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- ***Dreams and Responsibilities - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this clip from The Fastest Indian, Burt Monroe arrives in Utah from New Zealand to accomplish his lifelong dream of beating the land speed record on his motorcycle. Based on a true story from 1960, Burt shows up without having registered for the race and is not allowed to participate. Burt ...
Views: 1320(5 votes) - ***Does your Focus need More Focus? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2011 from Patty SadallahCan you see yourself in this clip from The Karate Kid? Twelve year old Dre Parker just wants to learn the highly advance cobra move and his Kung Fu Master Mr. Han wants to teach him a few lessons in patience and readiness for great things. While Mr. Han is doling out some stellar advice, ...
Views: 2586 - ***Who Are You? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2011 from Patty SadallahDo you ever catch yourself stammering, like Annie Braddock does in this job interview clip from Nanny Diaries, when you are faced with one of those 30 second introductions of yourself or your business? Making that memorable first impression is so important, yet, most people either don’t put ...
Views: 1746(2 votes) - ***Newton’s Laws of Motion and your Business - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Patty Sadallah“Genius is patience.”~ Sir Isaac Newton. I decided to bone up on some science and was reminded of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Since these are absolute laws, I challenge you to use them as filters for how your business is going. First Law of Motion- An object that is not moving won’t move ...
Views: 2075 - ***You want Something, Go Get it - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Patty Sadallah‘Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me’. How many times has a well meaning parent tried to instruct a child with that little bit of advice? Nothing could be further from the truth. Words have power. Power that can be helpful or destructive. Words from a person ...
Views: 2007 - ***Turning Point - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Patty Sadallah‘A moment of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success’ ~ Unknown. In this Mother’s Day special clip from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Flint receives encouraging words from his mom right when he needs them. Have you thought about how tremendously ...
Views: 1270(6 votes) - ***Be a Winner - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this adorable clip from the animated film Surfs Up, a variety of penguins answer the question; what is a winner? Did you notice that the answers were a reflection on each one’s own personal lens of experience? For some to be a winner is to be a good sport or having fun. For others, it was ...
Views: 1774(5 votes) - ***Keep going - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this clip from Facing the Giants Coach Taylor challenges Brock to do his very best in a super challenging ‘death crawl’ exercise. He winds up realizing that he can do more than he thought he could and inspires the rest of the team with his perseverance. Blindfolded and pressing on with ...
Views: 2988(5 votes) - ***Are you Afraid of You? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Patty SadallahThis clip from the movie Akeela and the Bee where Dr. Larabee asks Akeela to read a poem on his wall about our deepest fear captures the essence of what holds most of us back. I love Akeela’s answer to the question, what she shouldn’t be afraid of…” Me”. Here is the poem by Marianne ...
Views: 1782(5 votes) - ***See What No one Else Sees - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this clip from Patch Adams, Arthur teaches Patch the secret to looking beyond the problem to see the solutions and possibilities by changing the way that he counted the fingers that he was holding up. Being in touch with the problem is important. People need to be able to relate to the ...
Views: 2617(7 votes) - ***Never Give up on your Dream - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2011 from Patty Sadallah“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are ...
Views: 1250(6 votes) - ***Know that You're Good - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn the movie, Get Low, Quinn and Buddy approach the mysterious hermit Felix Bush's house to sell him a funeral, and Quinn makes Buddy go alone. Not only is this a scary situation for Buddy because it was his first sales call, but because his client is a notorious and unpredictable hermit. His ...
Views: 1115(9 votes) - ***Faith and your Dreams - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this clip from the movie ‘Rudy’, Rudy’s best friend, Pete, gives him an unforgettable gift for his birthday; Faith. Pete didn’t just say that he believed in Rudy’s dream of going to Notre Dame and playing football. He gives him a tangible reminder of this goal, and whenever Rudy puts that ...
Views: 1878(6 votes) - ***Make the World a Better Place - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Patty SadallahMaybe you can relate to Ana as she tells Harold the story of how she intended to make the world a better place with her law degree and wound up doing it with cookies. Sometimes we start out thinking that we will do or become one thing and then things turn out differently. If we are blessed, ...
Views: 1667(7 votes) - ***Live Rejoicing-Change your Story - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Patty SadallahYou may feel like Penny Chenery Tweedy, the owner of Secretariat in this movie clip based upon the true story of Secretariat. The world is against you, the road feels so uphill. Looking back at history retrospectively, we know that Secretariat was the only horse in history to win the Triple ...
Views: 1162(10 votes) - ***Just Ask Already - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Patty SadallahYikes, do you ever feel like this when you are face to face with a potential client? Gulliver brags about asking out a lady in his office, but when he is presented with the opportunity, and even gets some ‘interested’ clues from her, he chickens out. Does that happen with you and your ...
Views: 1115 - ***Thanksgiving is about Gratitude, not Turkey - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.” - A.H. Maslow. As I reflect on the upcoming Thanksgiving Day celebration, I reflect on the above quote and think about Lisa. Lisa ...
Views: 2161(8 votes) - ***Measuring your Success like the Farmer - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Patty Sadallah"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier. It’s so easy in this day and age to be impatient with success. Patience is definitely not a virtue that is a cultural norm in the USA in 2010. So, it’s really easy to think that we are failures if we don’t ...
Views: 2107(12 votes) - ***The Value of One Good Idea - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.” ~ Napoleon Hill. Last year I was in a meeting with a bunch of business owners and leaders from different industries and backgrounds. One guy was celebrating that his new patented surgical device adapted for premature babies for heart and ...
Views: 1124(7 votes) - ***Choose the Right Attitude - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” Ashley Smith The other day I was at a meeting and there were two women. Both were in ...
Views: 1668(9 votes) - ***The Habit of Success - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Patty SadallahHabit. Yikes. For most of us, this word is associated with nail biting or smoking. We all have bad habits. And once they are ingrained in our daily routines, it is so hard to break them. Do you struggle with a bad habit that may be keeping you from succeeding in your dream business? How ...
Views: 1382(8 votes) - ***Everything You Do and Don’t Do Brands You - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Patty Sadallah”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Aristotle. People are watching you. You may not even be aware of how much people are paying attention to you. I got a call a while back from a man that had been “watching” me on Linkedin for about a month. He ...
Views: 1574(6 votes) - ***Do you have these Success Disabilities? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing on one's own sunshine. “ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. I was talking the other day to a group of ladies who were kvetching about the economy and the problems they were having with their businesses. Times are tough, but, I left that meeting ...
Views: 1449(7 votes) - ***Power of Pause - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.” ~ Ashleigh Brillian. This month, I decided to ‘get off the hamster wheel’ and take a break from some of my regularly scheduled obligations so that I could pray, rest and regain some strength. Don’t you sometimes ...
Views: 1394(9 votes) - ***Leave a Selfless Legacy - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“I may be here for a short while, gone tomorrow into oblivion or until the days come to take me away. But, in whatever part you play, be remembered as part of a legacy...of sharing dreams and changing humanity for the better. It's that legacy that never dies.” Unknown. “Makin’ ...
Views: 2118(20 votes) - ***Sniff Opportunities like a Bloodhound - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“You just have to be opportunistic, and try to figure out what creates value... Where the bottom is, what creates incremental value, and in what combinations.”~ John Malone. Did you know that bloodhounds are the animal kingdoms best detectives? They have a sense of smell that is 40 times more ...
Views: 2440(10 votes) - ***See it, and then Do it - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Your Ideal (vision) is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.” -James Allen . We had a cool vision exercise as the final intervention of my masters program. Our ...
Views: 1923(8 votes) - ***Is your Heart in It? 5 Ways to know - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.” Unknown. Have you ever met anyone like this person who has tapped the ‘deep well where passion lives’? They have that quiet energy, that charisma that tells you ...
Views: 1960(6 votes) - ***Real Estate of a Dream - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Patty SadallahIt's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.- Every day, you'll have opportunities to take chances and to work outside your safety net. Sure, it's a lot easier to stay in your comfort zone.. in my case, business suits and real ...
Views: 2085(7 votes) - ***Strategic Listening - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force...When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life...When we listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we never get tired ...
Views: 2307(13 votes) - ***Contagious Enthusiasm - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait: The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. : Henry Ford. Last week, I visited my mom in a rehab nursing facility. ...
Views: 2973(14 votes) - ***The Power of Incubation - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Learn to pause, or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.” -Doug King. Have you ever worked so hard on something or thought so much about it that you felt nearly paralyzed? I have. It can feel like the momentum is sucked right out of you. In cases like that, I know it’s time to step ...
Views: 2321(14 votes) - ***Fail Fabulously - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” C. S. Lewis. Did you make any mistakes today? Who doesn’t? We are imperfect people living in an imperfect world. Do you realize that failure is really only failure if you don’t learn something from it? With the right mindset, you can ...
Views: 2369(15 votes) - ***Testimonials as a Powerful Promotional Strategy - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Testimonials represent the most powerful, productive and profitable promotional strategy I have ever encountered. Stop looking for a magic bullet recipe that will attract clients or advance your career. "Instead, hone your craft, develop your expertise or build your skills to such an extent ...
Views: 1948(11 votes) - ***It’s a Wonderful Dream - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Patty SadallahHave you seen that classical Christmas time film it’s a Wonderful Life? George Bailey has the seemingly perfect life: a loving wife, Mary, four beautiful children, and his own business. However, on Christmas Eve, George has serious business difficulties at the Bailey Building and Loan. George ...
Views: 2360(12 votes) - ***Paradigms and Reinvention: The times they are a changin’ - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“When a paradigm shifts, everything goes back to zero. “ Joel Barker. In his now famous video from 1988 called Discovering the Future: The Business of Paradigms, Joel Barker introduced the concept of paradigm shifts into the business vocabulary. A paradigm is a set of rules and boundaries ...
Views: 2319(16 votes) - ***Work your Pareto Principle to find more ‘Celebrators’ - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Patty SadallahI have a theory that we all can be a bit smarter about working our Pareto Principle. Remember that one? Vilfredo Pareto observed that 20% of the people in Italy in the 1904 had 80% of the wealth. Then, famed Total Quality Management Guru Joseph Juran took it one step further in the 1930’s ...
Views: 2032(5 votes) - ***The Wisdom of Improv for Business Success - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Patty SadallahOn three occasions in the last month I have met people who have referenced stuff they learned from the rules and structure of improvisational comedy. Once is rare, twice, is an interesting coincidence, but, three times is a pattern that is worth looking into. So, I researched the rules of ...
Views: 2124(10 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 26 Leverage Joint Ventures - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Joint Ventures are in, and if you’re not utilizing this strategic weapon, chances are your competition is, or will soon be, using this to their advantage…possibly against you!” Valerie Orsoni-Vauthey. If the number one way to build your business is to grow your mailing list, the number one ...
Views: 1439(9 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 25 Be the only one - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That's the power of individuals.” Jon Bon Jovi. Last week I was in one of those stores that had the large ...
Views: 1358(9 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #24 Set Outrageous Goals - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.” Steve Garvey. At a recent Redwood Sisterhood breakfast, I challenged the ladies to set an outrageous 90 ...
Views: 1436(14 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #23 Get out of your Comfort ZoneSubmitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” ~Abraham Maslow. On vacation last summer, my family was planning a parasailing adventure. I was planning to sit in the boat and watch them go ...
Views: 1407(9 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #22 Stay Focused - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.” Tony Robbins. My mother is a ...
Views: 1408(11 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 21 Take Responsibility - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the ...
Views: 1547(4 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #20 Serve Selflessly - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.” Tony Robbins. We all serve in some fashion. But, have you noticed that some people serve better than others. They serve with more sincerity, with more willingness, ...
Views: 1503(16 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #19 Stop Wishing and Start Believing - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Patty Sadallah“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” Gail Devers. I have been wrestling with this post for weeks. I’m not really sure why, but ...
Views: 1419(4 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #18 Mentor Adoption - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"We can help a person to be himself by our own willingness to steep ourselves temporarily in his world, in his private feelings and experiences. By our affirmation of the person as he is, we give him support and strength to take the next step in his own growth." Clark Moustakas . I struggled ...
Views: 1442(2 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 17 Write Conversationally - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Patty SadallahWrite from the soul, not from some notion what you think the marketplace wants. The market is fickle; the soul is eternal. Jeffrey A. Carver. When I was a kid writing was such a big deal. Teachers taught a formal style of writing that was so intimidating. You were supposed to use big words ...
Views: 1482(3 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 16 Get Support - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Patty Sadallah“I’m afraid that sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.” — Dr. Seuss. Have you ever enthusiastically shared your dream with someone only to be met with rolling eyes, a discouraging comment, or even a laugh? It hurts when someone shoots ...
Views: 1398(5 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #15 Be Humble - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"Humility is the quality that will enable you and others to enjoy your success." Charlie Tremendous Jones. I know this person that loves to boast. I'm sure you know someone like her too. She's always bragging about how much money she has or the car that she drives. She'll tell you how ...
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