Your perceived failures and challenges can only make you bitter, if you allow them to. When you change the way you see challenges or roadblocks, the roadblocks and challenges will change. This shift, will unleash a powerful new tool for you, which will allow you to use challenges as the very ... Views: 1360
I am sure that you are like most people and have a favourite type of food or even a favourite restaurant, where you love to eat. This gives you a wonderful way of nourishing your body. Can you say the same about your mind? Do you have a favourite author or type of book, which you use to nourish ... Views: 1360
When you make a commitment with yourself, do you generally keep all of them? Or do you continually let yourself down? Always remember that there is always a price to be paid when you make a commitment or promise to yourself. That price can either be one of regret or one of accomplishment. Which ... Views: 1356
What must you do every day to finally live your goals?
To get from where you are to where you want to be or should I rather say “where you passionately NEED to be”. You must firstly be certain that you really need and want, whatever goal you are attempting to achieve in your life. You must ... Views: 1355
How has 2011 turned out for you? Are you satisfied with the results you have managed to achieve this year? If you are like the majority of people you are reaching the end of another year, where you feel worn out and frustrated. You have tried really hard, worked long hours and yet the meaningful ... Views: 1353
As each day passes, is the world a little better off because you have been here or have you had no effect or worse, you have left the world a little worse off, because of your passing. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a beautiful poem in which he measures success by how we leave in the world, as we ... Views: 1353
It would be naive to say that things have not changed in our environment; we are most certainly facing tougher, or should I say different conditions, than we have faced in the past. The reality of these uncertain times though, is that they are here to stay. I believe that this is how normal will ... Views: 1349
Despite the fact that there have been numerous tests conducted, where scientists have proven without a shadow of a doubt that we use our entire brain. The myth that we only use about 10 % of our brain has been repeated so many times that it is assumed to be a fact. I think the myth was born ... Views: 1348
The pressures imposed by society on us to conform to the norms and expectations of the masses and the notion that anything you can’t touch, feel or see, cannot be real and is most certainly not believable, has forced us to repress our ability to know things before we think or in other words, we ... Views: 1347
We live in an ever changing world. The pace of the change is speeding up every day. The only way to survive and to thrive in this ever changing environment is to constantly innovate, evolve and grow. Your commitment to consistent innovation is what will separate you from the followers and make ... Views: 1338
Stop pursuing success, believing that you can achieve any number of goals, if you follow and stick to all the principals described in the self-help books you have read. The principal for achieving all your goals is simple:
•Clarify your vision and purpose.
•Create goals that are aligned with ... Views: 1335
Have you ever thought about what success means to you. Is it a status that you reach one day or is it a process, which continues throughout your life. An on-going process, in which you create a crystal clear vision of exactly what you want to have, do and be and then use, as the definitive ... Views: 1330
Welcome to 2012, you are on the threshold of an amazing adventure, a journey of discovery and creation, where you are going to turn 2012 into your best year ever. All the behaviours, philosophies, actions and attitudes from the past, which have got you to where you are today, will not get you to ... Views: 1329
How do you want your future to turn out, do you want to be average or exceptional? If you continue to allow your life to be dedicated to leisure, I am certain that your future will be average and unfulfilling. If you want your future to be exceptional, then it is time to devote your life to ... Views: 1327
What is your relationship with money?
I believe that money serves no purpose other than to offer us choice and freedom. We always want more of it and we are terrified by the prospect of not having enough and the devastating prospects of bankruptcy, foreclosure and destitution. Shift your fear ... Views: 1320
Of course a ship is always safest when it is in the harbor, but a ship was not designed to spend its life, rusting away, safely in the harbor. It was designed to venture out into the large, unknown ocean, to explore, discover and bring back the wonders the world has to offer. The same is true ... Views: 1320
The way your life will turn out, one year or even five years from now, is the result of an accumulation of all your current habits. Everything in our lives is governed by our habits. Starting with how you get out of bed in the morning, to how you dress, to how you speak, think and most ... Views: 1320
You will always be able to achieve far more when you work together as a unified and supportive team, you will not only be more effective and efficient as a valued member of a team, but you will also develop great relationships with people that matter and who support each other. Research has ... Views: 1318
Time is only a concept that allows us to rationalize linear changes in our lives. The only reality that makes any sense to me is that we live in a universe without any beginning or end and that we are all an important and integral part of this eternal universe. We exist as intelligent energy ... Views: 1318
Answer the few questions listed below and see if you are living the live you really want:
• How satisfied are you with your career, relationships, health and finances?
• If you won twenty million dollars today, would you change anything or everything in your life?
• If you would immediately ... Views: 1317
Challenges are Inevitable
You will face challenges as small as a traffic jam, which may make you late for work in the morning, to massive challenges, such as the loss of your job, as a result of company resizing. In the moment these challenges may seem overwhelming and you may even feel like ... Views: 1315
It cannot be disputed that certain people have specific strengths, which will certainly support them to be better at what we would traditionally call sales, than other people. I do however believe that, as we are all in sales, for our entire lives, from the moment we utter our first cry, where ... Views: 1315
We all need to make a living and even though we may be involved in something that is not inspiring us or making us feel passionate, we must never allow that to stop us from expressing our true desire. Make a small shift in the way you think and see everything as on the way, rather than in the ... Views: 1314
All enduring and sustainable inspiration must come from within each individual. That is why it so important for leaders to empower their team members and to support them to have a vision for the future of their own. As it is the inner drive or inspiration of each individual and their ability to ... Views: 1312
Networking your way to Success
Motivational Speakers
Networking is with the right people is crucial if you want to become a super achiever. Connecting with and forming mutually beneficial relationships with the right people that will make sustainable success possible, is imperative. The ... Views: 1311
Meet Your Future, C.P.A and Performance Management System
Inspiration is that fire in your belly that drives you to begin and to keep taking the necessary daily actions that will help you to realize all your dreams. Aligning your values with the success you desire and developing a success ... Views: 1311
Have you sat and wondered why you seem trapped in a never ending cycle of knowing what you want, yet nothing seems to ever begin the process of moving your life in that direction? The reason you have not managed to realise your goals until now, is that your dreams and fantasies are defined by a ... Views: 1308
Become a Skilful and Successful Leader
Inspirational Speakers
When you are in a position of leadership and you want to attract top quality people to assist you to realize all your goals. Start by becoming the kind of quality person you are trying to attract yourself. Always lead by ... Views: 1306
I am sure that you have heard of the ten year overnight success. This happens when all of a sudden someone seems to appear from nowhere and turns into an overnight success. They seem to just arrive on the scene, where they have the Midas touch and cannot put a foot wrong. They enjoy one ... Views: 1306
Have you ever attended a sport match where, the players reach half time. During this break they refresh themselves, gather their thoughts, examine their performance during the first half and set strategy for the second half of the match. Well as you reach the halfway mark in your year, have you ... Views: 1304
I do not believe that rejection exists at all. Before you approach a prospect to offer them a solution, which will allow them to alleviate a challenge or satisfy a need they may have. You do not have a sale. If they do not see the value in what you are offering and decline your offer, you still ... Views: 1295
Whether you have the word Salesperson on your business card or not, I am certain that you were involved in a number of sales conversations today, without even being aware you were selling or trying to sell something. Maybe you tried to influence a work college to see your point of view or you ... Views: 1295
Did you know that your drive or inner motivation is effectively just a contraction of motive and action? It is the inner driving force, which compels you to take action and if it is to be effective, must come from within. When your motive to take action comes from within and is driven by a ... Views: 1292
Creating Successful Teams
Encouraging your team to become energized and passionate about their roles within their respective teams can be a really challenging, yet the results that will flow from this endeavor will most certainly be well worth the effort.
Passion is never passed onto your ... Views: 1291
I am sure that you are like everyone else and you want to experience real positive and meaningful changes in the results you are currently enjoying in your life. The best way to this is to make a small shift to the way you view things. It is time for you to change your casual interest in ... Views: 1287
Although there appear to be 365 days in a year, in reality there are only as many days, as you actually make use of. Have the courage to put perceived failures behind you, build on the successes of the previous day and light the flame of possibility, at the dawn of each new day. Decide what type ... Views: 1287
Time, energy and health are the fundamental raw materials of life, which you can choose to use wisely, waste or even kill. Treat your time, energy and health as your most precious possessions and invest them wisely.
Make the conscious decision today, to take control, of the application of ... Views: 1286
Have you invested time into creating a clear vision for the future? Until you do this your life will continue to fly past in a blur of dissatisfaction, where you continue to see everything in your life, as being in your way. You will live in a place where you are constantly looking for ways to ... Views: 1285
Developing an understanding of how millennials or Gen Y-ers (people born between 1980 and 1995) are motivated or inspired has proven to be a very challenging exercise. They are the generation that was raised by overly doting parents who pandered to their every whim, coddled their self-esteem and ... Views: 1285
Do you have any idea when the majority of heart attacks occur? It is 9 am on a Monday morning. There is no biological or physiological reason why this happens; it is merely a symptom of the stressful lives we lead. “Most people are so stressed out and dislike their lives so much that they ... Views: 1285
I have never been a great spectator of sporting events and have never been bitten by the sports spectator bug, where I have felt compelled to follow my local football, baseball or soccer teams. I have preferred to be a participant in any sport, which has interested me. There is no harm in ... Views: 1284
As the first month of 2012 draws to a close, how are you doing with turning this into your best year ever? If the results you have managed to achieve to date are less than satisfactory, there is only one barrier that is standing in your way and stopping you from accomplishing every wildly ... Views: 1284
According to the laws of physics it is impossible to find a one-sided positive magnet and no matter how thin you slice anything it will always has two sides. The same is true about our lives. You cannot expect to live a one sided positive life without any challenge or stress. I am sure you are ... Views: 1282
Achieving any level of sustainable success in life requires you to commit to a lifelong process of growth and development. Your personal development relates to any new knowledge, ability or skill you will introduce into your life, which will better equip you to achieve the outcomes or results ... Views: 1281
It certainly looks like we are going through really difficult times on a global and to a lesser extent a national scale. What seems to be real doom and gloom for some is in fact the greatest opportunity that has come the way of entrepreneurial thinking people with vision. If you are willing to ... Views: 1277
We all need to make a living and even though we may be involved in something that is not inspiring us or making us feel passionate, right now, we must never allow that to stop us from expressing our true desire. Give yourself permission to dream once again, allow your mind to walk into the ... Views: 1276
The magnitude of social and economic change in the world has sped up dramatically over the past few years. It is now crucial to have a focused vision, personal strategy and a crystal clear set of goals, if you want to step out of the crowd and live a life of excellence. This knowledge based ... Views: 1275
I have recently been asked the question “What motivates and inspires you”? I found it rather difficult to answer this question at first and got inspired to write this article, now that I have given this issue some deep thought. When my son was 10 years old, I never needed to walk into his room ... Views: 1273
Joining the Conversation on Social Media
Keynote Motivational Speakers
When you want to start making your mark in the social media arena, it is best to start out by listening to conversations that are going on about similar companies to your own or about the market you want to enter. This ... Views: 1270
As a sales professional, you know that all that what really matters in the end are the results you are able to achieve. So if you want to be successful in sales, it is not about how much effort you put in every day or how much activity you perform daily. It is about the results you are able to ... Views: 1269