Last Call: Closing Words from Chris in a Speech to MMWUC Graduates
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by Chris Ruisi
4y ago
As we noted last week, this will be my father’s final Monday Morning Wake Up Call. My father’s content on his website, including this and other Monday Morning Wake-Up Calls will continue to be available via this website. Growing up, my father typically had the last word. And though as I child I hated to admit he was right, the fact remains that he almost always was. So, it is only fitting that my father has the last word on the morning message that he created.  The following text is from the address my father gave at my high school graduation in June 1996. To this day, I can hear my father’s v ..read more
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From the Ruisi Family
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by The Coach
4y ago
On behalf of my entire family, I would like to thank all of you for the outpouring of love and respect for my father, as well as support for our family. We also very much appreciate the stories that many of you have shared; they have brought us comfort during this difficult time. We initially planned to do one final Wake-Up Call email and prepared the below accordingly. However, upon re-reading words my father wrote and spoke long before he became “The Coach,” we have decided to do the final note in two installments. Unbeknownst to him at the time, these words would serve as the blueprint for ..read more
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It’s Almost Crunch Time!
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by The Coach
4y ago
We’re getting close to that time of year when many of you begin to panic that time is running out. Right after Labor Day, you realize that you still have a lot of things on your “to-do list” to accomplish before the end of the year. Some of the things on your list are valid and important while others can best be described as make work or busy work. Only you know the difference. Your work habits go out the door, you enter crisis mode and forget about the importance of continuing to work on just the key tasks. Here are several steps you can follow to make these next several months productive, se ..read more
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Question: What’s a Bucket List? Answer: A Stupid Activity!
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by Chris Ruisi
4y ago
I sometimes hear people say, “Well, scratch that off my bucket list.” From what I understand a “bucket list” is a list of those things one has not done before, but wants to do before dying. I’ve wondered, what happens when your bucket is empty? Do you just collapse where you are and a “ready for pick-up” alert goes out via your iPhone to your funeral director of choice? Or, how do you pick something to go on your list; what’re the criteria you use? If you’ve done something that you’ve enjoyed, can you go back and do it again? Or is that a violation of bucket list rules (and who makes those rul ..read more
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Do You Try or Do You Try?
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by Chris Ruisi
5y ago
The title as written is not a typo! It is meant to demonstrate that the word “try” can have two very different meanings and outcomes depending on how it is defined in your mind. For example, on the “plus” side of the word try, is the recognition that to succeed at anything, one must take action towards a goal or outcome. Before we take the action, we go through a mental process evaluating what needs to be done and any risks associated with what we are planning to do. If it all makes sense, we start the process by “trying.” And this requires that we have a healthy mindset set evidenced by our c ..read more
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Consistency: The Path to Becoming a Trusted Leader
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by Chris Ruisi
5y ago
It’s a known fact that consistency builds trust and trust is one of the key attributes a leader must have. Leaders need to demonstrate consistently to their teams that they can be trusted. When people trust someone, they tend to listen to that person and are willing to follow them. Let’s look at five simple “consistent” actions a leader can take to build their trust factor: Always be honest with your team even when it involves bad news. Your team can handle bad or tough news so long as you are honest with them about it. No spin; just the truth. Always admit to your mistakes. When your team s ..read more
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Are You 100% “All In” Every Day?
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by Chris Ruisi
5y ago
I find it interesting when someone says that they “know what they need to do.” You can almost see them patting themselves on the back for having recognized their need to act. Unfortunately, their recognition never turns into action and they continue to struggle with making the same mistakes, never progressing beyond their own self-imposed status quo. Taking “knowing what you need to do” and translating that into specific actions is where many stall and fail. Why? Because they don’t realize that the required actions have as their foundation the clarity on what needs to be done; the self-discipl ..read more
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Are You a Failure at Failure?
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by The Coach
5y ago
Failure is a fact of life. Failure happens. When it happens to you, you can lament about it and look to blame someone (other than you) or something. When you follow this approach, the next step is to throw up your hands in disgust and frustration, walk away and quit. Or, you can make the conscious decision to take a step back, evaluate what happened and learn from the experience. And as you might suspect, this is the preferred action. In this regard, I stress a 4-step process that when things go wrong and you fail, you own it, fix it, learn from it and move on. And when you do fail, fail fast ..read more
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Success
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by Chris Ruisi
5y ago
Much has been written about how one can achieve success. The vast majority of what is out there is very good. However, to be a success, in whatever you do, you have to start acting like you’re a success – now. I have yet to find a “success switch” that when flipped, one automatically is successful. Despite what you might believe or have read, you can control the majority of your destiny. It all starts with making a choice; deciding what you want, and then taking the necessary steps to achieve your goal. Before you go out and buy all the books and videos about success (and you should buy the ri ..read more
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Well, If You Ask Me…
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by Chris Ruisi
5y ago
As some of you may know, back in 2014-2015 I hosted a weekly “live” Internet radio show on Voice America. What follows are some of the key learning highlights from these shows. The learnings then from my great guests are just as valuable now as they were then—read, learn and apply. Customer Service – In order to be customer-centric, you need to focus on your employees first. Create an internal culture that’s congruent to your external image. Treat employees the way you want your customers to be, maybe even better. What’s happening on the inside will be felt on the outside. Hiring – The only re ..read more
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