"Dedicated people have employment security."
Zig Ziglar
[NB re-read that one - not job security but you can bet they are highly employable in another company!]
Who would have thought that being sacked from a multi-billion dollar company that you owned was in fact the biggest blessing in your life?
See here for Steve Job’s inspiring address to graduating students from one of the world’s top universities. From Apple to Pixar – you cannot keep a good man down.
As it is put so succinctly in Zig Ziglar’s book “Over The Top” – Your Choice: Boom Attitude or Depression Attitude. What I personally love about being around motivational people who know the value of inputting good stuff into your brain is that we can choose at any moment how we feel and our attitudes to things.
For example, over the last couple of years there has been a world-wide recession. Most of the world has been glued to the television or stock exchange to see how their superannuation or stocks are faring. Yes, many people did lose money. However many did not. What do I mean here? Well if you chose to leave your money in the stock market for example and did not take it out when the market was down, that same stock may already been going up again. Many are. Please do not misunderstand me, to lose money especially at retirement is terrifying for many people. Others however no matter their age, see the opportunities. Some see the bust as a time to buy more shares at a lower price so when prices go up they can make money. Of course, due diligence needs to be practiced and I do not recommend gambling on the stock exchange but rather minimising your risks by becoming educated in matters of financial management, whether on a personal or business level.
Even not-for-profit organisations receive funding that is to be used over a certain time period, say a year or two. Why not check out the best rates for different types of accounts at various banks. Obviously a not-for-profit would need to be more conservative with grant monies and I do not recommend putting this money in high risk ventures.
Back to Zig’s advice – what separates the successful people out is not only their attitude but also their momentum – maintainance. Others call this stickability – the ability to stick with things. ‘Positive Thinking + Positive Training = Positive Results’
Judgment and resentment – are your colleagues or employees clock watchers checking to see what time the bosses come in? Are they resentful and just do not understand the long hours out of the office required to support and build the organization?
Is there envy? Are people genuinely happy for your success or are your colleagues jealous of your position or lifestyle?
Pride – do you feel like you have to do everything or it just doesn’t get done or worse – is not done properly?
Well – good news … here are some tips to creating unity in your group.
There needs to be love! OMG I can hear you say – what??
Love in a workplace or committee can be as simple as honoring those in authority, each other and supporting the vision of the group.
What does this look like?
• Respect authority by following instructions willingly,
• listening without interrupting,
• working together as a team (utilize those talents within the group)
• encourage one another
• cover each other eg if there is a complaint. Treat it with full respect and handle it internally if possible
• have empathy for others – we all have good days and days not so good – be forgiving and turn it around into a positive
On the other side do not speak negatively about others in your organization or the vision.
If you have a wonderful idea which will really help – approach it diplomatically – run it by others and check their feedback. Allow others to become part of the process so they too can buy into the vision.
A wonderful resource for this topic is Dani Johnson in her Spirit Driven Success series.
Remember that one is only able to do so much. Together there is synergy which means the results of people working in harmony for a combined vision are able to accomplish much more than two individuals separately. This for your business also means increased profits!
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