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In This Issue……….
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Take a Moment To
Count Your Blessings
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Getting Involved
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Six Quick Tips To
Manage Your Time
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Thought of the
Month
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Self-motivation––The
Only True Motivational Technique
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Results Box—A Call
To Action
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Checkout Billy
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Staying In Touch To
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Another Proud
Announcement
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Children First Moves
Forward
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Value Added Ideas
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Each November we celebrate
Thanksgiving Day. It’s a family oriented
activity to celebrate the blessings that have been bestowed on our respective
clans. We live in the country with the
most freedom, the best opportunities to reap success and the highest standard
of living of any place on earth. Don’t
let the holiday season go by without raising your awareness of all the gifts
life in the
This is not a politically focused newsletter. But, recent events in this state bear some commentary. We recently elected a number of local and state-wide officials, including a new Governor. I will not comment on any candidate but rather comment regarding voters. With such important positions at stake, it’s deplorable that so few take the time to express their opinion through their vote. Low voter turnout is an alarming trend yet it remains one of the most sacred rights we have. In my mind, not voting eliminates your right to complain about our political leaders. Not voting makes you a silent supporter of what happens after the election. As part of your thanksgiving list, make having the right to vote among the many blessings you consider critically important to carry out. Bad political leaders depend upon voter apathy for their survival. It’s only through your vote that you can voice your opinion of their political activities. Make a resolution to become more informed on what is happening on the political scene. Resolve to send your opinion to your elected representatives when there is an important issue at stake. Become involved in the election process by supporting your candidates. Don’t become or remain a spectator. Politics is not a spectator sport. It is the body of decisions that affects each one of us in a very direct way. Become involved. That is the only way to maintain control of your destiny.
Six Quick Tips to Manage Your Time
“A failure takes on two characteristics––giving up and never starting
again.”
Billy Arcement
Too often, we stop short of victory. Just one more step might take us to the top of the mountain. Another hour of preparation could be the difference between making or losing a sale. A defensive back slacks off for just one second and the receiver gets behind him, catches the pass and scores the winning touchdown.
When we quit, we relinquish our option to start again and achieve victory. Don’t be among those who short change the opportunities that pass their way because they quit before reaching the finish line. Persistence pays. If I had quit after three defeats while seeking public office, I would never have been elected to the school board. That victory opened a vast number of opportunities that now includes working with board members as part of my client base.
Perhaps this prompt will move you to re-visit opportunities you’ve previously passed on. Remember that it’s never too late to start over but it is impossible to complete anything you’ve quit trying to accomplish.
Self-motivation––The Only True
Motivation Technique
I could motivate you to do something by offering a reward. But soon, the reward will lose its appeal and your motivation to act will cease. I could threaten you and get you to act. However, you will eventually become strong enough to resist my threats. But, if I can convince you to do something on your own volition, that action will continue.
When we internalize motivation, we affect our belief system thus building our desire and controlling our attitude. Desire, attitude and belief are the core of what drives our self-motivation vehicle.
Want to see
that important project through to completion?
Internalize the motivation to get it done. Build your desire to complete the
project. Approach the project with a
strong positive attitude. Believe you
can do it and you will. Wrap these three
items with the persistence of a bulldog and success will come.
Is there any specific management or self-development question you’d like
to see addressed in future newsletters?
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and look for your answer in a future issue.
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Another Proud Announcement
In
the last issue, I announced the publication of my book, Searching for Success, in
Children First Moves Forward
The first solo issue of my newest
newsletter, Children First, had a
successful start last month. As always,
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The next issue goes out on December 1.
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