Newsletter 55 - April 2008

A monthly newsletter to conduct you on the way to successful performance and harmony in your work and personal life. Every issue brings you tips for interviews, resumes, networking, and strategies for career advancement.

Welcome!
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Life in New Mexico
We are enjoying the beauties of spring here with sunny skies and warm temperatures, flowers and blooming trees (Achoo!), and later gorgeous sunsets. My lovely cat Sabrina loves basking in the sunshine and munching on leaves and grass. Life is good. Like they sing in the Shaker hymn:

"And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'twill be in the valley of love and delight."

We all have different kinds of power. Some choose to hoard it, thinking that is the best and safest way to handle it. I am sure you can think of people who do this. What are their lives like? If you watch closely, you may see a lifestyle that is not attractive, healthy, or enjoyable.

Power is influence. One way to view our power is the ability and potential to radiate whatever influence we have so that it multiplies and grows substantially. And wouldn't it be nice if that required only a small amount of effort on our part?

To use a farming metaphor, you can choose to water your field all by yourself or you can share that responsibility. Picture two different farmers. One of them uses a small watering can and walks from one end of the field to the other from dawn to dusk. The next morning, she gets up and does the same thing again. There isn't much time for anything else and only so much energy for each day.

The second farmer sets up a sophisticated irrigation system, flips the switch, and goes off to do other things. Those other activities might include setting up an interview with a radio station to talk about the health benefits of buying and eating fresh produce grown locally, writing an article for newspaper or magazine publication, meeting with others to gain knowledge and support, and lining up vendors for the produce she grows. By getting out and relating to others, this person can also have a team of hired hands who handle specific chores. If she has hired them wisely, she has chosen people who can do these tasks more efficiently and effectively than she can so that she can be confident and relax about the operation of her farm. This farmer may even have a social life and time for family!

Now that you have the farmer metaphor to consider, how might you translate this into a meaningful model for your life? I am curious to see what you may create around this theme. Please send me your stories. And choose the farmer you want to emulate.

If you aren't confident enough to give away power, then you are not very powerful.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

- Tom Ridge

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New Master Mind Groups
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To learn more about Master Mind groups and how you can benefit by belonging, contact me at info@one-e-anna.com

3. Career Coaching Sessions
I coach people who are looking to enjoy their work, whether that means moving up in a current job or building a new career. It doesn't matter where you live - I can coach you by phone. Want to find out more? You can easily arrange this.

Please contact me at info@one-e-anna.com and I will follow up with you to schedule a free consultation - no strings attached!

4. Humor from Resumes
My sister sent this collection of excerpts from resumes and cover letters, printed in a 1997 issue of Fortune magazine. This is the third in a series. There were plenty of regrettable quotes!

1.

Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far.

2.

Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store.

3.

Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as job-hopping. I have never quit a job.

4.

Marital status: often. Children: various.

5.

Reason for leaving last job: They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 every morning. Could not work under those conditions.

6.

The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers.

7.

Finished eighth in my class of ten.

8.

References: None. I've left a path of destruction behind me.

My Books!
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Please click on the link to go there and purchase these useful and inexpensive guides: 64 Tips for Informational Interviews and the Master Mind Moderator Toolkit. Thank you!

Reminder - Amazon Associate!
I am an Amazon Associate. That means that my website visitors can order books from my website. I am an Amazon Associate. That means that my website visitors can order books from my website. So, if you have been meaning to get specific books that I mention in the course of my newsletters or coaching sessions, please go to the Resource Links on my website and buy a book. www.one-e-anna.com/resources.htm

By the way, once you have arrived at the Amazon site, you can order any books you like, not just the ones I have listed.

Thinking about retirement? Check into the great resources and coaching available with Laurie Geary, Certified Retirement Coach at www.ingearcoaching.com Laurie also offers coaching for people in transition of all kinds.

A Map for Joy by Teri Johnson contains lessons and exercises that truly lead you to a joyful life. Go to www.intrepid-communications.com to purchase your copy

A terrific site for business owners - Maria Marsala, former Wall Street trader and now business consultant, coach, and trainer has classes and other resources that are well worth the visit to www.coachmaria.com

Attention, Trainers!
Many of our readers are in the training profession, so I am happy to tell you about a new ezine for you. Please visit the website of Ellen Dowling and subscribe to her monthly newsletter, "The Standup Trainer." www.standuptrainer.com

Every issue will provide you with valuable training tips and a dose of Ellen's signature sense of humor. Enjoy!

I recommend
Jay Block Presents "Any Idiot Can Make It Through a Good Day" - a set of two CDS with Jay's program on how to think positive in difficult times. Learn the proven techniques of emotional channeling and the 10 Principles of Success. Go to www.jayblock.com for more information and to order.

Tips Booklets Online
Too many heavy books cluttering up your house or office? Paulette Ensign offers a vast array of tips booklets online for only $4.77 each! When you order an online book, it often arrives in your e-mail within minutes! No waiting for the mail to arrive every day and watching for that book you wanted. And - you won't have to search for it on bookshelves if you save it into a folder on your computer. Check out her website at www.tipsbooklets.com and peruse the titles there. Examples: 101 Travel Tips for Women, 113 Ideas To Secure Your Financial Future, and Presenting Your Message Like You Mean It

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