Tag: Ross Reck

  • Even Irritating Things Happen for a Reason by Dr. Ross Reck

    Shopping CartMy friend recently made an evening trip to the grocery store that didn’t go as she expected it to. After she picked up the items she wanted and got ready to check out, she remembered that she needed ice cream. So, she returned to the back of the store to get it. When she got ready to check out again, she remembered that she needed butter and went back for it. When she approached the checkout line for a third time, she noticed that the person behind her had only one item, so she asked her to go in front of her. Next, the checker couldn’t figure out how to ring up her tomato and it took more time which began to irritate her. Just as she was paying for her groceries, a car crashed between two pillars outside the front of the store. When she walked to her car, she realized that her car had been hit first on the passenger side. Had she not had these delays, she would have been unloading groceries into her car on the passenger side and would no doubt have been seriously injured. My friend is very thankful for the way things worked out and offers the following advice: “When things don’t go the way we think they should, don’t get upset. Remember, things happen for a reason. This could be fate handing you a blessing.”

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    One Sentence Wisdom 

    • “Fate has a funny way of intervening in people’s lives.” — Katie Ashley
    • “What’s meant to be will always find a way” — Trisha Yearwood

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  • Ross Reck – A Wonderful Act of Kindness Performed by a Caring Angel

    Photo Credit: Ryan Hamilton via Facebook/Social Media

    Jennifer Earl recently posted the most touching article on msn.com. From a rooftop across the street from Wrigley Field, Ryan Hamilton watched as a blind man tried to hail a cab after a Saturday afternoon Cubs game. The area was crowded with thousands of people and the man was having no luck stopping a taxi. As she walked out of a Wrigleyville restaurant, Casey Spellman spotted the man and immediately split from her friends and asked him if he wanted help getting a cab. According to Ms. Spellman, “He said, ‘Yeah, you sound pretty, so cabs will probably stop for you before me.’” She then stepped out into the street and within minutes a taxi pulled up. Ms. Spellman then helped the blind man into the cab and hugged him goodbye. Ms. Spellman didn’t think the incident was any big deal, but Mr. Hamilton, who was watching from above, was so touched that he posted his photos of the encounter on Facebook praising the woman for her kindness. The post has since gone viral with nearly 8,000 shares. As Mr. Hamilton put it, “Awesome to see such kindness in a world that the media portrays so much hate in.” If you want more about this beautiful incident or see the photos, click on the following link.

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  • 100% Employee Engagement–Guaranteed! Revised Edition: Introducing a New Management Model

    100% Employee Engagement Guaranteed!
    100% Employee Engagement Guaranteed!
    Available from Amazon.com

    By Ross Reck, PhD

    Imagine a workplace where every employee is engaged with their work … where every employee shows up each day excited about giving every bit of energy, creativity and passion to performing their job. These employees don’t need to be motivated because they already are and they channel their motivation toward creating a competitive edge for their company that can’t be easily copied. They’re constantly making innovative changes to products, services and customer experiences while providing superior levels of customer service which results in loyal customers. This means higher levels of repeat and referral business which, in turn, translates into significant increases in market share. In addition, absenteeism and turnover rates for these fully engaged employees are far below industry averages because they absolutely love what they do. This book presents a new management model that guarantees an employee engagement level of 100%. If you implement this model in your organization, every one of your employees will become engaged with their work; all working at their full potential. Think of what it would mean to the success of your business or organization if you could get all of your employees engaged with their work.

  • Ross Reck – The Most Important Things in Life Can’t be Bought; They Must be Earned

    …live a kind, loving and caring life…
    Photo by Mayur Gala

    The Most Important Things

    Ross Reck wrote in one of his recent weekly Reminders, “One of my connections on LinkedIn posted the following quote by Clarence Francis [3] who retired as Chairman of the Board for General Foods in 1954.

    The quote points out that the most important things in life can’t be bought; they must be earned. As Mr. Francis put it: “You can buy a man’s time; you can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm; you can’t buy initiative; you cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, mind or souls.

    You must earn these.” When you extend Mr. Francis’ quote from business to life in general, the list of things that must be earned also includes love, friendship and respect. The good news is that all these things are very easy to earn. All you have to do is live a kind, loving and caring life and they’re yours.”[1,2]

    References:

    1. RossReck.com
    2. ConnertMedia.com
    3. Wikipedia – Clarence Francis
    4. Wikipedia – General Foods




  • Ross Reck – When Your Window Of Opportunity Opens–Go For It!

    Coke and Coca ColaI sat next to an account manager for Coca Cola on a plane ride to Phoenix who shared an interesting story with me.  She had been trying for many years to get the soft drink syrup account for one of the larger convenience store chains in Phoenix.  The problem, however, was that the competition had a “lock” on the business.  Rather than give up, this woman continued to call on the convenience store chain. But every year, the competition continued to be awarded the business.

    One day her window of opportunity opened.  On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the competition’s dispensing machine broke down in one of the chain’s larger stores.  One of the managers of this chain phoned her competition and asked them to come out and fix their machine.  The competition’s response was, “We’ll have someone out there on Tuesday” which was the next business day.  This store stood to lose a lot of sales if this machine wasn’t fixed.  And since both Coca Cola and its competition used the same machine, this manager decided to call this woman at her home and ask if she would come in and fix her competition’s dispensing machine.

    Seizing the opportunity, this woman was on the scene in very quick order to fix the competition’s machine.  When finished, she told everyone in the store to have a nice day.  Several months later, when the current contract expired, she was awarded the business and was not the lowest price.  The reason she got the business was that the local management of the convenience store chain knew they could count on her.

    So, when a particular situation looks hopeless, don’t give up.  Be patient and wait for your window of opportunity to open–knowing full well that sooner or later it will.  And, when it does, don’t hesitate; go for it![1]

    References:

    1. RossReck.com