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- 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 - Meditation as a Tool to Unlock the Power of your Intuition - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe pressures imposed by society and its expectations and beliefs, regarding anything you can’t touch feel or see, has forced us to repress our intuition and to stop listening to our inner voice. The practice of meditation helps you clear away the day to day distractions and if you will just ...
Views: 1119 - Share in the Abundance, Which Ebbs and Flows all Around Us - by Submitted on May 23, 2012 from Andrew HortonI very often get asked by people, why I write an article every day, in which I aspire to add inspiration to as many people’s lives as possible and freely share my take on personal development. They cannot understand how I can give so freely to others and ask nothing in return. My answer is ...
Views: 1114 - Allow your Dreams to Soar in 2013 - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Andrew HortonIf you feel like you have tried really hard in the past to realise your dreams, but you feel like nothing ever seems to go right for you, you are not alone. The majority of people I speak to feel exactly the same way. They feel like they have tried really hard in the past, but nothing ever seems ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - Unleash the power of visualization - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Andrew HortonHave you got any idea where your life or business will be one year or five years from now, or are you satisfied to leave that to chance? You are most certainly going to arrive somewhere, one year or five years from now. My question to you is “WHERE” is that going to be. You can continue to fly ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - Are you making the most of “TODAY”? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2013 from Andrew HortonChoose the way you want to invest your most valuable possession every day, is one of the simplest decisions, yet it is the one thing, which will have the most profound effect on the way your future will turn out. The choices you make about how you invest your time each day, is arguably one of ...
Views: 1106 - 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 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 - Success – How do you know you have it? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2013 from Andrew HortonThere are so many definitions around the word success; so many in fact that I feel the word has really become extremely overused. The traditional understanding society has associated with success, refers to how much money someone earns or how much wealth they have managed to accumulate. Is that ...
Views: 1101(1 vote) - Spread your Grace and Blessings Freely - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonAlmost everyone I have met wants to make a difference during their lifetimes, to leave some sort of a legacy after they have completed their last revolution around the sun. Making a difference is not just about volunteering to assist people, who come from a less advantaged background than you ...
Views: 1100 - Stop Attempting to Solve Problems Any Longer – Just Make Different Decisions - by Submitted on May 27, 2012 from Andrew HortonWorking with the concept of problem solving, introduces a number of challenges for me. I believe that what we think about, we most certainly, through our thoughts and actions, eventually bring about. So the very act of viewing something as a problem causes us to engage in negative thought ...
Views: 1090(1 vote) - Who doesn’t want to be a Winner? - by Submitted on May 27, 2013 from Andrew HortonYes, I know it is not politically correct for you to want to want to be a winner. The truth though, is that inside; we all have a desire to be one. I believe that we are all engineered for accomplishment, designed for success and that we are all endowed with incredible potential to be great. If ...
Views: 1090 - Marketing your Small Business using Social Media - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Andrew HortonMarketing your Small Business using Social Media Conference Speakers - There is a huge shift and transformation going on in the online world. Social media has made an interesting and very effective marketing medium available to small business. This gives clever marketers a free tool to not ...
Views: 1089 - Where are you headed? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Andrew HortonAction Idea: Set aside some quiet time today, to allow you to walk into the future, where you can invest some time to explore and discover, exactly what you would like to experience when you get there, one day? After uncovering all you desire, pack a suitcase filled with all these pictures of ...
Views: 1087 - 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 - Understanding how to get from mediocrity to super achievement - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe best way to convert a fantasy or a dream into a goal, which you can readily achieve, is to write your dream or fantasy down and then to formulate a broad plan to achieve that goal. This simple step begins the process, of goal achievement, by creating something concrete in your mind. This ...
Views: 1086 - Leaders need to Define, Clarify and Communicate - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Andrew HortonI believe it is because we have a need to always complicate everything in our lives and businesses that we cause ourselves a whole lot of unnecessary stress and discomfort. It is more often than not the simple solution or option, which delivers the best results in the end. Action ...
Views: 1084(1 vote) - 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 - What is Really Important to You? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Andrew HortonI often visit my mother at the Ihlati Senior Living centre, where she lives in Primrose. The thing that astounds me the most about everyone I speak to whilst there, is that none of them wish they had spent more time at work, or growing their fortunes. Without exception, every single one of the ...
Views: 1074 - 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 - The Cycle of Success - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe Cycle of Success Are your routines serving you and complimenting your efforts to discover your excellence or are they like a lead weight around your neck, holding you back and frustrating your efforts? Drag your self out of the rut of mediocrity and have huge expectations around what you ...
Views: 1073 - Designing your Power Plan for Peak Performance - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess always leaves clues. No one around you that has achieved great success has done so in a vacuum. The path they have traveled, to achieve the remarkable success they have achieved, is paved with their own personal recipe or brand for success. One of the easiest ways to invite similar ...
Views: 1069(1 vote) - Prospect only qualified Leads - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2013 from Andrew HortonYou can never expect to consistently exceed your sales targets, unless you learn the art of utilising your available time as effectively as possible every day. Time is a limited resource, which when invested wisely will allow you to achieve remarkable results and when wasted, will keep you ...
Views: 1069 - To Network using social media or not to Network that is the question. - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonKeynote Motivational Speakers - If you want your company to stand head and shoulders above the competition, you must commit to use a blend of traditional networking strategies combined with a targeted social media strategy. Traditional networking requires face to face meeting and developing ...
Views: 1068(1 vote) - How Committed are you? - by Submitted on May 27, 2013 from Andrew HortonBefore any motor race, the drivers of the various cars compete with one another to try to be the fastest during the qualifying rounds, so that they can earn pole position at the start of the race. The driver in pole position starts in the front of the race and does not need to work to try to ...
Views: 1067(1 vote) - Achieve the Impossible, by Investing Your Most Valuable Possession Wisely - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe time and energy you invest daily, towards preparing for the inevitable opportunity, which will cross your path, at some point, is time well spent. As your consistent lifelong commitment to on-going preparation, is fundamental to developing your self-confidence and a resolute belief in your ...
Views: 1065 - 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 - Can you earn a Living doing what you Love? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from Andrew HortonSelf-knowledge has and always will remain the key to becoming the type of person you need to become, to attract the type of success you desire. So the greater your commitment towards your life long “Personal Development”. The greater will be the success you will be able to attract into your ...
Views: 1045 - 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 - Multiplying your Efforts in 2013 - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Andrew HortonI am sure that you have had a great 2012 and as we near the beginning of another wonderful year, it is time to put 2012 behind you, learn the lessons it offers and move forward into 2013. You cannot achieve greatness if you continue to stare into the rear-view mirror as you travel into this new ...
Views: 1035(4 votes) - You do have what it takes - by Submitted on May 23, 2013 from Andrew HortonAccept that nothing ever happens to you, know and believe in your heart that things happen because of you and you have taken the first step towards living the life you desire and deserve. Once you make this crucial realisation and you accept that the only thing standing between you and the ...
Views: 1026 - You Can Master 2012 and Have Fun Too - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Andrew Horton2011 is winding to a close, another tear has passed, and we are all planning to spend some quality time with the people we love relaxing and having fun. These next few days are a perfect time to sit and reflect on everything that has happened or not happened during the past year. This solo time ...
Views: 1020 - Are you Willing to Live a Life of Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe creation of the mobile Global position system has revolutionized travel and made getting lost virtually impossible. Finding your way to any destination, in a simple stress free fashion, is as simple as entering your destination and then sitting back and following the verbal instructions that ...
Views: 1017 - What does it take to become a Super Achiever? - by Submitted on May 09, 2013 from Andrew HortonAs part of my research towards my PHD, I have had the incredible privilege of studying a number of super achievers, from around the world. It has been an excellent opportunity, amazing experience and very fascinating time, during which I have learned much and made a number of very interesting ...
Views: 1015 - Believe and you can and will Achieve - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Andrew HortonMany university studies have shown that people who have achieved above average levels of meaning and fulfilment in their lives, all have two major things in common. They firstly have a crystal clear vision, which defines exactly what they want to achieve in the future and secondly they have an ...
Views: 1012 - Sales Tips to help you Secure Long Lasting Sales Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe first step towards developing long term relationships with people who you have qualified as perfect prospects for your product or service, is to think long term. Do not try to make a sale, focusing on a single transaction. Take a long term view of the value proposition you offer and work to ...
Views: 1012 - 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 - Your Attitude and strength of Character will determine your Altitude - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe attitude you project to the world can never be something, which depends on what is going on in your life or business at that time. It is something you have 100 % control over. In fact one of the most important choices you must make every day, is the type of attitude you intend to project to ...
Views: 1009(1 vote) - Live in the Now, Learn from the Past and Create a Wonderful Future - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Andrew HortonAll you really possess is right now, the past is gone forever and is only a distant memory and the future only exists as an idea or electrical charge in your mind. So if you consistently live your life looking in the rear-view mirror, living with regret for what could or should have been. You ...
Views: 1005(1 vote) - Are You Satisfied With Who Is In Charge Of Your Future? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2012 from Andrew HortonCan you imagine, if you boarded a commercial airline and the pilot came over the intercom sounding incoherent, having no idea what the flight number was, no idea where he was going or even if there was enough fuel on board the plane, would you stay on board? I know I wouldn’t, I would get off ...
Views: 999 - Refer-ability Tips to make you Great - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonThe few tips I will share with you in this article, are not earth shattering and going to leave you with one of your “WOW” moments in life. They are very simple, but when done consistently make you referable and unfortunately when neglected will keep you trapped in average. So the question you ...
Views: 998 - Should we Listen and Learn from the Feedback we Receive from our World - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Andrew HortonAll the actions we take or fail to take every day result in one outcome or another. Some of the outcomes, which we enjoy, are aligned with our needs and expectations and others are not. So in a very simplistic fashion, all we really encounter every day are events. They neither have a positive or ...
Views: 988 - Trust is the Lubricant, which will help you achieve Greatness - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Andrew HortonYour parents give you your name when you come into the world, but it is up to you what sort of name you present to the people around you throughout the rest of your life. As you know it takes years to build your reputation, but if you allow your guard down, one small discretion can destroy it ...
Views: 985(1 vote) - Open your Eyes in 2013 and Wake Up - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonIt is time to stop pussy footing around and for you to finally accept 100 % responsibility for your success this year and for every year, which will follow after that. As soon as you become accountable for everything in your life and yes this does mean that you must accept responsibility for ...
Views: 978 - 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 - 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 - Always Give First - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from Andrew HortonIf you want to become successful this year, it is crucial that you load both barrels, one with service and the other with purpose. This will equip you with sufficient passion and purpose to be driven, to really want to support your customers and to offer them incredible levels of service. The ...
Views: 973 - 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 - Are you Truly Happy, Content and Fulfilled? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Andrew HortonRemember that life is not about all the treasure and trinkets you can accumulate, but rather about how happy you are, how much meaning and fulfilment you experience, the relationships you develop and what you become inside. When you stop chasing treasure as your primary focus and instead you ...
Views: 965 - 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 ...
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