HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE!!  DS Woodard Consulting family has been on vacation since last month, however we are super excited about what the year 2012 has to offer for us here and your families and businesses.  This is a new year and it is always a new you.  I am always looking for the next thing.  I love change, most people don't like change, not even a little.  The challange is that things are always changing.  If we can learn to embrace the change in all aspects of our lives it will make our lives easier .  I admit that it is not the norm so most of us have been taught to fight change or complain about change, or disagree with the change.  When we realize that we don't need to be right, a major part of change is that we think things are better if they stay the same(our way the way it has always been is the right way).  If this were the case then why do we progress in age?  why do we mark time and celebrate the new day, the new month, the new year?  Why because we realize that

HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE!!  DS Woodard Consulting family has been on vacation since last month, however we are super excited about what the year 2012 has to offer for us here and your families and businesses.  This is a new year and it is always a new you.  I am always looking for the next thing.  I love change, most people don't like change, not even a little.  The challange is that things are always changing.  If we can learn to embrace the change in all aspects of our lives it will make our lives easier .  I admit that it is not the norm so most of us have been taught to fight change or complain about change, or disagree with the change.  When we realize that we don't need to be right, a major part of change is that we think things are better if they stay the same(our way the way it has always been is the right way).  If this were the case then why do we progress in age?  why do we mark time and celebrate the new day, the new month, the new year?  Why because we realize that

We've heard this all of our lives and we believe what is repeated to us over and over again, "practice makes what?" Well I have news for you, practice does not make perfect. However,practice does make us better. I heard Les Brown say this and I found it to be true. What do the pro's do? They practice all week to win the big game on Sunday. They stretch,they run, they complete drills, they practice making 3-point shots, they practice catching the ball while running full speed towards the end-zone, they practice blocking and guarding against the opponent scoring points. They practice for the big game with one goal in mind,they want to win. As a professional what aspects of what you do are you willing to practice everyday? Do you practice ahead of time how you will greet your customer? Do you practice what specific words you say based on what you know works or do you just say the first thing that comes to your mind? Most businesses you call have practiced a

We've heard this all of our lives and we believe what is repeated to us over and over again, "practice makes what?" Well I have news for you, practice does not make perfect. However,practice does make us better. I heard Les Brown say this and I found it to be true. What do the pro's do? They practice all week to win the big game on Sunday. They stretch,they run, they complete drills, they practice making 3-point shots, they practice catching the ball while running full speed towards the end-zone, they practice blocking and guarding against the opponent scoring points. They practice for the big game with one goal in mind,they want to win. As a professional what aspects of what you do are you willing to practice everyday? Do you practice ahead of time how you will greet your customer? Do you practice what specific words you say based on what you know works or do you just say the first thing that comes to your mind? Most businesses you call have practiced a

When was the last time you updated your resume'? Does it still look like the one you created when you graduated from high school or college? Have you acquired any new skills that need to be added? If you have served in the armed forces have you included that experience? These are questions you need to ask yourself. The purpose of your resume' is to sell yourself on paper and to out shine the hundreds or thousands of other applicants applying for the same position. This seems easy enough, yet many do not take the steps necessary to be successful. Your resume' does not get you the job or opportunity, you do that, but your resume' allows the potential employer to consider you worth their time over other applicants based on what they see on paper. If you are looking to transition into a better paying job, a new or more challenging position,moving to another state, or completing military service and want to begin civilian employment you have a better chance if

When was the last time you updated your resume'? Does it still look like the one you created when you graduated from high school or college? Have you acquired any new skills that need to be added? If you have served in the armed forces have you included that experience? These are questions you need to ask yourself. The purpose of your resume' is to sell yourself on paper and to out shine the hundreds or thousands of other applicants applying for the same position. This seems easy enough, yet many do not take the steps necessary to be successful. Your resume' does not get you the job or opportunity, you do that, but your resume' allows the potential employer to consider you worth their time over other applicants based on what they see on paper. If you are looking to transition into a better paying job, a new or more challenging position,moving to another state, or completing military service and want to begin civilian employment you have a better chance if

Exposure is everything in business. If you don't tell people what you do they will never know. Your fortune, however is in your follow up. As a business owner in 2011 what type of exposure are you getting? If you are not on the www (world wide web) you are losing thousands if not millions of potential customers, which for you as a business owner means MONEY!! Let me define a business owner: a man, woman, or person engaged in a business. A business is a person,partnership,or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing or a service; profit seeking enterprise or concern. Many people in our society fear the Internet,and the loss of their anonymity(being unknown),yet they are business owners. Believe me when I say,if you are alive in 2011,have a drivers license,have attended a school,ever applied for any type of loan , car,home,school,credit card,business, if you have a cell phone pre-paid or not,email or even have applied for a job, ecetera,ecetera you are known. When we a