From the pages of a 2007 entry in my Leadership Learning Journal as well as a partial previous blog post from that same year….some learning from a conference session with leadership guru Mark Sanborn.

It doesn’t take any more time to be kind to someone than it does to be a jerk.

What does it mean to truly C.A.R.E. for a customer? Create A Rare Experience

Quality & Service get you into the game – relationships keep you in and help you to win.

Celebrity is based on what you get – Greatness is based on what you give.

Great Questions to Ask yourself might include.

Q. Did I waste any of the day I just finished?

Q. Was I fully engaged in each moment?

The 3 word question Innovate or Replicate?

Great question to ask someone you haven’t seen in a while. Q. What great idea has seized you since we last met!

You can re-invent yourself everyday! It’s never too late to become who you might have been.

Good stuff… my favorite asking , “What good idea has seized you since we last met?”

What’s your favorite?

Kirk – Fully Engaged.

An illustration of the first Labor Day parade, held on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City. The holiday was organized by the Central Labor Union to exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the community, and to host a festival for the workers and their families.

New York, New Jersey and Colorado were among the first states to approve state legal holidays. In response to support for a national holiday, Sen. James Henderson Kyle of South Dakota introduced a bill to make Labor Day a legal holiday on the first Monday of September each year. It was approved June 28, 1894.

Children march in the 1963 New York City Labor Day parade. Since the very first celebration, Labor Day has been a time for families to relax and have fun.

http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm

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Sometime we take “hearing” for granted but we should take a step back and appreciate the birds that sing, the mosquito that buzzes in your ear, the sound of laughter, the sound of the me singing off-key (hehehe), the sound of just being able to hear.  I’m so thankful and so is this little sweet baby boy!

I was watching this movie last night and didn’t realize how many songs I knew from this movie. I mean, really really knew the songs, high notes, low notes and the dramatic look I do when singing them.  My kids are now 17,14, & 12 which means I saw this movie years ago.

Now I am sharing this song with you to..

1. Get it stuck in your head (you are welcome)

2. To make you smile!

3. Because you will feel much happier for the rest of the day!!