Strategic Services Business Tips newsletter, Issue #009

Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year wishes to you!

Welcome again,This month we have……

INDEX:
Strategic Services One Minute Tip
Power Quotes
This month’s Business Resource
Sponsored Resource
Editor’s Note.

Strategic Services One Minute Tip:

How to Make Your Criticism More Effective by Changing One Word You say, "Great looking dress, Josephine, but is it supposed to be that tight around your hips?" or "Great presentation, Sal, but I didn't understand what you were trying to say."

The trouble with trying to soften criticism by preceding it with a phony compliment is that the "great, but . . ." structure itself sends an immediate signal to the listener: "You are about to be criticized." The listener gets no motivation from the compliment, because he doesn't even hear it. He's completely focused on the criticism.

One good solution that I have recommended in the past is to substitute "great, and . . ." for "great, but . . ." I've tried this many times, and it does seem to help. The benefit is not only in dropping the dreaded "but" but also in forcing you, the critic, to be more thoughtful about your criticism.

See if this works for you.

Power Quotes:

"You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?" - Jim Rohn

Strategic Business Resources – Articles & Tips:

Measuring Success by Chris Widener

As I have worked with people over the years I have seen an amazing thing. People often get frustrated because they aren't achieving "success." There are lots of possible reasons for this but one reason I have found that sticks out is that many people allow their definition of "Success" to be driven by someone or something else.

Instead, we ought to be looking at our own, skills, opportunities, life situations, etc., to determine what it would mean for us to be a success in our own mind rather than someone else's.

Thus, the key to "Success" is all in the head - our head! We develop our own thinking about what it will mean to become a success.

The frustration comes in when we look at what someone else thinks is a success and try to attain it, only to find it elusive.

For one person, being a success may mean to make $100,000 a year. For another it may be $250,000. Another may not be concerned with the yearly income but be more concerned with a net worth.

Still another may not be motivated by money and may consider himself a success by how many street kids he gets pointed in the right direction and into a productive life.

Now the temptation would be for the person working with street kids to think they aren't a "success" because they don't make much money. The temptation for the person making $100,000 may be to think they aren't a "success" until they make $250,000. And the temptation for the person making $250,000 may very well be to think they aren't a "success" because they aren't helping street kids! And 'round and 'round it goes when we are gauging ourselves by another's measure of success.

So my advice is this: Set your own course, and stay on course. Don't measure yourself against any other standard of success. Do what you do best and the rest will take care of itself.

Here is the truth. Being a success is doing your best, not being the best.

When we get to that point, we will experience a lot more joy and a lot less frustration. And that sounds good to me!

Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. To order Chris's audio series Extraordinary Leaders Seminar go to Find out more today!and save 40% or call 877-929-0439!

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"Neil Armstrong once said, 'You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don't leave until you have solved both problems.'" - Jim Rohn

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At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.

The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.

Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable time. That's why they make those fourth grade chairs so small - so you won't fit in them at age twenty-five!

There are some things you don't have to know how it works - only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on.

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Editor’s Note:

I ACTUALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT SOME OF THESE SHORT & SWEET STATEMENTS ........it's actually what they DON'T say, that gets your imagination going about HOW these kids "learned" these "lessons".... Either they're really good, or I'm getting over the hill...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. --Robert Cormier

"Fun is about as good a habit as there is." - Jimmy Buffet

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM CHILDREN

Don't flush the john when your dad's in the shower.
Lamar, age 10

Never ask for anything that costs more than $5 when your parents are doing taxes.
Carol, age 9

When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him.
Heather, age 16

Never tell your mom her diet's not working.
Michael, age 14

Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat.
Joel, age 12

When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom when she's on the phone.
Alyesha, age 13

Never spit when on a roller coaster.
Scott, age 11

Listen to your brain. It has lots of information.
Chelsey, age 7

Stay away from prunes.
Randy, age 9

Forget the cake, go for the icing.
Cynthia, age 8

Never try to baptize a cat.
Laura, age 13

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Your Editor,
Helene Malmsio.

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