Issue 23
Inside this issue:
Sherry Pelkey Marketing Coordinator & Trainer Atlantic Canada Click here for Sherry's Bio
Audie McCarthy founder and president of Marrek Solutions Inc. Click here for Audie's bioLisa Dennie Training Associate Click here for Lisa's Bio Contact:
Phone:
902.367.1251
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I am a huge fan of Dr. Christian Northrup, M.D., a specialist in alternative medicine and women’s wellness. I have been reading her books and listening to her seminars on tape for over eight years now. I remember the first statement on her tapes that really stood out for me: “You don’t have any idea of how powerful you are; create the circumstances of your life.”
She was talking about not allowing yourself to get stuck doing what you have always done because you believe there are no other options. It was that piece of advice that eventually led me to pursue a degree in Adult Education and leave the corporate world to become a Corporate Trainer.
The idea that new information and new ways of thinking can change your life is the reason that I love training and coaching. There is nothing more gratifying than witnessing the “aha” moments that people encounter when they realize there are new, more effective ways of thinking and doing. Introducing new information and ideas can be life-changing!
If we are willing to give up old ways of thinking that are not working for us anymore, we can create the business and the life we have always dreamed of.
Please see the Tips section below to help overcome limiting beliefs.
Have a great week.
Lisa
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14 members of the Early Childhood Development Association of PEI participated in a successful two day workshop – Core Skills for Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders.
Website link: http://ecda.pe.ca/
Here’s what some participants had to say about it:
“I love workshops that are immediately useful and this one is that for sure”!
Elizabeth Jeffery, Little Wonders Early Learning Center
“I found it all very useful. I have the information and steps to make positive changes in the workplace and in myself”.
Bernadette, Montessori Children’s Centre
Prince Edward Island Business Women’s Association
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lunch and Learn - Dealing with Difficult Customers - Souris
Presenter: Sherry Pelkey, The Marrek Group
This session is intended to assist participants in understanding and dealing effectively with difficult behaviours. Topics include: separating the behaviour from the individual to develop a greater understanding of the actions of others, the role that the participant plays in a difficult situation, identifying hot buttons in self and others, and strategies to encourage positive behaviour.
To register, contact Paula Laybolt by e-mail at office@peibwa.org or by phone at (902) 892-6040. Registration deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008 at 4 pm.Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 12:00:00 PM - Chamber Boardroom
Lunch and Learn – Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
Limited Seats Available
Presented by Sherry Pelkey – The Marrek Group
Motivating a Multi-Generational Work Team
Exploring the motivators, influences and characteristics of each working generation.
Please bring your lunch!
For more information contact: Wendy WattsGreater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
September Business Mixer
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 4:30:00 PM
Town Hall, Town of StratfordCharlottetown 's most effective networking tool, the Chamber's monthly business mixers provide members with a unique opportunity to develop their business contact and to promote their products and services.
Hosted by Town of Stratford & Sponsored by Aliant
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Workshops
Workplace Skills Enhancement Series
Create a workplace of learning, communication and collaboration that builds morale, team spirit and creates ambassadors for your business. Sessions available include:
2 hour - Communicating with Confidence
Define communications and how it affects your personal and professional success
Study and improve upon your role in the communication process as both the “sender” and the “receiver”
Determine your level of assertiveness and the impact it has on your communication effectiveness
Express your feelings with confidence and clarity
2 hour - Creating AMAZING Customer Service
Share memorable customer service experiences
Examine the impact of poor customer service on your bottom line
Identify barriers and discover solutions to providing amazing customer service
2 hour - Dealing with Difficult Behaviours
Examine four ways to respond to difficult behaviours
Be aware of why people act as they do
Put strategies in place to encourage positive behaviour in others
2 hour - Successful Selling Techniques
Acquire tips for building long, lasting relationships with customers
Apply the three levels of trust to improve your sales results
Use customer service techniques to close sales
To schedule one or all of the above series for you workplace call Sherry today at 902.367.1251.
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Don’t Hold Yourself Back
Cultivate self-awareness to learn how your thoughts affect the choices you make.
Listen to feedback from others, even if it’s not what you want to hear.
Seek out and embrace new information.
Do not fear ideas that challenge your current belief system.
Consciously choose to incorporate new information into your thinking.
Constantly challenge yourself to look at things in novel ways.
Do things you have never done before.
Look at the world from others’ points of view to learn more.
Integrate others’ models of reality into yours.
Be willing to give up the thoughts that are holding you back for a richer, fuller life.
“Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life”
Dr. Wayne Dyer
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Sept. 8th , 2008
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