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- Oh Wow – How will you use your next NOW? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Andrew Horton2012 only serves one purpose, now that it is almost over. That purpose is one of learning and growth. Learn from the past, but practice the art of living in the now. You cannot expect to expand your world in 2013 and beyond, if you continue peering in the rear-view mirror, concerned about what ...
Views: 961(1 vote) - Stop trying to Shout Louder than everyone else to make the sale - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe secret to sustainable sales success is not found by trying to shout louder than everyone else out there. The secret is to move away from the crowd and the noise and to begin the process of building connection with the right people, in the right place at the right time. This is a case of ...
Views: 960(1 vote) - 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 - Basic Selling Techniques to turn you into a Sales Super Star - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonPlan your Day the Night Before To this day I always plan my day the night before. My head does not hit the pillow at night, before I have arranged all my appointments for the next day. I chart every move I will make the next day, detailing who I plan to meet face to face, who I will call, who I ...
Views: 923 - Can you Turn “NOTHING” into something worthwhile? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Andrew HortonAll 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, transform into something tangible. What separates those ...
Views: 921 - Does It even Matter, Who you Spend Time Around? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Andrew HortonI have read numerous studies on success and the effect that the people you choose to surround yourself with, have on the type and scope of success, you will actually manage to achieve. These studies have explored a number of variables around financial, career, relational and spiritual success. ...
Views: 921(2 votes) - Sales Success Demands Preparation and an Understanding of your Prospects Emotions - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Andrew HortonI have been involved in sales in one way or another for what feels like my entire life. I got my first sales position working in a chemist, when I was only ten years old. The wily old pharmacy owner knew that the people, who came in to his pharmacy, were there to buy prescription drugs or other ...
Views: 914 - Create a Success Habit Set for Super Achievement - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Andrew HortonInspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action, to allow you to realize your dreams. Developing a success habit set to sustain your daily efforts, is what will keep you going, even when that initial fire begins to wane and burn out. Dare to examine ...
Views: 913 - Are your Customers Selling for you Everyday? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Andrew HortonHave you invested so much into building connection with your customers that they are such raving fans, that they are one of your best-selling tools? Research shows that happy customers will readily refer you to people they know, if they have enjoyed a wonderful sales experience with you. People ...
Views: 910 - Setting Goals – Programs your Mind - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Andrew HortonNow is the time to create a positive mind-set, where you orient yourself to constantly be on the lookout for fortuitous situations or circumstances. It is extremely difficult to identify opportunities, when you are not looking for them and impossible, if you do not believe in yourself, your ...
Views: 910 - Who are you Really and who do you want to Become? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Andrew HortonNo one can ever expect to feel fulfilled or to be living a life of meaning, unless they have a clear vision and mission for the future. The two greatest tragedies in life is to either, never have a mission or vision for the future or to feel like you have fully achieved your life’s mission, ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Stop Allowing Distraction to be your Master - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Andrew HortonStop Allowing Distraction to be your Master Keynote Speakers The information overload you are pummeled with every day is the most dangerous threat to your productivity and effectiveness. The amount of information available is exploding, there are more than 2 billion emails sent every day, ...
Views: 904(1 vote) - How to Become a Super Achiever? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonMost people want to live their full potential and become the best possible version of themselves possible. My experience has shown me that it is possible for anyone to dramatically improve their performance and for them to realise their potential, if they are willing to make a few small targeted ...
Views: 903(2 votes) - Schedule time daily to carry out your Goal Specific Activities - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Andrew HortonMeet your Future Every Day When you are living in a modality of constant overwhelm and urgency and you are constantly distracted. Your attention is focused on putting fires out, instead of carrying out goal achievement activities. Your challenge and the reason you are struggling to achieve your ...
Views: 903 - Build a Success Habit Set for Super Achievement - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from Andrew HortonAre you patiently sitting around waiting for success to arrive on your doorstep with one huge thunderous boom and nothing has happened yet. Well as you know success seldom, if ever breaks down your door to tell you it has arrived. It is the result of clarity of thought around exactly what you ...
Views: 901 - Today is the start of the “BEST” of your life - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonAccept that today is the start of “THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE”. I have lived life in great poverty and have also had the privilege of sharing in the abundance of financial wellbeing, which flows all around us. Take it from me; money is most certainly not everything. It does bring along with it ...
Views: 899 - You can Unlock the Superhuman in you - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2013 from Andrew HortonBecome the best version of yourself possible There are numerous possibilities available, for you to become the best possible version of your unique self. Accept that there is only one version of you on this planet; no one else has your unique mind, life experience, character, attitude and ...
Views: 899(1 vote) - Understand your Energy – Optimise your Life - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2013 from Andrew HortonEnergy as defined in Physics is the capacity to perform work. With this awareness, now ask yourself, “How much energy do I have right now”? If you are feeling de-energised or tired, you obviously understand that you will not be able to perform the crucial tasks you need to carry out daily, at ...
Views: 897 - 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 - Should FEAR Stop you from Achieving Greatness? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonAs real as FEAR may feel when you are immobilised by the thought of calling on a new prospect, approaching your boss for a raise or asking the girl of your dreams out on a date. There is no real danger to you at all. There is no sabre toothed tiger going to attack you and eat you alive. Make no ...
Views: 884 - 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 - You can win any race - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2013 from Andrew HortonI am sure you that you all remember the story of the tortoise and the hare, from when you were at kinder garden. The tortoise symbolises the benefit of consistent and focused effort carried out at a steady pace over time and how this will always be more effective than the fast paced, erratic and ...
Views: 876 - Stop Allowing yourself to Be Distracted - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe best way to achieve greatness and to excel at everything you do is to remove distraction from your life. Whatever you do, always give 100 % to the task at hand. When you are working on any specific project, place all your energy into working as effectively as you can on that project only. ...
Views: 873 - Some Practical Ideas to Turn your Learning in Value - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Andrew HortonAs you know it is highly recommended that you invest as much as possible into your growth and development. As I have said many times before, as you become more you will inevitably attract more. So once you make this commitment, how do you tell if all the effort, time and resources, you are ...
Views: 872 - 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 - Stand out from all the Noise and you will Sell like Hell - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Andrew HortonEvery day we are surrounded by influence agents, who are all vying for our attention in one way or another. There are billboards everywhere, companies use ambush techniques like phone solicitation, to try to get our attention and money, TV and radio commercials blast at us all day, our emails ...
Views: 869(2 votes) - 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 - Selling Secrets Learned from 25 Years - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonCold calls are no longer an option, old hard core selling is a distant memory and viewing your customers as buyers of your products and services from a purely transactional perspective, is as effective as using a bucket to try to empty the ocean. Selling has changed more in the past 25 years ...
Views: 860 - 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 - Your Thoughts Create Things - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2012 from Andrew HortonYour thoughts create everything in your life, from the material world you inhabit, to the body you live in, to the level of health you get to enjoy, to the relationships you have and even the spiritual choices you make. Don’t you think that something, which has the ability to shape everything in ...
Views: 859 - The World Has Changed, it is Time to accept this and to Take Advantage of it - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Andrew HortonI often hear about people sitting back, waiting for things to get better, asking questions like, “When are things going to get back to normal”? I am afraid to say that this is the new normal. The market has changed forever and the sooner you accept this and get off your butt and begin making the ...
Views: 847 - Visualise Great Success, Believe it is possible and you will be Extra-ordinary - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonI have read many research papers and conducted my own research towards my PHD, on why some people become high achievers and others don’t. My findings have been rather interesting, regardless of personality type, habits, gender, occupation or geographic location, everyone I have researched, who ...
Views: 845(2 votes) - Do you Know your Limits? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Andrew HortonIf I asked you the maximum number of push-ups you could do? You would probably answer a low number like 5, as push-ups are not there on your scale of important things to do. What about if you did your maximum of five and I said that you could rest for a while. Could you do another five after ...
Views: 842(2 votes) - Nothing ever Happens to you – Things Happen Because of you - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from Andrew HortonYou are all involved in influencing the outcomes you see in your world, whether you believe you are or not. From the moment you wake up every day you are influencing or at least trying to influence the people around you, to conform to meet your needs and expectations. You use many different ...
Views: 841 - 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 - 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 ...
Views: 835 - Inviting success into your life happens daily, never in a day - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2013 from Andrew HortonAs you know there is nothing more valuable than your time. You can get more money, better relationships, improve your health, with better exercise and improved eating routines, grow your spiritual connection and improve the fulfilment you get from your career, but as long as we continue to view ...
Views: 834(2 votes) - Unless it gets Measured, It doesnt get Done - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2013 from Andrew HortonReview your Day It is always good practice to set time aside at the end of your day to reflect on how you did. Are you meeting your commitments to create the future you desire? This is an opportunity for you to go over everything you have done that day. Are the actions you are taking delivering ...
Views: 833 - Are you Serious about Inviting Meaning into Your Experience? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2013 from Andrew HortonWhen you finally pull the trigger and make the decision to go after one of your goals, no matter what that goal is, you must commit to achieve that goal with everything you have. Half-hearted approaches to anything always result in half heated results. Desmond Disraeli said it so eloquently, ...
Views: 829(1 vote) - Are you Short of Time to Bring your Dreams to life? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from Andrew HortonThe most powerful man in the world has 86400 seconds in a day, to get all the mass of things he needs to get done in a day. The wealthiest man in the world has 3600 minutes in a day to earn all that money, he earns. The most educated person in the world has 24 hours in a day; to learn all there ...
Views: 828 - 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 - Give Freely – Find Meaning – Become Unstoppable - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Andrew HortonIt is not too difficult to look around your world and see that people, who give freely, receive copious amounts of whatever they give, back in return. People, who enjoy the most love in their lives, are the people who give their love freely to all the people around them. The people I have ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - No One Can Walk Confidently into the Future without Vision - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2013 from Andrew HortonOnce you are clear on what you want to achieve and why it is important to you, use this information to create a crystal clear vision for the future. Your vision is the picture of possibility, which you write down and use to serve you as your direction indicator into the future. It is the ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - 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 - Who is Really in Charge of Your Future? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Andrew HortonStop acting like a victim any longer and accept 100 % responsibility for everything in your life. Decisions made by government, business and the people around you may have a general effect on your circumstances. They will only have a specific effect on your circumstances if you allow them to. ...
Views: 820 - Are you Helping People Get What They Need? - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonI do not believe that there is such a thing as rejection. Before you ask someone for something, either an order as sales professional, or a date with a beautiful lady, you do not have the order or the date. If the person declines your invitation, you still do not have the order or the date. ...
Views: 812(1 vote) - Can you be Successful in 2013? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonHow fulfilling is your life and does it present you with meaning every day? Are you successful? Or more importantly, do you even know what success looks and feels like for you? Do you work to just get “THROUGH YOUR DAY” or are you living an inspired life where you are constantly looking for ways ...
Views: 810 - 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 - Are you willing to Ignite the Fire of Unlimited Possibility in 2013? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhat price would you be willing to pay, if the promise was a 100 % guarantee, that you could achieve anything you desired? How many hours of your valuable time would you devote to this endeavour? How much energy and resources would you be willing to expend to achieve this magic? For such a ...
Views: 795 - 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 ...
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