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It’s the BEING season on the Level Up video podcast. This month Michelle Wedlake, Lifestyles Director at Tidewater in Southwest Florida talks about her campaign to spread kindness. Here’s your chance to take a survey to rate your level of kindness.
Kindness is the New Cool
  I.   12 Kindness Steps to get you started...
      1.   Send handwritten thank you notes via the mail      2.   Text a friend a kind message      3.   Let someone go ahead of you in line      4.   Genuinely compliment someone      5.   Leave a generous tip      6.   Treat yourself to a relaxing evening                 (Be kind to yourself)      7.   Pay for someone's coffee      8.   Tell your spouse/ partner/ friend that you appreciate them      9.   Send or buy flowers for a friend              (They can even be from your garden.)     10.  Contact someone you haven't spoken with in a while     11.  Let someone into your lane when driving     12.  Say hello to everyone you pass by    II.  Some qualities that help you exhibit Kindness...
    A.  Compassion    B.  Fun    C.  Luck     D.  Opportunity      E.  Passion for service
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This episode is part of the “Being” season of the Level Up year. This month it’s “Be Bold”.
Shawn Roberts talks about a change in his career from the culinary world to the communications
management world.
I.  Beginnings
     A.  Eagle Scouts
          1.  Learned physical and mental discipline
     B.  Vocational School
          1.  Learned discipline with baking
          2.  Learned creativity with cooking
     C.  Willing Workers on Organic Farms
          1.  In Australia
          2.  Known as WOOFing
     D.  Restaurant work
           1.  Working within your crew
           2.  Relying upon and trusting each other
II.  BOLD moves
      A.  Reached burnout in his position
      B.  Lack of opportunity for advancement
      C.  Willing to embrace change
            1.  Outside eyes looking in
            2.  New ways to do things
      D.   Start with a positive attitude and get positivity in return
             1.  Reverse is also true (negative attitude gets negativity)
      E.  Take the leap but be willing to learn and adapt
     
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What a great interview with Kristi Spencer, founder of The Polite Company. This Level Up Video Podcast is entitled “Be Polite”. How do you stack up in this important area of performance? Listen in and Level Up as Dan interviews some of the best and brightest entrepreneurial minds!
Whether you are a solopreneur, a young professional, a seasoned professional in a small company, or a larger one—you will learn so much as you listen to people who have experiences that can help you think about what you do and how you might do it better.
As you listen to some of our guests, you may know someone who has a story to tell. Maybe it’s you! Join us for the next podcast and listen to our impressive library of guest speakers from all walks of life.
 
Show Notes
I.  The Polite company:  Be Polite
 
     A.  Formal vs. Informal
 
          1.  People are less formal today
          2.  When you are formal, it's easier to stand out.  Examples...
                a.  Send a Thank You note
                b.  Hold a door
                c.  Compliment someone
         3.  How you decide to impact other people can make you seem more successful
  
II.  Incivility
 
     A.  Affects an organization, not just a person
           1.    Need a culture of respect
 
     B.  You need a buddy who will tell you like it is
           1.  Let you know when your behavior was uncivil instead of polite
 
     C.  Biggest mistakes
 
           1.  Phones
                a.  Overuse of cell phone
                b.  Talking too loudly on any phone 
 
           2.  Talking 
                a.  Gossip
                b.  Bad language
                c.  Too loudly in general
                d.  Not knowing your audience
 
      D.  When you make a mistake
            1.  Admit it
            2.  Apologize
            3.  Move on quickly
                  a.  Don't dwell on it 
 
II.  Etiquette
     A.  Know enough of the "rules" so you are comfortable focussing your attention on the person or event
 
     B.  Empathy
           1.  Consideration, respect, honesty
           2.  I can see your point of view, even if I don't necessarily agree with it
           3.  Look outside yourself
 
     C.  Choose to believe the good in others, not for them but for you
 
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In this Level Up episode, we meet a lady who has made great things possible. She has been in various careers and added something deeply special to each one. Georgia Turner believes that creating experiences is part of what one must do to serve clients and customers.
I.  What is good for your soul?     A.  Just because you are good at something doesn't mean it's good for your soul     B.  You may need to look a long time to find what's good for your soul     C.  Do whatever turns up the corners of your mouth     D.  It's never too late     E.  You should listen more than you talk
II.  Creating experiences for your employees, clients and customers     A.  Tweak every sense           1.  Smell, taste, sound, temperature, service, quality     B.  Are you a person who             1.  Makes things happen             2.  Watches what happens             3.  Wonders what happens

Meet the fierce and fabulous Melody Morgan, President of Morgan Coaching & Consulting. She updates us one some significant topics of today AND tells us about how to be “authentically significant”.

I. Learning from and understanding others
A. Men often prefer to learn from men
B. Women often prefer to learn from women

II. Understanding yourself
A. Intrinsic
1. What do you like
2. What are your passions
3. Your personality style
4. Your desires
5. How am I inside/ how do others see me on the outside
6. Have more confidence in yourself
B. Extrinsic
1. What do people think of you
2. How do they perceive you
3. How do they receive the info we give them

III. Making decisions
A. Women can be good decision makers
1. Good multi taskers/ What is Plan B
B. Making a wrong decision
1. Not a failure
2. Educational
C. Fear can be a deterrent or a motivator
D. Doubt can be self sabotage or paralyzing

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What is it like to be a young leader asked to run a major department in an organization? There are many twists and turns, but if you do it well, you can create a great culture for your team AND provide a great service to your community.

News
I. Journalists
A. Good writers are typically avid readers
B. Outside perspective is beneficial
C. A number of journalists do not have a journalism background
D. They need a commitment to the concepts of journalism
E. Main job is to keep the community informed

II. Where is journalism headed?
A. Unknown

III. Diversify your skill set
A. Search for grants
1. A variety of grants can be found if you look enough

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