I’m a big fan of Bob Burg and all he does. He is the guru of goodness, the king of kindness and one of the thought leaders that I eagerly listen to and learn from. Among his many publications (including Author of Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver) is his ezine Winning Without Intimidation. Winning Without Intimidation is the Internet magazine for people who believe in getting what they want in all areas of their life (people, relationships, things, sales, money, etc.) while helping others to feel good about themselves. Each issue is filled with excellent advice for all aspects of our lives.
This week Bob talked about "The Law of Receptivity." According to Bob, “This Law discusses our belief that receiving is a natural result of giving and, at the same time, continued and effective giving is a natural result of receiving. And, that to focus on only one part of the equation while ignoring the other is counter-productive for you and everyone else.”
Here’s an excerpt from the April 15th issue:
“Our excellent company bookkeeper - Trina - came in for her periodic "rescue mission" and was doing her thing when I noticed the pen she was using. It wasn't a particularly fancy pen but I liked its design and told her so. I then asked her where she bought it. She replied, "Oh, here, take this one; I've got plenty of them."
I said, "I can't take your pen." She asked, "Why not?" I replied, "Because it's your pen." She said, "So what? I've giving it to you." I countered, "No, I wouldn't feel right taking your pen."
She then said the following words: "Bob, it's a very simple, two-step process: One, take the pen. Two, say "thank you."
Wow - here I am talking about being willing to receive, yet I wasn't allowing someone else the gift of giving. Amazing how we teach what we need to continue to learn.”
There are always great lessons to learn or relearn and each issue includes resources and personal intros by Bob. I highly recommend subscribing to Winning Without Intimidation, today!
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Great lessons are sometimes so obvious, right?
Be accepting of compliments is another one I think that I and others struggle with sometimes as well. We tend to say things like, "well, thanks however...". We don't want to seem as if we are being pretentious but I think we need to allow ourselves to accept others accolades to us. Just as you mentioned here...by simply saying Thank you.
Thank you Heidi for this nice post...and thanks to Bob as well.
Sincerely,
Teresa Morrow
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