What Goes Around, Comes Around

What Goes Around Comes Around

We’ve spent a lifetime committed to helping others. Whether it was while in the military or working in the fitness world.  It’s what gives us the greatest joy, fulfillment and satisfaction in life. One of our biggest business lessons that we we’ve had holds up the old saying, “What goes around comes around.”

This is reinforced on many occasions when I encounter an old boss, co-worker, friend or acquaintance who reminds us of how we inspired them, gave them guidance or helped them through a difficult time. These kinds of experiences always motivate both of us to keep putting good things out into the world.

We never know in advance what good may come from the acts we do. Maybe it will inspire, encourage, educate, motivate or actually change someone’s life. In any case, people will always come away knowing that they matter to you when you treat them with respect and integrity.

In business, as in life, it all comes down to people. People are your customers, co-workers, employees, leaders, managers, investors and vendors. Success in your business depends on the people you encounter. How you treat those people will have a significant impact on your bottom line.

Here are some tips to help people in your business and show them that they matter:

1. Deliver incredible customer service.
2. Give a single parent the afternoon off.
3. Pay someone more than you need to.
4. Send a hand-written note to an employee acknowledging a job well done.
5. Loan a subordinate a book that you’ve found to be helpful.
6. Tell someone struggling “I want to help you succeed,” and mean it.
7. Stop by and talk, without an agenda.
8. Share a resource that you’ve found useful.
9. Create a safe space for openness and honesty.
10. Let people tell you how they feel, and listen without interrupting.

We encourage you to think about the people that you may impact, the lives that you touch and the positive changes that you can make. I believe these are the true signs of leadership and are more important than the money that you make, the position that you hold or the size of your office.

You can do good while you’re doing well. It may require you to think of new ways to do it, but when you focus on helping others, you’ll succeed in ways beyond measure.

For more great ideas, contact Diane Conklin & Gail Saseen

http://www.completemarketingsystems.com

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