“One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” - Michael Korda
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ten Steps to Goal-Getting by Zig Ziglar
1. Make the commitment to reach your goal. “One person with a commitment is worth a hundred who only have an interest.” —Mary Crowley.
2. Commit yourself to detailed accountability. Record your progress toward your goals every night, and list the six most important things you need to do the next day. Daily discipline is the key to reaching your goals.
3. Build your life on a solid foundation of honesty, character, integrity, trust, love and loyalty. This foundation will give you an honest shot at reaching any goal you have set properly.
4. Break your intermediate and long-range goals into increments.
5. Be prepared to change. You can’t control the weather, inflation, interest rates, Wall Street, etc. Change your decision to move toward a goal carefully—but be willing to change your direction to get there as conditions and circumstances demand.
6. Share your “give-up” goals (e.g., give up smoking, being rude, procrastinating, being late, eating too much, etc.) with many people. Chances are excellent they’re going to encourage you.
7. Become a team player. Remember: You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
8. See the reaching. In your imagination see yourself receiving that diploma, getting that job or promotion, making that speech, moving into the home of your dreams, achieving that weight-loss goal, etc.
9. Each time you reach a goal your confidence will grow so that you can do bigger and better things. After accomplishing any goal, record it in your journal, weekly planner or portable digital device.
10. Remember, what you get by reaching your destination isn’t nearly as important as what you become by reaching your goals—what you will become is the winner you were born to be!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
"You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing. Get interested in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get out of yourself! Be somebody! Do something. The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have." - Norman Vincent Peale
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
"Most people think that making decisions is hard, especially financial decisions, so they end up burying their heads in the sand, hoping someone else will make their decisions for them. The thing to realize is that by not making decisions, we are really making decisions anyway. We are really deciding that we will continue to do what we have done up until now." - Clayton J. Moore
Eight Gifts that Don't Cost a Cent!
This simple checklist can help measure how you are nurturing your relationships.
The Gift of Listening
But you must really listen. Don't interrupt, don't daydream, and don't plan your response. Just listen.
The Gift of Affection
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.
The Gift of Laughter
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."
The Gift of Solitude
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.
The Gift of a Favour
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind. Good deeds are cool.
The Gift of a Written Note
It can be a simple "Thanks for your help" note, or a longer expression of your appreciation for that person being in your life. A brief handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime.
The Gift of a Compliment
A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.
The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone.
These are eight important ways we can contribute toward whole and healthy relationships. They cost nothing, yet they may well be the most valuable gifts we can ever offer another person.
Phil Evans
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Living is Giving
Living is giving your best self away,
Living is helping someone every day;
Living is giving more than you get,
It’s treating an animal like a person, instead of a pet.
It’s helping the handicapped across the street,
It’s smiling at the new person at work that you meet;
It’s respect for all nations, color and creeds,
It’s sharing and caring for your neighbor’s needs
One of God’s greatest laws you can live and believe,
Is the more that you give, the more you’ll receive!
Living is giving your best self away,
Living is helping someone every day;
Living is giving more than you get,
It’s treating an animal like a person, instead of a pet.
It’s helping the handicapped across the street,
It’s smiling at the new person at work that you meet;
It’s respect for all nations, color and creeds,
It’s sharing and caring for your neighbor’s needs
One of God’s greatest laws you can live and believe,
Is the more that you give, the more you’ll receive!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
CHARACTER
“Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character...” - Stephen Covey
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” - John Wooden
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” - James D. Miles
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” - John Wooden
“Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can’t change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing” - Jim Rohn
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” - Helen Keller
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” - John Wooden
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” - James D. Miles
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” - John Wooden
“Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can’t change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing” - Jim Rohn
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” - Helen Keller
Six Behaviors that Increase Self-Esteem by Denis Waitley
Following are six behaviors that increase self-esteem, enhance your self-confidence, and spur your motivation. You may recognize some of them as things you naturally do in your interactions with other people. But if you don’t, I suggest you motivate yourself to take some of these important steps immediately.
First, greet others with a smile and look them directly in the eye. A smile and direct eye contact convey confidence born of self-respect. In the same way, answer the phone pleasantly whether at work or at home, and when placing a call, give your name before asking to speak to the party you want to reach. Leading with your name underscores that a person with self-respect is making the call.
Second, always show real appreciation for a gift or complement. Don’t downplay or sidestep expressions of affection or honor from others. The ability to accept or receive is a universal mark of an individual with solid self-esteem.
Third, don’t brag. It’s almost a paradox that genuine modesty is actually part of the capacity to gracefully receive compliments. People who brag about their own exploits or demand special attention are simply trying to build themselves up in the eyes of others—and that’s because they don’t perceive themselves as already worthy of respect.
Fourth, don’t make your problems the centerpiece of your conversation. Talk positively about your life and the progress you’re trying to make. Be aware of any negative thinking, and take notice of how often you complain. When you hear yourself criticize someone—and this includes self-criticism—find a way to be helpful instead of critical.
Fifth, respond to difficult times or depressing moments by increasing your level of productive activity. When your self-esteem is being challenged, don’t sit around and fall victim to “paralysis by analysis.” The late Malcolm Forbes said, “Vehicles in motion use their generators to charge their own batteries. Unless you happen to be a golf cart, you can’t recharge your battery when you’re parked in the garage!”
Sixth, choose to see mistakes and rejections as opportunities to learn. View a failure as the conclusion of one performance, not the end of your entire career. Own up to your shortcomings, but refuse to see yourself as a failure. A failure may be something you have done—and it may even be something you’ll have to do again on the way to success—but a failure is definitely not something you are.
Even if you’re at a point where you’re feeling very negatively about yourself, be aware that you’re now ideally positioned to make rapid and dramatic improvement. A negative self-evaluation, if it’s honest and insightful, takes much more courage and character than the self-delusions that underlie arrogance and conceit. I’ve seen the truth of this proven many times in my work with athletes.
After an extremely poor performance, a team or an individual athlete often does much better the next time out, especially when the poor performance was so bad that there was simply no way to shirk responsibility for it. Disappointment, defeat, and even apparent failure are in no way permanent conditions unless we choose to make them so. On the contrary, these undeniably painful experiences can be the solid foundation on which to build future success.
- Denis Waitley
First, greet others with a smile and look them directly in the eye. A smile and direct eye contact convey confidence born of self-respect. In the same way, answer the phone pleasantly whether at work or at home, and when placing a call, give your name before asking to speak to the party you want to reach. Leading with your name underscores that a person with self-respect is making the call.
Second, always show real appreciation for a gift or complement. Don’t downplay or sidestep expressions of affection or honor from others. The ability to accept or receive is a universal mark of an individual with solid self-esteem.
Third, don’t brag. It’s almost a paradox that genuine modesty is actually part of the capacity to gracefully receive compliments. People who brag about their own exploits or demand special attention are simply trying to build themselves up in the eyes of others—and that’s because they don’t perceive themselves as already worthy of respect.
Fourth, don’t make your problems the centerpiece of your conversation. Talk positively about your life and the progress you’re trying to make. Be aware of any negative thinking, and take notice of how often you complain. When you hear yourself criticize someone—and this includes self-criticism—find a way to be helpful instead of critical.
Fifth, respond to difficult times or depressing moments by increasing your level of productive activity. When your self-esteem is being challenged, don’t sit around and fall victim to “paralysis by analysis.” The late Malcolm Forbes said, “Vehicles in motion use their generators to charge their own batteries. Unless you happen to be a golf cart, you can’t recharge your battery when you’re parked in the garage!”
Sixth, choose to see mistakes and rejections as opportunities to learn. View a failure as the conclusion of one performance, not the end of your entire career. Own up to your shortcomings, but refuse to see yourself as a failure. A failure may be something you have done—and it may even be something you’ll have to do again on the way to success—but a failure is definitely not something you are.
Even if you’re at a point where you’re feeling very negatively about yourself, be aware that you’re now ideally positioned to make rapid and dramatic improvement. A negative self-evaluation, if it’s honest and insightful, takes much more courage and character than the self-delusions that underlie arrogance and conceit. I’ve seen the truth of this proven many times in my work with athletes.
After an extremely poor performance, a team or an individual athlete often does much better the next time out, especially when the poor performance was so bad that there was simply no way to shirk responsibility for it. Disappointment, defeat, and even apparent failure are in no way permanent conditions unless we choose to make them so. On the contrary, these undeniably painful experiences can be the solid foundation on which to build future success.
- Denis Waitley
2. Your Achievement Quotes
RELATIONSHIPS
“Choose your relationships with care.” - Brian Tracy
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive.” - Anais Nin
“If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?” - Stephen Levine
“Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.” - Leo Buscaglia
REPUTATION
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
“The Bible gives us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. One list of human stories is used as examples—do what these people did. Another list of human stories is used as warnings—don’t do what these people did. So if your story ever gets in one of these books, make sure they use it as an example, not a warning.” - Jim Rohn
“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.” - Euripides
“Reputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing.” - Michael Lapoce
RESOLVE
“I had the responsibility to show resolve. I had to show the American people the resolve of a Commander in Chief that was going to do whatever it took to win. No yielding. No equivocation.” - George W. Bush
“He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” - Victor Hugo
“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.” - Archimedes
“Choose your relationships with care.” - Brian Tracy
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive.” - Anais Nin
“If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?” - Stephen Levine
“Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.” - Leo Buscaglia
REPUTATION
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
“The Bible gives us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. One list of human stories is used as examples—do what these people did. Another list of human stories is used as warnings—don’t do what these people did. So if your story ever gets in one of these books, make sure they use it as an example, not a warning.” - Jim Rohn
“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.” - Euripides
“Reputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing.” - Michael Lapoce
RESOLVE
“I had the responsibility to show resolve. I had to show the American people the resolve of a Commander in Chief that was going to do whatever it took to win. No yielding. No equivocation.” - George W. Bush
“He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” - Victor Hugo
“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.” - Archimedes
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
1- Your Achievement Quotes
RECOGNITION
“We can secure other people’s approval, if we do it right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it.” - Mark Twain
“Praise is a powerful people-builder. Catch individuals doing something right.” - Brian Tracy
“When someone does something well, applaud! You will make two people happy.” - Samuel Goldwyn
“When you are able to applaud yourself, it is much easier to applaud others.” - Denis Waitley
REFERABILITY
“If you roll out the red carpet for a billionaire, they won’t even notice it. If you roll out the red carpet for a millionaire, they expect it. If you roll out the red carpet for a thousandaire, they appreciate it. If you roll out the red carpet for a hundredaire, they tell everybody they know.” - Patricia Fripp
“Keep every promise made. To make the sale, some salespeople will promise everything. And then they don’t do what they promised. You’ll never get a referral that way. Under-promise so you can over-deliver. That’s how you ‘wow’ them and keep them happy.” - Tom Hopkins
“Does he or she know you, like you, and trust you? Does he want to see you succeed? Does she want to help you find new business? If so, then you have yourself a ‘Personal Walking Ambassador.’” - Bob Burg
“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.” - W. Edwards Deming
REFLECTION
“When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.” - T.S. Eliot
“We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?” - Marcus Annaeus Seneca
“We should learn, by reflection on the misfortunes of others, that there is nothing singular in those which befall ourselves.” - Thomas Fitzosborne
“Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.” - Jim Rohn
“We can secure other people’s approval, if we do it right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it.” - Mark Twain
“Praise is a powerful people-builder. Catch individuals doing something right.” - Brian Tracy
“When someone does something well, applaud! You will make two people happy.” - Samuel Goldwyn
“When you are able to applaud yourself, it is much easier to applaud others.” - Denis Waitley
REFERABILITY
“If you roll out the red carpet for a billionaire, they won’t even notice it. If you roll out the red carpet for a millionaire, they expect it. If you roll out the red carpet for a thousandaire, they appreciate it. If you roll out the red carpet for a hundredaire, they tell everybody they know.” - Patricia Fripp
“Keep every promise made. To make the sale, some salespeople will promise everything. And then they don’t do what they promised. You’ll never get a referral that way. Under-promise so you can over-deliver. That’s how you ‘wow’ them and keep them happy.” - Tom Hopkins
“Does he or she know you, like you, and trust you? Does he want to see you succeed? Does she want to help you find new business? If so, then you have yourself a ‘Personal Walking Ambassador.’” - Bob Burg
“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.” - W. Edwards Deming
REFLECTION
“When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.” - T.S. Eliot
“We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?” - Marcus Annaeus Seneca
“We should learn, by reflection on the misfortunes of others, that there is nothing singular in those which befall ourselves.” - Thomas Fitzosborne
“Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.” - Jim Rohn
Motivational Quotes
"Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks." - Denis Waitley
Motivational Quotes: Motivational Quotes
"Sophistication is understanding the difference between trinkets and treasures." - Jim Rohn
Motivational Quotes
17 Principles of Personal Achievement by Napoleon Hill
For most of his life, Napoleon Hill lived with the conviction that every failure carried with it the seed of equivalent advantage. Here are his 17 principles for extraordinary achievement.
Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.
- Napoleon Hill
For most of his life, Napoleon Hill lived with the conviction that every failure carried with it the seed of equivalent advantage. Here are his 17 principles for extraordinary achievement.
Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.
Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.
- Napoleon Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time Management
Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you.
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.
Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?
Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.
Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than invest it.
We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things than we can to spend minor time on major things.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.
Learn how to say no. Don’t let your mouth overload your back.
Time is the best-kept secret of the rich.
By Jim Rohn
Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you.
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.
Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?
Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.
Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than invest it.
We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things than we can to spend minor time on major things.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.
Learn how to say no. Don’t let your mouth overload your back.
Time is the best-kept secret of the rich.
By Jim Rohn
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
RISK
"Thrive on risk as a part of life." - Denis Waitley
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - Jim Rohn
"Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." - Frederick Wilcox
"Dare to risk public criticism." - Mary Kay Ash
"I risked much, but I made much." - P.T. Barnum
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we often might win by fearing to attempt." - William Shakespeare
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Thrive on risk as a part of life." - Denis Waitley
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - Jim Rohn
"Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." - Frederick Wilcox
"Dare to risk public criticism." - Mary Kay Ash
"I risked much, but I made much." - P.T. Barnum
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we often might win by fearing to attempt." - William Shakespeare
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
PROCRASTINATION
“Procrastination is a favorite hiding place.” - Denis Waitley
“It seems to me that it’s actually harder to invent excuses than it is to get the sale.” - Jeffrey Gitomer
“One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow.” - Vincent T. Foss
“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” - William James
“Procrastination is a favorite hiding place.” - Denis Waitley
“It seems to me that it’s actually harder to invent excuses than it is to get the sale.” - Jeffrey Gitomer
“One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow.” - Vincent T. Foss
“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” - William James
PROBLEM SOLVING
“The greatest and most important problems in life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown.” - Carl Jung
“Avoiding a problem doesn’t solve it.” - Bonnie Jean Thornley
“Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” - Theodore Rubin
“The greatest and most important problems in life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown.” - Carl Jung
“Avoiding a problem doesn’t solve it.” - Bonnie Jean Thornley
“Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” - Theodore Rubin
PRESENTATION
“If you want to know what the audience is thinking, ask them.” - Tony Jeary
“Make intangible benefits tangible by showing the financial impact your product or service can have.” - Brian Tracy
“Be brief on the logic and reason portion of your presentation. There are probably about a thousand facts about an automobile, but you don’t need them all to make a decision. About a half dozen will do.” - Jim Rohn
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” - Carl W. Buechner
“If you want to know what the audience is thinking, ask them.” - Tony Jeary
“Make intangible benefits tangible by showing the financial impact your product or service can have.” - Brian Tracy
“Be brief on the logic and reason portion of your presentation. There are probably about a thousand facts about an automobile, but you don’t need them all to make a decision. About a half dozen will do.” - Jim Rohn
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” - Carl W. Buechner
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement - success will follow." - Helen Hayes
Thursday, October 15, 2009
PREPARATION
“One of life’s most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn’t do our homework, that we are not prepared.” - Merlin Olsen
“What distinguishes winners is the will to prepare to win.” - Tony Jeary
“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” - Whitney Young Jr.
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” - Benjamin Disraeli
POTENTIAL/POSSIBILITIES
“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” - Charles du Bois
“The only limitation in your life is the limitation of your own thinking.” - James A. Ray
“Aim not for what you are, but for what you could be.” - Lucas Hellmer
“Dwell in possibility.” - Emily Dickinson
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE
“I praise loudly; I blame softly.” - Catherine the Second
“Dwell on the reward, and you move toward it. Dwell on the penalty, and you move away from the reward.” - Denis Waitley
“It’s not the situation, but whether we react (negative) or respond (positive) to the situation that’s important.” - Zig Ziglar
“Keep your face in the sunshine and you can never see the shadow.” - Helen Keller
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Change the World!
Some people literally change the world; people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin.
Although it's an ambitious goal to change the world, we often underestimate our singular power to change the world of those around us. We don't have to be Oprah giving away new cars to positively change someone's world. We each have that same power. We don't even have to do anything! We only have to say three simple words.
Try one of these three-word, power-packed statements to change someone's world:
I love you.
I thank you.
You are terrific.
I am sorry.
I trust you.
I promise you. (and keep it!)
God bless you.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself." - Walter Anderson
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
"Individuals who are positive in their thoughts always tend to look upon the brighter side of life. With their faces turned toward the sunshine, they attempt to see the good, even in the bad. Such individuals habitually think thoughts of a positive nature and they are a blessing to the world. They are in a Positive Vibration, and therefore attract other positive personalities to them." - Bob Proctor
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
"The health of your body influences what you experience in your mind. There is no split. If you can engage your whole spirit in the pursuit of total fitness - not just your intellect, not just your emotions - but instead everything inside you that is truly you, you'll discover what it is to be a whole person." - David Patchell-Evans
"Most of the limitations you think you have are the ones you have decided on. They are often entirely self-imposed. You might think, 'I can't do this, I can't do that, I would never do that, my parents could never do that, I never played baseball, I never climbed a mountain, I never, never, never'... It's the old broken record in your head. Throw out that negative thinking right now! Learn to play a positive message in your head because it's all about attitude." - David Patchell-Evans
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
D is for Dare: Dare to dream while others don’t.
R is for Relentless: Relentlessly pursue your dream, no matter what.
E is for Excellence: Strive for excellence in all you do.
A is for Abandon: Abandon any other alternative plans.
M is for Measure: Constantly measure where you are on your dream journey.
R is for Relentless: Relentlessly pursue your dream, no matter what.
E is for Excellence: Strive for excellence in all you do.
A is for Abandon: Abandon any other alternative plans.
M is for Measure: Constantly measure where you are on your dream journey.
D is for Dare: Dare to dream while others don’t.
R is for Relentless: Relentlessly pursue your dream, no matter what.
E is for Excellence: Strive for excellence in all you do.
A is for Abandon: Abandon any other alternative plans.
M is for Measure: Constantly measure where you are on your dream journey.
R is for Relentless: Relentlessly pursue your dream, no matter what.
E is for Excellence: Strive for excellence in all you do.
A is for Abandon: Abandon any other alternative plans.
M is for Measure: Constantly measure where you are on your dream journey.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
"It takes courage to stand up and be counted, but it takes more courage to keep standing.
Morale is when your hands and feet keep on working when your head says it can't be done.
One of the greatest pleasures in life is doing what people say you can't.
The trouble with most of us in trying times is that we quit trying.
It takes courage to stand up and speak as well as to sit down and listen." - Croft M. Pentz
Morale is when your hands and feet keep on working when your head says it can't be done.
One of the greatest pleasures in life is doing what people say you can't.
The trouble with most of us in trying times is that we quit trying.
It takes courage to stand up and speak as well as to sit down and listen." - Croft M. Pentz
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings." - Andre Maurois
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings." - Andre Maurois
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
"Lincoln was not great because he lived in a log cabin but because he was able to get out of the cabin.
An ounce of determination is worth a ton of procrastination.
Curious people ask questions - determined people find the answer.
Often it takes as much courage to resist as it does to go ahead.
It takes determination to get to the top, but more to remain there." - Croft M. Pentz
An ounce of determination is worth a ton of procrastination.
Curious people ask questions - determined people find the answer.
Often it takes as much courage to resist as it does to go ahead.
It takes determination to get to the top, but more to remain there." - Croft M. Pentz
"We often think of enthusiasm as caused by an external event. However, it can be generated from within, becoming an intentional action for transforming virtually anything in our lives. Enthusiasm can take the seemingly small, dull, boring, or unimportant and turn it into something new and magnificent. Learn to strengthen the muscle of your enthusiasm, letting the tiny become great, and you will reclaim your energy and passion." - Anat Baniel
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
"The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe." - Deepak Chopra
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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