This week’s The Wednesday Call podcast, Andy was broadcast live from Louisville, Kentucky. The Alliance is focused on relationships, retention and rising up this year and this episode was Part 2 of Andy’s series titled “Thinking Right!”
Here’s a rule to remember: success, your success, depends on the support of other people. The only hurdle between you and what you want to be is the support and help of others. The most successful executives depend on staff to help them. Most presidents will fire executives but not their staff.
Salespeople depend on people to buy product. Colleges depends on professors to teach students, who need to learn. Politicians need voters to vote for them. Writers need readers to consume their content.
There was a time in history when people could gain a position of authority through force and hold it with force or with threats. People have died in such conflicts and kings have too.
To win you have to think right toward other people. When you treat people correctly, they will support you. When people like you they feel good about being around you.
Before Lyndon B. Johnson became president of the United States, he formulated 10 things to do that would help him be successful.
Remember names (practice doing this often)
Become a comfortable person like an old pair of jeans or shoes
Relax and don’t be so uptight … don’t get upset, don’t get ruffled.
Stop letting your ego win … you don’t know it all
Be an interesting person (have a narrow focus and not be a jack of all trades)
Study yourself and eliminate scratchy things you do … learn what you do and stop doing it
Heal misunderstandings and grievances
Practice liking people until you genuinely like people
Always congratulate or say I’m sorry every chance you get
Get and give spiritual strength to people … do you operate with great faith?
Beyond those 10 things, there are three things that you can do to help you stay away from wasting time on things that don’t matter. The first thing is to focus all your efforts on the main thing. Next, you need to ask yourself this: ‘Is what I am doing or thinking really important?’ Thirdly, is what you are doing going to make a major impact?
BONUS TIP: Smile more and say hello more!!!
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