{"id":2701,"date":"2013-01-18T08:25:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2017-12-04T05:17:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T13:17:58","slug":"fong-sam-of-haxbee-admirer-of-strong-women-in-industry-entertainment-and-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/?p=2701","title":{"rendered":"Fong Sam of Haxbee: Admirer of Strong Women in Industry, Entertainment, Politics and The Hunger Games!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<object id=\"_fp_0.40988220321014524\" width=\"640\" height=\"100\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" name=\"player\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param 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classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" name=\"278445\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/btrplayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"file=http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com%2Fplaylist.aspx%3Fshow_id%3D4288019&amp;autostart=false&amp;shuffle=false&amp;callback=http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&amp;width=640&amp;height=105&amp;volume=80&amp;corner=rounded\" \/><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed id=\"278445\" width=\"640\" height=\"105\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/btrplayer.swf\" quality=\"high\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"file=http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com%2Fplaylist.aspx%3Fshow_id%3D4288019&amp;autostart=false&amp;shuffle=false&amp;callback=http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&amp;width=640&amp;height=105&amp;volume=80&amp;corner=rounded\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" name=\"278445\" \/><\/object> <a href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2725\" title=\"Haxbee banner logo  Click to learn more at the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Haxbee-banner-logo.png\" alt=\"Haxbee banner logo  Click to learn more at the official web site!\" width=\"639\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Haxbee-banner-logo.png 639w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Haxbee-banner-logo-256x46.png 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Haxbee-banner-logo-320x58.png 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Haxbee-banner-logo-400x72.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2706\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2706\" title=\"Fong Sam\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam-174x240.jpg\" alt=\"Fong Sam\" width=\"250\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam-174x240.jpg 174w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam-139x192.jpg 139w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam-400x551.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fong Sam &amp; Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Welcome back to <a title=\"Click to visit the WormholeRiders You Decide radio show web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Decide<\/a> as we begin our 2013 exclusive interview series!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">If you are a person of influence and power, you probably are doing fairly well financially. If you are a woman of influence and power, you may discover that some of that disposable income you have in your bank account finds its way into the purchase of some iconic garments and costumes from powerful women in the entertainment industry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">That is where <a title=\"Visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fonger\">Fong Sam<\/a> enters the picture in 2013 and beyond. <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fonger\" target=\"_blank\">Fong Sam<\/a> is an admirer of strong role models for women everywhere and is devoted to making the costumes of powerful women his first task in 2013 . <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Deeply reflected in his personal beliefs, which we will discuss during our <a title=\"Click to join Fong Sam for an exclusive WHR You Decide Radio interview this Sunday!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/whr-you-decide\/2013\/01\/21\/fong-sam-hunger-games\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive interview this Sunday January 20, 2013 at 5pm Pacific time<\/a>, we will explore this deep respect for women and his latest project, <a title=\"Click to learn more about the Hunger Games costume auction at Haxbee Inc!\" href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Hunger Games Auction<\/a> coming to entertainment conventions in three cities across the United States in 2013. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/about-us\/meet-joe-maddalena\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2711\" title=\"Joe Maddelena\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Joe-Maddelena-281x240.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Maddelena\" width=\"281\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Joe-Maddelena-281x240.jpg 281w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Joe-Maddelena-225x192.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Joe-Maddelena-400x340.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Joe-Maddelena.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fonger\" target=\"_blank\">Fong Sam<\/a> worked for fourteen years years for <a title=\"Learn more about Joe Maddalena on his web site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/about-us\/meet-joe-maddalena\/\">Joe Maddalena<\/a> of <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Profiles in History at their official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Profiles in History<\/a> and has contributed to Mr. Maddalena&#8217;s <a title=\"Click to learn more about Hollywood Treasure at Syfy!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/hollywoodtreasure\" target=\"_blank\">hit Syfy show<\/a>, <a title=\"Learn more about Hollywood Treasure on SyFy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/hollywoodtreasure\">Hollywood Treasure<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Now <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fonger\" target=\"_blank\">Fong Sam<\/a> is stepping out on his own with memorabilia shows through his companies, <a title=\"Learn more about Haxbee here\" href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\">Haxbee Inc.<\/a> and <a title=\"Learn more about Blacksparrow here\" href=\"http:\/\/blacksparrowauctions.com\/\">Blacksparrow Auctions<\/a>, a company dedicated to auctioning rare collector memorabilia including costumes, books and autographs beginning with <a title=\"Click to learn more about the Hunger Games costume auction at Haxbee Inc!\" href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">over 200 hundred exclusive costumes from The Hunger Games<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EibSJoXPfg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to learn more about the Hunger Games costume auction at Haxbee Inc!\" href=\"http:\/\/haxbee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2726\" title=\"Click to learn more about the Hunger Games costume auction at Haxbee Inc!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hunger-Games-costumes-640.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about the Hunger Games costume auction at Haxbee Inc!\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hunger-Games-costumes-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hunger-Games-costumes-640-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hunger-Games-costumes-640-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hunger-Games-costumes-640-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Fong Sam\u2019s company will be displaying costumes from the blockbuster film <a title=\"Learn more about The Hunger Games on IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1392170\/\">The Hunger Games<\/a> at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel. That will be followed by a trip in early March to the <a title=\"Learn more about Emerald City Comic Con here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emeraldcitycomicon.com\/\">Emerald City Comic Con <\/a>in Seattle before heading to<a title=\"Learn more about C2E2 here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.c2e2.com\/\"> C2E2 <\/a>in Chicago on April 11, 2013. The exhibition tour will wrap up at <a title=\"Learn more about New York Comic Con here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorkcomiccon.com\/\">New York Comic Con<\/a> in October. Costumes worn by actors <a title=\"Learn more about Jennifer Lawrence on IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2225369\/\">Jennifer Lawrence<\/a>, <a title=\"Learn more about Stanley Tucci on IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001804\/\">Stanley Tucci<\/a>, <a title=\"Visit and follow Josh Hutcherson on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhutch1992\">Josh Hutcherson<\/a> and <a title=\"Visit and follow Elizabeth Banks on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizabethBanks\">Elizabeth Banks<\/a> will be on display.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">When it comes to costumes, The Hunger Games, with several female lead characters, has an abundance of women\u2019s outfits. This is just the thing for women of influence and power who may have an interest in owning something from the film.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><em>\u201cThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don\u2019t have any.\u201d<\/em> ~<a title=\"Visit Alice Walker at her web site\" href=\"http:\/\/alicewalkersgarden.com\/\">Alice Walker<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"learn more about Fortune Magazine here\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/magazines\/fortune\/\">Fortune Magazine<\/a> has ranked the most powerful women based on the size and importance of the woman\u2019s business in the global economy, the health and direction of the business, the arc of the woman\u2019s career and the social and cultural influence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Visit and follow Patricia Sellers on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pattiesellers\">Patricia Sellers<\/a>, Fortune Magazine Editor named <a title=\"Learn more about Indra Nooyi at the Pepsico website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pepsico.com\/company\/leadership.html\">Indra Nooyi<\/a> is the CEO of <a title=\"Learn more about Pepsico here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pepsico.com\/company\/leadership.html\">Pepsico<\/a>. To Sellers, Indra <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indra_Nooyi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2712\" title=\"Indira Nooyi\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Indira-Nooyi-320x178.jpg\" alt=\"Indira Nooyi\" width=\"515\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Indira-Nooyi-320x178.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Indira-Nooyi-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Indira-Nooyi-400x223.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a>Nooyi embodies the essential characteristics of a leader of her caliber. &#8220;Aristotle once said that the unexamined life is not worth living. I think it&#8217;s time to examine what we do once more in the spirit of a critical friend. Let&#8217;s pause for a moment to consider what we need to examine,&#8221; she said while addressing a meeting of CEOs at the <a title=\"Learn more about the Economy Club here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economicclub.org\/\">Economy Club of Washington<\/a> in May 2009. &#8220;The CEO has to think long-term and needs to understand the way public and private sectors are coming together and work constructively within that framework\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Sellers also admires <a title=\"Visit and follow Oprah here\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oprah\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a>, whom, she said, \u201cis one of the few entrepreneurs [on the Forbes list]. The Oprah effect, the impact she has on culture, and she is the most successful woman in television history. She has brought a lot of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2713\" title=\"oprah\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/oprah300-180x240.jpg\" alt=\"oprah\" width=\"297\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/oprah300-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/oprah300-144x192.jpg 144w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/oprah300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>revenue to a lot of companies\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The interesting thing about the Forbes top 50 powerful women is that there was some skepticism and hostility from the chosen women at first, said Sellers. \u00a0These corporate women felt that, \u2018if you marginalize us, if you segregate us, that means we are not getting ahead\u2019.\u201d What we say is, we will stop doing the list the day there is equality at the top levels of the workplace\u2019\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><em>\u201cYou may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don\u2019t try.\u201d<\/em> ~<a title=\"Learn more about Beverly Sills here\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beverly_Sills\">Beverly Sills<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">For women who want to reach the pinnacle of success that these women have achieved, consider perfecting the following qualities in yourselves:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Honesty<\/strong> &#8211; Whatever ethical plane you hold yourself to, when you are in charge of a company, you are responsible for a team of people.\u00a0 Your business and its employees are a reflection of yourself, and if you make honest and ethical behavior a key value, your team will follow suit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Ability to Delegate<\/strong> &#8211; Managing your vision for your brand is essential to creating an organized and efficient business, but if you don\u2019t learn to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2714\" title=\"Eleanor-Roosevelt\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-239x240.jpg\" alt=\"Eleanor-Roosevelt\" width=\"321\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-239x240.jpg 239w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a>trust your team with that vision, you might never progress to the next stage.\u00a0Its important to remember that trusting your team with your idea is a sign of strength, not weakness. Delegating tasks to the appropriate departments is one of the most important skills you can develop as your business grows. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Tasks will begin to pile up, and the more you stretch yourself thin, the lower the quality of your work will become, and the less you will produce. The key to delegation is identifying the strengths of your team, and capitalizing on them. Find out what each team member enjoys doing most. Chances are if they find that task more enjoyable, they will likely put more thought and effort behind it. This will not only prove to your team that you trust and believe in them, but will also free up your time to focus on the higher level tasks, that should not be delegated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Communication<\/strong> &#8211; Knowing what you want to accomplish may seem clear in your head, but if you try to explain it to someone else and are met with a blank expression, you know there is a problem. Being able to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2716\" title=\"communication\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/communication-230x240.jpg\" alt=\"communication\" width=\"379\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/communication-230x240.jpg 230w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/communication-184x192.jpg 184w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/communication.jpg 1940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/>clearly and succinctly describe what you want done is extremely important. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">If you cannot relate your vision to your team, your team will not all be working towards the same goal. Training new members and creating a productive work environment all depend on healthy lines of communication. Whether that stems from an open door policy to your office, or making it a point to talk to your staff on a daily basis, making yourself available to discuss interoffice issues is vital. Your team will learn to trust and depend on you, and will be less hesitant to work harder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Sense of Humour<\/strong> &#8211; Morale is linked to productivity, and it\u2019s your job as the team leader to instill a positive energy. That\u2019s where your sense of humor comes in. Encourage your team to laugh at the mistakes instead of crying. If you are constantly learning to find the humor in the struggles, your work environment will become a happy and healthy space, your employees will enjoy coming to work. Make it a point to crack jokes with your team and encourage personal discussions of weekend plans and trips. It\u2019s these short breaks from the task at hand that help keep productivity levels high and morale even higher.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Confidence<\/strong> &#8211; Part of your job as a leader is to put out fires and maintain the team morale. Keep up your confidence level, and assure everyone that setbacks are natural and the important thing is to focus on the larger goal. As the leader, by staying calm and confident, you will help keep the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motivationalz.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2718\" title=\"self-confidence\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/self-confidence-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"self-confidence\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/self-confidence-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/self-confidence-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/self-confidence.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a> team feeling the same. Remember, your team will take cues from you, so if you exude a level of calm damage control, your team will pick up on that feeling. The key objective is to keep everyone working and moving ahead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Commitment<\/strong> &#8211; If you expect your team to work hard and produce quality content, you\u2019re going to need to lead by example. There is no greater motivation than seeing the boss down in the trenches working alongside everyone else, showing that hard work is being done on every level. By proving your commitment to the brand and your role, you will not only earn the respect of your team, but will also instill that same hardworking energy among your staff. It\u2019s important to show your commitment not only to the work at hand, but also to your promises. If you pledged to host a holiday party, or uphold casual Fridays, keep your word. You want to create a reputation for not just working hard, but also be known as a fair leader. Once you have gained the respect of your team, they are more likely to deliver the peak amount of quality work possible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Inspire Your Staff<\/strong> &#8211; Creating a business often involves a bit of forecasting. Especially in the beginning stages of a start-up, inspiring your team to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motivationalz.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2719\" title=\"Inspirational\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-320x213.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational\" width=\"414\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Inspirational-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a>see the vision of the successes to come is vital. Make your team feel invested in the accomplishments of the company. Whether everyone owns a piece of equity, or you operate on a bonus system, generating enthusiasm for the hard work you are all putting in is important. Acknowledge the work that everyone has dedicated and commend the team on each of their efforts. It is your job to keep spirits up, and that begins with an appreciation for the hard work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Creativity<\/strong> &#8211; As a leader, it is important to learn to think outside the box and to choose which of two bad choices is the best option. Don\u2019t immediately choose the first or easiest possibility; sometimes its best to give these issues some thought, and even turn to your team for guidance. By utilizing all possible options before making a rash decision, you can typically reach the end conclusion you were aiming for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><strong>Determination<\/strong> \u2013 Never give up your goals. All organizations have setbacks. Successful leaders continue to strive to reach their objectives even when the plan is not going as expected. Stop, take stock, and make changes if necessary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><em>\u201cRemember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.<\/em>\u201d ~<a title=\"Learn more about Eleanor Roosevelt on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleanor_Roosevelt\">Eleanor Roosevelt<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fonger\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2733\" title=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam2-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow Fong Sam on Twitter!\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam2-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam2-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Fong-Sam2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond our wildest dreams. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, beautiful, talented and fabulous? Who are you not to be? Playing and acting small does not serve the world. There is nothing useful about shrinking and hiding your light so that other people will not feel insecure around you. Our ability to be a light to others is not just in some of us; it is in each of us. When we live our own way, our best way, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2500\" title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/WormholeRiders-New-Logo-150TS-Dark.png\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Thanks to <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WR_Systems (Kenn) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WR_Systems\" target=\"_blank\">Kenn<\/a> for final staging of images and audio embedding in this news article and thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency! We look forward to seeing you for our exclusive interview with Fong Sam this <a title=\"Click to join Fong Sam on You Decide Sunday January 20, 2013!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/whr-you-decide\/2013\/01\/21\/fong-sam-hunger-games\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday 5 PM PST 8 PM EST for our exclusive interview with Fong Sam<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can <a title=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticGoddess1\" target=\"_blank\">visit and follow me on Twitter<\/a> by clicking on my avatar to the right.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticGoddess1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-164\" title=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/sanctuary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ArcticGoddess1-PatriciaBertrand-230.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Regards,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Thank you. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticGoddess1\" target=\"_blank\">ArcticGoddess1<\/a> (Patricia)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome back to You Decide as we begin our 2013 exclusive interview series! If you are a person of influence and power, you probably are doing fairly well financially. If you are a woman of influence and power, you may discover that some of that disposable income you have in your bank account finds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/?p=2701\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Fong Sam of Haxbee: Admirer of Strong Women in Industry, Entertainment, Politics and The Hunger Games!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1128,9,1122,1124,1121,1125,1100,1103,1102,1116,1109,1101,1111,1126,1119,1114,1117,1110,82,1105],"tags":[2994,2985,2991,1104,1108,1118,2992,2984,1106,2976,2987,2979,2978,2988,2981,2977,2983,1107,2990,2986,2989,2982,2980,2993],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2013-fong-sam-of-black-sparrow-auctions-january-20","category-alice-miller","category-blacksparrow-auctions","category-c2e2-2013","category-eleanor-roosevelt","category-emerald-city-comic-con-2013","category-fong-sam","category-haxbee-inc","category-hollywood-treasure","category-indra-nooyi","category-jennifer-lawrence","category-joe-maddalena","category-josh-hutcherson","category-new-york-comic-con-2013","category-oprah-winfrey","category-patricia-sellers","category-pepsico","category-stanley-tucci","category-syfy","category-the-hunger-games","tag-2013-fong-sam-of-black-sparrow-auctions-january-20","tag-alice-walker","tag-beverly-sills","tag-blacksparrow","tag-c2e2","tag-economy-club","tag-eleanor-roosevelt","tag-elizabeth-banks","tag-emerald-city-comic-con","tag-fong-sam","tag-fortune-magazine","tag-haxbee-inc","tag-hollywood-treasure","tag-indra-nooyi","tag-jennifer-lawrence","tag-joe-maddalena","tag-josh-hutcherson","tag-new-york-comic-con","tag-oprah-winfrey","tag-patricia-sellers","tag-pepsico","tag-stanley-tucci","tag-the-hunger-games","tag-the-wizard-of-oz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2701"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5135,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions\/5135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/youdecide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}