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Anne Marie Baugh
Are You Minding Your P's And Q's?
Most specifically, Passion, Persistence, Pride, and Quality?
Does your business represent all of these to the consumer?As a
publicist, I have found that all of my successful clients have
these four qualities in spades.They don't just have these
qualities, they improve on them daily to bring a dynamic sizzle
to their business.The fact is that people like to do business
with people who vibrate with electric acumen.It isn't loud.
It isn't "hypey".It doesn't blare in your face.It's a quiet
confidence.It is something you *feel* from the individual, not
something the individual tells you.This is success.
Ever hear the story about the keys?A person thinks he is
successful when he has a pocket full of keys?Then as he really
grows into success, he realizes that it isn't a pocket full of
keys, it's one key that opens everything.You're the key, one
key with all the qualities to make your business work for you
and it all starts with minding your P's and Q's.
Passion:Simply put if your not doing something that snaps you
out of bed in the morning with a smile on your face and
adventure in your heart, then you are in the wrong business and
it's time to make a change.Passion resonates in everything you
do.Will you have it everyday?Nope.Can it be nurtured?
Yep.If you are otherwise quite passionate about your business
but find yourself in a bit of a slump, take a look at your life.
A life out of balance will spin passion right smack to the
bottom of the perverbial empty bucket.The fact is passion
doesn't survive on lack of sleep, lack of exercise, or lack
eating.It doesn't even do particularly well if your logged on
18 out 24 hours in every day.Don't confuse passion with
obsessive. Obsessive will kill passion.Passion lives hand in
hand with balance.So if your attitude isn't passionate, look
at the rest of your life for answers.You nurture passion by
taking care of yourself.
Persistence:This is the hardest one.The one that separates
the winners from the quitters.Yes, sometimes there is a time
to walk away and it's the smart thing to do. So how do you know
when that time is?It goes like this.Quiting isn't a feeling.
It's a decision made in the logical part of your brain.This
part is important so listen close.You have three parts to your
brain.The left logical side.The right creative side.And
the lymbic emotional side.When you fall into the lymbic
emotional side you are not working in any constructive part of
your brain.It is simply emotional and can not make sound
decisions.Have you ever had a client that was so angry you
couldn't reason with him?That person is in the lymbic portion
of their brain.Until they get back into the working part of
their brain again, nothing can be resolved.The same holds true
for you.We all have "those" days when nothing goes right and
we wonder what they heck we are even doing in business.This is
perfectly normal.However, successful people understand that
when they feel this way, it is not the time to make any
important decisions.That is persistence.Persistence is
allowing the emotions to pass before making important decisions.
Successful people learn to understand when their emotions are
navigating and when their logical brain is back in gear.Dr.
Carlsen of "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff and It's All Small
Stuff" says "Be graceful in the downtimes and grateful in the up
times."I say, be persistent in your downtimes and make
decisions in your up times.!
Pride:Yes, pride.Not the kind "that cometh before a fall"
as the scriptures tell us, but the kind that puts you into your
work.Remember the days when it didn't matter what your job was
as long as you did it well?This was pride in workmanship.
This was the time when your work was a direct reflection of you.
Pride in our work is what makes our work worth having.
So....have a little pride and put it back into your work!
Quality:Do I really need to say more?Quality is everything.
It goes hand in hand with pride of workmanship.Strive for the
best in quality and you will be remembered for it.Rick
Beneteau is one of our publicity clients and when I think of him
that is the first word that comes to mind.Rick spends hours
painstakingly going over all his work to make sure it's perfect
for his audience.I'm the first to admit I've learned a great
deal watching him work.He doesn't just strive for a great
finished product, he strives for a perfect finished product and
it shows in every thing he does.
I have had the rare opportunity to work with clients that are
the leaders in their industry.Every one has the P's and Q
ingrained in their everyday work life and it has spilled out in
tremendous results.Results that teach us all that the P's and
Q's are well worth minding and implementing.
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Anne Marie Baugh is a noted publicist for cyber-stars
such as Mark Joyner, Rick Beneteau, John Harricharan, Marty
Lund, and more.She also owns and operates Write-Promotion,
an online business that works hands-on with businesses
looking for promotional avenues to cyber-success!
Please visit today at:http://www.write-promotion.com
or write to:write@write-promotion.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
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