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Page 10 - THE JOURNAL - WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2011 Business Call Greg today at 403-524-3636 TIP OF THE WEEK: www.hire-standard.com ActionCOACH is a proven network of winners dedicated to our success. The constant challenge to improve is what most business owners lack, they become complacent and set in their ways. ActionCOACH breaks the leader down and builds him back up stronger. -Russ Gallant, WPR Employers: When you have an employee who has worked for you in good faith it is important to reciprocate the same good faith when it comes to payment. Preset pay days and adhere to making sure your employees receive their pay cheques on those dates (preferably early in the day). I’m bored…Where do I take my business? GREG STONEHOCKER Ask The Coach What is the first decision you need to make when planning a vacation? It seems to me it has to be the destination. All of the other decisions grow out of that one! Where will you stay? How you will travel there? What will be the budget? How long will it take to get there? What will you do when you arrive? What needs to be packed? None of these questions can be adequately addressed unless you first know where you are going. Now let’s talk business. Many business owners struggle with the day-to-day decisions because they have not addressed the fundamental question of where they are going. As a Business Coach, I teach my clients four areas of Business Mastery as the foundation for their business. Every business owner needs to learn how to master his or her TIME, MON- EY, DELIVERY, and DESTINATION in order to be more successful in their businesses. The starting point however is DESTINA- TION mastery. This is all about creating your plan by knowing your destination or in other words, where you are going. I realize that there are many future issues that are unknown and out of our control. The value, however, of having a clear vision for the future is what that vision does for you, not what it is. Knowing where you are headed helps you with the planning of the journey. It is stated that every success in our lives is first created in the mind. Take an Olympic athlete for instance; do you think that they train years upon years without ever visualizing standing on that podium wearing that gold medal? Of course they don’t. They spend hour upon hour visualizing their routines, their races, their jumps, their games, their gold medal ceremony, or whatever they need, in order to win. Studies have even shown that these athletes’ muscles and brain waves fire exactly the same way as they lay in a dark room visualizing their routine as they do when they are actually doing it. So remember as Dr. Covey has stated, “Start with the end in mind”. The first key in destination mastery for your business is determining your personal dreams and goals. You need to idealize and journal your ideal life - let’s say in 10 years from now. Describe it in as much detail as you can. Where do you want to be living? What will be a typical day look like? What activities, businesses, personal hobbies, family endeavors, community and church activities, charitable commitments, etc. would you like to be doing? How about travel, investments, giving, and savings? You must create clarity about what you want to HAVE in the future in terms of money, lifestyle, and activities in order to determine your business destination. Once you have a personal dream, then you can create a business that will enable your personal dreams to come true. What will your business need to be, in terms of revenue, profit, number of employees, locations, customers, marketing, and systems to provide you with the freedom and finances to realize your personal vision? This is what DESTINATION mastery is all about. It is about having clarity about where you are going, and how you are going to get there. As a coach, that’s what I help people do; define their dreams and goals, and then execute a plan to bring it to pass. So get on with What does my ideal life look like? it and start dreaming big, then go for it. But remember it’s not just about the dreams…it’s about the plan! I recently listened to speaker that told an amazing story about a painting of a wheat field that hung in his office. The speaker de- Looking For Work? B & D Walter Trucking has one great opportunity available RIGHT NOW! Long Haul Truck Drivers B & D Walter Trucking is looking for drivers with experience hauling farm equipment, bulk agriculture products and/ or livestock. CLT Certified very helpful Trucking wage is $54,000 per year Must have valid passport and be able to cross Border into the USA scribed his painting, as having a vast collection of individual brushstrokes, none of which in isolation was very interesting or impressive. In fact, if you stand close to the canvas, he said, all you can see is a mass of seemingly unrelated and unattractive streaks of yellow, gold and brown paint. However, the speaker explained, as you gradually move away from the canvas, all of the individual brushstrokes combine together and produce a magnificent landscape of a wheat field. Simply put, if you take many ordinary individual brushstrokes that work together, you can create a captivating and beautiful painting. Just as the yellow and gold and brown strokes of paint complement each other and produce an impressive masterpiece, so does our consistency in following a plan of Daily, Weekly, and Monthly disciplines of seemingly small things that leads us to significant results in our lives. Just as compound interest works for money to grow wealth, so does the compound affect of these disciplined tasks to grow wealth in all areas of our lives. As we start at the beginning of this year we may need to take a few steps back from our lives and envision that ideal masterpiece of where we want to go. Then by taking a few steps closer; work on each of those brush strokes, one at a time, to create the masterpiece of your ideal life. Please Fax Resume & Abstract to Rob Kurze at 403-327-0267 OR e-mail to rob.k@waltertrucking.com OR call 1-800-268-6935 or 403-328-8011
What colour is his underwear? By Jeff Wiebe For The Journal Life is all about the people you know. That motto has guided Lethbridge resident Danny Lyon throughout his personal and professional life, and now forms the basis of his recently-released book, The Colour of My Underwear is Blue. The unique title refers to Lyon’s belief that people need to “put themselves out there” and not worry about what others think in order to be effective. The book also discusses the importance of networking and making connections with people everywhere you go. For Lyon, it was a chance to share with others the lessons he has learned. “I think everybody has a book in them. It’s a little bit of a payback because of all the help I’ve received over the years and everything good that’s happened in my life – I’ve had a lot of people supporting me,” he explains. “I wanted to use my observations and experiences to give back and show how people can move from incremental to exponential success by utilizing what is already in their network.” Many books have been written on the topic, and Lyon believes one of the aspects that separate his book from others is the step-by-step process he outlines to help increase networking effectiveness. Though the book focuses mainly on the business aspect of networking, Lyon says all of the same principles apply to other areas of life. “That’s what we’re really here to do – to network and help others,” he explains. “There was a realization in my life that all of the success I’d been experiencing was because I was trying to help someone else.” Concentrating on the needs of others is another integral part of Lyon’s philosophy – he says many business-related networking groups focus more on making the sale and earning personal benefits than actually benefitting others. “As long as the focus is on ‘me’, the struggle will be more difficult than it has to be,” he explains. “The most successful businesspeople I know are the ones that are looking to help the customer, and they’re putting that ahead of themselves.” The book marks Lyon’s first foray into the publishing world, though he has previously written shorter articles for newsletters and the like. He says he had wanted to write a book for a long time, and while it can be easy to write off such ideas as mere dreams, he wanted to see it through. “It was certainly a stretch outside my comfort zone to do it,” he says. So he signed up with a publishing company that helped with coaching and instruction along the way. Three years in the making, the book also represents a learning process for Lyon. “The book was actually finished in December 2009, but I then learned what re-writes and editing and formatting is really all about in the publishing world,” he says. “It’s so exciting when you finally have the book in your hand, as opposed to just watching it on the computer screen all this time.” His success with the project ties back into his mantra THE JOURNAL - WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2011 - Page 11 After your RRSP contribution, focus on debt reduction (NC)—If you're starting the New Year with a pile of unpaid bills and you don't have the money to pay them off, you may have a problem with debt. Ask yourself the following questions. Depending on your answers, you may need help managing your money and a good solid plan to get you started on the right financial track. • Do you frequently pay your bills after their due date? • Do you advance money from one credit card to pay off another one? • Do you ask to borrow money from friends or family to pay your bills? • Have you had your utilities cut off? • Have you thought about getting a second job just to pay the bills? Does any of that sound like you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need to change the way you spend your money. Consider these three tips from Industry Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs for a head start on financial freedom: • Set a limit for your spending and stick with it. Industry Canada has links to some great online budgeting tools such as Take Charge of Your Debts at www.ic.gc.ca/debt. • Get some credit counselling. Many community organizations offer counsel- of networking – Lyon has had plenty of help from friends and associates in creating, promoting, and selling the book, and dedicates a chapter of the book to testimonials from people around the world and their definitions of success. In addition, a recent signing held at Honker’s Pub pledged a portion of the proceeds to the Peer Support Society at LCI. “That shows how powerful it is when you ask help from a network – as far as I’m concerned, they have all the answers, and all the support. All the help you need ling and debt management advice for free while private companies charge a fee. • Think outside the box. Have you thought about selling major items you own and no longer need? Have you consolidated your debts? Have you contacted your creditors to ask about lowering your interest rate? You can start the New Year off on a positive note by making a plan to get out of debt. Check out the Canadian Consumer Handbook at www.consumerhandbook.ca and Take Charge of Your Debts at www.ic.gc. ca/debt for more tips. Danny Lyon already exists for you and is sitting there – you just have to expose yourself.” After seeing the project through to completion, Lyon says he has learned a lot of things he can carry forward to the next book. “I think the second time around will be much easier, like a lot of things in life. There are a lot more things I’d like to say.” For more information on The Colour of My Underwear is Blue or to purchase the book, visit www.amazon.ca or www.thecolourofmyunderwearisblue.com
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