January
23
January 23rd, 2013
by
Kerigan Marketing
Beachy Beach January Love Note
(Originally Published Jan, 23 2013)
Dear precious ones,
I love meeting with you and when I do I always feel compelled to share a little of my heart.... I wear it on my sleeve for all of you to see so I am not much of a mystery. I know that some people make think that we should be a little more mysterious, a little more private in our feelings but for me simply that is not how I roll. I love love love sharing my heart and feelings with you... you make it easy because of your kindness and warmth. Of course that is why you are all here.... you all are living a life that may not be measurable by a standard so readily seen with the eye but it is sure felt with the heart.
You have heard me say many times that our work can be our ministry. It can be a higher calling than a pay check or a status to measure. As early as 10 years of age I dreamed of having a life that may impact others in a positive way because the world I was in was any thing but positive and it was not a path that I wanted for my life so I headed in the opposite direction. That direction led me to people like you. I prayed that God would guide me and use me for a better and higher purpose and I knew that was a life of service and as life would have it I have been led to people just like YOU.
So to my point.. IN our business so much of what we do screams to be measured by: how many phone calls, how many contacts, how many prospects and how many car rides up and down the beach. There was a time that the skills needed to make it big in business were called hard skills and they were the technical more measured things. Thank goodness those are less important than the skills of kindness, compassion and influence. You can have all the skills in the world but if you come at life or business with the idea WHATS in if for ME than you will fall very short of your mark.
We laugh a lot about my ineptness at so many things.... I am sure there is no need to name them as you know what they are. BUT the big thing that I know that we have and it is the thing that will drive us to the top and take others is with us is our HUGE compassion for others and each other. That compassion although not measured by ordinary standards it is apparent in all that you do and it will be the very foundation of your success. Caring and loving others as you do your work will reap greater rewards than any new technique for selling will ever do for you.
We all have influence and the question for us; is it for good or for bad? We should always strive to make our every encounter one where the people involved are left better or more joyful to be in our presence. I have heard before that there are NO neutral encounters. The best among us leave others feeling more lifted, more loved and more at peace. I am thankful that I am surrounded my like minded people who have the greatest most profound impact on my life.
I look forward to another year with all of you and another year to make a difference in the lives of others. If we do all that then I assure you we will be successful and it will be hard to measure because it will be to overflowing.
I love you all and I thank God for you daily!!!!
karen ( now where did I put my keys?)
Categories:
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Tags: karen smith, beachy beach love note, measure of success