A Coach Ken Donaldson Poem About The New Year
What will you do with this New Year?
Will it be happy and full of cheer?
Will you, yes, live in passion and power?
And be truly fulfilled in new every hour?
Yes, what will you do with this New Year?
Will you take time to heal every old tear?
And live in the purpose that guides your path
And commit to let go of all useless wrath
Yes, this is the time to embrace this New Year
To make a commitment to not live in fear
But rather, I say, to live with true courage
And with each brother and sister, only encourage
As you now enter, yes, this brand New Year
Live from the present, the place we call “here”
Fear not the future and grieve not the past
But live every moment as if it’s your last
Yes, on this first day of this happy New Year
Remember your friends and loved ones so dear
Be grateful, I say, and count every blessing
And cast out the thoughts which are only distressing
So, what will you do now with this New Year?
Will you embrace it and see it so clear
Yes, give it the focus of vision and goals
And this year will give you a life fully whole
So I now say about this New Year
I am a blessed man and I hope you can hear
Take every challenge and find, yes, the gift
The gift is the lesson that will make your life shift
Come with me now into this New Year
And go, yes, so boldly as a true pioneer
Play only big and never look back
Reap only diamonds and ignore any lack…
And Marry YourSelf First!
AMA Tampa Bay Joins Zappos, Tony Hsieh and The Happiness Tour
On Monday, October 18, 2010 from 11:30 AM – 2 PM, the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Marketing Association is sponsoring a presentation by Tony Hsieh (pronounced ‘shay’), CEO of Zappos. Tony is one of the most widely respected and successful business innovators in the new economy and he will be at the A La Carte Event Pavilion to discuss the secrets to business success, as well as his new book, Delivering Happiness.
As the CEO of Zappos.com, the online shoe sales company, Tony has achieved phenomenal company growth through revolutionary approaches to marketing, human resources and customer service.
As a speaker, Tony guides his audiences to find a path to profit, passion and purpose by explaining how corporate culture, unique employee and staff talents, and building a strong framework, all tie-in to this idea of happiness in your company and creating and sustaining a more engaged workforce.
It’s well known that “engaged” employees are absent less, have lower turnover rates and – most importantly – devote more of their discretionary time and creative energy to their jobs and employers.
The audience will experience insights and information from three core professional (and personal) areas of growth and development:
Culture – The Zappos employees have created a list of 10 core values and these are used to hire and fire. They include: Deliver “wow” through service, embrace and drive change, create fun and a little weirdness, pursue growth and learning, do more with less, be humble.
Commit to Transparency –Zappos shares their data with vendors and other stakeholders and sometimes it ends up in the hands of competitors, but it also adds extra eyes helping to manage the business and feeling like partners.
Sustainable Happiness – Tony will present a framework to figure out your passion: Chase the vision, not the money. The money will follow.
Agenda:
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Networking
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Presentation and Q&A
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Book Signing
A La Carte Event Pavilion
4050 Dana Shores Drive
Tampa, Florida 33634
813.831.5390
Event Fees: AMA Members – $30, Guests – $50, Students: $25. Visit http://bit.ly/ZapposInTampa for more information.
Ken Donaldson and The Daily Illuminating Dozen
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The Daily Illuminating Dozen:
1. How many smiles did you cause today?
2. How many times, regardless of the fear, apprehension or discomfort, did you say “Yes!” to a bigger opportunity today?
3. How many times today did you ignore things (and people) that you may have normally (and probably irrationally) reacted to in the past?
4. How many times did you connect with the people you love today?
5. How many times did you encourage someone else (who really needed it) today?
6. How many times did you practice good self care (including doing nothing at all) today?
7. How many times did you eat healthy today?
8. How many times did you drink pure, fresh water today (even if you didn’t feel like it)?
9. How many times did you give anonymously (time, energy, talents and money) today?
10. How many people did you educate to help them improve their situation today?
11. How many times did you say something positive to yourself about yourself today?
12. How many unconditional hugs did you share today?
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Marry Your Self First!
Ken Donaldson on Your Ultimate Life and Your Best Relationships
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What do life purpose, vision, legacy, values, priorities, spirituality, integrity, the Law of Attraction, giving anonymously, boundaries, communication, support networks, personal growth, getting finished with the past, “being your being”, going with the flow of life, silliness, deliberate breathing, conscious walking and being perfectly imperfect all have in common with each other?
They are the foundational pieces of your ultimate life, the best relationships and having extraordinary passion for your work!
Watch this and then go live it!
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Marry YourSelf First NOW!
Ken Donaldson, Marry YourSelf First and Your Ultimate Life
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Want more passion, power, purpose and prosperity in your life? Here’s the official Ken Donaldson Marry YourSelf First!® 20 Core Success Principles to Create Your Ultimate Life, Relationships and Career!
#1 Allow your life purpose to be the flashlight to keep you on the pathway of your life.
#2 Create your vision and you’ll have the magnet that will pull you into your ultimate and utmost future.
#3 Allow your values and priorities to be the guides on your path that will keep you going in the direction of your purpose and your vision.
#4 Create and live your legacy today.
#5 Live by the Law of Attraction and put your focus, energy, emotions AND action toward what you truly desire in this lifetime.
#6 Give unconditionally and anonymously.
#7 Practice the daily rituals that evoke your unique spirituality and invite your True Essence and your Highest Self to shine.
#8 Know and live by your deal-makers and deal-breakers.
#9 Discern between accepting and settling. Accept what you cannot change, but never settle for anything below your standards.
#10 Live by your integrity, and allow yourself to be true to you first and foremost.
#11 Know, practice and learn from your boundaries (proactive and reactive, inner and outer), and by doing so you allow yourself to be in your power, in the present moment and in the highest degree of balance possible.
#12 Find and use the support networks that encourage your passion, power, purpose and prosperity, and invite your whole self to shine.
#13 Learn the communication strategies and tactics that will further empower you, reinforce your boundaries and fulfill all your needs.
#14 Understand and live in accordance with the relationship developmental process. In doing so you’ll have the closest relationships only with those who truly support, accept and encourage you.
#15 Always be willing to step out of your comfort zone to promote growth, change and unlimited possibility into your life.
#16 Commit to finalize all your unfinished business from the past and in doing so allow yourself to be present in the present.
#17 Separate “who you are” – your being – from “what you do” your doing – and choose to live more from your being state.
#18 Learn to go with the flow in life. Navigate through and around the challenging times and be focused on the journey, not the destination.
#19 Practice frequent silliness, deliberate breathing and conscious walking, all to give yourself the proactive medicine of health and well-being.
#20 Recognize, accept and embrace the perfect imperfection of you.
Any questions ( leave them below, as well as any comments you might have)?
Now…go live your life to the fullest…more passion…more power…more purpose…and more prosperity!
It’s time for YOU to get with the Marry YourSelf First! movement
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