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- Creating Successful Teams - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Andrew HortonCreating 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: 1452 - Daily Commitments for Sustainable Success - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2013 from Andrew HortonSuccess is something we all desire in some shape or form. It is what will bring meaning and fulfilment into your experience. So you can choose to allow yourself to continue coasting through life and as you know, this will allow your life to only go in one direction – downhill. Or you can accept ...
Views: 977 - Daily Routines for Super Achievement - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Andrew HortonI have not ever met anyone, who did not want to achieve the best possible outcome or results in their lives. The challenge as I see it is that there is only a very low percentile of people, who are satisfied with their achievements and who are living the life of meaning and fulfilment they want. ...
Views: 1219 - Dare to Break Free From your Comfort Zone and Live your Potential - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2012 from Andrew HortonYou can choose to continue living your life like a little shadow, which runs across the field of your potential every day and then simply disappears when the sun sets or you can make the choice today to begin taking the strides necessary to finally invite your full potential to shine. When you ...
Views: 1847 - Dare to Break out of the Herd - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe are very quickly moving into the final stretch of 2012. This is not the time to ease up and get into that typical end of year lazy feeling, where we all use those really handy excuses, like we have worked really hard this year or the holiday season is upon us, to justify why we go into cruise ...
Views: 804 - Dare to Dream and make 2013 your Best Year Ever - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2012 from Andrew Horton2012 is fast drawing to a close; it is time to start wrapping things up this year and to start planning for your success next year. Now is the time for you to stop making any more excuses about delaying taking the action you know you need to take to live your dreams? Become enthusiastic about ...
Views: 825 - Dare to Unleash the Creative Power of Your Dreams in 2013 - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Andrew Horton2013 is fast approaching, are you willing to unleash the creative power of your dreams and allow them to project the kind of life you want to lead. You will only get to unleash this amazing power, when you clearly define them as crystal clear, pictures in your mind, which are stronger than any ...
Views: 632 - Decide to Navigate Towards the Success you Desire - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonThere is no guarantee that, if you consistently think positive thoughts, you will be equipped to achieve anything concrete in your life. The only certainty, which flows from consistent positive thoughts, attitude and actions, is that you are better equipped to carry any burden or manage any ...
Views: 868 - Decide What You Want, Chances are it wants you Too - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Andrew HortonDecide what you want, chances are it wants you too. Once you are clear on exactly what you want in your future and you have invested the time and energy to turn that picture into a crystal clear vision for the future and you begin to take action every day to bring this vision to life. You will ...
Views: 822 - Design the Future You Desire One Goal at a Time - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Andrew HortonIt is time for you to take a really bold step, to begin dreaming big, to have huge expectations and to finally put your aspirations on the line. Have the courage to finally define, describe and proclaim your goals for the future. This is the first and one of the most important steps you will ...
Views: 1121 - Desire and Dedication are the Bookends of Success - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2011 from Andrew HortonIf where you started from, was a factor in how your life turned out, then how do you think a child who was born to a 13 year old mother, who was trapped in poverty would turn out. Add to this repeated rapes and physical abuse right up until this beautiful child had a miscarriage herself, at the ...
Views: 1229 - Developing a Success Habit Set, Promotes Long Term Sustainable Success - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Andrew HortonInspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action to realize your dreams. Sustaining that initial momentum and to keep effectively traveling on the path of achievement, requires you to develop a success habit set, to help you sustain your daily ...
Views: 2306 - Discover What you Truly Value or “Must” Have - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe have an incredible ability to do whatever it takes to get exactly what we truly value. In other words when you have a really deep rooted need to achieve something, it is something you feel like you just “MUST” have. There is no obstacle or challenge that will stop you from achieving it. ...
Views: 1152 - Discovering Purpose and Clarifying Your Vision - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe first month of the New Year is well on its way to being over. How are you doing with keeping your commitments, to carry out the daily activities you need to do, to achieve your goals? Have you started this New Year the same way you have always done in the past, with a commitment to reinvent ...
Views: 1565 - Do What you Love, Or love What you do - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonIs your greatest aspiration in life to retire one day and sit under a coconut tree? I challenge you to grasp all the possibilities available to you and to accept that to live a life of meaning and fulfillment, a life where you will get the greatest pleasure and satisfaction, requires you to ...
Views: 1101 - Do you always Finish Everything you Start? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe hardest thing for me to deal with from myself or anyone else is an undelivered promise. I always feel very uncomfortable when someone else lets me down, but it is the promises that I make to myself that I don’t keep, which hurt the most. I am sure that I am not alone when I say that I have ...
Views: 1601 - Do You Appreciate Everyone Around You? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonNothing has a greater effect on building relationships than Appreciation Appreciating others is one of the principles of success, which too many business professionals, neglect on their journey towards sustainable business success. This is often at their own peril as research shows that up to ...
Views: 794 - Do you believe that being Average is OK? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2013 from Andrew HortonMy intent with this article is to grab hold of those magnificent people out there and by those magnificent people, I mean you too, and give them a gentle reminder that they are only idling and if they wish to break free from average, they are equipped to do so. What are you waiting for, before ...
Views: 724 - Do you Believe that your Potential is Limited in any way? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from Andrew HortonIt is mistakenly believed that your potential is limited by your current abilities, knowledge, skills or even your current circumstances, whereas, in reality, your limits only exist within your own self-imposed comfort zone and restrictive beliefs. You can completely remove any perceived limits ...
Views: 966 - Do you believe you are in Sales? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2013 from Andrew HortonWhen you examine your world today you will discover how many times you are involved in some kind of negotiation, where you are selling someone on accepting your idea at work, selling your son on the importance of taking a shower after sports practice, selling the airhostess on changing your seat ...
Views: 1101 - Do you Believe you Deserve to be Successful? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Andrew HortonYou will only ever achieve the level of success you believe you deserve and that you believe you have the skill and ability to achieve. The reason for this is that your beliefs are what ultimately drive your behaviour and the actions you take or fail to take each day. What you believe to be true ...
Views: 1522 - Do you Deserve to be Successful? - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonI received some really inspiring feedback from a 72 year old gentleman yesterday in which he affirms that, had he just committed to carry out small daily disciplines throughout his life, he would have managed to achieve so much more. He also affirmed that had he focused his energy daily and not ...
Views: 747 - Do you Invest or Consume Time? - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Andrew HortonHave you ever invested energy to explore how much time you spend chatting to colleagues, surfing the net, reading junk mail or making coffee every day, to mention just a few of the worst time consuming activities we indulge in each day? You do not have a shortage of time to carry out your ...
Views: 965 - Do You Know What You Really Want and Do you Believe You Can Have It? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhen you walk into a dark room, you simply reach across, press the light switch on and the darkness disappears. Do you need to attend a motivational talk to inspire you to press the light switch, or do you procrastinate and contemplate the task, before you actually press the switch? No, you just ...
Views: 1662 - Do You Know your Own Statistics, As Well as Your Local Sports Hero’s? - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonI 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: 1417 - Do you Live in a Modality of Fair Exchange? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Andrew HortonBuild mutually beneficial relationships with as many people as possible and always strive to ensure that there is a level of fair exchange, between all parties. As you build your network over time, actively seek out the right people to connect and build mutually beneficial relations with. ...
Views: 727 - Do you LOVE to HELP people get what they want? - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonIf you want to excel at sales, you can no longer afford to blunder blindly into meetings with your customers and prospects, where you sit with your feet braced firmly against the desk. Maintaining a one sided perspective, where you are looking to get as much as possible from every individual ...
Views: 1349 - Do you REALLY appreciate all you have? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Andrew HortonYou are so privileged to be alive at the best time ever. You have so much abundance around you and in you. Are you truly grateful for all you have? I believe that, when you can look around your world and see all the things, which are working and then identify with all these positive experiences. ...
Views: 1178 - Do you sell Products to People or Do you Sell People on your Products? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Andrew HortonI am sure that you want to achieve and even exceed your sales targets this year. The way to make this possible for you, all starts with you choosing to no longer sell products or services anymore. I am sure that sounds crazy, how can you achieve your sales targets, if you stop selling the very ...
Views: 869 - Do you want to Remain Blind and Bland or are you willing to Finally Unleash your Grand? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonWhat picture of possibility do you hold in your mind? Can you see yourself living the life of meaning and fulfilment you desire? Because the picture you hold in your mind today, is what is shaping how your future will unfold, as it is driving your beliefs about what you see as being possible for ...
Views: 760 - Do you want to Remain Blind and Bland or are you willing to Finally Unleash your Grand? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonWhat picture of possibility do you hold in your mind? Can you see yourself living the life of meaning and fulfilment you desire? Because the picture you hold in your mind today, is what is shaping how your future will unfold, as it is driving your beliefs about what you see as being possible for ...
Views: 596 - Dream – Plan – Take action Daily – Review Your Actions – Consistently Improve - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Andrew HortonAwaken Your Desire to Dream Once Again Your dreams are fragile, so if you continue to leave them exposed to assaults from all sides, the pressures from society and everyone around you, they will eventually shatter and disappear. It is time to re-awaken your dreams and for you to supply them ...
Views: 977 - Drive Sales Success, Give More to Fewer Clients - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Andrew HortonUnless you are in the business of selling a complete commodity product or service, which relies exclusively on massive numbers of people buying your easily substitutable, low value product or service, you will find that the Pareto principal applies. Where 20 % of your clients give you 80 % of ...
Views: 1148 - Effective Communication is the foundation of all success - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Andrew HortonCommunication is critical when developing mutually beneficial and mutually enjoyable relationships. Relationships require trust, and one of the best ways to develop trust is to focus on helping the other person feel heard and understood. Remember this important distinction: There’s a big ...
Views: 1822 - Effective Networking is one of the most important Skills Required to Succeed Today - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Andrew HortonDespite the ever increasing rate of change all around us, the most important skill you need to develop in the next few years is your ability to build relationships and real, meaningful connection with people that matter. The way to look into your future and predict how your life will turn out is ...
Views: 1147 - Effective Networking is one of the Top Sales Skills Required to Succeed Today - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2012 from Andrew HortonOne of the most important skills you need to develop as sales professionals is your ability to build meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships and real connection with people who matter. Dare to take inventory of your current relationships right now. Are the relationships you have, ...
Views: 859 - Effort does not Count, Results do - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Andrew HortonAs 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: 1413 - Embrace Change in 2013 and Use it to Accelerate your Success - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe are exposed to more changes every single day, than our grandparents experienced in decades and things are only starting to get going. There are already millions of websites around, containing every conceivable product or service imaginable. These websites keep growing at a rate of one new one ...
Views: 768 - Embrace Rejection and become a Sales Superstar - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Andrew HortonI 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: 1385 - Emerge From Behind The Clouds Which are Hiding Your Potential - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Andrew HortonRight now, is the time for you to emerge from behind the clouds that are hiding your ability and for you to finally allow the light of your unlimited potential to shine. Ignite the spark of possibility and allow it to burn in a brilliant blaze as you explore, discover and live your potential. ...
Views: 1510 - Fear Destroys – If you Allow - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2013 from Andrew HortonThere is only one person keeping you trapped in a life, which you do not enjoy. That person is no one other than you. Get out of your own way and everything will immediately begin to change for the better. You are not born with courage or the drive to succeed, but at the same time, neither are ...
Views: 1402 - Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonFeeling fear whenever you are thrusting yourself outside your comfort zone is a natural response. The challenge is to know when fear is justified and a reason to stop or when fear is just a normal part of the success journey and an opportunity for you to use the fear to sharpen your senses, ...
Views: 1571 - Focus, Clarity and Persistence will Make 2012 the Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Andrew HortonHow 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: 1497 - Focus, Prioritisation and Rest, are Indispensable Parts of Your Success Toolkit - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe best way to achieve greatness, become a super achiever and to excel at everything you do is to strive to focus 100 % of your attention on whatever you are doing at that time. When you are working, place all your energy into delivering the best possible outcome you can achieve, strive to ...
Views: 1127 - Formula for Success - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe first and most important way to change the results you are enjoying in your life right now is to set your imagination free. Let your imagination out for a walk and allow it to wander through the corridors of possibility. Explore all the possibilities and opportunities, which are available to ...
Views: 1011 - Gain a Few Hours Each Day - Do, Delegate or Delete - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Andrew HortonThere are numerous distractions, which compete to get any business professionals attention every day. The biggest challenge they face, is to know where and how to focus their attention. When they lose their focus and they give their attention to the wrong things or they try to do too many things ...
Views: 1395 - Gate-Keepers are the Key to Your Sales Success - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonAchieving success in sales is all about knowing who actually wields the hammer when it comes to making buying decisions. In some cases it is the purchasing manager, but in essence he or she may only be following purchasing specifications handed down from someone higher up the food chain. So if ...
Views: 1369 - Getting Started - Dipping your Toe into the Social Media Arena - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonBefore you can begin using social media or any other form media for that matter, as a means for marketing your business, you must be absolutely clear about what you are selling and why people will want what you have to sell them. If you are in the business of selling earth moving equipment for ...
Views: 1530 - Goal Achieving Made Easy - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Andrew HortonBreak your Goals Back into Projects This is where you need to become realistic with your goals. Break your 10 X or hairy audacious goals back into individual projects. These are mini goals or bite size chunks, which you can realistically achieve within the next 90 days. As you gradually achieve ...
Views: 894 - Gratitude, Not your Aptitude Determines your Altitude - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonI know the title to this article is a little contentious, but there is more to gratitude than meets the eye. When you are in a state of gratitude, you create an environment of positive emotion, which encourages you to be in a positive, creative mental state. As you know it is far easier to ...
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