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Physical
Inventory
4/2/09 9:00a.m.- Noon
Weyers Cave, VA
Beating the Bad Economy Blues
4/2/09
6:00 p.m. Weyers Cave, VA
MRP & BOM
4/9/09 9:00a.m.- Noon
Weyers Cave, VA
Beating the Bad Economy Blues
4/9/09
7:15 p.m. Luray, VA
Speed of Trust
Congress for Progress
4/17/09
Philadelphia, PA
Distribution
Inventory Management
4/23/09
9:00a.m.- Noon
Weyers Cave, VA
Beating the Bad Economy Blues
Seminar 1
4/26/09
Marlborough, MA
The Role of Logistics in Global Supply Chains
Seminar 1
4/27/09
Marlborough, MA
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Maryanne's May
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Career
Success
May 15
Weyers Cave, VA
Happiness Generator
May 22
Weyers Cave, VA
Living the Law of
Attraction
Date and Location
TBD
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APICS Courses
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Dear Friends,
In our premier issue, I'd like to share my mental apparel journey and describe why I consider it so important to choose positive thinking and to "dress your mind for success."
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| My Mental Apparel Journey
How a Positive Attitude and Education
Helped Me NOT to Achieve My Goal
 I was a forklift driver. But I wanted to be a shop floor supervisor. I joined APICS to get some specialized training so I could move up the ladder.
But becoming a shop floor supervisor was more than a goal, it became my passion. Watching supervisors in my company, I saw that my soft skills and my technical skills would have to improve if I intended to supervise others.
I enrolled in the Dale Carnegie Course in Human Development. My confidence grew, my public speaking got better, and my self esteem grew as well.
But my employer was downsizing. I left before I got laid off, taking a part-time job and continuing to look for a supervisory position.
Then I heard a dynamic trainer speak about leadership and about developing a positive attitude. I signed up immediately for his supervisor training workshops. I was the only non-supervisor in the room, but I absorbed every word. And I began listening to Zig Ziglar tapes.
The job market in the late 1980s was pretty tight, so my daily search through the newspaper didn't take much time. Then one day I landed a job for which I had absolutely no qualifications--a great lady took a chance on me, the rookie with a goal.
For fourteen months, I learned new skills, practiced the ones I already had, watched shop floor operations every chance I got. Soon I was teaching for the company. Then one night I was asked to stay late. I expected to be asked to add another class to my load, but instead my supervisor named me to replace her.
I drove home on air! I had gone from forklift driver to middle manager in almost one fell swoop. That's when I realized that the education and training I invested in helped me not to achieve my goal--it helped me achieve much more than I ever imagined.
Since then, I've continued to invest in more certifications and training, to seek out mentors, and to act on their advice. now have my own company, and I teach certification courses and deliver motivational and leadership training in the US, in Canada, and abroad.
I named my company Mental Apparel because I've come to believe that if we dress our minds for success, if we choose our attitude as carefully as we choose our clothes, then positive thoughts will drive our behaviors, positive actions will follow, and success becomes inevitable.
Invest in your education, hone your skills, think good positive thoughts, and seek out mentors you admire. If you follow this simple advice, I can promise you this: It will take you further than you can imagine! You, too, may NOT achieve your goal. | |
On Becoming More Successful...
Darryl Glick,
Dale Carnegie Master Instructor
Listening is the key when trying to build success - you can learn far more by listening than you can talking.
One of the best ways to plan sales success is to work in a vertical market. For instance, in the construction and trade field, you can focus on engineers, builders, architects, etc and really know their business. You have to go where they go and learn to talk like they talk. Being able to use their language gives you credibility and understanding the challenges they are facing will allow you to know what to listen for.
Another area for securing success is to be visible. Clients and prospects will forget about you very easily - so keep your name and face in front of the client as much as possible. Simple tasks like sending hand written notes, sharing written articles and talking about topics other than business when you see them can really help make an impression -- all unobtrusively. This shows that you care about the person as a person and you are not simply looking at them as a meal ticket. This can backfire however. I once googled a person before I went on an appointment and opened up the conversation with a congratulations on winning a marathon. While he was gracious, he asked me how I knew about it because he worked very hard to keep his professional life separate from his personal life. Although he never directly told me, I got the feeling he thought I was a stalker! My intentions were right, but it always helps to test the waters first before blurting out something to quickly. Fortunately, this didn't hurt our chances, but it could have!
For more information on Dale Carnegie Training or to contact Darryl:
Darryl Glick
Master Trainer/Team Leader
800.296.2188 (ext. 13) - office
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5 Steps To Boost Your Career
1) When you're at work, be fully present. This may sound too simple to be useful. But all too many of us worry about our home lives while at work, and then we worry about work when we're at home. Make it a habit to give your boss 100% of your time, and you'll make yourself an indispensable member of the team.
2) Identify your strengths and weaknesses. Do an honest and thorough examination of your skills, then develop a plan to accentuate the positive and improve upon the negative!
3) Invest in yourself. Using the information gleaned in step 2, make plans to further your education. It's never too late or too foolish to improve your skill sets, and to develop new ones.
4) Seek out a mentor. Jack Canfield, author of "The Success Principles" is fond of saying that success leaves clues. Mentors can shorten our learning curve dramatically. Find someone who has accomplished what you would like to accomplish and ask for advice. And don't forget to follow it!
5) Network, Network, Network. There are all sorts of ways to build a network of colleagues and associates who can help you accomplish your goals. But network with the honest intention of helping others, and watch your success skyrocket!
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| Mental Apparel is committed to lifting others to their highest potential through education, motivation, and inspiration! Let us help you!
Sincerely, |
Maryanne Ross
Mental Apparel
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