Your Service Audit

When he was seven, our youngest boy Jesse watched as I cut and stacked firewood in back of our house as we prepared for winter. I confess I was a bit out of shape at the time (a condition that grows ever more challenging as the years pass!) and my perceptive young son noticed.
“Is that hard?” he asked.
I was breathing heavily with exertion, sweat trickling down my face in spite of the cool autumn air. Nevertheless, incredibly I heard my ego reply, “Nah. Not really.” I straightened up, stuck out my chest, and tried to look manly.
“Can I help?”
Knowing that one day he would devolve into a teenager who might never ask that question again, I quickly searched for something he could handle, given the capacities of a seven-year-old. An assignment was given to straighten some of the smaller sticks on the stack and to sweep the patio free from the bits of bark and sawdust that dropped there when the logs were moved. The assignment was accepted and performed competently.
Later in the day I overheard a conversation he had with his older sister Maura. “I stacked the wood today. It will be nice to have warm fires this winter.”
“You stacked the wood?” she asked skeptically.
“Yeah, I did,” he replied. Then as a footnote he added, Well, Dad helped…”
 
People want to serve. In many ways, it comes naturally. A wonderful leader told me, “Helping and serving should be as natural as breathing and growing.” Those who learn to do it best are rewarded with enjoyment, happiness, satisfying relationships, healthy attitudes, purposeful contribution and balanced perspectives, not to mention greater financial returns in business.
 
Individuals and organizations at a minimum should have an annual service audit performed. The TACT™ Service Profile invented by New View Concepts is worth the modest investment. It is both a diagnostic and strategic vision tool that shows your strengths, points out opportunities to improve, and feeds your natural desire to serve in a way that optimizes results. Look into scheduling your team’s audit today by contacting us at http://www.newviewconcepts.com/contact.html
 
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