More simple words

" Love thy neighbor as yourself"

" Treat others the way that you would want to be treated"

" Turn the other cheek".

All simple words from another wise man.
We can disagree on religion but I think we all agree that there was a man who walked this earth many years ago that spoke simple words. They are so simple yet we struggle with them every day.

If you just used these words as a compass every day- the rest would take care of itself.

It all comes down to respect and respecting everybody- even those that disagree with you.
That is the hardest to master BUT the most important to learn.

Think about as your day progresses.. how did you handle that disagreement or the person who was upset. Remember sometimes they may not actually even be upset with you. It is a carry over from other things happening in their life's.

How you treat others is a direct reflection on how you feel about yourself.

Just Do a Good Job

Simple words from a very wise man....

Paul Arpin , my mentor, friend and past CEO and President of Arpin Van Lines, would always tell me " just do a good job Dave".

Paul knew that throughout all the mess and confusion and complications that a business can hold you always have to remember to be successful do not forget about the basics.
If you do a good job and try your best every day the rest will take care of itself.
He would say the same thing to agent owners that he mentored or to drivers that he sat with.

When you allow the noise to sink in and effect your work you will fail.
Simple.
Do not forget to do your job, to look that customer in the eye and realize that it may be just another move to you but to them it is all of their life's possessions and they are moving. They need to know that YOU are in the moment and thinking about them AND DOING A GOOD JOB.

Wise man.

Live Life with No Regrets

It is easy to get caught up in day-to-day busy-ness and lose track of the people who ground us.
They are the ones who boost our confidence, who are there when we are challenged, who lift our spirits when we are stuck in a rut.  Take nothing for granted and keep those precious relationships active -make the time- in turn, those relationships will let us know we can make a difference.

Live your life without regrets

Our militray members deserve this treatment on every move

From a military member that we moved....


I was already on station at Camp Pendleton when our house was scheduled to be packed out at Camp Lejeune. My wife was there with our four children and was extremely nervous about handling the pack out and dealing with the movers on her own. Arthur was the first name of the gentleman that showed up to pack and move our stuff in Jacksonville, NC. He was extremely polite and very helpful throughout the entire process. My wife was immediately at ease after talking with him for just a few minutes. He and his partner went above and beyond in packing our items, moving and loading them, and helping my wife with any questions and concerns that she had. I will absolutely request him if we end up moving again. All of our items were packed carefully and both gentlemen treated our belongings as if they were their own. I am extremely grateful for them making this an easy and stress free process for my family. I would highly recommend them to anyone that is looking to do a PCS move.

Very Nice !

Leadership

I don’t think leadership should be that complicated. If you’re looking for leadership success, consider these seven simple truths:

1. There aren’t any shortcuts - Leadership is hard work and most of it is on the job training. Formal education and ongoing development are essential parts of developing your leadership competency, but don’t think you can transform yourself into a great leader by reading a certain book or taking a particular training course. Great leaders are built by being in the game, not by standing on the sidelines or sitting in the classroom.

2. Great leaders start by being great followers - Most successful leaders were successful followers at some point. They learned how to be part of a team, put the needs of others ahead of their own, and work toward a goal bigger than themselves. In our hero-worshiping culture, we tend to place the spotlight on the individual achievements of leaders, and not pay much attention to how they cultivated those winning ways earlier in their career. Learn to be a good follower and you’ll learn what it takes to be a good leader.

3. There’s no mysterious secret to leadership success - Contrary to the titles of popular leadership books, there is no single, mysterious secret to unlocking leadership success (see truth #1). All those books I lovingly teased earlier offer valuable insights about various aspects of leadership, but most of them tell you what you already know to be true…which brings me to the next point.

4. You already know what it takes to be a good leader - Not to plagiarise Robert Fulghum, but you probably learned in kindergarten most of what it takes to be a good leader. Be nice. Play well with others. Say please and thank you. Do what you can to help others. Of course you have to mature and apply those fundamentals in adult ways like being transparent and authentic with others, challenging people to strive for their goals, holding them accountable, and having difficult conversations when needed.

5. The difference between management and leadership is overrated - Tons of books and blogs have been written debating the differences between these two concepts. Yes, each has its own unique characteristics, and yes, each of them overlap significantly in the practice of leadership and management. Leaders have to manage and managers have to lead. Learn to do them both well because they are much more similar than they are different.

6. Leaders aren’t special - We’re all bozos on the same bus. Leaders aren’t any more special than individual contributors and everyone is needed to have a successful team. If you view leadership as service, which I happen to do, you should consider your team members more important than yourself. Get your ego out of the way and you’ll be on your way to success.

7. Leadership is much more about who you are than what you do - This is probably the most important truth I’ve learned about leadership over my career. I view leadership as a calling, not a job. As a calling, leadership is about who I am—my values, beliefs, attitudes—and my actions are the visible manifestation of those inner ideals. If you want to be a successful leader, your primary focus should be on the inner work that is required, not on behavioral tricks or techniques.

So there you go, those are my seven simple truths. What do you think? What would you add, delete, or change? Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts. Just don’t make it too complicated

Stay focused

The best way to stay focused is to stay excited about what you do.

Do not concentrate on how much you will get paid and money, money, money.

Instead stay focused on doing your best, on helping others and doing what you do best.

The rest will follow.

People get lost because they worry about bills and the future and all the " what if's" that could happen. It takes over their day and then effects the very thing that can help them dig out and give them the security that they want and need.

They worry so much about tomorrow and others that they forget to do their job, they forget what they fell in love with to begin with.

It is easy to do.

Instead of using all that energy in a negative, focus it as a positive.

It really works.

What can you do today that will help someone else?

Your customer ? A fellow employee? A friend or relative?

There is so much that YOU can do if you choose to focus and accent the positive.

When you help others and when you simply worry about yourself you begin to lift that negative weight of your shoulders. You find that all that time you spent talking negatively about others or your situation can be used more productively. 

Try it.

When you find yourself in a conversation that begins to go negative stop, first start to recognize that you are in that conversation. You may find that you are participate in those conversations and mind set much more then you even realize.

It is time wasted and energy lost.

What can YOU do to improve YOUR day or help that person right in front you on THIS day.

Stay focused...stay in the moment.

The Military and Leadership

What does the military teach that helps these ex-officers climb to the top of major corporations? We combed through interviews with many of them to find out the biggest lessons about life, business, and leadership they learned from the service:

Always look sharp. 

Years out of service, FedEx CEO Frederick Smith still keeps up the tidy appearance he learned in the Marines. "Even in a blue pin-striped suit, I still make sure that the right-hand edge of my belt buckle lines up with my shirt front and trouser fly," he's said. "I shine my own shoes, and I feel uncomfortable if they aren't polished."

Take good care of your people. 

Former General Motors chairman and CEO Daniel Akerson says military service taught him to lead by example and "to take good care of your people."

Assemble diverse teams to get a range of perspectives.

Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky, a former captain in the U.S. Army, says military training taught him the value of working with diverse teams. "I quickly discovered no one had a lock on the right answers," he told DiversityInc.

Invest in relationships for the long term. 

The relationships formed in the military are "lifelong" and "serve you well in a business career," says Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, who served in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps.

Be willing to listen to everyone.

Michael Morris, the former CEO of American Electric Power, has said that the military developed his "willingness to listen and formulate an opinion that incorporates as many people's ideas as possible."

Stay calm under pressure.

Morris also likes to compare a CEO to a pilot in bad weather -; it's up to him to keep his cool through a storm so his passengers (or shareholders and employees) stay calm. "The last thing you want is to appear to be rattled," he says.

Act decisively even with limited information.

David Morken, CEO of Internet and phone services company Bandwidth, learned to "operate in the fog and to execute and decisively engage when you don't have access to a complete data set" from his time in the Marine Corps.

Carefully plan out the logistics.

Robert Myers, CEO of Casey's General Store, says his time in the Army made him a perfect choice later to run the company. The company's founder figured no one was more qualified to head up a distribution chain than a former military logistics officer, CSPnet.com reports.

Lead with integrity.

"Veterans have special abilities and common traits, including discipline, maturity, adaptability, and dedication," John Luke Jr., CEO of MeadWestvaco and a former Air Force pilot, has said. "They operate with integrity and high ethical standards in all that they do."

Be, know, and do everything you ask of those below you.

"When I was attending the Drill Sergeant Academy, I was taught to always 'Be, Know, Do,' when dealing with subordinates," former U.S. Army Drill Sergeant and Argo Marketing Group CEO Jason Levesque tells Business Insider. "Be the expert; know the job; do the difficult [tasks]. Your subordinates will follow you and, best of all, try to emulate you."

Give 100% of your effort. 

Robert McDonald, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, explains that his time in the infantry convinced him to always commit to something 100%. "If you're going to be in the Army, go into the infantry," he says. "If you're going to be in marketing, work for P&G. You don't do things halfway."