Shannon Simone Miller - Excellence http://www.shannonmiller.me/tags/excellence en What a convicted felon can teach you about deepening your relationships and winning customers. http://www.shannonmiller.me/2015/06/12/what-a-convicted-felon-can-teach-you-about-deepening-your-relationships-and-winning <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Would you believe me if I told you that some of the best bread I have eaten was created by an ex-convict? Well, it's true, no I didn't work in a prison bakery, I read it on a package of bread. In an act of brave transparency, Dave's Killer bread printed the story right on the outside of their package.</p> <p> </p><div class="media-element-container media-full"> <div id="file-23" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/23">Daves Killer Bread.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="480" height="320" id="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.shannonmiller.me/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Daves%20Killer%20Bread.jpg?itok=dpIuZ57c" alt="" title="" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <p>Transparency is a funny word,  a word that we see thrown around in articles often. We want people to be transparent in the form of honesty in personal relationships while we urge companies to respect transparency in their business operations.</p> <p>So what is transparency and what does it mean for us as people? Some of us see it as dizzying pile of ideas that make little or no sense to us,  others see it as the willing act of being clear and easy to understand in all we do.</p> <p>Transparency can be a friend and a foe, it can make people applaud us for being brave or loathe us for our imperfections. In either case we need to take a gamble and honor what transparency means to us. We need to go with it, fully understanding that not everyone will like what they hear.  Yet, putting into action this bravery and conviction for realness can pay dividends with the right people.</p> <p>A good friend wants to know the real you, they know in doing so they will have the opportunity to deepen a relationship that at best, without it,  will remain one dimensional and surface. When knowing a person more fully we open up the possibility for a deeper more meaningful connection.</p> <p>We see too often in the media how a false sense of perfection can explode in someone's face. People seem much less forgiving to those that sit upon their high horse and lecture at the mortals below. For those that have been brave enough to be transparent in their life it often seems people can be more forgiving, even cheering people on while they go through a difficult time.</p> <blockquote><p>Admitting that you’ve goofed disarms critics and makes employees more apt to own up to mistakes. <a href="https://hbr.org/2009/06/a-culture-of-candor" target="_blank">-Harvard Business Review</a></p> </blockquote> <p>We are all fallible creatures and so, it seems less daunting when a human is proved to be human as opposed to a pseudo God falling down to the Earth and being forced to walk in human shoes like the rest of us. As human we connect when we feel accepted and have a mutual experience or understanding to share. When we are transparent with the right people the right people are transparent with us and that is where the magic of excellent connections intersect.</p> <p>A great example of transparency that has been so very beneficial is the <a href="http://www.daveskillerbread.com/our-story/#story-history" target="_blank">story of Dave's Killer bread.</a></p> <p>Dave spent 15 years in prison, upon his release his older brother gave him a job which was a second chance at a new life. You will find <a href="http://www.daveskillerbread.com/our-story/#story-history">this story</a> on the outside of every bread package. Dave turned his second chance into a thriving business that employs ex-felons, offers grants to organizations serving at risk youth and has a loyal and growing customer base.</p> <p>Dave was able to leverage transparency and use it to his benefit. His story added character to his product, which gave store buyers and retail customers a real person to get behind. Most of all, his truth gave people a handshake of humanity, Dave wasn't trying to be anyone but Dave and sell his bread under a very real and honest premise. Transparency may be just the ingredient you need to separate yourself from the herd of bland mediocrity.</p> <p>What story do you have to share that can make you or your company a delicious rarity in a world of copies. What steps can you take to make your story part of your mission? How brave are you to trust that it will pay you dividends that you may never see otherwise? Can you think of a way to begin implementing a transparent strategy to your life or business? Can you wade through the fall out for the awesomeness it can bring?</p> <p>Today is the day to begin using your unique story to build deeper relationships with your family, friends and customers. Vulnerability is a rare commodity, take what you have and let it shine for you.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">life</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/communication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">communication</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/relationshships" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">relationshships</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/business" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">business</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/excellence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Excellence</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-related-article field-type-entityreference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">You may also like:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/2015/05/22/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-life-by-being-your-true-self-in-every-situation">How to get the most out of life by being your true self in every situation</a></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:46:46 +0000 Shannon 23 at http://www.shannonmiller.me http://www.shannonmiller.me/2015/06/12/what-a-convicted-felon-can-teach-you-about-deepening-your-relationships-and-winning#comments What everybody ought to know about living a life full of enthusiasm http://www.shannonmiller.me/2014/05/03/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-living-a-life-full-of-enthusiasm <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Virtually no  great achievements occur without enthusiasm, frankly speaking to excel in life on a higher level you must possess it. Think about this, do you think a salesperson can close a big deal,  an can actor give a performance of a lifetime, an athlete endure, through a sore body and run down the field to score a winning touchdown, a parent come home, after a long week and delightfully pick up their child, fly them through the air making buzzing airplane sounds as they dip and weave through the house WITHOUT enthusiasm? NOPE, it's not going to happen.</p> <p>Enthusiasm is like life juice, it is a creative force that enables us as human beings to deliver excellence even when we are facing great obstacles. Enthusiasm lights a path wherever it has been and sets things ablaze, if you happen to be in its path, you know how infectious it can be and how it can almost instantaneously change your outlook or disposition.</p> <p>Have you ever gone somewhere and seen someone so lit up with excitement that it was downright intoxicating? From the moment you saw the light you wanted to be part of it, whatever<em> IT </em> was. That IT is enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is a deeply passionate, magical gift we can tap into more and more with a bit of practice and when we do its effects can be fantastic. "Great things happen with enthusiasm, nothing great happens without it."</p> <p> </p><div class="media-element-container media-full"> <div id="file-7" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/7">EnthusiasmPic.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <span id="styles-3-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="450" height="363" id="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://shannonmiller.me/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/EnthusiasmPic.jpg?itok=SPftPPdK" alt="" title="" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <p>In the most simple way enthusiasm can have an immediate joyful impact. Let me tell you what I mean by that. I was out shopping with my sisters near the holidays and I happened to be at a target store, truth be told it was near the New Year a couple years back and I was not in the best of spirits.  I had a lousy year and it felt like my whole world fell apart around me and being out wandering through a Target was the last thing I wanted to do. I found my way over to the electronics department (as I happen to love gadgets and tech stuff) and I saw it, there hanging on a shelf was one lone Mini Hohner Harmonica, (hohner is a famous brand that has been making Harmonicas forever) it  came with a booklet and a CD. I had a harmonica as a kid and I remember how much fun it was to blow through it and make noise so, I snatched it off the rack; for ten bucks I was going to make some noise and goof off.</p> <p> I find that I am interested in most things in life, many random and many people often find it funny all the things I find interesting .  So, let's get back to the harmonica, fast forward a couple days and I am over at my families and I am practicing Mary had a little lamb in another room as I waited for dinner. With each completion of the song I would let out a huge laugh. Just the idea I was a playing this grade school simple song made me crack up. I could hear my uncle curiously in the other room wonder what I was finding so hysterical. I got up and proceeded to give him the demo and with each completion I would laugh gleefully and he too would laugh, I was enthusiastic and it was infectious. </p> <p>My uncle has lived his life in a wheel chair with cerebral palsy yet in many ways he has always had a light silly nature to him. I kept playing and we kept laughing I told him that he had to try it. He was reluctant and I understood he was feeling a bit shy so I said " I will leave the room and I want you to just blow and pretend and have fun."  He started slow at first,  I heard a high squeal then a deep blow then all of a sudden I heard him blowing like crazy moving up and down the harmonica and you could hear what sounded like an old drunken blues man playing.  I peeked around the corner and he was blowing and bopping like crazy with a wild satisfied look on his face, after a few minutes I came back and he was just delighted, we laughed and talked about how fun it was . He wasn't an expert and I sure as heck didn't know how to play but what I lacked I made up for with enthusiasm and it brought great joy and laughter to an everyday moment. Do you think if I sat playing, cursing my missed notes it would have added anything positive to that moment? Most likely not one bit.</p> <p>You can add enthusiasm to your life by being in the present moment, and approaching things with wonder and excitement, that present moment could be working, spending time with your family, enjoying a hobby or an activity you love.  Look around, focus on where you are and give it your positive attention.  Enthusiasm is about being passionate, Enthusiasm is about being ALL IN.  The positive effects this can have on your life will be profound.</p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><p><xml><br /> <w:WordDocument><br /> <w:View>Normal</w:View><br /> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom><br /> <w:TrackMoves></w:TrackMoves><br /> <w:TrackFormatting></w:TrackFormatting><br /> <w:PunctuationKerning></w:PunctuationKerning><br /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas></w:ValidateAgainstSchemas><br /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid><br /> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent><br /> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText><br /> 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