Author: Garth Beyer

Turns out they are one in the same.

Being compassionate commands awareness.

Being aware forces compassion.

Focus on either. We’ll all be better because of it.

 

Stay Positive & Carry It Into The New Year, Why Don’t Ya

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Some say they work better under pressure.

Others say they work better when relaxed.

Still, some say they work better in a crowded coffee shop.

Others say they need a distraction-free work zone.

Thing is, they’re all right.

 

Stay Positive & You Are The Story You Tell Yourself

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There’s a market for businesses who will deal with people who will treat their employees like shit.

There’s a market for businesses who will only work with sincere and caring people.

There’s a market for businesses who work exclusively with families other others with singles.

Aside from there being a market for a specific product or service, there’s another layer that includes some people and excludes other.

There are shoes for the snobby and shoes for the chill. Brake lights for the burly folks and brake lights for the light-hearted.

The best thing you can do for your business (and, more importantly, for your employees) is to make it clear who your customer is, and that often begins by stating who your customer isn’t.

 

Stay Positive & You Get To Choose, Don’t Ever Think Otherwise

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Most problems get solved.

It’s really not a matter of if they will, it’s a matter of when they will.

And if you have the opportunity to solve a problem or point it out for a person or company to solve, why don’t you? Better sooner than later, right?

And don’t forget. You may benefit in the moment, but dozens, hundreds maybe thousands of others will benefit from you down the road because you pointed to a problem or simply solved it.

Their happiness is on you.

And, potentially, so is their unhappiness.

 

Stay Positive & If You Have The Problem, Chances Are Someone Else Does Too

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You know what you would tell your boss after you make a decision.

You know what you would tell your parents or your significant other.

You might even know what you would tell your closest friends.

But what will you tell everyone else? The one’s silently observing your every move? The one’s who believed you stood for something that’s opposite your new decision? The one’s who you’ve built trust with?

Certainly it’s worth considering what statement you’d make prior to a decision, not post.

 

Stay Positive & What About To Your Tribe?

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You have two options when you’ve had a poor experience.

You can let it bring you down, which is the default for most (myself included).

I’m still bugged by an absolutely terrible experience with Hilton Garden Inn from a week ago.

The other option is that you can let it go, which is undoubtedly the better option.

No one said it’s the easier option, just the better one.

 

Stay Positive & Let It Go Go Go

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There was once an adage around the fact you’ll receive 10x more complaints than you will compliments.

In response, you can follow Jay Baer’s advice and Hug Your Haters. There’s merit in that.

However, better to make a better product than let the complaints continue.

Simply because one assumes that people are more likely to complain than compliment doesn’t mean it’s okay.

Those who take the complaints as a nudge to get better are the ones, who, well, get better.

 

Stay Positive & You Are After Better, Right? Not More?

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