by Tech Support | Feb 14, 2013 | Sales
Love, love, love.
I can hear that Beatles song playing in my head today.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
I woke up this morning thinking about the first time my Valentine kissed me. It was 33 years ago and honestly my heart flutters still today to think of that beautiful night under the full April moon at UCA!
All week I’ve wondered how to follow up last week’s newsletter! You all were so awesome with your feedback and comments. I guess if you title an email, “That Lady Has Big Butt,” people are going to read and respond. Thank you. I love it when we get your attention.
Love is what I’ve been thinking about this week. I love my Valentine of 33 years. I love my children. I love what we do at TrainerTainment. I love the people that I get to work with. You see where I’m going with this. There is great passion in my life and I’m deeply aware and grateful for that love. It makes me get up in the morning. It drives me to work when others have gone to bed. I get deep satisfaction and joy from the relationships in my life.
AND sometimes it’s all pretty difficult too. I don’t think there’s any way to have a lot of joy without knowing and experiencing the opposite. So I’m not saying it’s all kisses and roses but more of the time then not it is, because that’s the way I want it to be.
I wonder sometimes when I see people who just seem to be “getting by” what could be done to help them know about passion. I don’t know if it’s possible for everyone to live their passion. I don’t know that I believe that each person has a good understanding of whom or what they love or could love. I can’t figure that out really.
To really care about something…to have that kind of all consuming passion that makes it unnecessary to sleep or even eat is something that everyone should have the opportunity to live. Motivation is automatic when that kind of love and passion are present. No instructions are needed.
I had a conversation this week with a very dear friend that reminded me that motivation is about moving toward something or moving away from something. I got thinking about that motivation as it relates to love and to passion. It made sense to me that someone might take a job that they may not really be in love with, like being a party host or a redemption counter guy, but they are in love with having enough money to make a car payment. So the job helps them move toward the idea of having a car-and they are probably pretty passionate about the freedom that having their own wheels brings them.
Anyway, it’s Valentines day, and I thought it would be appropriate to talk about love. So there you have it. I think I’ll go enjoy Jerry and the roses that were on my desk this morning! 33 years and he’s finally learning ; )
We would love to hear from you!
by Tech Support | Feb 6, 2013 | Sales
Out of the mouths of babes. Telling the truth is hard for big people. But truth telling comes very natural to little ones.
I was in the coldest place on earth last week and had a great visit with two of our favorite locations in the Minneapolis area. I was finishing up and ran to the restroom just before leaving the location. As I rounded the corner I had to walk past a young mom and her little one.
Now picture this, middle aged lady, walking away from a darling little blond 3 year old, thinking what a cute child; and as I enter the restroom stall, I hear this precious little girl say in a very loud voice, “Mama, that lady has a big butt!” I thought the mother was going to have a breakdown. I did have a breakdown…fortunately I was already in the bathroom stall.
Now here’s the deal…I do indeed have a big butt. This child was only speaking the truth. However, this truth came near the end of the 3rd day of a very strict food regimen. In a previous week or month, I think this comment could have been an easy excuse to eat a lot of chocolate or chips. Fortunately that did not happen. As a matter of fact, I may be able to use the episode anytime I think about eating anything that doesn’t help me have a smaller butt!
I bring this up because it made me think about the complete honesty of this situation. I began to wonder what if a 3 year old was watching any of us work. What would he or she say about our performance? In sales, service, or leadership I’m sure we are all flawed in some way. What would happen if someone, in a very loud voice, pointed out those flaws? Is there anything so obvious about the way you “show up” that a 3 year old could call you out on your performance? You know what I’m talking about. There’s that tiny voice in your head that says, “if only I could, or maybe I should, or if they really knew…”
It’s a crazy thing to think of probably. However, it was just so real. For me there was nothing to do other than to simply feel the remorse of the honest to God truth and that fortunately I can do something about it (my bb). I think that knowledge is probably the lesson. Whatever we do there’s probably a way to do it better. None of your flaws my stick out as much as my obvious “big butt”…but what if they did. What if those flaws are in the way of you being as awesome as you can be? Are you willing to do something about it?
Again, I’ll ask…if a 3 year old could call you out on the areas you need to work on, what would those areas be? If you are really brave, you might put those flaws out on our blog and make a commitment to work on them. If you are more private, send me an email. If you want help, call me and let us see what we can do together.
PS-my butt is smaller this week than last…I had a great weight loss this last month!
