The Must -Do Positive Way to End 2007

HI, Everyone!
How's it going? How was your 2007? I was so excited about my new business platform and the books I finished to support it. At last I was positioned right to be of greatest service and add massive value to client companies. And hey, I could finally get some of the financial rewards from being a leadership futurist 20yrs. early with my leadership work!

And then it happened. Suppliers' performance blocked us. No books were printed in time for the holiday season, when 70% of books were sold. Bummer. Major disappointment! So here I am, the founder of positive leadership, ending the year on a sad note. What could I do or say to bring inspiration. Then I remembered to tell myself what I tell clients:

We can always choose what we focus on, the good or the bad. I chose to re-focus on all of 2007 and started a list of accomplishments. And hey, there is good stuff here!

Helping clients through tough times, finishing 2 books, From Old Power to New Power - Which Leaders Will Survive? and Appreciation - The Secret Key to a Magical Marriage, and nearly finishing a major training system for corporate clients and one for real estate investors on my Master Intuition System. Making new friends who are on my positive intuitive wavelength, and only gaining 5 pounds from the stress of a tough Phoenix summer with a record # of days over 110 degrees, the death of a friend and the book crisis. And I kept myself swing dancing even when I did not feel like going, which brings me joy. I only missed two dances when I was in town, all year! And much more.....

So, how about you? Only your greatness is the best foundation for your success. Don't even think of setting your 2008 goals until you have listed all of your accomplishments for 2007. Give yourself credit for the good stuff you do and celebrate it. Throw an accomplishments party and everyone gets to say what they accomplished for 2007.
And no long faces. Everything counts.

Now, this is a great way to start a new year, eh? Go for it and enjoy!

Wishing you the best of the Winter Solstice, Hanukah, Christmas, and Kwanza, or any other holiday you observe.

May peace, joy and prosperity be your constant friends in 2008
Warmly,
Dr. Linne Bourget
www.oldpowernewpower.com
www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com

Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What You Say Is What You Get(R) - Have You Appreciated Them In Time?

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends,

I know it has been awhile. Finishing 2 new books at once captured my time. Now they are going to print. What books captured me so completely? See details at the end of this post.

Meanwhile, my sad personal news is a wake –up call for all of you! Heed these powerful lessons from my friend's passing! This post could save your life!

A dear business friend died of a sudden heart attack. A huge and sad loss. He was always positive and encouraging and I will miss him!

Powerful lessons for all of you from his passing:

1. I am so glad I appreciated him while I could. There is nothing I wished I had said and did not. In my grief, shock and loss, I am grateful for that, and grateful I had the skills to let him know often how much I appreciated who he was, what he did, and his support.

Another friend I spoke with shared his anguish when a friend of his died and he had not spoken his words of appreciation. Years later, it still hurt him! He said how important it was to know that I had said my apprecations and how important a lesson it was for everyone, and wanted to make sure I share it with everyone. How about you? Do you keep current with your appreciation?

2. Be sure you appreciate people in your life while you can. Learn the skills to give great appreciation so you can express what you really mean. Don’t leave it unspoken and be sorry later!

4. When his doctor told him weeks ago that he needed a procedure after a stress test, he refused. I did not know about it or would have pushed him to get treatment. All of you men reading this, and type A women, go get your heart checked, have a stress test and listen to your doctor! My friend had a wife, family, friends, and little granddaughter who needed him. He was on the brink of doing the biggest work of his life! And he was only 60! Learn from his mistake!

5. What do you need to say and do right now in your life to be fulfilled? Do it, don’t wait. Life is precious, and your time is your life.

Holiday– Thanksgiving William James said, “The deepest craving in human nature is to be appreciated.”

My Thanksgiving ritual since the middle 1970s has always been to go around the table and give thanks for what you appreciate in your life.

This year, appreciate your friends and family as individuals for what they bring to your life also. Don’t wait and be sorry later. What You Say Is What You Say(R)

Reflections and the Holidays - Gifts to Bring Appreciation into Your LIfe

Losing my very positive friend makes me even more grateful to be an appreciation expert and strengths-based leadership consultant and bring appreciation-based tools and systems to friends and clients. It also makes me very sad to lose one of my most appreciative friends. They are a special and rare treasure.

How well do you appreciate those at work and at home? How positive and skilled are you as an appreciator? Make sure you appreciate those at work and at home, before it is too late! My friend enjoyed and believed in my work on appreciation. One of his last newsletters was on the power of appreciation.

Appreciation gifts to transform your relationships at work and at home! Note: A percentage of proceeds from these gifts will be given to my friend’s chosen charity.

1. What You Say Is What You Get®: The Secret Language of Great Business Results, by Dr. Linne Bourget, endorsed by Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul^® and Co-author, The One Minute Millionaire and Dr. Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, author/co-author of 27 leadership books, including On Becoming a Leader, Organizing Genius and Geeks and Geezers, consultant to U.S. Presidents, United Nations and Fortune 500 CEOs.
One of my two new books:

2. Appreciation – The Secret Key to a Magical Marriage-What You Say Is What You Get®

What every husband and wife needs to know about your spouses secret language of love. If you want to know how to get better appreciation in less time with more fun, read her book. It will wow your soul!” Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, and co-author, The One Minute Millionaire and Cracking the Millionaire Code

3. What You Say Is What You Get®: Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages, 2 Hour 2 CD Audio Book to strengthen your family, endorsed by Pat Williams, Sr. Vice President, Orlando Magic Basketball Team, father of 19 children (14 adopted), and Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul Series®!

Out of respect for your time, these are all very user-friendly, fast to read, easy to hear, practical and powerful, and based on 25 years of client feedback. Visit http://www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com and click on services and products. Sign up there for our "free" positive leadership newsletter, two power-packed pages once a month!

My friend was excited and encouraging that I had just finished this new leadership book. It reflects his positive business philosophy as well as mine. The other new book!

1. From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?

What every leader needs to know about the Power Shift!!

“Dr. Linne Bourget is the female personification of the Dalai Lama. She has remarkable talents, gifts and attributes which uniquely position her to effect world change. I have had the opportunity to meet many famous and powerful “World Leaders” over the course of my life, and while that is always a special opportunity, it is even more rare to meet a true “World Changer”. Dr. Linne, with her work on leadership power, has the capacity to effect world change.” Bill Bartmann, Author, Billionaire Secrets to Success, Billionaire Business Coach

Available at http://www.oldpowernewpower.com on the services and products page.

Wishing all of you the best of appreciation-filled holidays. Much more important than the food!

Dr. Linne Bourget

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Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

How Appreciation Opens New Worlds to You

HI Everyone,

Imagine my surprise! A new experience!

After over 25 years of working with appreciation, I met someone who gave the highest level of appreciation of anyone I have known. He saw and appreciated me at a level beyond what anyone else had ever seen and verbalized.

And this is only one of two people I have met who are so appreciative without my training them! They came into my life this way! Astonishing!

Usually I have to coach and train to get people to give me appreciation. Hey, the expert needs some too!

So, what do you think happened?

I found that being seen and appreciated so thoroughly, so deeply, opened up new possibilities
in my work, my thinking, and my vision for myself and my work. Of course, I am used to
doing this for clients. But no one had ever done that for me.

It made me wonder: How had I survived all these years without this level of appreciation? What could I have achieved had I had this? What was I tolerating that had to go? Within
a few weeks I realized I would even have to move to a different city!

Ask yourself these questions!!

Do you have anyone in your life who sees you for your highest and best and consistenltly appreciates you from that place? If not, why not?

And how well do you do that for your nearest and dearest, at work and at home?

So, if you are feeling like your lifespace is not big enough for your spirit, find someone
who is strong enough and cares enough to see and appreciate your best. And someone
you want to do this for.

Believe me, your life will change. Keep a journal to track the changes.

Warning: do not do this if you want the same life you have now.

But then again, no appreciation, no glory!!

For help with the how-to's, the do's and don'ts, visit us at whatyousayiswhatyouget.com, which we are renovating. New appreciation books are on the way!!

Wishing you an appreciated and appreciative life!!

Dr. Linne

"Building Success on Your Best"
Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D
www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
National pioneer, positive leadership & change
Founder/CEO ITLC
Institute for Transformation Leaders, Coaches and Consultants
Co-author, Amazon Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author of the positive leadership book,
What You Say Is What You Get(R): The Secret Language of Great Business Results
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Positive Quotient PQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Appreciative Quotient AQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages,
2 Hour 2 CD Audio Book by "Dr. Appreciation"
Coming soon!! Dr. Linne's Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!
"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness."
Dr. Linne's Positive Power Quote

Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What You Don't Say Is What You Don't Get

Hi Everyone,

Recently I was startled and upset to be on the receiving end of silence when I needed to be informed. We all know that silence can wreak havoc. No news is not good news!

This was silence of two types, and each type had a profound effect.

One type was about schedules and upcoming meetings. Without that I could not plan my schedule or my assistants' schedules most effectively. When the meeting time was moved back weeks at the last minute, it was tough. You know about that. We have all been there. I needed more notice.

But wait, there's more. (Ok, I know, but I couldn't resist.)

The second type of silence was the lack of opportunity to be included in the process,
to give support, to understand, to be a part of what was happening, to make it easier
for both of us, perhaps to create a backup plan.

Had I known the issues and concerns underneath the last minute delay,
I would not have been upset. Furthermore, when I heard the reason for the silence,
I was amazed. Never would have guessed it! When I knew, I could clear it up
immediately and clearly.

Lessons to the wise:

1. Plan communications so you avoid costly upsetting silences. An ounce of prevention....
2. Find out the reason underneath the silence.
3. Talk it over in a positive way, making sure you ask for the positives you need.
4. Don't complain about what you did not get. State what happened and describe the impact on you and your business.
5. Appreciate the other person's views and good will efforts to do the right things.
6. Use this opportunity to learn how to better support the other person, ask what you can do better as well ask asking for what you need. Make it a 2-way street for improving communications.
7. Appreciate the other person for being willing to communicate about the issue.

Bottom Line
It's the information age. Remember information about the process is important to be shared as well as the business information. A more open process gives you better results.
What You Say Is What You Get(R)!

Wishing you a more enjoyable communication process and great results!

Dr. Linne

"Building Success on Your Best"
Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D
www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
National pioneer in positive leadership & change
Founder/CEO ITLC
Institute for Transformation Leaders, Coaches and Consultants
Co-author, Amazon Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author of the positive leadership book,
What You Say Is What You Get(R): The Secret Language of Great Business Results
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Positive Quotient PQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Appreciative Quotient AQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages,
2 Hour 2 CD Audio Book by "Dr. Appreciation"
Coming soon!! Dr. Linne's Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! and a new book
on the Future of Leadership Power!
"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness."
Dr. Linne's Positive Power Quote

Visit our positive new blog:
http://drlinnebourget.blogspot.com

Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

The Negative Positive Group??? How can this be?

Hi Everyone - Can you believe this positive group shock story?

This week I experienced something that hauled me back to basics with a shock, to the very start of my career.

There I was, sitting in a group that teaches only positive principles. But for reasons completely beyond me, several group members showed outright hostility and condemnation! My solar plexus was in pain! I tried to speak but was cut off three times as everyone started to interrupt. It took hours to get this upset out of my body!

When I asked my intuition what to do, it told me to say nothing and wait! Since I teach intuition to executives, I know to listen! Arrgghh! Tough for me as Dr. Positive Leadership who wants to make things better and easier.

But as the drama unfolded, it turned out that the underlying cause was lack of appreciation! The most hostile-seeming person was very upset about trying to do something new, saying I, Dr. Linne, was the only one who had given any appreciation, but no one else. (Obviously, this is not a group I lead.)

As I watched the negativity ricochet around the room in this usually calm group,
I was thunderstruck to see the effects of no strengths-based positive feedback! This was right out of my dissertation on appreciation - over 25 years ago!!

It made me wonder:

• What new roles or projects are not started due to lack of appreciation?
• If you could measure that as a leader, in your company, what is it really costing your company?
• How many employees and teams give up before profitability due to lack of appreciation?
• What does that cost your company!

OK, then, time to go back to basics. Remember to give positive feedback early and often, so to speak, and know what you are doing. This takes good skills!

If you need to develop your skills, visit us at whatyousayiswhatyouget.com and check out my positive leadership book.
What You Say Is What You Get(R): The Secret Language of Great Business Results, Wheel 2 has all the info on positive feedback,
and What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Positive Quotient PQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Appreciative Quotient AQ (TM) Questionnaire

The website is being re-done and upgraded but the products are right there on the front page for your convenience, per our client requests.

You can make a powerful positive difference, if you know what you are doing!

Make it a great day!
Dr. Linne


Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

The Real Power of the Positive is Power

HI, Everyone,

A conversation with a client working on developing more power sparked this message.

Let's face it. What is really underneath the power of a positive leadership language system?
Simple. It's power. Positive power. And it is huge, perhaps the greatest force in the
Universe. We talk about influence. We talk about manifesting positive outcomes.

Now everyone is talking about The Secret, which captures the power of positive thinking and feeling. It's all about power. We all have a huge amount of it available, whether we feel like that or not at any moment in time.

Power is like money or energy. It's not negative, it's just what we do with it that makes it positive or negative. Time to re-own this word, this concept, and use it fully rather than backing away from the idea of power and seeing it with skepticism.

Power is a gift and a responsibility. It is a cousin to free will and the responsibility for
choices. It is also a huge gift which each of us can use for good.

Did you know that every word you say literally has an energy signature? How positive is the energy you are sending out with your words?

How high is your Positive Quotient(PQ)R?
How high is your Appreciative Quotient(AQ)R?

Spring is a time of new life and new beginnings. Make a commitment to yourself
to use more positive words at work and at home. Then watch the positive results.
And enjoy!

See below for resources with a strong track record, tried and true for you.

Wishing you all the best words and lives
Dr. Linne Bourget
"Building Success on Your Best"
Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D
www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
National pioneer in positive leadership & change
Founder/CEO ITLC
Institute for Transformation Leaders, Coaches and Consultants
Co-author, Amazon Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author of the positive leadership book,
What You Say Is What You Get(R): The Secret Language of Great Business Results
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Positive Quotient PQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Your Appreciative Quotient AQ (TM) Questionnaire
What You Say Is What You Get(R): Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages, 2 Hour 2 CD Audio Book by "Dr. Appreciation"
Coming soon!! Dr. Linne's Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!
"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness."
Dr. Linne's Positive Power Quote


Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

How Well do you Give Appreciation, Positive Feedback, a Leadership Key?

To Build on the Best in your business, realize that positive leadership is not just about being nice.

Powerful positive feedback does not just make people feel good, but just as important, it teaches them their strengths. Since we have an appreciation-starved culture, few of us have a clue about our strengths, and we can only learn that from each other with highly skilled specific positive feedback. The less we know our strengths, the less we use them, and then the less successful we are. The Leader's job is to teach people their strengths!

Remember:

The deepest craving in human nature is to be appreciated.” William James

February means Valentine’s Day -

You know to tell your loved ones that you love them. This year, add something special to make your “I love you” even more powerful: Tell them specifically one thing you deeply appreciate about them. And this specific appreciation you can also give to your esteemed colleagues and clients, to help teach them their strengths. And while you are at it, what are your strengths? How many can you write down? Do this, and appreciate yourself out loud for each one. A positive caring challenge!

Remember to enjoy the process. This can strengthen your spirit and results!

Wishing you the best of success!
Dr. Linne Bourget

From the positive leadership book, What You Say Is What You Get™: The Secret Language of Great Business Results, by Dr. Linne Bourget, endorsed by Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul^® and Co-author, The One Minute Millionaire and Dr. Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, author/co-author of 27 leadership books, including On Becoming a Leader, Organizing Genius and Geeks and Geezers, consultant to four U.S. Presidents, the United Nations and Fortune 500 CEOs.

You can buy this very user-friendly, fast to read, practical powerful book, based on 20+ years of client feedback, at http://www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com

Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What Do You Really Want for 2007?

Set your goals, set your goals! It comes at you from every direction! But stop and think.

Do your goals really reflect what you want or just what you think you should want because everyone around you does?

Go over your list of goals and stop at every one. In your heart of hearts, is this what
you really want? Why do you want this?

Sit down and have a meeting with yourself. You deserve to start the year on a great track!

Set your goals from your heart, not just your head! You will have a lot more fun
reaching your goals and they will mean so much more to you when you get there!

Enjoy!

Wishing you the best of joy and success!

Dr. Linne Bourget

Author, What You Say Is What You Get™: The Secret Language of Great Business Results, by Dr. Linne Bourget, endorsed by Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul^® and Co-author, The One Minute Millionaire and Dr. Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, author/co-author of 27 leadership books, including On Becoming a Leader, Organizing Genius and Geeks and Geezers, consultant to four U.S. Presidents, the United Nations and Fortune 500 CEOs. You can buy this very user-friendly, fast to read, practical powerful book, based on 20+ years of client feedback, at http://www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com

New at whatyousayiswhatyouget.com

What You Say Is What You Get™: Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages, 2 Hour 2 CD Audio Book to strengthen your family, endorsed by Pat Williams, Sr. Vice President, Orlando Magic Basketball Team, father of 19 children (14 adopted), and Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul Series®!

Coming Soon: What You Say Is What You Get™: Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Your Marriage; tried and true Master Intuition System for Business Success, training manual w/ 25 years of examples from clients’ and my businesses. AND, new book on the future of leadership power, an eye-opener!

Copyright 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.