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We have got a great newsletter for you this week to help you finish 2008 on a high-note! Our lead article is intended to help minimize the stress that many come under during this time of the year, especially at large family gatherings.
In our second article we take a look at the story of the elephant and the wooden stake and examine how you can overcome your own self-limiting beliefs to maximize your possibilities in 2009.
Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
- Your partners at The Rainmaker Group
Power quote:
"Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it."
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10 Ways to Minimize Stress During the Holidays |
 Christmas is a joyous and festive time when families are reunited and warm and lasting memories are formed.
It can also be a time of great stress for many as the rush and commotion of the holiday season frequently culminates with a large family gathering.
These gatherings can be especially stressful due to the wide range of individual behavioral styles that are likely to be present.
Simply put - there is a good chance that your behavioral style is likely to clash with the behavioral style of a relative or in-law. This can lead to unwanted conflict, arguments, and a dampening of the holiday spirit.
To help make your holiday one to remember (for the right reasons!) and as stress free as possible I would like to offer 10 tips for reducing stress during the holidays...
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| Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs |
 When an elephant is young it can be easily restrained by a rope attached to a wooden stake driven into the ground.
Surprisingly, the same stake and rope is still an effective means of restraining the elephant when it is a fully grown and powerful four-ton animal.
How Can this be?
The answer is self-limiting beliefs. The elephant believes the stake can hold it back because of its past experiences as a much smaller animal. It does not believe it can free itself, so it does not try.
People act much the same as elephants do. Often times we allow our own self-limiting beliefs to keep us from achieving the things we desire because we incorrectly think they are not possible.
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| Featured Guru - Tom Peters |
 Tom Peters is one of the most respected and influential management gurus of our time. Peters has be touted as the "father of the post-modern corporation" by the Los Angeles Times and Fortune Magazine has declared that "We live in a Tom Peters world."
In 2007, Peters was voted as the second most influential leadership professional by Gurus International.
Peters has authored numerous books, many of which have become best-sellers, including one of our favorites, The Brand You 50, which has helped and influenced countless numbers of individuals to maximize their personal brand potential.
In this week's Featured Guru section we would like to feature a free e-book that Tom wrote in 2005 about turning your company, department, or even yourself into a professional services firm (PSF) that will distinguish it from the competition.
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QBQ! Personal Accountability QuickNote - Simply Helping Others |
This week's story is one of selflessness and compassion displayed by a convenience store clerk who went out of her way to help a stranger in distress and in need of assistance. An amazing story of Personal Accountability that exemplifies the QBQ! spirit of service!
Read on...
Creating a culture of Personal Accountability should be a top priority for all organizations. Team members who think and practice Personal Accountability can bring about incredible changes for an organization. The blame game disappears, morale increases, and customer experiences are enhanced all thanks to the power of Personal Accountability.
The Rainmaker Group is proud to offer powerful day long QBQ! workshops instilling the power of Personal Accountability into teams and organizations across the country. For more information about these workshops or to purchase John Miller's books, QBQ! and Flipping the Switch Visit our website at: http://www.personalaccountabilityatwork.com
John Miller is author of QBQ! The Question Behind The Question, the authoritative guide to practicing Personal Accountability. |
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 Important questions for you:Is your organization living up to its full potential?
Is high turnover hurting your bottom line?
Do your team members create the powerful experiences your customers deserve?
Do team members have difficulty effectively communicating with others?
Bring The Rainmaker Group in to your organization and start realizing your organization's full potential. Together, we deliver powerful and motivating keynote speeches, design customized training programs and workshops, help identify barriers to communication, and much more. We don't sell training out of the box, but rather insist on customizing it to your needs! For more info, send an e-mail to info@therainmakergroupinc.com
Or call 1-866-988-7246
About us:
The Rainmaker Group is a People Maximization and Development group located in Bismarck, ND. Our mission is to help those we serve make their difference in the world.
We hope you found this newsletter interesting and informative. If you like what you read, please give us a shout, we're here to help!
"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them."
- William Arthur Ward
Sincerely,
All of us here at The Rainmaker Group
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The Question Behind the Question
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Recommended Reading:
Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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| The Rainmaker Group Experience |
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Start Maximizing Possibility in your organization today! We offer a variety of services to help your organization realize its full potential. Check us out today!
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Recommended Reading:
Brand You 50
By: Tom Peters
A Rainmaker Group Must Read:
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question
By: John Miller
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