KEYS FOR SUCCESS

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If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness.

November 2011

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CONTENTS

Stop Whining/ Start Counting

Have an Attitude of Gratitude

Take an Email Chill

Spark your Turkey Table

Adding the Fun

STOP WHINING / START COUNTING

Thanksgiving is upon us and yes, most would agree that times have been tough here …or have they? Everything is relative. When hard times hit, it’s easy to whine. Perhaps we just need to count our blessings more. Let’s click a mental ‘refresh’ through the eyes of others to remind us how truly blessed we are to live in this land called America. 

As a result of a church partnership mission project, our community had two gentlemen, Elirehema and Tareto, from Tanzania visit our town. What is their home like? Their people were starving due to the drought; they had little water; they lived in homes built of brick using mud and termite hills. Tareto had to walk two hours each day to get to school and two hours back. They were in awe at the homes we lived in; couldn’t believe it 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 the 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.

HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Learning to be more grateful can change your life; make you more productive; increase your happiness and well-being; and may even help you live longer.

1. Take some time at the end of your day to reflect on three things that happened during the day for which you are grateful. (How many times did you say Thank you today?)
2. Identify your grudges and the things you find fault with. Look at the big picture. Focusing on the good things transpose the negatives into good thoughts and goals.
3. Using your inner feeling of appreciation, create an outward action and then do it. How can you make things better in your department, relationship and your life?  A start: Tell others that you appreciate them and why.

Woe-is-me thinking will limit you; gratefulness will lift you up.

TAKE AN EMAIL CHILL

Every once in awhile we need to respond to an email that has just ticked us off.

TIP: Go ahead and draft a reply but do not  put the address in or send it. Instead, let it simmer on your computer awhile. Now take a walk, have lunch, do something to get your mind off it. If possible, sleep on it until the next day. When you go back to reread your reply, remove those angry innuendos. By letting your emotions cool down, you will gain clarity and allow your professional calm prevail.

Always take the high road, it’s a road seldom traveled.

SPARK YOUR TURKEY TABLE

• Read the first story in this newsletter to everyone. A great reminder jolt to opening our eyes to how blessed we really are.

• Add some laughter. When finishing the main course, tell them to look under their plate. Have a fun Thanksgiving riddle under each person’s plate for them to ask everyone. Great fun for kids.

• As a guest: what can  you bring to the table?  How about a Toast? It’s a great way to show appreciation and add to the festivities.  Remember, you can toast with any drink, milk or water included. (See Leadership 101-

Toasts below.)

ADDING THE FUN

THE "FYI" CORNER

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS & READERS OVER THIS PAST YEAR!

WCSEA ROCKS!  WELCOME and thanks to your outstanding TEAM players and all of the attendees for your synergy in our Hurray, it’s Monday! opener, at your recent Conference.

A MEMORABLE NIGHT IN MAUSTEN, WI. A correction on who were our wonderful volunteers for the evening. They were Diane, Cora and Judi. True Superstars in our program for this Women’s Night Out & Expo.

PRESENTATION SKILLS COACHING WITH KINZA. Call for more information at 800-575-6817.

SIMPLE SOLUTION - TIRED OF PHONE MARKETERS? For those pesky calls, try this. When the party starts speaking simply say: Please remove me from your call list. I’ve tried it and it works! By law, they must have a call list sheet handy and honor your request.   (If you haven’t registered your numbers with the National Call List Registry, you will want to do that. It should take care of the majority of telemarketing calls: www.donotcall.gov

DO YOU HAVE COLLEGE KIDS?

A great stocking stuffer idea for you! Our book, 193 Survival Tips for a Professional Image, is packed with tips on how to position you for success; master the interview; and project a professional image. Acclaimed as a must read for anyone wanting to succeed in business, is an easy read and handy reference. Order at www.kinza.net.

TRAVELING?  ID your PC. Tape a business card to your laptop.  Airport officials claim that an average of six laptops are left at the airport each day

CHRISTMAS IS COMING! For the women on your hostess gift list: Burnt Toast & Jam. An easy read on how to cope with life’s burnt toast using humor and positivity. Order at www.kinza.net or www.amazon.com. I just finished reading your book for the third time!  Each time I enjoy it all again.  Thank you.

LEADERSHIP 101 – THANKSGIVING TOAST

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.

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