Everyone is a...
Thursday, March 29, 2007 - posted by hellomynameisscott at 4:50 AM
Everyone is a writer. Writing is the basis of all wealth, as my mentor says. You need to be writing (something) every single day. You can’t keep all that stuff bottled up inside. It’s not good for you. Write, write, write.Everyone is in marketing. Your words, actions, emails and conversations are either supporting or refuting your brand. Everyone in your company is responsible for marketing your company.
Everyone is in sales. Because people buy people first. Because people aren’t loyal to companies, they’re loyal to people. Because it doesn’t matter what product or service you sell, customers buy YOU before anything.
Everyone is the CEO (of You, Inc.). Tom Peters was the first to coin this phrase. It’s been around for a good 10 years now. There are books written about it, articles explaining it, even experts who can show you how to do it. It’s no longer a fad. It’s just the way it is.
Everyone has a voice. God bless the Internet! With the advent of blogs, social networking and other virtual soapboxes, there’s no excuse for not having a forum to voice your opinion. If you want to say something, say it. Odds are, with the potential audience of billions of people, somebody’s gonna hear it.
Everyone has customers. Sure, you can call ‘em whatever you want. Clients. Members. Congregants. Children. Students. Employees. Audience members. Readers. Subscribers. Either way, everyone has customers. And customers are two things: 1) People that BUY (your products, your ideas, you as a person) and 2) People that YOU SERVE.
Everyone is a leader. I don’t know much about being a leader. But I get the feeling that just about anybody within a company or organization can be one. I once heard leadership defined by author Meg Wheatley as, “Anyone who is willing to help.” That’s you!
Everyone is a manager. Even if you’re not the manager of a team, group, staff, etc., you’re still the manager of your time, life, family, priorities, choices, health, blah blah blah. (Thanks Covey.)
Everyone is an artist. OK, so you don’t paint. Or sing. Or create any other type of artsy fartsy stuff. Big deal! You’re still creating some kind of art every day. Hell, your life is one big work of art! And similar to the word “love,” art is pretty much impossible to define. So, whatever art means to you, just remember that everyone is an artist, and let the definition of art be decided by those who make it.
LET ME ASK YA THIS...
Everyone's something, aren't they?
LET ME ASK YA THIS...
Finish the following sentence: "Everyone is a..." and post your explanations here!
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Scott Ginsberg
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www.hellomynameisscott.com
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Everyone is a Lover.
You are either loving yourself or loving other people. One will bring happiness the other loneliness.
Who do you love?
Everyone has failed. I need to press on, even though I may still feel the sting of failure. I need to encourage others, and not write them off simply because they failed.
Everyone is a... person worthy of respect.
There are so many people out there that don't seem to get it. The kid behind the register deserves your respect. The crotchety old man who complains about your fabulous service deserves your respect. The person whose political, religious or moral views is opposite your own still deserves respect.
People, be they customers, coworkers, or competition, deserve a measure of civility and respect by nature of being a person.
Everyone is a work in progress.
Life is about growing, changing, adapting, learning, evolving...
Everyone is a person.
We so often stop at the surface of the people we meet, but they have just as much depth as we do. That police officer loves working on his classic Corvette. The guy working at the grocery store is a budding professional disc golf player. The woman who takes our money at the airport bookstore is just getting over breaking up with her boyfriend -- and loving her new-found freedom. Who knows what you will find if you show nterest in that other person?
Everyone is crazy!!
Be free and get out and enjoy life without worrying about what other people think. There is a "Wild Side" to everyone. If you can find out what makes someone act like a goofball --> PRICELESS!!
Everyone is a superhero.
We've all had to do some pretty tough things in our lives and make some terrifying decisions. We've done this and been better for it.