Leadership Solutions

One Simple Trick Saves Your Business Money

Here's the trick: Tell your employees to turn off the engine while their vehicle is parked.

Why?

Two minutes of letting the engine idle is equal to one mile of driving.

So a vehicle that gets 20 miles/gallon, will cost at least a dollar for every ten minutes of letting the engine running while:

- Picking up an order

- Making a delivery

- Checking a map

By the way, I've seen commercial vehicles (usually a truck) left with the engine running while the employee ate lunch, took a nap, or read papers for times as long as a hour.

If this happens every day, each of these vehicles could be costing your business thousands of dollars per year.

Want more tips on how to save money? Click on this link - Save Gas, Save Money.

Steve Kaye

Tips for Green Business

PS Even if you don't own a business, you could still save hundreds of dollars each year by using this one simple trick. See:  Save Gas, Save Money

What's on Your List?

Most people make a To Do list.

That's nice.

Making a To Do list is part of basic daily planning.

Without such organization, it's hard to imagine how anyone could make systematic progress toward meaningful results.

But most people leave something off their list that's really important.

It's themselves.

So the question is: Do you put yourself on your To Do list?

Here are Three Things That Belong on Your To Do List everyday.

All the best,

Steve Kaye

See: Basic List of Things to Do

Mother's Day

Hello Mothers everywhere,

Your caring, helping, and serving have helped everyone.

Thank you for all that you've done.

Steve Kaye

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Mallard Chick

Second Best Mother's Day Gift

What do you get for your mother on Mother's Day, besides a gift?

( - This is so simple anyone can do this. - )

It has three parts:

1) Phone her.

2) Ask how she's doing.

3) Listen.

Note: If you visit, you can use your visit for Step 1.

Step 3 is the tricky one. Because this is where most people ruin it.

Listen implies that you will let her talk while you say nothing.

This also implies that you will not:

a) Say anything that might upset the conversation.

b) Disagree with anything she says.

c) Interrupt her.

d) Show any dismay over anything she says.

e) Tell her what to do.

Instead, just pretend that she is your boss (or best client).

Accept what she has to say. Nod. Smile. Appear interested. And let her talk. Let her be a mother. Let her tell you anything.

If, for example, she tells you to cut your hair, just smile and say pleasantly, "You think my hair needs to be cut." And then tell her, "I'll put that on my list."

Pause a moment and give the conversation back to her by asking, "So what's new?"

Wish you the best,

Steve Kaye

Still shopping? Here's how to choose a gift that works (This applies to any gift for any occasion).

Reframe the Day

Vocabulary matters.

It creates images, expectations, and directions in your mind.

So what words do you use to describe the nasty events in your life. (Note that the word "nasty" implies a type of event.)

Do you call them Problems, Challenges, Dilemmas, . . . , or something else?

Here's a new option.

Call them Puzzles.

Why?

People like puzzles. Because puzzles are challenging and fun.

Once you find (or receive) a Puzzle, do this:

1) Ask yourself if you own this puzzle. If not, then leave it alone. Some puzzles belong to others and thus are none of our business.

2) Ask yourself if you can solve this puzzle. If not, then leave it alone. Some puzzles are impossible for anyone to solve.

3) If you decide to solve the puzzle, then ask yourself what you can do to solve it. This list of steps becomes your plan.

Then relax and play with the puzzle.

The payoff is: With a relaxed approach, you may make better progress toward a creative solution.

All the best,

Steve Kaye

Want to know more? See - 3 Options for Solving Problems

Best Mother's Day Gift

Every mother wants the same thing.

She wants to know that it was worth it.

- The pain

- The work

- The time

Everything that went into having, caring for, and raising you.

So here's the best gift you could give your mother:

Be a responsible, self-sufficient adult who brings honor to the family.

Now, you don't need a big truck or cute clothes to do this.

You just need to:

- Take care of yourself

- Stay out of trouble

And if you plan to buy a Mother's Day gift, here's how to choose the gift she really wants. (Yes, that was a link to the article, go back and click on it.)

Much success,

Steve Kaye

Powerful Insults

Insults do more than hurt.

First, sending an insult is insane behavior. No normal, sane person insults others.

Second, an insult is designed to lure you into doing the same thing: Responding with insane behavior.

So an insult degrades people into becoming ineffective.

What's the solution?

1) Stay away from toxic people who send insults.

2) Remain in a sane mode. Behave like a mature person who sets boundaries and replies with candor.

For example, "That sounds like an insult. I'll come back when you're ready to discuss this."

Steve Kaye

PS - See How to Win an Argument 

How to Manage Turbulent Times

What does a bird do when the wind blows really hard?

It hangs on tighter.

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This female Western Bluebird is facing the wind and holding on with everything she has.

We can do the same.

Hang on and keep going.

Steve Kaye
See More Birds 

Please Help

Hello Everyone,

Here's an easy request:

Please look at this article.

You don't have to read it, although that would be helpful because you might find it interesting and useful.

It contains success tips that everyone can use to achieve more in their career.

Here's the link again, just in case you missed it.

Thanks for your help.

Steve Kaye
Career Success

Three, Two, One - Words That Matter

These words could change your life.

If you use them often, things will go well.

Here they are:

Three Words

"I love you."

But there's a catch. You must begin by saying these words to yourself.

Because love begins inside your heart. If there's no love there, then there's no love anywhere.

Two Words

"Thank you."

Gratidude is the currency of successful relationships.

So say "Thank you" often.

Great leaders do more. They facilitate greatness to create opportunities to say "Thank you."

Through this they create unexpected excellence, which comes back as inspired gratidude.

One Word

"Please."

Ask for what you want, with respect.

Recognize that everything others do for you is a gift of their time.

And most important, ask for what you want before you begin to resent not having it.

Wish you the best,

Steve Kaye
Nature Photographer

Want to know more? Click on Uncommon Success