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When was the last time you sent an unexpected card at an unexpected time to someone you care about?

Do you think it would make a difference?

Do you remember people’s birthdays and other special occasions? Do you think that matters to them?

How about a simple thank you or expression of appreciation. Do you think that would make a difference?

With this incredible tool, not only can you remember people and share appreciation, you can motivate, uplift, encourage and truly make a difference. Here is the interesting thing, the more you do this, the more you realize that you, the sender of these cards, benefit the most.

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Joyce Lynn  and Randy Nelson

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What would Dale Carnegie Say?

It seems to be all too often in my life that I come to help out a friend or one of my children and I feel totally inadequate to the task at hand.   Does that happen to you?  Is it possible I should ask more questions, look more closely, listen more intently or …….what?   These things bother me. It makes me feel inadequate as a friend and a mother.  I somehow feel that I SHOULD be able to make things better.

I believe that Dale Carnegie, author of  How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living would have given me this advice.

Joyce~

“Don’t fuss about trifles, and use the law of averages to outweigh your worries.”  I understand that because my dad used to tell me, “Joycie, if you are right 51% of the time, you are beating the odds.”  But, somehow it still bothers me, when I cannot help those I love dearly.  I have always struggled with this.   If I said that to Dale, he would have probably gone on to say, “listen Joyce, all you can do is weigh the facts, try to look the problem square in the face, think about possible solutions and decide what you think is the best one for the moment.  That is all a person can do, Joyce, try your best and move on. Don’t expect gratitude.  Worrying  can ruin your health.”

“So, relax Joyce, and count your blessings , not your troubles”

“O.K . Dale , thanks for the advice.  You make everything sound so easy, even I think I can do it now.”  Maybe what I do for my friends and family is something…it is just not everything…..and that is O.K. too. 

Dale Carnegie founded what is today a world-wide network of over 2,700 instructors and offices in more than 75 countries.

In Tandem Ventures

Marketing that puts a smile on your face!

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When someone offers you a challenge,

Think like Dustin Hoffman, and it will be a positive experience.

Positive experiences create positive momentum. And positive momentum brings even more positive experiences. Believe that? In reading about Dustin Hoffman, it seems he believed this his entire life. At times of his life momentum meant pushing a car uphill not, the momentum of riding through a smooth sailing successful career. The career was not so much of a challenge to this actor as the success itself was. He had to actually learn to accept and give to himself. He did not think he was deserving.
Give yourself the gift of a genuine, meaningful positive experience. The benefits of that time will continue long after the experience has ended.
It is a gift you can give away. Be sure to uplift, accept, and express gratitude to others. Gratitude can be in a glance, a smile, a very timely gift, an expression, a note or a gesture.
It may be truly surprising to you that a person like Dustin Hoffman is vulnerable, does not feel himself worthy of the praise and acclaim he has received.
The challenge around you may only to accept yourself…sounds so little and it is so huge.
When we do this , we then can accept and enjoy others. My dad always told me that he had such wonderful children and I would hear him tell that to others also. I did not understand then. I saw the flaws in our family. I saw the fights, the silence, the distance, the differences and really very little joy. But, now I understand at a deeper level. He saw the grander scale of the world than I. He saw that each one of us had the right to develop our own life, our own positive momentum and that was wonderful enough for him.
He always told me to take care of myself and to stop and smell the roses. He never told me how to be good or what color rose to smell.

Being good to yourself is not selfish. Because the more fulfillment you experience, the more value you have to give to others. This is a lesson I continue to learn.
If you want to send someone a card of “just because” or celebration of any sort you can do it though a free account I have set up for you.
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Promises are like crying babies in a theater,….

……they should be carried out!

The Beauty of Excellence

Insist on excellence

Refuse to accept anything less than excellence from yourself, whatever that is.

You know that you’re capable of the very best, so make sure you fulfill your greatest possibilities.

Hold yourself accountable to your highest vision. Support and encourage your own unique greatness.

There is so very much value that you have to contribute to life. The sweet taste of true fulfillment comes from giving the best that you have.

There will be countless temptations to take shortcuts and to compromise your most treasured principles. But keep in mind that you will gain nothing of real value by doing so.

Instead, insist on excellence from yourself in every endeavor. Do what you know is best, and you’ll achieve what you long to achieve.

See your future daily. Claim it now. Feel it now. Touch and taste it now. This moment.

Your gift will change the world as it will inspire others by your example as long as you are enjoying every moment.
I cam across this from my daughter. You may want to check it out for an inspirational read.

www.isha.com

The Isha system© is a powerful set of simple tools that expand consciousness and anchor the individual in unconditional love. By elevating our inner vibratory rate, it establishes permanent peace, freedom and joy, grounded in the profound silence that lies within.

This internal shift naturally begins to permeate our external experience, bringing positive changes to our surroundings: what we heal within ourselves is reflected in the world around us.

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The Beauty of Excellence

BLURRED VISION ANYONE?

Is there something that’s distracting you and keeping you from staying focused?

There will always be some distraction or another, but you might consider taking off the goggles and helping yourself out a bit.

The way to focus on anything is to make it important. If you need more focus, then make the object of your focus more personally meaningful. My dad gave serious advice…..he always said ” Joycie, do what makes you happy!”  Now that’s purpose.  Don’t get me wrong, he tempered that with a little more advice…” If you ever feel sorry for yourself, go out and get a volunteer job, everyone has their cross to carry.” Once my dad told me to work for the airlines, I said, “dad, I can’t be a pilot” he said, “I don’t care if you clean the plane, I just want free tickets.”  Then came his little one sided Mona Lisa smile.  He wanted me to find purpose, to find focus, to find the real meaning of my own life.

Make a conscious connection between whatever you’re doing and your deepest reason for doing it. Clearly know why, and the focus will be strong.  Use your senses. What will it feel like, sound like, look like,when I have a clear focus?  How will I know?  Right now, I know I want mobility in my life. I want to leave a legacy, I want to be happy and make others happy. Every decision that I make in business has that in mind.  Having a clear focus is a great road map that makes decision making easy.

Lazer Focus

When your desire is strong enough, no event or circumstance will have the power to distract you. Give your efforts a reason why, and you give yourself a reason to keep on keeping on!

Live with authentic purpose. And you’ll act with powerful focus.

I guarantee you will have the most exciting conversations with others when you become truly interested in their focus.

SendOut a message of your focus to yourself.

Congratulate and encourage others for their purpose and meaning in life.

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Go ahead , put a smile on someone’s face!

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Food, Friends and Fantastic Times: Listen and Learn

Nice to Meet you Tommy and Qin FONG’s Garden Chinese Restaurant

Do you love your business as much as I do?  I get just a tad bit happier every day.  I meet the most interesting people.  Just last weekend I met Tommy and Qin Lin who own Fong’s Garden Chinese Restaurant in Oconomowoc. By the way, Qin, thanks for the extra take home egg drop soup!   Tommy made me remember, asking questions is the best way to get to know someone else.  The second way is to listen to the answers.! It is a synergistic formula, that asking and then listening.   You know, like one plus one is more than two.  As Tommy sat and talked with  us at his restaurant, I was impressed with the moment. Does that ever happen to you?  For me it is like I am living in a novel and life is being written at that very moment.  It is like the Will Ferrel movie…”Stranger than Fiction”  where Ferrells character’s life is being written as he lives it.  I can relate to that and at times …unlike Ferrell’s character, I enjoy it, I suppose because I feel blessed rather than crazy when it is happening.

It also reminds me of the Native American tradition of using a talking stick. The person holding the stick is the one talking. Listening is so valued in that culture, that not until the stick is passed is anyone even supposed to begin to take their thoughts off of the speaker.  When the stick is passed and only then is the listener to transition into a thinker of their own thoughts. Then and only then can they begin to speak.  Now that is listening  with the full mind, body and spirit.  It is an aspiration of mine.

I love my business because I have the privledge of not only meeting but, more importantly building relationships with people by listening to their needs and intersts.

Tommy is an estute business person, a thoughtful human being and a wise investor.  He is also a listener.

Enjoy the card I am sending you Tommy and Qin.  We hope it makes you smile.   You have my warmest regards and thank you for spending some of your prescious time meeting me.

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Network Your Way through the Economic Downturn to Miles of Smiles

When you are open to meeting people on their terms and meeting their needs you will be absolutely astounded by how wonderful life will be. What an adventure it is to meet new people and enjoy listening to their ideas, hopes and visions.

Well, it’s time to check up on your network and build solid relationships.  Can you make people smile with your actions and your interest?

-What organizations do I currently belong to and am I active in?
-Who can I meet with in the next few weeks to “refresh” my networking relationship?
-What am I doing this week and this month to get to events and meet new prospects?

If you ask yourself , ” Who am I going to help?” and not worry about “Who is going to help me?”  then your life and experience will be an hourly suprise.

Testimonies have proven that if you have a well-developed network, you probably aren’t going to be greatly affected by a softening economy.

How many people do you know that are having their best year ever.  I know of an IT company that is.  They have developed a niche market of working with veterinarian clinics, that they have also built through word of mouth referrals and thourough dedicated service.

When you build a solid base of advocates for your business, it will continue to thrive no matter what is going on. The referrals won’t dry up, because you are on the inside track with referral partners.How about with a human resources manager who is in charge of moving people into your city? Can they use your product or service?

You see it’s all about attitude! It’s about working smarter and building trusting relationships with your referral partners. A strong network can outlast economic cycles.

It is your foundation build on rock …..not sand.

Start today, right now.  Volunteer for your church or any club. Junior Achievement is a great place. The schools really benefit from business expertise in the classroom. Your future employees need you. The teachers need you.  Get involved in your community, help out with the Chamber of Commerce. Go on http://meetup.com and find some social or business events in your area.  Go after life and service with a passion and it will come back to you.

In the process you will make at least two people smile.

Make people smile with a card, a phone call, a gesture, act of kindness, simple silent gift , or just by listening and caring.

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