Social Media

How to wrap our arms around social media?
It can certainly be a wonderful tool to communicate with and share stories and stay connected with friends and family.
It can also be a venue for hate and negative and a way to spread gossip.

That is the biggest difference with terrorist groups of today, there have always been groups of people in all of history that band behind a religion to rage war and kill.
The biggest difference and the scariest is today they recruit and spread their twisted believes to millions across the world.
How can we monitor that or control it?
We cannot-
Then What? How do we combat it ?

Same goes for our day to day lives both personally and in business. How we do stop cyber bullying or stop someone from spreading lies and hate?
It is impossible to stop others from doing whatever it is they want to do in the privacy of their own home or space.

All you can do is educate your kids, your friends and co workers to try to stay positive and to not get sucked into the drama or the hate.
If there is a question or a conflict confront that person the old fashion way, in person or pick up the phone.
Remember that there are always two sides to the story, sometimes three.
Do you really want to play judge and jury?

If a person takes to the airwaves and social media to air their dirty laundry does that already tell you what you need to know about them?

The internet is a marvelous tool but unless we wrap our arms around it's use and have more education and verbalization on what we, what you, expect from participating in the social media aspect of it we will continue to waste good oxygen and time on the wrong subjects.

Who Cares?

We allow the smallest of things to bother us and from there we allow it to affect our whole day.

At the end of the day...who really cares?
We puff our chest and stand our ground ..for what? Most times in hind sight it is over something foolish and in a day or so it is forgotten. So why allow it to seep in?

Take a breath, step away. You may find that you were really angry over something totally different and you are taking it out elsewhere.
So step away if you have to, let cooler heads prevail.

Do not throw gasoline on the fire, it will only enflame the problem.

Remember that in the end who really cares, do not let it get the better of you.

You have to allow it for it to happen, you have the controls...or at least you should.

Believe

Believe it
See it
Live it
And you will become it !

How do you want others to see you? What is your personal goal ?
You can be whoever you want to be but you first need to believe that you can.
Now see it, actually form the picture in your mind on what you believe your goal looks like.
You then need to create habits so that you live the life that you want and the life that you want others to remember you for.

Believe- See- Live it

Successful people do it every day in all walks of life. You can do it too- if you want it bad enough.

Try it !

A little history on one of Arpin's Elite Drivers....

Below is a bit of history from one of our elite drivers, Bob Cordeiro , one of the best, and most professional, household goods driver that Arpin has had the great pleasure of bring associated with……thank you Bob !

 

 

I made my first trip to California in the passenger seat of a 1968 Kenworth single axle cab over when I was 4 years old. My dad was an owner/operator for Engel van lines out of Elizabeth, NJ at  the time, and I rode with him every summer until I joined the Army after graduating catholic school in 1987.

 My first tour of duty was in Germany for 2 years, then Fort Sill, OK over to the Persian Gulf for operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm for 7 months then back to Fort Sill before my term ended. Even when I was home on leave from the service I worked with my dad. He swore up and down that I didn't belong in the business, that I should go to college and get far away from this life, but I was bred to be a mover. 

 

I drove with my Dad until I became a qualified van operator with Allied van lines. Ironically I tried to get qualified with Paul Arpin thru Allstate moving and Transfer in Bayonne, NJ, but as I was only 22, they required a minimum age of 25. So here I started that summer of 1992 leasing a company truck from Benton and Holden, an Allied agent in NJ. (Which was bought by Paul Arpin in 1998) By the end of that summer I bought my first truck and signed on with another Allied agent out of CT until 1996 when fate finally brought me to Paul Arpin van lines:

 

Where I have achieved:

 Driver of the month, February 1997

 Driver of the month, April 1998

 Driver of the Year, 1998

 Driver of the month, Sept 2005

 Driver of the month, Oct 2009

 

I brought my youngest brother Stefan into the Arpin family in 2007 and Mr. Paul Arpin himself saw the potential in my brother and helped steer him to become the general manger for one of our busiest agents. I have been here for a generation, and hope to be here for another....

 

A long career with one van lines, where almost everybody knows my name, agent families included, just like the family of cross country movers I grew up in. 

 

Angry

I have noticed in my time in business that normally the people that get upset the quickest normally either messed up, and they know it, or they have been slacking.

I have had good friends even convince them selves that they are right and everybody else is wrong. Even after they hear from several different arenas that their seems to be a problem.

That is a sure sign to me that something is wrong with a person when I hear it from several people and some in other States or departments.

My thoughts is that people fly off the handle quick or get angry when they know deep down that they may be at fault because it sends up a smoke screen, it deflects the conversation.
Unfortunately this method always catches up to people.

Some people are angry about something else or mad at somebody or the situation or position that they are in so that start to dial it back.
You know the type, the type that says this is what you pay me and this is what you will get, not a nickel more.
Because of that their job start to suffer and when called out for it they get angry and snap at you.

It is amazing how many times I have seen this through the years, and the shame of it most of those people had good potential but they pissed it away because they just got angry.

Do not hurt yourself in the process, be honest. And most of all be honest with yourself.

Smile

Smile.... it does not cost you a dime and I guarantee it will improve your looks and your outlook. 

A positive attitude is contagious, people want to be with people that are positive and smiling.
Start your day with a smile and good morning to all that you speak to and you will see the smile returned.

TRY IT

Who's Watching ?

You are in Nowheresville  Utah who could be watching?
You are alone in the kitchen with the customer, who could be listening?
You are on a scale in Arkansas, who could be looking?

The answer to all the above is - EVERYBODY !

With the internet and social media and smart phones and cameras you are always being watched. David Arpin said years ago that we are all in a fish bowl now and we are.

You must always conduct yourself as a professional and watch what you say and how you say it.
Approach it like someone is watching you.....because they are !

It is simple...just make it a habit and treat others the way you want to be treated.
If you try to cheat or cut corners it will only come back to you and hurt you.

On the other hand if you go the extra mile and be the professional that you can be that will come back to you too.

Do the right thing !
  

Below is from our Driver of the month Steve Martin-

 

Like my father also told me, be at your best

At all times, you never know who is watching.