Your Long Term Goals Will Keep You Focused - 04/30/12 08:21 PM
      
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Your Long Term Goals Will Keep You Focused
“You must have long term goals to keep you from
bring frustrated by short-term failures.”
Charles C. Noble 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Your long term goals will keep you focused
 
Success is not always achieved by the swiftest. The professional that focuses on the big picture is focusing on their long term goals and staying the course to achieve them.
 
A success journey will experience many course of events. There will be the high of successes and … (4 comments)

Champions Persist - 04/30/12 05:18 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote

Champions Persist
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.
Billy Jean King, professional tennis player
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Champions persist
 
Champions become a champion not in the limelight of center court, they become champion as a result of their commitment to their profession and the endless hours they invest in becoming highly proficient at what they do.
 
A champion invests untold hours in preparation to be at the top of their game so that when they step into the arena of their … (3 comments)

Ask For The Sale - 04/30/12 05:48 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Ask For The Sale
“We miss 100 percent of the sales we don’t ask for.”
Zig Ziglar, author, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Ask for the sale
 
The greatest fear in asking for a sale is the fear of rejection.
 
Most sales are lost as a result of the sales professional not asking for the sale.
 
I would like to share a short story about a real estate sales professional and a first time home buyer who was referred to her by a … (8 comments)

Confidence and Preparation Go Hand in Hand - 04/29/12 08:23 PM
          
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Confidence and Preparation Go Hand in Hand
“One important key to success is self-confidence,
an important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
Arthur Ashe 1943 – 1993, Professional Tennis Player
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Confidence and preparation go hand in hand
 
For the person that has confidence and fails to prepare will find themselves making very little progress. Opportunity will past them by as a result of not being prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.
 
The person that prepares themselves but has little or … (6 comments)

Cash in Cash Out - 04/29/12 04:43 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Cash in Cash Out
“If your out go exceeds your income them your
upkeep will be your downfall.”
Bill Earle, businessman
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Cash in cash out
 
When your cash in exceeds your cash out things are good.
 
When your cash out exceeds your cash in, it’s turn out the lights.
 
Business planning and business management are one of the overlooked practices and yet one the most important in the real estate profession.
 
As a real estate professional we … (2 comments)

Try New Things - 04/29/12 06:50 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Try New Things
“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.
The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions:
could have, might have and should have.”
Louis E. Boone, author business and economics
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Try new things
 
Success is going to your strengths and doing what you do with excellence.
 
But at the same time you have to stretch yourself to expand your areas of expertise by trying new things.
 
Doing what you have always been … (4 comments)

Let Go and Forget Your Past Mistakes - 04/28/12 07:08 PM
      
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Let Go and Forget Your Past Mistakes
“Forget past mistakes. Forget failures, forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.”
William Durant 1861 – 1947, founder of General Motors
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Let go and forget your past mistakes
 
We live in our thinking.
 
Focusing your thinking on your past mistakes is investing the valuable resources of your mind and time on negative conditions. Misusing your thinking will return no dividend or serve any constructive purpose.
 
Your … (9 comments)

The World Makes The Way For Doers - 04/28/12 06:15 AM
    
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The World Makes The Way For Doers
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.
But above all, the world needs dreams who do.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach, author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The world makes the way for doers
 
The doers seem to find a way to make their way through a crowd and work their way to the front.
 
The world recognizes the doers and will step aside and let doers past them. Doers have a presents about them and it shows … (10 comments)

Go Into the Future With Positive Expectations - 04/27/12 07:45 PM
      
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Go Into the Future With Positive Expectations
“Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past
or present are certain to miss the future.”
John F. Kennedy 1917 – 1963, 35th President of the United States
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Go into the future with positive expectations
 
The future is in front of you and you move in that direction one moment at the time.
 
You can choose to step bristly into the future or you can be tentative about … (7 comments)

Stay True Your Dreams - 04/27/12 02:52 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Stay True Your Dreams
“Success is the prize for those who stand true to their ideas.”
Josh S. Hinds, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Stay true your dreams
 
Fix the vision of your dreams in your mind. Burn that vision in your thoughts and stay true to your vision with determination until turn your dreams into a reality.
 
When people come into your life and try to discourage your or put obstacles in front of you, stay true to your dreams. The obstacles … (8 comments)

Stretch Your Thinking Stretch Your Ideas - 04/27/12 05:46 AM
   
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Stretch Your Thinking Stretch Your Ideas
“Lack of money is no obstacle.
Lack of an idea is an obstacle.”
Ken Hakuta, entrepreneur
                                                
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Stretch your thinking stretch your ideas.
 
Stretching your thinking stretches your mind and stretches your potential and stretches your possibility for greater opportunity and achievement.
 
It’s not until you stretch the status quo in your thinking do you open the doors for greater success. As you stretch your thinking your stretching your ideas and as you stretch your … (6 comments)

Let Your Criticism be Soft . . . . - 04/26/12 08:17 PM
     
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Let Your Criticism be Soft . . . .
“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish
a man’s growth without destroying his roots.”
Frank Howard 1888 -1962, writer
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Let your criticism be soft
 
Let your criticism be soft . . . . And your praise be heard.
 
There are times that we reach a point of disappointment is a person’s actions or performance.
 
In those moments we can choose to criticize the person in public, complaint … (6 comments)

The Resolution to Succeed - 04/26/12 04:01 PM
   
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The Resolution to Succeed
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other one thing.”
Abraham Lincoln 1809 -1865, 16th President of the United States
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The resolution to succeed
 
When you make the decision to succeed you’re making a commitment to yourself to climb the ladder of success.
 
To move up the ladder of success you have to make the commitment to step onto the ladder and to keep on climbing the ladder. You … (2 comments)

Invest in Yourself - 04/26/12 06:34 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Invest in Yourself
“Invest three percent of your income in yourself
(self-development) in order to guarantee your future.”
Brain Tracy, self-help author, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Invest in yourself
 
You are your most important resource.
 
You’re the one that drives your career and you’re making the decisions on what path you want to follow.
 
And most importantly you are your business . . . .
 
When you invest in yourself you are investing in your business and in your future. … (5 comments)

The Power of the Printed Word - 04/25/12 07:42 PM
    
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The Power of the Printed Word   
“Reading can be a powerful catalyst for thinking;
it has the potential for stimulating wisdom.”
Michael E. Angier, author, CIO Success Net     
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The power of the printed word
 
The printed word holds millenniums of knowledge at our finger tips. To benefit from that knowledge all we have to do is to open up a book and read it or go online and research the information.
 
Never in the history of the planet has … (6 comments)

Group Think is the Kiss of Death - 04/25/12 04:44 AM
      
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Group Think is the Kiss of Death
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
George S. Patton 1885 – 1945, General U.S. Army
 

As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Group think is the kiss of death
 
When everyone is thinking alike there is an exercise of conformity going on in the unspoken word, and everyone is covering their butt. 
 
I have encountered many group think situations over the years.
 
In one situation the division president was so overpowering that no one … (10 comments)

Speaking With a Purpose - 04/24/12 07:55 PM
     
Motivational Power Quote
 
Speaking With a Purpose
“There is all the difference in the world between
having something to say and having to say something."
John Dewey, psychologist, social critic
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Speaking with a purpose
 
Far too many negotiations get derailed by speaking to say something and not speaking with a purpose.
 
The golden rule of communications is to be a proactive listener and to listen 80% of the time and to speak with a purpose and ask question 20% of the time.
 
… (6 comments)

Our Lives Are Shaped by Our Habits - 04/24/12 01:45 PM
      
Motivational Power Quote
 
Our Lives Are Shaped by Our Habits
“Do something every day that you don’t want to do;
this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of
doing your duty without pain.
John 17:4    
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Our lives are shaped by our habits.
 
The habit of doing a little more will shape our life for crating positive results.
 
Over our lifetime we form many habits, our positive habits becomes the foundation that we build our careers on. Our habits support the … (13 comments)

Maximize the Use of Your Time - 04/23/12 07:34 PM
    
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Maximize the Use of Your Time
“Those who make the worst use of their time
are the first to complain of its shortness.”
Jan de La Bruyere 1645 – 1696, French Author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Maximize the use of your time
 
Time is not only a precious resource but it’s also a perishable resource and once the time has passed it cannot be recaptured or replace its gone forever.
 
You will either use your time for productive endeavors or waste it. You … (10 comments)

There’s no Free Lunch - 04/23/12 05:16 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
There’s no Free Lunch
“Free enterprise gives everybody a chance to get to the top.
Some depend too much on the free and not enough on the enterprise.”
Anonymous
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
There’s no free lunch
 
There’s no free lunch but there are great dinners for those who are willing to pay the price to sit at the table of success.
 
Success is obtainable for those who will are willing to work to achieve success. You’ll find success doesn’t come in the overnight … (28 comments)

Make It Happen or It Will Happen to You - 04/22/12 08:30 PM
    
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Make It Happen or It Will Happen to You    
“It had long come to my attention that people
of accomplishment rarely sit back and
let things happen to them.
they went out and happen to things.”
Elinor Smith 1911 -2010,  Pioneer American Aviator 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Make it happen or it will happen to you
 
There are those go out and take control of their lives and make it happen and there are those who sit around and wait for things to … (6 comments)

The Miracle of Hard Work - 04/22/12 04:45 PM
    
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The Miracle of Hard Work
“Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to
work terribly hard for them.”
Chaim Weizmann 1874 - 1952, First President of Israel  
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The miracle of hard work
 
If you’re waiting for a miracle to happen don’t hold your breath.
 
If you want miracles to happen you have to work for them and when you do everything becomes a possibility.
 
Miracles seem to happen for the people who are willing to roll up their sleeves … (5 comments)

Fix Your Eyes on the Future - 04/22/12 07:34 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Fix Your Eyes on the Future
“Fix your eyes forward on what you can do,
not back on what you cannot change.”
Tom Clancy, author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Fix your eyes on the future
 
Focus your sights on the future and what you want to accomplish.
 
Create the written goals and a action plan that will support you and your vision for your future accomplishment. 
 
Put your energy into the activities that will make you successful and fix your eyes on … (4 comments)

You Know it’s Time to go Home - 04/21/12 08:56 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
You Know it’s Time to go Home
“When you look like your passport photo, it is time to go home.”
Erma Bombeck 1927 – 1996, Author, Humorist
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
You know it’s time to go home

When  . . . . You go to an all you can eat buffet and you no longer see over the dishes on your table.
 
When . . . . You fill up your gas tank and you have to take a second mortgage on your home.
… (8 comments)

Put Your Resources To Work For You - 04/21/12 06:31 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Put Your Resources To Work For You
“Your greatest asset is your earning ability,
your greatest resource is your time.”
Brian Tracy, self-help author, motivational speaker 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Put your resources to work for you
 
One of your greatest resources you have is your time.
 
Your time can be invested in activities that move you in the direction of achieving greater levels of success. Or you time be spent on other activities that produce very little or no positive results.
 
Invest … (5 comments)

Sales Leadership - 04/20/12 08:10 PM
       
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Sales Leadership
“Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others
the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.”
Nitin Nohria, the Tenth Dean of the Harvard Business School
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Sales leadership
 
Navigating a real estate a real estate transaction can become very challenging and stressful to both the buyers, sellers and the real estate professional as well.
 
There are many minefields that we will have to successful navigate on behalf of our customers to close the transaction. … (7 comments)

Your Best Judgment - 04/20/12 06:30 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Your Best Judgment
“I never won anything without hard labor and
the exercise of my best judgment.”
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Your best judgment
 
Every day as professionals we will face situations that requires us to use our best judgment.
 
In working with buyers we have to use our best judgment in selecting the homes to show them. We have to base the selection of homes on their motivation, needs, wants and ability to own and to help them through … (7 comments)

Other People’s Options - 04/19/12 03:35 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Other People’s Options
‘We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”
Virginia Satir 1916 – 1988, Author, psychotherapist
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Other people’s options
 
Everyone has them and most people would like to share them. Some options can be very helpful and bring added dimension into our life and career.
 
Those options come from the mentors in our life and their options come from their heart. They want to see us succeed and to grow as a person and they … (12 comments)

Success is a Result of Having Predetermined Goals - 04/19/12 07:32 AM
   
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Success is a Result of Having Predetermined Goals
“Success is progressive realization of worthwhile
predetermined person goals .”
Paul J. Myer, Founder of The Success - Motivation Institute
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Success is a result of having predetermined goals
 
Until you have established a clear target to aim for there’s nothing to aim at and nothing to aim for. I reality all you’ll be doing is shooting in the dark with the hopes of hitting something.
 
When there’s nothing to aim for there’s … (4 comments)

The Law of Probabilities - 04/18/12 08:20 PM
   
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The Laws of Probabilities   
“I teach something called The Law of Probabilities,
which says the more things you try,
the more likely one of them will work.
The more books you read the more likely one of
them will have the answers to a question that could
solve the major problems of your life . .
make you wealthier, solve a health problem,
whatever it might be.”
Jack Canfield, author, success coach      
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The laws of probabilities
 
What we sow we … (6 comments)

The Voyage of Personal Discovery - 04/18/12 05:18 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Voyage of Personal Discovery
“You cannot teach a man anything:
You can only help him discover it within himself.”
Galileo Galilei 1564 – 1642, mathematician, astronomer   
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The voyage of personal discovery
 
In my years of managing, coaching, consulting, training, mentoring and public speaking I have detected something very interesting and Galileo quote is post a reflective of what I’ve found.  
 
The lessons that I have learned is you can’t teach a person anything until that person opens their … (1 comments)

A Good Listing Presentation - 04/18/12 06:08 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Good Listing Presentation
“I like a good story well told.
That’s the reason I’m sometimes forces to tell then myself.”
Mark Twin, American writer and wit
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
A good listing presentation
 
A good listing presentation engages the sellers and results in a saleable listing.
 
Our presentation will include the facts and figures about the market place and may include some charts and grafts which an analytical person will love.
 
A good listing appointment covers the same information is the forms … (4 comments)

The Architect of Our Life - 04/17/12 07:51 PM
      
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Architect of Our Life
“When it comes to getting things done,
we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.”
Colleen C. Barrett, Former President of Southwest Airlines, author
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The architect of our life
 
Our life is like constructing and building.  
 
A builder wouldn’t get very far in the construction of the building without a set of plans and who knows what building would like or turn out to be if there were no set plans to follow.
 
If go … (6 comments)

Our Character is Formed in the Torrents of Life - 04/17/12 03:08 PM
  
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Our Character is Formed in the Torrents of Life
“A talent is formed in stillness,
 a character in the world’s torrent.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749 - 1831, German artist, writer  
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Our character is formed in the torrents of life
 
When we are facing great pressure our true self comes to the surface. In those moments our true character is revealed.
 
In very stressful times people will find the inner strength to overcome their challenges and their true character … (5 comments)

The Future is What You Think it Will Be - 04/17/12 06:04 AM
  
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The Future is What You Think it Will Be
“The future has several names.
For the weak it is the impossible.
For the faint hearted it is the unknown.
For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal.”
Victor Hugo 1802 -1885, French Poet, Playwright, Novelist
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The future is what you think it will be
 
Your future will be what you think it will be . . . . in your expectations.
 
If you think your future will be one of … (6 comments)

There is Talent and There is Drive - 04/16/12 08:24 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
There is Talent and There is Drive
“A great drive, a powerful determination and a consuming desire
 Will easily compensate for a little or limited talent.”
Dr. Robert Schuller, author, clergyman  
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
There is talent and there is drive
 
Talent is an aptitude and an ability do things that in some cases other may not do as well as you do it. Some talent is natural and some talent is acquired.
 
Talent in itself is a gift and a capacity to shine … (7 comments)

Four Short Words - 04/16/12 04:09 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Four Short Words
“Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful
individuals above the crowd; a little bit more.
The did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.”
                                                    A. Lou Vickey, writer
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Four short words
 
Life is a series of choices.
 
There are some people that will try to get by with doing as little as possible and there are others that we only do what’s expected of them.
 
There is a small … (4 comments)

Get a Worthwhile Goal - 04/16/12 06:35 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Get a Worthwhile Goal
“People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that
they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile.
Get yourself a goal worth working for.
Better still, get yourself a project.
Always have something ahead of you to look forward to . . . .
To work for and hope for.”
Dr. Maxwell Maltz 1899 - 1975, Author of Psycho Cybernetics
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Get a worthwhile goal
 
A life without goals is a life without … (5 comments)

Beliefs Shape Your Future - 04/15/12 08:25 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
Beliefs Shape Your Future
“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.”
Anthony Robbins, author, self-help expert
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Beliefs shape your future
 
A person’s belief system is embedded in their thinking. Their thinking will determine how they perceive the things that they encounter and how they respond to them.
 
Our beliefs trigger our thinking, actions, motivations and our attitude. What we believe we being into our daily lives and our beliefs shape our future.
 
Two people look … (5 comments)

Today is The Day . . . . Of Days - 04/15/12 04:07 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Today is The Day . . . . Of Days
“The creed of the Internal Revenue is simple:
If we can bring one little smile
to one little face today,
then somebody’s slipped up somewhere.”
David Frost, journalist   
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
Today is the day . . . .  of days
 
Today is the day to give an extra pint of blood or an extra gallon, hey IRS needs it more then we do.
 
Give until it hurts or creates great … (7 comments)

When You’re Green You’re Growing - 04/15/12 07:58 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
When You’re Green You’re Growing
“All of us need to grow continuously in our lives.”
Les Brown, author, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
When you’re green you’re growing . . . .
 
When you’re green you’re growing . . . . When a person decides that they no longer have to grow they begin to wilt and will start to fade away from the landscape.
 
Personal growth is a continuous process that goes on throughout your entire life and a person is either growing … (5 comments)

Proactive Approach To Problem Solving - 04/14/12 08:41 PM
     
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Proactive Approach To Problem Solving
“I am grateful for all of my problems.
After each one was overcome,
I became stronger and more able to
meet those that were still to come.
I grew in all my difficulties.”
   J. C. Penny, Businessman      
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Proactive approach to Problem solving
 
A problem is an opportunity to become stronger and grow.
 
Problems are those things that seem to pop up when we least expect them. Most of the time problems need … (8 comments)

Discover Your True Self - 04/14/12 01:50 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Discover Your True Self
“You cannot teach a man anything.
You only help him discover it within himself.”
Galileo Galilei 1564 – 1642, Italian mathematician, astronomer   
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Discover your true self
 
To discover our true self we have to look within.
 
A mentor, trainer or coach can being motivation, desire and the tools into your life that will create the success that your seek. But only you can put what they bring to you to good use to bring your … (6 comments)

The Difference Between Death and Taxes - 04/14/12 06:41 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Difference Between Death and Taxes
“The only difference between death and taxes
Is that death doesn’t get worse every time congress meets.”
Will Rogers, humorist
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The difference between death and taxes
 
I think Will Rogers had it right that when a person dies there dead and it doesn’t get worst.
 
Now with taxes that’s a whole other story . . . . And then some.
 
When Congress meets they come up new and creative ways to spend our … (8 comments)

What’s Your Competitive Advantage? - 04/13/12 08:14 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
What’s Your Competitive Advantage?
“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete!”
Jack Welch, former CEO of GE
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
What’s your competitive advantage?
 
A business without a competitive advantage is “a me too business” in a crowded field and won’t be able to successfully compete in the market place.
 
Your competitive advantage is what makes you standout in the market place and it gives a person a reason to want to do business with you.
 
Who’s your target market … (5 comments)

Remain Focused - 04/13/12 06:12 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
Remain Focused
“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
Mark Twain. American Writer
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Remain focused
 
As business entrepreneurs you have to remain focused on your objectives and make use all of the tools of your profession to achieve successful results.
 
Entrepreneurs relay on their imagination and innovation to remain competitive in a competitive market place and to move to the next level on your success journey.
 
When your imagination gets out of focus … (6 comments)

When You Make a Mistake Admit it and Move On - 04/13/12 05:40 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
When You Make a Mistake Admit it and Move On
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes.
It is best to admit them quickly and
get on with improving your other innovations.”
Steve Job, Apple Co Founder
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
When you make a mistake admit it and move on
 
One of the worst things that you can do is to try to cover up a mistake. A mistake that’s not attended to seems to grow legs and take on a life of their own. … (18 comments)

The Right Tools - 04/12/12 08:30 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Right Tools
“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your
personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile
person in your own self-development.”
Brian Tracy, author, speaker, and consultant     
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The right tools
 
To get more of what you want . . . . you have to have the right tools and you have to get better at what you do.
 
Success has a price and that price is paid in advance. If your goal is … (7 comments)

Expect and Get the Best Out of Yourself - 04/12/12 02:55 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Expect and Get the Best Out of Yourself
“You get the best out of others when you get
the best out of yourself.”
Harry Firestone, tire executive
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Expect and get the best out of yourself
 
To get the best out of yourself you have to set your self-expectation to a new and higher level.
 
Getting the best out of our self is an internal competition for continued personal improvement.
 
The goal should be to get a little better … (7 comments)

The Qualities of a Leader - 04/12/12 06:22 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Qualities of a Leader
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards
they set for themselves.”
Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The qualities of a leader
 
When you look at successful leaders they have a common trait. They are not only strong leaders but they set high standards for themselves and for their organizations.
 
Successful leaders lead by example and organizations becomes a reflection of the leader and their standards.
 
Under Ray Kroc’s leadership McDonald’s grew into … (4 comments)

One Thing For Sure - 04/11/12 07:49 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
One Thing For Sure
“The path to success is to take massive, determined actions.”
Anthony Robbins, author, self-help expert, motivational speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
One thing for sure
 
When you know what you want to achieve and you create written goals and have an action plan to achieve them. Your next step to take massive, determined actions to accomplish them.
 
A goal without action is a hope . . . .
 
An action plan without action is a wish . . . .
… (4 comments)

Our Self-Image - 04/11/12 03:20 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Our Self-Image
“Until you value yourself,
you will not value your time,
until you value your time.
You will not do anything with it.”
M. Scott Peck, author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Our self-image
 
The way we see our self is through our self-image.
 
The movie of our self-image is playing on a continuous loop in our thoughts. That image is reflected in our thinking, our action and our expectations.
 
A person with a strong self-image can picture themselves as being successful. They … (6 comments)

The Room to Grow as a Professional - 04/11/12 06:32 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Room to Grow as a Professional
“If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.”
John C.Maxwell, author, pastor, speaker
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The room to grow as professional
 
A plant that is put into a small pot will never grow to its full size; the pot restricts the growth of the plant.
 
We will never reach our full potential until we step out of our comfort zone and give ourselves the room to grow.
 
Our comfort … (6 comments)

Be Willing to Get Down and Dirty - 04/10/12 08:35 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Be Willing to Get Down and Dirty
“He who finds diamond must grapple in the mud
and mire because diamond are not found as polished stones.
They are made.”
Henry B. Wilson, 1812- 1775, Vice President of the United States
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Be willing to get down and dirty
 
Success is not served to us on a silver platter. If you want success bad enough you have to be willing to get down and dirty and work hard to achieve it.
 
Success … (5 comments)

The First Step Toward Success is . . . . - 04/10/12 04:29 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The First Step Toward Success is . . . .
“The first and most important step toward success
is feeling that we can succeed.”
Nelson Boswell, author
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The first step toward success is . . . .
 
In order to succeed you have to believe that you will succeed, without that belief you will never get out of the starting blocks and your success journey will be DOA.
 
Your personal belief system will become the fuel for your success journey … (6 comments)

Five Essentials of Persuasion - 04/10/12 07:05 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Five Essentials of Persuasion
“To be persuasive we must be believable.
To be believable we must be credible.
To be creditable, we must be truthful.”
Helmut Walters, author    
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Five essentials of persuasion
 
Persuasion is the oxygen of life and business.
 
Without persuasion business crease to exist, relationships would not be formed and all likelihood we would still be living under a tree or in a cave.   
 
Persuasion is the gentle art of influencing a person in making … (5 comments)

A Chain of Events - 04/09/12 08:05 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Chain of Events
“Our dreams form our vision,
our vision establishes our beliefs,
and beliefs determine the actions needed to accomplish our dreams,
the chain of events allows us to take charge of our destiny.”
Scott Beare, speaker, author, consultant,
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
A chain of events
 
For every action that we take there is an equal reaction and from that action we create a chain of events.
 
The vision that you have for the future in the beginning of your success journey … (4 comments)

A Work in Progress - 04/09/12 03:11 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Work in Progress
“The most create act you will ever undertake
is the act of creating yourself.”
Deepak Chopra, author
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
A work in progress
 
Our life is a state of perpetual motion and one of continuous personal development.
 
We are creating and recreating ourselves throughout our lifetime.  And one of the most challenging things that we face is letting go of our old self. Once you let go we open up our potential create the opportunity for personal … (6 comments)

There Are no Trophies for Showing Up - 04/09/12 05:39 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
There Are no Trophies for Showing Up 
“All that stands between the graduate
and the top of the ladder is the ladder.”
Author unknown
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
There are no trophies for showing up
 
If you want to climb the ladder of success you have to get on it and climb it one rung at a time.

There is no elevator to the top and no trophies for showing up. If you want success you have to earn it one rung at … (6 comments)

Learn to do it Better the Next Time - 04/08/12 06:35 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Learn to do it Better the Next Time   
“In sales there are going to be times when you
can’t make everyone happy.
Don’t expect to and you won’t be disappointed.
Just do your best for each client in each situation as it arises.
Then, learn from each situation how to
do it better the next time.”
Tom Hopkins, author, sales trainer      
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Learn to do it better the next time
 
It’s so true that you can’t make all the people happy … (5 comments)

It’s Important to be Moving in the Right Direction - 04/08/12 08:11 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
It’s Important to be Moving in the Right Direction
“If we are facing in the right direction,
all we have to do is keep walking.”
Buddhist Saying
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
It’s important to be moving in the right direction
 
A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step, but you have to be moving in the right direction to get you to the right destination.
 
A success journey without preparation and written goals becomes an exercise in drifting. Without a … (6 comments)

I Dare You to Win - 04/07/12 07:24 PM
       
Motivational Power Quote
 
I Dare You to Win
“Yesterday I dared to struggle,
today I dare to win.”
Bernadette Devlin, catholic activist
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
I dare you to win

Be willing to walk through the darkness of night in order to see the sunrise. Our day’s will range from the dark days of struggling to the day were we experience the warmth of the sun and winning.
 
It would great if everyday of our life would be days fill of sunshine, but in … (9 comments)

Problem - Solving - 04/07/12 11:51 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Problem - Solving
“Life is a series of problems – solving opportunities.
The problem you face will either defeat you or develop you
depending on how you respond to them.”
Rich Warren, Author, Christian Minister,  
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Problem – Solving
 
Many can see the problem very few can see the answers to solving the problem.
 
When we can look beyond the problem we will begin to clear away the clutter of the problem to see the answers. The person that … (4 comments)

Try it One More Time - 04/06/12 07:53 PM
     
Motivational Power Quote
 
Try it One More Time
“When the world says ‘give up,’ hope whispers,
try it one more time.”
Author unknown
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Try it one more time
 
Success is earned by the person that remains persistent.
 
It would be nice if we could succeed on everything that we do on the first attempt. In the grand plan there will be a number of things that will create successful results with on our first attempt but not in all things.
 
… (6 comments)

Focus Your Thinking of the Future - 04/06/12 03:00 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Focus Your Thinking of the Future
“You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are
thinking about yesterday all the time.”
Charles F. Kettering 1876 – 1958, inventor, engineer, businessman
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Focus your thinking on the future
 
Yesterday is in the history book of your life and tomorrow is an unwritten chapter.
 
History is interesting to read and it shares the experiences from the past. Those past experiences can offer valuable lessons that we can use in the future.
 
… (5 comments)

Take Action - 04/06/12 06:16 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Take Action
“It is easy to sit up and take notice.
What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Al Batt, writer, speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Take action
 
There are those who talk about it and there are those who act on it.
 
Be a person of action . . . .
 
Talking is fine but there will be not progress without taking action.
 
Let the others talk and get bogged down in the endless conversation of what they’re going to … (7 comments)

Regret of Things Left Undone - 04/05/12 08:13 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Regret of Things Left Undone
“As you grow older, you’ll find the only things
you regret are things you didn’t do .”
Zachary Scott 1914 -1965, actor 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Regret of things left undone
 
There are many things that we would like to do.
 
Some would be appear difficult to do and we decide not to try, other would require a commitment of time and we choose not to commit the time and we move on.
 
In other cases we have … (9 comments)

Common Courtesy - 04/05/12 02:34 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Common Courtesy
“Life is not so but that there is always time enough for courtesy.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet, lecturer, writer
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Common courtesy
 
We recently had an experience with a co-operation sales associate in a transaction that was a nightmare.
 
It stated out with the MLS information being incorrect. In attempting to reach the sales associate there was no respond to the call or the e-mail. Finally I resorted to calling the broker to get the information the broker said he … (4 comments)

Explore, Dream, Discover - 04/05/12 06:49 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Explore, Dream, Discover
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines . . . sail away from the harbor.
Catch the headwinds in your sails.
Explore, Dream, Discover.”
Mark Twin American author and humorist,
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Explore, dream, discover
 
There is safety in the harbor but the scenery never changes and at the end of the day we are exactly where … (3 comments)

A Simple Truth About Time - 04/04/12 08:02 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Simple Truth About Time
“We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.”
George M. Adams 1878 – 1962, American author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
A simple truth about time
 
Time is not wasted . . . . we waste the opportunities that time offers.
 
Time can be invested in productive activities that pay a dividend on our time or it can be squared in unproductive days and activities that return no positive investment on our time.
 
Time is a blessing and the … (10 comments)

Get Excited About Your Goals - 04/04/12 03:04 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Get Excited About Your Goals
“A goal should scare you a little,
and excite you a lot.”
Dr. Joe Vitale, motivational author and speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Get excited about your goals
 
Excitement of purpose makes a big difference on your success journey and in the way you pursue your goals. When you become excited about your goals you become energized and you will super charge your success journey.
 
Your excitement bubbles to the surface and increases the level of your enthusiasm and … (5 comments)

In Times of Adversity Focus on the Positive - 04/04/12 06:24 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
In Times of Adversity Focus on the Positive
“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always
best to keep busy, to plow your anger and
energy into something positive.”
         Lee Iacocca, Author, Businessman, Former Chairman of 
                                     Chrysler Corporation
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
In times of adversity focus on the positive
 
When your focusing on the positive in the times of adversity you are building a strong foundation to support the weight of your success journey.
 
When Lee Iacocca was … (5 comments)

Challenges Are a Fact of Life - 04/03/12 07:54 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Challenges Are a Fact of Life
“Being challenged in life is inevitable,
being defeated is optional.”
          Roger Crawford, motivational author and speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Challenges are a fact of life
 
In almost every aspect of our life we will experience challenges in one form or another.
 
Challenges are a fact of life . . . . how we handle them is optional and a personal choice. Being able to control our emotions when we are facing a challenging situation gives us the … (6 comments)

The Answers in The Book of Life - 04/03/12 03:19 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Answers in The Book of Life
“In the book of life the answers aren’t in the back.”
                        Charlie Brown, cartoon character
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
The answers in the book of life
 
We learn the answers to the book of life in the school of hard knocks of the text of life.
 
We only learn the answers by experiences the hard knocks as we go them and then by applying the experiences in the future so not to repeat the same … (5 comments)

Boldness in Beginning - 04/03/12 07:03 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Boldness in Beginning
“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius and power in it.”
 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749 -1832
            German Poet, Playwright, Novelist,              
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Boldness in beginning
 
There can be apprehension in starting something new, but there is no progress until we begin.
 
The first step that we take in the direction of our goals and dreams is one step closer to achieving them.
 
Delaying taking the first step puts everything on … (7 comments)

Make the Most of an Idea - 04/02/12 07:56 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Make the Most of an Idea
“Some people entertain ideas; others put them to work.”
 Source Unknown                
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Make the most of an idea
 
Ideas are remarkable things. They have put men on the moon; they have cured diseases and extended life. Ideas have made it possible to watch a movie at a coffee shop on an iPad.
 
One person with an idea that’s acts on it can bring on massive change and benefits to mankind.
 
An idea no matter how … (6 comments)

Make the Best of it - 04/02/12 02:31 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Make the Best of it
“Life has many twists and turns and sometimes
what looks like a very bad day can just be
clearing the way for good things to come.”
          J. Kim Wright, author               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Make the best of it
 
Life is full of twists and turns and they can pull us in many directions, remain focused on your goals and make the best of it.
 
By making the best of the conditions that you find yourself in you … (8 comments)

Get Off The Sidelines and Fully Engage - 04/02/12 06:43 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Get Off The Sidelines and Fully Engage
“Life is not a spectator sport . . . .
If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand
just watching what goes on,
in my opinion you’re wasting your life.”
 Jackie Robinson 1919 – 1972, First African – American to Play Major League Baseball               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Get off the sidelines and fully engage
 
In business as in life we have to get off the sidelines and fully engage our life and career.
 
… (5 comments)

Plant the Flowers - 04/01/12 08:20 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
Plant the Flowers
“I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers,
someone is taking the time to plant them.”
             Herbert Rappaport, author               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Plant the flowers
 
They tell us to stop and smell the roses, I say plant the flowers and they will come.
 
Plant the flowers of the tools of your trade in the deep rich soil of your mind. They will grow, flourish and attract business and customers to you.
 
Spring is the … (6 comments)

Letting go Takes Understanding - 04/01/12 04:59 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote

Letting go Takes Understanding
“You don’t need strength to let go of something.
what you really need is understanding.”
             Guy Finley, self-help writer              
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Letting go takes understanding
 
We’re all carrying some form of baggage around with us from the past.
 
The question is why?
 
Some of that baggage needed to be put on the curb years ago and we’re still lugging it around with us today.
 
There are times that we reach an impasse and the … (6 comments)

What Does Self-Talk and Emotions Have in Common? - 04/01/12 08:31 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
What Does Self-Talk and Emotions Have in Common? 
“Ninety – five percent of your emotions are determined
by how you interpret events to yourself .”
            Brian Tracy, author, consultant, speaker               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
What does self-talk and emotions have in common?
 
Self-talk is the ongoing conversation that we have with ourselves.
 
Self-talk is goes on in the back ground and in the deepest reaches of our mind and it always there and running.
 
You’re able to turn your self-talk into a … (7 comments)