The Single Twig Breaks
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"A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong."
– Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
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Feeling vs. Thinking
We humans are beings who both feel and think. While thinking is respected in many circles, emotions are what entertainers, marketing, sales professionals, politicos, the media and so many others often target.
We have both emotion and reason, because we should use both.
Successful professionals learn to manage both emotions and sound reason.
Here are some thoughts on the subject.
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity."
– Dale Carnagie
"Against logic there is no armor like ignorance."
– Laurence J. Peter
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"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry."
– Maria Montessori
"I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few."
– Adolf Hitler
"Sometimes in life one experiences an emotion which is so strong that it is difficult to think, or to reason."
– Eric Cantona
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so."
– Will Rogers
"Emotions have taught mankind to reason."
– Luc de Clapiers
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No Surrender! The Burning Heart, Survivor
You couldn't tell from my love of the Rocky movie series that my interest in boxing is near zero. Rocky is not so much about boxing, as it is about what it takes to overcome; what it takes to achieve success and victory even against long odds.
Consider the lyrics to this song, supplied by the same person who did the montage for the video above.
While all of it is powerful, Survivor's lyrics in the third paragraph below are particularly packed with meaning. Ponder, enjoy, then just do it.
Burning heart
Two worlds collide, rival nations
It's a primitive clash, venting years of frustrations
Bravely we hope against all hope, there is so much at stake
Seems our freedom's up against the ropes
Does the crowd understand?
Is it a East vs. West, or man against man
Can any nation stand alone?
In the burning heart, just about to burst
There's a quest for answers, an unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night, rising like a spire
In the burning heart, the unmistakable fire, in the burning heart
In the warrior's code, there's no surrender
Though his body says stop, his spirit cries never
Deep in our soul a quiet ember
Knows it's you against you
the paradox that drives us on
It's a battle of wills, in the heat of attack
It's the passion that kills
The victory is yours alone
In the burning heart, just about to burst
There's a quest for answers, an unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night, rising like a spire
In the burning heart, the unmistakable fire
In the burning heart, just about to burst
There's a quest for answers, an unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night, rising like a spire
In the burning heart, the unmistakable fire
In the burning heart, just about to burst
There's a quest for answers, an unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night, rising like a spire
In the burning heart, the unmistakable fire
In the burning heart.
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Mickey Mantle…”It’s Unbelievable!”
Without a healthy dose of humility, we can not grow. What baseball legend Mickey Mantle's quote above suggests is that you don't know what you don't know.
"During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball." – Mickey Mantle.
"Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been." – Mickey Mantle.
Stop and think. Mantle, one of the great baseball players of all time, saying how much he didn't know. Mantle, admitting he could have learned more.
Those who think they know it all put themselves at a disadvantage. Ego checked, willing to learn and apply new ideas, we can grow. ##
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Determination!
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All too often, we've all seen those who gave up too easily. Maybe we have done so ourselves. These two Vince Lombardi quotes reminds us to set high goals, and to then have the determination to go for the grand prize of success.
"Winners never quit and quitters never win."
–Vince Lombardi
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
–Vince Lombardi
See you in Louisville at Booth #115!
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It’s NOT what Happens to You…
…but what you do after what happens that makes the difference.
Character is revealed by what you do when no one else is looking.
Anyone can be happy or cheery when things are easy. Character is revealed by what you do when things are not going right. ##
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The One Eyed Man
No one should understand how much myths and falsehoods can harm that an thinking, perceptive manufactured housing industry member. Myths and falsehood limit us daily.
But inaction is also limiting.
Don't accept the status quo. Become an engaged part of the solution that advances the true appeal and benefits of manufactured housing! ##
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“What Every Man Owes…”
“What Every Man Owes…”
“Every Man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.”
– Theodore Roosevelt.
“One of the sure ways to increase sales is to get back to the basics. If you have not read the article…I suggest you do so right now…
…Now that you have read this it's time to go to work and make it happen. Reading the article alone isn't enough. Making a commitment to do the things suggested is the only way we will increase sales. Don't say, “It can't be done.” this young man has proven it can be done…”
This nails it. Make sales, not excuses. This took place during a previous, steep down market. We have more tools today, more resources for marketing, smarter ways to make things happen.
Read the article, then make it happen for you and your team. Do what Teddy Roosevelt said. Invest the time in the upbuilding of your profession!
Please download the PDF of the original article
Increasing Sales in a Down Market
here.
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Vince Lombardi Inspirational Quotes
"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."
–Vince Lombardi
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
–Vince Lombardi
"Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal."
–Vince Lombardi
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious."
–Vince Lombardi
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The Greatest Generation
The World War II era is often called 'the greatest generation.' It is a big tip of the hat to those vets, but it is also a tip of the hat to those who worked in the factories, farms, transport and recycling centers that made what happened on the front lines possible.
Listening to an interview on the radio of an author who has just published a book on the topic, the writer interviewed a number of those WWII vets and their families. Among his observations, was that here was a generation that wasn't asking for special recognition or accolades for what they did. They simply did what they had to do. Once the job was done, those who lived and could, went back to their every day lives.
Minutes after listening to the interview of the author, we pulled up to a shopping center and as we walked by a store, we saw this World War II vet in the framed photo below. He drove the modest car seen below the framed image we created of his photo.
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Note the 'God bless America' flag on the side of the
WWII vet's (shown in the framed photo above) car.
Just as the author on the radio said, this vet spoke not a word when I asked him for his photo. He simply turned and gently, unassumingly smiled. He posed for the photo as requested. I thanked him, and he went on into the store.
In saying they were the greatest generation (the author said, 'they literally saved the world' from what would have happened if the Nazi's and Japanese had won the war) this should inspire our generation and all others! Their praise is not to take away from what the vets or citizens who followed did.
Like a record in sports, business or any other field, their record should inspire others to follow their example.
When I think about hardship today, vs what hardship looked like during the great depression, there is no doubt that most are far better off in material terms today than then. What we ought to ask ourselves is, are we better off in terms of the spirit and motivation that drives people to do and give their best daily?
Let the heroes of the past and present inspire you and yours to be and give your best! ##
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Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right. – Henry Ford