WALK THE TALK #12 All successful leaders place a premium on keeping their promises and commitments.-- Steve Ventura You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.-- Ziggy Don't cast all decisions in cement. Be willing to modify them as changing circumstances or data dictate. -- Eric Harvey | ||
Dear Larry,I’m excited to share with you a new book by Zig Ziglar, Inspiration: 365 Days a Year. This book, filled with daily quotes and beautiful photography, will make the perfect gift for your friends, family, and coworkers. Give the gift of Inspiration that will last all year long. Order by 2:00 p.m. CST today, Tuesday, December 16, to receive the book by December 24th. | ||
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Excerpted from Inspiration: 365 Days a YearIntroduction by Zig Ziglar Reading has been the fuel of my motivation, it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued. I’m now in my eighth decade of living and I still read several hours a day. Why? When I can hook up old information with new information, the combination of the two creates perspectives that could never have been achieved otherwise. New information makes new and fresh ideas possible. I read for the “ah-has,” the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man, financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally. I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don’t misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking changed my thinking. The Bible changed my believing. Ultimately, what I have read has changed my being. If the “ah-ha” I get when I’m reading is not already reduced into one or two sentences, I’ll take the essence of what I’ve read and chunk it into easily remembered bites of information. That information is what becomes “quotable”. You would not sit still for me to read every book I’ve ever read to you. But if you’re the least bit like me, you’ll jump at the chance to bypass all the churning and scoop the cream right off the top – that’s what quotes are…the cream of our learning. The right quote can inspire people to change their ways. I love to quote my mother, “Tell the truth and tell it ever, costeth what it will; for he who hides the wrong he did, does the wrong thing still.” Of course this quote didn’t begin with my mother, but she is the first person who said it to me. Quotes, good quotes, are like that – you remember who said it, what the circumstances were, and that it had an immediate impact on your thinking. I’ve compiled the quotes in this book with great care. I’ve included quotes that will help you on the work front, the home front, and the spiritual front. There are quotes to lift you up and quotes to bring you back to earth. Some will make you smile and some will create more questions than you might care to think about. All of them will make you think and that is an exercise that will enhance and improve your future immensely. It is my hope that you “get” the “ah-has” I got when I first read or wrote the quotes I’ve selected for this inspirational book. If you apply what you learn to your life, I can honestly say that I will See You at the Top!Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.-- Peter F. Drucker |
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.-- Ben Stein |
Dear Larry,As 2008 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank you for your loyalty to WalkTheTalk.com this year. And, we would like to better understand how we can give back to you. So, please take a few moments to answer just one question: What products and services can we provide to help you and your organization unleash your power of 10% and be more effective in 2009? Click Here to Answer the Question |
Excerpted from The Power of 10%: How Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference Applying The Power of 10% to Giving Some call it giving back. Others call it paying it forward. Since 1991, we’ve called it People Serving the Community, or Project PSC. At The WALK THE TALK Company, one of our key corporate values is honoring our community and the world we live in; showing true appreciation for our success by helping those organizations that are helping others. Project PSC is a program through which each employee is provided with a year-end fund to contribute to the charitable service organization of his or her choice. The total amount that is dispersed throughout our community is 10% of the money allocated for our company’s profit sharing program. Over the years, we’ve contributed to scores of humanitarian organizations, such as food pantries, medical research charities, children’s hospitals, and reading programs. Our 10% giving, combined with the donations of others, allows our efforts to be multiplied to truly make an impact. The newspaper articles written about Project PSC have been kind. Receiving The Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award was memorable. But what has touched our hearts, and has propelled us to continue the project for 17 straight years (even during times when our own company took a few financial hits), are the responses that we’ve gotten from the many organizations and individuals that have received our donations. The letters that we have received show us that we have made a difference in the lives of others. When we give of ourselves, we can truly bless others. Gifts, once given, alter the recipients’ current realities and give them hope for a brighter future. The gift can be as simple as the warmth of a smile, a piece of sage advice, or the reassurance of friendship. The gift of compassion or empathy can lift the spirits of those who are hurt or distressed. The giving of our time, money, or talents can not only affect the hearts of those we give to, but can more tangibly improve their living conditions, economic status, and sense of security and stability. Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” And it was Saint Francis of Assisi who said, “For it is in giving that we receive.” Commit to giving 10% more than you do now. Give 10% more of your time, give 10% more of your resources, give 10% more of yourself. It is in this giving that we believe you will reap the satisfaction and joy of knowing that you have touched the hearts and lives of those around you. |
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