I just don’t get it. My Liberal Democrat friends are sending me emails to sign petitions to get Sarah Palin
to step down from the ticket – due to her inexperience. Yes, you read it right – my Liberal Democrat friends.
Why in the world are my Liberal Democrat friends sending me this? If you think she is that inexperienced and that clueless wouldn’t you want to see her on the ticket? You would think they would be motivated to keep her on the ticket. Do you really want her to step down so John McCain can bring in someone more experienced. If you’re assuming Obama is going to win why is this of concern?
And why are you wasting space in my inbox when we all know this is not going to happen? – Palin stepping down.
So here is the response I have been offering these people:
“I am not even going to read this. You should be working to get Obama elected, not wasting your time on Palin if this is how you feel.”
But I do find fun and humor in this and it brings me quite a chuckle. Why? Because we live in a world where everyone seems to point the finger, pass the blame and discount people’s value rather than work towards fixing the problems, creating new opportunities and being innovators and agents for change. This happens in politics, business and personal relationships – and just another example of why I encourage people to avoid the negative ones when I am delivering a keynote speech.
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I just don’t get it. My Liberal Democrat friends are sending me emails to sign petitions to get Sarah Palin to step down from the ticket – due to her inexperience. Yes, you read it right – my Liberal Democrat friends.
Why in the world are my Liberal Democrat friends sending me this? If you think she is that inexperienced and that clueless wouldn’t you want to see her on the ticket? You would think they would be motivated to keep her on the ticket. Do you really want her to step down so John McCain can bring in someone more experienced. If you’re assuming Obama is going to win why is this of concern?
And why are you wasting space in my inbox when we all know this is not going to happen? – Palin stepping down.
So here is the response I have been offering these people:
“I am not even going to read this. You should be working to get Obama
elected, not wasting your time on Palin if this is how you feel.”
But I do find fun and humor in this and it brings me quite a chuckle. Why? Because we live in a world where everyone seems to point the finger, pass the blame and discount people’s value rather than work towards fixing the problems, creating new opportunities and being innovators and agents for change. This happens in politics, business and personal relationships – and just another example of why I encourage people to avoid the negative ones when I am delivering a keynote speech Hulk Vs. full movie .
My mother seems to go through computers like I go through toilet paper – and I am quite regular. The things my mom can do to a computer have even left the people at Microsoft dazed and confused. But as a professional speaker, my mom has provided me with lots of fun stories that I can share with audiences.
My mom is 76 years old. I was intrigued by her motivations when at 68 years old she decided she wanted to enter the technological age. For that I applaud her. But who knew the fun and laughs she was going to provide to the family and one of my Top 5 – who I also refer to as her local tech support! Thank you RTO for not moving out of Yonkers!
Some of moms PC feats have included:
- Getting McAfee Virus Scan to go into an endless scan
- Windows updates that never seem to stop updating
- Monitor screens that change to colors I didn’t even know existed
- Printers that print anything but the document you have sent to that printer
- Sending email and then sitting and pondering why I have not responded immediately. (this was early on; she finally figured out her son is not sitting at the computer all the time; that occasionally I am out keynoting at a conference)
- Finding a dial-up speed that was 115 kps
- And my favorite………..Managing to get the Windows Start/Task Bar to settle across the center of the screen – yes even the folks at Microsoft could not figure out how she did that one! And CTRL-ALT-DEL did not fix it
So when mom needs a new computer, I now take the disposable approach. Get her the cheapest thing for her needs; because whether it costs $300 or $3,000 we are going to be replacing it within a year.
I try to be honest with salespeople and tell them bells and whistles mean nothing; that the only amount of gigs I am interested in are the ones booked on my calendar. This is purely economics. She is going to need a new computer in a year; it is that simple. I am certain of that.
So to my friends at Office Depot, Best Buy, Circuit City and Staples – all whom I went to visit yesterday – stop and listen to what your customer needs and not what you think they need or are hoping to move out of your inventory. I have an inventory of possessed computers I am thinking of putting on the lawn this Halloween.
Today I’ll spend some time shopping the web for a PC Bargain. As I left mom’s yesterday she offered to do it. I was concerned she would blow up the Internet.
My mother seems to go through computers like I go through toilet paper – and I am quite regular. The things my mom can do to a computer have even left the people at Microsoft dazed and confused. But as a professional speaker, my mom has provided me with lots of fun stories that I can share with audiences.
My mom is 76 years old. I was intrigued by her motivations when at 68 years old she decided she wanted to enter the technological age. For that I applaud her. But who knew the fun and laughs she was going to provide to the family and one of my Top 5 – who I also refer to as her local tech support! Thank you RTO for not moving out of Yonkers!
Some of moms PC feats have included:
- Getting McAfee Virus Scan to go into an endless scan
- Windows updates that never seem to stop updating
- Monitor screens that change to colors I didn’t even know existed
- Printers that print anything but the document you have sent to that printer
- Sending email and then sitting and pondering why I have not responded immediately. (this was early on; she finally figured out her son is not sitting at the computer all the time; that occasionally I am out keynoting at a conference)
- Finding a dial-up speed that was 115 kps
- And my favorite………..Managing to get the Windows Start/Task Bar to settle across the center of the screen – yes even the folks at Microsoft could not figure out how she did that one! And CTRL-ALT-DEL did not fix it
So when mom needs a new computer, I now take the disposable approach. Get her the cheapest thing for her needs; because whether it costs $300 or $3,000 we are going to be replacing it within a year.
I try to be honest with salespeople and tell them bells and whistles mean nothing; that the only amount of gigs I am interested in are the ones booked on my calendar. This is purely economics. She is going to need a new computer in a year; it is that simple. I am certain of that.
So to my friends at Office Depot, Best Buy, Circuit City and Staples – all whom I went to visit yesterday – stop and listen to what your customer needs and not what you think they need or are hoping to move out of your inventory. I have an inventory of possessed computers I am thinking of putting on the lawn this Halloween.
Today I’ll spend some time shopping the web for a PC Bargain. As I left mom’s yesterday she offered to do it. I was concerned she would blow up the Internet.
My mother seems to go through computers like I go through toilet paper – and I am quite regular. The things my mom can do to a computer have even left the people at Microsoft dazed and confused. But as a professional speaker, my mom has provided me with lots of fun stories that I can share with audiences.
My mom is 76 years old. I was intrigued by her motivations when at 68 years old she decided she wanted to enter the technological age. For that I applaud her. But who knew the fun and laughs she was going to provide to the family and one of my Top 5 – who I also refer to as her local tech support! Thank you RTO for not moving out of Yonkers!
Some of moms PC feats have included:
- Getting McAfee
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- Monitor screens that change to colors I didn’t even know existed
- Printers that print anything but the document you have sent to that printer
- Sending email and then sitting and pondering why I have not responded immediately. (this was early on; she finally figured out her son is not sitting at the computer all the time; that occasionally I am out keynoting at a conference)
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- And my favorite………..Managing to get the Windows Start/Task Bar to settle across the center of the screen – yes even the folks at Microsoft could not figure out how she did that one! And CTRL -ALT-DEL did not fix it
So when mom needs a new computer, I now take the disposable approach. Get her the cheapest thing for her needs; because whether it costs $300 or $3,000 we are going to be replacing it within a year.
I try to be honest with salespeople and tell them bells and whistles mean nothing; that the only amount of gigs I am interested in are the ones booked on my calendar. This is purely economics. She is going to need a new computer in a year; it is that simple. I am certain of that.
So to my friends at Office Depot, Best Buy, Circuit City and Staples – all whom I went to visit yesterday – stop and listen to what your customer needs and not what you think they need or are hoping to move out of your inventory. I have an inventory of possessed computers I am thinking of putting on the lawn this Halloween.
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She was cheering me on. She wanted me to be the Opening General Session for their conference. We had a great conversation on the phone. All looked good. I was excited. The Executive Director was excited.
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Her case: We can have some fun. We can really motivate our volunteer base to stay involved and get more active; or we can listen to the Boring State Legislator tell them the state of their industry and how funding and donations will be less and less.
Their Case: But the Legislator is free.
Which would you choose as the opening general session for your conference? Fun and Motivational or Free and Doom and Gloom?
Hello!!!! Unless you’re living in a bubble I am pretty certain you know the state of the economy; and if you’re in a role which is totally supported by funding and donations you probably know even more what you are about to come up against. So let’s gather 500 people together for a few days and start off by pounding that into their heads for an hour? There’s a great conference waiting to happen.
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But what I am more bothered with is the fear and uncertainty that is building daily throughout too many organizations. In addition to the financial health of companies, the health and wellness of organization staff and volunteers is also deteriorating as they continue to have salt poured into the economic wound – that being the US Economy.
I’ve always believed that there is money to be made in any economic downturn – you just have to know where to look. I also believe it happens because most people are so busy focused on how awful things are while the smart people are ignoring the news and having fun growing their businesses or personal wealth. They’ve started a new bubble.
So with that, I encourage you and your organization to choose not to participate in this economic downturn. If you’re going to take the approach that Free has more value than Fee (yes that is why I was not chosen) or spending more time focusing on cutting expenses versus seeking revenue opportunities, we know where your thinking is.
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And then my name got tossed in front of………………… The Committee.
Her case: We can have some fun. We can really motivate our volunteer base to stay involved and get more active; or we can listen to the Boring State Legislator tell them the state of their industry and how funding and donations will be less and less.
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Their Case: But the Legislator is free.
Which would you choose as the opening general session for your conference? Fun and Motivational or Free and Doom and Gloom?
Hello!!!! Unless you’re living in a bubble I am pretty certain you know the state of the economy; and if you’re in a role which is totally supported by funding and donations you probably know even more what you are about to come up against. So let’s gather 500 people together for a few days and start off by pounding that into their heads for an hour? There’s a great conference waiting to happen.
Am I pissed that I was not chosen? Pissed is the wrong word. Disappointed? Sure. Even the Motivational Speaker gets bummed from time to time. I know, you’re shocked. But as I quoted in my New Self-Help Book
, I really am sick of all those people who say life is hunky dory all the time. Let’s Get Real!
But what I am more bothered with is the fear and uncertainty that is building daily throughout too many organizations. In addition to the financial health of companies, the health and wellness of organization staff and volunteers is also deteriorating as they continue to have salt poured into the economic wound – that being the US Economy.
I’ve always believed that there is money to be made in any economic downturn – you just have to know where to look. I also believe it happens because most people are so busy focused on how awful things are while the smart people are ignoring the news and having fun growing their businesses or personal wealth. They’ve started a new bubble.
So with that, I encourage you and your organization to choose not to participate in this economic downturn. If you’re going to take the approach that Free has more value than Fee (yes that is why I was not chosen) or spending more time focusing on cutting expenses versus seeking revenue opportunities, we know where your thinking is.
Is leadership really that difficult? Do leaders need a smack upside their head in order to figure out the obvious and right thing to do? Motivating staff to continue to perform for you does not have to be as difficult as people think.
Last week I was having a whole lot of fun speaking to a group of CT State Employees. Well at one point their leader’s actions came under fire – that leader being Governor M. Jodi Rell. I told them I would send her a letter. And since I always keep my promises………… the letter below was emailed to the Governor of the Great State of CT this morning (the only edit I made was removing the individuals name; that remains between the 100 of us in the room last Friday).
Governor Rell,
So why is it that when a taxpayer takes the time to send you a message about a great experience he/she has with a state employee; and that taxpayer asks you to personally let that person know they made a difference you cannot find 30 seconds in your day to contact that individual, yet you (or your staff) can find the 30 seconds to contact that person’s boss?
Last week I presented an in-service for a diverse group of state employees; the above matter came up. Governor, one of the focuses of my presentation that day was how leaders and staff can find value in each other, share that value, and applaud each person’s value. You are the leader of our state and I know for a fact that one of your employees, (his name was here), would love to hear from you how he made a difference to that taxpayer; and not get a message from you through his supervisor.
Governor Rell, if you take this as a criticism you are missing the point of this message. If that call or email comes directly from your office you will have restored the faith of a group of state employees that are a little wounded right now.
No need to answer this email, I recognize how busy you are; and this email is not about me.
Rich DiGirolamo
Hmmm…………..maybe I should start a new fun part of my speaking business; writing letters for people who are pissed off, slighted, or hurt.
Is leadership really that difficult? Do leaders need a smack upside their head in order to figure out the obvious and right thing to do? Motivating staff to continue to perform for you does not have to be as difficult as people think.
Last week I was having a whole lot of fun speaking to a group of CT State Employees
. Well at one point their leader’s actions came under fire – that leader being Governor M. Jodi Rell. I told them I would send her a letter. And since I always keep my promises………… the letter below was emailed to the Governor of the Great State of CT this morning (the only edit I made was removing the individuals name; that remains between the 100 of us in the room last Friday).
Governor Rell,
So why is it that when a taxpayer takes the time to send you a message about a great experience he/she has with a state employee; and that taxpayer asks you to personally let that person know they made a difference you cannot find 30 seconds in your day to contact that individual, yet you (or your staff) can find the 30 seconds to contact that person’s boss?
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Governor Rell, if you take this as a criticism you are missing the point of this message. If that call or email comes directly from your office you will have restored the faith of a group of state employees that are a little wounded right now.
No need to answer this email, I recognize how busy you are; and this email is not about me.
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Hmmm…………..maybe I should start a new fun part of my speaking business; writing letters for people who are pissed off, slighted, or hurt.
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