Monday Morning Motivations Tenacity Pays

Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
May 25, 2009 Issue 352

From the Desk of Bob

Good Morning!
Happy Memorial Day! I hope you had a great holiday weekend.

Please let me know if you know of anyone who needs a highly motivational speaker to come in and CHARGE things up. I have given some of my best talks and presentations these last couple of months. Really, I am not bragging here, it just really seems that my mind is clear, my heart is strong, I love life, and I have a powerful story to tell. People are reporting back to me that there is some incredible principles that they are capturing and applying in their lives.

Have a SUPER WEEK! Bob
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My Upcoming Speaking Agenda:

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
6/25/09 - Teton Coalition, Inc. - Rapid City, SD - Leadership Training
August- SDDC- Redfield, SD Staff Development and Leadership Training
January 13, 2010 - SD Rural Water Board- Keys to Better 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
5/12/09 - Walmart - Huron - Leadership Training
5/19/09 - Golden Triangle, Cavour, SD - Leadership Training

Life Attitudes

George Washington Carver: "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these."

Robert Byrne: "The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

Robert Frost: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

Seeds of Success: Learning at "The School of Hard Knocks"

By Robert A. Prentice

Here in the Prentice household we have often pondered the possibility that maybe we find ourselves in certain conversations, arguments, situations, and challenges, etc. just so we can gain experience and learn lessons so I will have stories to tell in my seminars and articles that I write. It's kind of a standing joke between us. But seriously, I really do take from what life is teaching me every day and share those lessons I have been learning with others around me. I consider myself a student in "The School of Hard Knocks" and some of the lessons learned there are quite painful indeed. But, as that old saying goes, no pain no gain.

Believe it or not, just the other day my daughter actually said to me, "For being in the communications business, Dad, you might need to work on your communications a bit." Now understand she just didn't say this out of the blue or anything. This comment was made right after I messed up real bad. (Thank you Tasha for the gentle "whack" on the side of the head.)

Since then I have taken Tasha's words to heart and have worked really hard at listening more, and not opening my mouth when people do not need to hear my opinions, and listening more, and just because I think I tell people things does not mean I DID tell people things, and listening more, and seeing things from the other persons perspective, and-did I mention-listening more.

Better communications is just one of the skills that I am learning in "The School of Hard Knocks." I have not graduated yet, nor do I ever expect to, for I still have a lifetime of lessons to learn there. Thank you for allowing me to share these thoughts with you today. I hope that my words will challenge and inspire you to be a bit introspective today and ponder what lessons you, too, might learn from "The School of Hard Knocks."

P.S. The School of Hard Knocks offers NO DIPLOMA because you never graduate.

On the Sunny Side of Life

A physician was taking her four-year-old daughter to preschool. The little girl picked up the stethoscope the physician had left on the car seat, and began playing with it.
'Be still, my heart,' thought the physician, 'my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!'
Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order?"
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A 92-year-old man went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw the man walking down the street with a gorgeous young lady on his arm.

A couple of days later, when the old man had an appointment with the doctor again, the Doc said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?"

The man replied, "Just doing what you said doctor, 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'"

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said you got a heart murmur. Be careful!"

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