REBECCA'S BLOG

Monday, April 30, 2012

It is PERSONAL, It is BUSINESS


Picture it... 4 years ago and a consultant looking across a boardroom table telling me the infamous phrase that has become a standard to which business is conducted in the 'real' world..  "It's not personal.. it's just business"
The same individual proceeded to tell me that he would still have a beer with me after work in his effort to show some kind of camaraderie.Reeaalllyyy????

The question one has to ask is "Would I want to have a drink or a meal with someone who has shown no integrity and has mastered the art of manipulation?" (long story won't bore you with details)

You have heard me speak about Belief Systems (BS) on numerous occasions and the reality is that you are who you are 24/7/365.  
A person with a high value system does not leave these values at home and then go to work and operate with another set of values.
There is no difference between personal and business values when you have a concrete set of operating systems.   

For many years this phrase has been used for many to justify actions that are for the most part hurtful and destructive.

The way in which you conduct yourself in business is always personal.  Yes, there are times where difficult decisions have to be made.  And yes, we all have to take responsibility for our actions and reactions to things.  That being said, there are ways in which all parties can reach a mutually beneficial constructive path.

Surround yourself with like minded friends and peers.. make that your tribe.
Tap into the Spirit of the company..The S in SHERO.
What does the company stand for?  What are the values the company holds near and dear?  Do you feel connected with those values?
If so carry on.. if not... life is too short... find your tribe...

I'm committed to your excellence!



Sunday, April 29, 2012

XXIX.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard" I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"
- Sydney J. Harris

Saturday, April 28, 2012

XXVIII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

There is a mysterious cycle in human events.
To some generations much is given.  OF other generations much is expected.
This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Friday, April 27, 2012

XXVII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Adversity is the trial of principle.  Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is an honest man.
- Henry Fielding

Thursday, April 26, 2012

XXVI.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

A terrace nine stories high
Rises from a handful of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles
Starts from beneath one's feet.
- Lao-Tzu

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

XXV.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
- Paul Valery

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

XXIV.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

The altar of sacrifice is the touchstone of character.
- O.P. Gifford

Monday, April 23, 2012

XXIII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
- Edward de Bono

Sunday, April 22, 2012

XXII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know.  For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
- Georges Clemenceau

Saturday, April 21, 2012

XXI.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

No one can be perfectly free till all are free;
no one can be perfectly oral till all are moral;
no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
- Herbert Spencer

Friday, April 20, 2012

XX.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Some people are just as firmly convinced of what they think as others are of what they know.
- Aristotle

Thursday, April 19, 2012

XIX.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Fear of rejection is a sign of neediness - specifically, the need to be liked.
- Jim Camp

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

XVIII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Always do right.  This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- Mark Twain

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

XVII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
- Abraham Lincoln

Monday, April 16, 2012

XVI.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

There are two primary choices in life:  to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
- Denis Waitley

Sunday, April 15, 2012

XV.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.  Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one.  Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
- Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta

Saturday, April 14, 2012

XIV.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Everybody is like a magnet.  You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are.  If you're friendly then everybody else seems to be friendly too.
- Dr. David Hawkins

Friday, April 13, 2012

XIII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Lack of trust in yourself, in your healing ability, can be eliminated when you learn to tune into your body and to tell the truth about your thoughts that are either supporting your health or denying it.
- Asara Lovejoy

Thursday, April 12, 2012

XII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

All adverse and depressing influences can be overcome, not by fighting, but by rising above them.
- Charles Caleb Colton

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

XI.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

It doesn't matter where you are coming from.  All that matters is where you are going.
- Brian Tracy

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

X.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Self-esteem is the immune system of the mind and of the spirit.
- Lee Pulos

Monday, April 9, 2012

IX.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
- Zig Ziglar

Sunday, April 8, 2012

VIII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men.  
No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
-Elbert Hubbard

Saturday, April 7, 2012

VII.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

It is your own conviction which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.
- Epictetus

Friday, April 6, 2012

VI.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities.  They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
- John C. Maxwell

Thursday, April 5, 2012

V.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world... as in being able to remake ourselves.
- Mohandas K. Gandhi

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

IV.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you've got something to say.
-F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

III.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
- Horace Mann

Monday, April 2, 2012

II.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Dreams are renewable.  No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
- Dale E. Turner

Sunday, April 1, 2012

I.IV.MMXII - HOPE A SCOPE

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
- Socrates