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- Great Preparation Makes Success Permanent - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Andrew HortonSuccess seldom, if ever arrives unannounced on your doorstep and breaks down your door, demanding that you accept it. Long term sustainable success, is the result of investing energy into creating a process, which starts with desire, is turned into possibility through planning and design and ...
Views: 1337 - Happiness is an Inside Job - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Andrew HortonIs happiness something out there over which you exert no control at all? Can it be that happiness is something elusive and difficult to find or is it just that you just don’t know how easy it actually is to be happy. Could it be that you don’t accept that happiness is a choice, instead you ...
Views: 1125 - Happiness Should be Your Drug of Choice - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Andrew HortonUnfortunately your brain does not come with an operator’s manual. So understanding how to use it optimally may seem very difficult and in some cases even overwhelming. Trying to understand that your body creates some really powerful chemicals, which can affect your mood and how you feel, can be ...
Views: 1063 - Has Technology Changed The Fundamentals of Networking? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Andrew HortonEffective networking has been one of the cornerstones of building great businesses, since the dawn of time. Before the explosion of social Media it was a pretty simple process and was conducted face to face, at events designed to build relationships and meaningful connections. All the new ...
Views: 1213 - Have you Discovered what you Value Most in Your Life? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Andrew HortonIf you thought about this question for just a second, the first thoughts that would pop into your mind would be, “my family”, “my children” or “my spouse”. Now take the time to look a little deeper, is the way you are living your life indicating that you are actually living your life, like those ...
Views: 644 - Have you ever explored what makes you happy? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2011 from Andrew HortonHappiness, like success is not something you pursue, anything you pursue, eludes you. Invest some time today answering the question I posed above, it is possibly one of the most important questions you will ever answer in your life. When you understand what actually makes you happy and feel joy ...
Views: 1120 - How are things going this year? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonSmall Insignificant Daily Actions, Add Up Into Super Achievement How are things going this year, with those big dreams and goals you had earlier this year? Are you still allowing yourself to stand on the side-lines of your life and are you still making those small daily errors in judgement, ...
Views: 1355 - How Are you Doing So Far in 2012? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonAs 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: 1413 - How can you Achieve your Vision? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonCan you Turn “NO-THING” into something worthwhile? All the goods and services, which make our lives better every day, started out as simply a thought or an idea in someone’s imagination. Why do those products or services even exist in the first place? How did a simple thought, an idea, ...
Views: 693 - How Can you Control How Your Life Unfolds? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonMy grandfather had a really vivid imagination and whenever he would babysit for my parents, he would play a little good-night game with my brother and I. I loved this little ritual and was eager to go rushing off to bed, to wait for my grandfather to come tuck me in. He would sit with my brother ...
Views: 2028 - How can You Turn Tiny Sparks of energy into success? - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Andrew Hortonre you and your company still doing business the same way you did 12 months ago or worse still, are you still operating your business the same way you did 5 or 10 years ago? Our grandfathers could afford to keep doing business the same way they had for decades, as the business cycle in the ...
Views: 1073 - How do you Respond when faced with a Challenge? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe real measure of any super achiever is not in how they operate during the good times, but rather how they respond, when faced with any challenges. People who have mastered their life, do not expect things to always go according to plan; they equip themselves with a set of tools, which will ...
Views: 2469 - How do you Unlock the power of Knowledge? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonI am sure you have heard the phrase “knowledge is power” bandied about and have even used the phrase yourself on occasion. Well as you know, simply knowing something doesn't make anything happen. A whole lot of things we hear or read about are common knowledge, everyone knows about it. The ...
Views: 1754 - How do you View any Challenges you Face? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonChallenges 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: 1456 - How Emotional Intelligent Are You and Does it Even Matter? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe are given all sorts of encouragement as we are growing up, to develop our intellectual abilities. It is in fact our intellectual abilities that determine what type of tertiary education, if any, we are able to access, once we leave high school. Our intellectual ability is even used as the ...
Views: 1243 - How good are you at predicting the future? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2013 from Andrew HortonThe one thing, I believe sets, super achievers apart from average achievers, is their ability to very accurately predict the consequences of either doing something or not doing it. The more apt you are at exploring and discovering the consequences any task or activity, will have on your life in ...
Views: 1166 - How should you spell “SELL” – “HELP” - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonAny sales professional can immediately improve their sales results, if they stop seeing dollar signs, every time they engage with a customer or prospect and instead develop a deep desire to be of service to them instead. To make this work for them they must ensure that they offer the right ...
Views: 1227 - How to improve your Cold Calling - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2013 from Andrew HortonHow prepared do you think you need to be before you call on a prospect? Do you think it is OK to just arrive unprepared and ask them to tell you about their business? There is no easier way to turn a prospect away than arriving unprepared, not knowing anything about them or their business. We ...
Views: 676 - How Well Can You See into your Future? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe all have varying degrees of sight, but everyone has the ability to develop an incredible and unlimited “VISION” for their future. This is our innate ability to visualise what may seem invisible to others or in many cases may not even exist yet. There is absolutely no limit to what we can ...
Views: 659 - Identify the People and Resources you Need to Succeed - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhat are the skill sets you possess, that you believe can contribute towards reaching your goals? Take a long hard look at yourself and see what characteristics or skills you possess, which will contribute to your sustained success. This self-audit will help you assess where you are ...
Views: 1086 - Identify the Resources needed - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhat are the resources that can help you achieve your goal? Look in your immediate circle of influence and identify the people that you already know that can help you achieve your goals. Try to get clarity on exactly how you would like them to assist you. Approach them with a clear request for ...
Views: 1366 - If not You – Then Who? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Andrew HortonMost people believe that there is something lacking in their lives, they either have a lack of money, romance, success or joy that is holding them away from discovering true happiness, meaning and fulfillment. The key to changing this is to accept that greatness exists in all of us and that all ...
Views: 1119 - If you don’t innovate, you will Eventually Evaporate - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2013 from Andrew HortonIt is time to Evolve or Dissolve Change is inevitable, before there were only two certainties in life, namely death and taxes. Now the ever changing and evolving world we live in, where the rate of change is accelerating daily, has seen a third certainty appear, namely “CHANGE”. This leaves you ...
Views: 3887 - Ignite the flame under your unlimited potential - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from Andrew HortonIgnite the flame of your unlimited potential by allowing yourself to; explore all the wonders of being a child once again. Permit yourself to venture back into that era of wonder and belief and to re- discover how passionate and driven you were, to be something special. Remember all those ...
Views: 1563 - Imagine what is Possible for you - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Andrew HortonMuch of the research I have read from many renowned Psychologists shows that people miss out on upward of 68 % of all opportunities around them, simply because they are unaware of them or rather because they have not programmed their brain to be on the lookout for opportunity. Most people are ...
Views: 1860 - Innovation has become a Requirement for Sustainable Success - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe live in an ever changing world. The pace of the change is speeding up every day. The only way to thrive and in many cases even to survive is to constantly innovate, evolve and grow. Your commitment to consistent innovation is what will separate you from the followers and make you a true ...
Views: 763 - Invest into Building your Strength of Character - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Andrew HortonLife truly is a magnificent journey filled with meaning and fulfilment, when you strive to build great strength of character, always choose to reflect a positive attitude to everyone in your environment, operate from the high ground of good values and you choose to be passionate about the things ...
Views: 738 - Invest Time to Grow and Become the Success you Desire - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe are in the home stretch of 2012, there are just on 76 days left until the yet another year is over. Look back over your successes to date. Are you satisfied with your performance this year? Have finally turned that corner and this year will have proved to be the one where everything has ...
Views: 840 - Invest your Most Valuable Possession, your Time Around the Right People - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe influences, which the people you spend time around have on your life, are very subtle. Just like anything, either positive or negative, if you repeat something consistently over time, they add up and eventually shape the way you live. The people you consistently spend time around will ...
Views: 1853 - Is Rejection Real or Not? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Andrew HortonOne of our greatest fears and the reason most people do not ask the questions they need to ask in order to succeed, is our irrational fear of rejection. We are so terrified by the prospect of someone not accepting our request, that in most cases the most important questions go unasked. This ...
Views: 1353 - Is your Conversation with yourself, serving you? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Andrew HortonResearch shows that we are talking to ourselves every waking moment and even during some of the time, when we are sleeping. It shows that there is an on-going dialogue, which we hold with ourselves, about everything going on. I am sure that you are no different and that you are also conducting a ...
Views: 1040 - Is your pursuit of “Money” what you really want? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2011 from Andrew HortonIs your pursuit of “SUCCESS” giving you a skewed perspective on what is really important and is it creating imbalance in some areas of your life? Society’s definition of success, fame, fortune and bucket loads of money can be completely misaligned with what is really important to you. This ...
Views: 1082 - It is Time for You to Re-fire and Create the Life you Have Dreamed About - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Andrew HortonI met a really amazing lady yesterday; she really inspired me with her attitude and drive. What was really outstanding about this lady was that she was 86 years old. I told her that I was astounded by her vigour and energy. She looked at me quizzically like there was nothing unusual about an 86 ...
Views: 1308 - It is time to Take a Half-Time Break in 2012 - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Andrew HortonHave 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: 1451 - Just Do It Now! - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonWhen do you think the right time to do anything is? As they say in the classics the best time to have planted a tree is 20 years ago. Well what do you do, if you did not plant the tree 20 years ago? Then the second best time to plant it would be right now. Procrastination is the thief of ...
Views: 1156 - Keep Commitments with Yourself and Create the Success You Desire - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen you make a commitment with yourself, do you generally keep all of them? Or do you continually let yourself down? There is always a price to be paid when you make a commitment or promise to yourself. The price can either be one of regret or one of accomplishment. How do you feel when you ...
Views: 1180 - Know and Play to Your Strength Zone - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonMy experience has shown me that when you focus your energy on improving your strengths and carrying out only activities, which are aligned with these, you are far more effective and efficient. Average people spend time to save money, doing things they hate, whilst super achievers spend money to ...
Views: 1581 - Know WHY you Want Anything and it Will eventually be Yours - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Andrew HortonThere are factors, like the type of parents we had, the schools we attended, the part of the country we grew up in, which may affect how our lives turn out, if we allow them to be a factor. In reality all these factors are merely events, which occurred in our lives. The real measure of who we ...
Views: 876 - Learn the Art of Positive Influence and Become a Sales Superstar - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2012 from Andrew HortonOne of the greatest success skills super achievers develop is the ability to build meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships with their clients and to add real and meaningful value to them, when they sell them either their products or services. When I talk about sales I am not referring to ...
Views: 942 - Learn the Art of Positive Persuasion - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Andrew HortonIf you really want to excel in 2013 and unleash that sales giant, which is inside every sales professional I have ever encountered, when they move away from old school hard selling and instead focus on using positive influence and persuasion, to build meaningful, mutually beneficial ...
Views: 1196 - Listening and Communicating with Your Market – Using Social Media - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonUnless you are a naïve, entrepreneur with blinkers on, you must have seen the incredible transformation and massive shift, which is going on in the online world. There are constant conversations going on around all sorts of issues, including customer needs and expectations. These changes have ...
Views: 1587 - Live in a State of Gratitude - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2013 from Andrew HortonMy experience has shown me that there is one attitude, which will completely transform your life. It will help you to invite more wealth and better health into your life, give you access to your greatest potential, help you build and sustain great relationships and make you feel the happiness ...
Views: 646 - Lose your Sales Pitch and Make the Sale - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Andrew HortonYes, it is obvious that every sales professional needs to have an intimate knowledge of their product or service and all the benefits it has to offer, as these are all part of the value proposition. Note, I said a part of the value proposition and not the total value proposition. The complete ...
Views: 1263 - Luck has Nothing to Do With Success - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess is never about luck, it is about having and applying a proven system, which is functional and repeatable. As soon as you have developed your system, which you consistently apply in your life, the positive results will begin to flood into your experience. If you continue to blunder from ...
Views: 2353 - Luck is Everywhere, are you Identifying and Utilising yours? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess is a becoming; it is never something you can successfully pursue. Are you satisfied with amount of preparation you are putting in every day, towards becoming the person you need to be, to attract the success you deserve and desire? Are you acquiring the skills, knowledge and resources ...
Views: 665 - Make Our World Better – Become Your Best - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2012 from Andrew HortonI do not know of anyone, who wakes up in the morning with a deep rooted desire to “be” less, “have” less or who wants to “do” less. The only thing people want less of, is frustration, weight on their butts or emotional stress etc. It is a natural tendency for every inhabitant on this planet to ...
Views: 740 - Make the Shift Today – Manage the Right Activities Within Your Available Time - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe can easily earn more money, if we are willing to apply ourselves, develop meaningful relationships at any time during our lives or acquire abundant possessions, trinkets and treasures. There is an endless supply of these available to us, at all times. Time, energy and health on the other ...
Views: 1807 - Make Time Your Ally - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Andrew HortonTime, 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: 1365 - Manage the Right Activities Daily and Make 2013 Amazing - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2012 from Andrew HortonI know this is going to sound a little confusing at first, but investing time to learn a new time management system, will not help you to improve the results you are enjoying at all. Unless you are certain that you are taking the right actions daily to achieve the results you want, all that this ...
Views: 1151 - Managers – How to Motivate Your Employees - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Andrew HortonOne of the greatest challenges facing many businesses today is finding ways to motivate and inspire their team members every day. This task is growing even more difficult, due to the turbulent economic conditions; we are facing and the ever increasing pace of change all around us. I hear many of ...
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