 101 � THANKSGIVING TOASTS

Let us toast to our blessings and good fortune on this Thanksgiving Day.

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Let us give a toast in thanks for all of our blessings.

Even though we may feel we can�t have all that we think we want. 

We ought to be thankful we don�t get what we often deserve.

A THANKSGIVING PRAYER

  For the love and the caring, and wealth in our land;

  For the strength we share when we walk hand in hand;

  For all the good, the wisdom, the lessons that were taught

  For the hope and affection we can give the distraught;

 For the homes that with family bonds are blest;

 For our servicemen who are being put to the test;

 For our country extending from sea unto sea;

 The land that is known as the "Land of the Free,"

     For all of this, we are so thankful.

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