Archive for Dignity
Reflecting on the methods of your accomplishments
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As we wind down the year many have created chaos in our world by the methods of their accomplishments. The lack of honesty and honorable means by which they attained their success has hurt many in direct and indirect ways.
As we take a moment to reflect on our own methods of achievement I advise all to take into consideration those that are harmed by means you took that were less honorable. Get advice if you feel the need to come clean and manage the correction properly.
Setting right what you may have done wrong is rewarding but may come with consequence. Being protected and prepared for those consequences will be helpful in turning over your new leaf.
Freedom from concern and worry of looking over your shoulder for who will find out your less honorable methods and expose you will be a relief if you clean up your past right and move forward with better intentions. I recommend getting a team in place to support you if you have struggled with doing things honorably in the past.
There will be more fall outs to come as one large scheme after another is getting exposed. We will have to be patient as the process unfolds and the hurt will be felt on many levels. If anything we should look over the shoulders of the naive who still fall prey to false information and are victims. I recently saw huge advertising coverage on several stations about government home loans available and the company was really just set up to take a large application fee and give false hope to those suffering in foreclosure.
We can not turn our backs on deceitful business practices any more and we can not participate in the problem by using methods of doing business that perpetuate dishonesty. Speak up if you become aware of something that doesn’t seem right and review your own practices and accomplish your success with honesty and integrity the result will be longer lasting.
Avoid Alienating Your Friends and Parners With These Principles
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Alienating your friends and partners directly or indirectly can ruin your friendships and career opportunities in the future. Here are five principles to think about utilizing to decrease your chances of self-inflicting alienation.
1. Do not withhold favors or being helpful when possible, a giver of good deeds is much better received than a taker.
2. When deserving support or advancement be sure to honor your friends and partners, sharing credit on co-operative projects and actions.
3. Do not take what is not yours or fail to return what you borrowed.
4. Never delay payment to or promotion of others it shows a disrespect of their service and time. If you can’t take care of things do not ignore them and pretend they don’t exist – this is a failure to live in reality.
5. Always right any wrong immediately. Take inventory quietly at the end of your day and make sure you were respectful and kind to all you encountered. If you were not make ammends where possible.
As the new year approaches resolve as many resentments and wrongs as you can, entering this new year with less hanging over you will be the best gift you can give yourself. There are always some wrongs that are difficult to make right but trying and retrying to fix as much as possible will be honored with open doors and opportunities in the future.
Best Wishes to everyone this Christmas and in 2009 may success and peace come to all of you.
Shellee Hale
Free E-mail advice, support, guidance all week long
Posted by: | CommentsThis is my first week back after a crazy vacation in Thailand and the avoidance of the death trap at the Taj in India. So with charitable spirit and gratefulness for life and family I will offer email support for free all week. Feel free to contact me via the contact page on here and I will get back to you quickly with some great totally free coaching and consulting support all week long.
Happy Holidays!
Shellee Hale
You can’t denounce whats false until you know the truth
Posted by: | CommentsA lot of the issues we are faced with from the last few months have a lot of ugly tentacles just now showing themselves. It is beyond comprehension that so many public companies were able to continue to deceive us with falsities. We were sold one good lie after another and made investment and home purchases and even employment decisions based on many of these lies.
Take the auto bailout and that’s just following this crazy tarp money that did nothing to boost lending. But with the bailout I still see way to many cars sitting on way too many lots in my home town so how is this money going to keep all these manufacturing jobs when we can’t even sell the inventory we have now? I think we should be hearing from the CFO’s and not the CEO’s and that the books should be opened so we can see how they parlayed themselves into this big dark hole. The lie in all this is that giving failing auto maker’s this loan will somehow change the outcome and increase revenue that will keep them in business in the future, they are still paying for the past and this money is only covering expenses from the past it is a float and the net 60-90 that are now later than that payable’s they probably still won’t see a dime of it.
We need to start dealing with the truth and living in reality if these companies are betting on future profits to cover current expenses they are just making the same mistakes all over again. Best way to run a business into the ground is spend more than you make and most of the companies we built this country on have been doing that for 30 plus years and all that time we thought they were profitable or were sold on buying their stock now based on some 20 or 30 years profits down the road that never came. No wonder they are always pushing long-term investing all the while shorting the stock on the front end and taking profits.
This mess is going to continue for a while and as we are now seeing all those big wig investment gurus who were actually running pyramid schemes and using one clients money to pay another who’s money they used to try and cover losses on another have just wiped out several other companies as we learned Friday.
Well I normally don’t like to get caught up in whining about the problem but until we fully understand the depth of this problem and start to educate and inform properly we will continue to have naive people jumping in on the next big scam brewing – how about that new commercial for FHA home loans that claim to have all this money, well when you call in their is a non-refundable $3500.00 application fee and guess what they make $3500.00 and convice you there is money for you and that’s a lie. Don’t ever agree to a fee upfront that is non-refundable – if they can’t do what they promise then they should not get paid.
We have to know the truth and at some point we can’t keep hushing and pushing off the truth tellers and giving the spot light to the scam artists. Those who speak softly and with conviction may not make great news but it’s time to put an end to all the cross talk yelling on our cable news stations pitting evil and good only to allow the drama to convulude the truth and the result is confusion and venues for deceit.
If we want to overcome this horrific state of emergency our globe is in we have to demand it and make sure we know the facts. The scam artists are out in full force knocking on doors, running ad’s on television, pulling hijacks from shopping carts online and most often stealing our identities to go on shopping sprees. Stay diligent and observant and question everything that doesn’t look or sound right and if it sound’s too good to be true – IT IS!
Appreciation shifts perspectives and solves problems
Posted by: | CommentsAppreciation for what we know and have especially during these difficult times will shift your perspective and open up solutions you failed to previously recognize. The challenges and obstacles we face during hardships need influence of gratefulness and complete appreciation there is good in almost everything. The tighter we hold on to things the more difficult it is to accept circumstances beyond our control, so start with letting go of what you think you know and being open to a new experience.
Many people and entire communities are silently hurting and ignoring options for help with their issues. Their ego’s are blocking options for help. No matter how dire your situation there is help and working with someone who can expose you to those options takes the first step of getting out of the way of yourself and asking.
We don’t have the liberty of driving in circles trying to find a location anymore. The liberty of wasting gas, time, effort as well as the emotional energy is too much with all the rest happening in our lives. It makes more sense to just stop and get it figured out and ask for help. Sometimes it is best to go back to start and begin all over again.
Communication is often difficult when we feel like we failed. Reaching out and asking for help is a challenge for many people not just you. Whatever your situation is, I’m sure I personally could tell you ones that are worse. And even though I can’t say I’ve heard it all I will tell you that the stories I have heard are heartbreaking and personal. So know that you’re not alone and you’ll be amazed what a bit of courage and heart will do to turn things around.
You can start appreciating your own need for help and shift your perspective towards new and better solutions to your problems. I am one of thousands of people out there who have resources to help. If your lost on a road or in life don’t hesitate to reach out for help. I promise if you have an issue there is a solution no matter how grave your situation.
You’ve also got to focus your energy on achieving your goals and if your blocked don’t give up hope. Pushing through obstacles and appreciating what you have while handling what is challenging will bring new excitement and celebration back to your life. Well-planned actions now can result in both personal and financial growth in the future if the small picture is too grim let’s build a big picture that is beautiful and attainable.
If things are really bad start with a penny and appreciate having a penny and move from there. From now through the end of this year we will provide solutions and options as a gift to any one obstacle you face so do not hesitate to break your silence and contact us.
Creative way to re-energize your Company
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the best ways to re-engage your leadership with your employees is to have a job swap week (or even a day) Put all the names of employees in a random drawing pool and for one week the name you pick is the job you do from the CEO to the receptionist to the janitor.
Re-energizing your base and getting everyone out of their comfort zone is sure to establish the respectability of all the individual roles in a company and bring your entire team back together. These are different times with different circumstances and ego’s have gotten in the way. There are many issues ahead for all of us, personally, professionally and with the companies we like to buy from. We need to come together and honor and respect each other and our positions and roles and this is a cost effective way to do an in-house team building when the old “hunting trip” is no longer responsible spending.
It is time to know the names of the people you work with, make a point to get to meet someone new at work and take an interest in what they do and who they are. If you work for a smaller company expand that to people who work nearby. If you don’t work at a company get to know a new neighbor or the grocery boy’s name. By connecting with your fellow employees and respecting their work you will have a stronger conviction for who your representing and what your selling.
We are going to have to pull together as a community and support each other at the companies that we run. Building appreciation for the responsibilites of those around you makes the entire organization stronger.
Slow down to show you are Dignified
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To appear more dignified have a solid good plan that takes into account a good sense of timing and an awareness of the best way to execute your efforts and a clear vision on where you are going. This plan will make you appear less disheveled, rushed, desperate and indignant.
Keep your target goal in mind and stay positive. Move enthusiastically into this period with confidence in the success of your efforts. It may take some time to realize your goal, but vision and confidence will help you reach it.
Most undertakings spent with focus, clarity and desire will take you on a path with less bumps in the road and drama. You should be more willing to accept some risk and to take an adventurous approach to new opportunities when you are balanced and relaxed. You will limit errors in judgment when you are less spontaneous and have given yourself enough time to complete your agendas and action plans towards your goals.
Luck will be on your side if you add enthusiasm and a confident mood balanced with patience. The ability to maintain support and a stronger foundation for your long-term prosperity will emerge and you will not lose what you gain along the way.
