Winning Strategies

Twitter

So, many of you are asking, "What is Twitter?" "Why would I use it?"

Here are two information outlets about Twitter! Check it out here... (a link from one of my readers) http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Tracking_the_Twitter_trend_02-24-2009. html

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A Walk to the Lake

I bundled up this morning and headed off on a walk to the lake. The northern winds have blown in and brought with them wintery weather. The temperature was in the thirties. The winds chilled me to the bone.

I walked and tried to fight off the work demons that are still camped out in my brain. I struggle through a feeling of discourse and try aimlessly to redirect my attitude and presence to the positive. With each step, I work to refocus my mind and my attention on the weekend and my family. I slowly try to turn the direction of the boat, but I feel the tug of fast moving water like a waterfall is imminent. The pull send me back in the wrong direction.

I try to shake this uncomfortable feeling that all is not well in my world, yet I am unable to. It is amazing how stress and negative emations ravage the body.

By the close of 3 miles I have attained a re-direction. My mind has arrived at the here and now. I am anticipating the weekend and have let go of the work demons that haunt me.

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If you do, invite me to your network.   BethanyPerot

Talk/tweet with you soon!

Voices of Victory

One of my friends from Highschool pasted this on my facebook- thank you Duane Drumgole- I needed this.  

 

"There are all kinds of voices and thoughts we can tune in to each day. Just like a radio station, there are hundreds of different frequencies that are available. There is the negative frequency that says, “You’ll never accomplish your dreams”, “You’ll never get well”, “You’ll never get married.” Then, there is the “Voice of Victory” frequency.

The “Voice of Victory” is found in God’s Word. It says, “You are blessed.” “You are prosperous”, “You can do all things”, “Your best days are still ahead”. Despite the many voices you hear today, the key is to keep the negative voices from getting deposited into your spirit. The scripture says in Philippians 4:8 to “Think on things that are pure, things that are wholesome, things that are of a good report.” Friends, when you latch on to the “Voice of Victory” and let these faith-filled thoughts take deep root in your hearts, your faith will produce a positive harvest, and you will live that victorious life!"

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Enjoy living a victorious life today!

Have You Thought About??? Provision...

This afternoon, I am preparing for my lesson tonight.  These great stats were included in the prep.  Have you ever REALLY thought about this?  It is a worthwhile mental activity.
 

1.    America controls nearly 20 percent of the world's wealth. There are around six billion people in the world, and there are roughly three hundred million people in the U.S.  That makes America less than 5 percent of the world's population. And this 5 percent owns a fifth of the world's wealth.

2.    One billion people in the world do not have access to clean water, while the average American uses four hundred to six hundred liters of water a day.

3.    Every seven seconds, somewhere in the world a child under age five dies of hunger, while Americans throw away 14 percent of the food we purchase.

4.    Nearly one billion people in the world live on less than one American dollar a day.

5.    Another 2.5 billion people in the world live on less than two American dollars a day.

6.    More than half of the world lives on less than two dollars a day, while the average American teenager spends nearly $150 a week.

7.    1.6 billion people in the world have no electricity.

8.    By far, most of the people in the world do not own a car. One third of American families own three cars.

9.    Americans spend more annually on trash bags than nearly half of the world does on all goods.

Rob Bell,  (Zondervan, 2008), pp. 122-123

 

Human kindness/Respect

I meet with hundreds of people from across this great nation. I am humbled by the opportunity to know and discover more about many of the people I meet.

My request - is to fervently treat everyone that you encounter with kindness, compassion, and respect. I notice that in our hurried lives- human kindness and respect is slowly dissipating from our existence.

You can be frustrated with someone, or angry- but they are still owed a piece of human kindness and respect. Have we lost a little bit of our mankind? Have we lost a little bit of our humanness with all the gadgets, web spaces, and texting? Have we lost the ability to look someone in the face, hear them out, and whether or not we agree- respond with kindness and respect?

It is a sad, sad day when we arrive there. I'm begging you to take note. I'm asking you to see within people, to search faces and to deliver more understanding and kindness today and every day this week and next. It takes no money, and not much forethought. It is - most probably- the only easy to accomplish request that you will receive this week.

Can you do it? Will you try? I'm pleading with you to make an effort.

Business Development

Bus dev isn't just opening the door- it is establishing a basis for trust. You are asking an organization for two things that they hold precious: their time, and info about their company.

Developing a trusting relationship will be key in order for you to become an advisor or have the ability to sit at the table when the decisions are made.

Stay tuned for more...

Don't be Discouraged

Some days you feel on top of the world, and the next day you find yourself mopping yourself off the floor. Don't let life get you down. Rebound. Get back up. Don't let anyone or anything keep you down. Sometimes life sucks. Sometimes you will be discriminated against, sometimes life will be unfair. Others may attack you, and knock you down. Life may hand you situations that are difficult to wade through. I lost my first husband in 1995. He was my best friend.

I've been passed over for promotions, discriminated against, had my ideas stolen, credit taken for things I've done, my work sabataged, paid 1/2 what my male counterparts were making, had bad things said about me, I've been told that I was ugly, been told that I was too pretty, and have been told that I'm too smart, I've had bonuses and pay promised but never paid, and the list could go on and on. Never let it get you down. RISE ABOVE.

I've also had the other extreme. I've had mentors that put their name on the line to insure my promotions, friends that have gone above and beyond, and sympathetic angels that helped me to support my children when I struggled to. I've had people believe in me when I couldn't muster the strength or find the belief within myself. Don't be discouraged. Whatever you are facing, this too will pass. You will rise above. I have (and I have confidence that you can too.)

Business Relationships

So- to add to that thought- Business Relationships mimick personal relationships in a sense. You have to put your customers' needs in the forefront- equal to the needs of your company. You have to 'predict' their needs- even if they are not clearly stated and try to meet them.

You clearly need to put their needs ahead of your own. This is done so rarely in businesses today, can you imagine the big impact that it would have on your clients, your prospects and your business relationships?

Why Relationships are So Difficult

I began the 'Love Dare' a few days ago.  It is a book that was written to strengthen your love relationship with your mate.  It is spoken of in the newly available for rent movie, "Fireproof".

It very quickly points out that Love is not selfish.  In order to love fully, we must sacrifice our own needs and desires and put the other person's needs and desires before our own selfish nature.  Wow, this is much harder than it sounds.  We are, by our purest nature, selfish creatures.  We innately strive to fulfill our needs and desires, pushing our needs to the forefront of our mates.  It is amazing to me how counter-intuitive this is.  We don't think of entering into relationships to fulfill the needs and desires of someone else.

We enter into relationships to fulfill needs within ourselves.  Can you imagine if the dating services advertised that way?  Sign up for this dating service.  This relationship will give you a chance to fulfill someone else's needs and desires- putting them in the forefront- AHEAD of your needs and desires.  The reality is that we see movies and advertisements that showcase the exact opposite.  We 'sign up' for relationships that will "complete us".  We envision time spent where our needs are met first and primost.  We think about time spent where the 'world' revolves around us. 

This is an amazing journey of discovery.  I encourage all of you in committed relationships to consider taking the journey.  Find yourself a copy of the book, "The Love Dare" and let your journey into discovery begin!