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Business Tips : 13 RESOLUTIONS I look forward to a year that we can talk about culture and developing a workforce that has the upcoming 13 resolutions as a backbone for their lives. First off, resolutions are written resolves that are studied daily to help guide a person’s behavior while one is forming their fundamental character. Dictionary.com has several definitions of the term resolve, some of which are relevant when discussing life resolutions: 1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. 2. to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board. 3. music to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance. Resolution 1: Purpose I know that when my potential, passions, and profits intersect, my purpose is revealed. Why are people created? What is the purpose of one’s ...

Business Tips : DIALOGUE OVER DISCUSSION Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but there are limits to how far team members can take their opinions.  All too often, they forget to encourage a healthy dialogue and turn the conversation into a debate of one idea versus another.  Taken to the extreme,  they can dominate the discussion, hoping to gain support from the majority. Dialogue helps teams to open closed subjects, remove blocks to communication and heal rifts.  To build a climate that supports dialogue, try: ·        Asking Questions.   Clarify what others are saying and ask others if they understand what you are saying. ·        Making Suggestions.   Build on your team mates’ ideas.  Acknowledge their contributions and integrate their ideas into your suggestions. ·        Encouraging Others.   Not only have the courage to ex...

Business Tips : TWELVE CODES FOR SUCCESS I have used these many times in my life. I am not the best at them, but it is encouraging to see progress in them for my life with the specific intent of their implementation. 1. Learn to feed you sub-conscious along with your conscious mind. 2. Decide that character is more important than reputation. 3. Learn that attitude determines your altitude. 4. Learn that failure to plan is a plan for failure. 5. Learn that talent is a gift, but work ethic is a choice. 6. Learn to keep score of the results in the game of life. 7. Develop the art of leading people. 8. Learn that individuals grow, but teams explode. 9. Learn the secrets of emotional intelligence. 10. Develop the art and skills of conflict resolution. 11. Learn to confront the brutal reality. 12. Create a legacy, when you are blessed, be a blessing. Written By Orrin & Laurie Woodward, 11/5/2010 9:43 AM  Personal Tips: GIFT OF DREAMS “A person who can li...

Business Tips : MENTORSHIP Leaders have learned that people do not like dealing with uncomfortable truths of any size. Whether that truth is major (like the existence of God) or small (like miscommunication with a co-worker), people quickly suppress the truth, allowing themselves to be held blameless while the other party is held responsible for any issues. Consequently, most people never fulfill their leadership potential because they are too busy suppressing truth to learn from it. Wonder why people see others’ faults so clearly, yet have a hard time admitting their own? It’s hard. Imagine what could change in a person’s life if one could see their own areas of needed improvement as easily as they see others’. This is a VITAL part of the leadership journey and a HUGE part of a mentor’s role. People who run around blaming everyone but themselves for their current predicaments are hopelessly self-deceived through the repeated suppression of truth. Thankfully, few...

Business Tips : READING Reading was not my favorite thing to do. I would have rather been outside, playing ball, watching TV, playing video games, even working……rather than reading a book. I started hanging out with people that were avid readers. Not only were they much smarter and more knowledgeable…….but they made more money than I did. So early on in life, I tried to emulate those that I wanted to be like. In that time, it was about how to make more money. It was also the quickest way to get smarter. I was speeding up the process of making mistakes because I was able to learn from others in advance of making mistakes on my own. I had found a shortcut. I soon found out that it would change my life. The money came……but the knowledge is the only thing from the experience that is truly irreplaceable. If you want to change your life. Start reading. Learn how to read, not just putting letters together, but ask someone how to study a book, how to apply it, and what to do next. ...

Business Tips :                               SYSTEMS Check out the diagram to the left. Systems are just that. It is a way to organize thinking, action, and results in a process. That is a system. When you think of a system, you should think of putting something on autopilot. Putting someone on speed dial is a system. Setting your alarm is a system. Anything that makes your life easier, more efficient, and at the same time takes into account your relationships becomes a system. We like systems at our companies. Why? It’s because it becomes available for anyone to step in and continue the legacy that we have created. No one is irreplaceable. Not me, our management, our staff, administration, no one. We are all dispensable and technically so are our lives.   How many times have you looked at a calendar and thought, where has time gone? Remember though, what you bring to a system is your competence...

Business Tips : MANAGEMENT Management and leadership are often mentioned in the same sentence. However, leadership is looking forward with vision, dreams, and specific traits. It is important to separate the two terms. Management is looking at current results and determining the best way to move forward. Management is about building leadership in the company. To be a good manager, one must be constantly learning in order to take the business to the next level. The law of the lid says that a business can only rise to the level of leadership that those leaders have attained. Let’s talk about those levels – 1.       Learner – just getting started, “how to steps” 2.       Performer – has some time on the water, can do the task, getting better and better 3.       Orchestrator – can count on them, delegates and teaches how to do task while still doing it themselves, gets more done with the help of others ...