purpose: The Difference Between Want To and Have To - 04/13/10 01:43 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Difference Between Want To and Have To
"It's so hard when you have to,
and so easy when I want to."
Sondia Anice Barnes, author
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The difference between want to and have to   
When we want to do something our efforts seem to become effortless. We are eager to get started and we're excited about our possibilities. 
The time seems to fly by and we're enjoying what we're doing.  
When we have to do something it can look like a mountain that … (10 comments)

purpose: 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)

purpose: Running a Different Race - 03/18/10 02:46 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Running a Different Race
 
"Nice Guy may appear to finish last,
but usually they are running a different race."
Ken Blanchard, author
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Running a different race   
Run the race of purpose of effort with integrity where your actions speak for you. People with judge us on the level of our integrity, our efforts and results not what we were going to do.  
Having a purpose gives us a direction for the race we run and for our life.  
We're not running a … (3 comments)

purpose: Being First Class is Not an Accident - 02/27/10 11:47 PM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Being First Class is Not an Accident
 
"It's the little things that make
the big things possible,
only close attention to the fine details
of any operation makes
the operation first class."
J. Willard Marriott, founder Marriott Corporation  
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Being first class is not an accident   
Becoming first class is a mission with a purpose to become the best at what you do.  
It takes a commitment and dedication to achieve the status of being considered first class.  
To be positioned … (8 comments)

purpose: When the Will is Ready the Journey Has a Purpose - 01/09/10 07:23 AM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
When the Will is Ready the Journey Has a Purpose
 
"When the will is ready
the feet are light."
Proverb
  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
When the will is ready the journey has a purpose  
The will is the spirit that fans the flames of our motivation and creates the purpose for our journey.
Find the will and you will find a way.  
Having the will puts a purpose in our life and becomes the difference between success and failure.  
®2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and … (5 comments)

purpose: Become Your Vision - 12/20/09 07:00 AM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Become Your Vision
 
"To come to be you must have
a vision of Being, a Dream,
a Purpose, a principle.
you will become what you vision is."
Rita Nivio Zarlenga
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Become your vision  
Have a vision of your future as you want it to be, have the fire in your heart to make it come true. Focus your thoughts and energy to make it happen.  
Live your life with purpose and be a person of integrity in pursuit of your vision.     
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purpose: Navigate Your Time With a Purpose - 10/26/09 01:53 PM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Navigate Your Time With a Purpose

 
"Time flies,
it's up to you to be
the navigator."
Robert Orben
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Navigate your time with a purpose. 
Time can be productive or time can be wasted, it's our choice on how we navigate our time.  
Create a road map for your day and your day will become a day with a purpose.   
A proactive day maximizes your time, your efforts and continually moves you closer to your goals.   
®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and … (5 comments)

purpose: Speak With a Purpose - 10/19/09 02:16 PM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Speak With a Purpose
 
"Isn't it surprising how many things
if not said immediately,
seem not worth saying
ten minutes  from now."
Arnot L. Sheppard Jr., author
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Speak with a purpose.   
Is what you're saying worth saying?  
Speaking is saying something with a purpose with an intended outcome. 
Talking can range from idle chatting to a clausal conversation with or without a purpose.  
Before you speak have a purpose to your conversation, know what you want to say and what you accomplish … (10 comments)

purpose: What’s Your Ambition? - 10/08/09 01:34 AM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
What's Your Ambition? 
 
"Everyone has ambitions.
The question is whether he is
ambitions to be or to do."
Jean Monnet
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
What's your ambition?     
Do we have the ambition to be or do we have the ambition to do?  
The difference are worlds apart.  
The ambition to be may or may not have the actions steps to accomplish your objectives.  
The ambition to do establishes the goals to achieve your desired outcome.  
Whenever there is an ambition to be and you combine it … (4 comments)

purpose: A Sense of Urgency - 09/26/09 02:24 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Sense of Urgency
 
"Without a sense of urgency,
desire loses it's value."
Jim Rohn. Speaker, author
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
A sense of urgency . . . .  
A sense of urgency helps us to stay focused on what's important to us and achieving our desired outcome. 
Urgency creates an internal sense of purpose and keeps us moving in the right direction with vigor.  
A sense of urgency is the spark that ignites the flame of desire to get things done and keeps us on … (4 comments)

purpose: Take Decisive Action - 09/15/09 12:14 AM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Take Decisive Action
 
"The difference between whether you say,
I wish I would have, or
I'm glad I did it
at the end of your life is
whether or not you take
decisive actions during your life."
Chris Widner  
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Take decisive action.  
The way we live our life is our choice, we can a life of purpose where we can fulfill our dreams or we can wish we did. The choices we make are in our control.   
Fulfilling your dreams takes … (5 comments)

purpose: Every Tomorrow - 08/23/09 12:04 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Every Tomorrow 
 
"Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with
the handle of anxiety or
the handle of faith."
Henry Ward Beecher
  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Every tomorrow    
Has we enter every new day we will find that we have two choices.  The one we choose to hold on to will impact our future.  
We can make the choice to hold on to anxiety and the associated emotions of worry, apprehension and fear that anxiety bring with it.  
It's a … (12 comments)

purpose: Turn an Intangible Desire into a Concrete Plan - 06/15/09 03:43 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Turn an Intangible Desire into a Concrete Plan
 
"Reduce your plan to writing.
the moment you complete this,
you will have definitely given concrete
form to the intangible desire."
Napoleon Hill
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Turn an intangible desire into a concrete plan.  
When we have a desire it starts as a wish, it's a like to or a may be. Your desire is an intangible that a lot like trying touch fog, there's nothing there for your hands to hold on to.  
A desire can be … (8 comments)

purpose: Carve Out Your Own Best Life - 06/11/09 08:03 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Carve Out Your Own Best Life
 
"Take the tools in hand
and carve you own best life."
Douglas Lurton
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Carve out your own best life.  
Step up and step out; take the tools you have to create your own best life.  
Don't wait for the best time, the right place or more tools, start with the tools you have. Continue to move forward in the direction of your goals.
Don't underestimate the impact of your tools or your efforts.  
Use your tools with … (18 comments)

purpose: Move Forward; No Matter What . . . . - 04/01/09 04:26 PM
 
Inspirational Power Quote
 
Move Forward; No Matter What . . . .
 
"Life's rewards go to those
who let their actions
rise above their excuses."
 Lee J. Colan
  As I see it. . . . . . . .
Move forward; not matter what happen to us without excuses.
About one year ago Tiger Woods stood victorious at the US Open in Augusta Georgia, at that time he was recognized as the number one men's professional golfer in the world.   
In what may have been one of the greatest US opens ever played; Tiger Woods won the 2008 … (4 comments)

 
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