Being "Here" vs. Being "Present"

What It Means to Be "Present" versus Just Being Here. 


When I first started grade school, we were introduced to some new rules to go with our new environment. One of the first things we learned was how to respond when the teacher took attendance. We were to say "present." A grunt, a "yeah" or simply "here" would not do. We had to acknowledge that we were present. It was our first foray into being positioned to learn, grow, and contribute.


Back then, I did not grasp the significance of being "present." Now, I do. To really connect with other people, you must be present, not just here. Someone who is present is engaged with the other people around them. They listen, they hear, and in their presence are prepared to connect. 

"A person is a person through other persons." Archbishop Desmond Tutu. 
This is the first line in the book Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Create Deep, Trusting Relationship That Create Success -- and Won't Let You Fail! by Keith Ferrazzi.

It's a long title, but crystal clear. To be successful, you need key relationships with people you trust and who trust you. Someone else must have your back, and your flank, covered.


Are you "present" enough, no matter where you are, for people to get to know you, and build trust? The 'being present' concept first crossed my path when I read Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, and Ken Blanchard.

In a nutshell, the writers describe how we must learn to leave home-front problems at home (or work-front problems at work) and be present where we are. Otherwise, we may miss the opportunity standing right in front of us. If you are a new B2C business owner, or simply have not read this book, I highly reccommend that you do.


The workers at the Pike Place Fish Market -- in Seattle, Washington -- learned how to be present. Have you embraced that concept in your business? Does someone have your back, so you can be successful? You need both, otherwise your journey could be long, tedious, and very lonely. 


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thinkVAULT is a largely virtual way for business owners to get to, and master, tools for growing their businesses. So, every so often this blog will revisit the concepts associated with this paradigm:
Who better to tell you how to overcome an obstacle than someone who's already done it?

Take a look at this entry for more information. It contains a presentation about thinkVAULT.

DMMI News - Cheese, Free Rice, and The Color of Money

In this issue [20080604]
High-Value News you can use +++ Small articles – Big information:
4It’s All About REVENUES 4It’s Also About Trust 4Ready, Willing & Able?
4Protecting Your Data 4My Video Message 4Fun & Free Rice


It’s All About REVENUES
What DMMI Associates LLC can do for you
It’s rough out here – whatever size your business is. No matter what industry you’re in, your company could likely use more revenues. The good news? The U.S. economy is alive and 90+% well. So, how do you find opportunities?
Expand your horizons. If you’ve ever read Who Moved My Cheese, then you know that “the cheese” is still out there, you just have to find it. The author, Spencer Johnson, collaborated on a new book Our Iceberg Is Melting that I recommend. Just click the title to find out more about the book.
DMMI Associates LLC can help you or your staff with grant research and writing, finding and leveraging new markets, strategic planning sessions, and more.
Click any of the subject links above to send us a message and get additional information.


It’s Also About Trust
Reliable Relationships and Strength in Numbers
Have you thought recently about mentoring a smaller, promising company? Or perhaps you are looking for a mentor? Maybe a joint venture, with another firm that complements or expands your offerings, is a strategy you’re considering.
Whatever you do, go into the relationship knowing that your prospective partner in profitability will need to have, and be deserving of, your trust. Without trust, you will waste time, energy, and resources – none of which you can afford, at the pace that 21st Century business moves today.
For a place to start, I recommend The Speed of Trust, by Stephen Covey (the younger). Just click the title to find out more about the book.


Ready, Willing, and Able?
Ways to Get or Give Help to/from other companies

4Business Development 4Mentoring
DMMI Associates LLC has two vehicles that can position your company for reaching its revenue goals – click either logo below to e-mail us for more info:
a Our business and revenue development arm – thinkVAULT
Knowledge and opportunity sharing at its best click here to learn more

a Our mentoring support and recognition program – Adopt One Grow One
Electronic and web-based tools for virtually painless mentoring click here to learn more


Protecting Your Data
What’s on your PC?
Do you have important information stored on a free-standing personal computer (PC) or laptop? What’s it worth to you? What if you lost it all?
For the world’s best and simplest solution to avoid this potential catastrophe, click this link to contact our technology partners at Information Management Group.


Today’s ooVoo to You - The color of money
Take just a minute or two…
To see my latest Valu-e-Byte video, describing the true color of money
Just click the link above – no software download is required.
DMMI's use of the ooVoo tool: Just the latest example of our leading edge approach to cost effective, innovative solutions for ourselves and our clients.


A fun way to add value to Your Vocabulary…
Finish on a fun note
…and aid the UN World Food Program as you go. This is a simple web-based word quiz that will test and intrigue you - all while you add real grains of rice to a virtual basket for feeding the hungry. click here



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