Contact | Site Map | Cart Articles Small Business - Made Easy Notes From Your Business Archives Marketing Jerry Wistrom 23 Country Club Dr. Windsor, CT 06095 860-298-8820 Contact Jerry Jerry, you are an AMAZING coach! You have added so much value to my business and helped me keep my focus. The best part is that you do all of this with such a great sense of humor that its fun and I look forward to my coaching session each week. I truly can't thank you enough. Feel free to pass my information along to anyone who would like a reference and I would be happy to let them know what a difference you have made in both my business and my personal life. Jerry, you're the best coach ever! - Rich Wilson, Owner CORA Corporation Speed Kills! Speed Kills, Boss... It's important to remember that one of the best things that you do is TAKE TIME TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS!!! Sometimes you make your decisions a bit too quick, and then... (7/8/2008) > Taking Your Business to the Next Level > Articles > Notes From Your Business > Notes from the Past Two Weeks Notes from the Past Two Weeks These are the ones that you may have missed. Enjoy them here. All Out Coaching LLC A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So ... One of the things that I've noticed that you just haven't gotten the hang of is... SCHEDEULING PROJECT TIME You'll put a little bit of time to your projects when you absolutely have to, but... then you've let the projects sl (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Speed Kills, ... It's important to remember that one of the best things that you do is TAKE TIME TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS!!! Sometimes you make your decisions a bit too quick, and then - WE PAY FOR THEM! Remember to slow down, and t (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Welcome back, ! There's one thing I want to remind you about today..... GRATITUDE That's right. One of the most important things you need to remember in business is to maintain an internal GRATITUTDE for everything. Be grateful for (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:39:02 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Third of July, !!! Big Holiday in the USA tomorrow!!!! Everyone will be enjoying THE THREE "F"s That's right - FAMILY and FRIENDS. They'll be getting together.... Going to each other's houses... Watching fireworks.... In othe (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ready for a little story, ??? Once upon a time there was a nice customer named Sally. Sally was actually a great customer who did a lot of business with . One day, Sally had a fairly small problem, and she brought it to . handled (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business HALF WAY DAY, !!!! That's right. We're HALF WAY through the year!!! So.... If there were some things that you put on the plan for this year - now may be a really good time to check on progress. Look back at what your intentions wer (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Monday, !!! In the States, it's a SHORT WEEK. Only four work days then a holiday!!! Now then.... A lot a people bring a lot of bad mojo into the week by following this belief: "I'VE GOT TO DO 5 DAYS WORTH OF WORK IN 4 DAYS!" (Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Comin' up on the weekend, !!!! And you've put in a great week. Seriously - you did really, really well. SOOOOO..... There is only ONE THING you really need: TO GET AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND!!!! And if you want to make it a GREAT weekend (Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Just a quick reminder that every day you need to spend some time outdoors. And I'm not talkin' just the walk from the house to the car... I'm talkin' really BEING OUTDOORS. There are people who walk past beautiful vie (Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Trust me on this, .... This is going to be AMAZING. Take something BIG that you're working on. A big project, a big responsibility, a big commitment... Take a pad of paper and your favorite pen. Take ONE HOUR in a place outside the (Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:33:47 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there, ... Here's an old saying that needs to be repeated: RESOURCES FOLLOW COMMITMENT Hmmmm..... Breaking that down, it means: We'll figure out HOW later.... Let's just be sure on WHAT first... Know exactly "WHAT" it is that (Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well it's official, ... IT'S SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Summer means a lot of things to a lot of people and businesses. For some - it's VACATION TIME.... For some - it's the only season with a good income. The question is: What does (Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I just need to check, ... There are a lot of businesses that do things that are - well - unscrupulous (and that's putting it lightly). Look at those hedge fund managers being hauled away by federal agents!!! They lied to their cust (Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So ... When was the last time you checked on how we're perceived in the world???? Every business has a "COMMON VIEW" that's held by the community that they serve. And I'm wondering.... Exactly what does OUR COMMUNITY - the people a (Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business One thing you forget, ... This business isn't about BIG THINGS that are all win or lose.... This business is about LITTLE THINGS that all have to fit together and work well. Sometimes you put the emphasis on the BIG THINGS. And whe (Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Sit back for just a minute and DREAM.... Dream about ONE THING that you'd really like to do or have today. Is there something that you could do, even if it has NOTHING to do with work, that you'd just LOVE to do today (Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business And we're BACK, !!!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!! Are ya ready???? Are you ready for a wild week??? I hope so!!! Because this one's gonna be a DOOZY!!! This is going to be a busy week, but just remember to stay productive. Y (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:31:48 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business One last thing ya gotta do to get what you want, ... And that is... RELAX!!!! That's right. RELAX. You've Visioned, Strategized, Planned a First Step, Taken Action - next - RELAX. Don't get whacky when things don't immediately happ (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business STEP FOUR in getting what you want, ??? ACTION. You must - absolutely - positively - no question about it - GOTTA TAKE ACTION! So many folks think that they can VISION, CLARIFY, STRATEGIZE and then POOF - things just appear!!!! Wel (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business OK ... You're CLEAR on what you want. You've STRATEGIZED on possibilities. Next... Pick one of those possible strategies AND... Plan some FIRST STEPS. That's right - only first steps. There's no need to plan EVERYTHING OUT!!!! Leav (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today is STEP TWO in getting what you want, . And... STEP TWO is STRATEGIZING. That's right. Now that you're CLEAR about what you want - start to kick around ideas about how to get it. Don't think that there's only ONE WAY - cuz yo (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business All set to get what you really want, ??? OK. Today we handle STEP ONE. And STEP ONE is - GET CLEAR ON WHAT YOU WANT. This may sound obvious, but it's really a step that most people forget to do. Most people put one big wish or goal (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Get ready, ... Next week brings a SERIES of NOTES. And the series will handle ONE THING - How to get what you want. Sound good???? So... Now that this week is finishing up, make sure that you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!! We'll be back (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So ... There are a lot of businesses that talk about "COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE". And they talk about it as if they own the market on having an advantage. I think we ought to take a look at exactly what OUR Competitive Advantages are a (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business You know what's KEY, ??? Having people that we can DEPEND ON!!!! You know what I mean... Having people that we can pick up the phone in the middle of the night - call them - and know that they'll be there for us. Some of them may b (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business This is important, !!! NEWSFLASH.... Not EVERYONE will love EVERYTHING that we do!!!! I know - it's no newsflash.... But sometimes you forget that! You have to remember that you and I are walking a path together, creating a busines (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Hello, ... It's just another wonderful Monday! Hey - I noticed you haven't had to purchase any THANK YOU CARDS lately. Hmmmm..... That means YOU'RE NOT SENDING THANK YOU CARDS!!!! And what reason do you have for THAT????? You (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I've got an idea, and I want you to think about it... Ready??? I think that we have to find ways to co-operate with other businesses to really increase sales. So here's the idea: Let's find other businesses that would benef (Fri, 30 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Let's TALK.... Do you say those two words enough??? Do you offer to talk to people so that together you can find solutions??? I'm not sure that you do!!! So... Why don't you make a little sign with the words: LET'S TA (Thu, 29 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Every day you can listen to TRAFFIC REPORTS. Someone collects the info (or flies around a city) to get the best knowledge possible for commuters. So let's think about this... For most people, they don't have an alternative route to (Wed, 28 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... Think back... What's the BEST ADVICE that you didn't implement? I'm not trying to make you wrong here. I'm just wondering if there's something that you heard that you just haven't gotten around to making true for you... Got (Tue, 27 May 2008 14:56:29 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Memorial Day Weekend, !!!!! The "OFFICIAL" start to the summer in the states. And isn't it about time for SUMMER!!!! This has been an amazing end of winter and spring. Now it's time for you to KICK BACK... Have a few cold ones... C (Fri, 23 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know this is hard for you to hear, ... BUT... Sometimes..... You get a bit exasperated when you're explaining something to someone and THEY JUST DON'T GET IT! The concept seems EASY to you. You've explained it THREE TIMES. You kn (Thu, 22 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business The PERFECT OFFICE. You know, ... There are a LOT of business owners who really enjoy having THE PERFECT OFFICE. Perfect in a lot of ways: 1) They LOVE being in there and working 2) It's comfortable 3) It has everything they need t (Wed, 21 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So ... I know you think the old cliche is true: "Ya win some and ya lose some." But... What if it was false???? What if you always win. Yup. What if everything was really a WIN??? How would that change the way you play??? How would (Tue, 20 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business There are SO MANY things to control, ... And I know that you try really hard to control them all. BUT... Please remember to only TRY TO CONTROL THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN! Because I've seen you try to control so many things that you r (Mon, 19 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Had enough of this week, ??? Me too!!! Whattaya say we BOTH take the weekend off! Isn't that a GREAT idea??? You take it slow, and I won't have to keep up with ya. Let's meet back here Monday morning and go from there. DEAL??? -You (Fri, 16 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Something for you to think about, ... Is there something you can do that would bring a HUGE SMILE to our best customer's face? Most likely, it wouldn't be anything expensive. Most likely, it would be something that shows that you k (Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Competition has always been easy to see. In the "old days", you could look in the phone book to see who your competition was. BECAUSE.... Who would really go out of their town/city/state/country to buy something they can get right (Wed, 14 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... Some people think that COMMITTMENT is a steady state - as if it were binary - you know - ON or OFF. But that isn't the way it is at all!!! Commitment comes and goes, wavers and wanes, and is anything BUT steady. Sometimes w (Tue, 13 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Way Back When - there weren't many choices. Model "T" car - BLACK. Television - One Screen Size. Coffee - Regular or Decaf And as something evolves - there are more choices. Look at how many coffee choices we have now (Mon, 12 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Friday, !!!!! General Douglas MacArthur was credited with saying that every military defeat can be explained by just two words: "TOO LATE". Either TOO LATE in anticipating danger, or TOO LATE in preparing for it or TOO LATE i (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Sales trainers talk about "OVERCOMING OBJECTIONS"... But .... There are a couple of problems with this concept! First off.... OBJECTIONS means that the BUYER is OBJECTING to your desire to sell. See the first problem - YOUR DESIRE! (Thu, 08 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know how precious your time is, ... But there's something that's been slipping a bit... KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS!!! There's enough always going on in terms of national and local news, political news, business news, etc... But.. Y (Wed, 07 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I'd really love for you to be able to RELAX more than you already do. And I've been thinkin' about that... And I've come up with a GREAT IDEA!!!! READING. Yes, READING. I'm not talking about work related reading. I'm sugges (Tue, 06 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Cinco de Mayo, !!! Today, as you may know.... is Cinco de Mayo - the celebration of THE MARGARITA!!!!! Well - it may as well be!!!! Get this - the celebration is supposed to be MEXICAN, right??? The actual origin of it is fro (Mon, 05 May 2008 17:43:38 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I'm sorry, ... I know that you were expecting to have a bit "slower" of a week, and that you'd be able to really enjoy it.... BUT... Things got a bit kooky here, and I'm really thankful that you stepped on up to the plate. There wa (Fri, 02 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy May Day, .... You may not know this, but... In many countries of the world, today is LABOR DAY! May Day is celebrated because this was the start of the EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY, an absolute win for the labor movement. The Industri (Thu, 01 May 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I'm just checkin' ... It's comin' up on summer, right??? And... You KNOW how much you love to get away, right??? So... I'm wondering if you've got some really great getaways planned... I know - you've been thinkin' about the BIG VA (Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Hi there, ... And I've been thinkin'.... Do you remember my "Birthday"??? I'm thinking that it would be a really cool celebration, to remember the day that I was born - so to speak.... Wouldn't that be a great day for us to lo (Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Well.... We're just a couple of days away from a new month. And there's something that you may want to do.... How would you like to keep track of how much TIME you spend working this month??? Really... This could be r (Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's a SPRING THING, ... Everything looks DEAD. NOTHING HAPPENING!!! Nada! And then... In a matter of hours... EVERYTHING POPS!!! All of the flowers show up. The trees bud out and the leaves appear. The birds that you haven't seen (Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey there, ... There are so many places to FOCUS when you own a business... And sometimes you may focus on one thing - and not realize it's impact on another. Here's an example.... Let's say you're focusing on REVENUE. Maybe when y (Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today we talk ACCOUNTABILITY, ... There are a LOT of people who are ACCOUNTABLE to someone and in a many ways, that helps them to complete things. I'm just wondering... How do you handle YOUR Accountability??? Have you set up your (Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:33:08 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey !!! I'm just wondering if you have noticed that there's anything or anyone who is being UNDER-UTILIZED???? Really... Look for something that is just not being used effectively. THEN... Find a BETTER USE! -Your Business P.S. Sor (Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:29:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Monday, !!!!! I sure hope you had a great weekend!! Hopefully, you had a chance to rest and relax a bit. WHY??? Well..... This is going to be a bit hectic of a week... We've got a lot of things to get done. And I know you wan (Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... There are a lot of people who spend all of their time in the PAST. Their mind is always thinking of "What happened before". And there are also a lot of people who are constantly thinking about the future. They think a (Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Quick Question, ... Are we doing enough regarding "GOING GREEN"???? No, I'm NOT talking about being IRISH!!!! I'm talking about being environmentally friendly. So many businesses are doing it!!!! And believe it or not - there are a (Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ya know what I think would be COOL, ??? If we were in a VIDEO on YOUTUBE!!!!! I don't know exactly what we could do, but I think it would just be AWESOME to have something there about us. So let's think about this.... Maybe we coul (Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy TAX DAY, ... All over the USA, lots of people will be in line tonight as they rush to file their taxes before midnight. And I'm wondering.... Is there anything that you are always procrastinating about??? What would life be l (Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... I was thinkin'.... You know how everybody uses MS WORD... AND... Probably only 2 percent of those people have any idea of all of the capabilities??? Seriously... A lot of people have NO CLUE as to all of the things th (Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Another Friday, ... Tell me you're not glad THIS WEEK is over! WHEW!!!! I know you're tired, and that you really put in a lot this week. It was draining, not only from a physical point of view, but for the amount of mental acrobati (Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello ... So often, I'm writing to you about things to ADD to our work together. Today, I'm going to ask you the opposite! Is there something that you do, either a habit that you have, or a way of doing things, that YOU DON'T REALL (Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Self Assessment Day, ... Well... It's time for you to take a quick look at yourself, ... Are you getting done what you had hoped for during the first quarter of 2008?? BECAUSE.... WE'RE ALREADY DONE with that first quarter. So - ta (Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I've got to tell you, ... Sometimes you do things that are very easily MISINTERPRETED by others. And... You really need to be aware of this because sometimes the effects of it are - well - DIFFICULT! Here's an example.... Let's tak (Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... In 1930, we DISCOVERED the ninth planet in the Solar System - PLUTO!!!! In 2006, they decided that PLUTO was just a big ball of rock and ice. AND FROM THAT - came a new verb - "Plutoed"!!! To be Plutoed is to be compl (Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's SPRINGTIME, ... And in the spring, everything is just getting ready to GROW. That's right. It may not be growing yet, but it's about to... Trees aren't quite budded out yet, but they will be soon.... And when the growing seaso (Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey there, ... People LOVE to win. They absolutely LOVE it! And quite frankly, it doesn't really matter what they won, it's the fact that - THEY WON! I'm wondering if there's a way that we can use that concept.... Is there a way th (Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ya gotta know when to EASE UP, ! That's right... EASE UP. Sometimes you tend to ride yourself a bit too hard! Sometimes you're just ruthless in how much you expect from yourself. Well... Remember - when you're SICK - EASE UP! It do (Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So today is April Fools Day, ... And I'm sure you were expecting me to tell you that something bad was happening and then, after you were afraid, I would write APRIL FOOLS!!!!! Instead.... Why don't we do a little exercise, OK??? T (Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:35:21 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today is the LAST DAY OF MARCH!! That means tomorrow is April, !! And April means TAXES... I've seen you scurry around like a little mouse to get those taxes done. And quite frankly, it's a bit CRAZY!!! Some years you've done them (Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Good week, ... And I want you to know... That... Sometimes the week just plain "RUNS OUT" before all the work gets done. And sometimes it just ends up being that way. I know you had intentions, GREAT INTENTIONS about what would be (Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ready for a tough exercise, ??? This one's a DOOZEY!!!! Go out on the web, and find a website of one of our competitors. Make sure that you find a company that you DON'T RESPECT. That's right, find some company where the informatio (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let me follow up to yesterday's note, ... Yesterday we focused on the UNDER-PROMISE part of Under-Promise / Over-Deliver. Today we talk about Over-Deliver. In New Orleans, they have a word that really covers this concept. Lagniappe (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business UNDER-PROMISE and OVER-DELIVER That's what they say we should do, right ??? So first - let's look at PROMISES. BE CAREFUL about time lines. If you say "Our guarantee is to be done in ONE WEEK, but we always beat that..." WELL.... T (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Monday, !!! OK... Big week ahead of us. Here's one of the things that I want to make sure that we do... Look back on all of last week's appointments... Is there anyone that we forgot to send a note to??? Thank You Note... Nic (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business WE MADE IT, !!! FRIDAY!!!! YIPPEE!!! We Made It!!!! YEA!!!!!! So tell me ... Does that pretty much sum up the way ya feel???? Well.... ENJOY THAT FEELING! Have a wonderful weekend... And I'll see ya back here Monday! -Your Business (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey there, ... Just wanted to pass on the WARNING!!!! This Month's Security Threat Level is ORANGE!!!! That means that there are other businesses - currently unnamed, that are out there trying to take our customers away!!!! This is (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know that sometimes I push pretty hard. And sometimes, you do too!!! So the important thing, ... Is to be able to RECOGNIZE WHEN WE'RE TIRED. That's right - there's a skill in this... And you know it - because sometimes when you' (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So .... I have a BIG QUESTION for you.... HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE ME? That's right - HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO???? What would you be willing to lay on the line to make sure that I was OK? (I know - I sound a bit like a high school (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Wow, .... What a week!!! I'm just so impressed with everything you did this week!!! Really.... KUDOs to YOU!!! You worked on so much. Let's go back to MONDAY's NOTE... Are you on track for finishing up that ONE BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT?? (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business The Dilemma du jour, ... Yes... The Problem of the Day is: What do you do when you have multiple trusted advisors... ALL SAYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT???? Here's my two cents.... Go with your GUT! You didn't get where you are without (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So .... Sometimes in order to get things done... Before we can create something new... YA GOTTA CLEAN SOMETHING UP! Yes... You know what I mean. Let's take an example of building a new model car... (Just go with me here, OK??) You (Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Happy Monday, ... Welcome back to the Work Week!!! What is THE BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT that you want this week??? Yes - "THE" - as in ONE BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT! I want you to have ONE because... Well - look at it this way... If you ha (Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Remember TRAINING WHEELS, ??? You used them on your bike when you were a kid... So what did they do for ya? They kept you SAFE while you learned a new skill. That's EXACTLY what they did. So why consider them today???? Maybe there (Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... Do you have a SPENDING PHILOSOPHY???? Yes, a spending philosophy!!! Is it: A) Get it for a cheap as we can B) Buy the BEST we can afford C) Buy the best whether we can afford it or not D) Why should we buy it! We've done OK (Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's MARCH, ... And I figured I should start naggin' ya early.... TAXES!!!!!! That's right - the "T" word. It always amazes me that you put them off. You seem to delay on everything around them. I KNOW that you're still stuck in ma (Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I remind you of this fairly often... But it's just so dang important!!! TECHNOLOGY. Are we keeping up with it? Are there some really cool new things that the rest of the market is using that we haven't adopted yet? It's rea (Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:01:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Monday, ! And what a week it's going to be!!! I've already seen the whole week and I thought I'd report back: Expect some DRAMA, and some COMEDY. Expect a couple of problems, but nothing you can't solve quick. Expect some swe (Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Leap Day, !!! That's RIGHT.... Today is Feb 29 - and it only comes around once every four years - or so. And the reason for these LEAP DAYS???? RE-ALIGNMENT. That's right.... The concept of leap day (and leap year) is to real (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business GIVING BACK... One of the things that you said would always keep us strong is that we would ALWAYS GIVE BACK. Well, ??? I figured I better check in with ya, and see how we're doin' on that!! Do you have us involved in something tha (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there ... I'm just wondering... Have you had a "TUG OF WAR" with anyone lately??? You know - how you go back and forth with each side having a momentary gain or loss??? There's something important in the concept here.... TENS (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Having a great team, ... That's absolutely PRICELESS. Having the right resources that you can lean on to do what we need - PERFECT. I'm so glad that you've paid really good attention to finding the absolute right resources for us a (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business ... You can do anything you want to, right??? And if you CAN do something - does that mean that you WILL do it?? No... So what does it take for you to DO whatever it is that you DO??? Well - I think it has to fit within your intent (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business And it's FRIDAY AGAIN, ... Another great week. Another set of wins... Is there anything that really stood out for you this week??? Anything that you're especially happy about?? And.. Did you find a way to celebrate it? You know.... (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Isn't it fun to connect ??? You had such a good time when you went to that networking function!!!! You got to say hello to everyone... You had some laughs... And... It seemed like everyone there was really happy to connect with you (Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's amazing ... Just how many people don't have ways to check on where they are, where they're going, or if they're even on track to get there. In essence - THEY'RE FLYIN' BLIND! And the danger of flyin' blind is that you'll never (Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business SMALL PLEASURES, ... Life is FILLED with them. Completing a task. Being with a friend. Watching a sunrise. A good cup of coffee. I wonder... When you have these POSSIBILITIES for small pleasures... Do you take the time to appreciat (Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Sometimes you stay a little bit too far in your COMFORT ZONE, ... That's right. You play it safe. A bit too safe. So what would you like to do to stretch out past this comfort zone? Hmmmm?????? Where would you GO? Who would you CAL (Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let me remind you ... You didn't create me for MEDIOCRITY. You created me for GREATNESS. You've always set that standard for me. And I appreciate that. And this is what you've COMMITTED to. GREATNESS. I think that remembering this (Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business None of that sappy stuff, . None of those things that the little "Conversation Hearts" say. No Fluff. Just one thing - Straight up: I LOVE YOU. I mean it. All the things that you do. All the time that you spend. All the care and co (Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let's Talk, ... I know you're doing well. Actually I know that you're doing REALLY well. I want YOU to know how very well you're doing! Sometimes you forget that. Sometimes you get lost in the day to day. Sometimes you forget how v (Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:32:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Here's something ... There appears to be a little bit of a "GLITCH" in MS OUTLOOK.... Some of the people who use it are having a problem with email - it's brought in - but it DOESN'T APPEAR IN THE INBOX!!!! Instead, it is only list (Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... Ya know what just blows me away?? When we run out of something that we use on a regular basis, it just amazes me how... EVERYTHING STOPS! Yup... The wheels stop turning and this wonderful machine grinds to a halt. Oh, you w (Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business WELL, WELL, WELL ... Friday... Aren't cha glad it's finally here??? I'm so impressed with all you did this week. Like when you got up in the middle of the night to work on me?? That was this week, wasn't it??? It was so busy, I kin (Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business ATTITUDE CHECK!!!! That's right .... I'm checkin' up on your attitude. Scale of 1 to 10... How is it today??? I'm hopin' we stay in the 8 to 11 range... Because... When it's there - you're POPPIN!!! That means... Business is EASY.. (Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... There sure seem to be a LOT of people who are joining and using these Online Networks like LinkedIN and Facebook. You get invitations all the time! Hmmmm..... I think we oughtta take a longer look at this... It could be a r (Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I HATE to mention this, ... But I'm wondering if we have to put some procedures in place... How can we be sure that no one is STEALING? And it isn't only money - it's TIME, PRODUCTS, ETC... I KNOW... I KNOW... We only work with rea (Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I haven't checked on this in a LONG TIME... But... Remember when you used to really get all caught up in worrying about what people thought about you??? REMEMBER??? And actually - you were concerned with how they thought ab (Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ya know what's AMAZING, ??? How people and opportunities show up at JUST the right time for us... Seriously... They DO!!! And the other thing that's amazing is how one leads to another... We couldn't have gotten THIS sale without m (Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ya know what we need, ??? A CANARY!!! Yup, a little birdie... So now let me define canary... We need a customer who: Really Loves Us (That should be easy) Uses our products and services (Easy again) Is rather outspoken (fairly easy (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Sometimes you forget, ... There is NO ONE... NO ONE like YOU! And because of that... There is NO BUSINESS exactly like ME! I think sometimes you forget that, and you try to make me look like another business. Stop doin' that!!! I d (Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Did you know, ... That you have the most AMAZING contraption ever conceived - right in your own HOME???? Yup - THE PERSONAL IDEA GENERATOR!!! And... You even know how to operate it! Do you know where it is??? In your Bathroom... NO (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Don't Give Up! Don't EVER Give Up! I know that sometimes you feel like you're going to give up... This may be a small thing that you're giving up on... It may be a HUGE thing... I don't want you EVER to give up! Now then.... I thi (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Something to think about, ... CONSISTENCY. Consistency is a great concept. And I know that you really try to be consistent... And I know it's hard... But think about this... People who use wood stoves have a way of lighting even th (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know this is going to be REALLY WEIRD since yesterday I was tellin' ya to get those dang cables organized... But what the heck, I'M FICKLE!!! ... I'd also like us to look at some new technologies.... Yes. New Technologies. They j (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business OK. This is gettin' under my skin. ... You just HAVE TO find something better to do with all those dang cables, connectors, plugs, USB thingies, wires, mini devices, and tangles of electronics that sit on that shelf. PLEASE!!!! It' (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So ... Do ya think we're BRANDED enough?? I'm just thinkin'... Some businesses - JEEPERS... They've got their name and logo on their shirts... Their hats.. Their pens.. Their magnets... Every sheet of paper... Heck, some restaurant (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So tell me, ... How'd you do balancing out your weekend? Did you relax? Read that book? Put your feet up?? Have that cup of cocoa??? That's why you have me... So that you can enjoy the REST of your life... Hey wait a sec.... REST o (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Good Week's Work, . That's exactly what you put in... A really good week's work. And you know - that I really would like you to do that again next week! So... The best way for you to do that???? Really take it S-L-O-W this weekend. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:35:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Crazy Question today ... If there was ONE THING that you could predict that would stop this business from being successful this year, what would it be???? Seriously. Think about this.... What is the one thing that could stop us? Do (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:43:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I just noticed that we're running low on THANK YOU NOTES. And... That's a VERY GOOD THING! It means that you've been busy sending THANK YOUs out... And by sending THANK YOU notes out, that means that you've really been expe (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:46:43 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there ... One of the things that you really need to know about yourself is: HOW DO I DO MY BEST WORK? I'm asking you because when you know what the circumstances are that help you to do your best work, you can create them when y (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:42:57 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... With all the planning and visioning and intentions for this new year... Did we ever really take a look back at last year? Now there's something I think we ought to do today. Let's look at it from a lot of different perspect (Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:35:24 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business There's an old saying, ... that I think you need to be reminded of!!! "Life is about the JOURNEY - not the DESTINATION" Think about that one for a second. Cuz... This is really profound!!! Of course life is about the JOURNEY!!!! Be (Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business One thing I know about you, ... Is that for you to feel really good about anything... YOU HAVE TO SEE PROGRESS!! That's why some days you're really flyin' high, and some days you're in the trenches. So... I'd like you to really see (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's HUMP DAY ... It's Wednesday - halfway through the week. Time to do a quick check on how you're feelin'... Well??? How ARE you feeling today?? Ready to take on the day, or ready for the week to be OVER??? If you're ready to tak (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:42:11 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Sometimes ... Sometimes you don't say what you mean to say. Sometimes you beat around the bush. And... When you do that... Bad Things Happen! Think about it. People get confused. Then they don't do the things that you were hoping t (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today let's talk RISK, ... I hate to say this, but I think you've been a bit - well - complacent. Do you remember some of the risks you used to take? No. Not the crazy ones from when you were a teenager. I'm talking about the day t (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:34:02 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Clarity, ... We've talked about intentions, but I want you to be REALLY CLEAR about what we're doing this year. And then... I want you to do something that you haven't done before. I want you to... Take all of the goals and intenti (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Clean Slate ... It's a new year And... Even though you may not see it this way, the slate is clean for you to make your designs for the year. I know - we've already got obligations, and everything is already "in place"... But... We (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:30:13 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy New Year !!! And what a year 2007 was!!!! Yes, there were some really great things that happened, and some wonderful changes for us. There were some pretty tough days that really tested us. And there was everything in between (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:38:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business OK... Yesterday we set the SHOWCASE GOAL for next year. Today we fill in the rest of them. And the best way to do that, is to set intentions in broad areas. Set goals and intentions that cover main points only. Here are some examp (Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Since we're still working on creating next year's goals, one of the things that I'd really like you to consider is: Creating a SHOWCASE GOAL. Showcase Goal???? Yes, the one that will be a CENTERPIECE, a real focal poi (Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:37:25 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business And We're Back..... OK ... Let's continue to get ready for the end of the year! Start lookin' through the files and see if you can find this year's GOAL SHEET. And when you find it, let's just see how many of this year's goals actu (Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Well Hello, .... Today this isn't your business talking. Today it's Jerry.... I'll be taking next Monday and Tuesday off and spending time with family for Christmas. Please know that whatever faith you follow, my family and I wish you deep peace. We wish (Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business We're still cleanin', .... Here's another quick task: PUT THOSE BOOKS IN ORDER!!!!! Ya got those bookshelves and bookcases. And I know that they started out with Marketing here - Management there - Technology over there - Inspirati (Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Next, we hit TECHNOLOGY, ... Before year-end, I want ALL of our technology WORKING, and working well. If it's electronic, and it's in the office - IT BETTER WORK!!!! For cryin' out loud - throw out that old Palm Pilot from 1998 tha (Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business More prep for end of year, ... Yesterday ya tackled FILING. Today - SUPPLY CABINET. I mean REALLY, !!! How'd you let it go so long that it looks like THIS????? I know that you hate it when you open the door and it looks like a bomb (Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:35:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there, ... We've got two weeks left in this year! Amazing, isn't it??? I really want us to start next year - CLEAN. What do I mean by that??? Well... I really want us to have a FRESH START. I want a lot of things to happen be (Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:47:22 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... I know... We've been busy... But one thing that I think we need to revisit is: SERVICE STANDARDS. Yup, Service Standards... We should set our standards for each area of service. Examples: 1) We will return all phone c (Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:44:20 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Here's a quick tip, ... Check your Spam Email once a week. I know that sometimes you forget to check that folder. And... Every once in a while there's an email that you'd really want to have - but it got sent to that spam filter. W (Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:39:28 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let's talk SELF CARE ... This is a CRAZY time of year... Social obligations are at their peak. There's shopping to do, parties to go to, decorations, cooking, YIKES!!!! And it all comes with a lot of pressure for it to be "JUST PER (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:39:55 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Tiny little things, ... Those are the ones that drive us CRAZY!!!! And I think it's the tiny little things that should get our attention. It's the attention to detail that keeps everything running well. You can have all the "VISION (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:30:06 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well... It's a new week, ... And we need... SOMETHIN' DIFFERENT! That's right. We need to have somethin' shake us up a little bit. Nothing bad, just something that will stir the pot a bit... What would you want it to be??? A big go (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:40:17 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Hello There, ... This is a busy month. Busy for the consumers, and VERY BUSY for retailers. Don't let it get so busy that you forget the one theme that everyone should have this month: GIVING. Is there something that we can GI (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:31:37 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... I thought I'd check in today on what you did yesterday. Yesterday, I wrote you a note asking you to work on the thing that's been keeping you awake at night.... So..... Did ya do something about it????? Or did ya just (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:35:15 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business You look a bit tired, ... Oh... Don't tell me.... There's somethin' going on in the business that just WON'T LET YOU FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT!!! It's that thing that's been botherin' you for a while now... I heard you say that you're j (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business OK ... Somebody has to tell you the hard truth, and I guess it's me... Sometimes you talk too much! Not all the time.... But... Sometimes it's like you just don't even stop to catch your breath!!!! And when you do that... People's (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's DECEMBER, ... Holidays are comin' up this month. Gifts are going to be on every one's mind. I know that you're usually LAST MINUTE, buying things that are "ON SALE" or have been advertised heavily. I think I have a better way (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:41:44 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Finish Strong, ... I know.... There were a few things that really didn't go well this week. DON'T FOCUS ON THEM!!!!! Focus forward. And if you really stepped back to take a better look at it... there were a lot of things that DID g (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Truth be told, ... There's only three weeks left in the YEAR! Yup... This ain't your calendar talkin' - this is your business.... And you know that nothin' is going to be happening after 12/21. So.... Let's get one last look at the (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business We talk about this from time to time, ... And we talk about it again today.... You have to align your ACTIONS with your VALUES. When you do the things that align - everything becomes easy. When you do anything that doesn't align - (Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hang onto your seat belt, ... Here we go!!!! Really watch your THOUGHTS because your THOUGHTS become BELIEFS. Watch your BELIEFS because your BELIEFS become ACTIONS. Watch your ACTIONS because your ACTIONS become HABITS. Watch your (Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there, ... I just want to chat with you for a quick minute about NEGOTIATION SKILLS. I've noticed that sometimes you go for the "WIN" instead of making it a "WIN-WIN" where both sides win. Now... Some businesses would say "GO (Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:36:57 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey there, ... Tomorrow - throughout the USA, families will gather for the THANKSGIVING Holiday. And you can just bet that: Suzie and her family will be an hour late driving to her mom's house. Ted will try to deep fry the turkey a (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:41:07 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know you've done it in the past, ... But... WRITING has to be a daily habit. And it doesn't matter if it's an article, something for the website, part of a newsletter or the book that will absolutely define you... you have to do (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:37:05 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Appreciation, ... Let's start this week off thinking about what you appreciate in this business... I know you appreciate the HIGHS, but you often don't appreciate the LOWS.... Appreciate them all, Bucko... Because that is THE CYCLE (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business OK ... Short and sweet... You've got too many things that you're trying to juggle at the same time. And if you haven't noticed.... Some of them are getting dropped. AND... This is not a good thing. Put some attention on this, OK??? (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi Ho ... I was just thinkin'.... Ya know how you go out every week to your networking event, or your Rotary club, or wherever the heck you go every week??? Well... I think it would be really great if you were to INVITE SOMEONE ALO (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I love ya, ... Really I do. Sometimes though - you try to do too much!!! You take on FAR MORE than you should. Yes, there is a way to handle this.... GET HELP!!!! Some of the things that you do - really should be done by someone el (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let's talk PROCEDURES, ... One of the things that I've noticed you do is that you change the way that you take new customers into the business. And... I think you'd be a lot better off if you crafted a way to do this and then follo (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:39:49 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business How was your weekend, ??? Did you have a good one?? I want you to focus on something. I want you to take this very seriously. Today - I want you to find something that YOU can do that would really make YOU happy. Don't think of som (Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:44:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Well Well.... You had one heckuva week, didn't ya ??? I just want to say how much I appreciate everything you did for me this week. Look at that calendar of yours.... FILLED EVERY DAY!!!! Look at all the tasks you completed!!! (Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there, ... You know what's amazing these days??? The services that you can have someone do for you - VIRTUALLY. It just blows me away!!! Here's an example: You know how much you hate to do bookkeeping and reconcile my account (Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:30:34 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let's talk NEW AND EXCITING, ... I've gotta admit. I'm gettin' a bit - well - STALE. I think you better figure out something new for me to offer to our customers. You know - I've heard a lot about REINVENTING YOURSELF. Is that some (Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Let's talk WEBSITE today ... I've noticed that you really haven't been putting in the time and energy to keep workin' on that website of ours.... WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???? You know that you should be doing it... You've got enough to (Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:47:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Put on your seat belt, ... TODAY.... Today is going to be one great, fabulous day! You don't know it yet, but I already checked on how this day is going to turn out.... And.... You're Gonna LOVE IT!!!! Plan on some nice connections (Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's FRIDAY !!! YIPPEE!!!! WE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK!!! It had its touchy moments. A couple of things really went FLOOEY!!! But ya know what???? We recovered. The way we always recover... I'm so glad that you hang in there th (Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy NOVEMBER, ... This is when things start getting CRAZY!!!! The holidays start coming fast now... Set aside your weekends and special days on the calendar before anything else creeps in. Make sure that you put some " TIME" as o (Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's Halloween, .... Are you going to do something REALLY fun today???? Look at the little children. They LOVE this day... Most of them have been thinking about it for WEEKS!!!! Yes, you COULD put on a costume and scare anyone who (Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business STREAMLINE ... That's what everyone says we have to do. Streamline this. Make that more efficient. Make the other thing cost effective. Prove the value of everything. BLAH!!!! I know we don't do things the most efficient way possib (Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Enough about baseball, ... Now that the World Series is over, the world will be getting BACK TO BUSINESS!!! And just by the way... We've got TWO MONTHS LEFT for the year 2007... and it's time to check on what we promised to accompl (Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:41:43 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business TGIF ... To finish off BASEBALL WEEK, we'll just mention one thing from last night's game... START EVERY GAME LIKE IT'S A NEW GAME I know - You're thinking: "Wait a second - every game IS a new game!" And you're right. BUT... A lot (Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:38:26 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business One game into the World Series, And what have we learned???? Lead off with your BEST!! That's what we learned!!!! Boston played their Ace FIRST which ended up with an ABSOLUTE WHOLLOPIN' of the other team. A score of 13 to 1 after (Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today we talk PREPARATION, ... That's what has been going on for the two teams in the World Series.... PREPARATION! They've been preparing physically. They've been preparing mentally. They've been scouting the other team. They've b (Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:56:49 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business More LESSONS FROM BASEBALL, ... One of the Cleveland team's players made an interesting quote to the press before they played the last two games in Boston: "The champagne tastes just as good on the road as it does at home". WELL NO (Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Hi There, ... One thing to remember today: A LOT of people were up way past their bedtime last night. And... The ones who cheer for the BOSTON RED SOX will be in really good moods. Of course, there may be some fans who aren't (Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:30:07 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I know that you're trying to take good care of yourself, ... Ya got that diet thing goin'.... Ya got that exercise thing goin'... But there are a few more components that I just want to check in on.... Are you getting enough SLEEP? (Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Sometimes you forget, ... You forget one of the most important things in terms of handling problems: DO IT IMMEDIATELY! If you need to correct an employee or talk to a vendor who didn't do what they said they would.... it is just s (Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:35:56 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I'm really sorry, ... Please forgive me. But... I've got to tell you something that I don't think you're going to like to hear. Here goes... The Holidays are Coming! I know... I know... It's only October. BUT... The sooner we do ou (Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:31:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business AWARDS, .... I know that you scoff at them... And that you really don't need them... But... Now tell the TRUTH!!!! Don't cha just LOVE THEM???? They don't have to be big. Or terribly expensive. Or even very well made. But when some (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Well Hi there, ... I'm wondering if you've set an INTENTION for the week... No, it isn't on your "TO DO LIST". It's something separate. The INTENTION I'm looking for today is your "Way of Being" for the week. Here are some e (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Friday, ... How glad are ya that this week is coming to an end???? Not the easiest one you've had in a while, eh??? And even though it wasn't easy, I'm really proud of all the work that you did for me. Really. It was amazing (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello ... You want to know something that's simply AMAZING???? The number of people that know about us is so much higher than you think!!! Every time you're out... Every time you're donating your time... Every time you participate (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:34:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Take a look around the office, . There are a few things here that are... Well.... Just plain WORN OUT!!!! I know.... You say things like: "They've seen better days, but they still work!" or "No need to replace somethin' that's stil (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Have you noticed, ... That there are some things that you prefer one brand over another? But.... Sometimes you don't purchase them because you can save a few cents here or there??? Take PENS for example... Is there a brand or a typ (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:39:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Did you miss me last week, ??? Well..... Let's talk COMPUTERS, shall we???? So much is dependant upon them these days. Appointments, contacts, files, calendars AND THE ABILITY TO SEND EMAILS!!!!!! When they go flooey - everything b (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:35:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... I've noticed that there are a LOT of businesses that do "GIVE-AWAYS"... Some of them give a small gift when a customer purchases something else. And so I'm wondering... Is there something that we should give away? Should it (Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:44:56 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Tuesday, ... So let's keep talking about TEACHING. Let's say that you really must TEACH in order to expand our sales. Shouldn't you take into account - how people learn? And... Shouldn't you teach in a way that makes it enjoy (Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:32:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello ... I'm just wondering... Whether or not you consider yourself to be a TEACHER... Do you??? It's really amazing how often you have to TEACH. Not only do you have to talk to new employees and teach them what to do... How about (Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:31:54 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello there, ... Ya know how sometimes you get an idea and then it becomes really hard to follow through on it? Sometimes the details stop you. Sometimes the rest of the world just jumps in and takes up too much time... There's a S (Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:42:02 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Here's today's logic, ... If you're going to WIN... You better be PLAYING. You have to be playing - really playing in order to win. You can't be on the sidelines!!!! Ya know what's AMAZING???? How many people would SWEAR they were (Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:36:23 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Things are SO MUCH EASIER, ... When people work TOGETHER!!! And not only is it easier, but it is BETTER! When everyone contributes their talent and their experience to a project (and it is appreciated that they do this) - the end r (Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:35:14 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So you're all excited about your new project, aren't ya ???? Well that's EXCELLENT! But here's the caution: Make sure that you channel all of this excitement into a very solid PLAN OF ATTACK! Otherwise... You'll just be runnin' in (Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:40:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Today we talk FUEL, ... Most cars run on gasoline or diesel fuel. Stoves run on electricity or gas or wood. And interestingly enough - you have to put the right kind of fuel in or it won't work at all!!!! So I'm wondering.... Exact (Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:56:56 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's the weekend, ... And I'm thinking that I have seen something on your calendar that you usually LOVE to do this time of year: GOING TO THE COUNTRY FAIR!!! Maybe you've snuck off and didn't tell me that you went - BUT - If you d (Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:39:30 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business First things - First, ... That's an old saying about prioritizing and doing that top priority.... So I'm wondering.... What ARE the first things in this business???? And... Do we REALLY do them FIRST????? Figure out what is really (Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:35:20 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business I heard you, ... I heard you when you walked into the office, looked at the calendar and lamented: "IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY?????" Yes, dear It's only Wednesday.... But... What if I told you that you were going to get some relief??? Wh (Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:41:56 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Ya know what's REALLY WONDERFUL, ??? It's seeing people that you haven't connected with in a while... Spending a few minutes catching up with each other... And here's what's wonderful.... Knowing that there are some people that you (Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:46:14 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hey ... When was the last time we updated our web site??? You know... If a website isn't updated often it looks - well - old. Check the dates on the events page. Get rid of the ones that say that you're going to be attending POLKA (Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:39:31 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business As I look through some of our files and drawers, there were a few projects that just never got underway.... You started them - and then - they just weren't right at the time... So I'm wondering if this wouldn't be a good time to ta (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:34:15 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business PATIENCE ... There's a virtue that isn't easy for you.... I've noticed that you're usually so impatient that it stops you from taking the easy route. It keeps you so busy that you don't easily sit back and let things unfold - you'r (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:09:24 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Sometimes we outgrow things. Sometimes we outgrow people. sometimes we outgrow ideas. Sometimes we outgrow beliefs. So I'm wondering if.... You've outgrown some of the aspects of this business, but haven't done anythi (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:39:58 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Do you remember, ??? Do you remember EXACTLY where you were and what you did every minute of September 11, 2001? Somehow, that day remains etched in our minds in a very deep place. Can you remember the promises you made that day? D (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:41:27 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Last day of Integrity Week, ... You've done a lot of great work, identifying where you're out of integrity with your projects. Today you create your "INTEGRITY TO DO LIST". Take all of your notes and create a list of the things th (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:31:24 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hello again, ... Yesterday you wrote down your commitments. You already know what's coming - don't you???? Yup. Today you write down EXACTLY where you're out of integrity on each of those commitments. I know... I know... This may b (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:30:43 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business So .... Yesterday I asked you to list the people and groups and projects that you have commitments to... Today gets a bit tougher... Today I'd like you to write a short paragraph... Just a couple of sentences on exactly what your c (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business It's INTEGRITY WEEK, ... This is the week that you look at every project, commitment and relationship. Look at everything that you're a part of... And determine.... "Am I in complete integrity on this?" Oh, you want a definition o (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:34:49 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Happy Friday, ... Next Monday is LABOR DAY in the USA. I wanted to remind you of the MEANING of Labor Day so that you can remember this next week. The US Department of Labor talks about the history of the holiday on their website. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:43:33 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Want to really make our customers mad??? Here's the way to do it, .... When they come in with a complaint about us or our service, just QUOTE COMPANY POLICY!!! Yup, that'll do it.... No quicker way to turn a customer into a PREVIOU (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Here's the news, .... Today's business section of the newspaper reports that CONSUMER CONFIDENCE is DOWN! And... Consumer spending is directly tied to Consumer Confidence. But I'm wondering..... How is OWNER CONFIDENCE???? If THAT (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:30:00 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Hi there, ... Well, Well, Well..... Summer is winding down. Vacations are pretty much over. As soon as we hit September, everyone gets back into "WORK MODE"... And so, just to be completely counter-intuitive..... While everyone els (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:32:23 +0100) A Note from Your Business Notes from Your Business Here's something we should consider, ... Finding Affiliates. Yup. You see it EVERYWHERE.... There's an affiliation between this business and that one. This store and that one. This doctor and that one. The affiliation needs to make