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Is Knowledge Really Power?

OK – here we go! In my pre-op meeting today, the nurse reminded us that the more knowledge you have, the more quickly you will recover from knee replacement surgery. But I was thinking, doesn’t that have a broader application? I was given pre-op exercises that I’ve been doing for over 3 months. My doctor gave me knowledge, I took action so know the future will be better. That is life in a nutshell.

Here is the problem. There are many people who have knowledge, they just don’t take action. Continue to challenge yourself to take risk, and most importantly do something. Nothing will happen without your active participation. So what will you do?

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Tags: health, life long learning, outcomes by Marsha
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Becoming Bionic: why customer care is more important than ever

Aging is often welcomed with a variety of signs … One of them being the onset of aching joints. When I was diagnosed with arthritic knee joints, I knew I was doomed. And all I wanted was clear communication and to know I was in good hands with whatever treatment was chosen.

My focus on personal responsibility kicked in and with the guiding advice of my doctors, I began the journey. So we tried:

meniscus surgery
cortisone shots
orthovisc and synvisc shots
physical therapy

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Tags: client care by Marsha
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Platform Power – eliminate your anxiety when speaking!

It’s painful watching someone speak who is filled with anxiety. How are you at controlling your nervousness?

Understand that the audience can tell immediately when you are panicked. This unrest is typically caused by lack of self-confidence, which is then exacerbated by poorly drafted presentations, little or no practice, and not knowing your audience. Think about a nervous speaker you previewed; did their anxiety build confidence in their message? Or were you just hoping they would make it through? Using a planning model helps reduce anxiety because it gives you structure and the knowledge that you are organized and in control.

Construction: Use the following 11-point model to plan your presentation. This model can also be used for planning meetings, writing newsletters and more.

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Tags: communicate, presentation skills, professional development by Marsha
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Overwhelmed with too much work from your Boss?

Reader’s question: I have a great job that I dearly love. Recently, one of my 4 bosses added a task to my job that is actually a full time job on it’s own at this time. I was unable to keep up on many of my other duties due to the priority level and time needed and this ongoing task. I finally convinced my boss that added the task to my workload that it was way too much for one person. However, he wasn’t happy and now he is hesitant to give me any other tasks.

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Tags: business success, dealing with difficult bosses, Positive Behavior by Marsha
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Presentation Skills and Platform Power: what you need to succeed

How comfortable are you speaking in a public venue? How about if you are asked to present your views on a project you may be working on? What if your professional association asked you to keynote a meeting or present a concurrent session? Merely upon hearing these suggestions, most people become sick to their stomach, feel their knees begin to shake, and their mental terrorism starts screaming, “No way!”

Here is the quickest way to separate yourself from other people in the workplace: hone your public speaking skills, and become comfortable with presenting. I’ve learned that it is simply another skill to tuck away in your success toolbox.

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Tags: professional development by Marsha
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DO THE RIGHT THING: It’s all about customer service

The Wallow Fire in Arizona has been devastating. Many people have lost their homes that were surrounded by towering pines and crystal blue skies. One month before the fire, my husband changed all of our cabin insurance to Allstate because of a recommendation from a dear friend.

The policies were activated with one condition concerning the Alpine retreat because the risk managers wanted a few small trees trimmed. Receiving the notice right before we left on an eight-day celebration of my birthday still gave us plenty of time to get to the property, trim the vegetation and take pictures of the completed work when we returned June 8th.

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Tags: client care, customer service, Positive Behavior by Marsha
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Join me on radio tomorrow – Thursday!

I‘m doing two programs tomorrow and two different topics!

Listen up! I’ll be on tomorrow 2/3 – Wake Up Tucson w/ Joe & Chris 7:15AM MST http://ow.ly/3OOfY Listen on line!

Also, please join The Chris Treece Show Tomorrow February 3, 2011. Show starts at 12 PM EST and the Call In Number is 347-633-9495

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chris-treece/2011/02/03/personal-development-expert-marsha-petrie-sue

Personal Development Expert Marsha Petrie Sue

www.blogtalkradio.com

Marsha Petrie Sue is the Mohammed Ali of communications. She can dance look pretty and she uses the entire ring. Marsha also knows how and when to land a knockout punch. Think of her presentations as charm school with live ammunition. Youll learn proven tactics for managing people change by learning

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Tags: business success by Marsha
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Stop Setting Goals!

Happy New Year! How did you do in 2010 with your New Year’s resolutions? It was a challenging year for many people so I thought this newsletter that we ran a year ago could be even more appropriate now than it was last time. I would love to hear your comments. Please let me know what you think!

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Tags: accountability, Behavior, Goal setting by Marsha
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Positive attitude

Kermit the Frog. Always be happy. When people are in a bad mood the last thing they want to do is hang around with happy people.

Amazing that a frog has better judgement than many people! Who wants to hang around you?

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How to Handle Difficult Work Situations

Thought you might enjoy the free iTunes Download for the 52 lessons from The Reactor Factor: How to handle difficult work situations without going nuclear

Click here! Good reminders on how to stay sane in an insane world.

And if you want all the forms and lists from the b, you can download them for free also at www.ReactorFactorBook.com

Cool tools for success. Not real sexy, but down to earth information.

Marsha Petrie Sue, MBA, CSP
Photographer, Fisherman, Outdoors Woman and Wife to “The Boy Named Sue”
Also a Professional Speaker and Author of a bunch of books and other stuff
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