“There is your audience. There is the language.There are the words they use.”
-Eugene Schwartz
Content Marketing involves creating a website with valuable content, tailored to the language of your intended audience. This is done by establishing your authority and educating consumers to…
There are some people who live in a dream world, some who face reality, and those that turn one into the other.
Get Out There
My collection of thoughts and reveries...
107 years ago, San Francisco Earthquake, a contrast with today.
Guinness stout actually has fewer calories than skim milk, orange juice, and a lot of other beers! Amen!
- Factoid
Lady Revivers
As aforementioned, Victorian women were, for one of a number of possible reasons, frequently afflicted by fainting fits. Whilst indoors this might be easy enough to remedy, however, a sudden fit whilst out and about might prove more perilous. Thus, Police constables of the era were equipped with small vials of smelling salts in small containers adorned with a crown - called Lady Revivers - to revive women in the streets.
Why do so many bosses manage according to the principal of “ I do most of the work. You ‘re just here to catch the overflow?”
Delegating is supposed to be about understanding the work flowing through your organization and then assigning that work based on skill sets and availability of the resources within your control. What I’ve experienced in far too many situations, however, is where delegating work takes place via a mechanism of “I am going to horde as much work for myself as I can and when I simply can’t do it all any more, I’ll leak out small bits of tasking for you to take care of.”
- Gina Abudi | Delegating by capacity (via leadershiplinks)(via leadershiplinks)
Empathy is
seeing with the eyes of another,
listening with the ears of another
and feeling with the heart of another.
And much more of this #Empathy #Empath #HSP #Heart #HeartChakra #Healing #Love #Growth #Leadership
Languages of appreciation
Employees are motivated by more than just a paycheque. We also know there is a difference between Recognition and Appreciation. By showing appreciation to each other and to our employees we increase the value in the organization and provide employees with a clear understanding of what we value and what behaviors are important to us. Communicating appreciation to employees and co-workers does require some effort and thought, as a reminder there are the 5 languages.
The 5 Languages of Appreciation
1) Words of Affirmation
2) Quality Time
3) Acts of Service
4) Tangible Gifts
5) Physical Touch
Potential Blind Spot
Your least valued language of appreciation can pose a real blind spot in how your appreciation is received. Understanding and accepting your team members’ differences in how they feel appreciated and encouraged is critical to your success as a leader. The first step in getting past your blind spot as a leader is to become aware of it. Invest some time and review the workbook again to find which languages you value the most and highlight those languages you least value.
Overcoming Personal Challenges
Below is a list of personal challenges you might need to address:
• Just Too Busy – I’m too busy to regularly show appreciation to others
• Belief that appreciation is not important – my employees already know they are appreciated
• Personal discomfort – I feel weird showing my appreciation
• Too structured – It feels too contrived and not natural
