Focus on the Individual

How you genuinely feel about yourself, your worth, and the worth of others greatly influences everything you do and the results you achieve. How the people in your organization feel about themselves, their worth, and the worth of others will affect their achievements and the culture of the organization. Goal setting is a process that creates an environment in which people want to succeed and are recognized and rewarded for achievement. Another tool that can positively influence growth is affirmations. An affirmation is a statement that reinforces what you believe to be true. You use affirmations every day, both in thought and conversation. These are often ideas you have taken from some other source—quotations, scripture, and family sayings—which reinforce your values.

Such borrowed expressions only become effective affirmations when they correspond with your value system and internal beliefs. Once accepted and internalized, they lose their borrowed qualities and become part of you. The power of affirmations can be best recognized when we realize that the mind doesn’t know the difference between real and imagined. For example, suppose late at night, you imagine there is a prowler in your home. Are you less frightened than if you knew there was a prowler in your home? Certainly not. You are afraid because you imagine a fearful situation.

The use of affirmations to reinforce growth and improve conditions is an application of the same principle. Through the use of affirmations, you begin to imagine that you possess those qualities and skills that you want to develop more. You begin to visualize yourself acting and behaving in a manner consistent with your goals. As your new image becomes clearer, the behavior is easier. The use of affirmations is also an effective management tool. By affirming certain characteristics and behaviors and helping others to develop affirmations, you can enhance growth and development throughout the organization.

Affirmations should have the following qualities: they should be positive, stated in the first person singular, should be within the realm of capacity to believe, and should be directly related to your goals. Affirmations should also employ the power of spaced repetition. By repeating affirmations over and over, day after day, these positive thoughts begin to affect the subconscious mind and influence behavior. If, at first, affirmations seem difficult to compose and use daily, remember that you are developing a new habit. Once you see and feel the results that follow the repeated use of affirmations, you will want to use the tool with others. Affirmations help use to see others and ourselves not as we are but as we can become.

Create a culture in your organization in which failure is viewed as an opportunity to learn and critical to innovation and discovery. Recognize and reward new ideas, attempts to improve something, and even failure when it results in trying something new or an attempt to improve a process. Encourage innovation and utilize the goal setting process to get people to set stretch goals and brainstorm innovative solutions. It stimulates creativity, broadens options, and produces better decisions by looking at many alternatives and selecting the best.

Goethe said, “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and help them to become what they’re capable of being.”

This post is courtesy of Tammy A.S. Kohl is President of Resource Associates Corporation. For over 30 years, RAC has specialized in business and management consulting, strategic planning, leadership development, executive coaching, and youth leadership. For more information visit http://www.resourceassociatescorp.com/ or contact RAC directly at 800.799.6227.

If you’re interested in not being exactly where you are today a year from now, you must DO something.  First item on your DO list – Read these quotes on the importance of taking ACTION!

“If you only do what you know you can do — you never do very much.” ~ Tom Krause (motivational speaker, Teacher and Coach, b.1934)

“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” ~ Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)

“Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg.” ~ Unattributed

“Many fine things can be done in a day if you don’t always make that day tomorrow” ~ Unattributed

“Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.” ~ Karen Ravn

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden

“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.” ~ Chamfort (1741- 1794)

I’ve heard it said, “When the time to act arrives … the time for planning is over.”   That said, planning is an integral part of any success strategy.

Fig 1.

“If you want to go quickly – go alone [Act]

“If you want to go far – go together [Plan + Act]

I’d invite you to review the graphic [Fig 1.] titled “Steps in a successful strategic business plan” working top to bottom will indeed increase your productivity … it will provide structure … and when integrated with your goals will certainly answer, “Why Do Anything?”

Here’s to your best month, quarter, and year … “why do anything” – because you can!

"So much cheese ... so little time!"

I’ve mentioned before, my definition of the purpose of business is to, “identify, acquire and maintain customers.”  That said, let’s be pro-active in our quest.  Somewhere in our Vision, Mission, Sales, Marketing, and Branding Statements, let’s “open our minds,” to these concepts:

#1.    PURPOSE If you’re into personal branding with the goal of making money, stop now. You will attract the wrong kind of people into your life. Instead, start with the goal of making meaning. What better way to align all your actions with your long-term goals. What kind of meaning will you make? Let me suggest two ideas for inspiration: 1) right a wrong, or 2) prevent the end of something good. Instead of striving to become “the best in the World,” strive to become “the best FOR the World.”

#2.    MANTRA In three words or less, what are you all about? Some people believe that mission statements are useless.(not me … but some do!) They say – make a mantra instead. FedEx stands for “peace of mind.” What do you stand for, in the simplest terms?

#3.    POLARIZE Pundits often advise against being a “jack of all trades,” or a generalist that isn’t very good at something specific. Instead, being great for some people rather than trying to please everyone. Do not be afraid to make people react strongly for or against you. As a former business partner used to remind me, you’re not doing something right unless you’re ticking someone off. That doesn’t mean be a jerk. That means just don’t try to appeal to all people, or you’ll end up a mile wide and an inch deep – mediocre to everyone.

#4.    FRIENDS We’re all on this journey together. It’s silly to think we are alone in our careers or in our life. Find people who balance you. Then make time for them. If you’re busy, make plans in advance so you don’t have to schedule around them. You’re only one person, so surround yourself with people whose skills round you off.

#5.    STAND STRONG Not everyone is going to like you. Not everyone will always agree with you. That’s a fact of life. So don’t let criticism or doubters bring you down. As you live out your mantra, it’s your responsibility to be strong in the face of “no,” and “you can’t do that.” Ignore people who say you won’t succeed or use negative words as motivation. Prove people wrong.

Find your strengths … play to them … and I promise you, you’ll “get your fair share.” Rezults Group, Inc here in Salt Lake City, Utah works closely with entrepreneurs and business owners assisting then to “get their fair share.”

(I invite you to share your stories)

My Dad served in the U.S.M.C. in WWII as an aircraft mechanic.  Not much was said about his service while I was growing up but he did impart a love of flying into me and one day I found myself with my right arm at the square accepting a Commission as a Second Lieutenant in that very same U.S.M.C.  My 1^st assignment was to attend flight school in Pensacola Fl. in the summer of 1968.  “Leadership” had been stressed [over and over] in my Basic Training leading to my Commission and at that point in my life I believed that the USMC had a corner on it.  Thus began my education in “Leadership.”

There are stories, mythical anecdotes and urban legends that involve “janitors,” and their links to leadership.  I’ll share three such accounts.

You’ll remember that in the early 1960’s JFK set in motion a National transformation to put a man on the moon.  The endeavor at the time was forecast to cost Billions of dollars.  As the story goes JFK was touring the NASA Headquarters and stopped to talk to a man with a mop in his hand.  “What do you do?” JFK asked.  “I’m helping to put a man on moon!” said the janitor.  From this exchange it is purported that JFK saw a dedicated man who knew his part in the organization’s mission and that when people are so engaged it points to a “sharp focus,” and ultimately success! [There is another version of this exchange that goes a bit further into the conversation … the janitor asked JFK, “what are you doing here?”  JFK sheepishly grins, noticing that he was inside the ladies room!  There’s a variant on this story that goes like this - a congressman undecided on his vote to approve the billion needed to place a man on the moon, a swing vote, made a trip to Houston TX to visit NASA for himself.  He’s seen the entire complex and is still undecided.  Walking across a very large hanger floor late in the day he see an individual working … curious he walks over to him and see him pushing a broom around 6:00 p.m. [well after quitting time] and asks, “Sir, what are you doing, it’s late and the place is empty? “I’m helping to put a man on the moon Sir!”  This congressman, as the story goes, made up his mind right then and there.  “If we have this kind of commitment from the bottom up in NASA to accomplish their mission, I’m going to support it!” … and so it is … where one can identify alignment, focus and passion within an organization from the very bottom to the very top, it becomes self-evident “leadership” exists within!

Here’s a short legend – the final exam in an advanced Philosophy course at a prestigious University was being administered; the Professor walks to the chalk board covered at the moment by a film screen; retracting the screen the professor explains … to understand philosophy, you must understand people, to understand people you must know them, to that end this (1) question will comprise your course grade – “Write the name of the janitor who cleans this room and hallway and this floor every day … so you can attend this fine institution and receive an advanced degree from it -  __________________.  [ these students see, pass, interact and rely upon this “silent” humble yet dependable stalwart who day in and day out performs his/her task with dignity and pride … we should ALL know these individuals in our lives … they demonstrate “leadership” at its essence.]

Finally, a wonderful story from the US Air Force Academy – “William “Bill” Crawford an unimpressive figure, easily overlooked, during the hectic days at the USAFA back in the 70’s was the squadron janitor.  Cadets often scurried past offering but a curt, “G’morning,” towards him.  Bill was shy, unassuming, walked slowly, as if he suffered some sort of injury. [An old man working in a very young, active World]  In an afternoon in 1976, at the library, someone read a story about WWII on the tough allied ground campaign in Italy.  September 13, 1943 a Private William Crawford from Colorado, assigned to the 36^th Infantry Division, had been involved in a bloody fight on Hill 424 near Altavilla, Italy.  In the face of intense and overwhelming hostile fire … with no regard for personal safety … on his own imitative, Private Crawford single-handedly attacked fortified enemy positions … for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty, the President of the United States …  The Cadet had just learned that their janitor was a Medal of Honor Recipient.  Needless to say, the Cadets were awestruck.  Word spread like wildfire … Cadets who before would walk past with hardly a glance, now would smile and greet him with a crisp, “Good morning, Mr. Crawford.”  Lives were changed in that Squadron; Bill’s as well as every Cadets.  A wise person once said, “It’s not life that’s important, but those you meet along the way that makes the difference. Where do you find True Leadership – right under your nose most times … I hope you’re not too busy to overlook it!

The complete story of William Crawford can be found at this web site: http://www.homeofheroes.com/profiles/profiles_crawford.html

I hope you’ll remember these stories this coming Memorial Day as we all pay our gratitude to those who have gone before us, stand beside us and lead in very un-conspicuous ways.  “Semper Fi”

“The very essence of leadership is that you have a vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” – Former President of the University of Notre Dame

A powerful vision provides inspiration, challenge, and purpose. It gives meaning to your work and purpose to your business.  For most of us, your business gives you a place where you can satisfy your need to achieve. Everyone’s life needs a purpose. (Something important to strive for)   One way to add both meaning and context to your vision is to understand and incorporate values (your values) into your Vision.  Clearly defined values simplify decision making. They help ensure consistency top to bottom, as well as, define acceptable ethical and behavioral standards.

Value is a word that describes what each of us searches for in many different places. We look for value in what we purchase. We look for value in what we do, and for value in our relationships. Most of us would like to believe that there has been some value to our life and to our accomplishments. In today’s global and ever-changing business environment, values should play an important role in structuring, planning, and operating our businesses.  Direction is provided in part by vision, which creates excitement, commitment, and purpose. Achievement and excitement must be tempered, however, by values lest people pursue goals without consideration for the ethics of other’s.  Values represent the core priorities in the organization’s culture including what drives individuals and how they truly act in the organization. It follows then that another key element of a successful planning process is the organization’s value statement. Throughout the life of the business, decisions must be made.  Core values of the organization will lay its foundation and provide the framework for these decisions.

An organization’s values create a foundation for integrity and they define the important truths that guide your actions. They will serve as a guidepost for all those in the organization who through their individual efforts will collectively achieve the organizational goals. Values are principles or standards by which we do business and are to be non-negotiable. As you think about crystallizing your values, consider what you know to be right as well as how you want to be known by others.

If the primary function of your business is to attract and maintain customers in order to generate long-term profits or financial viability, then issues such as meeting client or customer expectations, delivering quality service, etc., must be included in the values statement. Your values should take into consideration the importance you place upon each stakeholder in your business. By definition, a stakeholder is anyone who has the power to exert influence on your organization. It may be an individual, a group, or another organization. For example, your stakeholders could include your customers, your employees and their families, your stockholders, the community, licensing and regulatory agencies, or suppliers.

Some examples of value statements are:

• Improving the quality of life through technology and innovation.
• The company exists to alleviate pain and disease.
• We will be regarded by our customers as easy to deal with and as a provider of high-quality, reliable products and services.
• We strive to be the best for the World, not just the best in the World

There have been and are many companies in the media these days and over the past several years that clearly operated and made decisions with no values and we are all aware of how they impacted people’s lives. However, there are a lot of companies who have well defined values and make decisions with those values ever present. Go to http://www.chick-fil-a.com/#closedonsundays and learn why Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday and why they believe it is part of their recipe for success. Here’s another example – http://www.tylenol.com/page2.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subp_tylenol_recall_1.inc and learn why McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiated the recent voluntary recall of all their children and infant liquid products.

Visions are Powerful and (Fun)

If you or your business were in court today, on trial, would there be enough evidence to convict you of “having values” and demonstrating them in the conduct of your business?

What value statement is your business defined by?

The founder of Rezults Group, Inc is Bill Kille – an author, speaker, facilitator and coach … providing individual as well as organizational group coaching. Our purpose is to assist our clients to align their authentic gifts and talents with their dreams and goals to succeed – Creating a Generation of Leaders, Entrepreneurs’ and Success Stories.

Fig. 1

As with most “brilliant” statements, the understated, can be profound! [Easily said, difficult to implement]  So if we’re to get to, “this is what done looks like,” do we begin at the end?  Or – do we begin at the beginning?  How about we begin “inside.”  The above figure represents a “process,” it depicts how an Organization or Individual goes about getting results.  Within the layers of Vision, Mission, Critical Success Factors, etc lies the keys to success – on their own they stand firm having passed the test of time – however – when suffused with the “Core Values” we all have, a deeper, richer product is created.  Results from such a blend are what we all desire.

We’ve heard the cliché, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”  Likewise, we’ve heard, “art is in the eye of the beholder.”  In crafting a conversation with your “subordinates” wherein your desire is to convey –“this is what done looks like,” you’d better have a “picture” that others desire to behold!  Where would such a “picture” come from?  It can only come from within and the more you’re in touch with yourself, the clearer the picture you’ll see to convey to others.  Philosophers, for years, have been exploring the concepts of values, attitudes, etc.  In 1914 a German philosopher and psychologist Eduard Spranger published a book, describing his research and observations that led to his identifying six core attitudes and values he found present in every person.  Today we have an “instrument” administered via a web based program that can identify your “core” Attitudes and values.  We call it the “Values Index.”              To reach optimal performance you must understand WHAT natural talents you possess, WHY you are motivated to use them, and HOW you prefer to use them. The Values Index looks at the WHY portion of the What, Why, and How trilogy.  By understanding WHY you are motivated to do things, you are able to better align your environment with what creates the most passion in you.  The Values Index is useful for understanding how to motivate yourself and others by understanding the reasons that drive individuals for success.  In employee development and coaching scenarios, this information is invaluable.  Therein – lie’s the “secret.”  By understanding yourself, your values, attitudes – the WHY, so to speak, of you – you’ll be able to create that “picture” of “This is what done looks like.”  From that point it is then possible to begin to fill in, cascade, and flush out the details of Fig. 1 and craft your personal or Corporate Vision, Mission, Critical Success Factors, Goals and Action Steps all suffused with your very unique Core Values.  The result, as the commercial states is “Priceless!”                        Rezults Group, Inc and its President, Willard Kille, is Certified to administer the “Value Index.”  We are offering a COMPLIMENTARY Values Index now through September 30th for all who qualify [call or email us to discuss the qualifications – a $350 value]

Thanks for reading and have a Safe and Enjoyable Labor Day! Willard KilleTwitter: http://twitter.com/rezultsgroup

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• “We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

• “The mould of a man’s fortune is in his own hands.”

• “To thine own self be true.” [ William Shakespeare – 1204]

• “He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” [Aristotle -322 BC]

We’ve all heard many quotes like these. How is it that we know these sayings?  Some are 2331 years old!  Of all the words uttered in the course of humanity … these and many more like them have withstood time, why?  I don’t know.  Like you, I only know that I do in fact know!  These sayings are known by all mankind, in all countries, cultures and languages, transcending all biases.  We call those who utter such saying philosopher’s.  Webster defines philosopher as a scholar or thinker; philosophy is defined as the pursuit of wisdom; a search for truth.

How do I get to “know myself”?  For most of us we’ve been told our entire life who we are – our parents, grand-parents, siblings, friends, teachers, spouses have all told us who we are and most of us believe them!  Why? [by default, it’s easier, or everyone else does it?]   Not good reasons and certainly not who we are.  We need to become philosophers – we need to become thinkers, scholars, and we need to pursue wisdom and search for the truth – our truth!  This won’t be easy; they didn’t spend even a semester teaching us this in school.  They did, however, provide you and me a good grounding in language and language is a great starting point.

Aristotle, Shakespeare, Will Rogers, etc., all had a firm grip on language and more importantly they all spent a lot of time [if not their lifetimes] getting to know themselves from within – “inside – out” and “top – to – bottom” and I’m sure as we say today, “discovering the good, the bad and the ugly.”

I’ve run across a few men of our time who have spent a lifetime pursuing such endeavors.  Dr. Robert S. Hartman who grew up in pre WW-II Germany experiencing first-hand the organization of “evil” on a massive scale.  It was the Nazi’s party skill at organizing evil that led Dr. Hartman to postulate the question, “What is good?”  He wondered how decent, honorable people could organize “good” in a similar fashion to combat such evil.  From this first spark of wonder grew a life-long journey that led from wondering what is good; to wondering how to classify good; to seeking to understand how our brain works; and finally, to then understand how we perceive the world around us.  To answer the questions scientifically he applied mathematics to the issue, and thus he created a new science, Axiology.  [Dr. Hartman earned three (3) Doctorates in his life – Mathematics, Law and Philosophy.]  Dr. William Marston developed what is termed the DISC model – his foundational work in the field of behavioral science has developed into the most used behavioral assessment in the world.  As early as 444 B.C. when Empedocles first defined the classical roots or elements [earth, air, fire, water] people have been trying to define or quantify patterns in nature and mankind … Hippocrates [400 B.C.], Galen [130 B.C], to Carl Jung [1921] who expanded upon Sigmund Freud’s work and finally in 1923 William Marston published, Emotions of Normal People, wherein he incorporated what had come before into a single and more cohesive four quadrant behavioral model. Finally, Eduard Spranger, a German philosopher and psychologist, in 1914 published a book later translated into English in 1928 titled Types of Men: the Psychology and Ethics of Personality. In it he described his research and observations that led to his identifying six core attitudes or values he found present in every person.

Recently, I’ve become certified to administer the instruments that have grown out of the work of these three men. [Attribute Index-AI, DISC Index-DI, Values Index-VI.]   These indexes are the basis of my work with clients who desire to “Know thine Self.”   Working closely with my clients and de-briefing them on the content of the three assessments has proven to be very rewarding for them in achieving their quest to “Know thine Self.”

Let me make this crystal clear – once we “know ourselves” from an “inside-out”  “top-to-bottom” perspective we can align our lives with our true inner strengths:

·       we  create an external environment that strengthens and expands our abilities ·       we  lead ourselves, which is the prerequisite to leading others ·       we gain a stronger sense of identity and a clearer sense of direction·       we gain increased confidence and can communicate the “value” we add to projects

·       we experience productivity gains in our work; we live in harmony and balance and joy

How might you go about achieving these insights and strengths?  Email me at wbkille@rezultsgroup.com  requesting a complimentary – no obligation  Attribute Index – today!  I’ll provide you with the completed complimentary report – the “de-brief” is included in this offer!  We can accomplish all this over the phone in less than an hour.

Thank you and until the next time – have a safe and enjoyable summer.

Bill Kille

Personal Coach, Business Facilitator, Public Speaker

My youngest daughter didn’t get the message last November and she got pregnant!  How can she bring a baby into this turmoil?  Doesn’t she know any better?  Didn’t I teach her?  Another of my daughters just graduated from the University of Utah … moved out into an apartment, bought a car during the year, got a job, took a vacation to San Diego to have FUN of all things – didn’t she get the message … didn’t her learned Professors warn her?

My grass keeps on growing [in spite of the drought my newscasters tell me about!]  AND the recession … the recession these broadcasters keep talking about – it didn’t show up?  How dare it not show up!  Well my understanding of economics is simple … if you take ALL the economists in the world and lay them down head to toe – they’ll NEVER REACH A CONCLUSION! So I must go lightly on our broadcasters, they don’t know any better.  I respect the economists and their work is very useful … in that vain, I respect the broadcasters as well.  My psychologist friends seem to have it figured out, they tell me that people are basically a “product of their past” and let’s look into that past.

Many agree that our personality is 95% set between the ages of 1 to 5!  Can you remember that far back?  What were the 1st three words you spoke?  In no particular order … Dad, Mom and NO!  In fact I’m told that 85% of our input in our early years was negative.  No, no, No … don’t touch that, don’t talk to strangers, don’t speak unless spoken to, etc!  My mom and Dad did the best they could do to keep me alive therefore NO was a very frequent word I heard [I’m told I was h _ _ _ on wheels] Bless them … I survived, as many of us did, but we still had an enormous negative bias during our youth.  It’s no surprise to me [or the psychologists] that I’m almost spring loaded to “No” when presented to a new approach in an office setting, for example.  Change is very difficult in that environment … the “NO” environment!

So, when things start to go wrong, it’s natural that the tone turns negative, steam rolling along until it gets out of control and everything we hear is negative … like a snow ball rolling down hill … it rolls faster … it gets bigger and before you know it the World is in a Recession, headed to Depression, Global warming is going to destroy life as we know it but not really because we’ll all be dead long before that from starvation, bankruptcy, hyper-inflation, etc, etc!

GET OUT OF TOWN!! NOW … IMMEDIATELY … I promise you if you hit the roads like I did on my Kawasaki 1600 cc Nomad “Vulcan” motorcycle for a long week-end and don’t listen to any news broadcasts, don’t read any newspapers, don’t watch any TV you’ll find what I did … my wife and I drove from Salt Lake City, UT  to Craig CO and it was beautiful … there was sun and rain, wind and calm … gas stations had plenty of gas, restaurants had plenty of food, the places were full with other “vacationers” … the scenery was breathtaking … we drove on to Ft Collins, CO and then to Cheyenne WY to see the Frontier Rodeo with thousands of others … we went to a Sugarland Concert at the rodeo … next to Rocky Mountain National Park with thousands of others, tons of “critters” lots of birds, green meadows, Elk herds, deer, fish, ski resorts, highways full of travelers, clear vast evening skies with millions of stars – all this and we had FUN!  Everyone else had FUN too.  Trust me the World will take care of itself … money will come back, oil wells will be drilled, gas will cost less, and our economist friends will continue to predict with conviction 9 of the last 5 recessions!  Lighten up … live like you love it and drop me a line when you’ve returned from your VACATION!!

“Awakening Solutions” is my genius … it also happens to be what I do for my clients, friends and family. Success comes to those who recognize systems in their lives … I assist people and organizations to find those systems … employ them … and succeed – if they don’t have systems we build them together!

1.  Be Passionate.  What compels you to be in this business?  For me it’s to “Awaken Solutions”   within myself and others;  to carry on the dream of my wife Shari who died fighting breast cancer;  to touch lives with understanding and poise. 2.  Have a WILL not a wish … to be successful  3.  Crazy tenacity … focus on the right thing  4.  Learn to seek out & take “good” advice  5.  Develop Physical & Spiritual health and stamina  [making appointments with yourself]  6.  Measure Success and Happiness [NOT by $]  Develop continuous Joy from service and  compassion expressed to others … making a difference in others lives as well as myself!  7.  Put your EGO in check  8.  Look at your business [and your life] as an outsider and be honest with yourself  9.  Aim for “success” not “perfection”  10.  Have Fun!

Shari used an acronym – JAM your life!  Pack as much Joy Achievement and Meaning into your life as possible.  She focused on and worked with  “women in business”  and held seminars around the Salt Lake Area.

Today our focus here at Rezults Group, Inc is to “Awaken Solutions” within all whom we work with.  It includes JAM ‘ing your life; it includes creating “World Class Goal Achievers” [vs. World Class Goal Setters!];  it includes identifying and naming “your genius and purpose” in life … “genius”  being that exceptional  talent your were blessed with from on high;  balancing your professional and personal life and finally creating what I call your “perfect on purpose day” allowing you to truly live a goal centered life!

Many call our approach “Coaching” or more specifically  “Life Coaching” … business executives like to name it Consulting … whatever you choose to call it … our approach produces REZULTS.  Lives change, bottom lines improve, dreams come true … people become “better” in every sense of the word and we all intuitively understand “better people make better workers” and “better workers produce better results” … whether our approach is directed at a “for profit” business, a sports team or individuals the results are the same … we have  proven processes and systems and that’s what I’ve discovered in my 40+ years of business experience works – Processes and Systems!

What dreams are you on the verge of achieving?  [have you been on that “verge” for years?]

What does success look like to you?

Let’s get together and develop  your “genius” … let’s focus on your purpose.  Commit to yourself today to reach your full potential … no excuses!  I’m here for you and look forward to “Awakening Solutions” that benefit you and your business.