Doing It Your Way--BIG MISTAKE!

We’re going through life with the misconception that our dreams and goals can be accomplished without any help from others. Pity the people who think they don’t need coaches, teachers, mentors, parents, or friends to help and advise them. If you’re among that misguided group, I’ve got a news flash for you: We’re all “A Cup Short!”

The song “My Way,” made popular by Frank Sinatra, glorifies the philosophy of going it alone. But it’s just a song. It’s not real. Actually, Mr. Sinatra didn’t do it his way. Paul Anka wrote the song! There was also an arranger, an orchestra and conductor, a recording studio, a sound engineer, and a record company. It was a collaborative effort. In other words, there were lots of other people involved in helping Ol’ Blue Eyes do it “his way.” Sinatra was a great singer and gifted performer but without the help of others we may never have heard his voice.

The wise person understands that trying to go it alone is a sure way to run into insurmountable obstacles and costly mistakes! You and I need the special relationships we've been given not only to survive but thrive in this impossible world! Remember...You Got WHO! Don't go it alone--Reach Out and Re-Connect today!

Unleash The Power of WHO in your friends & family’s lives today!

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Unexpected Change Can Be Overwhelming. Avoid the Bunker!

Looking for a job? Don’t go to the Bunker. Just a small change in strategy makes all the difference!

---By Bob Beaudine CEO of Executive Search Firm Eastman & Beaudine and Author of The Power of WHO

“7 Habits” Author to Pep up Jobless. (click for article) Top Dallas Morning News business columnist Cheryl Hall features a story today on Author Stephen Covey's upcoming visit to Dallas Monday May 3rd from 1-2:30pm to give a free seminar at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel to help job seekers find a path to new opportunities.

One of my favorite companies-Franklin Covey and Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas are putting on the event. In conjunction with this speech, Dallas based Business Access LLC, an online training is launching www.GreatJobUS.com to help people find meaningful work quickly.

I highly recommend you go to this free seminar if you are seeking employment or just need a lift! Stephen talks about an important subject that I focus on in The Power of WHO, that “people who lose their jobs often lose their spirit.” “They become discouraged and it feeds on itself and it becomes a downward cycle.” Unfortunately, when this happens they don’t turn to their family and friends for help. Where do they turn? They go to the dreaded…“Bunker.”

When a crisis comes, people do the craziest things. They go bonkers and begin to bunker. “Bunkering” is when you try to sneak away and hide while hoping everything will just work out. You fool yourself into believing you can manage your crisis alone. You internalize everything and shut out everyone around you. Big Mistake! That’s doing exactly the opposite of what you need most. What you really need is someone who will confidentially listen, care, and help strategize with you! You need your “Who”! Those people who care about you and want to help . . . “just because.” You need true friends who know you and can remind you how successful you’ve been and how your next success is “just around the corner.”

As we get ready for the new week, stop for a moment and remember your friends, family, neighbors, and people at church who you know are hiding in the dreaded Bunker!

What can we do? We can be a “Who” friend!

What’s a “Who” friend?
· A “Who” friend will call a halt to fearful thinking by insisting you stop listening to your own negative self-talk. In the face of those lies they will start speaking truth, the truth about your value and uniqueness, the truth about your accomplishments, and the truth about the value of your dreams and goals.

· A “Who” friend will intercept you on the dark path you’ve taken and redirect your steps back on to the path of light. They know you, care for you, and will remind you that you have a future and a hope.

· A “Who” friend knows your true identity and won’t let you forget it. When the “Power of Forgetfulness” tries to roll in like a blob—you need your “Who.”
One of the greatest mistakes in business today is that most people never reach out for help, never lean on their “Who” in times of need. Big Mistake!

Let me hear from you! Tell me Your “Who” Story. How you were able to encourage your “Who” out of the dreaded bunker! YOU GOT WHO!

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“Fear of failure keeps more people stuck in the safety of the status quo than anything else.”

Who are the people in your network that can help you break out of the status quo, land your dream job and live the life you love? In his new book THE POWER OF WHO!: You Already Know Everyone You Need To Know, author Bob Beaudine helps you answer this question. Bob Beaudine is recognized as the top sports/entertainment search executive in the U.S. with significant experience helping people to secure their “dream job.” In The Power of Who he helps you identify who the right people are and what you need to do to succeed.

You already know the people you need who can help you achieve whatever it is you are striving to achieve. Bob calls these your “Who” friends, people who can help you achieve your goals much more quickly than you could ever do it on your own. The problem most people have is they focus on the “what” (what they want to achieve) and not the “Who” (who could help, who could open doors). The people in your “Who” network are the most important because they help you:

• Find your purpose
• Define your objectives
• Reach for your dream
• Fulfill your ambitions
• Achieve your goals

Discovering your “What” in life is the next step. What do you want to do? Answering this question and pursuing it through help from your “Who” network will lead you to accomplish more than you ever dreamed. Are you struggling to define the “What” in your life?

Most people never get what they want for three reasons:

1. They don’t ask
2. When they do ask, they ask the wrong people
3. When they ask the right people they ask too vaguely

Without action, all great ideas are useless. The people who act on their ideas are in the minority.

Successful people — those who act on their ideas — share five important traits:

1. They start
2. They are not discouraged by obstacles
3. They turn mistakes and so-called failures into stunning success
4. They maintain self-discipline
5. They stick to it

The power that comes from tapping into your known network is all you need to achieve your dreams. To continually build on your successes you need to help others achieve their dreams. The great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said: “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help others get what they want.”

I highly recommend The Power of Who to help you identify the people (”Who”) and things (”What”) that will help you achieve great success.

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