Monday Morning Motivations Tenacity Pays

Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
May 11, 2009 Issue 350

From the Desk of Bob

One of my favorite activities is searching for the genius in people who have contributed so much to our lives based upon how they lived their life. Franklin, Faraday, Einstein, to name a few. What remarkable nuggets and truths they have shared. We need to capture and apply these concepts and here is an example of what I am talking about.

Einstein's Three Rules of Work:
   1. Out of clutter find simplicity;
   2. From discord find harmony;
   3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
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My Upcoming Speaking Agenda:
5/12/09 - Walmart - Huron - Leadership Training
5/19/09 - Golden Triangle, Cavour, SD - Leadership Training
5/28/09 - Teton Coalition, Inc. - Rapid City, SD - Leadership Training
6/11/09 - Walmart Inc, - Huron, SD - Staff Session
6/16/09- RC Family of Companies- New Effington, SD - Leadership Training
August- SDDC- Redfield, SD Staff Development and Leadership Training

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
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
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These are some of the comments from the last conference I did in Rapid City, They were sent to me by one of the event planners as they collected them at the end of their conference.
           SDSRT Conference Rapid City, April, 2009
Good motivational speaker, thanks for the fuzzy!
Excellent!! Exhilarating!!
Great speaker
Very lively - kept it interesting. Good Points.
Excellent! Would like to get him to talk at our facility - family & friends
He was a great speaker! Very impressed.
Great sense of humor...easy to relate to. Great outlook on life
Very entertaining
Good energy
Very entertaining! Attitude is a great topic to address. Thank you!
Very, very motivating & challenging presentation
Very encouraging
Very empowering
Enjoyed this speaker very much, learned many great reminders - inspiring.
Great compliment to the convention! Great Boost!
Very enthusiastic speaker!
Great! This was a great presentation. The speaker did a good job.
Bob is a great speaker & has great advice. His points were very informative & he
had great thoughts & ideas.
Very motivating
Enthusiastic & and great with crowd involvement
Awesome speaker! Very inspiring.
Very entertaining and refreshing, leave with a smile. Motivating.
Fun speech, important topic for healthcare workers who work with sick people
everyday and with co-workers.
Very good speaker! Made me think twice before thinking negative.
Made me realize my goals are very important & attitude is everything.
Amazing Speaker.
Can tell he loves what he does.
Motivational
Motivational speaker
Very energetic & encouraging
There should be a speaker like this every year. We can't be reminded enough the
Power of positive attitude, and this is so important personally & professionally.
Great Speaker!
I'm inspired to challenge my fears and take life head on.
Very motivating. Great speaker.
Good presentation
Good! He was very enthusiastic & delivered talk with energy
Entertaining - Good reminder to be mindful of what you desire rather than just
drifting through life.
Very inspiring & thought provoking. Thank you!

Life Attitudes

"The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well." -Sir William Osler

"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." -Frank Lloyd Wright

"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay
for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."-Vince Lombardi

"Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages
that will follow it." -Ralph W. Emerson

Seeds of Success: Hard Work Builds Character

By Robert A. Prentice

The summer sun and winds burned my arms, face and back as I bent down to pick yet another rock from its earthen home where it most likely had rested for many generations. To this day, I can remember how hot, sweaty, and back-breaking that job of picking multitudes of rocks from the fields of our north central Minnesota farm was for me as a teenager. It wasn't a job I necessarily wanted to do. I simply did it because my dad said to. I guess he thought it would build my character. At the time, I couldn't see how that could be, and yet, because I knew my dad, I continued to do what he had instructed me to do.

Years later I can fondly reflect on those days as being an incredible opportunity for character building. Learning to obey, and honor my fathers requests, directions and rules with a right attitude, were life changing for me.

Teaching me to work hard with a good attitude was the best thing my dad could have ever have done for me. I have taken the concept of hard work and shared it with my children, and they, too, have come to understand the character building benefits of working hard. Our children are all very hard workers who contribute to society in a positive manner. I am so glad I succeeded in passing this on and now I hope to see it passed on to yet another generation, as I influence my grandchildren.

Whatever work you do, it is absolutely vital to possess a strong work ethic. Being productive and able to produce positive results through your work, is a key element of success and satisfaction in this life.

I have heard it said, you build a backbone two ways when you work hard-and it's true. There's not many things more satisfying and character building than knowing you have put in a good day's work. And when it's done with the right attitude, you know you've become a better person.

On the Sunny Side of Life

Morris was removing some engine valves from a car on the lift when he spotted the famous heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager.

Morris, somewhat of a loud mouth, shouted across the garage, "Hey DeBakey! Is dat you? Come over here a minute."

The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where Morris was working on a car.

Morris in a loud voice, all could hear, said argumentatively, "So Mr. Fancy Doctor, look at this work. I also take valves out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish this baby will purr like a kitten. So how come you get the big bucks, when you and me are doing basically the same work?"

DeBakey was very embarrassed and as he walked away, said softly to Morris, "Try doing your work with the engine running."

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