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HomePage | Products | Calendar | Resources | Downloads Welcome to this month's Leadership Success Tip. Discover tips, tools and techniques to help you in your business and with your leadership skills. Please feel free to forward this issue to friends, family and associates! Leadership Success Tips Success Tip: Great Leaders Upcoming Events Register Now Recommendations The One-Minute Tip Closing Thought Newsletter Sign-Up Success Tip Would you rather be a good manager or a great leader? To read this complete article click here. As a leader, you have the power and opportunity to influence others and set a great example to those around you. If you create a world of trust, optimism, enjoyment and personal growth with your staff and colleagues, you will be rewarded with excellence at all levels. Discover 12 ways to move from being a good manager to being a great leader: Your word is your truth - Know that when you speak, you will fulfill your promise to others and others will know they can depend on you. Have a 'can do' attitude - Be cheerful and pleasant and cultivate an attitude of turning obstacles into opportunities. See the cup as half full instead of half empty. Remember to say 'thank you' - Kind words go a long way. Acknowledge and appreciate people around you when they've done something of merit. Practice the #1 rule of business - Remember to treat people as "they" want to be treated, not as you would like to be treated. This is crucial. Motivate others around you - Develop a strong interest in your staff and others around you. Empower and encourage others you know - Offer others public recognition and involve them in important work. Share your vision and mission - Get staff engaged in activities to meet goals, and shares the company's vision and mission. Think creatively and don't stop at the obvious - Think about options available to you and envision the possibilities of bigger and better ways to do things. Risk taking within reason by knowing high-risk and low-risk - Analyze risk. Know when risk taking is an intelligent move and when it shouldn't be considered. Stretch your creativity and encourage that in others - Continually stretch your creative powers by thinking outside the box Have a passion for what you do and create a sense of purpose - Display passion for what you do. Ensure your words are congruent with your actions. Create an environment of opportunity - Create an environment where you and others around you can grow. Read more about becoming a great leader: Click here for complete article This Weeks Action Steps See how many of these 12 leadership skills you can achieve this week. Note how many times a day you say 'thank you' to someone. Know how many people with whom you've shared your vision and goals. Discover how to take an idea and see how you can make it better. Quote "A person who is successful has simply formed the habit of doing things that unsuccessful people will not do." --John C. Maxwell Upcoming Events Teleclass: Getting Out of Overwhelm! Discover how to take control of your day before it controls you February 9th, 10am MST (12 noon EST) This Teleclass is FREE Teleclass Series: Having Time on Your Side - 4 week series Discover how to take control of your day before it controls you February 8th, 15th, 22nd, March 1st - 4pm MST (6pm EST), Cheryl Vallejos This Teleclass Series is $99.00 | Learn More Includes: Audio CD plus e-book on complete course Seminar: Want More Business? - Share with others what you do! Do you want to let others know about what you do? This is a a great time to network with other professionals and spread the word about your business. Register and receive class information prior to the call. Open to Prime Leader Members and special friends receiving this Ezine. February 15th, 5:30 pm MST Members and Invited Guests Teleclass: Finding New Customers Where and how to find new prospects and get more business. Unclear as to how to find new clients or custoemrs? If so, this class is for you February 25th, 10am MST (10am EST) This 1 hour Teleclass is FREE Recommendations Do you find yourself juggling too many projects and tasks? Would you like to do more in less time? Then this dynamic 4-week coaching program is for you! Sign up and discover how to put the passion back in your life by Getting Out of Overwhelm for Good! Chief Benefits Learn to enjoy success and prosperity in everything you do Prevent overwhelm from occurring over and over Turn obstacles into opportunities Create time in your life for self-care and the things you enjoy most Increase your profits and successes Receive the support you need to be on your way to overcoming overwhelm for good What would it mean to you if you discovered ways to solve your overwhelm problems for good so you could enjoy life more? Click here for details. Learn more about this 4-week coaching program. The One-Minute Tip Your image is important. It represents YOU. Make sure the following sends a professional image and message to the people you meet: business cards brochures website promotional material one-minute elevator speech Image can mean the difference to whether or not you land a client. Fine-tune your elevator speech to have it ready at any time you might be asked: "And what is it you do?" Closing Thought Discover the benefits of Prime Leaders Community: Improve profits and efficiency Gain up to 20% more time in your day Maximize your greatest asset - your mind Make more time in your life for your family, friends and you How is all of this done? Regularly scheduled tele-seminar on Leadership and Business Development Coaching sessions to take your business to the next level CD recordings of business-building techniques Support, encouragement and techniques so you can show up 'big' Networking with other like-minded professionals on business topics and solutions Listening to professional guest speakers Questions? write to: Cheryl@primeleaders.com (520) 730-4456 office Forwarding and Feedback If you've seen some valuable information here please feel free to copy or distribute this newsletter in its entirety to all interested parties. 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