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Attitude LUCKY And Amazing!So today is 7/11, Boss...
And if you were to ask any
dice player....
Those are LUCKY NUMBERS.
And exactly what should you do
with a LUCKY NUMBER day????
Well - here's one suggestion:
Treat the entire day, and everything
that happens as if that was just the
luckiest and most amazing thing that
could happen.
Every phone call, every email, every
conversation - LUCKY and AMAZING.
If you can keep this attitude all
day long, you're going to think back
to this little note and think that
it was just LUCKY and AMAZING - but that
isn't the truth. The truth is:
YOUR ATTITUDE CREATES THE LUCK YOUR
ABILITY TO BE AMAZED.
-Your Business
P.S. Enjoy the weekend, Boss.
And the luck and amazement continue next week!
P.P.S. Don't forget - NOTES FROM YOUR BUSINESS - The
First Year is available HERE.
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posted 7/11/2008 |
| GRATITUDE...Creates the Right Attitude!Welcome back, Boss!
There's one thing I want to remind you
about today.....
GRATITUDE
That's right.
One of the most important things you
need to remember in business is to
maintain an internal GRATITUDE
for everything.
Be grateful for the work that you do.
Be grateful for our wonderful customers.
Be grateful to the community where we work.
Be grateful for the technology that
allows us to do what we do.
Be grateful for - well... EVERYTHING!!!!
By staying in gratitude, you'll always
have the right - ATTITUDE.
-Your Business
P.S. And me??? Well, I'm grateful for
you, Boss!!!!
P.P.S. Don't forget - NOTES FROM YOUR BUSINESS - The
First Year is available HERE.
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posted 7/7/2008 |
| ATTITUDE CHECK!!!! ATTITUDE CHECK!!!!
That's right Boss....
I'm checkin' up on your attitude.
Scale of 1 to 10...
How is it today???
I'm hopin' we stay in the
8 to 11 range...
Because...
When it's there - you're POPPIN!!!
That means...
Business is EASY...
Life is EASY...
Everything is EASY...
When it starts to slip into the
5 to 7 range...
you're kinda - well - DULL!!!!
And when you're below that???
JUST STAY HOME!!!!
-Your Business
P.S. Keep that Great Attitude, Boss.
It makes doing business EASY!
P.P.S. Don't forget - NOTES FROM YOUR BUSINESS - The
First Year is available HERE.
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posted 2/8/2008 |
| START EVERY GAME LIKE IT'S A NEW GAME!
TGIF Boss...
To finish off BASEBALL WEEK, we'll just
mention one thing from last night's game...
START EVERY GAME LIKE IT'S A NEW GAME
I know - You're thinking:
"Wait a second - every game IS a new game!"
And you're right.
BUT...
A lot of people can't shake off the last game.
A lot of people let it carry right over.
They don't regroup.
The Colorado team REFUSED to let the
previous night's thrashing continue.
They stepped onto the field and played
GOOD - SOLID - BASEBALL.
So.....
After you've been "THUMPED" - take that same
attitude. It's the only way to play.
-Your Business
P.S. I know they didn't win, Boss.
But they shook off the previous night.
That's the lesson here.
P.P.S. Don't forget - NOTES FROM YOUR BUSINESS - The
First Year is available HERE.
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posted 10/26/2007 |
| Attitude!Attitude, Jerry...
It's all about attitude....
There are so many things that happen to us...
Good. Bad. Terrible...
And we have to be very careful to maintain our
attitude.
Easy for me to say, eh????
Actually - Easy for you to do!!!!
Here's how...
First off - you have to know when your attitude is
in need of "adjustment". Be very aware of how
you're feeling - and monitor it...
Second - DON'T WORRY, FRET, STEW, _____________
(You fill in the blank for your favorite word)
Instead, move to ACTION.
That's right - ACTION stops all the negative
attitudes by changing your focus...
Try it out the next time you
get a little - "persnickitty"....
-Your Business
P.S. Although you NEVER have a bad attitude,
do you, Jerry????? Yeah - Right....
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posted 3/26/2007 |
| A Superb Attitude...Wow, what a week Jerry!!!!!
I'm amazed at what we cranked out this week.
Really!!!!
Things that absolutely had to get done - got done.
Things that didn't - didn't. But that's OK.
What I really enjoyed was - YOUR ATTITUDE.
Seriously.
There may have been a couple of moments there where
it seemed to wane, but - all in all - you kept that
GO_GET_EM ATTITUDE through everything.
So let's recap:
All the important stuff was done.
Your attitude was superb.
I say this week was ONE SMASHING SUCCESS!!!!
-Your Business
P.S. Did you have the same scorecard, Jerry???
I sure hope you see it that way too!!!!
P.P.S. Clear that scorecard cuz - we do it all
again NEXT WEEK - YEA!!!!
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posted 1/19/2007 |
| Disaster Plan"BLIZZARD BLANKETS COLORADO"
That was last week's news, Jerry....
but it applies to us....
And here's how.....
Natural disasters can hit at any time,
and I've looked through the file...
HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN??????
I mean seriously....
First - put down a list of disasters.
Second - HOW YA GONNA SAVE ME IF THEY HIT????
It won't take you long to work this out....
Put it someplace safe,
And....
HOPEFULLY - we'll never use it.
-Your Business
P.S. No, Jerry - I'm not sure we have
to even plan for the swarm of locusts - but
if you put aside that smarty-pants attitude
and get this done, you can say whatever you want.
GEESH!!!!
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posted 10/30/2006 |
| Extremely CoolYou humans are pretty cool, Jerry....
I know that you have these internal alarms that go off
whenever someone is trying to use you. And that happens
in some interesting ways - not just being used, but feeling
that someone is trying to SELL YOU.
I was watching you yesterday when that guy came in,
supposedly just to "chat" and then tried selling you his
"new and exciting" service. It was really funny to see your
attitude change. The smile left your face. Your arms crossed.
Your brow even got that little ridge in it when your eyes
narrowed on him. It really was fun to watch!!!!
Why am I mentioning this?????
Because I'm not always watching when you're selling.
You have to be watching. Watch for those physical
indicators that will tell you to......
"BACK OFF"!!!!!
Good sales is an agreement of needs/problems for the buyer
and a good solution from the seller. You start trying to
"SELL" and you'll see people retract from you.......
And we NEVER want that to happen.....
-Your Business
P.S. Sales - COOL.
Manipulation - VERY UNCOOL.
Jerry - EXTREMELY COOL!!!!
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posted 9/29/2006 |
| Passive IncomePASSIVE....
What does that word mean to you Jerry????
Let me tell you what it means to THIS BUSINESS....
And its NOT MENTAL ATTITUDE related.....
I'm thinkin' INCOME....
Yeah....
Are we doing enough to get Passive Income?????
Are there some more things that we can do????
You want me to define Passive Income???
How's this....
We look at the bank balance.
we walk away.
We look at it again.
This time its BIGGER.....
THAT dear Jerry, THAT is Passive Income.
So - you're the entrepreneur here....
Go figure out how to get some!!!!
-Your Business
P.S. And I think we should be AGGRESSIVE in finding this Jerry!!!!!
P.P.S. Did you get that - we were talkin' passive then I said aggressive and......
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posted 8/22/2006 |
| Attaboy!Good Week - Jerry - Good Week!!!!
Ya know... We had our moments there, but I gotta say....
You really were great this week.
I especially liked your attitude. You kept right in
there, even when it was a bit rough....
Hey, this business knows what a good owner it's got!
I say - take off a few minutes early this afternoon.
Ya earned it!!!
-Your Business
P.S. And Whatever you do Jerry, Don't tell the other
business owners about this. They'll just be jealous!
P.P.S. Have a great weekend - Enjoy it!
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posted 8/17/2006 |
| Attitude and MomentumWelcome to All Out Coaching's new Email Newsletter!!!
Those of you who were on distribution for the original "paper" version, are about to be impressed.... Since this newsletter is sent in HTML format, you can hyperlink to anything on the All Out Coaching Website for further information.
There are two themes in this newsletter: Attitude and Momentum
I'M EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why??? Because I've realized that every one of my clients who has been with All Out Coaching since 3Q2002 are making breakthroughs in their businesses. What is the cause of this?
My coaching??
Maybe/Maybe Not.
The Economy turning?
Maybe/Maybe Not.
2003 Budgets opening up?
Maybe/Maybe Not.
It actually doesn't matter what the reason is, but what is the "theme" that I could take from each of them??
MOMENTUM.
Ask just about anyone in sales when the ABSOLUTE BEST TIME to call a prospective client who has been on the fence for a while is? They will quickly tell you that it's right after they closed a big sale. You see, when things are going right, they keep going right. There is a much higher conversion rate experienced when they're coming off of a success.
And what is MOMENTUM'S closest friend?? ATTITUDE. They actually go hand in hand. It's hard to talk about one without the other. AND.... These are two things that I consistently check in my clients. If either one gets damaged, the other follows. As soon as we start a call, that's the first thing my antennae are tuned to. And don't think that I'm the only one checkin' for this. So are every one of your clients and customers. Time for a couple of examples:
"Sally" is not doing well in her interior design business. People have been calling, but she just isn't closing any deals. Just ask Sally "How's business?". What comes back is an absolute TIRADE about how LOUSY the economy is, what a TERRIBLE town she decided to set up shop in, how the news on TV is SO DEPRESSING!!! I'll bet you just can't wait to talk to Sally again!!!
"SUE" on the other hand, is in the same town, not doing terribly well during this quarter, but never shows anything but a smile. The worst you'll ever hear from her is "Everything's OK, No Big Complaints" (even if she's really having a tough day). When things are going well, she's got a smile like sunshine, and still makes sure that the majority of the conversation is about you, not her.
Is there any question who you'd rather do business with? Who would you rather bump into on the street? Here's my observation on this, and I could be really wrong on this, but.... I think that SUE knows exactly how she looks to the world, and SALLY doesn't.
OK, that explains ATTITUDE. How does MOMENTUM come into play here? Because... If you lose your MOMENTUM, you can just as easily lose your ATTITUDE. One deal goes bad. Then another. Before you know it, you're in a funk. Once you're in the funk, you start lookin' like SALLY. The customers avoid you like the plague, and now you've got some MOMENTUM going. It's just going the wrong way!
Last word on this: Guard your ATTITUDE and your MOMENTUM. Let nothing come in the way.
Be Well, and I Hope to See you Soon,
Jerry
PS As you may or may not know, I build my practice ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY through your referrals. If you know someone who's business or personal life just isn't where they want it to be, please give them my name and number. During a complimentary session, I'll be happy to see if there is a way that I can help. All sessions are strictly confidential.
© 2003 Jerry Wistrom and All Out Coaching, LLC
All rights reserved.
Permission is granted to print or forward this email only in it's entirety.
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