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Greetings, Gratefuls! If I'm only looking at the details I miss getting to ponder the big questions like, "What do I love most about my spouse?" or "Is this job helping me feel fulfilled?" On the other end, people like me can get so caught up in the big picture that we fail to stop and say, "Thank you" to the clerk at the store or savor the taste of blueberries on our pancakes! This month I offer you both - an activity to help you notice the little things and an "Ultimates" list to get you thinking about the big ones. The activity is simply this: Write down 1,000 gratitudes over the next few months. It will qualify you for membership in our Grand Gratitude Club! (More on that next Key-Mail.) You can do it alone, as a couple, as a family, as a classroom or as a women's group. To help you, we are now offering "Grow the Gratitude" silicone wristbands. You can wear them to help you remember your promise to notice the small things every beautiful, bountiful day. On my list today? Salt and pepper, my birdbath in my backyard, my son's love of words and Camille Metoyer Moten's incredible voice! Go to 8toGreat.com to order your wristband and have fun growing your gratitude!!! Now, for the bigger picture, here are my thoughts on "The Ultimates" in Life. It is only the beginning of the discussion. Send me yours and I'll share them as well! "The Ultimates" The Ultimate Lie - "I have no power." May we all bask in this beautiful spring and the fact that ultimately, it is we who are blooming!
Greetings, Gratefuls! It's an exciting time for us here at the 8 to GREAT home office! The 8 High-Ways Handbooks are completed and the new book High- Ways: Timeless Tips for the Winding Roads of Life, is now in E-book form, ready to be emailed out to all of you who have anxiously awaited it! For just $19.95 you will receive a chapter each week for 10 weeks. As a KEY-MAILER'S BONUS you will also receive 2-3 Handbook Activities to go with the chapters that can be used at work, at home or in schools! The chapters are the 8 High-Ways: Be one of the first to enjoy this labor of love! We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Greetings, Key-Mail Reader! We at MK Mueller Enterprises are constantly listening to your feedback and some of you would like your Key- Mails a bit shorter. In addition, many of you love the FREE monthly activities for young adult or adult groups that have been a part of Key-Mails for over a year. Now you can have both or just one! Starting this month, those who want the FREE monthly activity from my 8 to Great Handbook series can sign up for them on the www.8toGreat.com site. Here are the simple steps: The activity below will be the final activity included with your Key-Mail. Keep that feedback coming - we're listening!!!
It's true! Every relationship of yours has a Bank Account. Author Stephen Covey uses the term, "An Emotional Bank Account" to explain why some relationships are rockier than others. I've seen the following activity help married couples, students and teachers and even parents and their teens, It's from my "Forgiveness Handbook" in the 8 to Great series. Try it for yourselves and let us know what you think! High-Way 6 - #8: The Emotional Bank Account 1) (Write on the board before beginning: ) 2) (Read aloud slowly or paraphrase: ) When a relationship isn't going well, it is usually because these three steps have not been followed. We talked about Admitting in High-Way #3: Full Responsibility. We practiced Apologizing in this High-Way #6. So, how do you do the third step of Making it right? Here we'll refer to the work of Stephen R. Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." He notes the following: All relationships have an "Emotional Bank Account" that start out neutral, at "0." When you do something to strengthen the relationship, you make a deposit in your account with that person. When there is disagreement, disappointment, dishonesty or repeated indifference there is a withdrawal from your bank account with them." As long as the balance of your account is in the black (positive), your relationship stays strong, but if you are "in the red," (more withdrawals than deposits) the other person may start "seeing red," (getting angry) and the relationship weakens. To see how this works, start by taking an accounting of two of your current relationships. 3) Worksheet #8A and B list some examples of deposits and withdrawals. To see how important it is to have more deposits than withdrawals, select two individuals in your life - one that you have a solid relationship with and one where your relationship is rocky due to some things they have done or not done. Now go down the worksheet lists to see which of the items applied to them in the past 30 days. Then add up the number of +'s in each of their columns. For example, if one friend or family member complimented you this week, they would get a plus, because that's on the deposit list. When you're finished, go down the withdrawal list for each of the same two people. Then add up the number of -'s in each of their columns. Add up the first person's +'s and -'s. Then add the second person's +'s and -'s. Is there a significant difference (5-10 points?) It's easy to see how doing some behaviors strengthens a relationship, while others weaken it. 4) Now think about a relationship you would like to strengthen. Maybe there is something that happened awhile back that you need to make amends for.
High-Way 6 - #8A: The Emotional Bank Account - Deposits + spending extra time with me - watching a show, going for a walk, High-Way 6 - #8B: The Emotional Bank Account- Withdrawals - leaving a mess for me to clean up ***To purchase any of the High-Ways Handbooks for Parents and Teachers, go to www.8togreat.com or call our office at (800) 419-0444. On Saturday, April 28th, MK will host a special 3-hour 8 to GREAT seminar from 9 to noon, incorporating her newest activities that make using the 8 High-Ways fun and easy! The morning is just $20 per person and includes coffee and juice for participants. To register and receive directions to the location, call (402) 553-0555. Meanwhile, The Gratitude Gathering is right around the corner. On Saturday evening, April 21st, emcee Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg will read the top ten winning gratitude letters, and the audience will thrill to the music of jazz singer Camille Metoyer Moten and special guests Mulberry Lane! This year's 10 winning letters include two from teen-aged twins who did not know they were writing about each other! MK's June 15-17 8 to GREAT Institute Training Weekend still has a few openings available. Now there are more reasons than ever to put this event on your calendar, including dozens of new activities in the Trainer's Handbook and a new Referral Payback Program! For more information on this positively powerful experience, go to MK's website, www.mkmueller. com, and click on the Weekend Training button under her photo. Questions? Call us at (402) 553-0555. In the Omaha area? Catch MK every Monday morning at 5:40 and 7:40 on Jack Swanda's show - Lite 101.9 FM. Want to know how to bring 8 to GREAT to your student's middle or high school? Call us at (800) 419-0444 or email us at mkmotiv8@aol.com. MK is now booking engagements for 2007-8. If your workplace, school or organization brings in speakers and trainers, call now to reserve a spot on her calendar! (800)419-0444.
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