Motivation

Not quite sure what it was. But I just felt really, really inspired. To write. To share. To serve. And so with an outpouring of outright passion, I began to record 100 of the best ideas I could think of to help you live a breathtakingly great life. Here they are: Great to be successful. Even better to be kind. Being productive is an excellent vehicle for happiness. It doesn’t really matter what others think of you–only what you think of you. Do your work like it’s the most important work in the world. Because it is. A superb reputation takes years to build–and minutes to lose. There’s no point in being rich but sick. Adore your parents. You’ll miss them when they’re gone. If you’re not making things better you’re making things worse. Being optimistic and enthusiastic never goes out of style. Be on time if you can’t be there early. Remember that the only real failure is quitting too early. Smile more often. Your face will thank you. If you don’t understand people, you don’t understand b...

Every day, dozens of people ask me what I think is a good company or if I would review one they are looking at. I am neutral and don't make recommendations like that, but let me give you a good basic criteria for picking a home in the Network Marketing Profession: 1. The company ownership. I've found the CEO and/or owner is the most important factor in any business. If you have a good one with a good mind and good heart, that will solve almost any problem. A good leader will always find a way to create a great opportunity for you. If you have a bad leader, it doesn't matter how good the product or compensation plan is, they will find a way to mess it up 2. The product. Is there a need for the product? Does the company's product meet that need? Is it competitively priced in the marketplace? Is there enough margin so the field and the company can thrive long term? Most of all, do you LOVE IT? If you don't love it, you shouldn't do it...

The child will emulate and be a copy of the parent. Thus, we need to understand our creator in order to understand what we are. David Samue

During the Persian War, the building on the Acropolis of Athens was burned by the invading Persian forces. Following the war, which ended in 479 b.c., the Athenians began rebuilding their city, which culminated in the construction of the Parthenon, the greatest of all Greek temples of the Classical Age. Dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron deity of the city of Athens, the Parthenon stood more or less intact for some 2,000 years until the middle of the seventeenth century, when it was partly destroyed in a war between the Turks and the Venetians. The Metaphor The career or business you are building is as important to you as was the Parthenon to the Greeks. It took many years of painstaking planning and excruciatingly hard work to affect this magnificent temple. The same is true of your own business. A level of commitment that was quite extraordinary was essential to the ultimate success of the Athenians' undertaking. No less is required of you. Like the Parth...

Material things block the light and cast a shadow which proves the light and, what blocks it at the same time. David Samuel

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day. Now why would someone make an error in judgment and then be so foolish as to repeat it every day? The answer is because he or she does not think that it matters. On their own, our daily acts do not seem that important. A minor oversight, a poor decision, or a wasted hour generally doesn't result in an instant and measurable impact. More often than not, we escape from any immediate consequences of our deeds. If we have not bothered to read a single book in the past 90 days, this lack of discipline does not seem to have any immediate impact on our lives. And since nothing drastic happened to us after the first 90 days, we repeat this error in judgment for another 90 days, and on and on it goes. Why? Because it doesn't s...

Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth. It’s really the open door to it all. In fact I’d like to have you memorize a most important phrase. Here it is, “The major key to your better future is YOU.” Let me repeat that. “The major key to your better future is YOU.” Put it some place where you can see it every day—in the bathroom, in the kitchen, at the office, anywhere where you can see it every day. The major key to your better future is YOU. Try to remember that every day you live and think about it. The major key is YOU. Now, there are many things that will help your better future. If you belong to a strong, dynamic, progressive company, that would help. If the company has good products, good services, that would help. Good training would certainly help. If there is strong leadership, tha...

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1694-1778, Writer and Philosopher

"I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you." Harrison Ford Actor

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." Zig Ziglar 1926-2012, Author and Speaker

A man in a hot air balloon, realizing he was lost, lowered it to shout to a fellow on the ground, “The wind’s blown me off course. Can you tell me where I am?” The man replied, “Sure. You’re hovering about 60 feet over this wheat field.” “You must be an engineer,” the balloonist yelled. “I am. How did you know?” the man replied. “Well, everything you told me is technically correct but of absolutely no use.” The engineer retorted, “You’re an executive, right?” “How did you know?” the balloonist responded. “Well, you were drifting in no particular direction before you asked my help and you’re still lost, but now it’s my fault.” The balloon is a good metaphor for our lives. At first, all we want to do is rise as high as we can in terms of money, position and prestige. Yet as we rise wind currents push us sideways. Eventually, many of us discover that we’re on a very different course than we intended, a long way from the spot we took off from or hoped to end up at. So we blame the...

A donkey with a load of books is still a donkey. Sufi saying

"Three billion people on the face of the earth go to bed hungry every night, but four billion people go to bed every night hungry for a simple word of encouragement and recognition." -- Cavett Robert

Most people dread accepting responsibility. That’s just a fact of life, and we can see it in operation every day. Yes, we can see avoidance of responsibility all the time in both our personal and professional lives. And here’s something else we can see just as often: we can see that most people aren’t as successful as they wish they were. Do you see there is a connection between these two very common phenomena? It’s in your best interest to take responsibility for everything you do. But that’s only the beginning. Many times it’s even best to take responsibility for the mistakes of others, especially when you’re in a managerial or leadership role. Back during the years when professional basketball was just beginning to become really popular, Bill Russell, who played center for the Boston Celtics, was one of the greatest players in the league. He was especially known for his rebounding and his defensive skills.  But like a lot of very tall centers, Russell was never muc...

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it." Robert A. Heinlein 1907-1988, Author

Absolutely no one can overestimate the power of the mind and its role in our success. It is imperative to keep our minds right and on the right track if we are to achieve balanced success in our career, finances, health, emotions, relationships and spiritual lives. The analogy I would like to use here is one of a radio station. For example, there may be a "success" station. But the only way you can hear a radio station is to be tuned into it. Even a little off and you can't get the full effect. The same is true with our mind and success. If our minds and our thoughts get sidetracked, our success will get sidetracked. As our minds stay tuned to "success" our bodies will then carry out our success and we will begin to experience abundance. So here are some ways to keep tuned into success. Use your innate ability to decide and choose. One of the things that separate us from the animals is that we live not by instinct, but by choice. Constantly flexing t...