| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | “ I love getting up in the morning. I clap my hands and say, 'This is gonna be a great day.' ”
the late Dicky Fox
sports agent in the film Jerry Maguire (1996)
This quote made me recall a thought I recently read in Businessweek... "His advice regarding GM (General Motors), says Akerson (CEO of the company), was to identify optimists with experience and a competitive streak and promote them." How would someone describe you?
BELOW: The real history behind Labor Day and the reason it's a holiday (and a little fun from Jerry Maguire (the mission statement - one of my favorite reads)
 | |  | | Celebrating Labor and Labour Day | | | | | |  | | How to keep your team from going through the motions: an online talk by Sam Parker
gomo:(go-mo) a person who goes through the motions
d-grunt:(dee-grunt) a disgruntled person
We don't like working with them. We don't like being served by them.
This Tuesday & Wednesday, join Sam Parker, co-founder of JustSell.com and author of 212, SalesTough, and Smile & Move for some in-the-trenches thoughts and ideas on helping a team of people care more about those money hours (their time at work).
Short. No-fluff. Free.
Click here for a list of times and to register.
(Recommend to a friend or colleague by forwarding this message.) | | | | | Sales history... | | | | | Did you know...
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. (from the U.S. Department of Labor)
It was the Industrial Revolution (in the late 1800s) with its 12-hour 7-day schedules that inspired a need for better protection of workers (and by workers, we're talking about physical tough stuff that makes you and I feel lucky type of workers).
The first Labor Day parade (10,000 marching workers) was in New York City in 1882. It took 12 years before Congress made it a holiday. History.com has Canada's labor celebrations as the spark for that first U.S. Labor Day parade.
Enjoy History.com's video synopsis of the holiday (3.5 minutes) and be ready for any Cliff Clavin opportunities today.
(Share it with your kids.)
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Jerry Maguire fans: A JustSell sales film favorite - enjoy a 2.5-minute trip down memory lane.
Remember the (s)mission statement? Very inspiring (starts about a third of the way down on this page - outside the money hours stuff). I've read the thing at least 3 times over the years.
*Smonday: the first day of the week for a Smover. | |  Grab today's mini poster (pdf) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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