One of the people who I enjoy listening to and who has taught me a lot about communication skills is Pamela Jett. Although her applications are designed for business application, of course it has helped me with my personal application.

She is a communications skills expert and is a professional speaker and author.I have listened to several of her CDs and even had my children listen to some of them. She offers communication techniques that add power language to your vocabulary, she also assists you in deleting language that adversely affects your carer and relationships. She also gives you language to deal with difficult people.

Whether you are in the business world, an entrepreneur or a regular person who is looking to improve your communication skills, then her courses are a must.

She offers one telecourse a month and she is starting the year off with Snipers, Steamrollers and Chronic Complainers

https://secure.confertel.net/tsregister.asp?program=Jett2010

Her regular website is www.jettct.com

Listen to her, you will love her techniques, systems and tools.

Charlotte Salafia

www.designedfordivinedestinations.com

“Where it’s not just about the destination, but the journey to get there!”

Or the 80/20 rule!

This principle simply means that 20% of the work you do Accounts for 80% of your results!

Top income earners have also become top Procrastinators…or perhaps here is a more positive word…Discernment!  These people, when polled, knew what tasks in their business made them money and what tasks didn’t!  So they CHOSE to do the tasks that made them money first…then gave the other tasks to someone else.

I fondly remember when I had first decided to hire an assistant…we worked out our pay structure (lucky for me she loved candles….and I sold them) so we ‘traded’ time for candles!!!

She handled things like:

• Wrapping my door prizes for my next few weeks of shows
• Making sure my hostess packages were all put together
• Cleaning out my demo bag…making sure catalogues were in ‘new’ condition
• Organizing my tote boxes and cleaning my display items
• Birthday/Anniversary cards

While she did that I was able to concentrate on my making money activities:

• Hostess Coaching coffee dates
• New consultant training
• my Daily calls
• Personal Invitations
• Calendar Control
• Putting in shows/new consultant agreements

I had never heard of the 80/20 rule years ago, but knowing it now…I certainly lived it and my paycheck was proof of that!

So decide today & everyday what are your money making activities….do those activities FIRST before you check your emails, go on FB, read other people’s blogs, twitter…etc….and I guarantee that you will start getting the results you want!!!

JODY )

Jody Maley is Motivational Speaker & Trainer, mom of six,retired entrepeneur, ToastMaster, Queen of the Home Party Plan Biz!

http://www.DesignedforDivineDestinations.com

“Where its not just about the Destination, it’s the Journey to Get there!”

A very long time ago, I had the opportunity to speak to a wonderful group of women for their monthly meeting. 

Unknowingly the person I helped the most over the last twenty years has been MYSELF!

Since it was to a Ladies Bible study group I had no idea what to say…..fear of speaking in public (I was pretty young nearly 20 yrs ago), maybe sounding unintelligent to a group of ladies etc…

So my pastor’s wife said “Just speak from the heart”…we all would like to get to know you a bit better.

Once everyone was seated in my living room, I think there were about 18 ladies or so, I started my jittery speech.

The butterflies started, I felt ready to throw up, but as soon as I started speaking from my heart and being truly passionate about what I was saying, all that ‘Monkey Chatter’ left my head.

I asked everyone if they had a compact in their purses with a mirror and if they could pull them out.  I had found several in my home for those who didn’t have one and pretty soon everyone was looking around expecting something spectacular to happen.

I told them to just take a few quiet moments and look deeply into that mirror…..

….after a few moments I then quietly said things like  “Who is that woman you are looking at?”

“Who is she really?”

“Is she a mom? sister? grandmother? friend?”

I asked everyone to put down their mirrors as I kept mine up so that I could see my own reflection…..looking deeply into my own reflection I told myself (out loud) how beautiful I looked (a few people giggled at that one) what a great new mom I was….

….and then I repeated to my reflection several times “I LOVE YOU!” each with more and more FEELING!

I looked at each lady in the eye after I put my mirror down and asked who was uncomfortable with me saying that (they didn’t have to actually speak out loud)…the reason is we are all brought up with:

“Now think of others before yourself!” or how about “Pride goes before a fall!”

I then quoted from the Bible  “Love your Neighbor as Yourself!”….everyone nodded not fully understanding where my vanity was taking this.

I then said, ‘If you truly cannot look in the mirror and tell Yourself you Love Yourself….how can you give that same love to a Neighbor!”

The room was very quiet and  contemplative, and, as I said at the beginning of this story this is something that I’ve lived by for nearly 20 yrs…

“Loving myself and everything about me, Jody Maley, allows my love to overspill to my neighbors, my friends, my family, children and spouse!”

Jody Maley

www.DesignedforDivineDestinations.com