Your Network:

While I was in Vegas I had the good fortune of connecting with a good friend of mine Larry Benet who teaches a program called “Connectology” http://www.larrybenet.com/

Who will be soon putting together a program for Tools To Life.  While we were at dinner he shared something about how to network that I want to share with you today learning how to network in advance.

One Of Your Greatest Assets, is your family and friends.  All week long as we have been paying attention to being grateful we have been recognizing the people in our lives.  What we need to realize is that it is the people in our life that bring the greatest pleasure and value to our lives.  Let’s continue to appreciate them!

A Grateful Twist

Turn around.

Wherever you are right now turn around.

It’s not silly, just take a chance and twist around.

You are in the same spot but everything is completely different.

There are always at least two sides to everything.

We get stuck in one view when if we could just take a twist we could see a completely different one. So let’s twist our view around and see what the world has to offer us. Let’s see what we are thankful for. Today we are going to twist our thinking around.  

Five Easy Steps to the Real Thanksgiving

Step One: Hold Hands

Don’t be shy, this is a simple process of connecting to each other.

Step Two: Be Silent

We are always in such a rush and miss so much as we do.  Take ten seconds here and think about as a group all the things you are thankful for.  The experience will be powerful.

Step Three: The Opening

Someone is picked to start and begins with a simple statement.

Thanksgiving is a day of thanks and I would like to share three things I am thankful for: 1._______ 2. ________ 3. _________.

Step Four: Passing of thanks.

Each person then says to the group three things that he or she is thankful for.

Step five: Eat, laugh and enjoy!

I guarantee that taking this small amount of time will put you in touch with the real Thanksgiving making it so much better and maybe one of your best.

Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men, but be careful that you do not take the day and leave out the gratitude.
                                                                                                                      -E.P. Powell

Wishing you all the best,

Devlyn Steele and The Tools Team

Thanksgiving Mail

As we rush through our lives to unknown places, we forget many of the things that bring value to living. With how many friends have you lost touch?  When was the last time you appreciated the people in your life and told them so?

In today’s world with phones, cell phones, instant messaging and email, we are so in touch, we are out of touch.  Communication is so high-speed it can speed right by us.  There’s a huge difference between getting an email and getting a card.  When you take the time to go to a card shop, pick a card, write something in it and mail it, you really show someone that he or she counts.  It wasn’t easy nor was it quick; it shows that’s how much you care. It’s also amazing. 

This is an exciting week in the United States as we approach our Thanksgiving Holiday.  How can you not love a holiday where the theme is giving thanks.  All year we rush through our lives and don’t slow down to appreciate and be grateful for what we have.  Your entire experience in life changes as you realize all the great parts of your life changes.

The Tools Staff and I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday if you are celebrating, and even if you are not, we wish you a life of feeling thankful.  All week we will share Inspirations in writing and on the Daily Podcast.