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Good day. Ted Ciuba here, writing about another Think and Grow Rich principle: Persistence.
You know, a lot of people don't like the connotations of persistence, because it implies work. However, you, like most people interested in this philosophy, aren't averse to work. What you are wanting is ... Views: 614
Basic Beliefs that Block Success
By
Bill Cottringer
“It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing.” ~Winston Churchill.
Sara is a very positive thinker, John is as smart as a whip and they are both very happy and ... Views: 958
Go the extra mile, and you'll be thinking and acting like the world's elite warriors and achievers. Go the extra mile, and you will be spectacular—you will stand head and shoulders above your competitors. And the amazing thing is, as I have said time and time again, it takes so little to ... Views: 577
"The purpose of life is to be restored back to love, moment to moment. To fulfill this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is 100 percent responsible for creating his life the way it is. He must come to see that it is his thoughts that create his life the way it is moment to moment. ... Views: 1267
I woke up at 3.30am wide awake with the urge to raid the fridge; out came a pot of Sally Sherman’s tuna salad. I polished it off and the urge continued, so the next thing meant feeling around suddenly stumbling over a box of egg matzos. I love European style unsalted butter on matzos. A cup of ... Views: 2622
It was Odysseus who said it—Ulysses in Latin, Odysseus in Greek—and it was Dante who wrote about it in The Inferno. This striking couplet seared into my mind and has guided me, given me much benefit, over the last 30 years of my life.
I share it with you now…
They're at war. They’ve traveled ... Views: 1047
Everyone talks about the importance of setting goals, but how many people really understand the process of effective goal setting? Goal setting is the foundation for both personal and professional growth and should rank high on your priority list.
There are many areas in which to set goals: ... Views: 1250
This is an excerpt from the book "Get Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" by David R. Portney, edited by Anthony R. Michalski. It can be found at http://www.getyourmoneywhereyourmouthis.com and is available through Kallisti Publishing— http://www.kallistipublishing.com
There are four ways you can ... Views: 3056
Zig Ziglar once said, “Winning is not really everything, but the effort to win is.” As one learns more about winning mentality, there could be several insightful lessons that one could learn from. Learning about winning mentality could bring about interesting and excellent opportunities for ... Views: 2444
There was an American general during World War II who was quoted to have said, "A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed next week." The words may not be exact, but you definitely catch the drift. And that is a characteristic of achievers, of those who get ... Views: 584
Success comes in different packages for each of us. Some come overnight with fireworks–taking your breath away. Others come over a period-of-time after reflection and revelation. Mine came like that—reflecting back over the years. I am exactly where I am supposed to be and doing exactly what I’m ... Views: 733
What does it take to live a balanced, fulfilling and successful lifestyle, and for a good portion of your life? How do you actually “Seize Your Success,” anyway? How can you rapidly redirect your life to capture a desired success?
Does it take money? Does it take healthy friendships? Love? ... Views: 717
Success is like the golden rule: often misunderstood and, too often, inappropriately applied. No one but me can tell you how I want to be treated–and no one but me can define my success. Since I cannot tell you what success should be for you, I cannot tell you how to achieve it. I can however, ... Views: 741
Discipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field.
Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not." It is easy to do ... Views: 1086
The Quality of Thoughtfulness
The ability to think and plan strategically is perhaps the most important single skill of the effective executive. In a longitudinal study of leaders who, in retrospect, made the best and most effective decisions, the single quality that stood out from all others ... Views: 846
There are many different sources of new product ideas for your business. Here are six of them.
Read Everything You Can
The first way to find a new product or service is to read newspaper stories, read articles, read advertisements, read the classified ads. Very often when people have new ... Views: 812
When I began searching for the secrets of success many years ago, I discovered an interesting principle: success leaves tracks.
A wise man who had studied success for more than 50 years concluded that the greatest success principle of all was, "learn from the experts."
Learn From the ... Views: 806
Whenever I give a speech, make a presentation or participate in a workshop, entrepreneurs and startup business owners ask me the same key questions:
"How can I generate more leads?"
"How do I close more sales?"
"What do I need to do to make bigger profits and more money?"
And they ask me what ... Views: 934
Get Better Results than Ever Before
There are several principles of military strategy that you can apply to your business, every single day. These can help you to think better and get better results than ever before.
Do the Unexpected
One really helpful military principle that can be applied ... Views: 719
Are you wondering what to do to attract clients and create a surge in sales?
Are you frustrated by getting minimal response to your advertising or online promotions? Are you asking yourself,
"How can I avoid having my sales and profits dry up in this market?"
"Should I reduce spending on ... Views: 884
Success is not an accident. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people have successful habits and unsuccessful people have unsuccessful habits.
People often complain "I just don't seem to get anything right" and then question "Why won't things ... Views: 1344
If you are like most parents, grandparents, teachers today, you probably think that children are watching way too much television today. Not only are they sitting on their rear ends inside, when you can get them outside, they are playing video games on their cell-phones or other electronics. ... Views: 2167
The Law of Accumulation: how your financial fortune accumulates slowly over time and then becomes enormous, like a snowball.
The Law of Accumulation: Every great financial achievement is an accumulation of hundreds of small efforts and sacrifices that no one ever sees or appreciates.
Develop ... Views: 977
Don’t Sell Yourself Short
It’s not what you have but what you do with what you have that will determine your success or failure. Abraham Maslow, the great psychologist said that the story of the human race is the story of people selling themselves short. He said people have a tendency to settle ... Views: 741
There are two great principles for achieving financial success.
The first Principle is what we call the law of attraction. The law of attraction says that you are a living magnet. It says that your thoughts create a force field of energy that radiates out from you and attracts back into your ... Views: 498
The one quality that all leaders have in common is that they have a clear and exciting vision for the future.
This is something that only the leader can do. Only the leader can think about the future and plan for the future each day.
Take the Time to Think
Excellent leaders take the time to ... Views: 605
Six Ways To Get Fast Feedback
How do you test market a product or service? How do you find out if people are actually going to buy it? First, make or get a prototype. Create or get a sample. If it’s being manu factured somewhere else, get a sample of it. If you’re going to manufacture it your ... Views: 553
“An investment in yourself will pay dividends for the rest of your life. It won’t depreciate, it will appreciate. It will never be devalued or stolen. Clearly, your inner portfolio is the best investment you can make.”
We spend a good deal of time and money on the outside of our bodies. We pay ... Views: 848
SUCCESSFUL REALITY REPAIR OF TWO COMMON MENTAL MISTAKES
By
Bill Cottringer
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ~Philip K. Dick
What life is all about is fixing realities that we don’t like and creating new and better ones we want. We do this because ... Views: 924
There Are No Buffers
Selling is one of the toughest jobs in the world. There are no buffers between you and the reality of daily difficulties, delays and disappointments. You often ride an emotional roller-coaster, up and down, that never seems to stop. You are all alone.
You Must Motivate ... Views: 542
These techniques, like medical first aid, are only a first steps guide that offers an outline; the intent is to provide a practical beginners guide to moving towards success in life. This is a first aid trained engineer’s “how to” in the basic foundations from which you can build a ... Views: 701
The starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity consciousness.
You must become a financial success in your thinking long before you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the ... Views: 596
Be Clear About Your Goals
There are many similarities between business and war. In both cases, the victor is the one who uses superior strategy against his or her competition.
There are three principles of military strategy you can apply to your work every single day. The first idea from the ... Views: 551
The Key Question for You to Ask.
Why are you on the payroll? This is one of the most important questions you ever ask and answer, over and over again, throughout your career.
As it happens, most people are not sure exactly why they are on the payroll. But if you are not crystal clear about why ... Views: 1708
There is a simple eight step method for systematic problem solving.
By solving problems in an orderly way, you can dramatically increase the power of your thinking.
Proceed With A Positive Attitude
First, approach the problem with the expectant attitude that there is a logical practical ... Views: 1214
The Law of Capital - your most valuable asset, in terms of cash flow, is your physical and mental capital, your earning ability.
Your Earning Ability
You may not even be aware that, unless you are wealthy already, your ability to work is the most valuable asset that you have. By utilizing your ... Views: 678
We all have dreams that we would love to realize, but for some of us it seems like it will never happen...
Have you ever considered that perhaps, you are not ready for your dream and that this is the reason why your dream is delayed?
Most people want something to happen or somebody else to ... Views: 1427
Have you ever stood in line waiting for service? Stupid question, right? Have you ever used that time to introduce yourself, your product or your services to the individual in front of you, in back of you, or along side of you? If not, then you are missing a golden opportunity for potential ... Views: 1920
Build Your Own Business
The high road to becoming a self-made millionaire in America is starting and building your own business. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Most businesses started by inexperienced people fail.
Probably the primary reason why people don’t start businesses is because ... Views: 471
Look for Opportunities
How do you find a new product or service, recognizing that 80 percent or more will be new in five years? Here’s a series of ideas. Number one, begin with yourself. Begin with your own talents, your abilities, your experience, knowledge, interest, background, education, ... Views: 639
Start From Nothing and Become Financially Independent
More than eighty percent of self-made millionaires in America began with nothing or in many cases, less than nothing. I can certainly relate to that because when I was growing up and right into my early 30s, I never had any extra money with ... Views: 638
Many businesspeople achieve their greatest successes in unexpected areas.
They begin a business and then they find that it isn’t as profitable as they had anticipated, so they change direction, using their experience and their momentum, and strike paydirt in something else. The most important ... Views: 604
At the time of the American Revolution, Abigail Adams, a very perceptive woman and the wife of our third president, John Adams, said, “All men would be tyrants, if they could.??
It was an astute observation. There is within almost every person, the “urge to power.”
It is amazing how many ... Views: 598
How to set standards for excellence and back them with total integrity.
A Commitment to Excellence
Leaders have specific responsibilities and must fulfill certain requirements. One requirement of leadership is the ability to choose an area of excellence. Just as a good general chooses the ... Views: 825
Have Everything At Hand
One of the best ways for you to overcome procrastination and get more things done faster is for you to have everything you need at hand before you begin. When you are fully prepared, you are like a cocked gun or an archer with an arrow pulled back taut in the bow. You ... Views: 855
Your mission statement is always written in the present tense, as though you have already become the person that you have described.
It is always positive rather than negative. And it is always personal.
Program Yourself Correctly
Your subconscious mind can only accept your mission statement ... Views: 678
A decision always requires a commitment—and a decision is made whether a person makes a decision or not. The decision could be about getting fit, it could be about starting that new business that you just know will take off, or it could be about starting that business that you're passionate ... Views: 551
Discipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field.
Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not."
It is easy to do ... Views: 612
Today we are going to talk about fitness as a spiritual discipline. Now, before we go further, let me define what I mean by "spiritual." I am not talking about religion. This is NOT about your religious demonimation or whether you believe in a higher power or not. What I’m talking about is ... Views: 772
Learn from the Lessons of History
The concepts of military strategy have been studied and written about for more than 4,000 years, going back to the early works of General Sun-Tzu in China more than 2,000 years BC. These principles of strategy that have been developed and perfected over the ... Views: 579