CAREER
Still Selling Typewriters?
By Dan Miller
48days.com
CBN.com – My wife, Joanne, was dismayed to see the signs stuck in the medians yesterday as we were driving leisurely through Franklin, Tennessee. Our local Hollywood Video store is closing. They recently filed for bankruptcy protection, citing increasing real estate and labor costs, and growing competition. They want to close 520 unprofitable stores and concentrate on 4,000 stronger locations.
Frankly, I think they should liquidate their stock and sell the real estate as quickly as possible.
Here's why.
Are you using business principles that were effective 20 years ago but are dreadfully out of date today? Are you going to fight to continue selling typewriters, or can you see the writing on the wall and embrace the inevitable changes?
Read why I think you may need to stop what you're doing: Still Selling Typewriters.
Principles from No More Mondays
Attitude Adjustment
Spring is just around the corner – new growth is popping up in trees, grass, and flowers. And I hope that you are seeing new growth in your life as well.
In a recent podcast I mentioned that our children used to get “attitude adjustments” when they were little, rather than physical punishment. A reader asked about that and my daughter Ashley gave a wonderful description here – now using her own daughter Clara as the unwilling learner: Attitude Adjustments.
“Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in striving toward an important goal.”—Maxwell Maltz, 1899 – 1975
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Gumby Works Here
Remember the green clay humanoid figure named Gumby? If you ever had a model Gumby, you will remember that he was infinitely flexible. It appears ole Gumby is pretty welcome in today’s workplace.
Companies everywhere are discovering that happy workers are more productive - and one of the biggest factors in keeping people happy is providing them flexible work schedules and locations. Even the U.S. government has discovered that flexible work schedules result in “greater employee productivity, higher levels of sustained performance, reduced traffic congestion and air pollution, and reduced real estate costs.”
Could you imagine working from home for your current employer? Would you want that arrangement? Do you have a place in your home where you could have a work mind-set? Do you need help in creating a flexible work proposal for your boss?
Here are things you can propose to your boss: Gumby works here.
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Humor: Things You May Hear Just Before Unemployment
I don't know what we'll do without you, but we are certainly going to try!
We told everyone you are leaving because of illness. The truth is, I'm sick of you.
Its not that you aren't a responsible worker. In fact, you've been responsible for more disasters than anyone else in the place.
Today I'm going to mix business with pleasure. You're fired!
I've got good news for you. You won't have to worry about being late for work here 'ever again'.
Tell me: How long have you been with us, not counting tomorrow?
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Need to Move On?
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 Dan Miller is the bestselling author of 48 Days To The Work You Love and a renowned Life Coach specializing in career fulfillment. His weekly newsletter reaches 70,000 subscribers. Dan’s articles are featured here at CBN every Tuesday, and you can find out more about Dan at www.48days.com.
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