Friday Factoids & Weekend Reflections Newsletter from CSS

Weekend Reflections Newsletter by CSS

Greetings!

Happy New Year! 2011 is finally here and new year's resolutions are being made everywhere. Plans are being implemented, budgets are being finalized, companies are beginning to hire, and revenue generating strategies are being established for businesses nationwide. While numbers are being calculated, more hopes and dreams are being generated as strangers continue to express good will to each other with the following three words"Happy New Year!

We at CSS recommend five things for working professionals to do this year to improve your overall career. Regardless if you are an executive or an entry level college graduate, the suggestions will benefit you.

Our five recommendations are:

Eliminate stinking thinking and incorporate an attitude of gratitude immediately
Eat healthy and balanced meals each day and enjoy at least one fun treat per week to celebrate life
Exercise regularly and make it fun (Jazzercise, Kickboxing, golfing, yoga, cycling, etc.)
Read a good book (not work related) each month
Give one extra hour dedicated exclusively to your family each week without any interruptions from co-workers and friends

2011 is going to be an amazing year. Begin now preparing to give and receive. Have a wonderful and productive New Year!

Respectfully,

TJ Haygood & The Entire CSS Team

Weekend Reflections

What You Think About You Bring About

By TJ Haygood

"What YOU think about is what YOU bring about," was one of my mother's favorite sayings when we were growing up as young adults building families of our own. She stressed to us and everyone she met, the power and influence of both written and spoken words and their lasting affects on one's life. She was a gatekeeper of all things negative influencing our lives and our children's lives because she wanted the best for her expanding family. As I reflect on those lessons learned this holiday season while my parents were visiting from Michigan, I began to think about how every professional thing we do are direct results of our thinking.

It is amazing how quickly we rise early or go to bed late to plan for the next business day, weekly meeting, quarterly conference, training session, or countless financial reports. While all of those things are important, it is most important to think about how we process the things we do through the external and internal words we use that begin with our thoughts.

It all reminded me of the newly coined phrase, "thought leadership " that was initiated in the early 90s by Joel Kurzman, editor-in-chief of Booz Allen Hamilton's magazine, "Strategy and Business". According to Wikipedia, the definition can be applied to a company that integrates professional ethics with professional development.

Whether you call it "thought leadership" or one of TJ's mom's favorite sayings, take every word captive. Intentionally season your words with words of integrity and congruent thoughts that will empower others to perform better because of your influence and leadership. You can make a difference.

Friday Factoids

A Year in Review: What's New at CSS?

We survived the recession and reached our financial goal for our first calendar year in 2010.
We became locally certified through South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency.
We initiated and expanded our temporary service offerings to become a full service staffing firm.
We donated over 100 volunteer hours to local non-profit organizations.
We raised and donated over $1,200 for the local American Heart Association through their Start! Heart Walk program.
We donated over 3 large bags of toys to the San Antonio Police Department Blue Santa Suit Program during the Christmas season.
We bid on and submitted our first government contract proposal.
We doubled our website traffic, improved our website content pages, and revised our weekly newsletter to a monthly one.
We increased our online marketing efforts to include social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
We developed a free Career Portal that gives all job seekers more job search resources from one site, saving them time and money going to multiple sites online.
We sent our first staff member to an all expense paid trip to a national conference in St. Louis, MO building a foundation based on continuing education.
We placed multiple Texas professionals with great companies, resulting in an increase of more than $750,000 in additional household income.

Thank you for being a part of our success in 2010. It is hard to believe that it was only our first calendar year in business. It is because of people like you that we were able to do what we did. We look forward to contributing even more in 2011.

Best wishes to you in the new year. Remember to dream and dream big this year. Believe in yourself and your ability to create a new reality for you. Dreams do come true.

January 7, 2010

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