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Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie · Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay

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  SPEAKER_00: well today i want to talk about the f-word no not the one you hear on social media
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  SPEAKER_00: and cable television or some podcast i'm talking about another f-word
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  SPEAKER_00: a word that's become so common most of us don't even notice it anymore
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  SPEAKER_00: in fact i hear it almost every day almost hourly
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  SPEAKER_00: and i'll ask someone how they're doing
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  SPEAKER_00: and they'll respond fine just fine not grateful
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  SPEAKER_00: not hopeful not excited not growing just fine and the more I hear that word
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  SPEAKER_00: the more I wonder if we've accepted emotional mediocrity as normal what
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  SPEAKER_00: if fine is one of the most dangerous words in the marketplace but nobody changes
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  SPEAKER_00: the world by being fine nobody builds great relationships by being fine
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  SPEAKER_00: nobody adds significance to others by settling for fine today i want to challenge us
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  SPEAKER_00: to replace fine with something much more powerful life hope and gratitude
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  SPEAKER_00: and maybe just maybe discover that our words are shaping more than our of our future
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  SPEAKER_00: than we realize
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  SPEAKER_00: welcome to marketplace proverbs and coffee with ernie where a proverb
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  SPEAKER_00: a day keeps stinking thinking at bay i'm ernie lansford after more than 60 years
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  SPEAKER_00: in sales and leadership i've learned that biblical wisdom is
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  SPEAKER_00: the most valuable asset we can carry into
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  SPEAKER_00: the marketplace each time i read proverbs scripture
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  SPEAKER_00: this scripture reveals practical insight for leadership service
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  SPEAKER_00: and building relationships that far outlast the last transaction so pour yourself
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  SPEAKER_00: a cup of your favorite brew and let's explore today's proverb together today we are
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  SPEAKER_00: in proverbs 18 verse 21 quote death and life are the power of
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  SPEAKER_00: the tongue end quote let's reflect on that scripture
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  SPEAKER_00: our words hold incredible power our words shape our environment our words influence
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  SPEAKER_00: our relationships and frankly our words reinforce our beliefs and
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  SPEAKER_00: with nearly 60 years of experience in business i've come to realize
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  SPEAKER_00: that sometimes we might unintentionally
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  SPEAKER_00: talk ourselves into emotional mediocrity little by little one fine at
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  SPEAKER_00: a time now you're probably thinking ernie i get
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  SPEAKER_00: with it you know people genuinely struggle and sometimes accept just fine
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  SPEAKER_00: because they want to reveal their true state of mind well i totally get
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  SPEAKER_00: that i understand
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  SPEAKER_00: but this isn't about denying pain or putting on fake positivity it's not
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  SPEAKER_00: about pretending life is perfect when it's not hey i've faced tough times i've gone
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  SPEAKER_00: through grief and unseen and unspoken burdens and exhaustion and even
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  SPEAKER_00: then you know i have a choice i've always had the choice all of us have the choice
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  SPEAKER_00: in how we frame
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  SPEAKER_00: our mindset i remember my mentor dan miller used to say when faced with
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  SPEAKER_00: a really difficult challenge or anything different
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  SPEAKER_00: or unexpected just ask well what does this make possible that's a framing of
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  SPEAKER_00: a positive mindset or looking
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  SPEAKER_00: at things differently you know we can't deny reality there's
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  SPEAKER_00: a meaningful distinction though
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  SPEAKER_00: between being honest and giving up hope and sometimes we accept mediocrity
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  SPEAKER_00: without realizing it through phrases like fine or same old stuff just surviving
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  SPEAKER_00: or getting by which those phrases and words gradually shape what we're expecting
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  SPEAKER_00: from life
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  SPEAKER_00: now proverbs 18 21 reminds us that life and death are in the power of the tongue
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  SPEAKER_00: so our words attitudes
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  SPEAKER_00: and expectations truly matter now this truth is especially important in
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  SPEAKER_00: the marketplace where our energy whether positive
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  SPEAKER_00: or negative projects hope gratitude discouragement or cynicism
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  SPEAKER_00: we set the tone from within influencing the environment around us this isn't
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  SPEAKER_00: about faking enthusiasm or like overly energetic motivational speakers it's
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  SPEAKER_00: about embodying a spirit of life instead of a spirit of resignation over
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  SPEAKER_00: the years i've met some remarkable people who despite not being the most talented
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  SPEAKER_00: or eloquent
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  SPEAKER_00: they brought a vibrant energy to any room exuding encouragement hope belief
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  SPEAKER_00: and possibility all because they chose to live with vitality not exhaustion why
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  SPEAKER_00: because no one wants to be around
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  SPEAKER_00: an emotional burnout that's why attitude plays such a key role in leadership
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  SPEAKER_00: and customer success
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  SPEAKER_00: our emotional outlook impacts our families colleagues customers culture
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  SPEAKER_00: and our relationships a discouraged leader a discouraged salesperson drains energy
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  SPEAKER_00: but a grateful hopeful leader and salesperson can uplift and transform
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  SPEAKER_00: an entire organization's atmosphere
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  SPEAKER_00: this is truly truly powerful sadly some of us accept fine
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  SPEAKER_00: because our culture conditions us to lower expectations urging us not to dream
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  SPEAKER_00: or hope too much just to survive proverbs 18 21 calls us
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  SPEAKER_00: toward growth purpose joy encouragement and hope
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  SPEAKER_00: and the very opposite of mere survival frankly
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  SPEAKER_00: and also cross-referencing proverbs 15 13 quote a merry heart makes
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  SPEAKER_00: a cheerful countenance showing how inner joy naturally shines outward zig ziglar
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  SPEAKER_00: famously responded to how are you with super good but i'll get better
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  SPEAKER_00: and ironize that when i'm greeted i usually say well i'm having the time
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  SPEAKER_00: of my life now i'm not pretending life's perfect
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  SPEAKER_00: but choosing gratitude amid reality is my mindset and that shift
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  SPEAKER_00: in perspective can change energy and influence others for the better
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  SPEAKER_00: in today's world where many feel emotionally drained
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  SPEAKER_00: i believe that sharing genuine hope and encouragement not hype is one of
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  SPEAKER_00: the greatest gifts we can offer in the marketplace
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  SPEAKER_00: a single encouraging word can brighten someone's entire day so i challenge you today
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  SPEAKER_00: to replace fine with words of life gratitude hope and encouragement and
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  SPEAKER_00: the next time someone asks you how you're doing
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  SPEAKER_00: you just might want to say well i'm having a time of my life and see how
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  SPEAKER_00: the conversation unfolds with
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  SPEAKER_00: that positive change today's customer success code people rarely rise above
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  SPEAKER_00: the expectations they repeatedly speak
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  SPEAKER_00: over their lives today's action points action point number one is let's pay
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  SPEAKER_00: attention to the words we repeatedly use
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  SPEAKER_00: in our life work
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  SPEAKER_00: and our future thinking action point number two is let's replace one negative
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  SPEAKER_00: default phrase this week with
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  SPEAKER_00: a life-giving alternative action point number three is intentionally encourage
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  SPEAKER_00: at least three people this week start right now action point number four is ask
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  SPEAKER_00: yourself daily am i bringing life into the room
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  SPEAKER_00: or am i draining it think on that let's pray father thank you for the gift of words
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  SPEAKER_00: and the power they carry help us speak life instead of discouragement help us
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  SPEAKER_00: to speak hope instead of resignation and help us to speak gratitude rather
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  SPEAKER_00: than complaint teach us to become encouragers in our homes
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  SPEAKER_00: workplaces the marketplace and all of our relationships please give us wisdom
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  SPEAKER_00: to guard our words and strength to bring light into dark places help us refuse
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  SPEAKER_00: to settle for emotional mediocrity and instead help us to live with purpose joy
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  SPEAKER_00: and expectancy in jesus name amen
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  SPEAKER_00: well thank you for joining me on this episode of marketplace proverbs and coffee
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  SPEAKER_00: with ernie if this episode has been meaningful for to you or adding significance
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  SPEAKER_00: to you please consider sharing it that's how we influence the marketplace
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  SPEAKER_00: for god we truly do
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  SPEAKER_00: and remember chasing personal success is temporal adding significance
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  SPEAKER_00: to others is infinite