Inspiration for your work & life » Francis de Sales http://blog.givemore.com Work is more than a job. Work is how we make our lives and world better. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Francis de Sales on Sticking To It http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-sticking-to-it/ http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-sticking-to-it/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:15:11 +0000 Sam Parker http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-sticking-to-it/ “Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.”

- St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622)
French bishop and writer

Give more list…

What are the most common "drag you down, get in the way of success" thoughts?

  • Defeatist (accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat)
  • Cynical (contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives)
  • Vindictive (seeking revenge)
  • Blame/ Fault (who cares? what are we going to do now?)
  • Wishful (do what you can to influence the deal/ project/ situation and keep moving)
  • Self-pity (get over yourself… complain less… especially to yourself)

Get the complete list (5 more) and a printable reminder.

(Some definitions provided by Merriam-Webster. Most popular thoughts provided by your GiveMore team. They’re not our thoughts, you understand. We have friends with these thoughts.)
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Are you and your team asking the right questions to build relationships and rapport? Here are the top 30 open-ended questions to get you started.
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If you’ve not seen it or need a reminder, 1 minute from Nike…
Excusing us not.

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]]> http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-sticking-to-it/feed/ 0 Francis de Sales on Growing http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-growing/ http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-growing/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:15:15 +0000 Sam Parker http://blog.givemore.com/francis-de-sales-on-growing/ “Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.”

-St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622)
French bishop

Give more love…

Part of the problem is the eggshells.

We’ve laid them out around ourselves and become worried about stepping on those that others have laid around themselves.

Some of us (all of us at one time or another) have forgotten our interdependence and obligation to other people. We’ve put ourselves (our comfort, our hearts, our minds) at the center of our universe (our universe?).

I want to encourage you to Love Your People.

Who are your people? Everyone who’s important to you… your family… your friends… your colleagues… your customers, patients, team, students. These are your people (and you’re theirs).

And love? It’s care.

And care? It’s attention and contribution (what you give, what you do)…

(please continue reading… it’s a leadership message… whether you have the title or not)
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A quick (2.5 min.) video made by Chick-fil-A to remind their employees that their customers are people and they may have things going on in their lives (a good thing to remember as you work with colleagues, customers, patients, students, etc.).

A great little 15-minute video on the value of a smile, being encouraging and resilient, and the impact we have on others (even when we don’t realize it). Save this for outside your money hours (and maybe watch it with your kids).

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