New blog post: Charlotte Stallings Keynote TxDLA
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presenting awards at #txdla general session...hall of fame awards.
Door prize lady dressed as Judy Jetson. That's stinkin' dedication! You go girl!! #txdla
#txdla - oh yeah, the door prize girls got jokes!
#txdla - I want the spock cardboard cut out...I'm just sayin'
and now on to the keynote speaker of the day....Charlotte Stallings #txdla
#txdla stop calling it talking to yourself - it's interpersonal therapy!
#txdla getting a little personal/professional history with Charlotte
#TXDLA Charlotte Stallings is fun! What do you bring to the table?
#TXDLA Stallings "I want to work with people who want to work with me." As educators, we need to remember that and it is not just for sales
#txdla it's not about us and our agenda...we become successful by helping others reach their goals.
#txdla do we force feed people our new ideas? No - four simple lessons she's learned to be successful and share...
#txdla - lesson 1=success is a choice....choose your 'tude.
#TXDLA After being thrown out of banker's office, Stallings has 4 lessons for us. 1-Choose your 'tude.
#txdla - gotta love any presenter that makes references to Talladega Nights!
#TXDLA Stallings Position your bed so that you can only get out on the GOOD side!
#txdla don't take in the negative - it's about how we choose to look at things and who we choose to hang with/emulate
#txdla what is YOUR tendency? Half-full or half-empty? I think my tendency is....where's the pitcher? Let's top that off! LOL
#txdla - call out the Negative Nora and call it out...not critically and judgementally...but be aware of it and address it.
#txdla Call out the Negative Nora - not critically or judgementally - but address it.
#txdla - could it be that things are the way they are because of the way YOU are? Dr. Cindy Trimm
#txdla - Charlotte had a smart 9th grade teacher.
#txdla - you cannot always choose your circumstances...but you can choose to rise above them.
#TXDLA We can't change the circumstances of our lives, but we can change the way we react and act and we can rise above them
#txda - Charlotte Stallings - I'm standing here because of her (her 9th grade teacher).
#txdla - attitude is the starting place - it doesn't determine the distance - but the mode of travel
#TXDLA Attitude is the starting point, It determines your direction, but not your distance
#txdla lesson 2 - Focus beats brilliance.
#txdla - pay attention to detail, anticipate peoples' needs, be proactive. Don't forget about these things.
#txdla - what do you do better than anyone on the planet? If you don't know - u gotta find out! Then DO IT better than anyone on the planet.
#txdla - blog recommendation - seth godin -
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#txdla - when have you experienced remarkability?
#txdla - great example of focus beats brilliance - recognize remarkability - who are YOU being remarkable for?
#TXDLA Focus makes you remarkable. Who are you being remarkable for? Stallings
#txdla - You cannot focus on your strengths if you don't know what they are.
#txdla - Unique Ability - doing well with passion!!!
#txdla - Excellence - doing well without passion - Competence....minimum standards.
#TXDLA Stallings What do you do extremely well? What is your unique ability? It will be your passion.
RT @Beth_Case: This is such a great presentation. It's so easy to get bogged down and forget these messages! #txdla
#txdla - incompetent...results in disaster. Recognize your incompetent areas - no judgement - just reality. Stay in your strengths.
#txdla lesson 3 - Look for the lion.
#txdla - the lesson of Tito - the yorkie...took on the neighborhood like a lion.
#txdla Tito the yorkie doesn't know he's not a Great Dane! - He knows his job is to protect you - he will defend you!
#txdla he knows no fear! - from Tito's pawgress report from doggy daycamp