In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder-Example of the Week-Pass it on-Travels My Reminder of the Week One of the deepest needs of our human existence is the need to be appreciated. Each and everyone of us absolutely loves to be appreciated for who we are and what we do. If you satisfy this need…
When you open up and care about people, you make them feel really good about themselves. This releases the reservoir of positive energy that resides in all of us. As a resut, people not only feel compelled to care back, but they use some of this newly released positive energy to care about those around…
While electronic communication makes it possible for us to exchange information rapidly, it falls short when it comes to the caring and feeding of personal relationships. Relationships occur between two people and people need periodic personal touches from the other person if the relationship to remain vibrant. So get out from behind your computer screen…
A moment of truth is an opportunity to come through when the people around you don’t expect you to. I was on a Hertz Rental Car bus in Chicago one time when a pregnant woman traveling with three kids and six suitcases was about to get off. Instead of merely unloading her suitcases onto the…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder-Example of the Week-I Want Your Success Stories-Travels My Reminder of the Week A moment of truth is an opportunity to come through when the people around you don’t expect you to. I was on a Hertz Rental Car bus in Chicago one time when a pregnant woman traveling…
Nothing good ever comes out of negative comments. They make you, the sender, look bad to the people observing your behavior. They also make the receiver feel bad. If you regularly dish out negative comments, don’t expect any of these people to give you their best efforts the next time you ask them for a favor. –…
One habit that’s all too easy to fall into is to treat people like light switches–turn them on when you need their help, then ignore them until you need their help again. When you treat people this way, you send them a very clear message that you’re taking them for granted. Once people receive this…
In This Issue -My Reminder of the Week-Example of the Week-Pass it on-Travels My Reminder of the Week Most of us will agree that one of the most boring things in the world is to have to listen to someone talk about themself while you want to talk about yourself. The thing we often…
Don’t be nice to people just because you want something from them. Make it a point to be nice just to be nice. It costs you nothing, it make you feel really good about yourself and the payoff is incredible. Why? Because, when you’re nice to people, they’re nice to you in return. Make being…
Everyone of us is motivated by the exact same thing. It’s something called self-interest–what’s in it for me. This is nothing new; we all know this. But here’s the big secret: nobody takes it seriously–99 percent of the people ignore this simple, obvious fact 99 percent of the time! If you want to get people…