Jerrol's Business Journal - February 2013

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The Jerrol’s Business Journal February 2013

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Jerrol’s Office Supply Co.

Serving Grant County & Kittitas Counties

February 2013

“Your Jerrol’s Business Journal” Home of the Rapid Response “Direct to Your Storage Shelf” Delivery System™ Our Iron Clad Guarantee: Orders Placed by 4 pm any Business Day are Hand-Delivered to Your Storage Shelf by 1 pm the Next Business Day Help Us to Improve!.......If we fail to meet your expectations in any way please call me, Rolf Williams, at 509 899-0120 111 E University Way ● Ellensburg, WA 98926 ● Phone: (800) 858-2427 ● (509) 925-9851 ● www.Jerrols.com

Table of Contents…

A Simple Letter …………..…..... Page 1 The History of Valentines Day …. Page 2 Craft of the Month ……..…. … .. Page 2 TRUST ………………. ..….…….Page 3 Share the Love ……….……...…. Insert ______________________________

Fun Facts About Jerrol’s Started in 1947 as a Soda Fountain below is a copy of one of our menus from the 1950’s.

Bar BQ Beef or Ham .80 Cheeseburger .50 Dinty Moore Beef Stew .80 Cake Donuts .05

A simple letter to let them know Valentines Day always makes me think back to a day in 8th grade when there was a substitute teacher or maybe it was a guest speaker in Joy Lessard’s newspaper class. I really don’t know if this actually happened or if it is just something I have made up.

As I remember this speaker was a woman, like any other “mom” to me at the time. I have no idea what the subject was or what I was suppose to be learning but what has stuck with me, the 35 plus years since, was the following comment.

She stated that every single Valentine’s Day she took the time to write her daughter a letter to let her know she was thinking of her. Not a “Valentine’s” but a letter.

That is it. Out of my entire 8th grade year that is what is in the foremost in my mind. I know, pretty impressive….

While not as constant as this woman claimed to be I have done the same. I write a simple letter to let my daughter Jordan and son Gerik know that I am so proud of the individuals they have become.

I would slip these in their lunches, yes like me, they brought their lunches from home.

I should note that Jordan is now is in her Junior year at WSU, so now I actually have to mail it to her, and Gerik, 16, has profound autism, he does not read that we know of, and communicates verbally with a few basic words. I can only hope his school aids have taken those letters and read them to him. This is what Valentines means to me. A simple gesture to let those I love know how important they are to me.

In the end, aren’t they what we come to work for?

-Rolf P.S. You can contact me any time at 509 925-9851 or 800 858-2427, my cell 509 899-0120, or email

History of Valentines Day

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The Month of February has been long celebrated as a month of romance thanks to the holiday Valentine day. I love history so I will give some background on this long celebrated holiday. Valentine day has both Christian and ancient Roman tradition involved.

Richard Navarro

should be a day for romance. To read more on the history of Valentine Day go to:

Your Grant County

Sales Representative The Catholic church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentines, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.

When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured.

According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl--possibly his jailor's daughter--who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today.

While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial--which probably occurred around A.D. 270--others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia.

http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-dayb The month of February should be a month of not only romance but of a strong building in communication and binding in relationships with your family, friends, and coworkers. Many focus on just the romantic love of a man and a woman.

"The word February is believed to have derived from the name 'Februa' taken from the Roman 'Festival of Purification'. The root 'februo' meaning to 'I purify by sacrifice'. As part of the seasonal calendar February is the time of the 'Ice Moon' according to Pagan beliefs, and the period described as the 'Moon of the Dark Red Calf' by Black Elk. February has also been known as 'Sprout-kale' by the Anglo-Saxons in relation to the time the kale and cabbage was edible." http://www.egreenway.com/months/monfeb.htm Richard can be reached at 509 989-8635 or Richard@Jerrols.com

Craft of the month "Doilies are for grannies!" my husband told me recently.

So, here's proof that they aren't.

Make this cute canvas wall art, or take your leftover Xmas tins and make them into pretty containers for pens, jewelry, or even candy.

Corrie Ihrke Your Kittitas County Delivery Driver

Just get some paper doilies, paint, and Mod Podge to make this hip (and we're not talking replacement) craft.

Celebrated at the ides of February, or February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.

Lupercalia survived the initial rise of Christianity and but was outlawed—as it was deemed “un-Christian�--at the end of the 5th century, when Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day. It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love. During the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of Valentine's Day Continued in the next column

See the display and get directions in the store or visit Craft.Jerrols.com Corrie can be reached at Corrie@Jerrols.com

Continued from previous column

TRUST ME! Believe it or not, using that phrase is actually a bad idea. If you have to say “trust me” you haven’t earned it yet and you are forced to ask for it.

The month of Love is here! We all Sarah Peters have various types of relationships in Your Kittitas County Sales Representative both our personal and business lives.

With family members, spouses, and friends, co-workers, managers, and clients, these relationships are all at different levels or stages of trust. Are any of your relationships strained? Fulfilling and wonderful?

Somewhere in-between? Better relationships lead to living happier more fulfilling and rewarding lives.

Would you like to reap the benefits of improving your relationships? Look deep within TRUST to improve your relationships.

Why should I trust you?

Quality of Love = Level of Trust

“When trust begins to evaporate, the partnership becomes strained. And, depending on the violation, it may never get back to the same place that it once was.

That’s how powerful trust is.”

- Jeffrey Gitomer Don’t take a chance on weakening the bond of trust with your clients. They will buy from someone else. Brush up on your skills – we can all learn no matter how great we think we are!

“Trust forms the foundation for everything you do in your business, and everything you do in your personal life.”

- Jeffrey Gitomer

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small-town folk. So doesn’t it make sense to improve the level of trust in our business relationships so that we can have better business friendships and business transactions? Of course! Who in their right mind would give their money to someone they don’t trust? Look how many choices our clients have today – An honest, trusting relationship is the key to keeping your clients happy and coming back for more. Give them value and help them succeed.

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This February article touches briefly on how the quality level of our relationships is in direct proportion to the amount of trust that exists in them. TRUST is the key to improving all relationships – period. The answer to the question above is straight forward Trust will allow two people to reach any level in a relationship. The greater the trust factor, the more expansive the relationship can become and all the more rewarding!

One of my favorite books on Trust is by Jeffrey Gitomer called The Little Teal Book of Trust. How to Earn it, Grow it, and Keep it to Become a TRUSTED ADVISOR in Sales, Business, & Life. (I LOVE THIS BOOK).

Mr Gitomer’s little book is jam packed full of great quotes and anecdotes. For example, “All things being equal, people want to buy from their friends. All things being not so equal, people still want to buy from their friends.” We all know this is true, especially us Continued in the next column

Most of you have probably noticed that when I visit you I always ask what I can help you work on such as product research or cleaning and re-organizing your supply closet.

I’ve found that the real pleasure of life is in helping people, not just selling things.

Helping you research and find the perfect product or making it easier for you to find supplies in your cabinet or organizing your favorites list is what truly makes me happy because I know that by helping you obtain your supplies faster and more efficiently, you have more time to focus on money making tasks for your business. In the process you have opened up to me and Available through Jerrols trust has grown and friendships at your office supply have been made. ordering home page There’s no better reward than to be trusted enough to kindle a friendship!

Thank you Jerrols clients who have given back so much to me – you are all the greatest!!

Cheers! - Sarah Peters Sarah can be reached at Sarah@Jerrols.com or (509) 899-4004