MONDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness from The Coach’s Corner
Table of Contents
- On Special Offers and Invitations
- On Unconditional Love
- On Treasure Hunting
- On The Humor Injection
- On The Subject Line
- On Useful Web Sites and Announcements
- On Subscribing and Unsubscribing (at the end of newsletter)
Welcome to Monday Morning Mindfulness . . . to my clients, colleagues
and friends. Join me every other Monday in getting motivated and
inspired to act/think/feel differently.
1. ON SPECIAL OFFERS
AND INVITATIONS
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and/or a more persuasive speaker? Then sample our summer sizzle
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What if you could have two coaches sitting by your side and
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? Now you can. An Audio CD , "Power Presentations
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coaches share the lessons they've learned from their combined
46 years in the field. High content and useful application for
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Have you ever thought about being a well paid speaker? Learn
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hours.
2. ON UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE
Last week, I spent five days with all of my 7 grandchildren
at our annual family reunion. A third of the nation's population,
60 million adults, are now grandparents, according to AARP. So
what makes a good grandparent? Probably unconditional love.
I practice patience with my grandchildren and love them for who
they are. A time to bond, a time to just be present and adore
life's major miracle. One grandparent puts it this way: "As grandparents,
we discover that we can immortalize ourselves by leaving our soul
with a child."
The Coach thinks . . . we can all be grandparents, biologically
or not. Every child needs an older person to be crazy about.
3. ON TREASURE HUNTING
In this era of smart. strategic shopping, I find that companies
are changing goods into "treasures," not just bargains. They are
innovating and improving relentlessly, while just as relentlessly
driving costs down. Michael Silverstein says, "the new cheap is
not just cheap; it's good." Research states that about 46% of
US shoppers trade down at Costco, treasure hunt at Trader Joe's,
and trade up at Whole Foods, Wegmans and other such stores. Harvard
Business Review editor, David Champion states: "Discount shopping
is about gaining control, achieving goals and attaining the things
that matter most."
The Coach asks . . . can so many women be driving these changes?
4. ON THE HUMOR INJECTION
Most professional speakers know that it is important to inject
a little humor into their presentations to put themselves, as
well as the audience, at ease. They may reveal tales of their
most embarrassing moments and how they recovered from them. The
listeners are then only a step away from their own stories and
find themselves bonding with the speaker. Humor relaxes us and
helps our retention of information. When a speaker provides a
humorous perspective to his/her audience, they are teaching them
to manage life's challenges with less stress.
The Coach thinks . . . there's nothing like a burst of good-
natured laughter between people.
5. ON THE
SUBJECT LINE
Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts reminds us that the subject line is
the most important piece of information in an email message. It's
the first and only hint as to what your message is about, unlike
a letter or memo where the body is in full view. If your subject
line doesn't seduce your readers, they may never open your message.
If you look down the subject line column of your inbox, perhaps
you see subject lines such as these that give you absolutely no
information and no reason to check the message: Meeting; Two Things;
Something else; Can you help me?
The Coach now knows . . . to include a key piece of information
in my subject line, so my reader can get the gist of my message
at a glance.
6. ON USEFUL WEBSITES
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Visit my new Blog (an online journal) at www.schrift.com/blog
"Twelve Step Process For Effective Email," "Ten Tips to Motivate
Your Audience in to Action and on to Your Website," and "What
Makes a Good Speaker." Tell me what you think . . . and add your
own comments.
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"This book provides practical and sound advice. I have worked
with Sandra and find her knowledge and guidance invaluable."
--Dr. Christine Wood, Pediatrician, speaker,
author
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Where in the World is Sandra? Orlando, FL, July 22-25;
(NSA convention), Bangkok, Thailand, September 24 - 26; Nepal
and Tibet, September 28 - October 11. When you are visiting San
Diego, contact me, sandra@schrift.com
Let's share conversation.
About the Author
Coach Sandra Schrift shares a few easy-to-read insights in this
bi-weekly broadcast, and welcomes positive responses and input.
Her 13 years as the founder/owner of The Podium Speakers Bureau
in San Diego afforded her the privilege to work with many outstanding
professional speakers and meeting planners nationwide. She knows
what the Meeting Planners want . . . and knows what speakers need
to know!
If you are an executive, you will benefit by strengthening your
presentation skills, so that whatever audio-visual aid you use
will enhance, rather than distract from, your message.
As your coach, Sandra provides you with greater focus, increased
ways to prospect, more ideas for getting referrals, and just more
business.
E-mail Sandra for your Complimentary 30- minute Coaching Call:
Sandra@schrift.com (http://www.schrift.com)
"Knowledge is learning something new every day. Wisdom
is letting go of something every day."
--Zen saying
Thank you for reading this issue of Monday Morning
Mindfulness Look for your next issue on July 31, 2006
--Coach Sandra
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