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Ron Goch
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Find or Make the Circumstances You Desire

January 12th 2007

Today’s Telios Tip comes from George Bernard Shaw who once said: “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstance they want and if they can’t find them, make them.”

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Ron Goch, The Telios Group
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Finish Any Job With “Want To”

November 28th 2006

Today’s Telios Tip comes from a story shared by Neil Eskelin:

“I remember the night in Miami when our son, Ian, was just five years old. We were staying with relatives and it was his bedtime. When I looked at the living room floor, I knew we had a problem. Toys were all over the place. “’Ian,’ I said, ‘you need to pick up all those toys before you go to bed.’

“‘Daddy,’ he said, ‘I’m too tired to pick up my toys.’

“My immediate inclination was to force him to clean up the room. Instead, I went into the bedroom, laid down, and said, ‘Ian, come here. Let’s play Humpty Dumpty.’

“He climbed up on my knees and I said, ‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.’ And he fell. Ian laughed and said, ‘Let’s do it again.’ Well, after the third ‘fall,’ I said, ‘Okay, but first go pick up those toys.’

“Without thinking, he ran into the living room and in ninety seconds he finished a job that could have taken half an hour. Then he jumped back on my knees and repeated, ‘Daddy, let’s do it again.’

“’Ian, I thought you were too tired to pick up those toys.’ He answered, ‘I was, daddy, but I just wanted to do this!’

“We can finish any job when we have the “Want to!’”

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Clean Your Windows

November 27th 2006

I came across the following short story and thought it would make for a good Telios Tip and reminder to us all:

“A businessman was highly critical of his competitors’ storefront windows. “Why, they are the dirtiest windows in town,” he claimed. Fellow business people grew tired of the man’s continual criticism and nitpicking comments about the windows. One day over coffee, the businessman carried the subject just too far.

“Before leaving, a fellow store owner suggested the man get his own windows washed. He followed the advice, and the next day at coffee, he exclaimed, ‘I can’t believe it. As soon as I washed my windows, my competitor must have cleaned his too. You should see them shine.’”

Confucius once declared, “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”

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Ron Goch, The Telios Group
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Put Your Thoughts to Action

October 3rd 2006

While traveling, I stopped by a store to pick up a newspaper and spotted a rack of inspirational and motivational cards. I read each and two of the cards stood out among the rest. I thought I’d share the two thoughts with you in today’s post:

The first read: “You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Put your thoughts into action.”

The second card read: “You miss a lot when you travel at a gallop. Take the time to come home to yourself everyday.”

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Ron Goch, The Telios Group
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Manage Your Disappointments Well

August 30th 2006

The Telios Tip for today comes from Gerhard Gschwandtner who once said: “Every time you manage your disappointments well, you’ll increase your growth potential.”

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Ron Goch, The Telios Group

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