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Soooo...you've been waiting for the subscriber survey I promised a month ago and you're getting impatient? Your extraordinary host must confess that I had absolutely no idea how challenging it would be to get the survey written, the technological challenges met and then getting it sent.
Please be just a little more patient – steps one and two are complete and I'll have it “in the mail” within the next ten days. Your feedback will be sincerely appreciated!
Our feature this month is “Express Yourself!” I've noticed that while the underlying reasons are many, many of us fail to communicate our unique gifts to our families, friends, colleagues and into the greater world.
What would your life be like if you were consistently letting everyone in your world know what you were feeling, thinking and requesting?
Some useful thoughts on self-expression, plus some quotes, a movie recommendation and a great idea for accelerating your personal and professional effectiveness make for a great issue...in my humble opinion.
Be extraordinary!
Robert White
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In this issue:
Simple Truths and Enduring Values
The Eight Elements of Personal and Organizational Effectiveness
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By Robert White
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EXPRESS YOURSELF
Your knowledge, experience and abilities are the contribution and difference only you can make. Recognizing these qualities and expressing yourself through word and deed is a sure-fire way to improve your results in life.
Many people have been taught to be silent and passive, to “put a lid on it”. Our lessons as children often included messages that what we thought or felt didn't matter; and often, those early communications have been transformed into self-limiting beliefs that act to limit us as adults in families and workplaces.
Withholding your ideas, objections and point-of-view weakens both your self confidence and the results you want to create with others. It's a vicious cycle: you withhold, which strengthens self limiting beliefs and then your personal and professional results suffer because your ideas weren't heard and tested...which further reduces self confidence so the next time you'll be even less inclined to speak.
Do you depend on others (boss, spouse, trainer) to “draw you out”? That's a losing game. The other person might not see that role as her responsibility or simply feel that she is too busy to play your game.
How many good ideas have you had in your lifetime for improvement or innovation that you didn't express or act on? It's only when people know where you stand by your words and actions that you will attract and engage the others you need to support your vision and create accomplishment.
All accomplishment is rooted in developing your ability to use positive, engaging, powerful and persuasive language...and then act on it. Some simple and powerful tips for doing that are listed below in our Action Steps section. Read on... 
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Quotes of the Month |
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Our theme this month is "Express Yourself ” so here are a few of my favorite quotes on that subject.
“One who never asks either knows everything or nothing.” |
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Malcolm Forbes |
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"If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud." |
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Emile Zola |
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"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me." |
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Pastor Martin Niemoeller, (imprisoned by the Nazis in WWII)
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“I am a song. I live to be sung. I sing with all my heart.” |
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John Denver's “stand” at one of our seminars |
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And speaking of singing, my personal favorite...
"Sing your world into being. If you don't, no one else will." |
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Australian aboriginal expression |
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If your movie-going habits are exclusively action flick, special effect, a murder-a-minute... skip to the next section – “The March of the Penguins” is not for you.
I loved this movie! It's an incredible story of commitment against all odds. Produced by National Geographic and Warner, I recommend you attempt to see it on the “big screen” as soon as possible. Of course, air conditioning is enough of a reason to go and especially this summer, gazing on this much ice is also good.
From the website:
“Each winter, alone in the pitiless ice deserts of Antarctica , deep in the most inhospitable terrain on Earth, a truly remarkable journey takes place as it has done for millennia. Emperor penguins in their thousands abandon the deep blue security of their ocean home and clamber onto the frozen ice to begin their long journey into a region so bleak, so extreme, it supports no other wildlife at this time of year. In single file, the penguins march blinded by blizzards, buffeted by gale force winds. Resolute, indomitable, driven by the overpowering urge to reproduce, to assure the survival of the species.”
Fantastic photography, narration by Morgan Freeman and tons of inspiration! You can learn more – and see some great clips and photos – at:
http://wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins/
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Extraordinary Living Action Steps |
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- First, have something to say. I read that simple advice years ago in a Toastmaster's public speaking manual and it's one of the best action steps I can recommend. It requires clarity of your purpose in communicating, the vision you are attempting to enroll others into and the deeper intention of your communication. If your intent is positive, your results will be the same.
- Choose outcome oriented language. Avoid blame. Those are simple words and very powerful advice. Choose language that focuses yourself and the listener on the positive result you want to create, on what's possible and on solutions for mutual benefit.
- Put yourself in the best possible mental, emotional and energetic resource state before you launch an important expression of yourself. Here are some questions that will guide your communication “come from”:
- What do I want?
- How will I know when I have it?
- When I get what I want, what else in my life will improve?
- What resources do I have available to help me with this?
- How can I best utilize the resources that I currently have?
- What am I going to begin doing now to get what I want?
- What am I going to communicate first to get what I want?
- Share feelings as well as facts. Let people know you care about your position and about them. Remember that your words are a small part of total communication. Your passion needs to shine through and demonstrate itself in your energy and your body language.
- Go for it! Holding back is for people who are planning to fail. Your full self expression is wanted and needed by all the people in your life.
Wishing you an Extraordinary Life and Extraordinary Organizations ,
Robert White
Balance Point International
P. O. Box 40405
Denver , CO 80204
Phone: 1-303-632-7744
E-mail: Robert@BalancePointInternational.com http://www.BalancePointInternational.com
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