July 2019

Page A18 JULY 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Funeral Directors Research,Inc. AMRA INSTRUMENT, LLC 623 N. Tower (P.O. Box 359) Centralia, WA 98531 “the shorter the supply line the better off you are” WEB DIRECT GIFT & PRICING TM ® www.amrainstruments.com www.preproomdirect.com By Mark Bowser Part 7: The Influential Leader Enlarges People “Mentoring is pouring your life into other people and helping them reach their potential.” –John C. Maxwell & Jim Dornan, Becoming a Person of Influence ONCE YOU KNOW an individual’s strengths, the next step is to enlarge them. Enlarging people is men- toring them. There are four steps to the successful en- larging process. HOW TO ENLARGE PEOPLE One, give them access to a training library. A training library includes personal development books, audio, vid- eo, and DVD programs. Encourage your team to become readers. Research shows that if we commit to reading one book a month in whatever area we choose to develop our- selves in, that in five years, we will be in the top 5 per- cent of experts in that area in the world. That is powerful, but it also shows how few people take action on this. So, Three Pillars of Success for Funeral Directors www.nomispublications.com Funeral Home & Cemetery News Contributors share insights and exchange ideas. B logs Excerpted and adapted from the book The Three Pillars of Success for Funeral Directors by Mark Bowser. To get a copy, vis- it http://bit.ly/2NdlyGc Mark Bowser is the Vice President at the Bright Corporation and one of the top motivational business speakers in the United States. He is the author of several books including Sales Success with Zig Ziglar. He can be reached at 1-800-428-6424 or email mark@BrightCorporation.com. what kind of time commitment are we talking about for the average reader to read one book a month? About 15 to 30 minutes a day. That’s it. A small discipline that can lead to your success. Amazon.com is a great resource for finding the books you want to read. You can even visit my author page at www.Amazon.com/author/markbowser . Research also shows the value of listening to audio programs. For example, I think it was the University of Southern California who discovered that if we live in a metropolitan area, we could gain knowledge equivalent to a college associates program in three short years just by listening to audio programs during our commute to and from work. Incredible! Audible (an Amazon com- pany) is a great resource for audiobooks and audio pro- grams. Another great resource is Made for Success which is owned by a friend of mine, Bryan Heathman. You can visit their website at http://www.MadeForSuccess.com. Two, open them up to growing experiences. A growing experience can be just about anything. It can be serving on a committee, joining a project team, or attending a training seminar. Growing experiences not only help us improve, they help motivate us, too. Three, challenge them to success. This means stretching your team member outside their comfort zone. There is no real growth without stretching. Just like an ath- lete who stretches before competition, stretching outside our comfort zone prepares us for future and greater success. One caution: don’t overstretch your team member. In other words, stretch them out- side their comfort zone but not too far outside their comfort zone. Just as a baby doesn’t go from crawl- ing to running, they must walk before they run. Four, set them up to succeed. Remember, success breeds more success! Our job as leaders is to provide our team members with everything they need to suc- ceed. If that is training, then give them training. If that is resources, then give them resources. If that is help and support, then give them help and support. Believing in and enlarging your team members is a prerequisite for your team’s success. 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Mr. Wilson Pictured are Cheri and Richard along with 17 of their 20 chil- dren along with assorted spouses and grandchildren Angels Walk Among Us Continued from Page A16 Did I mention that Richard was at the GriefShare meeting on the evening I first met him because he volunteers as one of the program’s facilitators? Some people just never stop giving to others. Are there Angels walking among us? Say hello to Angels Cheri and Richard Blount. Herb Knoll is an advocate for widowers, professional speak- er and founder of the Widowers Support Network, WidowersSupportNetwork.com. Knoll au- thored the breakout book, The Widower’s Journey, available at Amazon.com in paperback and all digital formats. Facebook: Widowers Support Network – Members Only and at Widowers Support Network. Email: herb@WidowersSupportNetwork.com Office phone: 615-579-8136. L i k e Us On Facebook!