Monday Morning Motivations Tenacity Pays

Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
April 6, 2009 Issue 345

From the Desk of Bob

A Big High Five! We are celebrating 25 years in business, this month, and 325,000 people served in my seminars and training sessions to date. Wow, we have come along way. Thank you to so many of our faithful friends, partners, and attendees. Bookings are coming in for next year already. This is a good sign about our future and our past.

Enclosed you will find my up coming speaking agenda for your scheduling and planning needs. This is my current "live in person" schedule for corporate clients.

My Upcoming Speaking Agenda:
4/7/09 - Sanford Health Conference, Winner, SD
4/23/09- Teton Coalition, Inc.- Rapid City, SD
4/24/09- SDSRT Conference,- Rapid City, SD
6/16/09- RC Family of Companies- New Effington, SD

Recent Past Speaking Engagements:
2/09/09- Enemy Swim Day School - Waubay, SD
2/26/09- Teton Coalition, Inc.- Rapid City, South Dakota
2/27/09- SDCTE Conference- Chamberlain, SD
3/5 - 3/6/09 - Opportunities, Inc.-Great Falls Head Start
3/18 - 3/19/09 SD County Commissioners Conference, Pierre, SD
3/20/09- Riley Brothers Construction- Morris MN
3/26/09- Teton Coalition- Rapid City, SD

This week's "E" word: Education
noun–the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, esp. at a school or university : a new system of public education.

*** I share these POSITIVE E-words each week to encourage, and enlighten every one of my loyal e-readers!

Life Attitudes

"What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things." –Anonymous

"The world breaks us all. Afterward, some are stronger at the broken places. –Ernest Hemingway

"A hug can turn your day around, it's like an emotional Heimlich. Someone puts their arms around you, and they give you a squeeze and all your fear and anxiety comes shooting out of your mouth, and you can breathe again. –Pushing Daisies

Seeds of Success: Giving Honest and Sincere Appreciation

By Robert A. Prentice

Taking the time and energy to give honest and sincere appreciation is a vital thing for us to do. So often though we do not take the time like we could and should. If we do not get a lot of encouragement ourselves we find it hard to encourage others. I practice paying compliments on most everyone I come into contact with. I like to be an encourager. It is like good therapy for me. Below you will find the system that I use.

Examine (Look and watch for what people are doing right and well. This is a good strategy to practice on a daily basis. Look deep into their character.)

Expose (Bring it out in the open, tell it directly to them.)

Emotion (Tell them how it makes you feel, happy, joy, share an emotion.)

Expectation (Share with them what the benefits to them will be if they keep up the behavior.)

Endear (Maintain eye contact with them, while your paying your compliment.)

Capture people doing things right and well. Surprise these people with words of encouragement. You will astonish them and they will not know how to handle such positive words. That is the fun part of this activity.

On the Sunny Side of Life

A police dog responds to an ad for work with the FBI.

"Well," says the personnel director, "You'll have to meet some strict requirements. First, you must type at least 60 words per minute."

Sitting down at the typewriter, the dog types out 80 words per minute.

"Also," says the director, "You must pass a physical and complete the obstacle course."

This perfect canine specimen finishes the course in record time.

"There's one last requirement," the director continues; "you must be bilingual."

With confidence, the dog looks up at him and says, "Meow!"

Bob "Mr. Attitude" Prentice is available for Keynote, conference engagements, and in-house company training assignments Call to schedule Bob TODAY! 800.437.9715

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