Issue 89

Inside this issue:

Audie McCarthy

Audie McCarthy
founder and president
of Marrek Solutions Inc.
Click here for Audie's bio



Lisa Dennie
Training Associate
Click here for Lisa's Bio




Sherry Pelkey
Marketing Coordinator & Trainer
Atlantic Canada
Click here for Sherry's Bio


Contact:
63 Southmeadow Cres.
Stoney Creek, ON
L8G 3E6

Phone:

905.662.3407

Email:

audie@marrek.com

Web:

www.marrek.com

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The Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce

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There is a great deal of conversation these days about getting into the flow. Creating your future by using your thoughts to create your life (“The Secret”) and finding genuine happiness by living your passion.

All of the books and the media make it sound so easy. However, there is a mindset that you must overcome to make it happen. The success literature of the past always focused on facing your challenges, fighting your weaknesses and “improving” yourself. What it all boiled down to was that you had to go against your own nature to reach your goals. I am all for getting more organized, managing time better, becoming more efficient and all those wonderful goals you set for yourself. In fact, we (at The Marrek Group) help people develop those skills every day.

What keeps coming back to me (with every article I come across, TV interview I happen to catch, e-mail that lands in my inbox) is that true success comes with bringing everything you are to what you do. Throughout your life you are told that what you are does not measure up in one way or another to the expectations of authority figures. Parents, teachers, extended family, employers, immediate supervisors, upper management, etc., all have voiced their opinions about what you should be. Truthfully, you can only improve your skills by finding ways of working and expressing yourself that are true to your own nature.

As a leader or business owner, it is worth noting that we hire an employee for the skills they bring to the table. Then, often times, due to over analyzing their productivity, we “measure” their talent out of them. A more effective plan would be to encourage employees to bring everything that they are to the job to reach their potential and take our business to the next level. While working with many organizations we have come to realize that the greatest successes a team has always comes from the way that the members bring together their unique talents to contribute to the achievement of the team’s goals.

As Dolly Parton once said, you can contribute your best to the world and reach your goals if you:

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose”

Please see the Tips section below for ideas to allow you and your team to be yourselves and “get into the flow”.

Have a great week.

Audie

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Marrek Moments

Thank you to Barbara Kennedy from www.changinggears.ca for her request to reprint Lisa’s article and Ten Tips for Living the Golden Rule. Please link to her website http://www.changinggears.ca/articles/celebrating_life/index.html for the full February Edition of Celebrating Life.

A fun and interactive learning experience was had by members of the Early Childhood Development Association of PEI during a Motivating a Multi-Generational Team workshop at their Winter Conference in Charlottetown

Photo by: Jillian Affleck
Link to their website: http://www.ecda.pe.ca

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  Events

Brantford Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at Bell World in Harmony Square

Free for Chamber Members to attend.

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time:  5 pm - 7 p.m
Location:
150 Colborne St., Unit A

Brantford Chamber – March Women In Business

Topic: You are what you think! Using the power of your mind to achieve success. Guest Speaker Christine Gagnon. Learn how successful people create confidence and professionalism in themselves and read the clues that suppliers and customers are telling them with their body language. Do You Have Mind Control?
Location:
Best Western Brant Park Inn.
Time:
5:30 pm
Register online at www.brcc.ca

Oakville Chamber of Commerce

Business After Hours Proudly Sponsored by the Hilton Garden Inn - Oakville

Come join us for our premier monthly networking event! 

Date: March 12, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:  Hilton Garden Inn - Oakville
2774 South Sheridan Way

Free for Chamber members and first time guests
$10.00 for second time guests

(no pre-registration required)

Contact : Brendan
More info : | Email : brendan@oakvillechamber.com

Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce

March 13th 'After 5'

Provincial Hearing Consultants
15 Mountain Ave., S ste 308
5:30 -7:30 pm  

Contact Connie at 905 664 4000 for more information.

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Workshops

JOIN US FOR OUR NEW WORKSHOP SERIES ON:

Wednesday March 26TH

Dealing With Difficult Behavours: This session focuses on learning how to deal with difficult behaviours as opposed to difficult people. Participants will gain insight into why people act the way they do and be able to respond appropriately.

Wednesday April 23RD

Communications With Confidence: This workshop explores the communication process and provides an understanding of the communication skills required to effectively interact with fellow employees and staff.

Wednesday May 28TH

The Art Of Networking: This workshop focuses on the power of relationship building. It will provide tips and techniques on how to grow your business through relationship networking.

*Participants can attend all workshops or take each workshop individually.

*All workshop series will take place at the Phesant Plucker (Upstairs 20 Augusta St. Hamilton, Ontario.

*All Workshops begin at 7 PM – 9 PM and the fee is $25 per workshop .

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Mohawk College- (Tools for Business Series)

The T4B Fall Calendar is now available on line..

Mastering Communications with Personality Profiling – March 4 – Brantford Campus

This one-day workshop explores the communication process and provides an understanding of the communication skills required to effectively interact with fellow employees and staff. Participants learn principles of effective communication, understanding different personality types, active listening and constructive feedback skills and much more.

Stress in the Workplace – March 7 – Fennell Campus

This half-day workshop increases the participant’s ability to cope with stress as a key component in leading to a more successful business and personal life. Through individual and group activities, participants will learn to use practical tools to understand what stress is, how it affects us, and to create resiliency in today’s world.

Time Management – March 7 – Fennell Campus

This half-day workshop helps participants maximize their time effectively. Overcome unique time management challenges, set priorities and manage time effectively to support and manage your organizational performance. This workshop gives you the techniques required to control time and increase productivity.

Effectively Assertive – March 10 – Fennell Campus

This one-day workshop outlines the characteristics of the three styles of assertive behaviour. Once the participants determine their own personal style, they will be able to understand the impact of their style on the business. Communication styles are addressed as part of learning to speak with confidence.

Coaching for Success – March 11 – Brantford Campus

This one – day workshop examines the benefits an organization and the individuals in it will obtain when they embark on a coaching program. The workshop focuses on developing the structure of a coaching program including establishing a personal vision with goals for both participants and coaches, obtaining commitment for accountabilities and building in follow up and rewards.

Coping with Change – March 13 – Fennell Campus

This half-day workshop helps employees look at change and its impact both personally and professionally. Topics include approaches to change, resisting change, benefits of accepting change and the skills required for change.

Training for Results – March 18/19 – Brantford Campus

This 2 day workshop assists individuals who have responsibility for training in their organization. Topics include: basic skills, identifying strengths, adult learning principles, communication processes, utilizing training aids, analyzing training requirements, the steps in developing and conducting training, strategies for learning, training techniques, skill demonstrations, and evaluating the results.

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Tips Let Your Light Shine

  1. Look inside yourself to find out what means the most to you.
  2. Surround yourself with the people and things that make the list.
  3. Create a dream board to keep them in front of you.
  4. Focus on the work you love to do and put everything you have into it.
  5. Do the right things and right things will come to you.
  6. If it feels right in your gut and your heart, do it.
  7. If it feels wrong - goes against your nature - don’t do it.
  8. Never apologize for who you are but celebrate it.
  9. Tell yourself over and over that you have a unique contribution to make.
  10. Bring your unique light to everything you do.

Offer this process to your team members, appreciate and celebrate their uniqueness and allow them to shine in your business!

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February 25 , 2008

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Maximum Staging

Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship
that has set sail with no destination.


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