Mother’s Day Words
If you are a mom, Happy Mother’s Day. If not, you definitely have a mom, whether she is with you in body or just in spirit, you can tap into the abundant love that she has or had for you, where you feel unconditionally loved, nurtured and safe.
What does International Women’s Day mean for you?
March 8th every year is International Women’s Day, where the focus ranges from generalities of respect, love and appreciation to social, economical and political advancement of women. What does this mean for YOU? Gentlemen, today is another day like Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day where you can make a special effort to show the women […]
A Pat on the Back Pays Huge Dividends
Recognition is the most powerful human motivator in the workplace. It costs nothing, and pays back huge dividends.
Many people think that money and perks are the best motivator, but money often gets applied to bills, and perks quickly forgotten. The power in verbal recognition is that is strikes an emotional cord within people, and they never forget how they felt.
Letting People Know Who They Are Has a Significant Ripple Effect
I once read a story about a teacher who decided to honor the seniors at her high school by having them come to the front of the class one by one to receive verbal recognition of how they had made a difference. She presented them each with a blue ribbon to acknowledge that who they are made a difference. To see what impact this recognition could have on the community, the teacher gave each student three more ribbons to share with others and asked them to report the results back within a week.
Are you your greatest coach, or greatest critic?
This is a quick and simple idea. Do you believe in your potential? That is a key question. Why would you be motivated to learn and grow if you don’t think you are worth the effort? You must see yourself as a gemstone of potential, perhaps like a diamond in the rough, that only needs […]
Love is a Verb (Team Development)
Team development is something you do. It’s the small and big things: the random acts of kindness, surprises, extra support, smiles, conversations, pats on the back, compliments, patience, kind thoughts, compassion, and many other acts of doing something for someone else.
Love is something you DO
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers. It’s a day to celebrate your love for all people, including your family and your work family. Traditionally we buy cards, flowers, chocolate, even dinner in restaurants to show people how special they are to us and how much we appreciate them. There are other ways to show love, […]
Presents or Presence?
Presents or Presence? What do people want? Which will you give? As the calendar year ends, we enter the holy season—the holidays—and magically begin to open ourselves to more giving and more receiving. When I stop to think about the gifts that mean the most to people, I think of connection, wisdom, acceptance, understanding, compassion […]
Do You Give & Receive the Gifts that Matter Most?
When I stop to really think about the gifts that mean the most to people, I think of the gifts of connection, wisdom, acceptance, understanding, compassion and love. For example, when we believe in someone, see them for who they are, and understand them to a point of feeling compassion and unconditional love we are […]
Set Boundaries and Be Rich
How would you like to be more powerful and efficient, and to have people take you more seriously when you ask for something to be done? How would you like to introduce an employee or helper to a set of tasks, and have them take responsibility for getting it done? What would be different in […]