November 2014
Strategies for Success Newsletter November 2014 Issue 107
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Published by Emily Huling Selling Strategies
www.sellingstrategies.com
Copyright 2014 Emily Huling. All rights reserved.
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In this November 2014 issue:
Thoughts from home
Josmo’s Cafe
Thoughts from the road
Stay energized
Emily Live
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Thoughts from home
Please call me Ms.
Rachel, a young, well-spoken woman from Consumer Reports called me to ask if I would please make an additional contribution to the organization. She went through her script reminding me that Consumer Reports has no advertising and relies on public support for all of its work. She was delighted when I agreed.
I followed my rule of not providing a credit card by phone when I don’t initiate the call. Rachel needed to confirm my contact information to mail me the notice. After confirming my name Rachel asked, “Are you a Miss or Mrs.?” I replied, “Neither. I’m a Ms.” There was silence.
I couldn’t help myself. I launched into a lecture. I said, “Rachel, in the 1970’s we women fought long and hard to not be identified by our marital status. When you call a man Mr., you don’t know whether he’s married or not. It doesn’t matter. But when we identify a woman by Miss or Mrs. we’ve labeled her. It shouldn’t matter, but to many it does. Thus, the prefix Ms. was created to avoid any labeling. I suggest you learn about Gloria Steinem and the women’s movements in the 1960’s and 70’s.”
I give Rachel a lot of credit. Once I was quiet she said, “Wow, I really learned something. Thank you.”
If you’re interested in the history and use of Ms., read this piece I found in Slate magazine.
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Josmo’s Cafe
I love pumpkin season! Those of you who love pumpkin baked goods and have not yet tried Frosted Pumpkin Cake Squares created by Troyer’s Home Pantry in Apple Creek, Ohio, are in for a palate-pleasing treat! After ten years, they remain our most popular fall dessert. Enjoy!
Josmo’s Cafe is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Learn its history and try the famous Josmo’s Cosmo cocktail posted on the Josmo’s Café webpage.
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The 17 Terrific Tips series continues with 17 Terrific Management Tips. Included are ideas to manage remote workers, overcome self-doubt, and develop independent thinkers. You’ll find the whole series on the Free Stuff page of the website.
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Thoughts from the road
I read it on the Internet.
During a group dinner after speaking at a company’s annual Career Improvement Seminar, the conversation at my table turned to how our food is grown, raised, and processed. Since I was in the agricultural Midwest, everyone had knowledge and experiences to offer on a variety of topics – gluten intolerance, formaldehyde in food, grass-fed versus hormone-injected animals, organic fruits and vegetables, food allergy tests, and new information to me – chemicals in toothpaste. The claim, which has been widely circulated on the Internet, is that the color-coded bars at the crimped end of toothpaste tubes identify the severity level of toxins in the toothpaste. I was skeptical so I checked it out.
Sure enough, I found plenty of information confirming that claim. I also happened upon a website called Hoax-Slayer that provided their assertion that the chemicals in toothpaste claim is a hoax.
I told this story to a friend. She said she had heard Hoax-Slayer was the hoax. I asked where she had learned that. She looked at me with a straight face and said, “I read it on the Internet.”
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John’s remote-control model boat building has continued! He just completed the Geo W Washburn with working smoke stacks! To see a picture and view a short video of the tugboat water launch, click here.
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Emily Live
· Private Client – management consulting – Phoenix, AZ – November 12-14, 2014
· Private Client – Building the Business workshops and consulting – Madison, WI – November 17-20, 2014
· Private Client – operations review, planning, workshops – Blue Ridge, GA – December 8-10, 2014
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