|  The "WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION" Mission Statement is as follows: "To raise the consciousness level of the world in the arena of human interactions. To show people how to get what they want while helping others to feel good about themselves.The following is the "PREMIERE ISSUE". Read what others have said about this life-changing process.You can also get your own subscription . WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION Premiere Issue March 1, 2000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue: * WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION Message Hi, I'm Bob Burg. Welcome to the very first issue of WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION, the Internet magazine for people who believe in getting what they want in all areas of their life (people, relationships, things, sales, money, etc.) while helping others to feel good about themselves. The WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION Mission Statement is as follows: "To raise the consciousness level of the world in the arena of human interactions. To show people how to get what they want while helping others to feel good about themselves." In order to do this effectively, we must learn how to be in control of ourselves and our own emotions. Understand that there are people and situations in life that are going elicit our becoming angry, resentful, frustrated, ect. That's just the way life is. Understand that I didn't say they "make" us angry. Nobody can "make" another person angry. They can only do certain actions to elicit those feelings in us. However, it is up to us to maintain control of the situation by maintaining control over ourselves and our emotions; thus living in the solution instead of the problem, and helping the other person to do the same. "Who is a mighty person? One who can control their emotions, and make of an enemy a friend." Why do people - whether it's the customer service person not providing good customer service, the civil servant (who is neither civil, nor a servant), a family member, a nasty neighbor, a difficult co-worker, prospect, customer or client - seem to almost go out of their way to be unhelpful, miserable or rude? Here's the answer . . . I don't know. It's just the way some people are (actually, I do know, and we'll discuss it further in an upcoming issue). Keep in mind though; as long as we understand this, and are of the mindset that we are in control of ourselves (in other words, we are the boss of ourselves, and our emotions) then we are in a position to handle the situation in such a way that it will benefit all involved. It will benefit us because we'll get what we want, and it'll benefit the other person because they will learn a valuable lesson on how to be part of life's solution, and feel good about themselves to boot. In each issue I'll present a scenario for WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION that you can apply to your everyday life. I'll also answer questions from readers regarding specific issues/challenges you are having with people at this time in your life. I also welcome you to write in with your own stories as to how you, or someone you know, handled a potentially negative situation and turned it into a win/win. "The best way to destroy an enemy is to turn him into a friend." I'm glad to have you with us. Have an awesome, WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION week! (keep scrolling down for more articles and other "stuff") :-) Bob Burg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob Burg is author of Winning Without Intimidation: How to Master the Art of Positive Persuasion in Today's Real World (Samark Pub), and Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales (McGraw-Hill). Both books can be purchased via http://www.amazon.com. He also speaks to corporations, associations, and organizations on these two topics. To book Bob for your next major meeting or convention, call 1-800-726-3667. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Questions for Bob? To ask questions or submit material for this publication, please feel free to write me at bob@burg.com or via my website at http://www.burg.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION Tip People ask, “Isn’t Responding and Reacting the same thing?” Actually, though the words are similar, the difference is significant. For example, did you respond well to the medication your doctor prescribed, or did you have a bad reaction? Here’s a WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION look at the difference between those two concepts. Recently I was pulling into a parking space. Being too hurried, and not paying attention as I should have, I didn’t notice that the car parked in the next space had a man coming out of it. I braked in plenty of time,but it gave the man a start. He looked at me with that look that said, “You (insert nasty name here)!" He reacted. Who could blame him? Now I had a choice; would I react to his reaction? . . . or would I respond, thereby diffusing an otherwise uncomfortable (and potentially nasty) situation, and hopefully turning a potential enemy into a friend? I chose to respond. I immediately raised my hand with a sincere smile and mouthed, “Sorry, my fault.” He then responded with a smile and a wave of his own. Funny thing is, when I got out of my car, his words to me were actually, “Sorry, I should have looked before getting out of my car.” Can you believe that??!! I see two results to that situation; One is that a potentia l(and too typical) argument turned into a friendly exchange.Secondly, next time he is in a similar situation, there’s a good chance he will respond instead of react, turn a potential enemy into a friend, and begin his own chain reaction of kindness and friendship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Copyright Notice/Reprint Policy In order to get the WINNING WITHOUT INTIMIDATION message into the world's consciousness as quickly as possible, feel free to share the complete contents of this publication with as many people as you'd like (However, no changes may be made to its content without written permission). 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