BeWhoURUrBestSelf
Be-Who-You-Are:  Your-Best-Self
May 2010--Vol 6, No 5
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Chloe's Chronicles
Can You Hear Me Now?
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These coaching tips will help you be "at your best".

 

Give your brain a rest when you need to complete a task.  Your brain needs the time for ideas to consolidate and integrate.

 

Prioritize your daily tasks first thing each day. It takes a lot of mental energy to sort through tasks so prioritize and schedule before you do anything else, when you have the most energy.

 

Stop your negative mental chatter and choose

         the best of who you are. Use a silicone

wristband that reminds you to be-who-you-are-at-your-best-self (bewhour@urbestself) and choose the best of your qualities.  Check out the website www.urbestself.com for the wristband and suggestions on how to use this supporting structure.

 

What brings out the best in you?  Share your ideas and suggestions so others can benefit from what you've figured out.  Send an email to Marti@BusinessEnergetix.com and with your permission, we'll share it with the readers of this ezine.

miz biz wizChloe's Chronicles

Meet Chloe, Business Energetix's Business Wizard; we call her MizBizWiz.  When Chloe joined us, we didn't realize the depth of her talents for noticing how stuff works but she has dazzled and amazed us with her ability to relate her observations to common business issues. Read on to see how she serves as a constant source of instruction and inspiration for exploring the challenges of management.

Being a business wizard can be hard work.  Even though I'm naturally talented in observing things, it's tough to figure out what's most important now. When I try to pay attention to everything, it wears me out. Sometimes there's just so much stuff going on-know what I mean?

 

I get some help. Marti uses commands like "focus" and "leave it" to direct my attention.  I notice that humans have deadlines and schedules to help them, but sometimes it just takes more structure. After working on this for awhile, I think I have some helpful suggestions for you.

 

When I want to get my 15 hours of beauty sleep each day, I have to be somewhat flexible about where I do that.  I need to eliminate the noise and distractions so I can snooze peacefully, and that means moving from one quiet place to another.  When the sun is out, I like to lie on the warm patio pavers but if it gets too noisy or hot outdoors, I have to move to a cooler and quieter place to eliminate those distractions.  So, look around or listen for a moment and see what distractions you could eliminate so you can pay attention to the most important thing, right here, right now.

 
 
Can You Hear Me Now?
 
By:Marti Benjamin, MBA
Professional Certified Coach
Certified Career Management Coach
 
When I'm on the consumer side of a business transaction, I frequently wonder if anyone is listening to me. It seems that most sellers are more interested in telling me what I can buy than how their product or service can solve a problem or provide a benefit. When I describe my needs and am then offered a product that doesn't match what I've just described, I get frustrated and usually find another seller.
 
What do your customers say about your ability to hear their needs and preferences?  Are you falling into any of these three traps of selling your product as opposed to solving your customer's problem?
 
  1. Focusing exclusively on this transaction.  It's a shortsighted business or salesperson that forgets that customers talk about (and blog, post comments, and rate online) their business transactions. Every customer represents a relationship with a potential for referrals.  The lifetime value of the customer will increase if you handle the sale as an exchange within a long-term relationship, as opposed to a single transaction. 

From the relationship perspective, you might be motivated to ask more questions and learn more about the person behind the problem.

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The Last Word
 
"And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed!

Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!"                                                    

 

Dr. Seuss

 
All the BEST,
Marti Benjamin, MBA, Professional Certified Coach, Certified Career Management Coach
Karri Benjamin, MBA
Chloe, MizBizWiz

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