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Loaves and Fishes
This is not the age of information.
This is not the age of information.
Forget the news, and the radio, and the blurred screen.
This is the time of loaves and fishes.
People are hungry, and one good word is bread for a thousand.

David Whyte, The House of Belonging

I love this poem by David Whyte.

We tend to be so busy that we forget to say "thank you."

I wish everyone who reads this post to write in hand written--snail format-- two thank you cards. Take time NOW to acknowledge a mentor, a client, a colleague for a contribution they have made. Make your comment specific and as personal as you dare.

People are starving for acknowledgment. May you provide a feast of gratitude.

Jenn

Loaves and Fishes
This is not the age of information.
This is not the age of information.
Forget the news, and the radio, and the blurred screen.
This is the time of loaves and fishes.
People are hungry, and one good word is bread for a thousand.

David Whyte, The House of Belonging

I love this poem by David Whyte.

We tend to be so busy that we forget to say "thank you."

I wish everyone who reads this post to write in hand written--snail format-- two thank you cards. Take time NOW to acknowledge a mentor, a client, a colleague for a contribution they have made. Make your comment specific and as personal as you dare.

People are starving for acknowledgment. May you provide a feast of gratitude.

Jenn

The Brilliance of Your Inner Circle

Hot off the press—a new book published by Randy Schuster interviews 34 local CEOs in Rochester, New York about turning points in their career. His book is called Turning Points.
Wow! Napoleon Hill would have been pleased. What a great idea—connecting with centers of influence to create value and share war and victory stories.

Over the past seven years, I have met or called with well of 200 Presidents or Business Leaders. If I had had the brilliance to leverage all of those interactions-I probably would have a accelerated my impact and have an entirely different sphere of influence.

Where can you help tell other’s stories and build your own credibility?

Perhaps even more important – if three-five pages were written about you, what would the content be?

This week look for brilliance in all those whom you meet and find a way to capture, scale, and leverage the interactions.

All the best,
Jenn

A few weeks ago my father-in-law Clifford Sertl passed away. I didn't think I could love my husband more--but the way he handled this grief with our children was truly amazing and showed me a depth of character that truly evoked in me even greater appreciation.

I sent a notice of Cliff's life achievements to all of my friends and colleagues. One of the things I mentioned was that Cliff had been in the Korean War. One of my colleagues emailed me and said, "Hey Jenn, I am in Korea--how many nieces and nephews do you have?" My friend and colleague Peter Parts from www.peterparts.com sent me a care package from Korea with pens, bookmarks, and money for me to share with all of Cliff's grandchildren.

I cannot tell you what it meant to me to be able to share this piece of Cliff's life with my family.

Why am I bothering you with the personal details of my life?

I believe that Peter Parts demonstrated a quality that we can all learn from. He paid attention to detail and made a personal connection to me.

Where can you listen and observe more carefully with your clients?

Where are clues being dropped that you can impact or respond to?

Peter--on behalf of my family and all those who read my blog--thank you for your uncommon generosity and reminder to us all to pay attention to the details.

Jenn

I have joined a networking organization and have been asked to support a 2-3 minute contribution to help the participants have greater success in their sales efforts. I thought, if I am going to do this for others--I should scale the commitment to ensure that I , too, am reaching my goals. So, join me in a few sessions in how to increase sales and reach your goals through networking.

Networking Education A3-01: The Law of Gender

Last week one of my clients --Brad Champlin from www.allianceadvisorygroup.com shared a story that reminded us of the Law of Gender. He shared that he has a commitment to create an experience for people. His focus was on the experience and presence. He created a social event that had people laughing and having fun-- very informal. He was lucky to get a call two weeks later from someone who is interested in taking the next step. In our point-n-click, download a song, own the DVD culture—we get anxious when we don’t see immediate results from our efforts. There are 7 Natural Laws that apply to sales success. One of which is called the Law of Gender. The Law of Gender states that there is a natural time from when an idea is conceived to when it actually materializes. The Law of Gender doesn’t care about our need for immediate gratification. Focus on the experience you create with others and allow the natural order of cause/effect to take place. When you question the effectiveness of your strategy you actually cause a “restart” button and prolong the result.

What is the “experience” you hope to create with others?

Where can you practice patience?

Where is expectation creating disappointment in your life?

Make an impression,
Jenn