Many times, I will be surfing Facebook, and someone will say something that gets me thinking, and gives me fodder for a new blog post. Today that happened, which is a good thing, because I have been in a funk for about six weeks, and I haven't been able to come up with much, except for some lighter posts, like my new Double Feature category.
Today, someone happened to mention a Zig Ziglar quote. I like Zig. Every once in a while at my last job, my former boss would play some of Zig's motivational CD's at our weekly meetings. I have to say, I felt like kicking ass and taking names after hearing Zig. He's an amazing public speaker, with loads of life experience, and he knows how to spin a yarn.
After a time, my boss stopped playing Zig. I was very disappointed because I found them to be very motivating, and entertaining. The motivational effects may have been temporary, but while I was in the zone, I was particularly productive and positive. One day, I asked why we were no longer listening to Zig, and my boss said it was because he would rather play straight-up sales training tapes, for the sales people.
OK, fine, that makes some sense, but if the salespeople found Zig's CD's as motivating as I did, and they did, because I asked, why wouldn't you play them? What's the difference if the sales people were getting fired up by Speaker-X, Speaker-Y, or Speaker-Z?
In any case, this post isn't intended to be a Zig Ziglar advertisement, and in fact, I'm not even sure if he's responsible for the quote that is really the main inspiration for this post, but it was either him, or someone like him.
In one of these meetings, my former boss played a CD by one of these motivational/sales type of speakers, and the guy said something like (paraphrasing), "You get what you want, by helping others get what they want."
I think that there is a lot of wisdom in that statement. There is the obvious truth in it, like even if you wait tables for a living, you're getting a paycheck by helping people get what they want, like their order. But when the motivational types use it in their presentations, I think they're going for the deeper meaning. The follow your bliss, type of meaning.
The reason I am thinking about this right now, is precisely because I am in a bit of a grand funk right now. I need to figure out how that quote fits into my life, and make it happen. It should be a perfect fit, because I don't require much, and I enjoy helping people. But like most things in life, they are easier said, than done.
Today, someone happened to mention a Zig Ziglar quote. I like Zig. Every once in a while at my last job, my former boss would play some of Zig's motivational CD's at our weekly meetings. I have to say, I felt like kicking ass and taking names after hearing Zig. He's an amazing public speaker, with loads of life experience, and he knows how to spin a yarn.
After a time, my boss stopped playing Zig. I was very disappointed because I found them to be very motivating, and entertaining. The motivational effects may have been temporary, but while I was in the zone, I was particularly productive and positive. One day, I asked why we were no longer listening to Zig, and my boss said it was because he would rather play straight-up sales training tapes, for the sales people.
OK, fine, that makes some sense, but if the salespeople found Zig's CD's as motivating as I did, and they did, because I asked, why wouldn't you play them? What's the difference if the sales people were getting fired up by Speaker-X, Speaker-Y, or Speaker-Z?
In any case, this post isn't intended to be a Zig Ziglar advertisement, and in fact, I'm not even sure if he's responsible for the quote that is really the main inspiration for this post, but it was either him, or someone like him.
In one of these meetings, my former boss played a CD by one of these motivational/sales type of speakers, and the guy said something like (paraphrasing), "You get what you want, by helping others get what they want."
I think that there is a lot of wisdom in that statement. There is the obvious truth in it, like even if you wait tables for a living, you're getting a paycheck by helping people get what they want, like their order. But when the motivational types use it in their presentations, I think they're going for the deeper meaning. The follow your bliss, type of meaning.
The reason I am thinking about this right now, is precisely because I am in a bit of a grand funk right now. I need to figure out how that quote fits into my life, and make it happen. It should be a perfect fit, because I don't require much, and I enjoy helping people. But like most things in life, they are easier said, than done.
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