Giving Your Best Is The Foundation Of Happiness

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder We’ve all heard phrases like, “Always give your best”, “Be all that you can be” or “Never tolerate mediocre efforts in yourself.”  This begs the question:  “Is it really all that important for us to give our best efforts on a regular…

Getting The Most Out Of Being Nice

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Being nice normally involves brightening people’s days by smiling and saying something positive to them.  This puts people in a positive frame of mind which greatly enhances your personal effectiveness.  But, if you really want to get the most out of being nice,…

The Next Time Opportunity Knocks, Open The Door

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Revved! Update-Feedback From Subscribers-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Often times, people choose to pass on many of the opportunities that life sends their way out of fear–they don’t know where the opportunity is going to take them.  This is unfortunate, because saying “yes” to opporrtunities is part of what it…

Finding Your Calling Is Not A Spectator Sport

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-Feedback From Subscribers-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Over the years, a number of people have asked me, “How do I find my calling–something I can do that gives my life purpose and meaning?”  Each of these people had the idea that finding their calling was like leafing through…

The Easiest Of All New Year’s Resolutions: Be Nice

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder While many New Year’s resolutions such as losing weight, getting organized or expanding your horizons can be difficult to follow through on, here’s one that isn’t: be nice.  All you need to do is smile and say something positive…

Worrying Is Unhealthy And It Solves Nothing

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Human beings are prone to worry–we worry about our jobs, the welfare of our loved ones and about our future.  The problem with worrying is that if affects every system in our body in some unhealthy ways.  For example,…

Putting Employees First–The Killer Management Philosophy

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED Update-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Why do Toyota, Southwest Airlines, Costco and Starbuck’s lead their respective industries in terms of profitability?  Answer:  They operate from a management philosophy that employees come first and customers come second.  As former Southwest CEO, Herb Kelleher put it, “Your…

People Will Give Their Best As Long As It’s Appreciated

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED! Update-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s a fact to life; people prefer to engage in those activities that make them feel good.  And, the better something makes them feel, the harder they’ll work at it.  One of the things that makes people feel really good…