my school my day's

Luckily we did not have to get up at 6:00 a.m. like the mom in the challenge. Yikes! Our day started at 7:00 a.m. I got up and showered about a few minutes before that and then woke my daughter so she could shower next. She has to have time for her waist length hair to dry. ;) My oldest boy was already up and ready by this time, dressed in his khakis and polo uniform. He ran out the door at 7:30 when the car service his school uses arrived. On a normal day his sister would be catching a bus about 15 minutes  later but today both parents had to be at the school for the first day so she drove with us. My husband had the task of getting our youngest up and dressed while I contemplated breakfast and lunch. All three kiddos will be taking buses or a carpool to get to school/therapy so definitely the greenest option, other than our own two feet. Honestly we do like that our house is outside of the walk zone. I totally admit that. When we did the walking thing the year before last it was very good most of the time but the coldest parts of winter were pretty bad, especially when neighbors and even the school itself did not regularly shovel walks. We like the bus after that experience. We get 10 points via Recyclebank for doing so…

Although it was not smooth sailing for my youngest kiddo and his speech classes. The bus never came to pick him up and when I called the transportation department so ask what was up. They were like “duh” the bus ins’t there so take him to school yourself. The guy literally told me to stop bugging him since he was busy. Oh and he would “try” to put him on a bus home. Can I take 10 points away from that heinous anus transportation director? Grrr!

Anyway… more points were to be had for considering what you can do to green your child’s classroom, study habits, and their lunch experience. I pledged to serve some leftovers in school lunches so that less resources are used. That is easy enough for me since I already do that. During the school year dinners are planned specifically to make leftover lunches easy.

Most of the challenge in greening your school year is done in the planning and shopping phase but there is still much to be done on the first day to. I came home with a bunch of useless paper so I am off to see how much can go in my printer and how much can be used as scrap paper for my little artists. How did your first day of school go?

lights of life

heyy..I want to ask u sumthing…I’m deeply,madly n irrevocably in love with someone-well,dat sum1 is also my boyfriend(my 1st n last) and my bestest friend-n to top it all, he loves me even more(believe me,he does).Our story…
We wr high -school best frnz n had a huge crush on each odr,but never told each odr dat as..leave it..he stayed back in our home town for medical college..n I went to an engineering college in another place..but we missed each other alot..so we msgd n calld…we started emailin each odr n our emails got longer and longer…we started sharing a lot…we grew even closer…then our phone conversations got longer n longer…we finally realised our mutual crush was much beyond just crush or friendship…we loved each other crazily…but,u see I never was this committment-kinda girl..I hav a lot of frenz(n I love all),I hang out a lot wd dem(I’m mix of a girly gal n a tom-boy)..n doh he is also very good socially, in reality,he doesnt like company…he is funny,smart,ridiculous,sexy,cute…evrything…but inside,he is -hmmm,wat can I say-sweeter…but just 2 me…beliv me,we dint match on many platforms(wich couple does),so I just dint allow him to say anything…n he respected my wishes n kept mum..but,slowly he began gettin frustrated dat we wud remain just frenz(he dint tell,coz he dint need 2)…so finally I told him evrything n we got committed…in a distance-relationship…we have many problems(agn,lik evry couple esp doz in distance)…he is over-possessive(really over-d-top)…n I hate possessiveness(I knw, crazy of me,but I hv my reasons)..I’m nt enuf possessive of him as he wud like me to be…m very high-tempered…n blab,blab,blab…but sumhow its been goin on for nearly TWO years now…n all d credit goes to his determination,grit,stubborness n of coz,impossible love for me…I have contemplated n actually tried breaking up two times but failed under his persuasion n my true love 4 him….(I hv my reason 4 bein a bitch sumtimes but truly,I cant elaborate our problems here,I know u hear enuf of dem evryday)…
Now,my problem starts…I love my boyfriend but I have dis huge crush on a guy here in my college(agn very common in distance relationshp)…but problem is dat dis crush is nt like I hav ever experienced b4…I just cant stop lookin at d guy(he’s unfortunately my classmate n in my friend’s group)…I can sense him whnever he’s around(wdout my conscious knowledge)..my heartbeat gets tripled(I fear he myt actly hear me)…my stomach goes sumwhr(idk whr)…blab,blab..its just bcoz m a brilliant actress, wen I desperately want to be,dat he hasnt found out yet…to top it off…he also has a crush on me( I dnt knw how big,but I just knw dat he does)..but Thankfully(n d main comedy of situation is dat) he is also seriously committed….so,impossibl 4 us 2 ever get 2gedr…n I dnt evn want to…I dnt knw him dat much to evn form an opinion abt him except his not my usual type…
whoof…I knw dat I love my bf n dis is a huge hormone problem…PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GET OVER THIS CLASSMATE OF MINE…I hv tried unsuccessfully 4m d start of this year….n m gettin frustrated,,,,wy cant I 4get him lyk my prev crushes???please help…I knw m blabberring….but even my best(girl) frnd thinks dat its normal n I’ll get over it eventually…but m gettin crazy,meanwhile…please tell atlst sumthing,excpt dat m crazy or to giv it sum tym….plzzz:(..

lights of life

Emotional Intelligence

How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Sales Performance and Employee Retention in a Dealership

One of the mysteries from the auto dealership world is the reason why general managers and general sales managers assume that low productivity and the resulting high turnover are inevitable using their sales teams. Research has revealed it is appropriate to apply the Pareto principle to salespeople whereby 20 % of all salespeople now make 80 % of all sales. That means 80 percent of the sales force fights over the remaining 20 % of the business not made by the top sales pros.

With so many salespeople competing for shares of these a small pie, the turnover rate in sales is actually very high. But many auto dealer executives are prepared to accept, as a price of doing business, the unending expenses of recruiting, selecting, and training the continuing flow of newcomers into the sales rank. They should, instead, recognize that poor people sales productivity and high turnover rampant in the market are the result of faulty hiring practices.

Research indicates that 80 percent from the essential competencies required for success in the workplace are emotional intelligence, which is far greater than IQ or personality traits. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a buzzword in the business world going back several years. By definition, EI is an individuals ability to recognize and regulate emotions in themselves and others. In practical application it is ones ability to know how our emotions and also the emotions of others impact action and gratifaction.

EI has no greater application than in a sales position. Research conducted recently by the Hay/McBer firm in Boston of Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, IBM, and PepsiCo found that the top 10 percent of the sales forces within the companies surveyed totaled nearly $6.7 million in sales as the norm was only $3 millionmore than 2 times the average or additional sales totaling 88 times the average salary of $42,000. The top 10 percent of those sales forces were quite strong in EI competencies as the average salesperson wasn’t.

In an objective study of more than 2,000 auto dealer salespeople designed to measure the EI competencies among those salespeople that were successful vs. those that were unsuccessful, the following five competencies were the most critical to predicting sales success and retention in the industry.

Intuition & Empathy. This is the salespersons awareness of the prospects feelings, needs, and concerns. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Attitude toward others: ones capability to look positively and objectively upon others
Understanding others: an intuitive sense of a prospects and/or customers feelings and perspectives and showing an active interest in their needs
Customer service orientation: the ability to anticipate, recognize, and meet customers needs

Results Orientation & Decisiveness. This is the salespersons adeptness at inducing desirable responses from the customer or prospect. This competency is important in a sales role for the following reasons.

Communication: sending clear and convincing messages which are understood by the customer or prospect
Influencing: using effective tactics and techniques for persuasion and desired results
Gaining commitment: ones ability to develop a motivation act

Self View. This is actually the salespersons level of courage and self-esteem providing you with thick enough skin to persevere through various obstacles they encounter through the sales cycle. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Handling rejection: ones ability to handle a no or a nonsale and to not take it personally and be able to recover and restart quickly to test again
Self-esteem: the higher the self-esteem the more passion and courage the salesperson may have in the social arena

Self Awareness. This really is knowing ones internal states, preferences, resources, strengths, and limitations. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Self-confidence: ones ability to have confidence in their own abilities and strengths to personally take control in achieving and exceeding their goals
Persuasiveness: ones capability to stand their ground in negotiations as well as in handling sales objections to exude to the customer or prospect that their product or service meets their needs
Competitiveness: ones need to win and be regarded as competent in the eyes of others, in addition to desire to be personally recognized for their accomplishments

Self Expectations. This is the salespersons emotional tendencies that guide or facilitate reaching goals as well as their sense of personal resolve for responsibilities. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Achievement drive: striving to improve or meet a standard of excellence we impose on ourselves
Initiative: readiness to do something on opportunities without getting told
Optimism: persistence in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks

These are essential competencies in selling within the auto dealership industry. The salesperson who knows the product or service inside out will not succeed in the long term without possessing these essential competencies.

Since we implemented a difficult intelligence pre-employment profile to help in our sales buying process, our retention has jumped from 10 % to 77 percent. And not only do the employees stay longer, but they’re more productive, become popular more quickly, and require a shorter period in training, says Regina Roat, HR Director of Sterling-McCall Auto Group in Houston, Texas, that is part of Group 1 Automotive.

Auto dealers who’re forward thinking and realize they’re competing for top talent with other companies in their market are now implementing emotional intelligence into their selection process. Additionally, they are also providing emotional intelligence management development programs to assist their managers in leadership development, which has a major impact on increasing the manager/employee relationship and is a critical piece to improving employee retention.

How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Sales Performance and Employee Retention in a Dealership

One of the mysteries from the auto dealership world is the reason why general managers and general sales managers assume that low productivity and the resulting high turnover are inevitable using their sales teams. Research has revealed it is appropriate to apply the Pareto principle to salespeople whereby 20 % of all salespeople now make 80 % of all sales. That means 80 percent of the sales force fights over the remaining 20 % of the business not made by the top sales pros.

With so many salespeople competing for shares of these a small pie, the turnover rate in sales is actually very high. But many auto dealer executives are prepared to accept, as a price of doing business, the unending expenses of recruiting, selecting, and training the continuing flow of newcomers into the sales rank. They should, instead, recognize that poor people sales productivity and high turnover rampant in the market are the result of faulty hiring practices.

Research indicates that 80 percent from the essential competencies required for success in the workplace are emotional intelligence, which is far greater than IQ or personality traits. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a buzzword in the business world going back several years. By definition, EI is an individuals ability to recognize and regulate emotions in themselves and others. In practical application it is ones ability to know how our emotions and also the emotions of others impact action and gratifaction.

EI has no greater application than in a sales position. Research conducted recently by the Hay/McBer firm in Boston of Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, IBM, and PepsiCo found that the top 10 percent of the sales forces within the companies surveyed totaled nearly $6.7 million in sales as the norm was only $3 millionmore than 2 times the average or additional sales totaling 88 times the average salary of $42,000. The top 10 percent of those sales forces were quite strong in EI competencies as the average salesperson wasn’t.

In an objective study of more than 2,000 auto dealer salespeople designed to measure the EI competencies among those salespeople that were successful vs. those that were unsuccessful, the following five competencies were the most critical to predicting sales success and retention in the industry.

Intuition & Empathy. This is the salespersons awareness of the prospects feelings, needs, and concerns. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Attitude toward others: ones capability to look positively and objectively upon others
Understanding others: an intuitive sense of a prospects and/or customers feelings and perspectives and showing an active interest in their needs
Customer service orientation: the ability to anticipate, recognize, and meet customers needs

Results Orientation & Decisiveness. This is the salespersons adeptness at inducing desirable responses from the customer or prospect. This competency is important in a sales role for the following reasons.

Communication: sending clear and convincing messages which are understood by the customer or prospect
Influencing: using effective tactics and techniques for persuasion and desired results
Gaining commitment: ones ability to develop a motivation act

Self View. This is actually the salespersons level of courage and self-esteem providing you with thick enough skin to persevere through various obstacles they encounter through the sales cycle. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Handling rejection: ones ability to handle a no or a nonsale and to not take it personally and be able to recover and restart quickly to test again
Self-esteem: the higher the self-esteem the more passion and courage the salesperson may have in the social arena

Self Awareness. This really is knowing ones internal states, preferences, resources, strengths, and limitations. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Self-confidence: ones ability to have confidence in their own abilities and strengths to personally take control in achieving and exceeding their goals
Persuasiveness: ones capability to stand their ground in negotiations as well as in handling sales objections to exude to the customer or prospect that their product or service meets their needs
Competitiveness: ones need to win and be regarded as competent in the eyes of others, in addition to desire to be personally recognized for their accomplishments

Self Expectations. This is the salespersons emotional tendencies that guide or facilitate reaching goals as well as their sense of personal resolve for responsibilities. This competency is important in a sales role for an additional reasons.

Achievement drive: striving to improve or meet a standard of excellence we impose on ourselves
Initiative: readiness to do something on opportunities without getting told
Optimism: persistence in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks

These are essential competencies in selling within the auto dealership industry. The salesperson who knows the product or service inside out will not succeed in the long term without possessing these essential competencies.

Since we implemented a difficult intelligence pre-employment profile to help in our sales buying process, our retention has jumped from 10 % to 77 percent. And not only do the employees stay longer, but they’re more productive, become popular more quickly, and require a shorter period in training, says Regina Roat, HR Director of Sterling-McCall Auto Group in Houston, Texas, that is part of Group 1 Automotive.

Auto dealers who’re forward thinking and realize they’re competing for top talent with other companies in their market are now implementing emotional intelligence into their selection process. Additionally, they are also providing emotional intelligence management development programs to assist their managers in leadership development, which has a major impact on increasing the manager/employee relationship and is a critical piece to improving employee retention.

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