We must constantly be careful not to send the wrong message

highway information sign, a giant question mark
some answers are very challenging to explain

 

The main point: Every time we stumble, be sorry, pick ourselves back up, and keep moving forward.

We must constantly be careful not to send the wrong message. This is terrifying sometimes. Like recently.

Nearly two months ago, Lee Cockerell generously shared a copy of his new book, The Customer Rules: The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service.

Holidays, year-end commitments, hard work, precious Family time, important exercising, blessed worshipping, daily home chores, (never enough) volunteering, passionate writing – all take time. And time is money. Feeling like I need to borrow some (time).

Maybe this week. Maybe.

Heading to New Orleans to speak in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to 8k people.

(for real)

Lee trusts me to be responsible. He gave the book nearly four months ahead of it’s official release, March 5, 2013.

We can take solace, but not ever use it as an excuse, that everyone stumbles.

Everyone. And we forgive each other, no matter what.

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How often do we pause and seriously consider the non-verbal story we’re telling?

clever license plate
the story is pretty clear here, no?

 

How often do we pause and seriously consider the non-verbal story we’re telling?

Never? Maybe.

Hardly ever? Probably.

All the time? Never.

We’d be gigantically better leaders, spouses, partners, if we changed never to yes.

And six things we’ll miss if we don’t… at the Next Blog

 

Who’s to blame, the one who doesn’t say, or the one who doesn’t ask?

window sign - hope
look closely (backwards)… is hope enough?

 

Ouch.

You’re in an important meeting. The leader is looking for input. The team is looking for direction.

The leader talks the most. Most people don’t say (contribute) much, if anything.

Eventually the meeting ends.

Both groups depart feeling cheated in a way.

Who’s to blame, the one who doesn’t say, or the one who doesn’t ask?

People are quiet, not because they have nothing to say, but because they do not feel their opinion is valued.

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