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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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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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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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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Just Do It!
Imagine this situation. You’re at work and you know that you need to make some contacts to market your business, but you don’t really want to. The phone seems to weigh 500 pounds and it’s probably not the best time to call and you’re not really organized and… the other 5000 excuses to not do what you really need to do. Can you relate? So you end up checking your e-mail or going through your paperwork or doing ANYTHING so you don’t have to pick up that phone. Have you ever done this? I call it pretending to work.
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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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If you would just do what I say...
I’m so excited! As you know, I’ve recently partnered with another company. When I first found Compass, I thought, “Are you kidding? Affordable coaching with experts in five areas of life; this is the best thing since bread. Not sliced bread, but actual bread! This is great for everyone!!!! I could never do this on my own.” As a sole proprietor, I could only offer individual coaching, group classes and training for business professionals and only in my area of expertise.
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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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You Can Be a Leader. In Fact, You Already Are!
Did you know that only 1% of the population is natural born leaders? So that old saying “great leaders are born, not made” can only be correct if 1% of the population is leading something. That can’t possibly be right! There are leaders everywhere doing everything. The dictionary defines a ...
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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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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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Are you the Tortoise or the Hare?
I walk my dogs every day. After I get past a certain point on the walk I let them off their leashes. Their reactions to freedom are the exact opposite. Barney likes to wander off the path. He’s a three year old Beagle so he will follow his nose just about anywhere. In fact, I have to watch him so he doesn’t wander too far off the path and get lost. Lucy, on the other hand, is 14 years old and a Border collie. She follows right behind me. Occasionally she will stop to sniff and then gets right back on track. Truthfully, she doesn’t even need a leash.
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WhyOursWorks.com
Information includes background information about WOW, individual coaching program, group classes and seminars as well as testimonials. Topics include: time management, goal setting, leadership, communication sales and marketing and organization.
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Why Ours Works
Blog that focuses on how to be more successful in life. It includes articles about setting goals, time management, communication, leadership and service.
May 14, 2009
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Mary Dee Freeman
"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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