tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74533455864430561932024-02-06T19:16:15.667-08:00Simply G's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.comBlogger774125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-57461387419121819022015-06-01T17:24:00.000-07:002015-06-01T17:24:16.040-07:00The Secret of Effective Motivation<h2 class="entry-title">
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The Secret of Effective Motivation</h1>
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Article by: Amy Wrzesniewski & Barry Schwartz.</div>
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THERE
are two kinds of motive for engaging in any activity: internal and
instrumental. If a scientist conducts research because she wants to
discover important facts about the world, that’s an internal motive,
since discovering facts is inherently related to the activity of
research. If she conducts research because she wants to achieve
scholarly renown, that’s an instrumental motive, since the relation
between fame and research is not so inherent. Often, people have both
internal and instrumental motives for doing what they do.</div>
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What mix of motives — internal or instrumental or both — is most <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="G Can Show YOU How to Set & Meet GOALS!">conducive to success? </a>You might suppose that a scientist motivated by a desire to discover facts <em>and </em>by
a desire to achieve renown will do better work than a scientist
motivated by just one of those desires. Surely two motives are better
than one. But as we and our colleagues argue in a paper newly published
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, instrumental
motives are not always an asset and can actually be counterproductive to
success.</div>
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We
analyzed data drawn from 11,320 cadets in nine entering classes at the
United States Military Academy at West Point, all of whom rated how much
each of a set of motives influenced their decision to attend the
academy. The motives included things like a desire to get a good job
later in life (an instrumental motive) and a desire to be trained as a
leader in the United States Army (an internal motive).</div>
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How did the cadets fare, years later? And how did their progress relate to their original motives for attending West Point?</div>
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We
found, unsurprisingly, that the stronger their internal reasons were to
attend West Point, the more likely cadets were to graduate and become
commissioned officers. Also unsurprisingly, cadets with internal motives
did better in the military (as evidenced by early promotion
recommendations) than did those without internal motives and were also
more likely to stay in the military after their five years of mandatory
service — <em>unless </em>(and this is the surprising part) <em>they also had strong instrumental motives</em>.</div>
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Remarkably,
cadets with strong internal and strong instrumental motives for
attending West Point performed worse on every measure than did those
with strong internal motives but weak instrumental ones. They were less
likely to graduate, less outstanding as military officers and less
committed to staying in the military.</div>
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implications of this finding are significant. Whenever a person
performs a task well, there are typically both internal and instrumental
consequences. A conscientious student learns (internal) and gets good
grades (instrumental). A skilled doctor cures patients (internal) and
makes a good living (instrumental). But just because activities can have
both internal and instrumental <em>consequences </em>does not mean that the people who thrive in these activities have both internal and instrumental <em>motives</em>.</div>
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Our
study suggests that efforts should be made to structure activities so
that instrumental consequences do not become motives. Helping people
focus on the meaning and impact of their work, rather than on, say, the
financial returns it will bring, may be the best way to improve not only
the quality of their work but also — counter-intuitive though it may
seem — their financial success.</div>
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There
is a temptation among educators and instructors to use whatever
motivational tools are available to recruit participants or improve
performance. If the desire for military excellence and service to
country fails to attract all the recruits that the Army needs, then
perhaps appeals to “money for college,” “career training” or “seeing the
world” will do the job. While this strategy may lure more recruits, it
may also yield worse soldiers. Similarly, for students uninterested in
learning, financial incentives for good attendance or pizza parties for
high performance may prompt them to participate, but it may result in
less well-educated students.</div>
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The
same goes for motivating teachers themselves. We wring our hands when
they “teach to the test” because we fear that it detracts from actual
educating. It is possible that teachers do this because of an over
reliance on accountability that transforms the instrumental consequences
of good teaching (things like salary bonuses) into instrumental
motives. Accountability is important, but structured crudely, it can
create the very behavior (such as poor teaching) that it is designed to
prevent.</div>
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Rendering
an activity more attractive by emphasizing both internal and
instrumental motives to engage in it is completely understandable, but
it may have the unintended effect of weakening the internal motives so
essential to success.</div>
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/the-secret-of-effective-motivation.html?_r=0<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-55547407691884777652015-05-28T13:55:00.001-07:002015-05-28T13:55:35.844-07:00Don’t Try to Manage Your Time – Manage Yourself!-By: John C. Maxwell<h2 class="entry-title">
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Don’t Try to Manage Your Time – Manage Yourself!-By: John C. Maxwell</h2>
Here’s an important announcement: There is no such thing as time management.<br />
Think about it; the term is an oxymoron. Time cannot be managed. It
cannot be controlled in any way. Everyone gets the same number of hours
and minutes every day. Nobody—no matter how shrewd—can save minutes from
one day to spend on another. No scientist—no matter how smart—is
capable of creating new minutes. Even with all his wealth, someone like
Bill Gates can’t buy additional hours for his day. And even though
people talk about trying to “find time,” they need to quit looking.
There isn’t any extra lying around. Twenty-four hours is the best any of
us is going to get. You can’t manage your time. So what can you do?<br />
Manage yourself! Nothing separates successful people from
unsuccessful people more than how they use their time. Successful people
understand that time is the most precious commodity on earth. And that
we all have an equal amount, packed into identical suitcases. So even
though everyone’s suitcase is the same size, they get a higher return on
the contents of theirs. Why? They know what to pack.<br />
Essayist Henry David Thoreau wrote, “It is not enough to be busy. The
question is, ‘What are we busy about?’” How do you judge whether
something is worthy of your time and attention? For years I used this
formula to help me know the importance of a task so that I can manage
myself effectively. It’s a three step process:<br />
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1. Rate the task in terms of Importance.</h3>
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<li>Critical = 5 points</li>
<li>Necessary = 4 points</li>
<li>Important = 3 points</li>
<li>Helpful = 2 points</li>
<li>Marginal = 1 point</li>
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2. Determine the task’s urgency.</h3>
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<li>This month = 5 points</li>
<li>Next month = 4 points</li>
<li>This quarter = 3 points</li>
<li>Next quarter = 2 points</li>
<li>End of year = 1 point</li>
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3. Multiply the rate of importance times the rate of urgency.</h3>
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<li>Example: 5 (critical) x 4 (next month) = 20.</li>
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After assigning each task a new number, make a new to-do list. This
time list everything from highest to lowest task management score.
THAT’S how you plan your day. How you spend your time is an important
question not only for you but for your team. People tend to take their
cues from the leader when it comes to time management—so make sure
there’s a match between your actions, your business priorities, and your
team’s activities.<br />
<strong>Article by: <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell">John C. Maxwell.</a></strong><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-85705675049073596932015-05-27T15:31:00.001-07:002015-05-27T15:31:31.901-07:00Live2Lead: A Chance to Serve Your People and Your Community-By: John C. Maxwell
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Live2Lead: A Chance to Serve Your People and Your Community-By: John C. Maxwell</h2>
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What’s your highest calling as a <a href="http://simplyg.com/about-gj-reynolds/" target="_blank" title="G can Teach YOU How to be a LEADER!">leader?</a> Well, I believe it’s being a servant leader. I often teach that leaders ask the question, “Will I help people?” But <em>servant</em>
leaders ask, “HOW will I help people?” When you’re a servant leader,
you do so much more than just make people a priority. You look for
specific opportunities to serve them and help them reach their
potential.</div>
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In my own leadership journey, I’ve made
servant leadership my goal for many years. And as my influence has
increased, I’ve pursued many specific opportunities to serve those who
hear me speak and read my books, so that they can grow into who they
were created to be.</div>
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If you’re a leader, don’t just settle
the question of IF you’ll serve others. Figure out HOW you will, and
then go do it. By being a servant leader, you’ll have the joy of seeing
positive outcomes and great growth in your people. It will be worth the
effort.</div>
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Because of my desire to serve you, I
want to make you aware of one great opportunity to serve the people
under your leadership and in your community. This fall, The John Maxwell
Company will host our Live2Lead event. A worldwide event, it will be
broadcast live on October 9, 2015, and will be available for different
hosts to either share it live or on a later date. This is where you
might want to come in as a leader. Hosting a Live2Lead event in your
community will offer the people you lead an amazing chance to learn and
apply leadership principles to their lives.</div>
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And besides helping those who follow
your leadership, hosting a Live2Lead site will allow you to offer
something of great value to the people in your community. Think of the
ways this could expand your network, letting you add value to people you
haven’t even met yet.</div>
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This half-day event features my
teaching, along with that of the following incredible leadership
communicators: Patrick Lencioni, Valorie Burton, and Kevin Turner. Each
speaker will deliver relevant content that will equip attendees to take
next steps of growth as leaders. And at only half a day, the event lends
itself to both learning and application, as people walk away prepared
to implement a new action plan, so they can start leading when they get
back to the office with renewed passion and commitment.</div>
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As a host, you will receive a license to
either show the event live on October 9, 2015, or broadcast it at a
date of your choosing (between October 16 and January 31, 2016). You
will be able to use the event name (Live2Lead: [your location]) in
marketing the experience, along with the association with The John
Maxwell Company and me. And you will receive continuous support, from
resources like our Simulcast Advisory Committee and a closed Facebook
group. Plus, you’ll have all the freedom of being in charge of your
event, deciding everything from the date and time, to ticket pricing,
funding, and promotion.</div>
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All of this and more is available for a
single flat fee. Hosting Live2Lead will give you the opportunity to grow
your network, develop your people, and connect with your community. I
hope you’ll join us in hosting this fall.</div>
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For more information, please go to <strong><a href="http://info.johnmaxwell.com/l2l-host-promo">Live2Lead Hosting</a></strong>
and share your contact information. You will be contacted personally by
one of my Live2Lead consultants, who will answer all of your questions
and more about the Live2Lead experience.</div>
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<strong>Article by:<a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell"> John C. Maxwell.</a></strong></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-66428493547352839932015-05-26T13:54:00.000-07:002015-05-26T13:54:12.624-07:00 Attract Happiness and Good Fortune- by Napoleon Hill
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Attract Happiness and Good Fortune- by Napoleon Hill</h2>
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Remember, every person lives in two
worlds: the world of his own mental attitude, which is greatly
influenced by his associates and his surroundings, and the physical
world in which he must struggle for a living. The physical world in
which you make a living may be beyond your control, but you can, to a
great extent, shape the circumstances of your immediate physical world.
It can be done by the way you relate yourself to your mental world, for
your mental attitude attracts to you those aspects of the physical world
which harmonize with your mental attitude. Thus, pessimism will attract
misery and ill fortune. But <em>enthusiasm</em>, properly controlled, will attract happiness and good fortune.</div>
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<em>Enthusiasm</em> is a great leavening
force in your mental world, for it gives power to your purpose. It
helps to free your mind of negative influences and brings you peace of
mind. It wakens your imagination and stirs you to shape the
circumstances of your physical world to meet your own needs.</div>
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But no amount of enthusiasm can replace <em>definiteness of purpose.</em> A man without a <em>definite major purpose</em>
resembles a locomotive without a track to run on, or a destination
toward which to travel. And if he lacks enthusiasm to back his <em>definite major purpose</em>, he is like a locomotive without fuel.</div>
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<em>Enthusiasm</em> may be expressed in two ways: <em>passively</em>, through the stimulation of emotional feeling which inspires you to meditate and think in silence; and <em>actively</em>, by the expression of such feeling through words and deeds.</div>
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<em>Source: </em><em><strong> PMA Science of Success.</strong></em> Educational Edition. <a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill">The Napoleon Hill Foundation.</a> 1983. Pg. 250.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-64518586011397701962015-05-18T13:42:00.001-07:002015-05-18T13:42:13.425-07:00What Wouldst Thou Have?-by Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone
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<strong>What wouldst thou have?</strong> “What wouldst thou have? I am ready to obey thee as thy slave—I and the other slaves of the lamp,” said the genie.</div>
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Awaken the sleeping giant within you! It is more <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="POWERFUL WARRIOR!">powerful </a>than all the genii of Aladdin’s lamp! The genii are fictional. Your sleeping giant is real.</div>
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What wouldst thou have? Love? Good
health? Success? Friends? Money? A home? A car? Recognition? Peace of
mind? Courage? Happiness? Or, would you make your world a better world
in which to live? The sleeping giant within you has the power to bring
your wishes into reality.</div>
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What wouldst thou have? Name it and it’s yours. <em>Awaken the sleeping giant within you!</em> How?</div>
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Think. <em>Think with a positive mental attitude.</em></div>
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Now the sleeping giant, like the genie,
must be summoned with magic. But you possess this magic. The magic is
your talisman, with the symbols PMA on one side and NMA on the other.
The characteristics of PMA are the plus characteristics symbolized by
such words as faith, hope, honesty, and love.</div>
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<em>Source: </em><em><strong> Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude.</strong></em> <a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill">Napoleon Hill</a> & W. Clement Stone. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1960. Pgs.234-235.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-10248223773111873762015-05-13T10:30:00.000-07:002015-05-13T10:30:02.250-07:00What Successful People Know About Winning-by: John C. Maxwell (Part #2/2)<h2 class="entry-title">
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What Successful People Know About Winning-by: John C. Maxwell (Part #2/2)</h2>
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<strong>3. Losses Create a Gap between <em>I Should</em> and <em>I Did</em></strong></h3>
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Winning creates a positive cycle in our lives. When we win, we gain <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="G can Teach YOU How to Have CONFIDENCE!">confidence</a>.
The more confidence we have, the more likely we are to take action when
it’s needed. That inclination to move from knowing to acting often
brings success.</div>
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However, losing can also create a cycle
in our lives—a negative one. Losses, especially when they pile up, can
lead to insecurity. When we are insecure, we doubt ourselves. It causes
us to hesitate when making decisions. Even if we know what we should do,
we are reluctant to do it. When such a gap is created and isn’t
overcome, success becomes nearly impossible. If we want to be
successful, we need to bridge that gap.</div>
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<strong>4. The First Loss Often Isn’t the Biggest Loss</strong></h3>
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When we experience a loss, we have a
choice. If we immediately respond to it the right way, the loss becomes
smaller to us. However, if we respond the wrong way, or if we fail to
respond at all, that loss becomes greater. And it often leads to other
losses. As the subsequent losses come at us, they seem to become bigger
and bigger, crashing over us like waves in a violent storm. As the
number of losses goes up, our self-confidence goes down.</div>
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We make matters worse when we compare
ourselves to others, because we rarely do so on a level playing field.
We either compare our best, including our good intentions, to someone
else’s worst, or we compare our worst to someone else’s best. That can
lead to a negative cycle of self-talk. And the more negative it becomes,
the larger our losses appear to be to us. If our self-talk is angry,
destructive, or guilt producing, we become even less capable of breaking
free of the negative cycle.</div>
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If we can overcome an early loss and not
let it become magnified, that can help us move forward. That’s not
always easy to do, but even someone who has faced a very great loss can
learn to do it.</div>
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<strong>5. Losses Never Leave Us the Same</strong></h3>
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The number or severity of your losses
isn’t as important as how you experience those losses. Yes, all losses
hurt. And they make an impact on us, an impact that is rarely positive.
Losses change us. But we must not allow them to control us. We can’t let
the fear of looking silly or incompetent paralyze us. We can’t let the
fear of negative consequences keep us from taking risks. Allowing
negative experiences of the past to warp your future is like living in a
coffin. It puts a lid on you and can end your life.</div>
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How does one minimize the negative
damage of debilitating losses? First, by letting them go emotionally. If
we want to overcome adversity and keep from being defeated by our
losses, we need to get past them. And then we need to learn from them!</div>
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<strong>Successful People Turn a Loss into a Gain</strong></h3>
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If you’re going to lose—and you are
because everyone does—then why not turn it into a gain? How do you do
that? By learning from it. A loss isn’t totally a loss if you learn
something as a result of it. Your losses can come to define you if you
let them. If you stay where a loss leaves you, then eventually you can
get stuck there. But you can choose to change, grow, and learn from your
losses.</div>
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That, of course, is not necessarily
easy. A loss doesn’t turn into a lesson unless we work hard to make it
so. Losing gives us an opportunity to learn, but many people do not
seize it. And when they don’t, losing <em>really</em> hurts.</div>
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Learning is not easy during down times,
because it requires us to do things that are not natural. It is hard to
smile when we are not happy. It is difficult to respond positively when
numb with defeat. It takes discipline to do the right thing when
everything is going wrong. How can we be emotionally strong when we are
emotionally exhausted? How will we face others when we are humiliated?
How do we get back up when we are continually knocked down?</div>
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I wrote <strong><a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/store/products/How-Successful-People-Win.html"><em>How Successful People Win</em></a></strong>
to answer these and other questions about learning from losses, because
I believe it can help you win. Most of us need someone to help us
figure out how to do that. If that is your desire—to become a learner
from losses—you need to change the way you look at losses, cultivate
qualities that help you respond to them, and develop the ability to
learn from them. I believe you can do that using this road map:</div>
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<strong>Cultivate Humility: The Spirit of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Face Reality: The Foundation of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Accept Responsibility: The First Step of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Seek Improvement: The Focus of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Nurture Hope: The Motivation of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Develop Teachability: The Pathway of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Overcome Adversity: The Catalyst for Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Expect Problems: Opportunities for Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Understand Bad Experiences: The Perspective for Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Embrace Change: The Price of Learning</strong></div>
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<strong>Benefit from Maturity: The Value of Learning</strong></div>
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My primary goal in life is adding value
to people. I hope this book will add value to you, teaching you how to
learn from your losses. That’s how successful people win!</div>
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<strong>Adapted from <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/store/products/How-Successful-People-Win.html"><em>How Successful People Win </em></a>(May 12, 2015)</strong></div>
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My friend Robert Schuller once asked, “What would you attempt to do
if you knew you wouldn’t fail?” That’s a great question, an inspiring
question. When most people hear it, they start dreaming. They are
motivated to reach for their goals and to risk more.<br />
I have a question that I think is just as important: What do you learn when you fail?<br />
While people are usually ready to talk about their dreams, they are
less prepared to answer a question about their shortcomings. Most people
don’t like to talk about their mistakes and failures. They don’t want
to confront their losses. They are embarrassed by them. And when they do
find themselves falling short, they may find themselves saying
something trite, such as “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.” The
message is, “Hope to win, expect to lose, and live with the results
either way.”<br />
What’s wrong with that? It’s not how winners think!<br />
Successful people know the way to turn a setback into a step forward.
How? They don’t try to brush failure under the rug. They don’t run away
from their losses. They learn from them. Every time. They understand
that life’s greatest lessons are gained from our losses—if we approach
them the right way. Mistakes are acceptable as long as the damage isn’t
too great. Or as they say in Texas, “It doesn’t matter how much milk you
spill as long as you don’t lose your cow!”<br />
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<b>Why Losses Hurt So Much</b></h3>
In life, sometimes you do win. But other times you get knocked down.
The key is to figure out why you got knocked down, learn from it, get
back up, and move forward. That’s how successful people win.<br />
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase<a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Life is Not Just a Game!"> “It’s only a game”?</a>
I bet if you have, it was from someone who was losing. Nobody likes to
lose. Think of some of the losses in your life and how they made you
feel. Not good. And it’s not just the pain of the moment that affects
us. Our losses also cause us other difficulties. Here are a few:<br />
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<b>1. Losses Cause Us to Be Emotionally Stuck</b></h3>
Author and speaker Les Brown says, “The good times we put in our
pocket. The bad times we put in our heart.” I have found that to be true
in my life. In my heart I still carry some of the bad times. I bet you
do, too. The negative experiences affect us more deeply than positive
ones, and if you’re like me, you may get emotionally stuck. Anxiety and
fear are debilitating emotions for the human heart. So are losses. They
can weaken, imprison, paralyze, dishearten, and sicken us. To be
successful, we need to find ways to get unstuck emotionally.<br />
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<b>2. Losses Cause Us to Be Mentally Defeated</b></h3>
It cannot be denied that our lives are filled with loss. Over the
course of our adult lives, we lose jobs and positions. Our self-esteem
may take a beating. We lose money. We miss opportunities. Friends and
family die. And I don’t even want to talk about some of the physical
losses we experience with advancing age! Some losses are large; some are
small. And the losses we face affect our mental health. Some people
handle it well, while others don’t.<br />
The quality that distinguishes a successful person from an
unsuccessful one who is otherwise like him is the capacity to manage
disappointment and loss. Too often losing goes to our heads. It defeats
us, and we have trouble coming up with solutions to our challenges. As
the losses build up, they become more of a burden. We regret the losses
of yesterday. We fear the losses of tomorrow. Regret saps our energy. We
can’t build on regret. Fear for the future distracts us and fills us
with apprehension.<br />
We want success, but we should instead train for losses. We need to
expect mistakes, failures, and losses in life, since each of us will
face many of them. But we need to take them as they come, not allow them
to build up.<br />
<b>This article is Part #1/2, and written by: <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell">John C. Maxwell.</a></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-17954514648118367802015-05-11T14:12:00.000-07:002015-05-11T14:12:22.925-07:00 Definiteness of Purpose with PMA-by: Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone
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Let us repeat: The starting point of all
achievement is definiteness of purpose with PMA. Remember this
statement and ask yourself, what is my goal? What do I really want?</div>
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Based on the people we see in our PMA Science of <a href="http://simplyg.com/about-gj-reynolds/" target="_blank" title="Contact G, for Success Training Course!">Success course</a>,
we estimate that 98 out of every 100 persons who are dissatisfied with
their world do not have a clear picture in their mind of the world they <em>would</em> like for themselves.</div>
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Think of it! Think of the people who drift aimlessly through life, dissatisfied, struggling <em>against</em>
a great many things, but without a clear-cut goal. Can you state, right
now, what it is that you want out of life? Fixing your goals may not be
easy. It may even involve some painful self-examination. But it will be
worth whatever effort it costs, because as soon as you can name your
goal; you can expect to enjoy many advantages. These advantages come
almost automatically.</div>
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1. The first great advantage is that your subconscious mind begins to work under a universal law: “What the mind can <em>conceive</em> and <em>believe</em>–the mind can <em>achieve</em>.”
Because you visualize your intended destination, your subconscious mind
is affected by this self-suggestion. It goes to work to help you get
there.</div>
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2. Because you know what you want, there
is a tendency for you to try to get on the right track and head in the
right direction. You get into action.</div>
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3. Work now becomes fun. You are
motivated to pay the price. You budget your time and money. You study,
think, and plan. The more you think about your goals, the more
enthusiastic you become. And with enthusiasm your desire turns into a <em>burning</em> desire.</div>
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4. You become alerted to opportunities
that will help you achieve your objectives as they present themselves in
your everyday experiences. Because you know what you want, you are more
likely to recognize these opportunities.</div>
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<em>Source: </em><a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill"><em><strong> Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude.</strong></em></a> Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1960. Pgs. 24-25.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-62382565020645987442015-05-07T13:57:00.002-07:002015-05-07T13:57:47.768-07:00Development of a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill<h2 class="entry-title">
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Development of a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill</h2>
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A subject of paramount importance in the development and maintenance of a <em>positive mental attitude is believing where belief is justified.</em> Let us review some of the circumstances which call for belief:</div>
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<strong>•</strong> Acquire an enduring <a href="http://simplyg.com/about-gj-reynolds/" target="_blank" title="G has BELIEF in YOU!">belief</a> in the existence of <em>Infinite Intelligence</em>
from which your Creator makes it possible for you to receive the power
necessary to help you take possession of your own mind, and direct it to
whatever ends you may choose.<br />
<strong>•</strong> Acquire an enduring belief in your ability to become
free and self-determining as your greatest gift from your Creator. You
should demonstrate this belief in actions fitting to its nature.<br />
<strong>• </strong>Believe in that way of life and form of government
which guarantees the freedom and precious privileges for which men in
every century and all parts of the world have fought and died.<br />
<strong>•</strong> Believe in those with whom you are associated in your
occupation or calling in life, and recognize that if they are not
worthy of your complete belief, you have the wrong associates.<br />
<strong>• </strong>Believe in the power of the spoken word and see to it
that you speak no word which does not harmonize in every respect with
your <em>positive mental attitude.</em></blockquote>
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<em>Source: </em><em><strong> PMA Science of Success Course.</strong></em> Educational Edition.<a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill"> The Napoleon Hill Foundation.</a> 1983. Pg. 231.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-37130543083420559072015-04-30T10:45:00.000-07:002015-04-30T10:45:08.319-07:00Cultivating Creativity in Times of Crisis-by: John C. Maxwell
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Like everyone I know, I was horrified to
learn of the tragic devastation that occurred in Nepal and the
surrounding region when an earthquake struck. I lived in California for
many years, where earthquakes were a fact of life. But I never
experienced anything like the quake that hit that region last week. The
destruction and loss of life are heart-breaking.</div>
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I won’t attempt to give advice to the
people affected by the tragedy. What they most need from us is prayer
and relief efforts. But one thing I do know is that they will need to be
creative in overcoming the difficulties they are now faced with. And we
can all benefit from learning more about that topic. On that note,
today I’d like to talk a little about creativity.</div>
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To face the greatest challenges of life, we need to cultivate <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Entrepreneurism IS CREATIVE THINKING!">creative thinking</a>.
In times of crisis, you need to tap into every good idea you have. And
of course, the best time to increase your creativity is before the
crisis occurs. This can be done by establishing the discipline of
creative thinking.</div>
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<strong>Here are a few ways we can do that:</strong></h3>
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1. <strong>Spend time with creative people.</strong></h3>
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Make a habit, both inside and outside of
work, of spending time with creatives. Let their way of thinking
challenge and influence yours.</div>
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2. <strong>Look for the obvious.</strong></h3>
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When problem-solving, many of us make
the mistake of looking only for the “big” solution. Creativity means
exploring all ideas, even the obvious and seemingly insignificant ones.
Often the simplest solution is the best solution.</div>
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<strong>3. </strong><strong>Be unreasonable. </strong></h3>
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Logic and creativity can work together
quite well, but sometimes rational thinking gets in the way of being
creative. Be willing to look at unreasonable ideas. Often they expand
your thinking and lead to breakthroughs that you might otherwise miss.</div>
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<strong>4. </strong><strong>Practice mental agility. </strong></h3>
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Creativity requires flexibility. Rigid,
bureaucratic thinking is in direct opposition innovation and creativity.
So make a habit of considering every idea, no matter how difficult it
might seem to implement or how much change it may require.</div>
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<strong>5. </strong><strong>Dare to be different. </strong></h3>
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Being creative means standing outside of the norm. You must cultivate a willingness to challenge every rule and assumption.</div>
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<strong>6. </strong><strong>See problems as opportunities. </strong></h3>
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Sometimes the only difference between a
problem and an opportunity is the word you use to describe it. Whenever
you face a problem, take a step back and ask how it could be described
as an opportunity—to innovate, build, and improve.</div>
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The discipline of creative thinking will
change you—and for the better. As jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes said,
“The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never
returns to its original size.”</div>
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My prayer is that people who have spent
years cultivating creativity are already at work in Nepal – and the
Middle East, and around the world – to serve people and bring solutions
to hurting nations. May we find creative ways to offer relief, and keep
them in our prayers.</div>
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<strong>This article was written by: <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell">John C. Maxwell.</a></strong></div>
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How the People Around You Affect Personal Success-by: Jim Rohn</h2>
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Recently
I sat down with a new friend I met for dinner. We talked about what it
takes to achieve the goals you want to achieve in life. My friend is
already a very accomplished marketing professional. And yet, there was
lots more she wanted to do. One conclusion I kept coming back to in this
talk is that a large amount of how successful you will be in life comes
down to the people you spend time with.</div>
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This is why:</div>
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‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.’ Jim Rohn</div>
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This quote
is one of the most powerful ones that I keep reminding myself over and
over again. I am the average of the five people I spend the most time
with. Others around myself determine how I think, how I act, and
ultimately how successful I will be.</div>
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Fighting your way through the law of average: The sower and the reaper</h3>
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This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMmz-_MLudQ&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">video from Jim Rohn</a>
is amazing. In short: You’ll face many struggles along the way if you
are seeking success and happiness. If you are the sower, your seeds will
get picked up by the birds first and won’t give a return. Then they
will fall on shallow ground, leaving you with nothing again. Then they
will fall on thorny ground and the sun will shine so hot that your small
plant will die after the first day. No return either.</div>
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Then, one
day, the seeds will fall on good ground and finally give you the
expected return and success. The only way you can make sure that you
will fight your way through this hardship is with the right people by
your side.</div>
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Who are the people you spend time with?</h3>
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It doesn’t
matter how smart you are. It doesn’t matter how talented you are, which
skills you have, where you are born, or which family you came from. All
that counts if you want to be successful in life is the people you
surround yourself with.</div>
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It’s a notion so simple, yet so difficult to get started with. Something I tried to do very specifically is this exercise:</div>
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<li data-textannotation-id="4893ea03a9fde400226b74f1792b1992">Who are
the 5 people in your life that you spend time with? As in, if your day
has 24 hours, how many of those hours are spent with which people. (I’m
guessing amongst people will be some members of your family, your
spouse, co-workers and some close friends.) Write those 5 people on a
piece of paper. (It’s ok if they are less than 5.)</li>
<li data-textannotation-id="d20f6d3246e0848d1630536800c8c6b4">Once you
have a list of those 3-5 people, ask yourself this: Who are they? What
do they do with their lives? How ambitious are they, how successful have
they been, how happy, optimistic, and enthusiastic are they?</li>
<li data-textannotation-id="9a9ce4cadcbe166e444b83189584072b">Evaluate
carefully if those people will really be those that will help you get to
the next level you want to get to. Do they push you forward when you
come to them with new ideas, no matter what? Or do they tell you that
what you have in mind won’t work? Will they keep you going once the
birds pick up your seeds, once your seeds fall on shallow or thorny
ground?</li>
<li data-textannotation-id="a54b6dab04f4ed7a96f6c60233aeaa2e">Make a
choice of who in your list you want to continue spending time with.
Don’t be afraid if none or only 1 or 2 amongst your 5 people today meet
the standard of excellence you want to set for yourself. Keep going,
decrease the time you spend, and increase the amount of time you keep
your eyes looking for people that you want to have as one of your 5
closest people.</li>
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It’s ok to end up with this:</div>
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“Since last you heard from me, I lost some friends, well, heh, me and Snoop we’re dippin’ again.” ~ Dr. Dre (Still D.R.E.)</div>
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Don’t be
afraid to lose some friends, support from your family, or anything else
if that means you start surrounding yourself with the right people.
Instead of becoming the average of some average people, dip with the
best.</div>
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The people I spend time with</h3>
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I believe
I’m someone who took longer than most people to understand this concept.
I clung onto relationships with people far too long. All of them were
great people, people I respect like I want to respect every other human
being. Yet, I always knew these are not the people that are dying to be
incredibly successful, incredibly happy, and doing no matter what it
takes to chase their dreams.</div>
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Gradually I
learnt this, working my way to spend less and less time with them.
Today, the people I spend time with are just 2 people. <a href="http://joel.is/" target="_blank">Joel</a> and <a href="http://blog.tommoor.com/" target="_blank">Tom</a>.
They are most likely the smartest people I have ever worked with
before. Both have a focus and determination I’m constantly blown away
by. I cling onto their enthusiasm, try to learn from their skillset as
much as I can and get myself lifted onto the next level: purely by being
in the same room with them.</div>
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There is no
one else I spend as much time with as Joel and Tom. 90% of my daily
interaction happens with these two guys. The power they have is
therefore incredible. I’m highly influenced and seek to be from them and
their input. I know, because of their actions, experience, and daily
work, the only impact this can have on me is a positive one. It is
pushing me higher and onto the next level every day.</div>
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I’m the average of Tom and Joel.</div>
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Whether you
want it or not, I believe this is how it works. The people you spend
the most time with make you. You are their average. Do you think that’s
true</div>
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<strong>Article by:<a href="http://www.jimrohn.com/" target="_blank" title="Jim Rohn"> Jim Rohn.</a></strong><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-61628210036814818492015-04-28T14:54:00.000-07:002015-04-28T14:54:09.009-07:00How Do You Become a Successful Failure?-by: John C. Maxwell
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<em><strong>“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison</strong></em><br />
Nobody likes to fail. But if we’re honest, we understand that failure
is a part of life. There is no success without some amount of failure.
Great inventors like Thomas Edison experience a lot of failures on the
way to a <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="GJ Can Help TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE!">successful invention</a>. Even the best baseball players strike out much more often than they hit a home run.<br />
Anyone pursuing a goal of value will make mistakes and wrong
decisions. So the key is to expect failure, to prepare for it, to be
ready to turn it into a lesson and a stepping-stone to success. There is
such a thing as a successful failure. These are some of the traits of
such a person:<br />
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1. Optimism. Find the benefit in every bad experience.</h3>
Thomas Edison redefined the failures in his experiments as “10,000
ways that won’t work.” He expected failure and counted it as one of the
costs of finding a way that would work. By finding the benefit in the
failure, he was able to keep attempting something great. Optimism is not
limited to a few people as a personality trait. Optimism is a choice.
And while it doesn’t guarantee immediate positive results, it does
result in higher motivation and stronger character.<br />
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2. Responsibility. Change your response to failure by accepting responsibility.</h3>
When we fail at something, it’s easy to blame someone or something
else. Perhaps the circumstances or the people that we worked with. But
failure is a learning opportunity. If I blame someone else, I’m just
cheating myself out of that lesson. Responsibility is more important
than reputation. And it tends to lead to reward, which can lead to more
responsibility. Your willingness to take responsibility marks you as
someone who’s mature and can be trusted to learn from the failure and
keep trying.<br />
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3. Resilience. Say goodbye to yesterday.</h3>
The ability to move on from failure is key to continuing to attempt
great things. The mind can only focus on so much, so if we’re still too
focused on what we did wrong, we can’t give all of our attention to
attempting to do things right.<br />
<strong>Here are five behaviors of people who haven’t gotten over past difficulties:</strong><br />
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<li><strong>Comparison.</strong> Either measuring your failures against those of others, or convincing yourself that your circumstances were harder than theirs.</li>
<li><strong>Rationalization. </strong>Telling yourself and others that
you have good reasons for not getting over past hurts and mistakes.
Believing that those who encourage you “just don’t understand.”</li>
<li><strong>Isolation.</strong> Pulling back and keeping yourself
separate from others, either to avoid dealing with the issues, or to
continue to feel sorry for yourself.</li>
<li><strong>Regret. </strong>Getting stuck lamenting or trying to fix things that cannot be changed.</li>
<li><strong>Bitterness.</strong> Feeling like a victim and blaming others for negative outcomes.</li>
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4. Initiative. Take action and face your fear.</h3>
When we make mistakes and then consider trying again, we all feel
some measure of fear. Facing the unknown, we easily come up with a list
of things to worry about. But the act of worrying doesn’t help us at all
in accomplishing our goals. As Corrie ten Boom said, “Worry does not
empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. Just
believing that failure can be good isn’t enough to help us succeed. We
need to act on that belief and take a step forward again in pursuit of
our dream. Only then do we learn from our mistakes and make progress.<br />
A successful failure is a failure that we respond to correctly: by
finding the good, taking responsibility, moving on, and taking action.
How do you respond to failure? Which of the above characteristics would
you benefit from adopting?<br />
<strong>Article by: <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell">John C. Maxwell.</a></strong><br />
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Symptoms of the Fear of Criticism by Napoleon Hill</h2>
Criticism is the one form of service, of which everyone has too much.
Everyone has a stock of it which is handed out, gratis, whether called
for or not. One’s nearest relatives often are the worst offenders. It
should be recognized as a crime (in reality it is a crime of the worst
nature), for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of a
child, through unnecessary criticism. Employers who understand human
nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by
constructive suggestion. Parents may accomplish the same results with
their children. Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or
resentment, but it will not build love or affection.<br />
Symptoms of the fear of criticism:<br />
This fear is almost as universal as the fear of poverty, and its
effects are just as fatal to personal achievement, mainly because this
fear destroys initiative, and discourages the use of imagination.<br />
The major symptoms of the fear are:<br />
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS. Generally expressed through nervousness, timidity
in conversation and in meeting strangers, awkward movement of the hands
and limbs, shifting of the eyes.<br />
LACK OF POISE. Expressed through lack of voice control, nervousness
in the presence of others, poor posture of body, poor memory.<br />
PERSONALITY. Lacking in firmness of decision, personal charm, and
ability to express opinions definitely. The habit of side-stepping
issues instead of meeting them squarely. Agreeing with others without
careful examination of their opinions.<br />
INFERIORITY COMPLEX. The habit of expressing self-approval by word of
mouth and by actions, as a means of covering up a feeling of
inferiority. Using “big words” to impress others, (often without knowing
the real meaning of the words). Imitating others in dress, speech and
manners. Boasting of imaginary achievements. This sometimes gives a
surface appearance of a feeling of superiority.<br />
EXTRAVAGANCE. The habit of trying to “keep up with the Joneses,” spending beyond one’s income.<br />
LACK OF INITIATIVE. Failure to embrace opportunities for
self-advancement, fear to express opinions, lack of confidence in one’s
own ideas, giving evasive answers to questions asked by superiors,
hesitancy of manner and speech, deceit in both words and deeds.<br />
LACK OF AMBITION. Mental and physical laziness, lack of
self-assertion, slowness in reaching decisions, easily influenced by
others, the habit of criticizing others behind their backs and
flattering them to their faces, the habit of accepting defeat without
protest, quitting an undertaking when opposed by others, suspicious of
other people without cause, lacking in tactfulness of manner and speech,
unwillingness to accept the blame for mistakes.<br />
<em>Source: </em><em><strong> Think and Grow Rich</strong></em> A Ballantine Book, Published by Random House Publishing Group 1960. Pgs 210 and 211.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-60220735629929769662015-04-23T08:00:00.000-07:002015-04-23T08:00:06.923-07:00 When Silence is Acceptance-by:Lori Ann Potter
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When Silence is Acceptance-by:Lori Ann Potter</h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Believable Lies Part 1: Silence is Acceptance</span></h3>
Once every eight weeks or so, our tribal community holds a meeting
with the tribal council known as the Regular Bi-Monthly Membership
Meeting. From one meeting to the next, a lot of stuff can happen. In
fact, there is such a vast amount of information presented in
power-point presentations that, at times, absorbing it all is like
trying to take a sip from a fire hose.<br />
At the end of these meetings, a common question is offered to the
members present, particularly whenever the tribal council requests
feedback on a future decision they plan to make:<br />
Are there any questions? Remember folks…silence is acceptance.<br />
For many years I remained silent at most tribal meetings, but my
silence did not mean I accepted or agreed with everything I heard.
(I’ll explain why in a moment.) I listened, observed, and took pages of
notes, and most of the time I refrained from adding my own concerns and
opinions during the hour-long Q&A session at the end of every
meeting.<br />
I have a different perspective on silence. I believe the declaration
“silence is acceptance” is not only inaccurate; it’s a type of lie
woven deep within the psyche of our community. Any interpretation of
someone’s intentions – absent of mutual understanding, time to research
and process information, or freedom of communication within preset,
respectful boundaries – is a deviation of authentic truth. The term
“silence is acceptance” is actually a subtle form of manipulation. It’s
an inherited mindset, ignorantly extended by those who follow the
example of others who led in similar ways before them.<br />
The truth is, silence can mean a lot of things and manifest in a
variety of ways. The existence of silence should never been interpreted
as the absence of contradicting opinion. Rather, silence can be either
positive or negative, depending on the <a href="http://simplyg.com/about-gj-reynolds/" target="_blank" title="Do YOU Have the Entrepreneurial Mindset?">mindset</a>
of those remaining silent. For this reason, we ought to be mindful to
the messages relayed within our cones of meeting silence.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">When Silence is Negative</span><br />
Silence is negative when it becomes the language of those who lack
hope; particularly those who feel their voices are not deemed important
enough to be considered or accepted. Silence can also manifest as a
preference by those who lack the skills or patience necessary to
communicate peacefully under pressure. But the type of silence most
debilitating is when a person’s silence entraps him or her into
believing there is nothing he or she can do to influence positive
change.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Why Silence Happens</span><br />
Negative silence is the outcome of a passive form of bullying. It’s
the wearying affect of being condescended to, dictated or talked down to
rather than respected, valued and uplifted. It’s a reaction to a type
of torture – the steady, daily water-drip antagonizing the soul of a
community through passive, arrogant expression in a leader’s actions and
words:<br />
You need me. I’m the best leader for you. There is no one else who
can lead effectively as me. You don’t understand what I understand.
You’re not as educated/popular/acceptable/respected enough to be
influential. I am here to make the decisions for you. I know what’s
best for you and you do not.<br />
Negative silence is one response to controlling mindsets – when every
community decision is confined within the strict parameters of a
leader’s comfort zone, regardless of what might be best for the whole
community. It’s a response to empty “open door policies” veiled
securely behind locked doors. It’s the result of formalizing even the
simplest interactions. It’s the affect of decades of secrecy and
bureaucracy, limiting and prohibiting the community’s access to and use
of information.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">How Silence is Revealed – Negative and Positive</span><br />
Silence is often revealed through absence, such as a poor turnout to
meetings and events. It’s when people stop asking questions, quit
volunteering or refrain from attempting to offer solutions to problems.
It’s when people lose faith in a bureaucratic system; when they feel
unwelcome, disenfranchised or powerless to contribute anything of value.
It’s when priorities shift dramatically as people show up late, refuse
to engage and decide to leave early, viewing a meeting or event
gathering as much lower on their list of importance than it used to be.<br />
Silence is also evident in people who refuse to vote. It’s when
people believe their vote makes no difference in a situation, although
in reality, their absence really does become a type of vote. It’s an
abstention allowing the majority vote of the day to rule the outcome of a
decision, regardless of a voter’s stand on the matter. It’s the only
time, in fact, when silence actually becomes a form of acceptance,
whether it is intended or not.<br />
Silence is positive when it is evidence of wisdom. There is a
sacredness in silence that is seldom recognized, such as when silence is
held by those waiting for the right timing to say what needs to be said
in a way it might be received most effectively, whether written, spoken
or both. Silence empties the mind of clutter, allowing it to absorb
and fully process what has entered it. Silence enables one to consider
rather than simply react.<br />
It’s also evident in those who choose the silence of absence as a
catalyst for positive change, even when it’s only temporary. Removing
oneself from controlling, manipulative, abusive, gossip-laden, deceitful
or oppressive groups and situations, for instance. This can include
relationships, family gatherings, meetings, online groups and even some
work environments. In these situations, a person’s ability to walk away
and remain temporarily silent becomes a demonstration of his or her
strength – the wisdom to understand one’s limits, and the awareness that
circumstances do not dictate his or her value, abilities or
limitations.<br />
It’s your turn: In what ways do you believe silence can be <a href="http://www.coachdalebrownspeaks.com/" target="_blank" title="Coach Dale Brown">positive</a> or negative within a relationship, family or community?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-38667906346430563262015-04-23T06:30:00.000-07:002015-04-23T06:30:01.951-07:00 Becoming a Master of Persuasion-by: Brian Tracy (Part #2/2)
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Getting Others to Work for You</h3>
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<b>2. The second form of leverage that you must develop for success is other people’s knowledge.</b>
You must be able to tap into the brain power of many other people if
you want to accomplish worthwhile goals. Successful people are not those
who know everything needed to accomplish a particular task, but more
often than not, they are people who know how to find the knowledge they
need.</div>
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What is the knowledge that you need to
achieve your most important goals? Of the knowledge required, what
knowledge must you have personally in order to control your situation,
and what knowledge can you borrow, buy or rent from others?</div>
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It has been said that, in our
information-based society, you are never more than one book or two phone
calls away from any piece of knowledge in the country. With online
computer services that access huge data bases all over the country, you
can usually get the precise information you require in a few minutes by
using a computer. Whenever you need information and expertise from
another person in order to achieve your goals, the very best way to
persuade them to help you is to ask them for their assistance.</div>
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Almost everyone who is knowledgeable in a
particular area is proud of their accomplishments. By asking a person
for their expert advice, you compliment them and motivate them to want
to help you. So don’t be afraid to ask, even if you don’t know the
individual personally.</div>
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<b>3. The third key to leverage, which is very much based on your persuasive abilities, is other people’s money.</b>
Your ability to use other people’s money and resources to leverage your
talents is the key to financial success. Your ability to buy and defer
payment; to sell and collect payment in advance; to borrow, rent or
lease furniture, fixtures and machinery; and to borrow money from people
to help you multiply your opportunities is one of the most important of
all skills that you can develop. And these all depend on your ability
to persuade others to cooperate with you financially so that you can
develop the leverage you need to move onward and upward in your field.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The Four “P”s<br />
</span>There are four “P”s that will enhance your ability to persuade
others in both your work and personal life. They are power, positioning,
performance and politeness. And they are all based on perception.</div>
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<b>The first “P” is power.</b> The more
power and influence that a person perceives you have, whether real or
not, the more likely it is that that person will be persuaded by you to
do the things you want them to do. For example, if you appear to be a
senior executive, or a wealthy person, people will be much more likely
to help you and serve you than they would be if you were perceived to be
a lower level employee.</div>
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<b>The second “P” is positioning.</b>
This refers to the way that other people think about you and talk about
you when you are not there. Your positioning in the mind and heart of
other people largely determines how open they are to being influenced by
you.</div>
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In everything you do involving other
people, you are shaping and influencing their perceptions of you and
your positioning in their minds. Think about how you could change the
things you say and do so that people think about you in such a way that
they are more open to your requests and to helping you achieve your
goals.</div>
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<b>The third “P” is performance.</b>
This refers to your level of competence and expertise in your area. A
person who is highly respected for his or her ability to get results is
far more persuasive and influential than a person who only does an
average job.</div>
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The perception that people have of your
performance capabilities exerts an inordinate influence on how they
think and feel about you. You should commit yourself to being the very
best in your field. Sometimes, a reputation for being excellent at what
you do can be so powerful that it alone can make you an extremely
persuasive individual in all of your interactions with the people around
you. They will accept your advice, be open to your influence and agree
with your requests.</div>
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<b>The fourth “P” of persuasion power is politeness.</b>
People do things for two reasons, because they want to and because they
have to. When you treat people with kindness, courtesy and respect, you
make them want to do things for you. They are motivated to go out of
their way to help you solve your problems and accomplish your goals.
Being nice to other people satisfies one of the deepest of all
subconscious needs–the need to feel important and respected. Whenever
you convey this to another person in your conversation, your attitude
and your treatment of that person, he or she will be wide open to being
persuaded and influenced by you in almost anything you need.</div>
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Again, perception is everything. The
perception of an individual is his or her reality. People act on the
basis of their perceptions of you. If you change their perceptions, you
change the way they think and feel about you, and you change the things
that they will do for you.</div>
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You can become an expert at personal
persuasion. You can develop your personal power by always remembering
that there are only two ways to get the things you want in life: You can
do it all yourself, or you can get most of it done by others. Your
ability to communicate, persuade, negotiate, influence, delegate and
interact effectively with other people will enable you to develop
leverage using other people’s efforts, other people’s knowledge and
other people’s money. The development of your persuasion power will
enable you to become one of the most powerful and influential people in
your organization. It will open up doors for you in every area of your
life.</div>
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Persuasion power can help you get more of the things you want faster
than anything else you do. It can mean the difference between success
and failure. It can guarantee your progress and enable you to use all of
your other skills and abilities at the very highest level. Your
persuasion power will earn you the support and respect of your
customers, bosses, coworkers, colleagues and friends. The ability to
persuade others to do what you want them to do can make you one of the
most important people in your community.<br />
Fortunately, persuasion is a skill, like riding a bicycle, that you
can learn through study and practice. Your job is to become absolutely
excellent at influencing and motivating others to support and assist you
in achieving your goals and solving your problems.<br />
You can either persuade others to help you or be persuaded to help
them. It is one or the other. Most people are not aware that every human
interaction involves a complex process of persuasion and influence. And
being unaware, they are usually the ones being persuaded to help others
rather than the ones who are doing the persuading.<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Persuasion Through Motivation</span><br />
The key to persuasion is motivation. Every human action is motivated by
something. Your job is to find out what motivates other people and then
to provide that motivation. People have two major motivations: the
desire for gain and the fear of loss.<br />
<b>The desire for gain </b><b>motivates people to want more of the things they value in life.</b>
They want more money, more success, more health, more influence, more
respect, more love and more happiness. Human wants are limited only by
individual imagination. No matter how much a person has, he or she still
wants more and more. When you can show people how they can get more of
the things they want by helping you achieve your goals, you can motivate
them to act in your behalf.<br />
President Eisenhower once said, “Persuasion is the art of getting
people to do what you want them to do, and to like it.” You always need
to be thinking about how you can get people to want to do the things
that you need them to do to attain your objectives.<br />
<b>People are also motivated to act by the fear of loss.</b> This
fear, in all its various forms, is often stronger than the desire for
gain. People fear financial loss, loss of health, anger or disapproval
of others, loss of love and the loss of anything they have worked hard
to accomplish. They fear change, risk and uncertainty because these
threaten them with potential losses.<br />
Whenever you can show a person that they can avoid a loss of some
kind by doing what you want them to do, you can influence them to take a
particular action. The very best appeals are those where you offer an
opportunity to gain and an opportunity to avoid loss at the same time.<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Getting What You Want</span><br />
There are two ways to get the things you want in life. First, you can
work by yourself and for yourself in your own best interest. You can be a
“Robinson Crusoe” of modern life, relying on yourself for the
satisfaction of your needs. By doing this, you can accomplish a little,
but not a lot. The person who looks to himself or herself completely is
limited in his or her capacities. He or she will never be rich or
successful.<br />
The second way to get the things you want is by gaining and using
leverage. Leverage allows you to multiply yourself and get far more out
of the hours you put in rather than doing everything yourself.<br />
There are three forms of leverage you must develop to fulfill your
full potential in our society: other people’s efforts, other people’s
knowledge, and other people’s money.<br />
<b>1. You leverage yourself through other people’s efforts by getting
other people to work with you and for you in the accomplishment of your
objectives.</b> Sometimes you can ask them to help you voluntarily,
although people won’t work for very long without some personal reward.
At other times you can hire them to help you, thereby freeing you up to
do higher-value work.<br />
One of the most important laws of economics is called “Ricardo’s
Law.” It is also called the Law of Comparative Advantage. This law
states that when someone can accomplish a part of your task at a lower
hourly rate than you would earn for accomplishing more valuable parts of
your task, you should delegate or outsource that part of the task.<br />
For example, if you want to earn $100,000 a year, in a 250-day year,
you need to make $50 per hour. That means you must be doing work that is
worth $50 per hour, eight hours per day, 250 days per year. Therefore,
if there is any part of your work–like making photocopies, filing
information, typing letters or filling out expense forms–that is not
valued at $50 per hour, you should stop doing it. You should persuade
someone else who works at a lower hourly rate to do it for you. The more
lower level tasks you can persuade others to do, the more time you will
have to do tasks that pay you more. This is one of the essential keys
to getting the leverage you need to become one of the higher paid people
in your profession.<br />
Management can be defined as “getting things done through others.” To
be a manager you must be an expert at persuading and influencing others
to work in a common direction. This is why all excellent managers are
also excellent low-pressure salespeople. They do not order people to do
things; instead, they persuade them to accept certain responsibilities,
with specific deadlines and agreed-upon standards of performance. When a
person has been persuaded that he or she has a vested interest in doing
a job well, he or she accepts ownership of the job and the result. Once
a person accepts ownership and responsibility, the manager can step
aside confidently, knowing the job will be done on schedule.<br />
In every part of your life, you have a choice of either doing it
yourself or delegating it to others. Your ability to get someone else to
take on the job with the same enthusiasm that you would have is an
exercise in personal persuasion. It may seem to take a little longer at
the beginning, but it saves you an enormous amount of time completing
the task.<br />
*Article written by: <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/186506" target="_blank" title="Brian Tracy Article on Persuasion">Brian Tracy.</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-1121593584408363242015-04-20T06:30:00.000-07:002015-04-20T06:30:01.123-07:00The 3 Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Life-by: Tony Robbins (Part #1/2)<h2>
The 3 Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Life-by: Tony Robbins</h2>
There’s nothing worse than a rich person who’s chronically angry or unhappy. There’s really no excuse for it, yet I see this <a data-mce-href="http://www.tonyrobbins.com/" href="http://www.tonyrobbins.com/" target="_blank" title="THE TONY ROBBINS PHENOMENON!">phenomenon </a>every
day. It results from an extremely unbalanced life, one with too much
expectation and not enough appreciation for what’s there.<br />
Without
gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know
true fulfillment. But how do you cultivate balance in life? What’s the
point of achievement if your life has no balance?<br />
For nearly four
decades, I’ve had the privilege of coaching people from every walk of
life, including some of the most powerful men and women on the planet.
I’ve worked with presidents of the United States as well as owners of
small businesses.<br />
Across the board, I’ve found that virtually every moment people make three key<a data-mce-href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/decision-making" href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/decision-making"> decisions</a> that dictate the quality of their lives<b>. </b><br />
If
you make these decisions unconsciously, you'll end up like majority of
people who tend to be out of shape physically, exhausted emotionally and
often financially stressed. But if you make these decisions
consciously, you can literally change the course of your life today.<br />
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Decision 1: Carefully choose what to focus on.</h2>
At
every moment, millions of things compete for your attention. You can
focus on things that are happening right here and now or on what you
want to create in the future. Or you can focus on the past.<br />
Where focus goes, energy flows. What you focus on and your pattern for doing so shapes your entire life.<br />
Which area do you tend to focus on more: what you have or what’s missing from your life?<br />
I’m sure you think about both sides of this coin. But if you examine your habitual<a data-mce-href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Only YOU Control Your THOUGHTS, WORDS, & ACTIONS!"> thoughts</a>, what do you tend to spend most of your time dwelling on?<br />
Rather
than focusing on what you don’t have and begrudging those who are
better off than you financially, perhaps you should acknowledge that you
have much to be grateful for and some of it has nothing to do with
money. You can be grateful for your health, family, friends,
opportunities and mind.<br />
Developing a habit of appreciating what
you have can create a new level of emotional well-being and wealth. But
the real question is, do you take time to deeply feel grateful with your
mind, body, heart and soul? That’s where the joy, happiness and
fulfillment can be found.<br />
Consider a second pattern of focus that
affects the quality of your life: Do you tend to focus more on what you
can control or what you can’t?<br />
If you focus on what you can’t
control, you’ll have more stress in life. You can influence many aspects
of your life but you usually can’t control them.<br />
When you adopt this pattern of focus, your brain has to make another decision: <i><b>(Coming on Part #2 Tomorrow).</b></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-48000145120358619542015-04-20T06:00:00.000-07:002015-04-20T06:00:03.065-07:00The 3 Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Life-by: Tony Robbins (Part #2/2)<h2>
The 3 Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Life-by: Tony Robbins (Part #2/2)</h2>
When you adopt this pattern <em>(Information from Part #1/2)</em> of focus, your brain has to make another decision:<br />
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Decision 2: Figure out, What does this all mean?</h2>
Ultimately,
how you feel about your life has nothing to do with the events in it or
with your financial condition or what has (or hasn't) happened to you.
The <a data-mce-href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Change the Quality of YOUR Life!">quality of your life</a> is controlled by the meaning you give these things.<br />
Most of the time you may be unaware of the effect of your unconscious mind in assigning meaning to life’s events.<br />
When
something happens that disrupts your life (a car accident, a health
issue, a job loss), do you tend to think that this is the end or the
beginning?<br />
If someone confronts you, is that person insulting you, coaching you or truly caring for you?<br />
Does
a devastating problem mean that God is punishing you or challenging
you? Or is it possible that this problem is a gift from God?<br />
Your
life takes on whatever meaning you give it. With each meaning comes
a unique feeling or emotion and the quality of your life involves where
you live emotionally.<br />
I always ask during my seminars, “How many
of you know someone who is on antidepressants and still depressed?”
Typically 85 percent to 90 percent of those assembled raise their hands.<br />
How
is this possible? The drugs should make people feel better. It's true
that antidepressants do come with labels warning that suicidal thoughts
are a possible side effect.<br />
But no matter how much a person drugs
himself, if he constantly focuses on what he can’t control in life and
what’s missing, he won't find it hard to despair. If he adds to that a
meaning like “life is not worth living,” that's an emotional cocktail
that no antidepressant can consistently overcome.<br />
Yet if that same
person can arrive at a new meaning, a reason to live or a belief that
all this was meant to be, then he will be stronger than anything
that ever happened to him.<br />
When people shift their habitual focus
and meanings, there’s no limit on what life can become. A change of
focus and a shift in meaning can literally alter someone's biochemistry
in minutes.<br />
So take control and always remember: Meaning equals emotion and emotion equals life<em>. </em>Choose consciously and wisely. Find an empowering meaning in any event, and wealth in its deepest sense will be yours today.<br />
Once you create a meaning in your mind, it creates an emotion, and that emotion leads to a state for making your third decision:<br />
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Decision 3: What will you do?</h2>
The
actions you take are powerfully shaped by the emotional state you're
in. If you're angry, you're going to behave quite differently than if
you're feeling playful or outrageous.<br />
If you want to shape your
actions, the fastest way is to change what you focus on and shift the
meaning to be something more empowering.<br />
Two people who are angry will behave differently. Some pull back. Others push through.<br />
Some
individuals express anger quietly. Others do so loudly or violently.
Yet others suppress it only to look for a passive-aggressive opportunity
to regain the upper hand or even exact revenge.<br />
Where do these patterns come from? People tend to model their behavior on those they respect, enjoy and love.<br />
The people who frustrated or angered you? You often reject their approaches.<br />
Yet
far too often you may find yourself falling back into patterns
you witnessed over and over again in your youth and were displeased by.<br />
It’s
very useful for you to become aware of your patterns when you are
frustrated, angry or sad or feel lonely. You can’t change your patterns
if you’re not aware of them.<br />
Now that you’re aware of the power of
these three decisions, start looking for role models who are
experiencing what you want out of life. I promise you that those who
have passionate relationships have a totally different focus and arrive
at totally different meanings for the challenges in relationships than
people who are constantly bickering or fighting.<br />
It’s not rocket
science. If you become aware of the differences in how people approach
these three decisions, you’ll have a pathway to help you create a
permanent positive change in any area of life.<br />
This piece was adapted from Tony Robbins' new book, <em><a data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/MONEY-Master-Game-Financial-Freedom/dp/1476757801/" href="http://www.amazon.com/MONEY-Master-Game-Financial-Freedom/dp/1476757801/" target="_blank">Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom</a>. </em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-2582722553831889692015-04-19T07:30:00.000-07:002015-04-19T07:30:02.002-07:00Move on Your Own Personal Initiative-by: Napoleon Hill<h2 class="entry-title">
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The mind that has been made to receive, attracts that which it needs, just as a magnet attracts steel filings.</div>
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The most difficult part of any task is
that of making a start. But once it has been made, the way to complete
the job become evident. The truth of this has been proved by the fact
that men with <em>definite major <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="G Can Help YOU Find the True PURPOSES of YOUR LIFE!">purposes</a></em> are more successful than those without objectives.</div>
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And we have yet to find a successful man
who did not readily admit that the turning-point of major importance in
his life came when he adopted a <em>definite major purpose</em>.</div>
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No one person can tell another what his <em>definite major purpose</em> in life should be. But any successful man will verify that success is not possible without such a purpose.</div>
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Adopt a <em>definite major purpose</em> and see how quickly the habit of moving on your own personal initiative will inspire you to action.</div>
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Your imagination will become more alert
and it will reveal to you many opportunities related to your purpose.
Opposition to your purpose will disappear and people will give you their
friendly cooperation.</div>
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Fear and doubt will disappear also. And
somewhere along the way you will meet your “other self” face to face –
that self which can, and will, carry you over to the success side of the
River of Life.</div>
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From there on the going will be easy and
the way will be clear, for you will have adapted yourself to the great
intangible forces of nature which lead inevitably to the attainment of
your chosen goal.</div>
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You will wonder why you did not find the
path sooner, and you will understand why success attracts more success
while failure attracts more failure.</div>
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And just a short distance ahead, you
will see the great gate that leads into Happy Valley! You are not there
yet, for there are lesser gates through which you must pass before you
enter the great estate.</div>
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<em>Source: </em><em><strong> PMA Science of Success Course.</strong></em> Educational Edition. <a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill">The Napoleon Hill Foundation.</a> 1983. Pgs. 206-207.</div>
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Have you ever really thought about the
way a magnet works? To someone who doesn’t understand the science, a
magnet’s power to attract things to it appears almost magical. Likewise,
have you ever met a person who seems to attract people the way a magnet
attracts metal? They believe in others, and they attract people who
just magically begin to believe in themselves. But I’m here today to
tell you that there’s no magic – just a desire to help others and a
method of transferring belief.</div>
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When I speak to people, whether in a crowd or one-on-one, I make it my <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Set BIG, BIG GOALS!">goal</a>
to increase their belief in themselves. I want to share my belief and
do things with them until one day it’s not my belief in them, but it’s
their belief in themselves. That’s what I call the ultimate transfer of a
leader. It’s when leaders take the belief that they have for their
people and pass it on until the people own it. It’s not borrowed. That’s
always my goal, to help people to get to that belief level.</div>
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<strong>How to be a belief magnet</strong></h3>
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Here’s how I share my belief in people and help them find that belief in themselves.</div>
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<strong>1. Affirmation</strong></h3>
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I was on a phone call recently with a
woman who shared about how she’d heard me speak a few years ago. She
told me that as I spoke at the conference, she said to herself, “Here’s a
man who really believes in me.” She continued on the phone, “It just
drew me to you. It just drew me to read your books and go to the
conferences where you’re speaking.”</div>
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The first way to help other people believe in themselves is <em>to actually believe in them</em>.
When people sense that we believe in their potential and desire to be
successful, it literally draws them in. Then we can share that belief
with them. One way I do that is to “put a 10 on their heads.” What I
mean by that is, I give each person a score of 10 (on a scale of 1 to
10) when I meet them. From the very beginning, I assume the best about
them and choose to believe that about them. I communicate what I believe
and why. This sets them up to find that belief themselves.</div>
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<strong>2. Mentoring</strong></h3>
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With mentoring, I invite the person into
my life, to walk alongside me. As we spend time together, they
experience what I experience. I especially want them to enjoy the
excitement of little victories. I want them to experience successes.
This helps them enjoy the feeling of a victory even before having one on
their own. Then they have a better idea of what they are aiming for.</div>
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<strong>3. Equipping</strong></h3>
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Equipping takes the next step beyond
just exposing people to my experiences and victories. Now I’m focused on
giving them the specific tools and skills that they need to be
successful. This is when I break it down for them. I suggest areas where
they can grow, books they can read, and other resources that will help
them. I also empower them by stepping back and letting them do the task
themselves.</div>
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<strong>4. Practice</strong></h3>
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After I’ve equipped someone with the
tools and resources necessary to achieve a goal, I have to give them
time to practice. I have a friend who’s a teaching pro in golf who
recently gave me a two-hour lesson to help with my swing. He was a good
teacher and helped me tremendously. But when we were done, he said,
“Now, you do understand that for those two hours that I taught you, you
need to put in twenty hours of practice before you’ll have it down.” He
was communicating that I needed to put in the work and do the tasks
before I could get to the final stage.</div>
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<strong>5. Victory</strong></h3>
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Nothing, nothing, nothing helps a
person’s belief in self like success. I could give you good how-to
advice and affirmation all day long, and it wouldn’t have nearly the
impact that a single victory would have on your self-belief. I believe
that having a win under your belt is one hundred times more important
than affirmation. Remember, when I give you affirmation, it is still
something I’m doing. When you achieve a victory, you’re the one who made
that happen. Once someone has practiced, make sure you stand back and
allow them to win the victory. That just takes self-belief to an
entirely new level.</div>
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As a leader, I encourage you to set
people up for success. When you believe in them to start with, and
communicate that belief, you become a magnet, drawing them to you. Then
when you mentor and equip them, you’re giving them the tools and
experiences that keep them on the path with you. Finally, when you allow
them to own the victory, you help them make your belief their own.</div>
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I hope you’ll be a belief magnet to the
people you lead. It not only increases their good feelings and morale
because they want to be close to you; it also shows them what they’re
capable of on their own, increasing their self-belief. This is the
ultimate transfer of leadership.</div>
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<strong>Article written by: <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell">John C. Maxwell.</a></strong></div>
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Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day.</div>
<a href="http://www.success.com/profile/jim-rohn">Jim Rohn</a><br />
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<article class="main-article"><em><a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Success with G!">Success</a> is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.</em>
I’ve said it before, that success is the study of the obvious—but
sometimes we need someone to remind us and show us the simplest way to
get there.<br />
Here are four simple steps to find your way to more success than you could ever imagine:<br />
<strong>1. Collect good ideas.</strong> My mentor taught me to keep a
journal when I was 25 years old. It’s the best collecting place for all
of the ideas and information that comes your way. And that inspiration
will be passed on to my children and my grandchildren.<br />
If you hear a good health idea, capture it, write it down. Then on a
cold wintry evening or a balmy summer night, go back through your
journal. Dive back into the ideas that changed your life, the ideas that
saved your marriage, the ideas that bailed you out of hard times, the
ideas that helped you become successful. That’s valuable, going back
over the pages of ideas you gathered over the years, reminiscing,
reminding yourself. So be a collector of good ideas, of experiences, for
your business, for <a href="http://success.com/article/8-traits-of-healthy-relationships" target="_blank" title="Rohn: 8 Traits of Healthy Relationships | SUCCESS.com">your relationships</a>, for your future.<br />
<em>It is challenging to be a student of your own life, your own
future, your own destiny. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to
something valuable, write it down. When you come across something
important, write it down. Take the time to keep notes and to keep a
journal.</em><br />
<strong>2. Have good plans.</strong> Building a life, building
anything, is like building a house; you need to have a plan. What if you
just started laying bricks and somebody asks, “What are you building?”
You put down the brick you’re holding and say, “I have no idea.”<br />
So, here’s the question: When should you start building the house? Answer: As soon as you have it finished. It’s <a href="http://success.com/article/8-ways-to-squeeze-the-most-out-of-your-time" target="_blank" title="8 Ways to Squeeze the Most Out of Your Time | SUCCESS.com">simple time management</a>.<br />
Don’t start the day until it is pretty well finished—at least the
outline of it. Leave some room to improvise, leave some room for extra
strategies, but finish it before you start it. Don’t start the week
until you have it finished. Lay it out, structure it, put it to work.
The same goes for the month ahead—don’t start it until you have a plan
in place.<br />
And, the big one, don’t start the year until it is finished on paper.
It’s not a bad idea, toward the end of the year, to sit down with your
family for the personal plans, to sit down in your business for the
professional plans, to sit down with your financial advisor to map out
money plans. <a href="http://success.com/blog/overscheduled-7-ways-to-reclaim-your-day" target="_blank" title="Overscheduled? 7 Ways to Reclaim Your Day | SUCCESS.com">Plan out your calendar</a>, your game plan, for all of life’s moving parts.<br />
<em>The reason why most people face the future with apprehension
instead of anticipation is because they don’t have it well designed.</em><br />
<strong>3. Give yourself time.</strong> It takes time to <a href="http://success.com/blog/my-top-10-the-best-career-advice-ive-received" target="_blank" title="My Top 10: The Best Career Advice I've Received | SUCCESS.com">build a career</a>.
It takes time to make changes. It takes time to learn, grow, change,
develop and produce. It takes time to refine philosophy and activity. So
give yourself time to learn, time to start some momentum, time to
finally achieve.<br />
I remember when Mama was teaching me a little bit about the piano.
“Here is the left hand scale,” she said. I got that; it was easy. “Here
is the right hand scale.” I got that, too. Then she said, “Now we are
going to play both hands at the same time.” “Well, how can you do that?”
I asked. Because one at a time was easy… but two the same time? But I
got to where I could play the scales with both hands. “Now we are going
to read the music and play with both hands,” she said. <em>You can’t do all that</em>,
I thought. But you know, sure enough I looked at the music, looked at
each hand, a little confused at first, but finally I grasped it. Then I
remember the day when Mama said, “Now we are going to watch the
audience, read the music <em>and</em> play with both hands. <em>Now that is going too far!</em>
I thought. How could one person possibly do all that? By giving myself
time to master one skill before we went to the next, I got to where I
could watch the audience, read the music and play with both hands.<br />
<em>Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.</em><br />
<strong>4. Change yourself. </strong>Learn to solve problems<strong>—</strong>business
problems, family problems, financial problems, emotional problems. The
best way to treat a challenge? As an opportunity to grow. <a href="http://success.com/article/john-c-maxwell-it-only-takes-6-steps-to-change-your-life" target="_blank" title="John C. Maxwell: It Only Takes 6 Steps to Change Your Life | SUCCESS.com">Change if you have to</a>, modify if you must, discard an old philosophy that wasn’t working well for a new one.<br />
The best phrase my mentor ever gave me: “Mr. Rohn, if you will
change, everything will change for you.” I took that to heart, and sure
enough, the more I improved, the more everything improved for me.<br />
<em>You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.</em><br />
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Since no one ever voluntarily does
anything without a motive, and no one desires to labor without the
promise of reward, let us briefly review the benefits one may enjoy when
he develops a pleasing personality:</div>
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a. A <em>pleasing personality</em> attracts the friendly cooperation of others, and thus prepares the way for <em>master mind alliances.</em><br />
b. It insures the maintenance of a <em>positive mental attitude</em> which is a prerequisite for success in all constructive human endeavor.<br />
c. It qualifies one with the most important fundamental of <a href="http://simplyg.com/about-gj-reynolds/" target="_blank" title="Learn G's LEADERSHIP Tips & Tricks!">leadership</a> in any calling or profession.<br />
d. It establishes harmony with one’s own mind, which is the first requirement for harmony in relationships with others.<br />
e. It is an essential asset for the accumulation of material riches.<br />
f. It is a builder of self-reliance.<br />
g. It helps convert defeat into victory.<br />
h. It increases the space one may occupy in the hearts of others.<br />
i. It discourages friction in all human relationships.</blockquote>
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A <em>pleasing personality</em> also
brings other advantages. We have listed only the more important ones,
but any one of them alone is sufficient to justify all the effort put
into the development of a <em>pleasing personality.</em></div>
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There are those who believe that a <em>pleasing personality</em> is an inherent quality with which only a few are endowed at birth. Perish the thought! A <em>pleasing personality</em>
is an asset of priceless value which can be attained by those who are
willing to pay the price of its development. And an important part of
this price is a sincere, wholesome love of people.</div>
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<em>Source: </em><em><strong> PMA Science of Success Course.</strong></em> Educational Edition. <a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill">The Napoleon Hill Foundation</a>. 1983. Pgs. 195-196.</div>
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Last week, I shared an excerpt from my newest book, <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/store/products/Wisdom-from-Women-in-the-Bible.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Wisdom from Women in the Bible</em></span></a>.
I’m so excited about this book, because it represents my heart for the
Biblical principles of leadership. The excerpt was from the story of
Ruth, a courageous and caring woman who made decisions that changed her
life and the lives of others.</div>
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You can read last week’s excerpt <span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span>. Now, I want to continue with the rest of the lessons we can learn from Ruth. This time, we’re focused on leadership:</div>
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We hesitate a moment. Which do we want
more? To stop Ruth and ask her questions? Or to move forward and meet
the next person? We sense our time here is limited and decide to keep
walking. As we do, I reflect on what Ruth said and on her story in the
Bible. With each step, leadership lessons become clear to me from Ruth’s
life:</div>
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1. Do What You Know Is Right, Not What Looks Right to Others</h3>
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The logical thing for Ruth to do when
her husband died was to go home to her own family and look for a new
husband. Naomi suggested she do that. And Ruth’s sister-in-law Orpah
followed that advice.</div>
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Ruth could have allowed her questions
and doubt to influence her to leave Naomi. But instead her heart came to
grips with what she believed. She moved from the agony of questions she
could not answer to the reality of answers she could not escape. She
felt a deep conviction that she was to stay with Naomi. And she followed
that conviction.</div>
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As leaders we need to remember that.
Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is
right—and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives
are pure, as Ruth’s were—we need to follow through. Others may
second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know
what’s right, we can’t let those things throw us off. We need to stand
by our convictions. As Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, said, “Convictions are not merely beliefs we hold;
they are those beliefs that hold us in their grip.”</div>
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2. Following Your Heart with Integrity Can Increase Your Influence with Others</h3>
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Because Ruth followed her heart and went
with Naomi to Bethlehem, her influence on others increased. Instead of
looking down on her as a foreigner, the Hebrews noticed her and admired
her. She gained the favor of Boaz, who told her, “I’ve heard all about
you—heard about the way you treated your mother-in-law after the death
of her husband, and how you left your father and mother and the land of
your birth and have come to live among a bunch of total strangers. GOD
reward you well for what you’ve done—and with a generous bonus besides
from GOD, to whom you’ve come seeking protection under his wings.”</div>
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When Ruth followed her heart and made
her decision, she stood out from the beige lives of others. She
impressed the people of an entire town, including the elders, who
blessed her, declaring,</div>
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May GOD make this woman who is coming
into your household like Rachel and Leah, the two women who built the
family of Israel. May GOD make you a pillar in Ephrathah and famous in
Bethlehem! With the children GOD gives you from this young woman, may
your family rival the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.</div>
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By following her heart and doing what
she knew was right, Ruth went from being a foreigner to being someone
who was respected, blessed, and honored.</div>
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When you follow your heart and do the right thing, your <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Learn LEADERSHIP TIPS from G!">leadership</a>
potential increases. Leadership is influence, so anything that
increases your influence and favor with others makes it easier for you
to lead.</div>
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3. Remember to Be Humble and Keep Working as God Blesses You</h3>
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When Boaz recognized Ruth and started to
bless her, it might have been natural for her to slack off. After all,
she was receiving the favor of a relative who had the power to redeem
her and the property that had once belonged to Naomi’s husband. But Ruth
remained faithful and kept working hard. Scripture says she worked hard
before Boaz invited her to eat with him. Afterward she got right back
to work and gleaned in the field until evening. And then she threshed
what she had gathered before going home. This is the pattern she
followed until both the barley and wheat harvests were done.</div>
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When God grants you favor as a leader
and you receive His blessings, don’t let it go to your head and don’t
let up. Keep working. When you have favor and momentum, push ahead.
Naomi understood this. When she and Ruth began to receive Boaz’s favor,
they didn’t just sit back and enjoy the provisions he made sure they
received. Naomi capitalized on them. She told Ruth to lie at Boaz’s
feet, as a sign of her desire to seek his protection. And he graciously
gave it. He immediately became their advocate.</div>
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God wants His people to be recognized by
others because of their love. I think we too often forget that. Ruth’s
words of wisdom are a good reminder. If we love others and follow our
heart in the way we treat everyone, it’s hard to go wrong.</div>
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Why these 6 people made the life coach’s list of people who have influenced him</div>
<a href="http://www.success.com/profile/marie-speed">Marie Speed</a><br />
<article class="main-article"><a href="http://www.tonyrobbins.com/" target="_blank" title="Tony Robbins">Tony Robbins</a>
says there was no one to mentor him growing up, and he credits books
for starting to show him the way. Throughout his life, however, he has
partnered with or learned from several people from a wide array of
disciplines.
Here are the six people on his tribute list:<br />
First and foremost is early mentor <strong><a href="http://www.success.com/article/10-unforgettable-quotes-by-jim-rohn" target="_blank" title="10 Unforgettable Quotes by Jim Rohn | SUCCESS.com">Jim Rohn</a>,</strong>
an Idaho farm boy and Sears clerk who made it big as a motivational
speaker and author. He presented seminars all over the country for 40
years, was a millionaire by age 31 and wrote 17 books. Robbins met Rohn
when Rohn was about 50, and he just 17. “He was a beautiful man,”
Robbins says, who taught him “happiness and success in life are not the
result of what we have, but rather of how we live and what we do with
the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.”<br />
In the 1970s<strong>, John Grinder</strong> co-created
“neuro-linguistic programming” (NLP), a communication approach that
combines a person’s neurological processes and behavioral patterns that
its founders believe can be changed to achieve specific goals. Robbins
says he became partners with Grinder soon after meeting him, and NLP is
how he “learned to do things like wipe out a phobia.”<br />
Robbins started out actually coaching<strong> Peter Guber,</strong> the chairman of Mandalay Pictures (most recent films, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L20ICE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003L20ICE&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=YG7J6XIMGVGQ7NWT">The Kids Are All Right</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EPYZZ8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004EPYZZ8&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=MXC6D7JIRFFEN2WY">Soul Surfer</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00891ZD6I/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00891ZD6I&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=OBKU7LPUAIYLXDQU">Bernie</a></em>, with hits including <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000YEEGM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000YEEGM&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=UBG5OZOKX5D6BVGO">Rain Man</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P0J06K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000P0J06K&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=YA4AI4EF45IXQTD7">Batman</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P0J092/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000P0J092&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=NW5HXDS2LF4Z2I4F">The Color Purple</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024FAG4Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0024FAG4Y&linkCode=as2&tag=sm0fe-20&linkId=OTUIB34SC7VI4OZH">Midnight Express</a></em>
and many more). Guber also owns the Golden State Warriors and the Los
Angeles Dodgers and is chairman of Dick Clark Productions. Robbins says,
“I’ve known him for 25 years—we mentor each other—there is not a more
creative human being I know.”<br />
Robbins is also an unabashed fan of casino magnate <strong><a href="http://www.success.com/article/the-cantankerous-mr-wynn" target="_blank" title="The Cantankerous Mr. Wynn | SUCCESS.com">Steve Wynn</a>,</strong>
whom he describes as “one of the smartest, most passionate persons you
would ever meet—with the highest standards. He is a force of nature.”<br />
Robbins also cites <strong>Mark Benioff,</strong> CEO and founder of
SalesForce.com, as a mentor. Salesforce.com is a cloud computing company
Benioff started in 1999, and Robbins says it has been cited as the
“most innovative company in the world” by <em>Forbes</em> four years in a
row. “He came to my seminar, and he said his ‘sales force would not
exist without Tony Robbins.’ He is a genius at innovation.”<br />
Finally, Robbins points to <strong>Paul Tudor Jones,</strong> founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, as a great influence. With a net worth in the $4 billion range and ranked by <em>Forbes</em> as the 108th richest American, Tudor Jones is a <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Learn from G, How to Become a FINANCIAL MASTERMIND!">financial mastermind</a>. He also created the Robin Hood Foundation. Robbins says, “I learned from him how to win, no matter what happens.”<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027822399651357149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453345586443056193.post-15151095168138352822015-04-03T16:01:00.002-07:002015-04-03T16:01:20.923-07:00 The Need for Change by Napoleon Hill<h2 class="entry-title">
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The real test of a man’s belief in a positive mental attitude and of his faith is in the <a href="http://www.simplyg.com/life" target="_blank" title="Take the CHALLENGE with G!">challenge </a>of
change which he must meet every day of his life. One of the first
requirements for enduring faith and success is a capacity to accept and
profit by change.<br />
It has been said that the only permanent thing known to man is
change. In order to preserve the faith which will give you power for the
attainment of success, you must make yourself flexible enough to adjust
to all types of change. If you are flexible, you will ride with the
tide of change instead of going down under it.<br />
Consider the following suggestions and determine which, if utilized, would strengthen the power of faith you need each day.<br />
Change from the habit of thinking about and fearing the things you do
not desire, to the habit of believing you can and will make life pay
off on your own terms.<br />
Change from the habit of thinking and talking of the physical
ailments you may have or fear you will acquire to the habit of speaking
and thinking of the perfect health you desire, until you develop a
“health consciousness.” Remember that imaginary ailments can do you as
much harm as if they were real, if you accept them and encourage them by
fear.<br />
Change from the habit of desiring more material things than you need
and can use, to the habit of sharing your riches so that they will serve
others and thereby multiply themselves in your behalf.<br />
Change from the habit of self-satisfaction to the habit of positive
discontentment sufficient to keep you searching for more knowledge and
wisdom to make your life richer both spiritually and materially.<br />
Change from the habit of intolerance to the habit of open-mindedness
on all subjects, toward all people, remembering that a closed mind
doesn’t grow, but atrophies and becomes powerless.<br />
Change from the habit of fault-finding to the habit of looking for
the good in other people and letting them know that you have discovered
it. It is true that people will see in you whatever you see in them, be
it good or bad.<br />
Change from the habit of self-pity to the habit of facing facts about
yourself and the real causes of your fears and worries. Remember that
the looking glass will be helpful in making this change.<br />
Change from the habit of speaking disparagingly of others to the
habit of praising them, for this is also a habit which will inspire
reciprocation.<br />
While you are considering these suggestions, be sure to recognize the
difference between your needs and your right to receive. We need many
things which we have not earned the right to receive. The one sure way
to obtain the right to receive is by going the extra mile, putting
others under obligation to you by rendering more service and better
service than that for which you are paid.<br />
Source: <em><strong> Succeed and Grow Rich Through Persuasion.</strong></em> Penguin. 1992. Pgs. 154-155.<br />
Article from: <a href="http://www.naphill.org/" target="_blank" title="Napoleon Hill"><strong>The Napoleon Hill Foundation.</strong></a><br />
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