The Limo Digest Show

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The Limo Digest Show

• Jeff Conleys
• Keynote Address
• Atlantic City
• November 8th, 2004

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We Live and Work in Demanding Times

• America, in the early 21st century, has become a
  culture of hyper-consumption.
• Starbucks has identified 19,000 ways to serve a
  cup of coffee.
• Tropicana has 24 different kinds of OJ.
• There are over 14,000 different mutual funds
  267 different kinds of toothpaste.
• The infrastructure of hyper-consumption is in
  place and is advancing.

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Implied Impact

• There are three new implied expectations brought
  on by hyper-consumption
• Multi-tasking in multiple layers on multiple
  projects at ever increasing rates of speed, all
  while doing the full time job you were hired to
  do.
• Customers all want
• Nordstroms Service
• Wal Mart Prices
• Delivered Fed Ex Fast
• With Disney Fun

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The Third Implied Impact

• Hyper-consumption has a built in expectation for
  Speed!
• Exxon Mobils Speed Pass
• Toll Tags
• Grocery Stores
• TV has become an aerobic event

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As markets accelerate, Margins Erode.

• TV in 1954 1,000 Today 99.
• VCR in 1978 2,800 Today 20.
• Cell phone 1985 4,100 Today FREE

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We also live in the age of Instant Irrelevance

• A hit song goes from 1 to oblivion in 90
  days.
• A 45 Billion company falls into bankruptcy
  in 90 days.
• We become consumed by our calling,
• (Speakerman, Limo Man)

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Habits of the Heart Speakerman Uses

• The Habit of Ten
• In the early morning
• Take 10 slow, quiet deep breaths
• Think about 10 things you are thankful for
• Spend 10 minutes alone (E-free)
• Take 10 minutes for reading

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The Habit of Ten

• At work
• Create 10 positive results
• Help 10 other people gain positive results
• Listen 10 minutes before speaking
• Spend 10 minutes in quiet reflection (walk)

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The Habit of Ten

• At home
• Spend 10 minutes with each family member
  (including the dog).
• Give a total of 10 compliments to your family
  members.

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The Habit of Inspiration

• Keep an Inspiration Journal
• Write down everything you experience that
  inspires you in any way.
• A standing ovation at a funeral

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The Habit of Purpose

• A sense of urgency without a sense of purpose is
  energized irrelevance.
• Speakerman used a simple list of questions to
  help him make purposeful decisions. Those
  questions he calls his Habits of the Heart and
  they include

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Remember . . .

• Download Jeffs screen saver and Habits of
  the Heart cards
• Life is like juggling five balls
• The Big Truck Theory