progress: There’s No Gain Without Risk
- 10/13/17 03:55 AM
There’s No Gain Without Risk
“To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may
avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot
learn, feel, change, grow, live and love.”
Leo Bucaglia 1924 - 1998, Self-Help Author, Motivational
Speaker, Forward Thinker
As I see it. . . . . . . .
There’s no gain without risk
Every opportunity has an element of risk attached to it . . . . and element for gain.
Risk has to be evaluated not by the element of … (11 comments)
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progress: Be Your Dreams
- 08/29/17 07:40 AM
Be Your Dreams
“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.
You vision is the promise of what you shall one day be.
Your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall
at last unveil.”
James Allen 1834 – 1912, British Philosophical
and Author
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be your dreams
Dream lofty dreams . . . . and become the person that you see in your dreams.
Dream your dreams . . . . until they become a crystal-clear vision in your thinking. Focus your energy and efforts on that vision . . . . and turn that … (7 comments)
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progress: No Practice . . . . No Progress
- 11/27/16 08:21 AM
No Practice . . . . No Progress
“If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win.”
Andre Agassi, Tennis Champion
As I see it . . . . . . .
No Practice . . . . no progress
To achieve greater levels of success in your chosen field . . . . you have to get better at what you do. To get better you have to practice to become better.
Forward progress in your chosen field is a process . . . . It just doesn’t happen it’s the result of endless hours of preparation . . . . and practice.
Success is hard … (8 comments)
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progress: Compare Your Progress . . . . Against Your Ability
- 11/11/16 12:20 PM
Compare Your Progress . . . . Against Your Ability
“Don’t measure yourself by what you’ve accomplished,
but rather by what you should have accomplished
with your abilities.”
John Wooden 1901 – 2010, America Basketball Coach,
Won 10 NCAA National Championships in 12 years
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Caompare your progress . . . . against your ability#
As you travel the path of your success journey you reach a level of achievement. To get to the next level you have measure your progress . . . . and compete against yourself to reach that next level.
Success comes in many incremental steps. … (9 comments)
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progress: Measure Your Progress . . . . Against Your Ability
- 10/26/16 02:32 PM
Measure Your Progress . . . . Against Your Ability
“Don’t measure yourself by what you’ve accomplished,
but rather by what you should have accomplished
with your abilities.”
John Wooden 1910 - 2010, America Basketball Coach
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Measure your progress . . . . against your ability
As you travel the path of your success journey you reach a level of achievement. To get to the next level you have measure your progress . . . . and compete with yourself to reach that next level.
Success comes in many incremental steps. The key is to continual push yourself … (13 comments)
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progress: Pull People . . . . Up
- 09/12/16 12:05 AM
Pull People . . . . Up
“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength:
one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.”
Brooker T. Washington 1856 - 1915, African American
Educator, Author, Orator
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Pull people . . . . up
There are two ways that a person can lead their life . . . . and find their real strength and purpose.
One can lead a life of . . . . pushing the people around down. They will also try to suppress the person’s personal growth . . . . and … (14 comments)
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progress: There Are the Doers Who Gets It Done
- 07/05/16 11:40 PM
There Are the Doers Who Gets It Done
“A non-doer is very often a critic - - that is someone who sits
back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically
about the doers are doing, it’s easy to be a critic,
but being a doer requires effort,
risk and change.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer, Self-Help Author and Speaker
As I see it. . . . . . . .
There are the Doers who gets it done
There are the doers who gets it done . . . . as the non-doer sits backs and watches.
The doers in life . . . . gets the job done when … (12 comments)
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progress: The Turtle Makes Progress When . . . .
- 06/21/16 03:29 PM
The Turtle Makes Progress When . . . .
“Remember the turtle - - He never makes any progress
till he sticks his neck out.”
Source Unknown
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The turtle makes progress when . . . .
The turtle lives their life in a shell . . . . And when they encounter any type of challenges in their life . . . . they retreat back into their shell to hide from the world.
Don’t be a turtle and live in a shell . . . . Be willing to stick your neck out … (11 comments)
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progress: In the Times Your Tested
- 05/28/16 06:37 AM
In the Times Your Tested
“The gem cannot be polished without friction,
nor man perfected without trails.”
Chinese Proverb
As I see it. . . . . . . .
In the times your tested
There are times that everything is running smooth in your life . . . . and success seems to be an expressway . . . . and you have a full tank of gas.
At other times . . . . the road seems to be one detour after another. You find that the road is full of potholes and obstacles . . . . and our gas tank is running … (1 comments)
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progress: Progress is Advancing Towards . . . . What Will Be
- 04/04/16 11:02 PM
Progress is Advancing Towards . . . . What Will Be
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but
in advancing towards what will be.”
Kabril Gibran, Poet
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Progress is advancing towards . . . . what will be
Advance in the direction of your goals . . . . and what can be possible.
What will be . . . . lies ahead of you waiting for you to write the story of your future. That story is there for you to write . . . . The pages currently are blank . … (9 comments)
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progress: Be Determined . . . . to Make Your Dreams Come True
- 03/07/16 12:42 PM
Be Determined . . . . to Make Your Dreams Come True
“There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living
at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve
to make it happen.”
Dr Wayne Dyer, Self-Help Author, Motivational Speaker
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be determined to make your dreams come true
Your dreams become within your reach . . . . the moment that you believe that you will achieve them. And when you have the determination . . . . to pursue your dreams with passion until you make . . . . them come … (12 comments)
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progress: Business . . . . is Like a Wheelbarrow
- 03/01/16 12:40 PM
Business . . . . is Like a Wheelbarrow
“Business is like a wheelbarrow – it stands
still until someone pushes it.”
Source unknown
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Business . . . . is like a wheelbarrow?
Unless a wheelbarrow is pushed is doesn’t move. A business that’s not pushed will just sits there . . . . without forward momentum will. That business will begin to wither . . . . and rusts from lack of use and the value of the business declines.
When a business is pushed in the right direction it makes progress and … (12 comments)
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progress: Positive Forward Momentum Will Create Your Future
- 02/22/16 07:59 AM
Positive Forward Momentum Will Create Your Future
“When you’re successful things have a momentum,
and at a certain point you can’t really
tell whether you have created the
momentum or it’s creating you.”
Annie Lennox, Scottish Singer, Songwriter,
Political Activist, Philanthropist
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Positive forward momentum will create your future
Momentum is an important factor . . . . in creating positive forward progress in your life and career.
In the beginning . . . . it may feel like for every step you take forward you go back three steps. At other times it will feel that you’re standing … (7 comments)
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progress: Constant and Persistent Effort
- 01/14/16 12:58 PM
Constant and Persistent Effort
“Constant and persistent effort will break down barriers
the that you encounter on your success journey.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Constant and persistent effort
The secret of constant and persistent effort is not in the moving . . . . but in the direction that your moving in.
Effort without purpose becomes scatted . . . . and will be one of wasted time . . . . efforts which will result in very little . . . . or no return for … (6 comments)
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progress: Maintain Your Forward Momentum
- 01/06/16 10:07 PM
Maintain Your Forward Momentum
“One way to keep momentum going is to
have constantly greater goals.”
Michael Korda, Novelist
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Maintain your forward momentum
Use your goals as milestones . . . . on your success journey to measure your forward progress. As you achieve one goal look to the horizon . . . . and set dead aim on your next goal. Set your sight on that goal . . . . and go after it with determination. With determination you will keep your forward momentum going to achieve that goal . … (12 comments)
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progress: Do the Things . . . . You Have to Do
- 10/27/15 08:20 AM
Do the Things . . . . You Have to Do
“When you do the things you need to do when you need to
do them,the day will come when you can do the things
you want to do when you want to do them.”
Zig Ziglar 1926 - 2012, Self-Help Author
and Motivational Speaker
As I see it . . . . . . .
Do the things . . . . you have to do
Live your life in the “No Procrastination Zone” . . . . and do the things you have to do . . . . when they have to … (14 comments)
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progress: Keep Moving Forward . . . . or Be Left Behind
- 09/13/15 07:25 AM
Keep Moving Forward . . . . or Be Left Behind
“When you’re satisfied to stay in the status quo of your
comfort zone . . . . you should not complain
when your being left behind.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Keep moving forward . . . . or be left behind
You are either moving forward . . . . or being left behind . . . . There is no standing still on your success journey. Know the direction that you want your life to … (12 comments)
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progress: Do What You Can
- 08/18/15 07:45 AM
Do What You Can
“Nobody make a greater mistake than he who did nothing
because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke 1729 -1797, Irish Statesman, Politician
As I see it . . . . . . .
Do what you can
There will be times that all be can move is a pebble . . . . and other time you will be able to move a bolder.
Everything you move is progress. There will be times that you’ll only be able to move the little things in your life . . . . and that’s OK. Move the pebbles in your life . . … (11 comments)
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progress: A Written Goal Creates a Target
- 04/29/15 07:16 AM
A Written Goal Creates a Target
“A person with clear, written goals, will accomplish far more
in a shorter period of time than people without them
could ever imagine.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
As I see it . . . . . . .
A written goal creates a target
Successful people know where they’re going . . . . They know how they will get to their destination . . . . and they have a success plan . . . . with written goals to create the road map for their success journey.
Your written goals become your purpose … (17 comments)
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progress: Achieving Your Goals and Objectives
- 04/15/15 11:59 PM
Achieving Your Goals and Objectives
“Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as
many days in the year as you make use of.”
Charles Richards, Canadian Judge and Politician
As I see it . . . . . . .
Achieving your goals and objective
The world will pass you by . . . . when you’re content to continue to stay where you’re standing today.
There is no standing still in business . . . . When you want to make progress you have to keep moving in the direction of your goals and objectives.
Complaining about your station in life will not correct any … (15 comments)
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