Business Moment:  Work Is Not Work If

Former television great Art Linkletter once said:  

"Do a little more than you’re paid to:

Give a little more than you have to;

Try a little harder than you want to;

Aim a little higher than you think possible;

And give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends."

Work has been said to be “…who we are…and, the label for others to identify us…” A survey pointed out that of 180,000 Americans contacted, 80% indicated a dislike for their jobs. That is a real saddening reality about an experience that consumes so much of our lives. What makes it even worse is most of those people who dislike their jobs will never be a success at all. 

The reality in having the proper experience about work is simple. You must,

1. Know what you are doing. Winners do what losers won’t do. Study, train, practice and apply yourself to be the “expert” at what you do.
2. Like what you do. Seek pleasure in your endeavors. Fall in love with your vocation. The real essence in success and satisfaction which makes life and career complete centers on the fact that do what we like, but that we like what we do. Search it out and stop making work a chore so your spirit and your attitude will soar.
3. Believe in what you do. Know your businesses’ vision and mission. Live it. As once was said, “…successful positive people are not in a career for something to do but are in a career to do something.” When you go to work for a company versus going to work for a certain salary, you will never truly “work” a day in your life.

Author Luci Swindle said, “…stop looking at work as simply a means of earning a living and start realizing it is one of the elemental ingredients of making a life.” Make a difference, work!  

Feature Article:
Obstacles Are Only a Frame of Mind

Business is not an exact science. You need from time to time some perspective on facing reality. A reality that your business success or shortfall often falls between your ears. In other words, what you think or what you say or do will determine for the most part your business success paradigm. As the saying goes, “…if it is to be, it is up to me.” Business success therefore, clearly is your responsibility whether or not you want to accept that fact.

It is a certainty that you will have challenges in your business cycle regardless of the industry you represent or the product or service you provide. It is also important to realize that you do need constant motivation in your personal and professional life to help you move forward. Motivation is not the end all but it is the launch pad that can propel you to greater success and satisfaction in your business and personal life.

I was searching through some material recently and came upon this simple lesson pertaining to overcoming challenges. It goes a long way to provide a great lesson for every business owner, leader or manager. Here is the story:

“In ancient times, a king had a huge stone placed in a roadway, then hid and watched to see if anyone would remove it. Some of the kingdom’s biggest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many of them loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the big stone out of the way... Click Here to Read More  

Energy Leadership: Forgiveness

Many people have difficulty forgiving others (or themselves) because they believe that, in forgiving, they are condoning or pardoning a particular act or behavior. In fact, the primary definition found for “forgiveness” in the dictionary is “to excuse for a fault or an offense; pardon.” An Energy Leadership definition of forgiveness, though, involves releasing the catabolic energy of judgment and blame and moving forward. In this definition, the concepts of “wrong” or “right” fade as we recognize that whatever we are forgiving is holding ourselves back in some way. 

In fact, one of the biggest shifts that people can make to remove some of the catabolic energy from their lives is to forgive themselves and others. On the Energetic Self-Perception chart, the key emotion associated with Level 3 energy – the level at which catabolic energy shifts to anabolic energy – is forgiveness. You forgive people that hold you back, you forgive people that you feel you’ve hurt and who have hurt you in some way.

At first glance, forgiving someone else sometimes seems like an impossible task. After all, when you believe that the other person did something wrong, didn’t show you respect, hurt you, or did something that seemed to go against something you value, your first reaction (if you’re like most people in the world!), is to be hurt, upset, angry, and resentful. You blame them, and perhaps crave revenge. Think of a situation in your life, current or past, where someone did something for which you haven’t forgiven them. How does it make you feel? Sit with those feelings for a moment, then read on.... Click Here to Read More

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