http://www.catalystraining.com/4944160_33366.htmBusiness communication is not about email and marketing paper. It's about your ability to talk, speak and gain an audience's attention, hold it and leave them informed and ready to act.Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:16:49 GMTMon, 9 Aug 2010 03:34:57 GMTLevelfieldhttp://www.catalystraining.com/log/post_260950769_4944160_33366.htm<p>I often get asked about our mission and serving others.&nbsp; Why do you always talk about serving others and giving them what they want.&nbsp; We have several reasons for this thought process and they go like this.</p><br><p>1.&nbsp; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you... I treat others with respect so that I am treated with respect.&nbsp; I give them good service and they in return provide good service to me.&nbsp; I am to them what I want in return.&nbsp; Serving others is a basic principle of life.&nbsp; We treat others the way we want to be treated.&nbsp; I want to serve others so in return I am served.&nbsp; (served does not mean waited on, it means given what I need to be happy and successful)</p><br><p>2. Serving others is basic human nature.&nbsp; We are not born to live a high life of being cared for our entire existence.&nbsp; We are born wanting to care for others.&nbsp; Taking care of a child, raising an animal or sharing with a roommate are all pieces of serving another.&nbsp; It is what we do, and yes some of you are better at it than the rest of us.&nbsp; We know that we are all different&nbsp;and as long as we continue to try and take care of the needs of another we are serving them.</p><br><p>3.&nbsp; I believe that no person should be held to a higher standard, put on a pedestal or raised above that of another human being.&nbsp; I don't care if you are the inventor of the latest widget, you are a human that eats, sleeps and needs to be served.&nbsp; How did you become someone of stature?&nbsp; You served an audience, population or segment of the world market what they needed to do their job, survive or accomplish more.&nbsp; You served someone.</p><br><p>4. Last, I take care of those that care for me.&nbsp; I have never met a person that did not enjoy being served at some point and in turn did not feel obligated to do like in return.&nbsp; The latest commercial out there in TV land shows people doing nice things for others, and being noticed by a passer by.&nbsp; Each case some is being served and someone is serving.&nbsp; It is continually paid forward if you will.</p><br><p>Serving others can come in many forms.&nbsp; Here are a few that I believe make a difference everyday and continue to serve me in my profession and personal life.</p><br><p><strong>Listen to others:</strong> listen while in conversations, here your speaker, listen to the stories of your kids, neighbors, and elderly relatives.&nbsp; One of the greatest gifts we can give is to pay attention to the stories and lives of those that don't directly feed our pocket.&nbsp; You will learn more that you ever imagined and it will make a difference in the life of another.</p><br><p><strong>Give in once in a while:</strong>&nbsp; if you always have to win, this will be the most difficult challenge for you.&nbsp; Humble yourself before man.&nbsp; I love to win, but I know that my children need to win occasionally, my students needs to be right, I need to show that I am fallible and be willing to admit it.&nbsp; Allowing people to see you as a human being that is capable of failing, moving on and succeeding the next time.&nbsp; That is the true test of a winner.&nbsp; Give in and let someone else have a chance to shine.&nbsp; You might enjoy the situation</p><br><p><strong>Be yourself:</strong> often in class we are taught to be on stage, never let them see you sweat and last but not least, never show your emotion.&nbsp; I am an emotional person.&nbsp; Funny, but I can cry at a simple commercial for Kodak film, I cry at movies, sitcoms, shows and watching my kids play.&nbsp; I finally figured out why I shed tears in these moments.&nbsp; It is the human achievement, and the success of others.&nbsp; I cried when my daughter got an out on the field when my&nbsp;son got a ribbon in a sport.&nbsp; My wife got off the plane from a business trip.&nbsp; I was enthusiastic about the achievement of them, their goals accomplished, and their letting me share the experience. Be willing to show your softer side to others, let them in to know the real you.&nbsp; </p><br><p>Live life with others:&nbsp; we are all a part of a larger community.&nbsp; It might be a neighborhood, small town, state, or even a race.&nbsp; We have the need to share our dreams, our accomplishments and most of all we have the need to belong.&nbsp; We all feel the need to belong to something, to be a part of something larger.&nbsp; Share with your neighbors tomorrow, have a drink, throw a dinner, go to a movie or just sit on the porch and watch the sunset.&nbsp; Whatever you share, share it with others, you will know the basis of serving others when they share with you.</p><br><p>Serve others...</p><br><p>&nbsp;</p><br><p>&nbsp;</p>Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:16:49 GMT