Fear is a Life Sentence - 09/30/10 09:59 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
Fear is a Life Sentence
"The fear is worse than the pain."
Shannon Bahr, forward thinker
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Fear is a life sentence . . . .  
Fear is a life sentence of inaction and frustration following a widening path with no destination. Fear disables the person into inaction.   
The person that lives in fear dies a thousand deaths without making any forward progress in their lives.  
Living in fear is like many things in our life; it's a choice, we can sub come to fear … (9 comments)

The Human Spirit to Prevail - 09/30/10 03:45 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Human Spirit to Prevail
"You can chain me, you can torture me,
you can even destroy this body,
but you will never
imprison my mind."
Mahatma Gandhi, political & spiritual Leader of India  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The human spirit to prevail    
The only thing that can stop us in our life's pursuits is when we lose the will to succeed.   
We have it within us to withstand any challenge that we're presented with and succeed. That will to succeed is within our human … (5 comments)

A Good Woman is Behind a Successful Man - 09/30/10 10:15 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Good Woman is Behind a Successful Man 
"No man succeeds without a good woman behind him.
Wife or mother, if its both,
he is twice blessed indeed."
Harold Macmillan, former British Prime Minister 
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
A good woman is behind a successful man  
That woman may be his mother, wife, grandmother, partner or a support person in their career.   
A good woman is there for them and seems to understand what a man needs at that very moment. They will be there to … (5 comments)

Large Fonts and Multiple Colors-What Do Your Readers Think? - 09/29/10 10:13 PM
Cindy makes an excellence point. Should our blog post fit out target audience. Or should our posts be written for a general audience? Cindy gives us something to think about. 
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Cindy Jones-Northern Virginia Real Estate & Military Relocation Services (RE/MAX Allegiance #1 RE/MAX Company in the World):
Recently I’m noticing more bloggers on Active Rain  posting with larger fonts and multiple colors.  However does this growing phenomena on Active Rain enhance your blog posts or send your readers running the other way? When you browse the web looking at blogs identified as innovative and creative … (7 comments)

Personal Improvement - 09/29/10 10:29 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Personal Improvement
"Never Neglect an opportunity for improvement."
Sir William Jones, English Scholar
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Personal Improvement  
The opportunity for personal improvement will come in different shapes and sizes with many of them coming went we least expect them. Keep your mind open to the possibilities of new opportunities for personal improvement and they will be there for you to grasp.    
At times the opportunities for personal growth will come at us very quickly. If we are not prepared to reach out and grasp the … (9 comments)

Restoring Harmony and Balance to Real Estate Education - 09/29/10 12:06 AM
Sally has written an outstanding post, take a few minutes to read her post and balance and restore the harmony in your life.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes):
If everyone were open and honest then we would have no balance in our world. Does the same go for this scenario in our Real Estate Industry?  As we all are human, there will be good and bad in all areas of life and that includes our industry. But let's look into this further.....
After reading Real Estate Referrals … (3 comments)

The 5 rules of Happiness - 09/28/10 11:57 PM
Sharon share's her wisdom and her 5 rules for happiness, they're great rules to live you life by. Enjoy Sharon's post and stop by her blog to say hello.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Sharon Lee (Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance):
The 5 Rules Of Happiness:
If you like something, enjoy it.
If you don't like something, avoid it.
If you don't like something and can't avoid it, change it. If you can't or choose not to avoid or change something you don't like, then accept it. You accept something by changing your perception of it. Sounds pretty simple right? … (3 comments)

Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Prospecting Made Easy - 09/28/10 11:32 PM
Maya is a great writer and shares her words of wisdom with us. Take a few minute's to read an outstanding post.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Maya Bailey (Maya Bailey, Ph.D. ):
In years gone by, it didn't matter if you actively prospected. The market was good and deals fell easily into your lap. Many real estate agents did well in those years because their inability to prospect was not challenged.
These days, your survival depends on picking up the phone. If you try to kid yourself that emails and mailings are enough, your business will go under.
… (2 comments)

Cause and Effect - 09/28/10 10:41 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Cause and Effect 
"Every action we take,
everything we do,
is either a victory or defeat in the
struggle to become what we want to be."
Anne Byrbe  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Cause and Effect    
For every action we take there a reaction.  
Your success is not an accident; your success is the result of your commitment to succeed.  
Your choices become your life, the choices we make will become the foundation for our future and how we live our life.  
Your success is not a matter … (2 comments)

Good Judgment - 09/28/10 02:43 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Good Judgment  
"I learned that good judgment
comes from experience
and that experience grows out of mistakes."
Omar Bradley, General  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Good judgment   
We are not born with good judgment we develop it over time and in our efforts to grow as a person.  
Good judgment comes as a result of trial and error and in making decisions in both the good times as well as in the times of adversity. We learn from our decision making experiences and how those decisions … (4 comments)

Manage Tasks - 09/27/10 10:58 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Manage Tasks
"You cannot manage people -
You can only manage tasks.
People must be led."
Stephen Covey, author  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Manage your tasks  
By managing our tasks we manage our lives and control our time.  
When we manage our tasks we choose what road we will travel and the pace of the journey. We will determine what the most important tasks are and when we do them and complete them.   
In making that choice we decide how and when we invest our time and … (8 comments)

The Courage To Succeed - 09/27/10 10:02 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
The Courage To Succeed
"If you have the courage to begin,
you have the courage to succeed."
David Viscott, businessman and author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The courage to succeed    
There is no room service on the success journey. If we want something it will be up to us to go after it and get it. 
Success is not handed to us; success is earned as a result of our efforts over time.  
We have to have the courage to start our success journey and to go forward into the … (5 comments)

The Importance of Trust - 09/26/10 10:45 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Importance of Trust    
"Men of genius are admired,
men of wealth are envied,
men of power are feared;
but only men of character are trusted."
Source unknown   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The importance of trust   
Trust is the foundation of all successful relationships a relationship without trust is a relationship that's destined to fail.  
A common trait of successful people is in there ability to build rapport on a foundation of trust. When we establish rapport with a person they will listen and respond to … (12 comments)

Face Your Challenges With Courage - 09/25/10 11:16 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Face Your Challenges With Courage  
"Only by contending with challenges
that seem to be beyond your strength
to handle at the moment you can
grow more surely toward the stars."
Brian Tracy, author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Face your challenges with courage    
Challenges are those things that we encounter on our success journey. How we respond too those challenges will determine the pace and direction of our success journey.  
Only when we confront our challenges, are we able to resolve them and continue the forward … (9 comments)

Goals Without a Written Plan Have Limited Value - 09/25/10 09:43 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Goals Without a Written Plan Have Limited Value
"Setting a goal is not the main thing.
It is deciding how you will go
about achieving it
and staying with the plan."
Tom Landry, football coach    
                                    
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Goals without a written plan have a limited value  
A goal without the written plan to achieve the goals has no direction. Our goals may be in our mind, but we will drift without a clear and precise written plan to achieve our goals.   
The key to effective … (12 comments)

The Successful Person is Willing . . . . - 09/24/10 10:03 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Successful Person is Willing . . . .
"Often the difference between
a successful man
and a failure is not one's better
abilities or ideas,
but the courage that one has
to bet on his ideas,
to take a calculated risk and act."
Maxwell Maltz, author
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The successful person is willing . . . .   
You will find that a successful person is prepared for what they have to do and they are willing to take the calculated risks to succeed.  
You … (8 comments)

I Rather Be Me - 09/24/10 12:09 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
I Rather Be Me
"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could be is a maybe who reached for a star.
I'd rather be a has been than a might
have-been has been,
but a has an are."
Milton Berle, American Comedian    
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
I rather be me   
I rather be a person that has tried and not yet succeeded then a person that did not try.  
I rather be a person that has been knocked down … (10 comments)

A Burning Desire to Succeed - 09/23/10 11:55 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Burning Desire to Succeed 
"Burning desire to be or do something
gives us staying power - -
a reason to get up every morning
or to pick ourselves up and
start in again after a disappointment."
Marsha Sinetar, author  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
A burning desire to succeed
A the burning desire to succeed is our inner voices that's picks us up after we fall and gets us started and keeps us moving in the right direction.  
Our desire gives us a sense of … (8 comments)

Break Harmful Habits - 09/23/10 09:29 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
Break Harmful Habits 
"Harmful habits can be broken.
You can break a bad habit of thought
just as you can break a bad habit of action
and you can develop new habits
that are more helpful and healthful for you."
Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose DeWolf
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Break harmful habits  
Harmful habits pull the person in the wrong direction and moves them further away form their goals and success.  
Either we break a harmful habit or over time our harmful habits will break us.  
… (9 comments)

A Special Place - 09/22/10 10:49 PM
Take a moment to read an outstanding post.
Everyone has a special place in this world waiting for them we just have to find it.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Sharon Lee (Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance):
There is a special place that needs my special skill
A certain job I am meant to do that no one else can fill
The hours may be demanding and the pay will not make me rich
And yet I wouldn't change it for a moment if I could
There is a special place in life. A goal I must attain
A … (8 comments)

The Future Holds Unlimited Potential . . . . - 09/22/10 09:31 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Future Holds Unlimited Potential . . . .   
"The future has several names.
For the weak, it is the impossible.
For the Fainthearted and valiant,
it is the ideal."
Victor Hugo, French Poet and Playwright 
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The future holds unlimited potential . . . . For those who commit themselves to the journey to reach their full potential.  
The person that believes in themselves holds the keys in their hands to unlock the doors to a brighter future. When we open the doors to … (5 comments)

Consistent Committed Effort - 09/21/10 10:09 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
Consistent Committed Effort
"It's not what you do once in a while,
it's what you do day in and day out
that makes the difference."
Jenny Craig, founder of Jenny Craig Inc.
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Consistent committed effort . . . . Makes all the difference  
Achieving outstanding results is not a singular act or the result of a single event it's the result of consistent committed effort in pursuing our goals.  
The person that's willing to apply themselves and make a consistent committed effort to achieve … (8 comments)

Remember The Turtle - 09/20/10 11:43 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Remember The Turtle
"Remember the turtle - -
He never makes any progress till
He sticks his neck out."
Source Unknown   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Remember the turtle
The turtle lives their life in a shell and when they encounter any kind of challenges they retreat back into their shell to hide from the world.   
Don't be a turtle and live in a shell.  
To break away from our shell and experience what life has to offer we have to come out of our shell. When … (15 comments)

Stay In The Game - 09/20/10 03:59 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Stay In The Game
"Winner lose more than losers.
They win and lose more then lose
because they stay in the game."
Terry Paulson, speaker, author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Stay in the game   
When we see a person standing in the winner's circle of life we see the result of what the person has accomplished. What we don't readily see is what it took for that person to achieve that level of success.  
We don't see their commitment and dedication to their career to become … (8 comments)

Create The Power To Meet Your Challenges - 09/19/10 11:24 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Create The Power To Meet Your Challenges  
  "Do not pray for tasks equal to your power.
Pray for the power equal to your tasks."
Phillips Brooks, Clergyman   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Create the power to meet your challenges  
The power to meet your challenges comes in our preparation and in our commitment to succeed. We have to prepare our mind, our spirit and our skills to meet our challenges. 
When we're prepared we meet our challenges with the sense of confidences that we can overcome … (6 comments)

Choose Wisely - 09/19/10 10:52 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Choose Wisely
"Life is change.
Growth is optional.
Choose wisely."
Karen Kaiser Clark, Inspirational Speaker  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Choose wisely
Life is a moving target, just when you think you have everything figured out everything changes. Change can be good and enhance our growth. Or we can encounter change that will need our immediate attention to get us back on track.  
Change is a fact of life and comes around when we least expect it.  
Turn the change you encounter into a positive experience and apply … (5 comments)

Your Life Is In Front Of You - 09/18/10 09:42 PM
Motivational Power Quote

Your Life Is In Front Of You
"Today you have 100% of your life."
Tom Landry, Football Coach   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Your life is in front of you    
The past is written in the history book of our life.   
We can refer back to our history as a reference point. We can draw on our memories of the past and enjoy the moments. We can learn from the experiences of the past and gain insight for our future actions.   
When time has passed its gone forever we … (3 comments)

When You Get to the Bend In The Road - 09/18/10 06:43 PM
Motivational Power Quote
When You Get to the Bend In The Road
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road . . . .
unless you fail to make the turn."
Unknown      
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
When you get to the bend in the road . . . .  
Our life's journey is not an expressway nor is it a straight road. We will be many twists, turns and bends in the road to navigate. To keep our life moving in the right direction we will have to … (7 comments)

We Become Our Dreams - 09/17/10 10:17 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
We Become Our Dreams
"Dream lofty dreams and as you dream,
so shall you become."
James Allen, author  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
We become our dreams     
If I can dream it, and I believe I can achieve it, I will achieve it.  
The visions of your dreams are in your minds and they are waiting there for you to achieve them.  You have the ability to turn your dreams into your reality when you pursue them with passion.    
Remain focused on turning the vision of your dreams in … (3 comments)

Stay Young - 09/17/10 11:54 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
Stay Young
"None are so old as those
who have outlived enthusiasm."
Henry David Thoreau  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Stay young  
Nothing ages a person faster then the lost of enthusiasm.  
Our enthusiasm is the spark the lights the fire in our heart to do what has to be done even when what has to be done is said to be nearly impossible.   
When we undertake a difficult task with the enthusiasm there is nothing that can stand in our way from achieving our desired results.  
When … (13 comments)

Change Yourself - Change your Prospective - 09/17/10 07:21 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Change Yourself - Change your Prospective   
"Change yourself and your work
will seem different."
Norman Vincent Peale, author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Change yourself- change your prospective    
The future comes at us in lighting speed, the future will come to us if we're ready for it or not and we can stop the future.  
Not everything in our future will be under our control. But there are many aspects of the future that's under our control. The biggest area of the future that we can control is ourselves.   
… (7 comments)

Turn Good Intentions Into Hard Work - 09/16/10 09:37 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
Turn Good Intentions Into Hard Work  
"Plans are only good intentions
unless they immediately degenerate into hard work."
Peter Drucker, Management consultant    
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Turn good intentions into hard work good into hard work  
The world is full of people with good intention and you see many of them are parked at the rest stops on your success journey. They have good intentions but they don't take any actions to turn their good intentions into results.  
Good intentions only become valuable to us and the world when we … (7 comments)

Your Home Is Your Castle - Your House Is A Product For Sale - 09/16/10 03:45 PM
Take a moment to read an outstanding post.
Sharon has great insight on the sales and marketing process and what it takes to successfully market a property.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
Via Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations):
Advice to sellers:  If you want to sell your home, you need to market it like any other product.
Your home just may be your castle and you can decorate it and live in it any way you choose. 
Your comfort and your happiness is what really matters.
BUT...
When it comes time to sell your castle home... things need to … (2 comments)

Your Home Is Your Castle - Your House Is A Product For Sale - 09/16/10 03:45 PM
Take a moment to read an outstanding post.
Sharon has great insight on the sales and marketing process and what it takes to successfully market a property.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
Via Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations):
Advice to sellers:  If you want to sell your home, you need to market it like any other product.
Your home just may be your castle and you can decorate it and live in it any way you choose. 
Your comfort and your happiness is what really matters.
BUT...
When it comes time to sell your castle home... things need to … (0 comments)

Reporter Looking for Small Town Realtors: Publicity Opportunity! - 09/16/10 02:37 PM
This is an outstanding resource for a Realtor to expose a small town to the market.
Erica thanks for taking the time to share your tip.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Erica Ramus - Realty Executives / Pottsville PA Real Estate:
Writer Dale Siegel is looking for small town realtors to talk to him about WHY living in their town is great. It is for a blog/online consumer site. 
If you want to be profiled, just send him an email ASAP to query-lid@helpareporter.com
Write HARO-RE MARKET in the subject line
Deadline is 7 pm tomorrow, September 17
Are you … (1 comments)

Unlocking the Secret to Customer Satisfaction - 09/16/10 12:58 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Unlocking the Secret to Customer Satisfaction    
"There's no great mystery to satisfying your customers.
Build them a quality product
and treat them with respect.
it's that simple."
Lee Iacocca, auto executive    
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Unlocking the secret to customer satisfaction    
A key to satisfying customers is to understand your customer, their motivation, their needs and their expectations. Creating customers satisfaction is not created in a vacuum, it's a joint venture between the customer, our company and us.   
Our product has to meet the customer's needs and … (5 comments)

Breakdown the Resistance - 09/15/10 08:16 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Breakdown the Resistance
"Resistance and obstacles crumble under
the relentless pressure of
constant determined effort."
Tracy Brinkman, writer and speaker  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Breakdown the resistance   
We have been sailing along with everything going just fine and out of the blue - BANG - we hit a wall. We don't create it, we didn't anticipate it, but there it is right in front us.  
When we first look at the wall it can look to be overwhelming with no hope of resolving it. … (4 comments)

Turn a Disadvantage Into an Advantage - 09/15/10 09:53 AM
      
Motivational Power Quote
 
Turn a Disadvantage Into an Advantage
"There is an advantage in every disadvantage
and a gift in every problem."
John Johnson, American Businessman and Publisher   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Turn a disadvantage into an advantage
A disadvantage is an opportunity waiting to be discovered. 
How we look at a disadvantage will determine what we'll see and how we'll respond to the disadvantage. When we look at a disadvantage and see an advantage we are seeing the disadvantage through a positive prospective of our glass being … (8 comments)

Change Your Direction - 09/14/10 08:30 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Change Your Direction  
"If you do not change direction,
you may end up where you are heading."
Lao Lzu, Chinese philosopher    
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Change your direction   
Did you ever have that feeling in the pit of your stomach that you're working as hard as you can and not getting anywhere? 
You may have reached a point in your career or in your life that you need a change of direction.  
We can reach a point in our life that if we continue on our present … (4 comments)

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION IS DOWN AND YOU ARE IN THE "30 IN 30" DAYS CONTEST? OR, IS IT ABOUT ALWAYS HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN?? - 09/14/10 10:49 AM
There are times that things are not working out as we had planned, that's when we need to have a plan B.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig

Via Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker, Virginia & Maryland (Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate):
FIRST YOU SCREAM ! ! ! !
Then you collect your wits about you and execute your contingency plan.  Always have a contingency plan.
1.  First you have to call Verizon and go through 45 minutes of worthless trouble shooting with a Verizon tech.
SOLUTION:  Line trouble.  They'll call you back in 24-48 hours … (0 comments)

Keep Moving Forward - 09/14/10 08:59 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Keep Moving Forward  
"There are many ways of going forward,
but one way of standing still."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Keep moving forward   
A person that plants their feet in concrete and waits for success will find the world passing them by.  
Success is there to be achieved, but it's not in the waiting. Success is there for the person who is willing to step forward and to continually move in the direction of their goals and success.  
… (5 comments)

Expect It and Achieve It - 09/13/10 08:43 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Expect It and Achieve It  
"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness
if greatness is expected of him."
John Steinbeck, American Writer   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Expect it and achieve it    
We will go as high as we expect to go. The person who believes that they will achieve greatness will find a way to make it happen. 
There are no limits to the height of success that one can achieve. Success is there for the person that sets their sights on their goals and is … (15 comments)

If You Don’t Like It -Find a Way To Change It - 09/13/10 09:31 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
If You Don't Like It -Find a Way To Change It  
"If there are things you don't like
in the world you grew up in,
make your our life different."
Dave Thomas, Wendy's Founder   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
If you don't like it - find a way to change it   
When we encounter things in our life we can either accept them as they are or we can find a way to change them.  
If we accept things the way they are, we are accepting the conditions … (7 comments)

Preparation Pays - 09/12/10 09:46 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Preparation Pays  
"Fools worry: The wise prepare."
Duane Alan Hahn, writer   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Preparation pays    
Preparation creates confidence in a person and the lack of preparation creates doubt.  
The person that prepared operates within their confidence zone and will move forward with a sense of self-assurance. They will have the self confidence to make the tough decisions.  
A person that prepares themselves is prepared to respond to the varied conditions that life brings them and will stay in control of their decisions and not … (7 comments)

Lead By Example - 09/12/10 01:07 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Lead By Example  
"I don't know any other way to lead
but by example."
Don Shula, HOF football coach  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Lead by example    
We can talk the talk but if we don't walk the walk people will not follow us.  
People will follow a leader that leads by example and sets a positive direction for others to follow.
An effective leader can lead a business to greater heights of success and we can effective lead our customers to better decisions. 
We lead others … (5 comments)

Realize Your Full Potential - 09/11/10 11:50 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Realize Your Full Potential  
"Only by coming to grips with difficulty
can you realize your full potential."
Charles de Gaulle, President of France  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Realize your full potential  
To realize our full potential we have to handle the conditions that we encounter. We have to handle our success and we have to be able to handle the difficulties that we face.  Both have unique challenges and both will move us closer in achieving our goals.  
When we encounter difficulties we have a choice, … (3 comments)

Real Success is Found in Enjoying What You Do - 09/11/10 09:50 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
Real Success is Found in Enjoying What You Do  
"You never achieve real success unless
like what you doing."
Dale Carnegie author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Real success is found in enjoying what you do  
The person that finds what they enjoy and do it for a living will find happiness and true success.  
Many people wander through their life not enjoying what they do. As a result they will only apply a minimal effort and do just about enough to get by. They will never reach … (5 comments)

See Yourself as a Winner - 09/11/10 06:41 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
See Yourself as a Winner
"If you can accept losing, you can't win."
Vince Lombardi, professional football coach   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
See yourself as a winner  
In the game of life there will be times that we encounter obstacles, setbacks and failure. There will also be times that we have given our best and we have come up short of our goals.  
Failure is a stop on the success journey and most people will make that stop at one time or another. Winners understand that failure … (4 comments)

The Wings of Imagination - 09/10/10 11:14 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Wings of Imagination  
"The man who has no imagination has no wings."
Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The wings of imagination   
The person with imagination has the keys to the universe. That person can imagine walking on the moon and he did. Muhammad Ali imagined being the world heavyweight boxing championing of the world and he was.  
A person with imagination can see things that other people can't see. But they achieve things that other people could never imagine.  
Many people say … (8 comments)

The Challenge With Communications - 09/10/10 09:43 PM
Motivational Power Quote 
The Challenge With Communications   
"The problem with communication
is the illusion that it has occurred."
George Bernard Shaw, play write  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The challenge with communication . . . .   
Are we communicating or talking?   
Are we talking and not listening?   
Good communication is an interactive skill where information is exchanged between the parties to create a mutual understanding among the parties.   
The best communicators are the best listener because they are listening to understand and they focus on the other person and their needs. An effective … (5 comments)

Genius Is . . . . - 09/10/10 03:33 PM
 
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Genius Is . . . .  
"Genius is the ability to reduce
the complicated to the simple."
C.W. Ceram, author   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Genius is . . . .  
Genius is the thin slice between ordinary and extraordinary.  
Genius is turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.  
Genius is finding a way to do the things that other people are not doing and to do them and to turn them into opportunities and success.   
Genius is focusing on the little details and doing them with excellences and turning … (1 comments)

Come Out From Behind the Clouds and Shine - 09/09/10 08:58 PM
  
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Come Out From Behind the Clouds and Shine  
"Meditate . . . .
Find purely, be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon comes out
from behind the clouds;
 and shine."
Buddha    
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Come out from behind the clouds and shine
There are days that we feel like we are standing in the clouds, and what we're doing seems to be obscured to the world. We continue to extent an effort and we feel no one is recognizing our efforts.  
When we … (5 comments)

Love What You Do - 09/09/10 10:38 AM
  
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Love What You Do    
"Find something you're passionate about
and keep tremendously interested in it."
Julia Child, chef   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Love what you do  
We move through our life doing things that we dislike, but we do them because we find them in or comfort zone and we don't want to challenge the status quo.  
We labor our life away and we don't find fulfillment in our career because we don't enjoy what we are doing. When we dislike what we're doing it makes … (9 comments)

The Top Priority In Successful Sales - 09/08/10 10:46 PM
 
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The Top Priority In Successful Sales  
"Wise are those who learn that the bottom line
doesn't always have to be their top priority."
William Arthur Ward   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The top priority in successful sales   
The top priority in successful sales is to create satisfied customers.   
Creating a high level of customer service leads to customer satisfaction and that satisfaction will contribute to the bottom line. Our bottom line doesn't create satisfied customers.  
Satisfied customers = the bottom line. 
When we put the customer interests first … (4 comments)

We Can Do What We See and Believe - 09/08/10 03:33 PM
 
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We Can Do What We See and Believe  
"I saw the angel in the marble
and carved until I set him free."
Michelangelo  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
We can do what we see and believe   
When we look at the marble of our life what do we see?  
Michelangelo could look into a slab of marble and see it's potential. When he looked at a slab of marble he had a vision what the marble could be. He could look into a slab of marble and see the … (3 comments)

Why You Can - 09/07/10 09:10 PM
 
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Why You Can
"Stop thinking of the all the reasons
why you cannot be successful
and instead,
think of all the reasons
why you can."
Dr. David Harold Fink,  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Why you can   
You can do what you believe that you can do.  
You will become the person in you dominate thought, what ever you want to become or achieve in life first takes root in your thoughts. Form a crystal clear vision in your mind of what you want to achieve. See … (8 comments)

The Door of Wealth - 09/07/10 10:03 AM
 
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The Door of Wealth  
"Wealth is the product of a man's capacity to think."
Ann Rand, author  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The door of wealth  
The quality of a person thinking determines the direction of a person's life. The direction of our life can take us to the heights of success and wealth or down the path of a marginal existence.  
Our thinking is an essential resource that fuels our success journey. The direction that our success journey takes is a personal choice.  
What we primarily think … (5 comments)

The Law of Applied Efforts - 09/06/10 08:04 PM
  
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The Law of Applied Efforts   
"Knowing is not enough we must apply;
willing is not enough; we must do."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The law of applied efforts  
The person that applies their knowledge for a positive purpose will find success. When the same person applies their knowledge combined with their efforts they will open the doors to unlimited opportunities.    
Knowledge without the proper application of effect becomes of very little value to the holder. The person that has the knowledge and … (8 comments)

You’re Right - 09/06/10 10:11 AM
 
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You're Right
"Optimists are right. So are pessimists.
It's up to you to choose which you will be."
Harvey Mackay, author  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
You're right   
The optimist will move through their life with a positive outlook. When they are faced with a challenging situation they believe that they can successfully work their way through their challenges.  They approach their challenges with a positive outlook. They come up with the best acceptable solution and apply the actions to resolve the challenge.    
The optimist sees their glass … (7 comments)

Getting Better Answers - 09/05/10 10:46 PM
 
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Getting Better Answers
"Quality questions create a quality life.
Successful people ask better questions,
and as a result, they get better answers."
Anthony Robbins, Self-help expert   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Getting better answers  
Asking better questions leads to informative conversation and better answers.  
Asking better questions is in part of becoming a great conversationalist, as we ask we gather better information and answers.  As we communicate we exchange information and accumulate knowledge.  
Asking better questions in a negotiating environment leads to gathering better information to effectively … (9 comments)

Live a Life of Possibilities Not of Fears - 09/05/10 12:52 PM
 
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Live a Life of Possibilities Not of Fears
"Too many of us are not living our dreams
because we are living our fears."
Les Brown, motivational speaker  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Live a life of possibilities not of fears   
Live a life of what can be, be a seeker of what can be possible. A person that thinks in the terms of possibilities opens their minds to think in spectrum of what can be possible when many people are thinking in reverse of what use to … (5 comments)

Get A Running Start - 09/04/10 10:50 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Get A Running Start
"When we feel stuck, going nowhere - -
even starting to step backward - -
we may actually be backing up
to get a running start."
Dan Millman, author  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Get a running start  
Did it ever feel like your life is going in reverse? When you do it's time to put on the breaks and turn it around and back on track.  
If you have encountered a roadblock and there's no forward momentum it's time to get … (5 comments)

Make the Most of Your Time - 09/04/10 02:41 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Make the Most of Your Time
"It's not the hours you put into
your work that counts,
it's the work you put in the hours."
Sam Ewing, writer
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Make the most of your time  
We are blessed with twenty four precious hours in each of our days, what we do with those hours becomes a personal choice.  
Time is a perishable commodity and once the time has pasted it can never be recaptured, it's gone forever.  
The key with time is … (8 comments)

Be Firm in Your Resolve . . . . - 09/03/10 07:11 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Be Firm in Your Resolve . . . .  
"I am a man of fixed and unbending principles,
the first of which is to flexible at all times."
Everett Dirksen, American Politician   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be firm in your resolve . . . .  
When a person is firm in their resolve they know what they want to achieve, they know how they will achieve it and they're steadfast in their resolve to achieve a successful outcome.  
But the person is also flexible.  
They may get … (6 comments)

Our Life Becomes an Echo - 09/03/10 11:31 AM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
Our Life Becomes an Echo
"Life is an echo - what you send out comes back."
Chinese Proverb   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Our life becomes an echo  
What we send out into the world is returned to us in like kind our life becomes an echo of our actions and beliefs. 
How we see our world will be determined by the view from the path that we had chosen to travel. Our view is shaped by the events of our life's journey.  
The path of our … (0 comments)

Keep Your Eyes Open - 09/02/10 10:02 PM
 
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Keep Your Eyes Open  
"Too many people miss the silver lining
because they are expecting the gold."
Maurice Setter  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Keep your eyes open  
Keep your eyes open and you'll see the opportunities that are there and available for you. Only when our eyes are open and our minds receptive will we harvest the abundance that's around us.  
Have your eyes open for opportunities . . . .
Seek the opportunities with positive expectations and you will discover unlimited opportunities. Wait for those … (7 comments)

Make The Most Out of Your Moments - 09/02/10 03:08 PM
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Make The Most Out of Your Moments
"It's isn't the big pleasures that count the most;
it is making a great deal out of the little ones."
Anonymous
     
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Make the most out of your moments  
They pass almost unnoticed; they are gone before we know it; in about a blink of the eye. We will recall too few of them but many of them are very important.    
Many of them where very special, but our other priorities seem to out weight them and we … (2 comments)

Turn Obstacles into Opportunities - 09/01/10 11:32 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
  
Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities
"Entrepreneurs are simply those
who understand that there is little difference
between obstacle and opportunity
and are able to turn both to their advantage."
 Niccole Machiavelli, Italian renaissance writer
    
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Turn your obstacles into opportunities  
Entrepreneurs see obstacles as the seeds of opportunity, and make the most of any situation that they find themselves in.  
Obstacles are a fact of life and we do encounter them; they will come in many shapes and sizes. When you're presented with … (5 comments)

Go Into The Unknown - 09/01/10 10:19 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Go Into The Unknown
"A man can learn nothing except
by going from the known to the unknown."
Claude Bernard, French Physiologist   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Go into the unknown . . . .   
In the fog of the unknown is where we will find the pathway to unlimited opportunities and success. That pathway may have been obscured to us in the past but it there for us to take the moment that we look for it. In taking that path we will have to step out … (2 comments)