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- Self-Esteem and Sales Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVYour self-esteem is the most important part of your character. The Reactor Core of Your Personality Your self-esteem is the most important part of your character. This is the emotional part of your self-concept. It is the "reactor core" of your inner power. It is the emotional component of your ...
Views: 780 - Too Much to Do, Too Little Time - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe most common form of stress that we experience is the feeling of being overwhelmed with far too much to do and having too little time to do it in. The most common form of stress that we experience is the feeling of being overwhelmed with far too much to do and having too little time to do it ...
Views: 779 - Plan and Prepare in Advance - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVA time planner, broken down by day, hour and minute, organized in advance, can be one of the most powerful, personal productivity tools of all. It enables you to see where you can consolidate and create blocks of time for concentrated work. Use A Time Planner A time planner, broken down by day, ...
Views: 778 - Opportunities Are Unlimited - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThere have never been so many opportunities to start and build a successful business than there are today. One Million Every Year Ambitious individuals like you, with dreams and hopes, are starting new businesses today at a faster rate than ever before. Over one million new enterprises are ...
Views: 775 - Driving Through A Blizzard - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThere are many obstacles on the road to success, but your job is to use them as stepping-stones and to persist until you succeed. Twelve feet of snow fell in upstate New York in February. Throughout the winter, there were freak storms that dumped huge amounts of snow throughout the Midwest and ...
Views: 774 - Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything in Time and Life Managment - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVBefore you begin work, always ask yourself, “Is this task in the top 20% of my activities or in the bottom 80%??? The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the Pareto Principle after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo ...
Views: 769 - The Niche Strategy for Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe starting point of career success is for you to select your boss carefully and refuse to work for a difficult or negative person.The starting point of career success is for you to select your boss carefully and refuse to work for a difficult or negative person. Much of your happiness and job ...
Views: 766 - Two Rules for Business Start-ups - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVEntrepreneurship is the art of finding profitable solutions to problems. Entrepreneurship is the art of finding profitable solutions to problems. Every successful entrepreneur, every successful businessperson has been a person who has been able to identify a problem and come up with a solution ...
Views: 764 - Making A Business Movie - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVEverything worthwhile is achieved by a variety of people coming together to perform a variety of jobs, all of which are coordinated and sequenced together to achieve a final result. Everything worthwhile is achieved by a variety of people coming together to perform a variety of jobs, all of ...
Views: 759 - Napoleon’s Key to Victory - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe only real measure of business leadership is results. This requires the ability to act boldly with no guarantees of success. The greatest obstacle to overcome is fear of the unknown. The Key to Confidence Most fear however, is rooted in ignorance. The more knowledge or skill you have in any ...
Views: 757 - The Law of Capital - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe Law of Capital - your most valuable asset, in terms of cash flow, is your physical and mental capital, your earning ability. Your Earning Ability You may not even be aware that, unless you are wealthy already, your ability to work is the most valuable asset that you have. By utilizing your ...
Views: 755 - Programming Yourself for Success - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVYour mission statement is always written in the present tense, as though you have already become the person that you have described. It is always positive rather than negative. And it is always personal. Program Yourself Correctly Your subconscious mind can only accept your mission statement ...
Views: 746 - The Key to Taking Control - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVStress management requires that you take complete control over the activities of your daily life. Set Priorities Stress management requires that you take complete control over the activities of your daily life. This means that you plan your day, set priorities and work on high value tasks. The ...
Views: 742 - Always Be Positive - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe most important quality for success in entrepreneurship and in life is the quality of optimism. The wildfires swept through San Diego in October, destroying hundreds of houses. The air was full of smoke for days, filling the nostrils and burning the eyes. Homes were on fire within a mile of ...
Views: 741 - What Nobody Tells You About Selling - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVHave you ever lost a sale because a prospect came up with an objection? It may have happened at the start when they said they were too busy to talk to you or later when they told you your price was too high. Has this ever happened to you? Has a prospect ever said: "I have to think it ...
Views: 731 - Developing A Great Character - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVBeing the Best In Every Area What is character? Your character is the degree to which you live your life consistent with high, life-enhancing values. A person who lacks character is one who compromises on higher order values in favor of lower order expedience, or who has no values at all. Your ...
Views: 729 - Sense and Nonsense - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVWhy it was that some countries and some parts of countries were more successful economically than others. Many years ago, I began studying economics. I wanted to know why it was that some countries and some parts of countries were more successful economically than others. Before my study was ...
Views: 728 - Select Your Company Carefully! - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVOnly the truly competent individual can be free of politics in an organization. When you’re really good at what you do, you can rise above politics. It’s the mediocrities at work who have to play games and every study shows that although they sometimes succeed in the short-term, they invariably ...
Views: 727 - Be Prepared to Ask - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVIf you make a perfect presentation, one that clearly explains the benefits and resolves all the doubts that a qualified prospect might have, the sale will often close all by itself, like a ripe apple dropping out of a tree into your hand. If you make a perfect presentation, one that clearly ...
Views: 726 - The Key to Charisma - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThere is a close association between personal charisma and success in life. Probably 85 percent of your success and happiness will come from your relationships and interactions with others. The more positively others respond to you, the easier it will be for you to get the things you want. The ...
Views: 719 - Finding A New Business Idea - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVLook for Opportunities How do you find a new product or service, recognizing that 80 percent or more will be new in five years? Here’s a series of ideas. Number one, begin with yourself. Begin with your own talents, your abilities, your experience, knowledge, interest, background, education, ...
Views: 718 - Four Strategies to Find A New Business - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThere are four strategies you can use to find a new product or service to start or build your own business. Search Your Own Field The first strategy is to find a new product or service in your own field or skills. You may have a million dollar idea in your own mind. Many people have had the ...
Views: 709 - An Accumulation of Riches - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVLittle Things Mean A Lot One of the greatest success principles of all is called the Law of Accumulation. This law says that everything great and worthwhile in human life is an accumulation of hundreds and sometimes thousands of tiny efforts and sacrifices that nobody ever sees or appreciates. ...
Views: 706 - The Key to Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThe Foremost of the Values Winston Churchill once said, "Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all others depend." The systematic development of the deep down quality of unflinching courage is one of the fundamental requirements for leadership in any field. ...
Views: 705 - The Law of Saving - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVFinancial freedom comes to the person who saves ten percent or more of his income throughout his lifetime. One of the smartest things that you can ever do for yourself is to develop the habit of saving part of your salary, every single paycheck. Individuals, families and even societies are ...
Views: 701 - Parkinson’s Law - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVWhy People Succeed or Fail Parkinson’s Law is one of the best known and the most important laws of money and wealth accumulation. It was developed by English writer C. Northcote Parkinson many years ago and it explains why most people retire poor. The Way the Law Works This law says that, no ...
Views: 697 - Increasing Your Value - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVYour goal is to organize your life in such a way that you enjoy a good income, a high standard of living, and that you are the master of your economic destiny rather than a victim of changing economic times. Contribution is the Key Your job is an opportunity to contribute a value to your ...
Views: 696 - The Four D’s of Financial Success - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVStart From Nothing and Become Financially Independent More than eighty percent of self-made millionaires in America began with nothing or in many cases, less than nothing. I can certainly relate to that because when I was growing up and right into my early 30s, I never had any extra money with ...
Views: 689 - Seven Formulas for Business Success - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVVisualize Your Goals There are seven formulas for business success. Number one, set a specific goal and visualize it as a reality. Play the picture of your goal as already realized on the screen of your mind over and over again. Number two, look for a problem you can solve with a product or ...
Views: 686 - Growing Inequality? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOV“The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.?? As we enter into the political “silly season” the claims and counter claims of the candidates vying for the presidency are becoming louder and more questionable with each new headline. One of the most popular whipping boys for ...
Views: 685 - The Central Skill - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVTime management is the central skill of success. Time management is the central skill of success. Your ability to manage your time, to focus and channel your energies on your highest value tasks, will determine your rewards and your level of accomplishment in life more than any other ...
Views: 681 - Thieves Like Us - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVAt the time of the American Revolution, Abigail Adams, a very perceptive woman and the wife of our third president, John Adams, said, “All men would be tyrants, if they could.?? It was an astute observation. There is within almost every person, the “urge to power.” It is amazing how many ...
Views: 679 - Four Ways to Test Your Idea - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVHow to be sure that you have a great business idea before you put time and money into it. There are four great ways for you to test any product or service idea before you start a business built upon it. The Best Source of Advice Number one, seek out people who are already in the same business ...
Views: 678 - The Practice of Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVDiscipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field. Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not." It is easy to do ...
Views: 674 - Increase Your Three Types of Energy - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVMost successful people can be characterized as having very high levels of energy. Since energy is the fuel with which everything is achieved, there seems to be a direct relationship between energy levels and levels of accomplishment. It is hard to imagine a tired, burned-out person achieving ...
Views: 670 - Feedback and Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVHow You Can Be More Effective in Giving Feedback to Your Staff An important part of business communication is giving feedback, correction and discipline to your staff. One of the jobs of the manager is to be a teacher, and in some cases a disciplinarian. This means that, in order to do your job ...
Views: 664 - Develop A Prosperity Concsiousness - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity consciousness. You must become a financial success in your thinking long before you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the ...
Views: 662 - Develop A Clear Vision - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe one quality that all leaders have in common is that they have a clear and exciting vision for the future. This is something that only the leader can do. Only the leader can think about the future and plan for the future each day. Take the Time to Think Excellent leaders take the time to ...
Views: 660 - Keeping Yourself Positive - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThe most important thing you do for your success is to take control of the suggestive elements in your environment. Be sure that what you are seeing and listening to is consistent with the goals you want to achieve. Listen Your Way to Success Listen to educational audio programs in your car. ...
Views: 659 - Two Personality Powers for Motivating Others - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThere are two powers of personality you can develop that will increase your charisma and your ability to influence others. There are two powers of personality you can develop that will increase your charisma and your ability to influence others. Decide Exactly What You Want The first of these ...
Views: 657 - Four Essentials for Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVYou may have a thousand different goals over the course of your lifetime, but they all will fall into one of four basic categories. Everything you do is an attempt to enhance the quality of your life in one or more of these areas. The Key to Happiness The first category is your desire for ...
Views: 654 - The Principle of the Objective - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVLearn from the Lessons of History The concepts of military strategy have been studied and written about for more than 4,000 years, going back to the early works of General Sun-Tzu in China more than 2,000 years BC. These principles of strategy that have been developed and perfected over the ...
Views: 654 - Develop A Prosperity Consciousness - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity consciousness. You must become a financial success in your thinking long before you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the ...
Views: 651 - Be A Negative Optimist - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe most important quality for success in entrepreneurship and in life is the quality of optimism. Optimists have an unrealistic expectation of success. As a result, they are willing to try far more things without becoming discouraged. In addition, because of their unrealistically positive ...
Views: 645 - Seven Simple Steps to Small Business Success - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVMany businesspeople achieve their greatest successes in unexpected areas. They begin a business and then they find that it isn’t as profitable as they had anticipated, so they change direction, using their experience and their momentum, and strike paydirt in something else. The most important ...
Views: 645 - Two Quick Techniques For Market Research - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVDo Your Homework How do you do fast, cheap market research? How do you find out whether or not the product will sell before you get into it? Before embarking on any new business venture, considerable time must be spent in research. Your payoff will be in excess of ten to one in time and money ...
Views: 638 - Solving Problems Effectively - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVYour ability to communicate is the most important skill you can develop to get on to the fast track in your career. Your ability to communicate is the most important skill you can develop to get on to the fast track in your career. Perhaps the most important thing you do in business is to solve ...
Views: 636 - The Determinant of Your Success - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVPerhaps the most powerful single factor in your financial success is your beliefs about yourself and money. Perhaps the most powerful single factor in your financial success is your beliefs about yourself and money. We call this the Law of Belief. It says simply this: Whatever you believe, with ...
Views: 634 - The Key to Long-Term Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVSuccessful people have been studied in depth for more than 100 years. Successful people have been studied in depth for more than 100 years. They have been interviewed extensively to determine what it is they do and how they think that enables them to accomplish so much more than the average ...
Views: 630 - Starting Small - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVHow and why you can start your own business with little or no money by using sweat equity. Everyone Starts Off Broke I used to feel sorry for myself because I came from a limited background and I had no money. Then I found that nobody has any money. Everyone starts off broke. In fact, most ...
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