You know what makes those decisions to move forward? It is the most important thing in your life. Do you have a garage? If you don’t, don’t worry about it. just go to the next best spot and do some thinking after you watch this post. It can change your attitude, actions and results you have in your life.
Your Philosophy Creates Your Attitude, Actions and Results
On July - 30 - 2009ADD COMMENTS
Making Slight Edge Decisions
On July - 22 - 20097 COMMENTS
Hello Winners, There is something that you did today that is going to create a huge difference in your life. There is also something that you didn’t do that is going to crush you if you keep doing it.
It’s here in this quick video. Remember to leave a quick comment, too. We need to know from you what these things are.
Service- The Key to Huge Success
On July - 16 - 20092 COMMENTS
Hey Gang, Lots of learning going on these days for sure. I felt compelled to share something that I thought could bring a lot of value to what you may be doing this week. Chances are, if you are reading this blog, you are interested in success in one form or another. I’d like to think that if you are here, you are hella smart, too. You know that ideas of success differ greatly so relax with this definition for a moment. Success: “The progressive realization of a worthwhile goal.” Or how about this: “Going from failure to failure with great enthusiasm.” What ever you identify with, listen to this and you will walk away with a nugget that can, I believe, create a breakthrough for you with what you are pushing forward this week and if you make it a habit it can be the dawn of a new era of success in your life. This will be short and sweet. You came here for truth, not pleasure reading.
Service. Serve people. Give people what they need and more and push all thoughts of reciprocity out of your mind. Go above and beyond for people with a smile on your face and and real love in your heart. If you do that, before long, people will be coming your way and helping you because you are a server. Two, quick examples ’cause you don’t believe me yet. Picture yourself in these situations so you can get the point and adopt it in your daily routine. Because these people did something, I will be their live-long customers and even send them people.
First example. Cambridge Hardware in Cameron Park. If you don’t live in California, move here for this hardware store or just commute here for duct tape if you already live on the west coast.
John, the owner said, “oh yeah, your lawnmower doesn’t work? Bring it in and I’ll show you how to fix it.” Poor, John, when I brought it in he found that it was a total piece of junk with three wheels already rolling towards the landfill. He stripped the thing down, cleaned it up, changed numerous parts and helped me to understand the way it was totally jacked up. Rather than go home, he ate his lunch standing up and even sharpened the blade. He wouldn’t charge me for labor, only the parts he changed. John is a total nice guy and never says, “no.” His “can-do” attitude is the reason why my grass is now shorter than my fence and the property values in my neighborhood are on the rise. He would not rest till his client was happy. He never hinted that I was an imposition at all. He understands service and now has a life-long customer.
Around the corner, Cafe’ Santoro makes a mean cappuccino. They also have wi-fi and serve ice cream. So what. Big deal. I will drink espresso there and take clients there forever because of Ken Santoro. He understands service. One Sunday morning, we were going to stop in. They had just opened recently. It was dumping rain like a deluge from a fire hose. The wipers were on high and they still weren’t wiping fast enough. Trees were waving violently in the wind. The gusts were moving in waves, visible on the saturated black-top. We pulled in the parking lot and hesitated before parking. We were going to get wet and were having second thoughts about getting out of the car.
“Hey! Thanks for comin!” Ken could be heard, excited, through the window and over the pelting. He was getting soaked as he ran out to meet us. He motioned for us to open the window.
“Are you freakin nuts? What the hell do you want?” my thoughts almost materialized in foolish talk. I rolled it down a crack.
“Here, take these! Come back in for mochas on the house after the storm breaks.” He gave us two coupons for free coffees in a freaking tornado.
Would any of these occurrences happen at a Starbucks or Home Depot? If they would, I would go there. Because I met people who have servants’ hearts at these places, you know where I am spending my money. Forever.
I honestly don’t think that these guys only act this way with clients with money. When you are in the company of people like this, you know that this is who they are and how they treat the people in their company. True servant’s hearts.
So here is your challenge: (Yes, you have homework and we want to hear back in your comments; )
Who is it that you can do a better job of serving? You can have a more pleasant posture with them with a bigger smile in your tone and have more patience. Who is it? What can you be doing for them? Go do it today. Don’t even think of what is in it for you. Serve your people. Do it tomorrow, too. Make it a habit. You will be going from failure to failure with great enthusiasm and progressively realizing a worthwhile goal and be richly blessed.
What I Wish I Knew In College
On July - 9 - 20091 COMMENT
Thanks for the video, Dad. Thanks also for the tuition money. It went to a good cause. Nobody told me before that the amout of diplomas I have has nothing to do with the money I make in business.
Saving Your Marriage, Getting Some Sound Advice
On July - 7 - 200916 COMMENTS
How would you like to be able to have the answer to every question you had about finance, business, relationships, wealth creation, gardening and car maintenance? Alright, what if you just wanted an awesome marriage. You will after you read this and take action on the advice below.
I was at the C.I.C. meeting this morning. Christians in Commerce meets at 6:45 am every Tuesday. The meetings have always been a source of renewal for me. We begin by singing songs of worship and praise, followed by a prayer and individual prayer intentions. We make time for coffee and doughnuts and segue into our reading, thinking and sharing time. There is a business theme in every reading that follows the motto of CIC, “Christ in the Workplace.” http://www.christiansincommerce.org/
The men’s reflection deviated a little from a commerce situation this week. The title was,” Saving Marriages,” By: Curt Montgomery.”
Typically, we alternate who reads aloud as we follow along and this week, George read. George is a soft-spoken, retired man in his eighties, I think. He is one of those guys who listen a lot and when he talks, he has something profound and well-said that holds the attention of all in attendance. He’s a little like Gandhi, only more hair and he doesn’t use reading glasses. He has a melodic, sing-songy voice and is quick with a laugh and wears the same pleasant, contagious smile every time you see him. Every week, he gets to the meeting early, makes coffee, serves the coffee at the break and cleans up the coffee pot and cups at the end of the meeting before heading to mass. George doesn’t drink coffee. He is a servant-leader in the truest form. He just celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary. It was fitting that he lead the reading this morning about a man who had marriage challenges and with the help of his friends and the grace of God persevered and now has a great marriage of 25 years today.
We then had a reflection and discussion question. “The Lord gives us grace for every situation and every relationship. Have you been tempted to give up? How do you find the grace to persevere?” We then had some very candid conversation that was enlightening. You want to know what George said? I bet you do. What happens at C.I.C, stays at C.I.C. Plus, get your OWN mentors and group of wise men around you that can be like irons that when they rub off on you, you are left a little more-sharp. Hopefully, this blog can be something like that for you. You can get in the mix with some sharp individuals and you can help to create an edge on them and you can leave a little sharper yourself.
By the way, I often think it is funny that we sometimes aren’t very selective of where we get our counsel, if we seek wise counsel at all. If we want to know how our car runs, we ask a mechanic. Our plants are dying, we ask a gardener. If we have financial or marital trouble, we seek the counsel of our divorced, broke-ass friend. What the hell?!
Oh yeah, this new blog is PatrickMcIntosh.com. It is not going to get pulled down because of its content. Feel free to say things like “ass” and “hell.” Use these words sparingly though. You don’t want to be a big pain in the ass or end up goin’ to hell. I just ask that you keep your political views to yourself because it’s a big pain in the ass to listen to somebody claim that they know all the answers.
I read a tweet today from somebody that said, ““Pain is temporary, but quitting is forever.”- Lance Armstrong.”
So ask yourself, about your current endeavor your dream or goal that you are working toward, maybe your marriage: Have you ever been tempted to give up? How do you find the grace to persevere?”
Don’t be a pain-in-the-ass. Please comment on this post- maybe even with the answers to the questions.
