During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, the British government began to run low on silver for coins. Lord Cromwell sent his men on an investigation of the local cathedral to see if they could find any precious metal there. After investigating, they reported:
"The only silver we could find is in the statues of the saints standing in the corners."
To which the radical soldier and statesman of England replied:
"Good! We'll melt down the saints and put them into circulation!"
The direct order states the essence... the kernel... the practical goal of authentic Christianity. Not rows of silver saints, highly polished, frequently dusted, crammed into corners of elegant cathedrals. Not plaster people cloaked in thin layers of untarnished silver and topped with a metallic halo. But real persons. Melted saints circulating through the mainstream of humanity.
Text: 2 Cor 4:7-11, Matt 5:13, Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34
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Quotes
SERVICE/CUSTOMER SERVICE
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. -- Charles Lamb
"When God measures men He puts the tape around the heart -- not the head!"
"If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way."
"God does not ask about your ability or your inability, but about your availability."
"To expect a life of ease, comfort, and untarnished happiness is to misunderstand the purpose of our existence on earth." -- Carole Mayhall
"Know how to serve in terms of the customer. They don't care what your situation is -- they only care about their situation, their problem. Are you serving them in terms of them or you?" -- Jeffrey Gitomer
"Your customer is anyone who depends on you, or who you depend on for success." -- Brian Tracy
"Make your career a life of service to others and all the good things you desire will come to you." -- Tom Hopkins
"When you make them mad, it's twelve-to-one they'll leave or be leery. It takes 12 positive impressions to overcome one negative one. What do you do to recover from an angry customer?" -- Jeffrey Gitomer
"Whatever your job title, you are in the business of customer satisfaction. Who is your customer?" -- Brian Tracy
"If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune." -- Jim Rohn
"The only certain means is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be." -- Og Mandino
There lies within most of us an innate quality that compels us to give of ourselves for the good of mankind. -- Clyde G. Kissinger
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. -- Donald A. Adams (Rotarian and business leader)
"The word ‘Policy’ should be banned from being spoken to any customer. Ever." -- Jeffrey Gitomer
"Good service leads to multiple sales. If you take good care of your customers, they will open doors you could never open by yourself." -- Jim Rohn
"If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it." -- Roger Babson
"Never criticize, condemn or complain in a conversation with a customer or prospect." -- Brian Tracy
For more quotes on service, go to ...
http://reallifequotes.blogspot.com/2011/05/service-ministry-caring.html
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
It Only Takes a Minute
It Only Takes a Minute
...to stop and say a few words to the newcomer that you have been passing by.
...to draw a person, who is obviously feeling like an outsider, into a chattering group.
...to make the introduction that may not be necessary, but that will demonstrate friendliness.
...to write a note to a person who is ill, or who has lost a member of the family.
...to really listen to what a child is earnestly telling you.
...to make the effort to pass along the good things that you know about others.
...to build up a person who is feeling low, or seems to be worried or discouraged.
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