WorldElephant Day

How You Can Help Save the Elephants on #WorldElephant Day by Susan Portnoy

Today is World Elephant Day, a celebration of all the world's elephants and the people and organizations that support them, and to bring attention to poaching and illegal trafficking that's led to the slaughter of over 35,000 elephants per year.  The Wildlife Conservation Society states that over 800,000 elephants have been killed in the last three decades. The number is staggering. The global elephant population cannot survive at this rate and if we don't do something to curb their decline, they will go extinct in the wild in our lifetime. What an immense tragedy that would be!

I've had the great pleasure to see elephants alive in the wild. And it breaks my heart to think that they could be taken from this earth.

As a salute to these incredible creatures who've enriched my life,  I've put together a little photographic tribute below and included a few wonderful organizations you should know about leading the charge in the fight for their survival.

If you have some extra money to spare, they are worthy of your attention and donations.

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

"Born from one family’s passion for Kenya and its wilderness, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is today the most successful orphan-elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world and one of the pioneering conservation organizations for wildlife and habitat protection in East Africa."

You can donate directly to the trust or consider fostering an orphan. Last year I began fostering a little orphan elephant named Sana Sana and she's adorable! For a $50 annual donation you can adopt too!

Save the Elephants

"At Save the Elephants, we believe that humans can help protect elephants and create awareness of their plight by uniting to spread the word. Any amount of support is vital to our mission to protect them and provide them with a secure future."

Ramnath Kovind is BJP’s candidate for Presidential polls 2017

Ramnath Kovind is BJP’s candidate for Presidential polls 2017

Ram Nath Kovind

BJP president Amit Shah on 19.6.2017 declared  Bihar Governor, Ram Nath Kovind  71 as the party’s candidate for the presidential poll.Mr Kovind would also be the joint candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by  Bharatiya Janata Party.

The decision was taken at party’s Parliamentary board presided over by PM Narendra Modi.
Ramnath Kovind-
Born on October 1, 1945 in Kanpur Dehat , Uttar Pradesh.
Central Government Advocate in the Delhi High Court( 1977-79).
Advocate on Record Supreme Court ( 1978).

Central Government Advocate in Supreme Court 1980-83).
Member of Rajyasabha for two successive terms (1996-2006).
Served as the National President of the BJP Schedule Caster Morcha.
Served on Board o f IIM Kolkata.
Served on Several Parliamentary Committees.
Sworn in as Bihar Governor in 2015

Why Should You Write a Book?

Why Should You Write a Book? (3 Reasons You Should, Even if You’re Not a Writer)

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Let me start by telling you this:
You can learn how to write a book.
Inside of you, there lies the ability to write your first book on a subject that’s important to you.
I’ve written and published over 70 books in as many as 42 languages and sold over 10 million copies over the years.
I accomplished this after starting from nothing, and not knowing what I was doing at all.
There are several reasons why I decided to do this…
But the biggest reason was to spread my message about subjects that I felt very passionate about.
Today I want to talk to you about why you should write your first book and the many benefits that come from being a published author.

Learn to quickly and easily organize your book and get it into the hands of the right people with my 20-Step Author Quick Start Guide.

1) Writing a Book is a Skill You Can Master

Just like riding a bicycle, writing a book is a skill that you can master with focused practice and repetition.
Before I started writing books, I never considered myself to be a writer. I didn’t graduate high school and I failed high school English. So if I can do it, you can too.
I’ve created several resources and courses that will teach you exactly HOW to write your first book, including my best-selling product How to Write a Book and Become a Published Author, but today I want to talk about why writing a book and becoming a published author will change your life.

2) Writing a Book is an Instant Credibility Booster

From a business perspective, writing a book is the fastest way to gain credibility, establish yourself as an expert in your field, and build a professional reputation. It can also be used as a promotional item and marketing tool for your business.
Think about it: What sort of impression do you get when you meet someone who has become a published author?
Without even knowing them, you might assume that if they were able to write an entire book and get it published, they must be an expert.

3) You Can Share Your Message With Others

Another reason you should write a book is because it provides an opportunity for you to write and publish something on a subject that is important to you, and that you will have for the rest of your life. You can express your creativity while sharing your message with others.
One of the Universal Laws of Success is the “Law of Service” and it says:

Your rewards in life will be in direct proportion to the value of your service to others. The more you work, study, and develop your ability to contribute more to the lives and well-being of others, the better life you will have in all areas.

Chances are if you are passionate about a certain subject, other people are too. And by writing a book about that subject, you can help others in their own lives and, in turn, help yourself achieve a more fulfilled life.
Before we wrap up, I have a thought for you to share with your friends and followers:

“True happiness and fulfillment come when you feel that you are making a valuable contribution to your world.” @BrianTracy 

Now, I’d love to hear from you. My question today is:
If you could write a book that would change the world, what would it be about?
Leave a comment below to share your idea.
If you want to learn more about writing a book, click the link below to get my free 20 step Author Quick Start Guide to writing a book.

3 Biggest Leadership Mistakes People Make Today

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One of the best leadership qualities that a manager can have is the ability to build up self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-respect in others. As a leader, your choices affect your entire team, especially your leadership mistakes.
However, we’ve all had bad bosses who do just the opposite. Today, I am going to identify 3 of the biggest leadership mistakes people make and provide some solutions.

Perhaps some of you have made some of these leadership mistakes in the past. The good news is, we can all learn what makes a good leader by taking a look at these missteps and correcting them.
By focusing on building self-esteem, you can help your team reach peak performance.
Each person has unlimited potential and can flourish in the right environment once that potential is tapped into. They have huge reservoirs of creativity that can be unleashed to solve problems, overcome obstacles and achieve business goals.
This includes you!

Raise Your Team’s Self-Esteem

The leader is the most important person in any organization.
The leader sets the tone by the way he talks, behaves, responds to others and treats people on a day to day basis.
People tend to “follow the leader” in that they imitate or mimic the behavior of the leader toward others. When you lead by example and treat other people with courtesy and respect, the rest of the group will follow.
A kind word from you to one of your staff members can make them feel happy all day. An angry word can make them feel frustrated, afraid and insecure for the rest of the day.  You must be careful.
There are specific behaviors that you can practice each day in any interaction to raise your team’s self-esteem.
When you deliberately take the time to build self-esteem in other people, you simultaneously eliminate the fears that hold people back from doing their best. A peak performance work environment, like flowers in the spring, blooms naturally around you.

Three Leadership Mistakes People Make

They Criticize Others

The first leadership mistake that managers make is that they criticize others.
Refuse to criticize anyone for any reason. When people make mistakes, you focus on the solution. Focus on what can be done rather than who did it and who is to blame.
This is the mark of the superior leader with admirable leadership questions
We all know that destructive criticism is harmful. Personally, we all hate to be the recipients of destructive criticism. It can make us angry for days, and even years.
Destructive criticism attacks our self-esteem, hurts our self-image and hinders us from reaching peak performance. It makes us angry and defensive.
If it is so hateful to us, why would we ever do it to someone else?

They Complain

The second leadership mistake people make is that they complain for any reason.
Complainers are always looking for something or someone to complain about.
They tend to associate with other complainers. They talk together at work and socialize after work. They go out for lunch and coffee breaks together.
Complaining becomes a natural way of life for them.
But there is a major problem with both criticizing and complaining. In both situations, you are positioning yourself as a victim. When you complain you actually weaken yourself.
You feel inferior and inadequate. You feel angry and resentful. You feel negative and unsure. Your level of self-esteem and self-respect will decline as you complain about anything to someone else.
If you are not happy about something, as the manager, you are entitled to bring it to the attention of the other person.
You are responsible for putting it on the table and discussing it. These are admirable leadership qualities that you must learn to develop.
If you are not happy with a behavior or an outcome, your job is to actively intervene to correct the situation. You can do this by being objective about the difference between what you expected and what has actually happened.
You then invite input on how you and the other person or persons can solve the problem or improve the situation. But you never complain.

They Condemn Others on Their Team

The third leadership mistake people make is condemning anyone for any reason, inside or outside of your company.
When you condemn other people, you demoralize the listener, and the self-esteem of the other person will be severely lowered.
When you condemn people outside the company, someone will eventually tell them what you have said. Usually, a distorted version is told and will come back to haunt you.
This seems to be a law of nature, and completely unavoidable.
These recommendations are equally as important when you are talking about competitors or customers in the marketplace. Never criticize your competitors.
Admire them if they are more successful in some areas than you are. Then, look for ways to produce even better products and services, and sell them even more effectively.
Never complain about people and problems outside your business. Instead, use that same amount of mental energy to find solutions. Resolve the problems that led to the complaints in the first place.

The Best Leaders Create a Positive Environment

When you develop positive leadership qualities, your general attitude diffuses a warm light and fills the entire workplace.
You create an environment where people are relaxed and feel good about themselves and their work. You will raise the self-esteem of everyone in the workplace.
Before we wrap up, I’d like to leave you with a thought to share with you friends and followers:

“Empower others to perform at their best by continually reminding them how good they are and how much you believe in them.”

Now I’d love to hear from you, so my question today is: Have you ever had a boss that made these mistakes? Have you ever made them as a leader?
Leave a comment below, and I’ll be sure to follow up with you
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