porch lights speech slides 2010

In Business. And Life.

THRIVEScott Abbott

“The PorchLights Guy”

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* To Make Steady Progress; To Flourish and Prosper

The PorchLights GroupHelping with Character Education, Emotional Intelligence, and Career-Centric Life-Skills

Our CauseTo Enable Businesses, Schools, Families and Communities

to Achieve More Compassion, Happiness, and Success.

Our MissionPromote Lifelong Learning, Earning and Wellbeing.

Our GoalEnlightenment and Prosperity, for All.

Business is business! And business must grow, regardless of crummies in tummies, you know.

UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

Dr. SeussThe Lorax

Compassionate Capitalism

Capacity and Energy …

Admissions and Appreciations (Who We Are, and Why We Do What We Do)

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It’s Over, and It’s Just Begun(Understanding, Momentum, and Progress)

Change is Difficult, Even Good Change(Perspective, Attitude, Aptitude, Mindfulness)

We’re a Perpetual Work in Motion(Good Choices and Lifelong Learning/Wellbeing)

Fundamental Truths of Business

(Economics Wins)(Information Rules)

(Know Your Company)(Priorities and Expectations)

(Good Leaders Use Servant Leadership)(People, Product, Process, Planning & Profit)

Embrace Positive Pragmatism and Stractical Execution using Michael Treacy’s 5 Disciplines for Double-Digit Growth

1) Retain Your Current Business2) Gain New Market Share

3) Go Where Growth Is Going to Happen 4) Expand to Adjacent Markets

5) Invest in New Lines of Business

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Work, Learn, Grow, Love, Enjoy(Balance, Compassion, and Servant Leadership: WCID4Y)

Servant Leadership …

Why We Do ... ... What We Do

F-A-M- I-L-Y!

Getting to

THRIVEA Magical Journey!

Family

Purpose

WORK People VALUES

Reality

LifeSkills

Servant Leadership

THRIVE

TRUST

1. Pick any Square2. Move Right or left to the Closest Circle3. Move Up or Down to the Closest Square4. Move on a Diagonal to the Closest Circle5. Move Right or Down to the Closest Square6. Now Say “Whoa – That’s Cool!” (And Try It Again)

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At Business. And Life

Through good choices and good character and good work

and good business and good earning and good love and

good hugs and good peace and good balance and good

learning and good compassion and good fun and good

leadership and good spirituality and good health and good

happiness and good family for good life and good living!!

THRIVE

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