Meditation for today, November 4th, 2011 There is always a shortage of people who get the job done on time without excuses or grumbling. If you really study those who have reached the top of any organization, you will find that they are the people who cheerfully accept challenges, take the initiative, and get the [...]
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What Are You Looking For in Others?
November 3rd, 2011
David Haines Meditation for today, November 3rd, 2011 You can always see in others whatever traits of character you are looking for. Margaret Wolfe Hungerford said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” It was her way of saying that we see what we wish to see in others. Every living human being is a complex [...]
Your Reaction is What Counts!
November 2nd, 2011
David Haines Meditation for today, November 2nd, 2011 You can’t control others’ acts, but you can control your reaction to their acts, and that is what counts most to you. No one can make you feel any negative emotion — fear, anger, or inferiority — without your express permission. There will always be people who find perverse [...]
How Do You View Yourself?
November 1st, 2011
David Haines Meditation for today, November 1st, 2011 Your Mental Attitude is the most dependable key to your personality. Your view of yourself will greatly influence how others percieve you. If you are a confident, cheerful, positive person, your co-workers, friends and family will be attracted to your personality. If you are unhappy, negtive, and always complaining [...]
A Few Dos and Don’ts for Twitter
October 26th, 2011
David Haines Some people consistently write Twitter posts that inform, break news, engage, or raise thoughtful questions. Others tell us what they’re having for lunch or when they’re going to work out. Or what cute thing their cat is doing now. Yawn. Here’s my short list of Dos and Don’ts for success on Twitter: Do: Be polite [...]
Zig Ziglar’s “The Top”
October 18th, 2011
David Haines You are at the top when… You clearly understand that failure is an event, not a person, that yesterday ended last night, and today is your brand new day. You have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and optimistic about your future. You know that success doesn’t make you and failure [...]
What Does it Mean to Be a Mentor?
October 13th, 2011
David Haines Recently I hosted one of the regularly scheduled conference calls for Mentoring For Free called the Leadership Skills Call. On the call I talked about what it means to be a Mentor. Here’s what I said: When I first started MFF I resisted calling myself a Mentor. I didn’t believe I was one. I myself [...]
If only our prospects understood “Jungle Law.”
October 4th, 2011
David Haines Another great lesson from Tom ‘Big Al’ Schreiter! What is the “Law of the Jungle?” *** He who hesitates is … lunch. *** Yes, it is a jungle out there. Everyone is just trying to survive. But what happens if your prospect says, “I want to think it over, I can’t make up my mind, [...]




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