Your Great Mind

There is no such thing as “time management.” The word manage means to hold, mold, shape or form, influence or have direct control over – NONE of which you can do with time. You can’t hold or mold time, you cannot shape it or form it, you cannot influence time (make it go faster, or slow it down and save it for later) nor can you control time.

So what does that leave you with? CHOICE management. You can shape, influence and control, for the most part, your choices and the activities you choose to engage in each day.

Many entrepreneurs say, “I don’t have enough time.” The truth is you have all the time there is. Each of us are given 24 hours in a day or 1,440 minutes – no more, no less. What we choose to do in those hours and minutes is what will determine our success.

Look at your choices as you begin this new week. What activities will you choose to engage in. Will you choose activities which are tension relieving or goal achieving. Will you choose to waste time on low priority busy work or will you choose to do more challenging activities which produce meaningful results?

Manage your choices wisely or your poor choices will manage you and your business.

Your Friend and Partner In Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“There is only one boss – The Customer. The customer can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending their money somewhere else.” Sam Walton

In an age where the difference between competing products or services is shrinking, the decision for most customers comes down to service. Recognize value added service as your greatest weapon against your competition.

It is also important to note that many of your competitors are cutting cost and scaling down in the current economy. This provides a wonderful opportunity for you to capture new customers and market-share.

Evaluate what services your competitors are cutting or eliminating and then counter with some extra service in that area. Their customers are probably frustrated by the lowered service experience and if you can deliver something special you just might find your business growing in a down economy!

Use These Ideas To Make A Real Difference in Your Business.

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Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“The final test of a leader is that he (or she) leaves behind in others the conviction and the will to carry on.” Walter Lippmann

It is easy for employees or individuals to do what is right and perform at a high level when the boss or leader is present. The real test is what happens when the leader is gone. Will they continue to execute with excellence or will they slacken their efforts and accept mediocrity when left to themselves?

Every leader must instill the expectation that it is the standard that is always the focus, not who is there to make sure it is kept. Helping the employees and individuals you lead understand the “why” of their assignments as well as the “how” will ensure they have the conviction to do what is right, even when no one is looking.

What level of conviction are you instilling in those you lead?

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall

“Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.”
Walter Scott

Your attitude truly is your mental compass. It is what drives your thoughts and what ultimately drives your actions and behaviors. Often the difference is not between having a good attitude or a bad attitude – the real difference is found in the slight difference between having a good attitude and a more powerfully focused great attitude.

Attitude has little to do with bouncing off of the walls or seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. It has everything to do with a quiet confidence which focuses on the positive opportunities in any given situation.

A slight shift in your attitude changes your short-term direction and leads to a destinational difference. Where is your attitude leading you? Where is it driving those you lead?

Have a fantastic Monday June 1, 2009

Your Friend and Partner in Your Success,

Ray Stendall