affirmation: Daily Inspiration: April 2, 2012
- 04/02/12 12:05 AM
Good Monday morning!
April is now upon us and the first quarter is now in the past.
Are you where you were hoping to be at this time? If not, why?
Remember, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it (whatever IT is).
Only you will know what IT is. If you're not there yet, get yourself back on track, because we all know that sometimes life gets in the way.
“Success is how high you hit when you hit bottom.”
~ George S. Patton
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 30, 2012
- 03/29/12 10:55 PM
Good Friday morning!
Integrity: It's what you're about. Dictionary.com defines Integrity in the following way:
in·teg·ri·ty [in-teg-ri-tee] Show IPA noun 1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness ofmoral character; honesty. 2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preservethe integrity of the empire. 3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of aship's hull.
I believe that it's all about YOU. It's who you are whether things are good or bad, up or down. It's who you are all the time and doesn't matter if anyone is watching you.
It's who you are and what you're made up of. In business, Integrity is many times felt by those around you knowing who you are. Many times it can be the deciding factor about whether someone wants to do … (4 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 28, 2012
- 03/27/12 09:37 PM
Good Wednesday morning!
Integrity: A word to live by.
Wikipedia says that integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes.
I believe that about sums it also. Wikipedia then goes on to say:
"In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Integrity is also said that in that it regards internal consistency as a virtue, and suggests that parties holding apparently conflicting values should account for the discrepancy or alter their beliefs."
I believe that Integrity is something that every person that has ever done business … (4 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 27 2012
- 03/26/12 09:58 PM
Good Tuesday morning!
Integrity is something in you.
It is so easy to be able to do the wrong thing. Sticking to your guns and believing in yourself and in what you do can never be a bad thing.
Remember, it is easy to say and do something else when noone is looking over your shoulder.
Integrity is doing the right thing, even when noone is watching.
Integrity is something in you.
“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.”
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 26 2012
- 03/26/12 01:07 AM
Good Monday morning!
Over the weekend I was spending time with the family, but at night went on the web to do some work. I found a website that allowed me to check other websites to make sure that my content (that I spent a lot of time writing) wasn't taken by others.
Lo' and behold, I found, not one, but two culprits. One of them literally took my entire website, logos and all and just put their name on it. The other took all of my icons and content.
I am now in touch with my attorneys and the legal … (8 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 23 2012
- 03/22/12 09:49 PM
Good Friday morning!
Today is clean up day for me. I'm going to stick to my list (unless something really important comes up) and work extra hard on clearing up many of the items that I have to get done.
I'd like to get many of these done so that I can spend some quality time with the family. It really hurts when your little girl says "Daddy, you work all the time and are always on the puter.:
Ouch!
Today is clean up day!
“The secret of getting things done is to act.”
~ Dante Alighieri
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 22 2012
- 03/22/12 12:02 AM
Good Thursday morning!
Prioritizing the things that you have to get done is important, otherwise a lot of time can get wasted on the things that really aren't that important or that you can do at a later time when other things that are more "administrative".
Many people like to number their tasks that they are working on and work hard at it until that number is done. Colors are also used.
I find that the mix of both works well for me because many times I have something colored that is high-priority, however, the numbers let me know which … (2 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 21 2012
- 03/20/12 11:25 PM
Good Wednesday morning!
Yesterday I didn't cross off as many things as I was hoping to. Today my list of things to get done and accomplish is much larger than it usually is.
I am definitely going to be putting "the nose to the grindstone" (sounds painful, doesn't it?) and get things done today.
The blinders are going on and my focus is in high gear, how about you?
“Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.”
~ Josh Billings
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 20 2012
- 03/20/12 02:12 AM
Good Tuesday morning!
Going through the "To Do" list and getting things done. It feels good to be able to cross things off your list, however, when one gets crossed off, it seems to keep growing.
I believe that it's impossible to get it all done. If you do, you're not moving in the right direction - forward.
“If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.”
~ Anthony J. D'Angelo
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 19 2012
- 03/18/12 09:20 PM
Good Monday morning!
The plate of things to get done is full again!
Well, it's not that it's really full again, it seems as though it's always full.
I finish one thing and it seems as if another takes its place, sometimes two - (like Hydra. Mythically, if one head of the monster is cut off, two take its place.)
I will admit that I've been a little slack in finishing some of the things that I've started, but looking at how much time has gone by this year already, it's time to look at and stick with the game plan.
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 16 2012
- 03/15/12 11:09 PM
Good Friday morning!
There is so much to do!
I have so much to do and get done that it seems as though my main business is falling behind in getting things accomplshed to move forward.
I've been doing some other things that will bring in extra income, however, my business seems to have suffered somewhat as a result of it. I forgot (briefly) what was most important and spent time on the other things when, in fact, I should have been doing the other things in what little spare time I have.
This means that I have to re-focus my … (4 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 15 2012
- 03/14/12 09:15 PM
Good Thursday morning!
There always seems to be distractions.
Whether it's one of the multitude of social media sites that suck up your time, the bs emails that come in, or even the noise or vibration that your phone makes when an email, text, or whatever happens.
All of these things take up your precious time from focusing on what's important - the end result - getting things done that need to be taken care of now and for tomorrow.
Have the things that you need to do written down and start workiong on them so that you can cross them … (6 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 14 2012
- 03/13/12 11:03 PM
Good Wednesday morning!
Sometimes you just have to go with your gut.
I love the business that I am in and I have created many different marketing letters that are very personalized to send out to potential clients. I have run the different letters by my partner and others whose opinions that I respect because many times I feel that I am too close to my business and don't have the objectivity that others may have.
What I had been doing has not gotten the phone to ring like I wanted it to or expected it to, so I … (10 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 13 2012
- 03/12/12 09:59 PM
Good Tuesday morning!
Sometime's it amazes me how quickly time goes by. In two more weeks, the first quarter of the year will be gone. Are you where you thought or planned that you were going to be? Are you close?
“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.”
~ Thomas A. Edison
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: March 12 2012
- 03/11/12 09:24 PM
Good morning!
It’s good to be back. For a little over a week I was unable to log on (which, as you can see, has now been fixed) and I had the unfortunate experience of a bad car accident that put me down with broken ribs and various bruises…
Well, it’s important not to lose sight of those things that are important to you. Many of us are tempted to do other things less important because we feel that something else may always be there. Do not take those things (especially other people!) for granted. Make sure that you express yourself … (9 comments)
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: February 14 2012
- 02/14/12 11:41 PM
Today is a day to put in a serious effort to get some things accomplished that aren't just going to take up time.
Don't just do things because they make you seem busy, but put forth an effort that will yeild actual results.
That's my goal today (it should be everyday, but, unfortunately, that's not realistic).
How about yours?
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal' nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
~ Thomas Jefferson
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: February 14, 2012
- 02/14/12 02:40 AM
Happy Valentines Day,
Sometimes you just wake up and have a hard time getting things done. On days like this, if there is nothing extremely pressing (which is rare!), take a little "me" time.
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
~ Lao Tzu
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: February 9, 2012
- 02/09/12 01:53 AM
I'm looking forward to today being productive. But that just doesn't mean getting things done, but also getting a deal done or moving in the right direction.
After all, what good is getting things done if you can't buy groceries?
“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.”
~ Bryant McGill
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: February 7, 2012
- 02/06/12 11:31 PM
Today is going to be a day of non-stop work. There never seems to be a shortage of what needs to be done. It’s just a matter of working on the list and getting some of it accomplished.
“A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.”
~ Robert Hughes
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affirmation: Daily Inspiration: February 6, 2012
- 02/05/12 11:44 PM
Last week, I posted about needing some help (http://activerain.com/blogsview/2786009/help-me-to-succeed-better-please-) and received, not only an excellent reply, but a phone call as well from a marketing master of short sales (and a few other things). His name is Fernando Herboso and I found our talk and his comments to be very stimulating.
Today, aside from my usual doing my best to get in touch with clients, I am going to be taking Fernando’s advice and will be working on some of my marketing pieces to put out there.
I have been asked advice often, but have not had to reach out and … (6 comments)
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