TRY -- Power of Gratitude

We have officially entered the holiday season.

Thanksgiving is this week, holiday music is blaring from the radio, the tree in Rockefeller Center is about to be lit the stores have their decorations and windows on display.

This is a perfect time to take stock of 2009 and be grateful, no matter what the year held for you. It might not have been the year you imagined, it certainly wasn’t for me, but it was a year of growth and I am thankful for that.

This Thanksgiving I am wondering if you can take a minute and let someone know how grateful you are that they are in your life.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful forms of expression, yet it is underutilized. Try gratitude on for size this holiday season and see what comes back to you!

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Happy Thanksgiving.

TRY – Power of Commitment

Lately I noticed that I have not been keeping my commitments because I have been overbooking myself and then having to back pedal. And, I don’t like myself much for canceling when I gave my word to another.

Webster’s defines commitment as a promise or pledge to something or someone, a personal commitment not only to self but to others. So I had to take a hard look at what I was doing and to stop it, dead in its tracks.

When we don’t honor our commitments, we are out of integrity with ourselves and those with whom we interact when we give our word. Just think about how you feel when your airline overbooks!

Can you remember the last time you looked at your level of commitment and on a scale of 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, where you are?

When we commit to ourselves and others, we are giving our word and that defines who we are in the world.

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TRY --- Power of Courage

Friday marked the eighth anniversary of September 11th, a day everyone came together and displayed courage as we saw each other through a very dark time.

Do you remember one courageous thing you did during those days? We all had to let go of belief systems that we held in place in order to deal with the unimaginable and unthinkable disaster that took place in New York City.

To quote Dr. Raymond Lindquist, Pastor and Author, “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar”. Today, we are facing challenging and changing times and again, our belief systems and familiar ways of doing things are being put to the test.

We are being asked to let go of old ways of doing business and come up with more creative ways to do the same job or, we need to shift gears and take our skill sets and talents and look at new platforms to express ourselves.

It takes courage to let go but the rewards and opportunities can be endless.

How courageous are you being these days and what are you doing to let go of the familiar and stepping onto new terrain?

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TRY --- Power of Enjoying the Moment

I recently returned from an absolutely wonderful mini holiday to Maine, Booth Bay Harbor to be exact.

A spot right out of a travel brochure: quaint town, lovely room in a small bed and breakfast with a window overlooking the harbor with sailboats bobbing in the water.

It is moments like this that I want to savor and enjoy and replay in my mind as often as possible, especially when I am back in the hubbub of city life.

Even though my blackberry was always present, I didn’t allow those annoying incoming messages to take me away from enjoying the moment.

I realized while I was away that I had several choices, I could have allowed work and the intrusion of my blackberry to keep me from being in the moment or I could surrender to the power of just being where I was and not allow anything to keep me from the here and now, gazing at the magnificence of this exquisite place.

Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned about enjoying each moment of our lives, whether we are in Maine or our own backyard and not allow thoughts of no consequence steal precious moments from us, because they are all we have in life.

Are you enjoying each moment of your life and if not, what can you change to start living in the moment?

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TRY --- Power of Networking

As business professionals, one of the requirements of “doing business” is networking. Having been in the service business most of my working life, it has become second nature to me and many who know me would say I could be the quintessential networker.

These days there are many faces to networking: business events; organizations that tout building relationships and having others sell for you; or the proverbial “meet and greet” functions, with its casts of thousands, who stand around shaking hands and handing out business cards which usually doesn’t lead anywhere.

So is it going to be the networking du jour menu, where you “pick your poison,” by choosing events blindly without any strategic planning? Or should you start to strategize about what you want to accomplish with networking and which path is going to work specifically for you.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Bob Beaudine, who wrote “The Power of Who.” Bob advises that, “You already know everyone you need to know” to get what you want and to actualize your dreams through the simple process of identifying your WHO and connecting with them.

In today’s ever-changing and challenging business landscape, networking has become more important than ever. Establishing mutually beneficial relationships with other business people, potential clients and/or customers is the name of the game.

How would you rate your networking endeavors? Are you networking in a smart and strategic manner or are you just collecting business cards that are only good for collecting dust?

Please add your thoughts, comments and suggestions to this blog. As we all can benefit from a variety of approaches.

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TRY --- POWER OF ONE

As I watched the movie “A Chorus Line,” I was struck by the transformation of a group of actors that went from feeling insecure during the auditioning stage to confident, self-assured singers as they smiled and danced through the finale number of ONE!!

What changed for these singers as they belted out these lyrics ---

“ONE singular sensation - Every little step you take...”

What can change for you if you took that ONE little step right now that could make a difference in your life and have you feeling confident, self assured and sensational?

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