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pocketmaar-dev anand,geeta bali Author: raghubhai77 Keywords: pocketmaar dev anand geeta bali sahab lalita pawar nadira bollywood 1950's hindi movie r.d burman Added: July 21, 2008

pocketmaar-dev anand,geeta bali Author: raghubhai77 Keywords: pocketmaar dev anand geeta bali sahab lalita pawar nadira bollywood 1950's hindi movie r.d burman Added: July 21, 2008

I remember seeing the Beatles' movie, Help! when I was a kid. Love the lyrics, which are so brilliant: nn(Help) I need somebody n(Help) Not just anybody n(Help) You know I need someone n(Help) nnWhen I was younger, so much younger than today nI never needed anybody's help in any way nBut now these days are gone nI'm not so self assured nNow I find I've changed my mind nI've opened up the doors nnHelp me if you can, I'm feeling down nAnd I do appreciate you being 'round nHelp me get my feet back on the ground nWon't you please, please help me nnI can almost hear the strains of this song on the phone when prospects call me to ask, sometimes convolutedly, for help ("I really don't need help, but if I did, what could you do for me?"). nnWhere I see businesses get into trouble is knowing when to ask for information and when to pay for it. According to the SBA, businesses fail for several reasons, chief of which are lack of planning, capital and other resources. In this biz environment, operating without the key information needed is almost criminal, given the massive amounts of information available on the Net.nnMichael Gerber, author of the The E-Myth Revisited, spoke of "working on your business, not in it," staying out of the tactical weeds and into the strategic mission and vision. To do this, Gerber spoke of the importance of creating systems that tied directly into those strategic aims. Burning daylight poring over website after website, looking for information defies our ability to be strategic and our ability to get the most out of our time. The Wild Hunt for information, particularly when you need it to be right and you need it right now, can be the greatest of all cul de sacs.nnThis week, we hear from Jim Patton of J Patton Consulting and his Prepaid Legal affiliation. What Jim offers is a business service that, for a monthly fee, allows members to pose real-life problems to legal, accounting and other professionals and get real life answers. One example he gave was the business owner who needed to let an employee go. That owner posted the question in the service and got back a checklist for terminations that allowed him to stay fair, square and legal.nnBe sure to grab a copy of a copy of The Dip as well. nn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTES nLalita Amos nhttp://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm http://totalteam.blogspot.com n214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

on a freezing london day, in da childrens program......:)haribol!!! Author: satyad Keywords: hollywood bollywood gangamatas sita krsna lalita baby house hare haribol gurudev demon pastime nonprofit Added: May 20, 2008

Lalita Sahasranama 2 of 3 Chanted by TS Ranganathan "Lalita sahasranama is a sacred Hindu text for the worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i.e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti. Lalita is the Goddess of bliss, an epithet for Parvati. Etymologically, "Lalita" means "She Who Plays". It is supposedly one of the most complete stotras, one need only recite it to gain total salvation." For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalita_sahasranama The famous Lalita sahasranama Stotra can be found in the Brahmanda Purana. It was given to the great Rishi Agastya by Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishhnu. Agastya was dismayed with the ignorance and the pleasure seeking lives of people and worshipped Devi Kamakshi at Kanchi, one of the most revered Devi Shakti peethas, for a solution to uplift the masses. Lord Hayagriva appeared before agastya and advised him that the worship of the Devi with the Lalita Sahasranama stotra is the best way to attain both spiritual and material upliftment. We have given the Lilita Sahasranama stotra here with word to word meaning. http://www.astrojyoti.com/ls1.htm Benefits of listening/reciting: There has been no stotra equal in merit to this, nor is there ever to be one such. This stotra causes all disease to subside and confers all prosperity. It averts untimely death, avoids timely death, removes the pain caused by fever and confers longevity. The accumulated sins, of him who repeats at least a single name of this secret Sahasranama, are all destroyed. There is no doubt in this. If the devotee repeats this Sahasranama daily, Lalitha is pleased and confers on him the desired objects. By mediating on Mother Lalitha as seated in the midst of the nectar-ocean, and repeating this Sahasranama, poison (if taken in) can be digested (and assimilated). To conquer a king, one should turn to the side in which he (the king) lives and repeat this Sahasranama for three nights, fully devoted to the worship of Devi. By a mere gaze at the face of him who repeats daily this secret Sahasranama, the three worlds get bewitched. Enemies of him, who repeats this Sahasranama with devotion once (at least) are killed by Sarabhesvara. Any black (magical) act practiced against the repeater of this Sahasranama (is ineffectual but) is made by Pratyangiras to rebound upon the performer of the act and kill him (instead) If one chants this with devotion continuously for six months, the goddess of wealth will reside permanently in his house. Just as it is in the last of all his births that a person devotes himself to SriVidya, so it is that the repetition of this Sahasranama is taken up by him whose (present) birth is the last (or who is to have no more births). The devotee of Lalitha should always repeat this; and in no other way can Devi be pleased, even for Crores of years to come. .Therefore should one chant this secret Sahasranama of the holy mother with devotion. Thus pleased, the great Devi will grant thee all desired objects. - http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/lallithasahasranama/phalasruti.html Author: LilaSakura Keywords: Lalita Sahasranama Lalitha spiritual upliftment material TS Ranganathan Added: May 10, 2008

Lalita Sahasranama 1 of 3 Music by TS Ranganathan "Lalita sahasranama is a sacred Hindu text for the worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i.e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti. Lalita is the Goddess of bliss, an epithet for Parvati. Etymologically, "Lalita" means "She Who Plays". It is supposedly one of the most complete stotras, one need only recite it to gain total salvation." For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalita_sahasranama Shree Lalitaa sahasranaama stotram Text The famous Lalita sahasranama Stotra can be found in the Brahmanda Purana. It was given to the great Rishi Agastya by Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishhnu. Agastya was dismayed with the ignorance and the pleasure seeking lives of people and worshipped Devi Kamakshi at Kanchi, one of the most revered Devi Shakti peethas, for a solution to uplift the masses. Lord Hayagriva appeared before agastya and advised him that the worship of the Devi with the Lalita Sahasranama stotra is the best way to attain both spiritual and material upliftment. We have given the Lilita Sahasranama stotra here with word to word meaning. http://www.astrojyoti.com/ls1.htm Benefits of listening/reciting: There has been no stotra equal in merit to this, nor is there ever to be one such. This stotra causes all disease to subside and confers all prosperity. It averts untimely death, avoids timely death, removes the pain caused by fever and confers longevity. The accumulated sins, of him who repeats at least a single name of this secret Sahasranama, are all destroyed. There is no doubt in this. If the devotee repeats this Sahasranama daily, Lalitha is pleased and confers on him the desired objects. By mediating on Mother Lalitha as seated in the midst of the nectar-ocean, and repeating this Sahasranama, poison (if taken in) can be digested (and assimilated). To conquer a king, one should turn to the side in which he (the king) lives and repeat this Sahasranama for three nights, fully devoted to the worship of Devi. By a mere gaze at the face of him who repeats daily this secret Sahasranama, the three worlds get bewitched. Enemies of him, who repeats this Sahasranama with devotion once (at least) are killed by Sarabhesvara. Any black (magical) act practiced against the repeater of this Sahasranama (is ineffectual but) is made by Pratyangiras to rebound upon the performer of the act and kill him (instead) If one chants this with devotion continuously for six months, the goddess of wealth will reside permanently in his house. Just as it is in the last of all his births that a person devotes himself to SriVidya, so it is that the repetition of this Sahasranama is taken up by him whose (present) birth is the last (or who is to have no more births). The devotee of Lalitha should always repeat this; and in no other way can Devi be pleased, even for Crores of years to come. .Therefore should one chant this secret Sahasranama of the holy mother with devotion. Thus pleased, the great Devi will grant thee all desired objects. - http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/lallithasahasranama/phalasruti.html Author: LilaSakura Keywords: Lalita Sahasranama Lalitha spiritual upliftment material TS Ranganathan Added: May 10, 2008

This week, we cover ways to think your way through quitting. Knowing the answers to the key questions for your business or accountability, you can figure out pretty quickly what you should be saying "yes" or "no" to.nnTo remind you, in Seth Godin's book, The Dip, he describes three key conditions when we get stopped:nnThe dip: where the break in your action is so deep and wide that you can't move out of it with the resources you're expending. Kind of like the straight-A highschooler who never really had to expend herself...until she got a snootful of Calculus 115.nnThe cul de sac (or dead-end): staying here will keep you from doingnsomething that will work for you and it will never, ever change. Hisnsuggestion? Get out as quickly as possible. Remember, the analogy of the kid on the Big Wheel? It was cute the first few times around, and then it never seemed to stop.nnThe cliff: you can keep this going for quite a while, but it runs out of gas and leaves you on the side of the road with no options. Kind of like smoking, that doesn't seem to really hurt anything--that is, until the doc gives you That Look, you know the one.nnBe sure to grab a copy of this little book. I'll be chatting about it for a few more 'casts.n_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTES nnLalita Amos nhttp://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htmnhttp://totalteam.blogspot.com n214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

Lalita Sahasranama 1 of 3 Chanted by TS Ranganathan "Lalita sahasranama is a sacred Hindu text for the worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i.e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti. Lalita is the Goddess of bliss, an epithet for Parvati. Etymologically, "Lalita" means "She Who Plays". It is supposedly one of the most complete stotras, one need only recite it to gain total salvation." For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalita_sahasranama The famous Lalita sahasranama Stotra can be found in the Brahmanda Purana. It was given to the great Rishi Agastya by Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishhnu. Agastya was dismayed with the ignorance and the pleasure seeking lives of people and worshipped Devi Kamakshi at Kanchi, one of the most revered Devi Shakti peethas, for a solution to uplift the masses. Lord Hayagriva appeared before agastya and advised him that the worship of the Devi with the Lalita Sahasranama stotra is the best way to attain both spiritual and material upliftment. We have given the Lilita Sahasranama stotra here with word to word meaning. http://www.astrojyoti.com/ls1.htm Benefits of listening/reciting: There has been no stotra equal in merit to this, nor is there ever to be one such. This stotra causes all disease to subside and confers all prosperity. It averts untimely death, avoids timely death, removes the pain caused by fever and confers longevity. The accumulated sins, of him who repeats at least a single name of this secret Sahasranama, are all destroyed. There is no doubt in this. If the devotee repeats this Sahasranama daily, Lalitha is pleased and confers on him the desired objects. By mediating on Mother Lalitha as seated in the midst of the nectar-ocean, and repeating this Sahasranama, poison (if taken in) can be digested (and assimilated). To conquer a king, one should turn to the side in which he (the king) lives and repeat this Sahasranama for three nights, fully devoted to the worship of Devi. By a mere gaze at the face of him who repeats daily this secret Sahasranama, the three worlds get bewitched. Enemies of him, who repeats this Sahasranama with devotion once (at least) are killed by Sarabhesvara. Any black (magical) act practiced against the repeater of this Sahasranama (is ineffectual but) is made by Pratyangiras to rebound upon the performer of the act and kill him (instead) If one chants this with devotion continuously for six months, the goddess of wealth will reside permanently in his house. Just as it is in the last of all his births that a person devotes himself to SriVidya, so it is that the repetition of this Sahasranama is taken up by him whose (present) birth is the last (or who is to have no more births). The devotee of Lalitha should always repeat this; and in no other way can Devi be pleased, even for Crores of years to come. .Therefore should one chant this secret Sahasranama of the holy mother with devotion. Thus pleased, the great Devi will grant thee all desired objects. - http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/lallithasahasranama/phalasruti.html Special thanks to ladysiva for the audio to this version! Author: LilaSakura Keywords: Lalita Sahasranama Lalitha spiritual upliftment material TS Ranganathan Added: May 10, 2008

"These are names from lalita-triSati, three hundred names of lalitA, just as lalitA-sahasra-nAma is a compendium of 1000 names for the mother goddess. This particular piece, triSati, is considered to be even more sacred and powerful than the sahsra-nAma. The names are not just names, each one of them is a mantra -- in the sense that they have esoteric spiritual meanings and when recited, the very recitation, even without the understanding of the meaning, can give powerful effects, just because of the vibrations they can generate. Every sahasra-nAma and every name of God has this characteristic, but in the case of lalitA-triSati it is expressly certified to be so. Consequently each name is dense with meanings, not only with the obvious ones but with several non-obvious profound interpretations. Our source for the meanings of the names in the triSatI is Adi-Sankara who has written an elaborate commentary on it. "There is a fifteen-letter mantra for the Goddess which is not only famous but at the same time forms the greatest of secrets in the worship of the Goddess -- secret in the sense that the mantra has to be earned from a guru orally after a number of prerequisites are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the guru. The three hundred names in the triSati occur in groups of twenty names, one for each letter of the fifteen-letter mantra. So the first 20 names all start with the letter 'ka' which is the first letter of the mantra. The second 20 names all start with the letter 'e' which is the second letter of the mantra; and so on it goes. The mantra is thus well-known because we can guess the text of the mantra by putting together the first letters of the fifteen groups of 20 names. But we are not supposed to be in possession of the mantra until we have 'got' it from a guru -- who must have himself repeatedly recited it several thousands of times with all the reverence and concentration it demands so that he possesses the spirit of the mantra in him!" - http://www.geocities.com/profvk/gohitvip/1216.html Recited by TS. Ranganathan Video by L Yantras by various Divine Artists around the World Author: LilaSakura Keywords: Lalita Trisati Lalitha Trisathi Three hundred names of lalitA Added: April 26, 2008

Marketing guru, Seth Godin's book, The Dip, forms the basis for this podcast (and several more to come). Seth describes three key conditions when we get stopped:nnThe dip: where the break in your action is so deep and wide that you can't move out of it with the resources you're expending. Kind of like the straight-A highschooler who never really had to expend herself...until she got a snootful of Calculus 115.nnThe cul de sac (or dead-end): staying here will keep you from doing something that will work for you and it will never, ever change. His suggestion? Get out as quickly as possible. Remember, the analogy of the kid on the Big Wheel? It was cute the first few times around, and then it never seemed to stop.nnThe cliff: you can keep this going for quite a while, but it runs out of gas and leaves you on the side of the road with no options. Kind of like smoking, that doesn't seem to really hurt anything--that is, until the doc gives you That Look, you know the one.nnBe sure to grab a copy of this little book. I'll be chatting about it for a few more 'casts.n_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTES nnLalita Amos nhttp://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm http://totalteam.blogspot.com n214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

Click http://www.rajshri.com/musicvideos/moviesongs.asp?PageNo=1 to watch more movie songs Author: rajshri Keywords: hindi bollywood film Anari Raj Kapoor Nutan Lalita Pawar L.B Films Hrishikesh Mukherjee Shankar Jaikishan 1959 Added: April 8, 2008

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Click http://www.rajshri.com/musicvideos/moviesongs.asp?PageNo=1 to watch more movie songs Author: rajshri Keywords: hindi bollywood film birds scenic cycle girls black and white Anari Raj Kapoor Nutan Lalita Pawar L.B Films Added: March 15, 2008

Starring Willy McIntosh & Mew Lalita Author: bsim8331 Keywords: Willy McIntosh Mew Lalita Mayura Khmer Lakorn Added: March 14, 2008

Take Me To Love - Bride and Prejudice Lyrics included in video description. Enjoy! Be sure to subscribe! Show me the way Take me to love Things only heard now I want to feel My soul caressed by silken breeze Whisper secrets to listening trees Show me that world Take me to love Show me the way Take me to love Come out, blue moon I need a friend soon To share what I feel, it's so rare Shine down on me so I can see The silver street that leads me to the place I want to be A wish a dream Magic go it does seem Has time stood still just for me It's saying that we're meant to be together forever one and other's destinys Show me the way Take me to love Things only heard now I wanna see Sun sets with glowing flowers Nights live with story shows Show them that world Take me to love Show me the way Take me to love Could we fly away Lie on a cloud all day Hold hands and get kissed by the sun Shall we swim out deep Watch dolphins leap Like my heart would if you said I was the only one Show me the way Take me to love Things only heard now I wanna be Running through fields as the bird flies Lost in the twilight of your eyes Show me that world Take me to love Show them the way Take them to love Things only heard now they want to be Two beings with one beating heart For their whole lives not to part Show them the way Take them to love ooooooooooh La-la la-la la la-la-la Show them the way La.la la.la La.la la.la.la Take them to love La.la la la.la.la La.la la.la La la.la.la La.la la.la la la.la.la Yeah yeah yeahhhh la.la.la. La.la.la.la.la.la.la.la.la.la.la.la.la Ooooooooohhhhhhh Author: ShiraleeOhree Keywords: Bride and Prejudice Take Me To Love Aishwarya Rai Martin Henderson Lalita Bakshi William Darcy Bollywood 2004 Movie Added: March 11, 2008

Leverage... nCutting edge... nScalable... nn...and the list goes on. When did our business communication stop being authentic and start being a frantic race to leverage robust world-class business intel that offers flexible, yet scalable, capabilities to help achieve (I really wanted to say "leverage" again) potential and future stakeholder value? nnUse language that is clear and check in to make sure that your intended meaning is coming across.nn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTES nnLalita Amos nhttp://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm http://totalteam.blogspot.com n214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

This is a short work week due to the Labor Day Holiday. People are slammed, trying to get work done and the children back to school...and everything else. Someone said their short week felt more like a punishment requiring them to work even longer hours. Conversations have turned to the mythic Work-Life Balance. nnWhere did this come from? nThis term was coined around 1986. Men and women of color and white women had begun making serious inroads into the professional workforce. The country had been experiencing a depressed economy and people were working longer hours to try to get ahead. Added to this, workforce reductions caused people to work even longer hours. Workers balked at complaining over the extended work weeks for fear that they'd wind up on the chopping block. There was a heady mix of increased worker productivity, advances in technology, stepped-up globalization, and more people in the workplace that went into the RIF brew. nnI remember taking a group of managers off into the "wilderness" (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) to meet in groups and discuss our personal mission statements. Sounds nice, but the gathered managers and key employees were left wondering: How do achieve that much vaunted "balance" when my evaluation depends on producing results (no matter how long I have to work to get them). Added to the mix is the trend for performance management systems to include evaluation of a worker's work-life balance. Now, I had been in HR for a number of years and I know I didn't have a solid explanation of WLB. As it turned out, no one else did.nnSeemed kind of pointless.nnHow you think gives an insight to how you work? nEven though I'm trained in behavioural science, I'm not a fan of extensive testing in the workplace--mostly because I'm not sure that those tests are valid (measures someting worth measuring) or reliable (consistent application of the measure over time). Taken in broad strokes, humans tend to think and solve problems in two dynamic ways (there are others, but just hang on: we're embarking on a little chat here): linear or serial thinking and non-linear or parallel thinking.nnnIn a serial world, a person handles one problem set through to completion. Ask them to take on several projects and you'd be spitting into the wind. Parallel or non-linear thinking and problem solving tends to see people working on several projects at the same time (or moving from project to project). In most companies, we make space for only one kind of thinking: care to guess which one?nnDoes it work? nNow, I've met those people who thrive on the energy and drama of a packed schedule. You may like to run from pillar to post with your hair on fire, trailing paper, taking on the cellphone and sliding into a parking space at the gym in just enough time for yoga. You may like being up in the wee hours checking email and crafting a question for your LinkedIn Q&A forum. If that works for you: God love you. Keep on keeping on. nnThere really is no need to force change on a person whose personal system is working. Where we get into trouble is when it no longer serves us: That's when it's time to consider other options and develop other habits.nn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTESn Lalita Amos n http://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htmn http://totalteam.blogspot.com n 214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

No. nNein. nNyet. nNon. nnLittle words in whatever language we speak. Big mischief if we don't use them when we should. We end up half-committed to projects and other decisions we know we really don't support, taking precious time away from other priorities, working without the focus that comes from commitment.nnResentfully wasting time.nnSearch Amazon.com and you'll find a staggering amount of books in getting to "yes" but nary a one on getting to a "no" or saying "no" for that matter. Curiously, most of the ones on saying "no" were written with children in mind. Truthfully, some of those books purport to be sales manuals, but are little more than cheap verbal manipulations designed to satisfy us. Funny enough, I can't tell you how many salesfolk I've met who hate being "sold to." They hate when someone doesn't take "no" for an answer. We all do. And still their bookshelves are lined with books that keep spreading the magic.nnIn this business 2.0 world of relationships we find ourselves on a collision course between two sets of desires: theirs (customers, partners, vendors, suppliers, employees) and ours. Doing untold damage to their chances for the further collaboration. A half-hearted "yes" becomes the low-hanging fruit.nnClean, concise, authentic communication is always the ticket. We end up with less to remember when we stick to the plain, unvarnished truth with little embellishment. nnOn the show, I talked about the four options you have in responding to requests made to you. They are: nnYes nWith us committed to an action either immediately or in the future. Ever heard a prospect say "I'd like to do it in January at the top of the budget year?" Our training has us inclined to try to get them to do it now when they might really mean "I want to sign up in January." Here, you can tell them that you're going to take them at their word...and get your proposal ready for them to sign now with a January start date. You can even make sure that they meant it by calling a spade a spade: "I want to be clear that you are commencing in January. So, I'll take you American Express number so I can run the agreed-upon amount on January 1." nnNo nOnlineorganizing.com maven Ramona Creel suggests that there are 20 Ways to Say No; however I find that, given some of the equivocations she suggests, people are liable to enter into a tussle with us, believing that those equivocations are up for negotiation. If it doesn't work, isn't consistent with your commitments--whatever--stop trying to be "nice." A clean "no" will save you from trying to manufacture a reason (which isn't nice, by the way). You don't need one (unless you've trained your business associates that you do). nnCounter-Offer nYou may, in fact, want that project, but with some clear caveats. Tell them so: "I'd like to commit here, and I have a few changes that will have it really work for our team. Take a look and see if we can work those in and then I'm all in." Here, they can say yes or no--they can even counter your counter. This is called a negotiation. Have fun and be clear in you communications. nnCommitment to Commit Later nYou may be racing out the door. Keep moving. We sometimes say things to people to placate them and hope we can dig ourselves out later. If you don't have time to carefully consider an offer now, resist the pressure to commit right away. Giving people a clear date and time you want to discuss the merits of their request with them will satisfy most. Putting it on your calendar will satisfy even more. Really racing out the door and can't stop. Ask them to email you a request with some suggested dates and times for your talk...and then keep moving. nn...and now some Zen from the epic movie, White Men Can't Jump: nnRosie Perez: Sometimes when you win, you really lose. Sometimes when you lose, you really win. Sometimes when you win or lose. you actually ntie. Sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. nnWoody Harrellson: I hate it when you talk like that.nWe hate it, too. Woody. So get this: Some of us sound eerily similar when we say "Sometimes when they say yes, it's really yes. Sometimes when they say no, it's really yes. Sometimes when they say yes or say no it's actually maybe..." You get the point (and probably a headache, too.nnResourcesnSimplify Your Work Like: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live...some of these suggestions are stunningly simple and effective.nnOn my list to read is Saying No: A User's Manual by Karen Bading. It purports to helping people say "no" without wrecking their relationships. I'll let you know.nn____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895 or totalteam.blogspot.com (shownotes)

Just say "no?" Seems like this has energized many of you (ticking off some) and gotten you into action.nnBeing one who thinks when it gets tough one should dig deeper (as opposed to scarpering away), we're going to look some more at this ugly topic.nnWe've discussed the bloated lifestyle that has us say "yes" to everything without limitation...and then giving up sleep, family life and sanity to try to make it all work. We've talked about the fact that our actions (including what we say) is given by our belief systems: If you're worried about your image and want to look good, you may find yourself a slave to it, saying "yes" to things that will raise you in the esteem of others, while your find yourself filled with resentment (or copping out, running late or other tactics to make the pain go away).nnHere, we're looking at what we say "yes" to. We discussed that by not knowing the answers to several key questions about our business (business unit or department), we wind up at a loss about what we should be saying "yes" and "no" to in the first place. Mentioned also was the point that we're not having a happy relationship with many of the "source documents" for our businesses (like our business and action plans or our budgets). We create them once (if we do at all) and then operate like they don't exist.nnRESOURCESnSimplify Your Work Like: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live...some of these suggestions are stunningly simple and effectivennThe One-Page Proposal: How to Get Your Business Pitch onto One Persuasive Page. After completing your plan, you'll know what you should be saying both "yes" and "no" to.nnTotalTeamSolutions.com: Contact me for help with your plan. I'm a licensed One Page Plan consultant and can help you as the owner or leader of a management team get--and keep--your act together. nn____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895 or totalteam.blogspot.com

Face it. We suck at "yes" and "no" to the extent that we're doing work that isn't meaningful, takes up lots or time (or keeps us from the social lives we though our buisnsses woulc give us access to), we don't go on vacations and when we do, we can't unplug.nnSome of you have asked me:nnnOK, Amos, how do I say "no"? nWhen do I drop the n-bomb? nHow do I deal with the consequences? nI've rolled over so many times, if I said "no" it would speed up globalnwarming nHow do I deal with pressure...potential loss of business....loss ofnimage?nWe're going to cover most of these questions in this podcast series.nnProblemmatic, is the fact our business training (particularly sales) is teaching us not to take "no" for an answer and "getting to a yes" even if that means pressure, manupulation or down-right lying. Any wonder that our college campuses will see a spike in date rape cases in August as students return to school. Women with a weak "no" and men who misinterpret a weak "no" as a "maybe."nnTruth is, there's a connection between what we believe and what we say and do.nnMaterials to ConsidernSimplify Your Work Like: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live...some of these suggestions are stunningly simple and effective nnThe Millionaire Next Door...what it takes to get your wealth may not be what you thinknnChicken Run, an epic motion picture, chronicles the shift in belief of a group of chickens who don't believe they can fly themselves to freedom. Very funny.nn____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895 or totalteam.blogspot.com

Let's face it: We're tapped out. We work longer than ever with less return. We spend more to get the lifestyle and wind up working longer and harder (notice I didn't say "more effectively"). nnHow do we get off the treadmill? nnA HISTORY LESSONnnIn the 1940's and 50's, the post-war business climate was booming (as was the population). By the 70's anti-discrimination laws were gaining ground, opening the workforce to women and men of color and white women. At the same time, the economy contracted and prices climbed. Then the 80's and 90's heralded the unthinkable: reductions in force among salaried workers. Now, people are becoming too afraid not to work late. Late in the 90's and into this century, we've seen an explosion in technology, which should have made our lives easier and our businesses more productive. However, that just hasn't been the case. nnPeople just can't shut down. nnAs businesses start up, we bring all of this (and other) baggage onto the mix. As our businesses grow, so go the bad habits. nnRESOURCESnn+ Simplify Your Work Like: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live...some of these suggestions are stunningly simple and effectiven+ The Millionaire Next Door...what it takes to get your wealth may not be what you thinkn+ Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More n+ Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things that Really Matter nn____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895

Only in our fevered imaginations.nnWhile on vacation, I observed my expensive (but not very bright) purebred cat checking out her temporary new digs. She touched everything in the hotel room and got poleaxed at the full-length mirror. Believing it to be a doorway to a magical new world, she began frantically digging for gold on the face of the mirror. Every few minutes all through the evening, she'd stop and gaze longingly at that mirror, expecting it to become something else.nnDon't giggle at my simple beast: we do this all the time.nnExpecting that mirror to really be a doorway, we...n Try to retain problem employees (when we know they'll never work out),n Pretend that our horrible jobs will be wonderful tomorrow (with exactly the same boss and business culture as before),n Expect that a flawed business partnership will turn itself around (when we know that a little more pressure should set off even more pyrotechnics).nnWhy do we keep doing this to ourselves? Several reasons. We find it hard to tell the "stank nekkid truth" to ourselves and others, instead pretending that we can put lipstick on that pig and pretend it's Nicole Kidman. In other cases, we're too into it to be able to judge whether we've gone beyond what a reasonable person would take (or do). Getting another head involved can provide the perspective you need to see things more clearly. Finally, we get so invested in forcing an outcome and making it work that we lose track of the end-game--what we're really up to.nnNow, where are you treating a mirror like a doorway to that glorious new (but entirely fictional) dimension in your business dealings?nn____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895nwww.totalteamsolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm

"We're committed to excellent customer service." nnInteresting idea. However, I'm not sure that we really are. Most of the time, I assert, we're too busy listening to the little voices inside our heads. I mean the voices that are constantly filtering our experiences--judging and assessing, telling us that we agree/don't agree/like it/don't like it/seen it before/trust you/don't trust you and on and on and on. With our little voices giving us the blow by blow from Radio Free Saigon, it gets a little tough to hear much of anything else. nnSo, are we really listening to our customers, vendors, suppliers, employees and business partners? Probably not. nnSetting up listening posts, routine ways to listen to our customers, can be a daunting undertaking. We face loss of management control, changing the fundamentals of the business, reliability of information and scalability. We tend to contact people only when there's a problem we're trying to solve--not to learn about how to improve services that are already great. nnRequest for Help nIf you have a contact at MTV, send me an email. I have a business associate who's trying to make a contact there. nnResourcesnGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don'tnSurveymonkey.comnLessons in Listening to Customers (has the overview of the Vodaphone survey)n____________nCONTACT MEnLalita Amos, llamos@totalteamsolutions.comnGot a question or comment: Call the Question Line: 214 615 6505, ext. 3895nwww.totalteamsolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htmntotalteam.blogspot.com

We're not in business the same way we were in the PE (pre-email) days before 1987. Small businesses are proliferating in a curious way. Non-micro enterprise businesses with between 11 and 499 staffers have declined from 12% in 1997 to 9%. Micro enterprise business, however, has grown by 95%, with 76% of that growth coming from firms with no employees at all. Over half of those new businesses are being operated out of people's homes, lofts and garages.nnYup. The business horizon has changed! Along with that, people are challenging their thinking behind choices for administrative and office services. Intelligent Office locales like the one here in Indy, are helping firms get all of the flexibility and prestige of the bigger, bricks-and-mortar dogs while staying lean like their other flourishing clicks-and-mortar brethren.nnPeople who use Intelligent Office, tend to be forward-thinking firms who consider:n- Ways to get more out of their scheduling system (even if they're firms of one)n- The real need for office space (either permanently or on an ad hoc basis)n- How to get the most out of their current administrative staff, if they have one.n- How they'll supplement their administrative staff for less complex tasks (like mailing and booking appointments)nnThe IO staff route calls, book appointments, handle mail, create mailings while at the same time offering modest rates for premium office space for hourly, daily, weekly and monthly lease.nnPart of the challenge in using a service like IO is shifting one's thinking from the traditional to the innovative. For me, that meant the 4 months it took for me to realize that I could set up my cellphone to ring over automatically to my staff at IO if I wasn't answering.nnThey've bailed me out in crises (mother's death, father's grave illness and husband's emergency hospitalization) allowing me to keep my business rolling rather than being forced to close up shop.nnLove the book, Working from Home, by Paul and Sarah Edwards. It's a must for people who run SOHO's (small offices/home offices). nnWhen you find Chris from Intelligent Office (sales@ioindy.com), be sure to congratulate him on becoming a new papa.nn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTESn Lalita Amos n http://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htmn http://totalteam.blogspot.com n 214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

OK. You’ve started lining up your raving fans—people who know, like, understand and trust you. You’ve begun meeting with them, but are concerned that your relationships are starting to feel the chill. Consider these two broad mindsets when meeting with your raving fans and the prospects they bring you. nnSales Mindset (Referral Mindset concepts in parentheses): nnn* People who may need to be "sold to" (Raving fans find people who are ready to be buy. Need established by your raving fans who can ask more and better questions than you can based on their relationship) nn* Convinced of your competency (Prospects found by your raving fans are predisposed to be believe in you by their business/personal associate. They already trust Jane and come to you believing that you'll be trustworthy as well) nn* The sales rep is responsible for moving the prospect through the sales prospect (Your raving fan moves the prospect through the sales funnel) nn* Lower level of repeat business (Raving fans generate more business with more of a likelihood to continue and expand. They are much more comfortable with the sales process and feel more confident in doing business with you). nLonger sales cycles (The work of your raving fans produces sales more quickly). nn* Demonstrations are a must (Your raving fans have already demonstrated your competence, referring prospects—people they know—to your website or your sales literature. They need little more convincing. Instead, be sure that you’ve asked them for their understanding of your product or service and see if they need any more information—it my not be the information you think). nnNow that you’ve lined out these two broad ways of thinking, consider this: both are necessary for prospecting using your raving fans. No matter how hot the prospect they bring you, you will still need to be skilled in the nuances of closing the sale. The fish can still jump off the hook. nnThe challenge is keeping your referral network, well, working! One of the chief ways you can cabbage-up your network is by selling to them. Given the amount of information you’ll be giving them so they can better support you, they’ll know if they need to have a conversation with you about a paid client arrangement. Trust me on this one: Don’t push. nnAnother challenge is in the lack of reciprocity that can occur between business associates. The feeling can be “if she wants me to help her, she’d better ask.” Interesting sentiment, however, she’ll be more likely to tag you as the stingy-gus you are and never help you again. Instead, ask her “Where are you challenged? And how can I help you win here?” Spend real time focused on her business and be willing to champion her business. nnPay it forward, my friend. nnReferences:n Endless Referrals, Third Edition, Bob Burgn Get More Referrals Now!, Bill Catesn 76 Ways to Build a Straight Referral Business, ASAP!, Lorna Rileynn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTESn Lalita Amos n http://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htmn http://totalteam.blogspot.com n 214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

RESOURCESnAt www.totalteamsolutions.com's whitepapers page, you can find the whitepaper "Create Your Kitchen Cabinet," which details how to create an advisory council. Use it to help you find additional customers and key business contacts.nnFind and read "Raving Fans" for more information on how to use the power of people who know, like and trust you to more easily generate new business.nnFIND HIM AND CONGRATULATE HIMnScott Forgey's the gentleman I was referring to on today's show. He's a former attorney and lead large group format workshops on personal and organizational transformation. He's started a new consulting concern, Corporate Training Professionals.com. Send him an email to wish him well.nn_____________ nFOR MORE INFORMATION, TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM, LISTEN AGAIN OR READ SHOW NOTESn Lalita Amos http://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm http://totalteam.blogspot.com n214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

Starting your own consulting firm is not for the timid. One must think like an entrepreneur. Here are a few key areas of your business you should concern yourself with:nn* Administration: As I said, the tedious bits of your business that include your phone system, your location, your clerical support, your relationships with bankers, insurance firms, attorneys and accountantsnn* Research & Development: How you develop your new offeringsnn* Marketing: Key demographic information about your customers (or proposed customers). What they want, who they are, where they are, how they want to get it and how much they want to pay for it. Includes web, referral and other marketing systems.nn* $ (sales, sales support and product/service delivery): What you'll do to close the sale and delivery of the product or service is needednnSome very helpful books:nn* Consulting for Dummies by Bob Nelson and Peter Economy: Helps with a general picture of your business endeavor.nn* Consulting on the Side: How to Start a Part-Time Consulting Business While Still Working at Your Full-Time Job by Mary F. Cook: How to transition from a full-time job to part-time consulting. Good for people who need a stop along the way to full self-employment.nn* The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber: A great take on the mindsets necessary for successful entrepreneurshipnnn_____________nFOR MORE INFORMATION Lalita Amos http://www.TotalTeamSolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm http://totalteam.blogspot.com 214 615 6505, 3895 for questions or comments

Do you have a disaster plan? Given that we in the Northern Hemisphere are just entering hurricane and tornado season, we would do well to know what to do. Write a brief (you know how much I love working from one page) plan, including medical other disasters, give it to a trusted party and then practice.nnHowever, there are those disasters that are entirely personal, like a very sick parent, partner or child. Do you know how to keep your business running or will your business run out of gas?nn------------ nFor more info: nQuestion Line: 214 615 6505, pin #3895 nComment Line: 214 615 6505, pin #3386 www.totalteamsolutions.com/podcast/podcasting.htm totalteam.blogspot.com