[TurnAround Thursday] What’s Great About You?

My Gift to You …

Have you ever had something pull at you that won’t leave you alone?  Well, that’s what’s been happening to me this week.

I was reminiscing about the years that I used to speak and train around the country for National Seminars Group when I remembered my keynote opening exercise.

My OPENING Greatness Exercise

I came up with it because people were being sent to my full-day training by their bosses – most likely because they weren’t very good team players – and they knew it.

There were those who would arrive with scowls on their faces, arms crossed and looking at their BlackBerry phone!  That’s right.  Remember the BlackBerry phones?

There were those that filled the back rows so they could visit and do other things.

And then there were those who grabbed the front seats so that they wouldn’t miss a thing.

Some things never change!

I may have 100, 300 and sometimes even 500 in my audience depending on the city.

I know a Greatness Exercise may seem like a silly thing.  A non-starter really.  But trust me on this.  It’s been field-tested on the toughest audiences in the toughest areas of the country.

In the United States it’s back-to-school time – for everyone – business included.

You’ve got those Professional Development days where, if you are a leader personality style, you most likely want something that will energize and unify your team.

So what’s been pulling at me is that I’ve realized there’s only one of me, and I’m not traveling the country anymore in this way, and there are many who this Opening Greatness Exercise could be helping to unify and bring people’s spirits back up in literally 30 Seconds or Less!

Own Your Greatness!

This is my gift to you and yours.  You can use it in education and business from the boardroom to the classroom.  In fact, I’m going to be using it with my son’s FB team in a couple of weeks for building a culture of difference makers.

Click here and go watch.  It’s a 21 minute excerpt from my Academic Success 101 Online Course Module 1.

Even if you don’t have a group to do it with, pull out a notebook and do it for yourself.  I think you’ll be glad you did!  I also think you are going to enjoy listening to what the participants came up with for themselves.  They really did a great job.

DO THIS: Before you begin the exercise, ask everyone what their energy levels are on a scale of 1-10.  10 being the greatest.  Then, after you’ve taken them through the entire process, ask them to rate their energy again on a scale of 1-10.  I think you’ll be very pleased with the impact you’ve just made.

So … What’s great about you?  Sit up straight, put your shoulders back, take a deep breath and lean in to what you love that’s great about you.

Give it just 30 Seconds!

Let me know what happens to your energy. You can use my contact link at my website to let me know.

Wishing you Your BEST YEAR Ever …

PS …  OBTW! I just added a 50% SAVINGS – til Aug 17 to my Academic Success 101 – click on the button below the Opening Greatness Exercise video training to grab it.

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