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by Cie Murray
Cie, how can I get glad? When you begin to view problems as a series of opportunities. What kind of opportunities do problems provide? There are opportunities to be of service to others; to change a pattern of behavior; and even opportunities to do the impossible. Here are two examples of opportunities that problems made possible.
by Cie Murray
How could I have missed the National Day of Encouragement on September 12th? You see I am a natural born encourager. I am willing to believe the first person I encouraged was my mom, when she was in labor delivering me. I probably said something like "Come on mom, PUSH PUSH YOU CAN DO IT PUSH PUSH". Okay, that's a stretch, but I sincerely believe I was born to uplift and inspire people to maximize their highest potential.
by Cie Murray
I have had a competitive streak in me since childhood. You see, I was the youngest of nine kids and I felt the need to keep up with my older siblings, especially my sister Brenda. She was six years older, which in both of our minds qualified her to be an expert on life. As I got older, I came to realize she didn't know much more than I did. I resisted the pressure to compete with her and began to step into my own identity.
by Cie Murray
No, not a baby, are you expecting to win? Are you expecting to meet your sales quota or are you thinking I'm not sure? Are you expecting to lose those extra pounds from the holidays or are you wishing and a hoping? What you are expecting can be the difference between making or missing your goals. We get what we expect to get. You may be thinking Cie I do want to meet my quota, I want to lose the pounds, or I want to win. How can I go from just wanting to win to expecting to win? Here are 3 steps to get you there.
by Cie Murray
As I was walking out the door to make sales calls, my district sales manager at Del Monte would shout out to me, “Give ’em steel, Cie. Give ’em steel.” At first, I wasn’t sure what he meant. Later, I learned he was telling me to “pound hard” to bring in business. But I didn’t need that kind of push from him to drive sales—I was intense in my sales efforts all by myself. I worked excessively—nonstop, all day, every day. I was like the Energizer Bunny, getting up early, going to bed late. By the end of that first year with the company, my region went from the worst in the country to #1. I got a promotion and was moved to a different region with a larger account responsibility. And while it was exhilarating, what I didn’t know was that I was headed toward burnout.