Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Smile & Move - Inspirational Video
Posted by Phillip Burger in Opinions on May 20th, 2009
Here’s an inspiring 3-minute video I think you’ll really enjoy. It’s Sam Parker’s follow-up to his bestselling 212° the extra degree.
It’s based on the fun new motto called Smile & Move.
You and your team can use it as a reminder to stay focused on the fundamentals of being valuable at work (there are 5 ways to smile, 4 ways to move).
A great message for a challenging time, I hope you enjoy it.
Let’s smove…
Watch the video on the Smile & Move website
If you enjoyed this, please share it. See the information below to visit the Smile & Move website. (RT on Twitter)
About: Smile & Move™ can be read at www.SmileAndMove.com.
It was written by Sam Parker as a follow-up manifesto to his bestselling book, 212° the extra degree® (www.Just212.com/video).
Sam is a co-founder of Give More Media in Richmond, VA.
He blogs at www.justparker.typepad.com and tweets @justparker.
Smile & Move - A great motto for personal excellence
Posted by Phillip Burger in Opinions on May 18th, 2009
Smile & Move: a reminder to happily serve (an excerpt)
by Sam Parker
I want to be needed. You want to be needed.
We all want to matter to the world.
And the way we matter is through our service to others… by giving more.
If we want to matter and to be happy, if we want more freedom, more flexibility, more responsibility or more money, we need to give more to those we’re supposed to be serving.
We need to get over ourselves.
We need to smile & move.
To smile is to…
- Be awake, attentive, and engaged with others.
- It’s being thankful for our opportunities, for our people, and for the occasional chance we have to be in the path to serve.
- It’s being approachable and accessible to our customers, our subordinates, and our leaders.
- It’s complaining less because we all have work to accomplish.
- It’s smiling, really.
To move is to…
- Start our days early and go long more than once in a blue moon.
- It’s exceeding expectations for others and dismissing mediocrity in our work.
- It’s having a sense of urgency with our efforts, predicting and pre-sweating the details for others.
- It’s being resourceful and resilient when we fall short, making it all about results – exceptional results.
The truth is…
- You’re at my service and I’m at yours.
To enjoy more, we need to give more.
If you enjoyed this, please share it. See the information below to visit the Smile & Move website. (RT on Twitter)
About: Smile & Move™ can be read at www.SmileAndMove.com.
It was written by Sam Parker as a follow-up manifesto to his bestselling book, 212° the extra degree® (www.Just212.com/video).
Sam is a co-founder of Give More Media in Richmond, VA.
He blogs at www.justparker.typepad.com and tweets @justparker.
Inspirational Posts Coming Soon…
Posted by Phillip Burger in Opinions on May 14th, 2009
Why be organized? I do it because it makes me more productive and it makes me feel better. This website is all about organization and things you can do to try to keep your life in order. I think the overall productivity piece of organization is very important as well. In addition to keeping your house clean, using these organization tips to make you more productive at work is excellent too.
I hope that these messages are always bringing positive messages to everyone because the “always be positive” aspect is important when working hard at things. I try to be positive all the time and it really helps me.
To provide some additional help with “being positive”, there will be a series of inspirational posts coming soon as well. Look under the tag inspiration to see the list.
If you like this idea, please share it. If you have inspirational stories you want to share to help keep people working towards their goals, let me know, and we can get them posted. (RT on Twitter)
