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Success and the Strong Mind

2009-07-06T06:58:00.000-07:00

Success begins with a strong mind. Once you have that, everything else is easy. It has to be developed. It is like growing the Bonsai tree. It is constantly clipped and pruned so that the shape is what you want. The same is true with the mind. If nothing is put into it, then it is worth nothing. It is just a blob.

This weekend was a prime example of the mind over skill. Federer over Roddick. Woods over everyone in the field. The Williams Sisters dominating.

The other part of success is who you keep company with. As soon as Roger Federer completed the longest match in Wimbledon Finals history, who did he call; Tiger Woods. #1 and #1

It all fits. It all works. You have to make it work for you!

The Breakthrough Approach

2009-03-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

At the core of this approach (Breakthrough) is one fundamental, unwavering philosophy:
To transform the business, you must transform the people;
To build the business, you must build the people;
To grow the business, you must grow the people.

Excerpt from 'Riding the Blue Train' by Bart Sayle and Surinder Kumar

Becoming Free!

2009-03-19T20:28:00.000-07:00

All that is required to become free is the willingness to acknowledge the unknown as being less risky than the familiar--and to take the step. When this occurs, the unknown will be perceived in a different light. It will be seen (and experienced) as that which keeps life alive and fresh. The willingness to step out of your comfort zone becomes your way of becoming free.

Excerpt from 'What About the Big Stuff' by Richard Carlson, Ph.D.

On Taking Risks

2009-02-16T05:53:00.000-08:00

There was a very cautious man
He never laughed or played.
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when one day passed away,
His insurance was denied.
For since he never really lived,
They claim he never really died

Excerpt from 'Developing the Leader Within You'
by John C. Maxwell

Growing Men!

2009-02-13T06:06:00.001-08:00

Chinese Proverb Say:

"If you are planning for one year, grow rice.

If you are planning for twenty years, grow trees.

If you are planning for centuries, grow men"

Excerpt from ' Developing the Leader Within You'
by John C. Maxwell

Your Vision

2009-02-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

Chinese Proverb: "Man who says, 'It cannot be done' should not interrupt man who is doing it."

Helen Keller was asked, "What would be worse than being born blind?" She replied, "To have sight without vision."

Excerpts from 'Developing the Leader Within You'
by John C. Maxwell

Your Attitude

2009-01-30T07:10:00.000-08:00

The pessimist complains about the wind
The optimist expects it to change
The leader adjusts the sails

Excerpt from Developing the Leader Within You
by John C. Maxwell

Building the Man

2009-01-29T06:13:00.000-08:00

We are blind until we see
That in the human plan
Nothing is worth the making
If it does not make the man
Why build these cities glorious
If man unbuilded goes?
In vain we build the world
Unless the builder also grows

Excerpt from 'Developing the Leader Within You'
by John C. Maxwell

2009-01-22T20:34:00.000-08:00

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama

Personal Ownership of a Vision

2009-01-20T06:23:00.000-08:00

My friend Rick Warren says, "If you want to know the temperature of your organization, put a thermometer in the leaders mouth." Leaders can never take their people farther than they have traveled. Therefore, the focus of vision must be on the leader--like leader, like people. Followers find the leader and then the vision. Leaders find the vision and then the people.

From the dual book; Developing the Leader Within You, Developing the Leaders Around You
by John C. Maxwell

Goal Setting 101

2009-01-19T05:41:00.000-08:00

The power of goal setting is the part of growing a business that is most often left out. See, if we don't set a goal for how much residual income we want to have by a certain time or a certain date, then we are shooting arrows in the dark. How many times have we set new years resolutions that just fell by the wayside. This most likely happened because we never set a plan behind the resolution. What I like most about being an associate in Pre-Paid Legal is that we are being mentored by others that have gone through the process of setting and achieving goals. Pre-Paid Legal is a basically a goal setting and personal development program that has a great compensation plan attached.

Top of the Mountain

2008-04-11T06:28:00.000-07:00

When you see a man at the top of the mountain, you know that he didn't fall there.

--Coleman Orr

On Progress

2008-03-10T21:47:00.000-07:00

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

On Moral Development

2008-03-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

- “The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.”

Kung Fu-tzu Confucius

A Few Things Right

2008-02-25T08:18:00.000-08:00

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

Warren Buffett

The Successful Person

2008-02-18T13:59:00.000-08:00

A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

Bob Dylan

What You Become

2008-02-11T07:03:00.000-08:00

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Zig Ziglar

Live and Learn

2008-02-04T05:48:00.000-08:00

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

M.K. Gandhi

Teamwork

2008-02-01T06:42:00.000-08:00

Every day, in some way, you are a part of a team. The question is not, Will you participate in something that involves others? The question is, Will your involvement with others be successful?

Excerpt from 'The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork' by John C. Maxwell

Quote of the Week

2008-01-28T08:43:00.001-08:00

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.: Oprah Winfrey

Millionaire Mind Week

2008-01-25T06:33:00.000-08:00

I was blown away by the impact that T. Harv Eker's trainings had on me. I first went to the Millionaire Mind Evening and then to the Millionaire Mind Intensive. There were times when there was joyous laughter and when there was not a dry eye in the room. For anyone who is into personal development, these events are a must. Click the link below to find out when an event is coming to your area.

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Millionaire Mind Week

2008-01-24T06:07:00.000-08:00

WINNING THE MONEY GAME

Most of us were never taught how to win the money game and if we were, most likely we were taught by people who weren’t very good at it. The first critical element in winning the money game is knowing exactly how to do what rich people do to get and keep wealth.

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Millionaire Mind Week

2008-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:00

"There is a secret psychology to money," says T. Harv Eker, internationally known speaker and author of 11 top-selling books and courses, "Most people don't know about it, that's why most people never reach their financial potential."

Eker explains, "Your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world! A lack of money is not a problem, it is merely a symptom of what's going on underneath! The fastest and only way to permanently change your financial situation on the outside, is to first change it on the inside." Eker should know, using this strategy he went from zero to millionaire in only 2 1/2 years!

"Give me 5 minutes," says Eker, "and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life! How? By identifying your 'personal money and success blueprint'." According to Eker we all have a money and success blueprint already ingrained in our subconscious. "It's imperative to recognize what your own financial blueprint is set for. Is it success, mediocrity or failure, struggle or ease, high or low earnings, consistent or inconsistent income, spending or saving, picking winning investments or picking losers?"

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Quote of the Week

2008-01-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

2008-01-18T06:55:00.000-08:00

Albert Einstein stated that "imagination is more important than knowledge." Einstein claimed that he had only two original ideas during his entire life, and that these were the products of his reasoning plus intuition. A human acts feels, and performs in accordance with what he imagines to be true about himself and his environment . This is the fundamental law of the mind. It is the way in which humans are structured. Man is, for the most part, "teleological", always moving in the direction of his most dominant impulse.

Excerpt from 'What Makes the Great Great' by Dennis P. Kimbro Ph.D.

2008-01-17T08:24:00.000-08:00

You should try to surround yourself with positive people. Look for friends who are trying to make positive things happen in their lives. Some people look at roses and see only the thorns, and some people look at them and see a wonderful flower protected by the thorns. People who are upbeat are a joy to be around, while those who always choose to see the worst side of life tend to be a drag--like a ball and chain around your neck. This principle is linked to your attitude and and to the way you think.

Excerpt from 'Believe to Achieve' by Howard "H" White

Showing Up

2008-01-16T13:13:00.000-08:00

The biggest mistake you can make in life is to not show up for your own success!

Brak Little

Investor Levels

2008-01-15T10:51:00.000-08:00

In Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, Rich Dad states; there are 5 levels of investors

Accredited
Qualified
Sophisticated
Inside
Ultimate Which one are you?

Kiyosaki's Book

2008-01-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

While teaching me (Kiyosaki) how to turn ideas into assets, rich dad often said, "When you first set out to turn your ideas into your personal fortune, many people will say, 'You can't do that.' Always remember that nothing kills your great ideas more than people with small ideas and limited imaginations."

Quote of the Week

2008-01-13T22:32:00.000-08:00

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

Henry Ford

What I Learned Today

2008-01-13T06:42:00.000-08:00

The 90/10 Riddle: How do you create assets in the asset column without spending money to acquire it