Mary Dee Freeman
BA University Of Michigan
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Communication and Organization Expert
Mary Dee Freeman Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- communication, time management, goal setting, customer service, leadership
- Career Focus
- speaker, coach, trainer, author, business owner
- Affiliation
- Why Ours Works, BNI, U of M Alumni, Cardiac Success
Mary Dee Freeman is a Professional Success Coach, Trainer, and motivational speaker with Why Ours Works - WOW!
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. In addition she has taken master degree courses in leadership and interpersonal communication.
She has been a teacher and coach for 12 years in Colorado Springs where she founded and developed the leadership and community of caring programs at Mesa Ridge high school. After that, Mary Dee began working for a fortune 500 company where she and her team shot to the top 2% of the sales force within six months. In 2005, she founded WOW, a coaching and training firm.
She has worked with many small business owners as well as large companies like AT&T, MoDot and Shaklee to help them become more successful.
She is currently working on her first book and a member of several sales, marketing and coaching associations.
Mary Dee is a teacher, a motivator, a master communicator, a problem solver and a creative thinker.
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Build a Better Relationship
I want to tell you a story. One day this woman called me out of the blue and said she was interested in individual coaching. I have to admit I was excited. It’s always nice when unexpected business comes. We agreed to meet for coffee to discuss how I could help her in her business. When she arrived, she wasn’t alone. She was in network marketing and she brought her sponsor with her. At first, I thought great, her sponsor can see how I can help and I may get two for the price of one. Yea! Me! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Some of you see where this is going.
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Be Your Best Self!
I love that Army commercial “Be All you can be”. You know the jingle. I like it because it’s about being your best you. Of course, they’re implying that the only place to do that is in the army. I don’t agree with that. I believe that you can be your best self everywhere you go. It’s not about the army or even the people around you. It comes from inside and is a lifelong endeavor. It’s not like riding a bike. You know… once you know how, you can do it forever. It’s about getting better and better as you go along. I believe that once you stop growing and learning, your life is over.
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Planning is GOOD!
Remember a couple of years ago during the presidential primary, there was a lot of outrage about Hilary Clinton. It seems that both Clintons had “a plan” to win the presidency! It was even written down! In fact, it had been written down before he was even the governor of Arkansas! First he was going to be president for two terms and then she would join the senate and be president for two terms. The only thing that stopped them was that upstart Obama who decided he wanted to be president in kindergarten. Do you remember? Can you believe the nerve of these people?
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Dance Like No One Is Watching!
"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain Isn’t that a great quote? I love inspirational quotes and saying. This one and others like it are everywhere. They’re on posters, key chains, even online. The number of inspirational quotes on twitter alone is shocking. I think they’re great. We need them. They remind us that life isn’t about the day to day grind. It’s about enjoying every moment and living life to the fullest.
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How do you see yourself?
The other day I was talking to one of the strongest women I know and she said, ‘I’m a pansy. I never stand up for myself.” I was shocked. This was the same woman who refused to follow the crowd in high school. You know that one person who always did what she thought was right even as everyone else was trying to convince her otherwise. Not much has changed since then either. She’s easygoing, but if she doesn’t want to do something, she’s not doing it… period!
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Communication is a two way street!
We live in the communication age. We can talk to each other faster and easier than ever before. We have cell phones, blogs, e-mail, and social networks like facebook and twitter. There are so many new ways to communicate. So why is it that we have so much trouble communicating? It seems to me that we’re all talking, but no one is listening. We write our opinion or post our status or send a text or e-mail, but we don’t actually talk anymore. I remember when answering machines first came out and everyone HATED leaving a message.
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Every day's an Adventure! Step outside your box...
I love the scene in Men in Black when they open the locker to find an alien world living inside. The aliens didn’t realize that there was a whole other world outside their locker. They were fine with their box. Imagine what would have happened if they took them out? It would have been overwhelming for them. Some would have like it and some wouldn’t. The one thing that would have happened for sure is that they all would have looked at their world in a different way. That’s us.
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Why Hire a Coach?
I’ve had several people ask me that over the years. Why should I hire a coach? I mean, do I really need one? They’re costly, they’re demanding, they’ll tell me things I don’t want to hear and they push me to do things I don’t want to do. Yes that’s all true. However, if you’re not satisfied with something in your life, whether it’s personal or professional, you need a coach.
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Life... it's worth the risk!
* To laugh is to risk appearing the fool; * To weep is to risk appearing sentimental; * To reach out for another is to risk involvement; * To expose feelings is to risk exposing true self; * To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss; * To love is to risk not being loved in return; * To live is to risk dying; * To hope is to risk despair; * To try is to risk failure; * But risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing; * The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing and is nothing; * He may avoid suffering and sorro
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New Year, New... Business?
Aren’t you excited? It’s the first week of the New Year. It’s full of hope and energy. Everyone’s excited about the goals they’ve set or resolutions they’ve made. Once again we get a do over. What are you changing this year? Even if you refuse to set goals or make resolutions consciously, you still make them in your subconscious mind. It could be something small like losing 10 pounds or maybe you’re ready to make major changes in your life. Maybe you’re getting married (or divorced).
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Stages of a Goal
I hope your new year has gotten off to a great start. It’s interesting how it works. We start out on January 1 fresh and new and excited. This is going to be the year that everything works. We set goals and make resolutions. Everything’s going to be great! Chances are though, by the time many of you read this, you will have given up on your goal for 2010. You’ve hit some obstacles and may be thinking that it’s just too hard. If that’s you, keep reading. If you haven’t and are still barreling toward your goals, good for you! Keep reading!
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What's Your Olympic Dream
I love the Olympics. There’s so much ceremony, tradition and history, but what I like about them most are the athletes. They spend hours working and training and the only reward for most of them is the opportunity to represent their country. What do they get if they win? A piece of jewelry and some recognition. That’s it. If they’re really lucky, they’ll get on the Wheaties box.
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"You Can Be Successful Too!"
It is my mission to teach others how to be successful in life. While my main focus is on career and business, the skills my clients learn work in every aspect of their lives. I believe that anyone can be succesful when given the right tools. The reason people struggle is they simply don't have them. It is my job to provide the tools in a cost effective way. I do that through individual coaching, group classes and seminars both in person and virtually.
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