not just an average joe seminar for ashley furniture
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Presented by: Joe Pellegrino© Copyright 2015
To Be…
What Do You See?
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How Are You Today?
• Maybe you are frustrated
• Maybe you are at a fork in the road and don’t know which way to go
• Or maybe you feel like this…
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Capture the
Moment• Take a minute and capture
where you are today. Be honest!
• Address and seal the envelope
• We will mail these to you in 6 months
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It All Starts Here!• The Golden Rule
Do unto others as you would have done to you.
• Focus on others and watch yourself grow!
• If you gain nothing else from today it is my hope this will be the one nugget you leave with!www.No tJus t AnAve ra geJ oe.co m
7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity
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7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
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7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
3. Embrace who you REALLY are!
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What’s Missing?
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Which One?
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The Correct Answer is…
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Maybe you have been tricked into believing you are someone you ARE NOT!
Nothing is missing!
7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
3. Embrace who you REALLY are!4. Practice Discipline
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Time to Exercise• Please stand up and listen very carefully• For you to go to the next level all you need
to do is reach as high as you possibly can.• You there? • Now just reach a little bit higher• What just happened?
“There is no traffic jam when you go the extra mile”
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Inspiration gets you going but its discipline that keeps you growing!
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• Do you know what you need to improve on?– Look within and be honest with yourself– Be courageous and ask others
• Do you know how you need to improve?– Start with the simple stuff and do it daily– Discipline is a daily process and cannot
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7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
3. Embrace who you REALLY are!4. Practice Discipline5. Have a GREAT Attitude!
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Why?
A T T I T U D E_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is the ONLY thing YOU can CONTROL!
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Why?
A T T I T U D E 1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5
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The Truth is…
Attitude determines
Altitude EVERYTIME!
7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
3. Think before you speak or act 4. Practice Discipline5. Have a GREAT Attitude!6. Don’t fear Failure
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Fear!• False Evidence Appearing Real• Each one of us struggles with insecurity• Failing DOES NOT = FAILURE!!!!• Learn to use failure to move forward,
not backward• Don’t be afraid to say your afraid• What’s the worst thing that could
happen?• Persevere
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“The difference between average people and achieving people is their
perception of and response to failure.”- John Maxwell
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What’s Yours????????????
7 Life Lessons1. Be a person of Character & Integrity2. Seek out good role models (mentors) &
Surround yourself with quality people (friends)
3. Think before you speak or act 4. Practice Discipline5. Have a GREAT Attitude!6. Don’t fear Failure7. Be Authentically YOU!
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The Bat• The 7 lessons are like this bat
• If you make them part of you it protects you from breaking
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You CAN get there from here!
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Just Remember….
B-E-L-I-E-V-E
• Bottom Line: You can’t sell something you don’t believe in!
• If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured the world will not raise the price. If you want to become the person you have the potential to be, you must believe you can!
• I believe that you were created for a reason and purpose
• When you shift your thinking to focus on others rather than yourself true success will be yours! Guarnateed!
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The App
• Father’s Say™ will be introduced to all employees in the 2nd quarter
• It is designed to bring dads closer to their families, in a very memorable manner
• It will also provide them the tools to mentor their children as well as others
Tools to Unlock the Real YOU!
• 5 Questions everyone should answer• The History of YOU!• Your Timeline• Your Life to this point• Your personal Mission Statement• Leadership Role Indicator• The power of F.O.R.D.
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The Power of F.O.R.D.• Every Ashley employee will be receiving a
sheet similar to this• It contains the following sections:
– Family– Occupation– Recreation– Dreams– Bucket List Desires
• Answer the Why and the How and then execute!
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…When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what
he can do.”
—Charles Schwab
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What If?
What If?
What If?
What If?
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• The choice to be all you can be is clearly yours. I believe there exists greatness in every one of you. Truly! Why?
“Because I know when you operate as you were designed, living out your true
purpose you are NOT Just An Average Joe!”
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Breakout Time
So why are you in this room?
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THANK YOU!Joe Pellegrino
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