Thursday, March 11, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Carpenter....
I recently came across this story and felt it was worth passing along to you. Just remember you are Always in Choice...
The Carpenter
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss his paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he would build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front door key to the carpenter, "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you".
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home that he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put forth less than our best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock, we look at the situation that we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as a carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, erect a wall. Build it wisely.
It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live in it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project.
"Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
-- Author unknown
The Carpenter
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss his paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he would build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front door key to the carpenter, "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you".
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home that he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put forth less than our best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock, we look at the situation that we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as a carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, erect a wall. Build it wisely.
It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live in it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project.
"Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
-- Author unknown
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Help Little Noah Celebrate Christmas Early!
Help Little Noah Celebrate Christmas Early!
Five year-old Noah Biorkman is in hospice and we need your help to make this the best Christmas ever by sending him Christmas cards! His family will be celebrating Christmas this weekend.
Noah was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma in February 2007. He went into remission in August 2007. In September 2008, Noah relapsed with lesions in his right arm and right leg. After going through six different trials, the cancer continues to spread. Noah is an angel and we are blessed to have him in our lives.
Please help the fulfill the Biorkman family's wish to make this the best Christmas ever for Noah.
You can send your Christmas cards to:
Noah Biorkman
c/o 99.5 WYCD
2201 Woodward Heights Blvd.
Ferndale, MI 48220-1511
To learn more about Noah and meet/help other children with pediatric cancer,
visit Noah's CarePage:https://www.carepages.com/carepages/NoahScottBiorkman
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I would like to do my part as well.
If you do not have a greeting card handy, please use my online account to send Noah a physical greeting card today. I will pick up the cost of the card and the stamp. Please forward to your friends and let's make this Christmas a VERY memorable one for Noah and his family.
Simply go to http://tinyurl.com/yhxxaua then click the banner that says "Click here to send a FREE card", turn up your speakers and the system will walk you through the rest.
Thank you in advance for helping me get the word out about this very stong young man.
Blessings,
Shay
Monday, November 2, 2009
Get Customers to Sell for You!
"Get Customers to Sell For You"
-Brian Tracy
Why People Buy
Fully 84 percent of sales in America take place as the result of word-of-mouth advertising. Some of the most important sales promotion and sales activities are those that take place between customers and prospects, between friends and colleagues, in the form of advice and recommendations on what to buy, or not buy, and who to buy from.
Join the Top 10%
The only way that you can be among the top ten percent of salespeople in your industry is by having your existing customers selling for you on every occasion. Because of the importance of mega-credibility in selling, your customers must be happy to open doors to new customers for you wherever they go.
Never Prospect Again
All top salespeople eventually reach the point where they seldom have to prospect because their customers do much of their selling for them. When you live your life consistent with your personal and business mission statements, both fitting together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, your sales career will soar, as will your sales results and your earnings.
Thanks Brian...I also believe having a system in place is also important for those of us who "never have the time".
Systems-
Appreciation is Key! By sending out love and appreciation to the people who buy from you, prospects you meet, friends and family they will get to know you on a personal level. When they get to know you, they are more likely to refer you to their circle of influence, thus we get the word of mouth advertising working for you.
This is a system I use that has helped me grow my business as well as build my personal relationships as well.
Enjoy... This is my gift to you this holiday season!
Send Out To Give System
Prosperous Regards,
Shay
-Brian Tracy
Why People Buy
Fully 84 percent of sales in America take place as the result of word-of-mouth advertising. Some of the most important sales promotion and sales activities are those that take place between customers and prospects, between friends and colleagues, in the form of advice and recommendations on what to buy, or not buy, and who to buy from.
Join the Top 10%
The only way that you can be among the top ten percent of salespeople in your industry is by having your existing customers selling for you on every occasion. Because of the importance of mega-credibility in selling, your customers must be happy to open doors to new customers for you wherever they go.
Never Prospect Again
All top salespeople eventually reach the point where they seldom have to prospect because their customers do much of their selling for them. When you live your life consistent with your personal and business mission statements, both fitting together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, your sales career will soar, as will your sales results and your earnings.
Thanks Brian...I also believe having a system in place is also important for those of us who "never have the time".
Systems-
Appreciation is Key! By sending out love and appreciation to the people who buy from you, prospects you meet, friends and family they will get to know you on a personal level. When they get to know you, they are more likely to refer you to their circle of influence, thus we get the word of mouth advertising working for you.
This is a system I use that has helped me grow my business as well as build my personal relationships as well.
Enjoy... This is my gift to you this holiday season!
Send Out To Give System
Prosperous Regards,
Shay
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Appreciation Marketing with Tamara Dorris & Shay Wheat
I was just interviewed by Tamara Dorris, long-time real estate professional & personal development author,committed to supporting Sacramento with positive, effective action!
Today's show included Eric Proffitt who is running 500 miles in chains to help bring awareness of child slavery.
Visit Tamara at http://www.InLoveWithSacto.tv
Appreciation Marketing
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Prosperous Regards,
Shay
Today's show included Eric Proffitt who is running 500 miles in chains to help bring awareness of child slavery.
Visit Tamara at http://www.InLoveWithSacto.tv
Appreciation Marketing
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Prosperous Regards,
Shay
Monday, July 27, 2009
What to do after a Conference by Thom Singer
I just came across this awesome article about appreciation, handwritten notes and what to do after you go to a networking event and/or conference.
Here is the link to his blog
http://thomsinger.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-do-after-conference.html
What To Do After A Conference
Imagine that you attended an amazing industry conference:
You sat through keynote talks and breakout sessions while filling your notebook with countless brilliant ideas that you know will have a material impact on your career.
You visited the trade show and encountered vendors who had products and services that inspired your mind for new ways of doing business.
You met dozens of people, with whom you "clicked", that are excelling in your field.
So What?
If you do not take action within the first week of returning home, you may never benefit from the opportunities that have come into your life.
To make sure that you seize the power from the experience, you must do four things within the first seven days: Review. Brainstorm. Execute. Follow-up.
1. Review. Take a few hours to go through your notes and review all the nuggets of information you wrote down and prioritize them. You can either re-type your notes, or use a highlighter if you have them on paper. Focus your mind on the points that can have the highest level of impact on your future.
2. Brainstorm. Find a quiet place and think about all the information, ideas, examples and people that you ran across at the conference, seminar, or convention. Imagine how you can take unrelated concepts from what you heard and connect them to your own business. Additionally, think about the people you met and how you can work with them in the future, or whom you can introduce them to where there would be a benefit for connections beyond yourself.
3. Execute. Make a "To-Do List" of the top ten things the you can (and will) do immediately. Now do them.
4. Follow-up. Meeting someone one time does not make them part of your network. Meeting someone once makes them "someone you have met". There is a huge difference between a person you met and a mutually beneficial contact where you both know each other and understand how you can help one another in the future. You need to own the follow-up if you wish to cultivate an ongoing relationship. Emails, handwritten notes, Facebook, Twitter, etc... are all ways to facilitate ongoing contact. I suggest that you take the extra time to send handwritten notes to the few people who really stood out in your mind. (Only once do you need to do this, you can use electronic mediums after that first contact!). This will show that you took the time to go beyond the short-cut filled digital world that we all have come to know and love.... and that they matter to you. (Note: If you did not get their business card, or they only had email contact info on their card, then digital contact is fine!).
Attending industry conferences can be a lot of fun and very educational. They are also a great way to make contact with others in your line of work. But if you do not take action after the event, you will miss the chance to maximize your ROI. You will also forgo making some great life-long friends. All opportunities come from people, and you never know who will be able to make a difference in your future.
Have A Great Day.
thom
Thanks Thom for writing this article. We all appreciate it.
Shay
Send Some Love Today
Here is the link to his blog
http://thomsinger.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-do-after-conference.html
What To Do After A Conference
Imagine that you attended an amazing industry conference:
You sat through keynote talks and breakout sessions while filling your notebook with countless brilliant ideas that you know will have a material impact on your career.
You visited the trade show and encountered vendors who had products and services that inspired your mind for new ways of doing business.
You met dozens of people, with whom you "clicked", that are excelling in your field.
So What?
If you do not take action within the first week of returning home, you may never benefit from the opportunities that have come into your life.
To make sure that you seize the power from the experience, you must do four things within the first seven days: Review. Brainstorm. Execute. Follow-up.
1. Review. Take a few hours to go through your notes and review all the nuggets of information you wrote down and prioritize them. You can either re-type your notes, or use a highlighter if you have them on paper. Focus your mind on the points that can have the highest level of impact on your future.
2. Brainstorm. Find a quiet place and think about all the information, ideas, examples and people that you ran across at the conference, seminar, or convention. Imagine how you can take unrelated concepts from what you heard and connect them to your own business. Additionally, think about the people you met and how you can work with them in the future, or whom you can introduce them to where there would be a benefit for connections beyond yourself.
3. Execute. Make a "To-Do List" of the top ten things the you can (and will) do immediately. Now do them.
4. Follow-up. Meeting someone one time does not make them part of your network. Meeting someone once makes them "someone you have met". There is a huge difference between a person you met and a mutually beneficial contact where you both know each other and understand how you can help one another in the future. You need to own the follow-up if you wish to cultivate an ongoing relationship. Emails, handwritten notes, Facebook, Twitter, etc... are all ways to facilitate ongoing contact. I suggest that you take the extra time to send handwritten notes to the few people who really stood out in your mind. (Only once do you need to do this, you can use electronic mediums after that first contact!). This will show that you took the time to go beyond the short-cut filled digital world that we all have come to know and love.... and that they matter to you. (Note: If you did not get their business card, or they only had email contact info on their card, then digital contact is fine!).
Attending industry conferences can be a lot of fun and very educational. They are also a great way to make contact with others in your line of work. But if you do not take action after the event, you will miss the chance to maximize your ROI. You will also forgo making some great life-long friends. All opportunities come from people, and you never know who will be able to make a difference in your future.
Have A Great Day.
thom
Thanks Thom for writing this article. We all appreciate it.
Shay
Send Some Love Today
Thursday, June 11, 2009
What's Your Phoenix Rising?
A very stong article for me as I am currently in Phoenix Rising... Thanks Susan for writing this.
Feature Article
What's Your Phoenix Rising?
Two different and seemingly unrelated experiences recently coalesced into a common theme: Releasing or transmuting the old to make room for the new. We know this symbolically as the Phoenix rising - the bird that goes up in flames, only to be reborn from the ashes.
I had a wonderful dinner conversation with a friend recently, sharing how challenges in our lives caused us to gain new perspectives and begin to create ourselves anew, including how we show up, our work in the world and how we can be of service. The image that came to us was the Phoenix rising. The alchemical process of transmuting (burning away) the old shows up uniquely for each of us - from a physical illness such as a raging fever, to a work or relationship challenge.
We observe these cycles of death and rebirth in our external world every year with the changing of the seasons. What started out as the simple act of caring for my houseplants turned into a potent visual. As I was watering my Pothos plants I noticed that there were some yellow and brow leaves. As I was removing the dying leaves I thought about how these plants always grow a greater quantity of healthier leaves right after I prune the old leaves. It occurred to me that it was a powerful metaphor for observing our thoughts and habits that no longer support us and releasing them to make room for the new. When I looked up Pothos on wikipedia, it said "...it is a very hardy plant that requires little care." and "This is a robust plant that can stand a very high degree of abuse." Well, that's great when it comes to houseplants; however we sometimes think of ourselves in a similar way and pay little attention to the signals we receive from our body, mind, emotions, and soul. By paying closer attention to our bodies, thoughts, and patterns, we can more quickly and easily spot when something is out of balance - instead of waiting until our imbalance is yelling at us to initiate positive change.
I've seen the theme of the Phoenix rising more frequently in 2009 with friends, colleagues, clients, and myself. This year in particular is about noticing what's not working, releasing it, and creating anew. Sometimes the Phoenix rising process can be painful. That's because sometimes it takes something big to get us to think differently, shift our perspectives, get us out of our old habits and initiate change in our lives. Let's shift that dynamic by making time on a regular basis to enter the Phoenix rising process consciously and purposefully, instead of waiting until something "happens."
Proactively observe what's not working and consciously choose:·
a more balanced lifestyle·
more uplifting thoughts·
who we hang out with·
what we converse about·
to live from our purpose and passion·
how we show up in the world·
what we contribute
Here's to turning the Phoenix rising process into a joyful opportunity to proactively recreate ourselves on a regular basis.
© Copyright 2009 Susan Rueppel, Ph.D., Energetic Wisdom
WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE?
You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Susan Rueppel, Ph.D., is a soul-directed Medical Intuitive who can help you uncover the underlying cause of health or life challenges, assist in healing both the cause and effect, and provide tools to help you create the life you desire. For more info visit her at www.energeticwisdom.com and get her FREE INTUITIVE RESOURCE GUIDE: Resources for Developing your Intuition
Feature Article
What's Your Phoenix Rising?
Two different and seemingly unrelated experiences recently coalesced into a common theme: Releasing or transmuting the old to make room for the new. We know this symbolically as the Phoenix rising - the bird that goes up in flames, only to be reborn from the ashes.
I had a wonderful dinner conversation with a friend recently, sharing how challenges in our lives caused us to gain new perspectives and begin to create ourselves anew, including how we show up, our work in the world and how we can be of service. The image that came to us was the Phoenix rising. The alchemical process of transmuting (burning away) the old shows up uniquely for each of us - from a physical illness such as a raging fever, to a work or relationship challenge.
We observe these cycles of death and rebirth in our external world every year with the changing of the seasons. What started out as the simple act of caring for my houseplants turned into a potent visual. As I was watering my Pothos plants I noticed that there were some yellow and brow leaves. As I was removing the dying leaves I thought about how these plants always grow a greater quantity of healthier leaves right after I prune the old leaves. It occurred to me that it was a powerful metaphor for observing our thoughts and habits that no longer support us and releasing them to make room for the new. When I looked up Pothos on wikipedia, it said "...it is a very hardy plant that requires little care." and "This is a robust plant that can stand a very high degree of abuse." Well, that's great when it comes to houseplants; however we sometimes think of ourselves in a similar way and pay little attention to the signals we receive from our body, mind, emotions, and soul. By paying closer attention to our bodies, thoughts, and patterns, we can more quickly and easily spot when something is out of balance - instead of waiting until our imbalance is yelling at us to initiate positive change.
I've seen the theme of the Phoenix rising more frequently in 2009 with friends, colleagues, clients, and myself. This year in particular is about noticing what's not working, releasing it, and creating anew. Sometimes the Phoenix rising process can be painful. That's because sometimes it takes something big to get us to think differently, shift our perspectives, get us out of our old habits and initiate change in our lives. Let's shift that dynamic by making time on a regular basis to enter the Phoenix rising process consciously and purposefully, instead of waiting until something "happens."
Proactively observe what's not working and consciously choose:·
a more balanced lifestyle·
more uplifting thoughts·
who we hang out with·
what we converse about·
to live from our purpose and passion·
how we show up in the world·
what we contribute
Here's to turning the Phoenix rising process into a joyful opportunity to proactively recreate ourselves on a regular basis.
© Copyright 2009 Susan Rueppel, Ph.D., Energetic Wisdom
WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE?
You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Susan Rueppel, Ph.D., is a soul-directed Medical Intuitive who can help you uncover the underlying cause of health or life challenges, assist in healing both the cause and effect, and provide tools to help you create the life you desire. For more info visit her at www.energeticwisdom.com and get her FREE INTUITIVE RESOURCE GUIDE: Resources for Developing your Intuition
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