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Goal Setting: How to Make New Year's Resolutions that Stick - Quick Tip - 1/6/10

The New Year always brings about annual New Year's resolutions. Often, these are kept for only a short period of time as enthusiasm wanes.

However... New Year's resolutions do not have to be brushed aside or forgotten about if you follow these 5 key steps.

1. Make your goals specific and achievable.

If you say, "I am going to lose weight for the summer.", then chances are you will have lackluster results.

However, a goal that says, "I will lose 20 lbs. by June 1, 2010.", puts you on a much clearer path for positive results.

2. Write your resolutions down. The power of a written goal will make it seem more achievable.

3. Read your goal every day. This will encourage you to take action.

4. Take action. Do one small task each day towards achieving your goal.

5. At the end of each day, write down what you did. This will keep you motivated.

It is possible that the issues you are dealing with are a little more complex than what can be
covered with a resolution.

Maybe, instead of making a resolution that deals with only one aspect of your life, you could develop a plan that could change your entire life.

Ask yourself...

Is your life confusing and frustrating?

Are you so overwhelmed that you don't know where to begin to find happiness and success?

Are you "spinning your wheels" and seem to be getting nowhere?

Do you want to know how to turn a boring, stressful life into an exciting adventure?

There's never been a better time than now for you to discover the solutions to these questions.

That's what the eBook, -Build Your World-, is all about.

Learn the 5 key areas of your life that you can change to create a life full of happiness and success.

But that's not all...

To help you build a life that's extraordinary, we have added eight bonus ebooks to help you become inspired, set your goals, and jump start your new life.

Learn more at:

http://tinyurl.com/buildyourworld

Remember...

When you make your New Year's resolutions specific and achievable, and take some action related to them everyday, you will achieve success.

To help you reach your goals, -How to Set and Achieve a Goal-, is the first of the eight bonus ebooks. See what the other 7 bonus ebooks are at:
http://tinyurl.com/buildyourworld

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - January 5, 2010

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

The New Year has begun and there is no better time than right now to put together your morale boosting strategies.

Our new 2010 Employee Morale Calendar Planners are now available to help make your planning even easier, so download yours today.

It's our New Year Gift to you at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/calendars/calendars-signup.htm

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Destiny ***

*** Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. Whose biography by Derek Jewell is titled Duke?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Booster
New Years Resolutions Game

This is the time of the year for New Years Resolutions. Here's how to have some fun with it.

Have everyone write down a specific resolution on an index card without putting their name on it. Have them begin with the words: This year I will...

(Encourage creativity - most people have diet and exercise on their list.) Examples: 

* This year I will knit a sweater for each of my children.
* This year I will take a class in painting.
* This year I will take a vacation at Disney World.

Read the cards out loud one at a time. The group gets 3 guesses as to whose resolution it is. If someone guesses correctly, then they get 1 point. If the group is stumped, then the one whose resolution it is gets 3 points.

Have a small prize for the winner.

Reading New Years Resolutions will inspire others.

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To inspire you to make 2010 your best year ever, read the ebook, -Build Your World-. It has strategies  on how jump start your success in 5 key areas of your life.

But that's not all...
To help you build a life that's extraordinary, we have added eight bonus ebooks to help you become inspired, set your goals, and jump start your new life.

Learn about -Build Your Word- and see what the 8 Bonus Ebooks are at:
http://tinyurl.com/buildyourworld

We need your employee morale boosting ideas.

Please send us your successful, low-cost, employee morale activities or ideas so we can share them with others in our newsletters.

Please be detailed in describing your activities and thank you for sharing your ideas.

Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question

Q. Whose biography by Derek Jewell is titled Duke?

A. Duke Ellington's

Joke of the Week

Tater People

Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are content to watch while others do the work. They are called "Spec Taters".

Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault with the way others do the work. They are called "Comment Taters".

Twitter to your friends about our Employee Morale Boosters

Simply tweet this message:

I boost morale at my workplace with creative ideas from -Employee Morale Tips Newsletter- Get yours free  at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com

(c) Copyright 2010 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - December 29, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

With 2009 coming to a close, the Confidence Center wants to wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Our new 2010 Employee Morale Calendar Planners are now available to help make planning for the next year even easier, so download yours today.

It's our New Year Gift to you at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/calendars/calendars-signup.htm

Happy Morale Boosting,

Harriet

P.S. And...to get started on your personal New Year's Resolutions, and inspire you to make 2010
your best year ever, read the ebook, -Build Your World-. It has strategies on how jump start your success in 5 key areas of your life.

But that's not all...
To help you build a life that's extraordinary, we have added eight bonus ebooks to help you become inspired, set your goals, and jump start your new and improved life.

Learn about -Build Your Word- and see what the 8 Bonus Ebooks are at:
http://tinyurl.com/buildyourworld



(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - December 22, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Happy Holidays from The Confidence Center.

Our gift to you all year long is our newsletter filled with creative morale boosters. We are planning our newsletters for the upcoming new year, and we need your help...

We need your employee morale boosting ideas.

Because tried and true morale boosters are the best kind...would you please send us your successful, low-cost, employee morale activities or ideas so we can share them with others in our 2010 newsletters.

Please be detailed in describing your activities and thank you for sharing your ideas.

Also... we need jokes, too. Please send clean, politically correct, and short jokes.

Simply reply to this email.

Thanks,
Harriet

We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Word and Quote of the Week

***Time***

*** "Better three hours too soon, than one minute too late."  — William Shakespeare

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What is triskaidedaphobia?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Joke of the Week

After being laid off from five different jobs in four months, Peter was hired by a warehouse. But
one day he lost control of the forklift and drove it off the loading dock.

Surveying the damage, the owner shook his head and said he’d have to withhold 10 percent of Peter’s wages each month to pay for the repairs.

"How much will it cost?" asked Peter
"About $4,500," said the owner.
"What a relief," exclaimed Peter. "I’ve finally got job security."

Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question

Q. What is triskaidedaphobia?

A. Fear of the number thirteen

(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Making Resolutions: There's Good News and Bad - Quick Tip - 12/16/09

This is the time of year when many people start thinking of changing their habits - you know, out with the old, in with the new. While this is admirable, there are some things you need to know.

First, the bad news...it's not easy to change a habit, even if you are highly motivated.

Not to get too technical, but this is because your brain has formed strong synapses for the habitual behavior. This is like the grooves carved into a music record (remember those?) during recording. No matter how much you want to, you will never get a new song out of that record.

Now for the good news...you can make a new record with the song you want on it and play that instead. In other words, instead of trying to change an old habit, create an entirely new one to take its place.

In this way, your brain will be forming new synapses that are not tied to the old habit.

This tip is taken from our eBook -Secrets of Creating Personal Confidence- It contains 50 strategies for building your confidence.

To learn more, go to: 
http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod15.htm

Three Ways to a Stressless Holiday - Quick Tip - 12/09/09

Are you getting so stressed that you can't enjoy the holidays. With holiday parties to plan,decorations to put up, gifts to buy, travel arrangements to make, its no wonder that this happy time is also extremely stressful.

Here are three tips to lower your stress.

1. Don't try to be perfect.

If you expect perfection, you are asking for stress. You don't have to buy the perfect gift, cook the perfect meal, have a perfectly clean house. So, aim for reasonable goals and not perfection in your holiday plans.

2. Ask for help.

If you try to do it all yourself, you are asking for stress. Ask others to help you wrap gifts, cook, decorate, etc. It's more fun working together and makes others feel like they are contributing.

3. Get enough sleep. 

Burning the midnight oil to get things done will add to your stress. A good nights sleep will help you get more done during the day, and make your holiday chores more pleasant.

After the holidays, there is the stress of catching up with all the things at work that got neglected. Stress at work can also be overwhelming. That is why...

How to Thrive in a Stressful Workplace is one of the 13 essential tools in the Employee Success Toolkit.

The Employee Success Toolkit is a professional development course for employees in 13
easy-to-follow lessons. It is a system guaranteed to improve attitude, skills, and productivity.

See all the details and learn what the other 12 lessons are at:
http://www.confidencecenter.com/url/toolkit.htm

The ultimate goal of any supervisor is to turn ordinary workers into extraordinary employees.


If you want...

- Happy, positive employees who work as a team, deal with problems and get along with each other instead of constantly complaining.

- Shared excitement and enthusiasm for work even though it's very difficult at times.

- Better flow of communication between management and staff.

You can do it -and much more- with the Employee Success Toolkit.

See all the details and learn what the other 12 lessons are at:
http://www.confidencecenter.com/url/toolkit.htm

Have a great day,
Harriet
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Harriet Meyerson
The Confidence Center
Dallas, TX

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - December 15, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Last week, I suggested you help your boss out by giving him your wish list.
Here's something to add which can be used all year long.

The -Employee Success Toolkit- will help your employees enjoy each other, work as a team, and be more productive. It will certainly make your life a lot easier.

It's truly a gift that keeps on giving. Ask your boss to take a look at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/url/toolkit.htm

Word and Quote of the Week

***Influence***

*** "The only currency you have is influential communication."  — Roger Love: Vocal coach

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What body of water does the Danube River flow into?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Calendar
Our Gift to You

With the new year fast approaching, it's not to soon to start planning your 2010 employee morale activities.

There are so many special days you can celebrate at work, and now is the time to plan ahead for next year.

To help make this an easier task, our new 2010 Employee Morale Calendar Planners are now available.

Follow the link below and download yours today. It's our gift to you.

http://www.confidencecenter.com/calendars/calendars-signup.htm

Employee Morale
A Unique Gift Exchange That Warms The Heart

Most holiday gift exchanges work by people picking a name out of a bowl and buying a present for that person.

This year, add the gift of appreciation to each present by adding a letter or poem about the person and including it in the gift package.

At your holiday party, have each person open their gift and read the poem or letter that goes with it. These letters will warm the heart and will be treasured for a lifetime.

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The holidays can be very stressful for employees. If you are in charge of boosting their morale and your ideas are as dried up as an overcooked turkey, we have the solution...

As a matter of fact, we have a hundred and one solutions. The above heartwarming idea is just one of the ideas you will find in our eBook:

 - 101 Low Cost Morale Boosters that Energize Employees -

This ebook is part of the Employee Morale Secrets - Power Pack of employee morale books.

Learn what the other books are and see all the details at:
http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod23.htm

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What body of water does the Danube River flow into?

A. The Black Sea

Joke of the Week

One CEO always scheduled staff meetings for 4:30 on Friday afternoons. One of the employees finally got up the nerve to ask why.

The CEO explained, "It's very simple – it’s the only time of the week when no one wants to argue with me."

Forward this newsletter to a friend or associate...
Subscriptions are complimentary at
http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com

(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - December 08, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Your boss needs your help...
Every year at holiday time, bosses everywhere ask themselves the same stressful question -

  "What should I give my managers and supervisors for the holidays?"

Help your boss out by making a wish list. Here's an idea for that list...ask for the gift that will make your workdays easier, and make your company a jolly place for you and your staff to work all year long.

It's the -Employee Morale Secrets Power Pack-.

Just check it out and if you think it would be better than a smoked turkey, let your boss know it's on your wish list.

Go to: http://confidencecenter.com/prod23story.htm

Word and Quote of the Week

***Determination

*** "It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through."  — Zig Ziglar                        

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What percentage of the Earth's water is drinkable?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Calendar
Our Gift to You

With the new year fast approaching, it's not to soon to start planning your 2010 employee morale activities.

There are so many special days you can celebrate at work, and now is the time to plan ahead for next year.

To help make this an easier task, our new 2010 Employee Morale Calendar Planners are now available.

Follow the link below and download yours today. It's our gift to you.

http://www.confidencecenter.com/calendars/calendars-signup.htm

Employee Morale
Homemade Christmas

Contributed by Teresa Smith

For Christmas, I invite all 5 managers and their families, including kids, to my home and I cook a full Christmas dinner for all of them. 

I have my husband dress up as Santa and we give the kids each a Christmas present. We also give each manager a Christmas gift.

We always have a great time at these parties. The managers really appreciate all the attention they get. 

I also send cards for every holiday to our company stores for the employees and to the managers' homes. 

This helps make us more like family than co-workers. 

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What percentage of the Earth's water is drinkable?

A. One percent

Joke of the Week

An executive was interviewing a young woman for a position in his company. He wanted to learn something about her personality, so he asked, "if you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?"

She quickly responded, "The living one."

(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - December 01, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Manifestation ***

*** "Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought."  —Henri Bergson: Was a French philosopher

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What neck of water do you cross in sailing from Malaga to Tangier?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Calendar

Plan ahead for Employee Morale themes for next month.

For example January is...Creating Confidence Month

This is a month to focus on building your confidence.

Don't wait for confidence to come to you. Confidence grows as you practice doing new things and become proficient in doing them. Therefore, you must act without confidence in order to develop confidence.

Visit our 2010 calendar listing many other special days you can celebrate at work.
http://confidencecenter.com/free.htm

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In addition to that, our new 2010 Employee Morale Calendar Planners are now available to help make planning for the next year even easier.

Follow the link below and download yours today.
It's our gift to you.

http://www.confidencecenter.com/calendars/calendars-signup.htm

Employee Morale
Wrap It Up

Submitted by Katharine Becker

We had a wrapping night last year before Christmas.

Staff brought their presents and paper to work one night, we played holiday music, and had a raffle for a $10.00 gift card to Target.

There was laughter, carols sung, and staff bonding.

Everyone loved it and had such a fun time. Plus, we got our presents wrapped without distractions at home. We have decided that this will be an annual event.

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Why not give each employee an additional dose of Holiday Cheer by handing out Recognition Certificates?

We have made it very easy for you to do that with our ebook; 
- 40 Recognition Certificates.

Your employees can keep their certificates and treasure them forever. The great news is, it only costs you a piece of paper. And, these colorful certificates  can be printed over and over... for years.

Customize the certificates with employees' names. Simply type in the recipient's name in the space provided. Then print.

This ebook is part of the Employee Morale Secrets - Power Pack of employee morale books.

Learn what the other books are and see all the details at:
http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod23.htm

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What neck of water do you cross in sailing from Malaga to Tangier?

A. The Strait of Gibraltar

Joke of the Week

A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.

"Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document here, and my secretary has gone for the night. Can you make this thing work for me?"

"Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.

"Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO, as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy..."

(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Employee Morale Tips Newsletter - November 24, 2009

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Word and Quote of the Week

***Significance***

*** “Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions.

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

~Author Unknown

Trivia Question of the Week
 

Q. What company makes the Corvette Stingray?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale - A Thanksgiving Poem

You’ve Made A Difference

As Thanksgiving Day approaches,
Our blessings we recall;
The things we are most thankful for,
We recollect them all.You are really special,
In all you say and do.
You’ve made a difference in our lives;
We’re thankful now for you.By Joanna Fuchs

Thank you for being a loyal subscriber. You make a difference to us.

A Special Thanksgiving 20% Discount - just for you!

Since you are a loyal subscriber to Employee Morale Tips newsletter, we would like to thank you with a special 20% off discount code which you may use to purchase any product on our web.

That's 20% off any product... but there's a catch.

The catch is...this offer is only good for the first 200 sales, and it will end at midnight on Friday.

So, if you have wanted to purchase any of our
* employee morale products,
* employee success toolkit,
* employee training videos/dvds,
* confidence ebooks,
* teen leadership instructor's manual,
* or any of the many other products on our web... now is the time.

So, please take a moment to browse all of our products at:
http://confidencecenter.com/products.htm

You will see your discount at checkout after you enter the special 20% off discount code:THANKSGIVING

 
Remember

This offer is only good for the first 200 sales, and it ends at midnight on Friday. So, take a look now at: http://confidencecenter.com/products.htm

Delicious Cranberry Bread Recipe from Harriet

Every year at this time, I offer my Delicious Cranberry Bread Recipe to our subscribers as my gift to you.

This yummy bread has been a tradition in our family since my children were little.

To get your recipe, send an email to:
harriet-204480@autocontactor.com

You will receive it by email.

*** Important: You may receive an email request  to reconfirm your subscription to our newsletter before they will release the recipe.  (If you do, just click-on-the-link in the confirmation email.)

Enjoy,
Harriet

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What company makes the Corvette Stingray?

A. General Motors

Joke of the Week

A young man at this construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone based on his strength. He especially made fun of one of the older workman. After several minutes, the older worker had enough.

"Why don't you put your money where you mouth is?" he said. "I'll bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to the other building that you won't be able to wheel back."

"You're on, old man," the young man replied. "Let's see what you've got."

The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then nodding to the young man, he said with a smile, "All right. Get in."

(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.