THE CONFIDENCE CENTER NEWS

Easy Ways to Raise Employee Morale

And Build Personal Confidence

July 9, 2001 - ISSUE#58

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WORDS OF WISDOM

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WORD OF THE WEEK

*** INNOVATION ***

WORD OF THE WEEK ACTIVITY

*** Without innovation there can't be any progress. To get new ideas ask the following questions about everything you do. Should it be done at all? Why should it be done this way? How can it be done faster, better, more efficiently or more creatively? ***

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

*** What new habit are you forming this week? ***

QUESTION OF THE WEEK ACTIVITY

*** We all know how hard it is to try to get rid of bad habits. Instead, create several new "good" habits. Soon your new habits will crowd out your bad habits.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

*** "Simple things done consistently have magical results." ***

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RAISING RAISING MORALE

You Make a Difference

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Create buttons that say, "You Make a Difference." Give them to all your employees telling each one about the difference he or she makes to your company and to you personally.

Instruct your employees to wear the button all day and then to pass the button on to someone else, either someone at work or in their personal lives, who makes a difference to them - instructing that recipient to also pass the button on.

This way employees get good feelings from both receiving and giving.

* More great morale boosting ideas in the

FIRE UP YOUR STAFF ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET manual

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RELATIONSHIP CONFIDENCE

The Amazing Benefits of Your Smile

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Your smile can make you irresistible to others in three ways.

1. Your smile makes other people feel accepted. Most people are afraid of rejection. A smile lessens these fears and makes others feel comfortable around you.

2. Your smile creates positive energy, enthusiasm and interest. Think of the charge you get when you smile at a little baby, and he or she smiles back at you. The smile creates a spark of energy that connects the two of you. It's the same with adults. People crave the energy that a smile generates.

3. Your smile breaks down barriers and opens doors to communication and closeness. When you give people your smile you are giving them a gift. They, in return will give you their gifts of time and attention.

The wonderful thing about a smile is that it is a universal silent language that is spoken by people of all ages and cultures.

So remember, when you get dressed in the morning, look in the mirror and make sure that you have also dressed your face with a SMILE.

*** From the "The Relationship Magic" workshop.

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(c) Copyright 2002 Harriet Meyerson/The Confidence Center. All rights reserved.