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WHO IS PULLING YOUR STRINGS?
If you are constantly sacrificing your goals and your plans to keep someone else happy, then you are living as a victim.

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Clear Expectations Lead to Great Partnerships
Create great relationships by starting with clear expectations. In any partnership the expected outcome must be clear to everyone. Settling disputes arising from unclear expectations help attorneys thrive. Misunderstandings cause arguments, and blame abounds. This can be devasting to your business. So, get the expectations clear up front!
Exceeding customers’ expectations?
If I hear "Oh let's exceed our customers' expectations" one more time I will scream. Usually my response is: ‘Why don't we just meet their expectations in the first place?' Too many times the marketing hype (the promise) does not always connect with the sales expectation set up by the sales team, which doesn't always translate into a service experience we were promised in the first place. We are often left disappointed, jaded and, if it happens more than once, cynical. Too many of us have stories of where we have been let down by businesses not fulfilling our expectations. We see broken promises, exaggerated claims, hollow offerings, no real value!
Don’t Get Trapped by Success
Make no mistake ---- It’s extremely difficult to maintain business success if you don’t maintain personal family success. You don’t have to be trapped by success. Success is a good thing but part of being successful is creating balance in your life. There are steps you can take to create the kind of balance that will not only improve your personal life expectations but they will enhance your business platform for success. The Very First Thing Sit down with your family and have an open honest discussion. Ask for their input, their observations and their opinions. Don’t get defensive and don’t act like a martyr. Listen, listen and listen some more. Refocus some of that entrepreneurial energy on creating family success.

Succession ----Have You Taught Your Son or Daughter How to Swim?
If it is your true desire to keep the business in the family and pass it on to the next generation, you have an obligation to yourself, to the business, to your employees and yes to your son or daughter to make sure you are doing everything you can possibly do to help them prepare to take over the business. I can offer one simple piece of advice; when they are ready, back off and get out of the way. There are all kinds of published recommendations on this subject regarding family qualifications etc. If Dad is a typical old school autocratic type of leader who believes that sweating blood, an exceptional work ethic without concern for balance and shows no interest in discussing the emotional feeling side of succession, the kids will have difficulty maintaining a clear sense of expectations for themselves.

The Gift Of Receiving
Every family has one. That one person who shoulders all the family burdens, keeps the family secrets and cleans up the family messes. The one who is everyone’s sounding board and shoulder to cry on. The one who remembers all the holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. The one around whom the family always gathers. In my family, it’s my grandma. She has been the rock in my family for as long as anyone can remember.
Selling to CEOs Sales Training Tip 25 - Build Relationship Plans to Capture 100% of Clients' Business
Fulfilling expectations are what keeps relationships solid and useful. To meet your client’s expectations, make sure you know what they are. So as not to be disappointed, make sure your clients know your expectations. Here’s how to make sure.
Revolutionary Leadership in Today's Economy Part 1
Today’s leadership is far more complex than just ten years ago. Customers’ expectations have risen, and with higher expectations come the need for organizations to meet those expectations. Thus, leaders now have a greater responsibility to perform and to manage higher levels of performance.

The Opinion that Counts
We always live up to the expectations that we have for our lives. Sometimes, these expectations are those we have of ourselves, but too often these are expectations that we allow other people to place upon us. If we're not careful, we can find ourselves winning someone else's battle while we lose our own war. For years, societal pressure and the media have encouraged us to keep up with the Joneses. Unless your last name is Jones, there is no practical or logical reason you should set your standards based on theirs.

Are You Trying To Make Pigs Fly (or Expecting Employees to Do Things They’re Not Cut Out to Do)?
Do you employees fail to live up to your expectations? Are they aware of your expectations? Or are you trying to make pigs fly?
Get Ready For Your Membership Site
Starting a paid membership site can seem deceptively easy, but many site owners are soon disillusioned and disappointed by how much work is involved. The secret is to set the appropriate expectations, and prepare for your membership site to meet those expectations. This is not just about lowering expectations! It's about knowing the right priorities for your site before you build it.
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