challenges: The Beginning - 01/15/11 03:01 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
The Beginning   
"The world is round
and the place which may seem like the end
may also be only the beginning."
 Ivy Baker Priest, author and political figure
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The beginning 
With every door that closes, a new one opens and what appears to be the end may be the beginning of new opportunities.   
New opportunities come in many shapes and sizes. Some are so small they can be easily overlooked and others can arrive into our world disguised as challenges.  
Each opportunity can … (10 comments)

challenges: Learning From Our Mistakes - 01/13/11 07:40 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
Learning From Our Mistakes
"I have learned more from my mistakes
than from my success."
 Sir Humphrey Davy, British Chemist and Inventor 1778-1829  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Learning from our mistakes
We learn lessons from our past, from both our successes and our mistakes.  
The lessons that we learn from our mistakes can offer a greater opportunity for success in the future than what we learn from our successes. Our mistakes create life lessons that give us the insight on what to do in the future to create greater success and … (8 comments)

challenges: Some People Will Support You Others Won’t - 11/27/10 05:39 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
Some People Will Support You Others Won't 
"People will exercise great effort and creativity
to make our plan work,
and sometimes expend just as much effort and creativity
to make your plan fail."
Bob Klas, CEO Tapemark  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Some people will support you other won't   
You have to find the right person, the one that will support you in achieving your goals and dreams. They will become a special person in your life, one that will help to grow your potential to become the … (5 comments)

challenges: Refuse To Become Discouraged - 11/21/10 03:04 PM
     
Motivational Power Quote
Refuse To Become Discouraged 
"History has demonstrated that most notable winners
usually encounter heartbreaking obstacles
before they triumphed.
They won because they refused to
 become discouraged by their defeats."
B.C. Forbes, Publisher  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Refuse to become discouraged   
Winners refuse to become discouraged in the face of obstacles. They have the inner strength to endure overwhelming challenges and remain focused on their goals and objectives to create a success outcome.  
No matter how disruptive the situation becomes refuse to become discouraged. You will find that … (7 comments)

challenges: Remember The Turtle - 09/20/10 04:43 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)

challenges: Create The Power To Meet Your Challenges - 09/19/10 04:24 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)

challenges: Be Firm in Your Resolve . . . . - 09/03/10 12:11 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)

challenges: Success is The Result of a Great Attitude - 08/25/10 04:19 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Success is The Result of a Great Attitude
"A great attitude is not the result of success.
 Success is the result of a great attitude."
Earl Nightingale, author  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success is the result of a great attitude  
The person with a great attitude looks at their world as one of unlimited opportunities. They will approach their day from the standpoint that the day will be a great day and they will everything possible to ensure that day meets their expectations.   
A great attitude is … (3 comments)

challenges: We Will Be Tested - 08/18/10 01:37 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
We Will Be Tested
"The gem cannot be polished without friction,
nor man perfected without trails."
Chinese Proverb  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
We will be tested  
There are times that everything is running smooth in our life and success seems to be an expressway and we have a full tank of gas.  
At other times the road seems to be one detour after another.  We find that the road is full of potholes and obstacles and our gas tank is running on empty.  
The greatest progress … (9 comments)

challenges: The Path of Least Resistance - 08/07/10 10:36 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Path of Least Resistance
"The path of least resistance and least trouble
is a mental rut already made.
It requires troublesome work
to undertake the alternation of old beliefs."
John Dewey, philosopher   
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The path of least resistance . . . . . is being caught in a rut   
Being in a rut is doing the something over and over again without any making meaningful progress. In many cases a person feels that there is no way out of their rut and … (5 comments)

challenges: The Victory Goes To the Person Who Earns It - 06/18/10 08:04 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Victory Goes To the Person Who Earns It
"Without ambition one starts nothing.
Without work one finishes nothing.
The prize will not be sent to you.
You have to win it. ."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The victory goes to the person who earns it  
We don't win by staying on the sidelines and watching, we have to engage the process and fully participate.   
Ignite the passion of your ambition to get you headed in the right direction. Keep your focus on the … (6 comments)

challenges: Challenges Are What We Make of Them - 05/29/10 02:38 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote

Challenges Are What We Make of Them
"Challenges are an opportunity
to learn to grow."
Anonymous  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Challenges are what we make of them 
We can find our self in the middle of a major challenge that may initially seem that there is no out of successfully.  
How we see the challenge will determine how we will respond to the challenge. A person that sees the challenge has an opportunity will go after the challenge and resolve it with passion. The person that sees … (7 comments)

challenges: The Power of Personal Energy - 05/28/10 03:27 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Power of Personal Energy
"Without passion you don't have energy,
without energy you have nothing."
Donald Trump, American Entrepreneur  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The power of personal energy  
Energy is crucial component to our success.  Our energy becomes the fuel that drives our engine on our success journey. 
In challenging situations our energy comes to the surface and gives us a boost that enables us to make the extra effort to successfully work through our challenges.  
The level of our energy will make the difference between … (6 comments)

challenges: Control Your Emotions When You’re Negotiating - 05/12/10 10:27 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Control Your Emotions When You're Negotiating
"You cannot always control what goes on outside.
But you can always control
what goes on inside."
Wayne Dyer, author
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Control your emotions when you're negotiating   
Staying in control of your emotions when you're negotiating is critical element of successful negotiations.  
If we lose control of our emotions we lose control of the negotiating process.  
Experienced negotiators will use the tactic of attempting to have you lose control of your emotions when they're negotiating with you. … (1 comments)

challenges: Making Good Decisions - 04/30/10 02:10 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Making Good Decisions
"When your values are clear to you
making decisions become easy."
Roy Disney, senior executive The Walt Disney Company  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Making good decisions  
Having personal standards with and values give us a strong foundation for our decision making.  
Making decision for the right reason may represent a challenge at the moment that we have to make a decision. What we will find is that we made the right decision for the right reason and as a result we make a good decision.  
(1 comments)

challenges: Getting to The Top - 04/16/10 01:15 AM
 
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Getting to The Top
"The person interested in success has to learn
to view failure as a healthy,
inevitable part of the process of
getting to the top."
Dr Joyce Brother  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Getting to the top  
Getting to the top is a process and not a single event. Success takes a commitment and a consistent focused effort over time.   
The journey to the top will take many twists and turns. There will be days of great accomplishments and days were we experience failure … (7 comments)

challenges: The Will To Win - 03/28/10 12:16 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Will To Win
 
"Great things are not something accidental,
but must certainly be willed."
Vincent Van Gogh, artist  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The will to win   
Winning takes having a purpose and a will to win.  
Winners have the will to stay focused through the good times when things appear to be easy. They will rise to the occasion to overcome the difficulties and challenges they face.  
Winners keep their eye their desired outcome.
Winners are determined to succeed and are prepared for any … (10 comments)

challenges: Find Your Strengths - 03/24/10 09:42 AM
 
  
Motivational Power
 
Find Your Strength
 
"We are like tea bags - -
We don't know our own strength
until we're in hot water."
Sister Busche  
  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Find your strengths   
Our strength is within us waiting to be released.  
The personal power of our strength is not release in the times of tranquility and in calm seas, 
Our strength is released in the storms of life when we're facing our biggest challenges and find a way to endure.  
We find the personal power of … (6 comments)

challenges: We Always Have Choices - 02/15/10 12:12 PM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
We Always Have Choices
 
"I discovered I always have choices
and sometimes it's only
a choice of attitude."
Judith M. Knowlton, author
  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
We always have choices  
I can choose to look at my world through the prism of positive thinking, or I can choose to see my world as a negative environment.  
I can be enthusiastic about my possibilities or I can choose to see my future with no hope.  
I can choose to work through my challenges or I … (7 comments)

challenges: I Will Try Until I Succeed - 02/14/10 01:30 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
I Will Try Until I Succeed
 
"Trying is a part of failure.
If you are afraid to fail
then you're afraid to try."
Author unknown  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
I will try until I succeed   
There will be times that we will face setbacks; they may slow us down for the moment. We have to bounce back and continue to try.  
We have focus on the outcome not the setbacks, push on and continue to try.  
We can't allow a setback or a failure to … (6 comments)

 
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