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Spirit of Cooperation

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Do not be afraid to explore the Spirit of Cooperation which helps you kindle the flame of your passion and ignite your environment.http://www.flickr.com/photos/35005631@N02/

  • Cooperate with others by having a full understanding of the mutual benefits that may not give equal advantages.
  • Allow a free flow of ideas with respect to the ideas you are opening to others.
  • Let the ideas and knowledge of others join with yours to propel everyone involved higher.

The Spirit of Cooperation is a spirit of peace, if there is no peace there is no deal. Do not move past your peaceful zone. I use this in business all the time. Some deals look good on paper but they do not give me a sense of peace. Go with peace and cooperation.

Ecclesiastes 4:12(KJV)

12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken

 

Your comfort zone must be challenged but your peace shall not be moved. Allow peace to rule and have resolve then all will work out in your favor. Add oxygen to the flame of your dream and experience the splendor of success. Other people’s ideas and energy are oxygen for your fire to succeed. In this world you need people to win.

Mark 4:39
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

How are you going to promote the Spirit of Cooperation?

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Word of the Day: You are never stuck in a situation with God.

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He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Daniel 3:25(KJV)

What a wonderful thought, that God is with you no matter where you are. If you wrongly accused or if you created the situation yourself He is with you all the way. No one looks forward to trouble but it is nice to know that even in the fire you have protection. This passage also demonstrates that you are free within your challenges and able to walk around. You are never stuck in a situation with God.

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Build your Small Business and Protect it

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The only constant thing in business is that there is more do than you can handle. While you increase sales you must produce a product or service. While you enjoy success you should prepare for hard times.  Rising early to fulfill business obligations means rising earlier to take care of personal ones (working out/ prayer).

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.  Nehemiah 4:17

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This story is about Nehemiah rebuilding the wall and how as soon as he looked as if he had some progress others “conspired” against him. Dreams become reality brick by brick.

How are you going to Build and protect the things that are important in your life?

Heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. Nehemiah 4:7-8

This could be your business or some part of your life. To build your business you need sales and sales take work. In building a successful sales system you have to pick up all the “Bricks”(sales) that are around you first. Do not allow anyone come in and pick up the sales that are right around you.  These are easy to protect, you see them everyday.  Take them and build the foundation of your business.  If your life or business is in shambles think about how Israel could have left but Nehemiah stayed and built the wall.

As the wall came together he devised a plan to help when the enemy came rushing in.  As you build the wall of your business, let your help know what you will need when you grow.  Do not be afraid speak about your future dominance(goals).

Example: Mr. Banker, “What kind of contracts do I need to get a signature loan or do you know about “assigns”?” You are only as big as you think and say.

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How to Win in Life: Go through it

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/95443843@N08/To reach your goals requires effort and work and sacrifice. You must go through it. All worthy goals have processes that you have to complete. Some goals have a difficult process and some goals have an easy process either way you have to complete the steps to obtain your goal whatever the path just “‘Go through it”.

See the other side

When you start something significant you have to form the whole image of what good success looks like. Make mental pictures and post a few physical one also. Write down the goal and write what it looks like. If your goal is to be a public speaker, do you speak to intimate business groups or do you see yourself filling arenas for Christians? Be specific how you see yourself and your goals.

 

Understand the Benefits

There are benefits to making the decision to “Go through it”. The most obvious benefit is the experience. Every journey has a life lesson that comes with the territory. Early in the process you have to focus on the intrinsic value of what you feel and learn.  If you have a weight loss goal one of the benefits of “Going through it” is that you gain the badge of consistency.  THis benefit of consistency becomes a tool that will help you accomplish anything. Open your mind when the process is foggy because in that moment you are the co-creator and quite possibly a new process is born.  Achievers understand the benefits of “Going through it” and embrace so they can repeat them in their next level of success.

Make your calling sure

2 Peter 1:10 (KJV)

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall

Once you decide to do something good then follow through until completion. Make sure of your calling. No one likes a “Waffler” and life does not reward fluctuating behavior.  Creators and innovators have moment where nothing looks right and it seems like they can not make weeds grow. These are the times to encourage yourself and “Go through it”. Difficult part is getting and not knowing the end results. When you are sure of your goals and dreams you are willing to “Go through it”.

1 Corinthians 7:20 (KJV)

20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

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Honor your mother and enjoy your day

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Exodus 20:12 (KJV)

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee

 

 

Here is a great big thank you to all the mothers rasing champions. Those of you that feel like you have chronologically raised champions but are still pushing them to greatness well past graduation: Thank you for continuing the fight.  Your children are the blessing.  God sees your work and will continue to send you the blessing. Your children shall enjoy long days.

Every late night whether you were helping with homework or waiting up for your teenager to return is counted to your credit. If “browny points” were visible “a mothers” points are a mountain that reaches the sky. Words can not express the wonderful feelings I have for my patient mother. The mother of my children, my wife, has done a phenominal job blessing me with great children. A thousand thank you’s to all the mothers working under the radar.

I am remindided of the Louis Armstrong song, Wondreful World. This is a wonderful world because mothers put in the necessary time and effort molding their children. The children will enjoy long days when they heed the advice of their mothers.

What advice did your mother give that added enjoyment to your days?

 

 

 

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Build your ship before the flood

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Build your ship before the flood because in business it is easy to spend all day patching up the dam to keep the flood from coming. Even when you have secured all the breaches like paying your taxes, getting all of your insurances and calling all of your customers. One day the flood is coming. The flood of new profitable business can overwhelm you and your business if you do not have the ship already built.

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Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Benjamin  Franklin

Look into your future

If you honestly assess the business you are cultivating then you can see forward and plan for your success. Talk to the people and businesses that you will need to help you complete your tasks early in the process.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

Thomas  Carlyle

Build upon your existing structure

You have worked hard to establish a foundation of business, do not forsake it. You are there for a purpose now but some meat on the bones of your business. Look around and put the pieces of your business in proper order.

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

Faye  Wattleton

Keep Hope Alive

This is definitely borrowed from another leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, however it still rings true. Once you build your ship know that the flood is coming. The flood of new business will rise those who are prepared to the top.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve  it.

Jesse Jackson

This time yours will be the business that survives. Put your ship together and chart your course. You will only be surprised at how high you rise.

How are you preparing for the flood?

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The value of a woman

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Value Flower

Know your value and do not settle for less

Count your intrinsic assets and be impressed with yourself

Being tired is secondary to fulfilled mission

Intangible are your ways, Tangible are your benefits. They can be felt from afar.

Beauty in your voice, melodies to he who is blessed with your presence.

Skin so smooth no one dares touch it. Frustration: skin is smooth for the expressed purpose of contact. Maybe it is smooth just for you. How valuable are you?

You long to show your brilliance but you already demonstrate it daily,

You are watched so much you do not recognize the admirers. Look up your Father is watching. Look up so are His sons.

Time adds to your value

Smiling eyes greet the dawn and shimmer like stars on a crystal clear night, how valuable is that?

Your smile is as stunning as the day we first met. Perfection is saved for beholder. For whom do you smile?

Price is what someone will pay for you

Value is the goodness people receive from knowing you

How does God quantify value?

17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

Proverbs 8:17-19
Do you see him soaking up your images? Ever present Guardian, Fearless husband. Where does one find that?

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Proverbs 18: 21-22

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Happiest Birthday

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God blessed me with another year on the earth and the celebration was spectacular. Not the usual party streamers and balloon party but the kind where the whole day works out for the good. The morning started bright and early with a call from my lovely mother. Without her there would be no happy years. I worked only minimal amounts during the day. The majority of the day was spent with my lovely wife. The presents were perfectly tailored for my tastes. My children blessed me with a home-made cake, my favorite pineapple upside-down cake. I was able to take 2 naps that made me feel wealthy beyond measure. I ended the night with my scouts and lots of fun and games. Many of my friends on social media reached out and contacted me which made my heart warm. There were even two or three that reached out to me personally. The human voice is still amazing. May your days be happy. Thank you god for a wonderful day. Leadership advice: Enjoy the special Days.

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Correction is Perfection

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Correction is perfection: Leadership lesson or good motto for life?  This is a statement my son, William V, blurted out while we were at the store.  He said that it came to him and he felt like saying it.

Proverbs 15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way and he that hateth reproof shall die.

I know you Bible scholars were thinking of the “rod of correction” scripture referencing children. This was deeper than that, he was speaking about having a more perfect walk with God. I tell him sometimes, : I am not correcting you because you are wrong but so that you know a better way.”  God tells us His Children the same thing,

Job 5:17

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty

If God is coming back for a perfect church,then we all need to get ready for a lot of correction. When things are not going your way maybe you are just receiving correction. Thank the Lord that you learn the lesson fast so that you can walk in His perfection

Ecclesiastes 7:8

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Remember the little saying, “Correction is Perfection” and say it when you begin to think the question, “Lord, why me?”

What kind of correction are you receiving from the Lord?

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Sales: Beat the Bushes

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Man with Wings by Photo_MindDo you want to Soar with the Eagles? 

Most people say they do not like sales especially cold calls. You have to Beat the Bushes for sales if you want to be a champion. Cold calls are challenging  because you have overcome fear of immediate rejection. Remember when you acquired the job you have. Remember the courage it took to apply and the confidence it took to land the position. This is confidence you should use to Beat the Bushes for your success.

I was talking to Jason, a great friend of mine and he is a wonderful financial adviser. He had just read an article about cold calling and was so excited about meeting new clients that he customized his opening pitch to fit my business. It went something like this:

Hello Mr. Customer, how are you today?

Customer says, “I’m well”

Wonderful, I would like to speak with you about increasing efficiency in your production packaging and waste streams.  When would be a good time to meet and discuss the possibilities?

Customer says, “I am really busy right now.”

Oh, I understand that is why I am willing to meet you at your convenience.   Which is better for you Tuesday afternoon or Friday morning?

Customer says, “I am just not interested.”

Maybe I can meet you on the way to your car from work and to give you an opportunity to put a face with a voice.

Really there is nothing hard about this approach.  Just keep selling you and your products and services. This is a good approach for finding a job, starting a business or even getting into the school of your choice. So the next time you need something, think like a salesman. Up your sales: Beat the Bushes.

I even re-branded my email to sales@spencerwood.net Adjustments are necessary if you want to soar like an Eagle.