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National Get Out the Doghouse Day! 2008-04-07 03:59:00 July 16th is National Get Out the Doghouse Day! Refer to my previous National Get the Doghouse Day posting to let those dogs out of the doghouse and enjoy life. national get out the doghouse day ...

Motivate Your Employees to be Healthy and Fit! 2008-04-05 07:55:00 Motivate your employees to be healthy and fit everyday! Today is National Employee Health and Fitness Day. When you motivate your employees to be healthy and fit, your organization will benefit in the following ways: Increased energy and productivity Increased self-esteem and self-worth resulting in better personal, sexual, and work relationships Decreased heart problems (look at the passing of Yolanda King at age 51 from heart failure) Lower health insurance costs Better customer relationships Increased bottom line Need I say more? We are working with the Hampton Roads American Cancer Society to bring awareness to the ever increasing challenge of cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Overall it is a big concern and especially in the African American community where the cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes rates are substantially higher than other ethnic groups. Please click on the following link for additional information on the fre ...

Blog Action Day! You Can Make a Difference 2008-03-10 11:45:00 Today is Blog Action Day! Blog Action Day is a day where individual bloggers can make a difference for the environment. On Saturday, I took all the old computers and components date back to the 486 processor (us older folks know what I am talking about) and went to the local computer recycling location at our National Public Radio station (WHRO) in Norfolk, VA. It was extremely fast and easy. The person in charge requested that I stay in my car and his helpers would take all the equipment. Before I could turn around, his helpers swooped upon my car and took away the components in less than a minute. I was happy, Joy is happy, and we both feel good that we made a difference for the environment. So make more room in your office, house, or apartment and recycle those old computers. You will be surprised how often there are programs available for you to recycle. Blog+Action+Day environment recycling ...

Win My Motivaton E-Book! 2008-03-04 07:27:00 Today is Take a Wild Guess Day! So why not take a "wild" guess and win my popular e-Book, "Empowerment and Stress Management Secrets for the Busy Professional" (A $29.95 value) when you guess the right answer to the following question: On my website's newsletter sign-up page, www.thesykesgrp.comblog/newsletterSignupincentive.htm, who did I interview that appeared on the Martha Stewart Better Living Program? Here are the rules (let's keep it simple): Send your answer by e-mail to info@thesykesgrp.com One guess allow per e-mail address submitted One prize per e-mail address Winning participants will receive e-Book download link to the winning e-mail address within 24 hours Contest ends April 16th at 12 Midnight EST So take a wild guess and have fun! Take+a+Wild+Guess+Day Motivation Motivation+book ...

Ed Sykes Motivating African American Men to Take Control of Their Health on National Public Radio 2008-02-06 04:19:00 As mentioned before, I am volunteering as spokesperson for the American Cancer Society's African American Men's Health Forum coming to Norfolk, VA on June 16, 2007. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed about the forum on National Public Radio's HearSay program. The following is the audio segment from the show. Please click on the banner below to register for the forum or go to the American Cancer Society's web site to find out how you can take control of your health! American+Cancer+Society National+Public+Radio African+American+Men+Health+Forum Ed+Sykes Motivational+Speaker ... Health

Get Motivated to Live Your Passions! 2008-02-05 04:33:00 Today is Dance like a Chicken Day! How many times have you wanted to "cut loose" and just dance like a chicken without a care in the world? Most of the time in life we are told what not to do and that only staying between the lines is right, and you can do that if you wish. But, I say to dance like a chicken. Every time I dance, my daughter covers her eyes, puts her hand up, and pleads with me to stop dancing like a tormented chicken. But, it doesn't actually need to be a "dance." You can do anything you have passion about just because it feels good. Passion Motivation Motivated Self+Improvement Self+Help Dance+Like+a+Chicken+Day ...

How is Your Friday the 13th? 2008-02-04 01:39:00 How is your Friday the 13th? Is it like the movie with the character Jason? Is it one of your best days ever? Is it somewhere in between? The fear of Friday the 13th is called Paraskevidekatriaphobia. I now have a fear of pronouncing that word. There may be as many as 21 millions Americans inflicted with Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Simply amazing how so many people allow a day of month to determine whether they have a bad day or great day. So I challenge you to blast through your fear of Friday the 13th and always make it a great day. Create a Great Friday the 13th! Positive+Attitude Friday+the+13th ...

Happy New Year and Let's Start Goal Setting! 2008-01-01 01:19:00 Just a quick note to wish each of you a Happy New Year. We sincerely hope that 2007 was the best year of your life, and that 2008 is even better! There have been a lot of changes at The Sykes Group in the past year, and we have many more great additions planned for the coming year. In the next week we'll announce the beginning of "Jump Out the Gate in 2008" program, so stay tune! P.S.-The following are some six quick tips to goal-setting: Put Your Goals in Writing - Your goals aren't real unless you put in down on paper. Make Your Goals Attainable - Realistic goals are attainable goals. Qualify Your Goals - What exactly do you want to achieve? Have a Time Frame - Forces you to keep track of your goals and allows you make corrections. Develop a Strategic Action Plan - What exactly are you going to do to achieve your goals? Make Achieving Your Goals Personal - Create meaning and passion for your goals. For additional goal setting and success ...

Today is Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day! 2007-07-04 08:03:00 Today is Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day! More and more women are gaining the knowledge and resources and becoming entrepreneurs. This enables them to be empowered, take action, and embrace new opportunities in their lives. I would like to recognize my partner, Joy, and especially my sister, Cheryl for being empowered entrepreneurs. Cheryl recently had her second baby. Her husband is disabled because of an unfortunate job related accident. Instead of sitting back and accepting her situation, she researched different entrepreneurial opportunities, and started a striving eBay business with enough income to live comfortably. Obtain the knowledge, take the action, make opportunities happen, and be empowered for more success in your lives! For additional resources, go to Empowered Women Empowered+Women+Entrepreneurs success opportunity ...

First, 82 Degrees, then Bill O'Reilly, and Now Snow in April in Virginia Beach, VA 2007-07-04 05:19:00 In Virginia Beach this week, it was 82 degrees and I was talking about turning on the air conditioning. Later in the week, Bill O'Reilly was taking advantage of a very unfortunate situation in Virginia Beach to further his agenda. Today, it's 32 degrees and snowing. Who would have thought all this would happen all in one week? Snow Virginia+Beach Bill+O'Reilly ...

October 1-5 is Customer Service Week. 2007-05-10 12:37:00 Happy Customer Service Week! October 1-5 is Customer Service Week. In an environment that so few organizations do it well, I would like to recognize an organization that understands what great customer service is, and more importantly, applies it each and every time. The name of that organization is the supermarket chain, Harris Teeter. The following are twelve reasons why I enjoy my customer experiences when shopping at Harris Teeter and don't mind paying a little extra for the food I buy: Harris Teeter provides consistently great service no matter what store you shop. Harris Teeter employees have smiles on their faces each and every time. Harris Teeter employees give eye contact when interacting with customers. Every Harris Teeter cashier will ask you "did you find everything you needed" and wait for the answer and provide a solution if you didn't before proceeding to ring you up. Every Harris Teeter employee shows a "we're here to serve you" attitu ...

Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day: Take Time to Appreciate to Motivate Your Employees! 2007-04-12 12:09:00 Today is Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day! First, let me say, you should as a motivator always "invest" in the time to appreciate and motivate your team. I use the word "invest" because it is an investment in the overall performance and success of your team. By taking the time to show appreciation for a job well done, you motivate your team to go to the next level of success. Sam Walton said the following: "Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish." I challenge you to always find the time to appreciate to motivate your employees in a timely and meaningful manner. The following link will provide you with vast motivation resources to help you start today: Employee Motivation and Appreciation Resources employee+motivation employee+recognition employee+appreciation team+building teambuilding ...