appreciation

Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation
$19.95
Get Awaken the Giant Within, by Anthony Robbins, instead. It was first. It's more in-depth.

As I was listening to the plagiarized fluff of Focus on the Good Stuff I couldn't keep my mind from wandering and wondering how this "book" got made. It was as if he got hold of a cliff notes version of Awaken the Giant Within and simply regurgitated it without adding a single original point. It was quite outrageous.

This was my first audio book, so maybe that has something to do with my generally negative opinion. Perhaps in print, with time to stop when key points are made (even though there wasn't one original point in here), perhaps then the message(s) wouldn't have seemed so trite, redundant, and stolen.

The Power of Appreciation: The Key to a Vibrant Life
$16.95
The essence of this book is undeniably very good, very inspiring. Unfortunately I found it somewhat annoying (and patronizing) how the authors chose to show such an extreme negative 'come from' place when making an example of a person's thoughts when they are not living in appreciation, compared to when they are. I think it's more of the dull-grey insidious roar of our negativity that does the damage not the blatant "I'm horrible" stuff. They used the Fox News sensationalism tactics to over emphasize their points. Sort of like I just did!

Appreciation Marketing - How to Achieve Greatness Through Gratitude
$15.00
Showing genuine appreciation for the business you receive is sound advice; the fact that it needs to be put into a marketing book is a reflection of the predominantly rude behavior of society, in general. Go into any retail establishment in America, purchase their product or service; when you leave, how do you feel? Usually, the sullen behavior of the clerk says it all; you're nothing more than another sale, so you don't feel so special after all. Sad but true.

Tommy Wyatt & Curtis Lewsey think that's no way of doing business, and I agree. Without genuine appreciation for being a customer, where does the loyalty lie? The competition will take that business and run; they've read this book.

I worked for a company who revolutionized the car rental industry, simply by taking donuts to its customers (dealerships, body shops, etc) as a way of saying "thanks". Boy, did that strategy work! Those service writers would start salivating the second they saw us marching in with those delicious pastries, and their loyalty was a slam dunk. We also gave great customer service. Basic stuff, but it builds unbelievable marketing results. My old company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car went on to become the largest and most profitable car rental company in the world.

Simple marketing concepts like showing appreciation and being nice to people still have a significant impact on bottom line profits; in today's somewhat self-absorbed society, getting those things right will reap big rewards.

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$29.99
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