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Is it in You?
This week we share some wisdom and motivation from best selling author, Jon Gordon.
(Please see below our a video from our latest series for Mattress Mattress)
We also would like to offer you courtesy of our partners at The Extraordinary Leader an opportunity to join us for a conversation with best selling author, speaker and consultant, Dr. Ken Blanchard. Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken so please join us for this rare opportunity to talk with Ken Blanchard live.
It's all happening on Tues, Oct 25th at 1:00 pm PST or 4:00 pm EST. To sign up for this complimentary call, please email Jane Adams at support@thecoachingdept.com and you will be sent your call in number and access code.
The strongest may survive but it is the passionate that will thrive.
In my book SOUP, Nancy, the CEO of Soup Inc., writes a memo about passion to share with all her employees. Here’s what she said:
If we as a company are going to feed greatness and build a world-class company, then we need to infuse passion into our soup and into each other. This means that we must be a company that is filled with passionate people. In the past, you could be lukewarm and mediocre and still be successful. Not anymore.
Now, in today’s competitive environment, your passion and your purpose must be greater than your challenges. To be successful you have to be willing to work harder, learn more, practice longer, lead better, smile more, and love deeper, and this requires passion.
Passion wakes you up 30 minutes earlier. It dials your phone one more time to make one more sale. It rallies your team together when times are tough. It moves you to see one more customer after a long day. It inspires you to help a struggling colleague. It provides legendary customer service. Passion transforms workplaces, powers champions, and fuels winning teams.
“What about someone who has a low-paying job or who is in a job that, quite frankly, is hard to be passionate about?” you might ask. I’ve been thinking a lot about this, and it’s not the job or the money you are being paid, but rather, it’s the passion you bring to your job that matters. After all, I’ve met bus drivers who are more passionate about their jobs than professional athletes making millions of dollars. I’ve worked my way up in countless jobs, and I was as passionate about stocking shelves as I am about being CEO of this company.
Sure, I realize that not everyone is going to be passionate about all their daily responsibilities associated with their job. I’m certainly not passionate about everything I have to do each day. However, in these cases, you can focus on the one aspect of your job that you are passionate about. You can be passionate about the organization you work for. You can be passionate about your team members and helping them improve, grow, and succeed. You can be passionate about your mission and customers. You can be passionate about making a difference.
To all those in this company who feel they aren’t able to express their passion because they are in the wrong position and would rather do something else, at Soup, Inc., I want you to be honest about this. We will do everything in our power to find a role or position in the company that allows you to use your gifts and strengths to serve our company with passion.
And, if there are no jobs that you are passionate about at Soup, Inc., and you are meant to do something else, that’s okay, too. We will do everything we can to help you find another job with another company that allows you to express and live your passion. This is good for you and your future, and it’s also good for us.
Hopping on another bus to live your passion will help you thrive, and it will also make room on our bus for those who are passionate about Soup, Inc.—and with a bus filled with passionate people we, too, will thrive.
How about you? Are you passionate about what you are doing at work? Are you living and working with passion? Is your team passionate?
Have a great week unless you choose otherwise. (by the way you can also follow us on twitter now @AdamAdGroup)
PPS - We have some exciting news going on at The Adam Ad Group. We have spun out a new company to handle our amazing growth in online marketing, SEO, PPC , video production and business consulting services, our new company is called The Rainmaker Group. We are in the process of building new websites for Adam Ad Group and Rainmaker Group that will better showcase who we are and what we do.
We also recently announced the arrival of Arthur Zhang to The Rainmaker Group/Adam Ad Group. The team continues to grow. We are now pleased to welcome Gerry Shea as the latest addition. Gerry will be working with us to expand online marketing services in North America. Gerry is focused primarily on helping North American automotive businesses to expand market share while reducing marketing expenses by leveraging the web.
Gerry grew up in Kamloops where he ran a successful chiropractic clinic before a shoulder injury sustained while water skiing forced him to close the practice. In 2002 he began acquiring certifications and now Gerry is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA). Gerry worked as a Computer Network Engineer for a few years, which led to a passion in website production.
Prior to joining The Rainmaker/Adam Ad Group Gerry worked with ASL Internet, a full-service website development company specializing in design, production and maintenance of websites for the automotive industry. We are thrilled Gerry has joined us! If you'd like to learn more about how The Rainmaker/ Adam Ad Group can assist you company to capitalize on the opportunities present on the web, email or call us at 604.937.8886.
Special Note : Many of you know that my 11 year old son has Type 1 Juvenille Diabetes. We are extremely excited to introduce to you our new program called MyBrandit.
This system offers our customers and subscribers, great selection, pricing and quality on all promotional products and merchandise. The products are hand selected as proven winners and the best part for us is that we will be able to donate a portion of all sales to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Please Click on the banner below to have a look around and let us know what you think! or copy and paste the following link into your browser http://adamadgroup.mybrandit.com/
Testimonial Of The Week - In a uncertain business climate, what is certain is the commitment and ability that Drago and his team deliver to develop successful strategies and campaigns for their clients.
Simply put, Drago and the Adam Advertising Group deliver results for their clients. Drago's foundation for success is based on a personable, focused and value based understanding of the client and their goals, the partners they choose to do business with and the ideas that deliver value and results to their customers.
We also wanted to say Thank You for allowing us to meet with you every Monday Morning. The MMM has experienced incredible growth with a subscriber base of 78,012 people.
This week we would like to recognize a very special couple who not only built a successful company but are making a difference out of a very tragic circumstance, Jack & Margaret Lee.
Jack Lee founded 4Refuel in 1995 and it has become one of North America’s fastest growing fuel logistics companies. The company manages nearly one billion litres of fuel per year and is currently growing at 26% annually. Then things took an unsuspecting turn when Jack and Margaret's daughter Janice took her own life, Monday, December 4, 2006. To read about Janice's story click here or copy and paste the following link into your browser (http://www.ok2bblue.com/History).
Jack and Margaret have taken this devastating situation and are making a difference by their creation of The Blue Wave Foundation. The purpose of BLUE WAVE and its website is to be a media/portal where youth and parents can learn about the challenges surrounding mental health issues.
The underlying message is that we all feel "Blue" from time to time, and that it is: OK2B BLUE. However, prolonged "Blueness" or depression, may be a symptom of what could be a more serious mental health issue if left untreated. Hence, the need for broadscale education relating to the mind which, in such cases, would raise awareness for early intervention.
Please help Jack and Margaret spread the message of The Blue Wave Foundation, by visiting or sharing the website with others. www.Ok2bblue.com
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PS: Thank You for sharing your Monday Mornings with us. The MMM started three years ago with 35 subscribers, today's issue is going out to over 78,012 Weekly Subscribers.
