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Smile More

Sam Parker — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:20:56 +0000

Try not to smile after watching this clip.

(unfortunately, I think I’d be the manager in this scene…
“work is your new favorite”)

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A Year in New York

Sam Parker — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:20:28 +0000

Expand to full screen mode, turn up your speakers (or put on headphones), and enjoy.

A beautiful way to start the day and get your mind right (thanks to Mark Hurst for pointing us to it.)…

A Year in New York from Andrew Clancy on Vimeo.

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Louis CK on The Stream

Sam Parker — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:20:29 +0000

“Your business is to fix his attention on the stream. Teach him to call it ‘real life’ and don’t let him ask what he means by ‘real’.”

C.S. Lewis (1942)
from The Screwtape Letters

Here’s Louis CK’s version (funny, huh?). Warning: he’s got a bit of trash mouth.

Hang in their until the end… hilarious. Speaks to the Smile side of Smile & Move (Being awake and approachable).

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Eric Thomas on Work

Sam Parker — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:20:52 +0000

I love the thinking in this talk (limited on time? start at 2:30… that’s when Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” pops in… gets me every time).

This is Eric Thomas speaking to a group of students at Michigan State University a few years ago. He calls himself the Hip Hop Preacher.

If you want more, his TGIM series on YouTube rolls. I like Episode 27 in particular – it’s kind of a 212 message (what’s 212?).

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Flintstoning

Sam Parker — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:07:21 +0000

flintstoning (verb): 1. leaving the moment the whistle blows (or before) 2. mentally checking out early 3. sad 4. not SalesTough 5. not 212

(The Flintstones is an animated TV show that originally ran from 1960 to 1966. It’s about the lives of “a modern stone-aged family… from the town of BedRock.” The creator of the current show Family Guy is apparently producing a revival of it to air in 2013.)

Just say no to flintstoning.

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Buzzword Bingo from IBM

Sam Parker — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:30:36 +0000

Merriam-Webster has “buzzword” as: an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress laymen.

"Our innovative product will help you implement dynamic strategies for core competency best practices within the MTA segment…"

"We’re leveraging value-added relationships for optimal processes…"

"This cross-functional partnership with XYZ corporation represents a paradigm shift…"

Think about it… Do statements full of buzzwords communicate anything specific to your prospects and customers? Do you like hearing buzzwords?

Do everything you can to avoid alienating or confusing people. Speak clearly and simply.

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Keep the Enthusiasm

Sam Parker — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:40:42 +0000

Be what it is you want to see more of.

Cross that line and make good things happen for yourself.

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Think And Fear Not

Sam Parker — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:26:11 +0000

Love this clip from the film Defending Your Life (1991). Let it inspire you to think a little more and fear a little less. A little set up…

Guy dies (the guy in the white toga-looking thing played by Albert Brooks) and goes to Judgement City where he has to defend his life. Here, he’s in his first meeting with his “defense attorney” (played by Rip Torn) as he gets an introduction to the process. Enjoy Rip’s looks as he explains the deal.

My favorite piece is from 1:10 to 2:24.

Think more and push your luck.

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Office Linebacker

Sam Parker — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:20:44 +0000

The classic from Reebok on reinforcing the work ethic…

No Gomos. No D-Grunts.

Gomo: Someone who goes through the motions.

D-Grunt: Someone who is disgruntled.

(Get a No Gomo or No D-Grunt printable here.)

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Compassion

Sam Parker — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:42:00 +0000

A Smovish/ LYP video made by Chick-fil-A to remind their team to be compassionate (their customers may have things going on in their lives). A good thing to remember as we sell and service our customers (Warning: You may get teary-eyed)…

It reminds me of a wonderful commencement speech by David Foster Wallace given in 2005 (complete read is about 15-minutes – it’s one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever read). In it he said…

“The freedom to be lords of our own tiny skull-sized kingdoms, alone at the center of all creation. This kind of freedom has much to recommend it. But of course there are all different kinds of freedom, and the kind that is most precious you will not hear much talked about in the great outside world of winning and achieving and displaying. The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day. That is real freedom. The alternative is unconsciousness, the default-setting, the “rat race” — the constant gnawing sense of having had and lost some infinite thing.”

Love Your People | Smile & Move

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