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Don’t make a “Goal” instead make a “Promise”

January 16, 2012 By

This is the time of year that many of us start to think about ‘setting goals’.

I try to pull out my “Goal Plan” (a sheet of paper I wrote them on) to see where I am on their achievement on a regular basis.

I end up ‘hitting’ some and not others.

I started to give this more thought and study this month in anticipation of the New Year (Resolution). I came across a Bill Bateman video on iLG where he was talking about his “10 Step Goal Setting” process. It was all really good information – much that I had already learned, but it was good to revisit. He said ‘one thing’ that completely changed the way I’m looking at my personal and business ‘goal setting’.

He said to replace the word ‘Goal‘ with the word ‘Promise‘ when we go about this task. He offered up a study by Harvard that indicated that people “miss their Goals” 76% of the time – but “achieve their Promises” 98% – and that got me thinking about how my own mind interprets the difference between the two words.

First off, I am rare to make ‘Promises’ – I completely understand on a very “Conscious‘ level what that means and I always remember both Mom and Dad teaching ‘how you never make Promises you can’t keep’. Which explains on my subconscious level how I feel about this same word… It is to be taken very seriously!!!

As to ‘Goals’ – for some reason I seem to have an entirely different internal perspective about that word. I’ve made them most my life and if I did not achieve them I would refine either the goal or the time frame and simply forgive myself – or hit a mulligan (do it over).

This year I intend to do this one simply thing; I intend to create my ‘Promise Plan’ for 2009 and in it I intend to make some real ‘Promises’ on what I ‘will do’ both Personally and Business wise this coming year. So far the list is already much shorter as it forces me to ‘filter’ things better and interestingly it also ended up covering the ‘most’ important things.

Maybe this will help you as well. Best to you and yours in 2009 – I ‘Promise’ :)
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The Golden (Platinum) Rule = The Social Networking Rule

January 16, 2012 By

We speak of it and we try to live by it – “treat others as you would like to be treated.”

To me it’s the main rule one needs to follow within Social Networking.

The Golden Rule was a common principle in ancient Greek philosophy.

A few examples:

“Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.” (Pittacus)

“Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.” (Thales)

“What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them.” (Sextus the Pythagorean)

“Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others.” (Isocrates)

“What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others.” (Epictetus)

A couple snippets from different world views…

Christianity:

Matthew 7:12
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Luke 6:31
“Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.”

Judaism:

“That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn.”

Buddhism:

“One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other
beings who also desire happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter.”

Confucius:

“Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.”

Hinduism:

“That man who regards all creatures as his own self, and behaves towards them as towards his own self, laying aside the rod of chastisement and completely subjugating his wrath, succeeds in attaining to happiness.”

Islam:

“Woe to those . . . who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due”

Taoism:

“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.”

The “The Platinum Rule” adds a nice addition to the “Golden Rule”…

“The golden rule is a good standard which is further improved by doing unto others, wherever possible, as they want to be done by.”

You’ll see lot’s of “Top 10 Rules of Social Networking” – pick any of the above and I think you’ll have it covered.
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Evansville has new Laundromat

January 16, 2012 By

I plan to retire in Evansville. I built a new coin laundry on Governor Street. The laundry is an excellent business to meet the people of the city and neighborhood. Check out Family Laundry on N. Governor Street at Columbia. We offer many coupons and run special promotions…www.familylaundry.biz
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Reaching Customers who own their Washers & Dryers–What will it take to get you as my customer?

January 15, 2012 By

The untapped growth market for my coin laundromat is those homeowners, renters and businesses who do their own laundry at home or at the business.

Proctor & Gamble says that the average American woman spends seven (7) to nine (9) hours a week on laundry. The Coin Laundry Association estimates the average coin laundry customer spends between one-and-a-half (1 1/2) to two (2) hours a week on laundry – an estimated time savings of seven (7) hours.

What will convince owners of washers & dryers that my New, Modern Coin Laundromat offers benefits to them? Stay tuned as we explore this growth of my customer base. Along the way Customers let us know what you want and expect from your Family Laundry.

Try our self-service (You Wash-n-Dry) and see what your savings will be.

http://www.familylaundry.biz/oursavingstoowners.html

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Evansville – Great City

January 15, 2012 By

I moved to Evansville in 1999. Two of my children graduated from Reitz High School. Evansville is an excellent city to raise your children.
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Evansville – Great City

January 15, 2012 By

I moved to Evansville in 1999. Two of my children graduated from Reitz High School. Evansville is an excellent city to raise your children.
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Benefit #1 of Owners of Washers & Dryers Using Modern Coin Laundromat -Family Laundry

January 15, 2012 By

Time Savings: Get it all done at once!

Family Laundry offers owners of washers & dryers the advantage of parallel processing with no waiting lines (24 Washers & 28 Dryers waiting for you!). At home, you wash a load, then dry a load, then wash a load, then dry a load and so on…each one after another in a serial fashion. At Family Laundry, you can wash all loads at the same time (30 minutes) and then dry all loads at the same time (30 minutes). Total of one hour!

Moreover, we have double-load, triple load and 5-load washers and triple load and 5-load dryers, so you have a smaller number of loads.

Self-Service, Coin-Operated Laundry

Proctor & Gamble says that the average American woman spends seven (7) to nine (9) hours a week on laundry. The Coin Laundry Association estimates the average coin laundry customer spends between one-and-a-half (1 1/2) to two (2) hours a week on laundry. Save anywhere from 5.5 hours to 7 hours a week.

Drop-off Laundry Service

Weekly laundry can also take just 4 minutes – 2 minutes to drop-off and 2 minutes to pick up. We offer same day and next day service for the same price: 6-8 hours turnaround.

So, you have the choice of Self-Service or Drop-Off Laundry Service.
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Benefit #2 of Owners of Washers & Dryers Using Modern Coin Laundromat – Family Laundry – Evansville

January 14, 2012 By

Clean Items Too Large for Top-Load Washers and Home-Sized Dryers.

1. Our Commercial washers and dryers can hold up to 50 pounds. Large-capacity washers & dryers can wash & dry multiple loads of laundry at one time. Just think: wash 5-loads in 30 minutes!

2. Large items can wrap around agitators in washers and burn up your washer motor. Do not force your bedding and rugs into a too-small washer and dryer.

3. Most household equipment holds up to 12 pounds of laundry (about a basket of laundry).

4. Most home-sized machines cannot handle a queen or king comforter (not to mention pillows, blankets and rugs).

5. Our 50lb capacity washers (and dryers) enable customers to launder (and dry) four to five loads in a single machine: approximately $ 1.10 a load!

Wash and dry your comforters, blankets, pillows, quilts, heavy jackets and large clothing loads with us!

Savings to Owners of Washers and Dryers

Family Laundry-Evansville Modern Coin Laundromat
Family Laundry – Evansville, IN
807 N. Governor Street
Evansville, IN 47711

At the intersection of E. Columbia and N. Governor Streets
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Benefit #3: How Owners of Laundry Equipment Benefit by Using a Modern Laundromat?

January 14, 2012 By

Improve Health and Hygiene: Family Laundry’s Water & Drying Air Temperatures kill those critters that your eyes cannot see or your nose cannot smell or your ears cannot hear…Those critters cause us to have itchy eyes, to sneeze & cough and become congested.

http://www.familylaundry.biz/ourcleaningmission.html

Temperatures of hot water and drying air in commercial laundromats are necessary to kill and remove many of those irritants from our comforters, blankets, mattress pads, pillows, linen and clothes.

Family Laundry also rents Rug Doctor Carpet Cleaners and sells Rug Doctor cleaning chemicals to clean carpets, furniture, rugs and drapes.

We also offer dry cleaning services for those items marked “dry clean only”. We are your one-stop shop for most of your cleaning needs.

http://www.acaai.org/public/advice/dust.htm

http://www.familylaundry.biz/oursavingstoowners.html

Family Laundry – Evansville, IN
807-811 N. Governor Street
Evansville, IN 47711
http://www.familylaundry.biz/index.html
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