KEYS FOR SUCCESS

A Free Monthly Newsletter, highlighting strategies from our popular programs,

to Expand Your Personal and Professional Growth and Happiness by

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September 2010

Welcome to our new subscribers!

CONTENTS

--Turn Lemons into Lemonade

--Business Golf

--To or Ta?

--FYI Corner

--Today’s Chuckle

Here’s to your success

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TURN LEMONS INTO LEMONADE

We all experience burnt toast in life when bad things happen. The trick is to keep an optimistic attitude and find a way to turn it around for good.

Here are some examples of lemons that were made into lemonade:

--Post-it notes were a failed experiment in new glues.

--Coca-Cola was a headache remedy that didn’t work.

--Toll House Cookies were a lazy person’s way to avoid grating chocolate into the batter. Instead, they chopped it into chunks.

    --Levi jeans were made from left over tents and tent material that didn’t sell. Strauss           

    made good use of the fabric.
   

--Thousands of people are successful today in new careers because of a forced change they made years ago- like the woman who sold some sunflower seeds on the internet and it turned into a  profitable business. 

The next time you are faced with a challenging situation, set yourself apart from the issue.  Look at it with no emotion attached. Need to come up with ideas?  De-stress first with playfulness and laughter to release those creative ideas  and  ask yourself:

--What do I need to do to make this work?

--How can I turn this around?

Get creative, think out of the box. Take the role of a problem solver and look at it as a lemonade opportunity!

Most of our limitations are in our own thinking.

BUSINESS GOLF: Don’t be a lemon of a partner

1. Dress appropriately. If you have questions, call the club.

2. Arrive early to allow time to get organized and practice.

3. No cell phones or pagers.

4. Always be ready for the next shot; avoid creating any unnecessary delays.

5. Be gracious - no tantrums, swearing, excuses. Behave in a manner suitable for the office.

6. Sincerely compliment your partner when he/she makes a good shot.

7. Never coach or give advice unless it is asked of you. 

8. Get out of the cart whenever your opponent does.

9. Focus on the relationship. Only talk business if your guest opens the conversation; otherwise, save it for the 19^th hole.

10. Follow up the next day. Whether it’s a thank you for a great game or how about that contract. Think of your golf as an ongoing investment.

Success in this game depends less on strength of body
than strength of mind and character.
Arnold Palmer

TO or TA?

Does your speech sabotage you?   Do you announciate correctly?   Listen to yourself when you speak, are you saying ta instead of to?  nare for there? Plenny instead of plenty? How about innermission instead of intermission?  Pay attention to your consonants and syllables, pronounce them.  Remember the saying “Sloppy is as sloppy does” – I bet it applies to our grammar, too.    

THE "FYI" CORNER

SPARKING THE SPIRIT –

Laugh for the Health of it - We did! It was great meeting so many of you at our mini sessions on how to put more laughter in your life;  It was a fun public event and book signing at  the recent Ladies Night at Ebert’s Greenhouse, Ixonia, WI.

Great Safety Tip:  Walking alone in the parking lot?  Carry your keys while walking to your car. In case of an attack, press the panic button for your car and set the alarm off. Chances are the attacker will run. The horn will continue to sound until you either turn it off or the car battery dies.  ALSO Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get into your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off. Chances are the burglar won’t stick around.  Test it; it will go off from most everywhere in your house.

Need gifts for your customers?  We’ll be taking bulk orders for our Thoughts to Motivate Desktopper.  Gender friendly, this is a great appreciation gift for customers and employees. (Christmas is coming!)  Your company logo can be imprinted on the cover. Check out all of our books at: www.kinza.net/shop/index.html.   Email us for pricing: kinza@kinza.net

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