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Category Archives: Preparation
You’ve Graduated, Now Your Education Begins!
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” ~ Peter Drucker It is the time of year when our future leaders are graduating from college or high school and are preparing to enter the working world and … Continue reading
Posted in Defining Moments, Growth, Preparation
Tagged Buckminster Fuller, Continuing education, Diploma, Education, Graduation, Louis L'Amour, Peter Drucker, Reading
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How Do You Get to Carnagie Hall? Practice.
“My father taught me the only way you can make good at anything was to practice, and then practice some more.” ~ Pete Rose Last week I wrote about the idea of approaching giving outstanding customer service as though you … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Customer Service, Planning, Preparation, Success, Team Building
Tagged customer service, Perfection, performance, Practice, rehearsal
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Why Ban Guns? Just Buy Up All the Ammo.
Since the re-election of Barack Hussein Obama last November, I’ve been on a quest to better stock my personal armory. No, I’m not what you’d call a “prepper”, nor am I a conspiracy theorist, I’m just a concerned citizen who … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, government, Preparation, Second Amendment, Uncategorized
Tagged Ammunition, Financial Collapse, Government, Guns, Preperation, Reloading, Riots
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Book Review: YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW EXECUTIVE JOB
The opening excerpt of Chapter 8 of the book, YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW EXECUTIVE JOB by Robert Hargrove, really sums up what this book is all about; Every year thousands of managers make transitions into new jobs. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Business, Leadership, Management, Planning, Preparation, Success
Tagged Book Reviews, Business, New Executive, Promotions, Time management
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Defining moments in life and business
“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities, strong men make them” ~ Orison Swett Marden I certainly wouldn’t consider myself a big basketball fan. In fact, about the only time I watch … Continue reading
Are You a Business Prepper?
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell Those who know me know I’m not a big TV watcher, but recently I have discovered a new favorite show. It’s called Preppers on the National Geographic Channel … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Management, Planning, Preparation, Self Storage
Tagged Planning, Preparation, Self Storage, Survival
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SMART Goals
“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and the burning desire to possess it.” ~ Napoleon Hill As the year draws to an end and … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Goals, Growth, Planning, Preparation
Tagged Goal, Goal setting, Motivation, SMART criteria
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What do you need to change about you?
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~ Leo Tolstoy As we draw ever closer to closing out the year and welcoming in a new beginning, I encourage everyone to begin giving thought to … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Change, Goals, Growth, Planning, Preparation
Tagged Change, Focus, Goal setting, Goals, Jim Rohn, Planning
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When Opportunity Knocks
“It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than it is to have an opportunity and not be prepared for it.” ~ Les Brown How many times have you heard someone say, or maybe even said … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Growth, Preparation, self improvement
Tagged Learning, Opportunity, Preparation, Skill, success
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Can You Help?
“I came to realize that a life lived to help others is the only one that matters and this is my duty; this is my best use as a human.” ~ Ben Stein Who are you helping? Something that often … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Customer Service, Management, Preparation, Self Storage
Tagged Coach, Help, Mentoring, Training
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