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Knowing What to Say After Tragedy to Gain The Red Edge

Knowing What to Say After Tragedy to Gain The Red Edge

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If you are in business, knowing what to say after a tragedy like Las Vegas is critically important. Saying the right thing will help you Gain The Red Edge. Saying the wrong thing will not. Imagine you’re going into a meeting or sale presentation with a potential customer. The normal break-the-ice chitchat automatically goes to the horrible tragedy that happened in Las Vegas. One point leads to another and before you realize it, time is up and Vegas is all you’ve talked…

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Learning to Deal with Loss to Gain the Red Edge

Learning to Deal with Loss to Gain the Red Edge

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“I have learned that I don’t need ‘things’ to be happy. I’ve learned to rely on God’s timing.”   That’s part of the message Ganel-Lyn Condie will be sharing when she speaks in Hyde Park this week.   Learning how to deal with loss is one way to Gain the Red Edge.   Dealing with loss and hardship is a story Ganel-Lyn knows well.   She has dealt with lupus, chemo, hair loss, divorced parents, infertility, financial loss, and losing…

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Mowing the Lawn to Gain the Red Edge!

Mowing the Lawn to Gain the Red Edge!

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If you’ve had a tough day that’s kicking your butt, one of the best things you can do to “Gain the Red Edge” is to get up and get going. Physically moving your body automatically makes you feel better. Even if we are out of shape, sore and tired, physically moving increases blood flow to the brain which will automatically improve the way our mind is thinking. My get up and going yesterday was mowing my lawn! It was the…

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Standing in The Rain to Honor Our Country

Standing in The Rain to Honor Our Country

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They stood in the rain to honor our country. Representing the Cache Valley Veterans Association, they gathered together as an Honor Guard for a flag ceremony at the Cache Chamber Of Commerce annual patriotic golf tournament at Birch Creek Golf Course. “No big deal,” some may say. “It’s just a golf tournament.” Maybe so. After all, it’s not the first time they stood in the rain. It’s part of the many opportunities that come when you wear the uniform. I…

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Build a Campfire to Gain the Red Edge

Build a Campfire to Gain the Red Edge

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One of the best ways to Gain the Red Edge is to come home smelling like a campfire. That’s how we wrapped up our Labor Day, by building a campfire up Green Canyon here in Cache Valley and roasting hot dogs and s’mores over a campfire Leslie built with one match using wood that she chopped and supplied by a good friend Steven Amott. We hung out, talked and laughed, and played half a game of 3/13 under the lantern…

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Gaining the Red Edge of the Eclipse

Gaining the Red Edge of the Eclipse

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I love the many great photos of the Monday’s solar eclipse. But after awhile they all tend to blur together. Even the really, really good ones! I appreciate the skill, talent and time of those who find a way to present this incredible event in a creative and fresh light. Or, in this case, a creative and fresh darkness! Greg Westbrook’s presentation does this. He shows all the phases of the eclipse in one shot, as many have done. But…

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Gaining the Red Edge at the Sidewalk Sale

Gaining the Red Edge at the Sidewalk Sale

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I enjoyed the sidewalk sale with my baby Leslie Ann in Logan Downtown. We stopped into some of our favorite stores, including The Book Table but we got lost in the books,  S.E. Needham Jewelers where Leslie tried on wedding rings just likes she’s been doing for several years, and The Sportsman where we looked at shoes, clothes, and rock climbing gear. Having a great relationship with a business is one way I found to Gain the Red Edge. A…

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Are Tax Incentives Worth The Price?

Are Tax Incentives Worth The Price?

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Major companies are recognizing the great value Utah brings to businesses. We’ve got a great work force, a great place to live, the most beautiful mountains in the world, and incredible tax incentives, as reported in this Deseret News article. Tax incentives have their place. But they also come with a price. Are the benefits the incentivised company brings to the state, in the form of job creation and above-average wages, enough to make up for the loss in tax revenue…

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Sharpening the Saw to Gain the Red Edge

Sharpening the Saw to Gain the Red Edge

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Sharpening Your Saw is a great way to Gain the Red Edge. Stephen Covey pioneered the concept of “preserving enhancing the greatest asset you have… you.” Covey taught we should have a “balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of [our] life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual.” Today I sharpened my mental saw with training from Utah BNI. I better learned how to grow my business by focusing on helping others grow their business. Givers Gain is a philosophy…

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