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Friday, July 11, 2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Eliminate The Negative And Accentuate The Positive ( Motivation) by Zig Ziglar
That was the title of a popular song of yesteryear. Unfortunately,
according to Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D., and Neil Baum, M.D., in too many
businesses we are managed in the negative rather than in the positive.
They point out that management often says to their staff, "Don't
mention the competitor's product," or "Don't forget to make five cold
calls this week."
"That which is recognized and rewarded is repeated," is
a truism. If employees get attention through the use of the negative,
unfortunately, they will continue in that behavior. The good doctors
point out that if employees receive positive reinforcement for behavior,
they're likely to repeat those actions and that, "Employees are not primarily
motivated by money. Money will get them to show up, but once they have
checked in or reported for duty, they are more influenced by other elements in
their environments."
Nearly everyone is motivated by positive attention from their
managers and peers. Some respond to physical reminders, like a note or a
bouquet of flowers. Others will thrive on public recognition at a sales
meeting. But some may be embarrassed if their name is called out in
public and they are asked to come forward and accept their reward or
recognition. That's why astute managers are sensitive to each person's personal
preferences; and understand that what makes one person tick, may stop another's
clock in its tracks.
The best way to show appropriate recognition is to get to know
people and reinforce their positive performance with things that are important
to them. Sometimes even a card, a note, a fax, recognition for acquiring a new
account or simply for maintaining such an upbeat, positive, cheerful attitude,
will be the very reinforcement they need. I'm talking about motivation,
not manipulation. When only the manipulator wins, somebody else loses.
In the business world, as well as in our social and family life, if the
other person wins, you win, too. Give it a try. Put it to work, and I'll
SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
Zig Ziglar is known as America’s Motivator. He authored 32 books and produced numerous training programs. He will be
remembered as a man who lived out his faith daily.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Personal Development
Consistent, daily activities to improve yourself are necessary for long term success. Are you constantly self-assessing?
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11 Powerful Ways To Expand Your Life This Year (Motivation) By Jim Cathcart
1. Define your future. Describe the life you'd like to
live. The future you see defines the person you'll need to be. Identify the
traits and qualities you'd like to acquire. Think bigger than yourself. An
acorn that only thinks as an acorn will never become a mighty oak. Stretch
yourself. You are undoubtedly capable of more than you ever dreamed is possible
for you.
2. Become the person who would achieve your goals. As you
develop the skills, knowledge, relationships and demeanor of the “future you,”
your goals will be the natural by-product of your growth. Spend an extra hour
each day in the study of your chosen field.
3. Give more than you must. Nothing advances until somebody
does more than they are paid to do. Always deliver more value than others
expect. Don't require others to acknowledge your generosity. Give with
"class."
4. Make time for what you love. If you don't live fully, you
deny the world your potential contributions. Your "play" sometimes
contributes as much as your "work." What you love reveals the value
you bring to the world.
5. Refine
your Inner Circle. We define ourselves through our key relationships.
Explore the mix and depth of those with whom you spend most of your time.
Release those who limit you and connect with those who can help you live more
fully.
6. Resolve your unfinished business. Either deal with it or discard
it. Say your apologies, face your fears, pay your debts, express your gratitude
and get on with living. Don't let yesterday drain value from today and
tomorrow. Break out of the limited world of your past and start to grow.
7. Rethink existing habits and routines. Describe your
typical day and then reconsider every aspect of it. Change or expand the places
you go, people you see, things you do, and the time you devote to each. Try new
things. Learn a new language, go someplace different, do some things you'd
typically pass by. Find out what your possibilities really are.
8. Lighten up. Stop stressing over things that only matter to you
emotionally. When life isn't fair to you, get over it quickly. Take your
misfortunes as "course corrections" rather than
"catastrophes." Let go so you can grow.
9. Tighten up. Sloppiness in life allows more variables to creep in
and spoil your plans. Stay on target, increase your self-discipline, master the
art of self-motivation. Sometimes details matter a lot.
10. Profile yourself. Keep a journal of your goals,
concerns, fears, and dreams. Review it at least once a year. Look for patterns
that reveal your core values, natural velocity, natural intelligences and recurring
situations. Realize how life ebbs and flows for you. Notice the natural cycles
of life. Know yourself.
11. Invest in yourself. Set aside a portion of each
year's income to acquire new tools and teachers to increase your potential.
Refine your systems, get expert coaching, attend special conferences, cultivate
a study group, and appoint a board of advisors. You are your only true asset.
Send part of today ahead to the person you'll be in the future.
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Jim Cathcart is an active motivational speaker and prolific author plus an executive
coach to numerous high achievers. 
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Zig Ziglar - True Performance - Believe In Yourself
The Five Principles Of Performance (Productivity) by Zig Ziglar
Much of success is about performance. It’s about what we do and
what we are able to inspire others to do. There are some simple performance
principles I have learned in my life, and I want to share them with you.
They really bring success, and what it takes to be successful, into sharp
focus. They are also the basis for developing and maintaining an expectation of
success.
The Five Principles
of Performance
1. We generally get from ourselves and others what we expect. It is a huge fact that you will either live up or down to your own expectations. If you expect to lose, you will. If you expect to be average, you will be average. If you expect to feel bad, you probably will. If you expect to feel great, nothing will slow you down. And what is true for you is true for others. Your expectations for others will become what they deliver and achieve. As Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
1. We generally get from ourselves and others what we expect. It is a huge fact that you will either live up or down to your own expectations. If you expect to lose, you will. If you expect to be average, you will be average. If you expect to feel bad, you probably will. If you expect to feel great, nothing will slow you down. And what is true for you is true for others. Your expectations for others will become what they deliver and achieve. As Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
2. The difference between good and excellent companies is
training. The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to
not train them and keep them! A football team would not be very successful if
they did not train, practice, and prepare for their opponents. When you think
of training as practice and preparation, it makes you wonder how businesses
survive that do not make significant training investments in their people.
Actually, companies that do not train their people and invest in
their ability don’t last. They operate from a competitive disadvantage and are
eventually gobbled up and defeated in the marketplace. If you want to improve
and move from good to excellent, a good training strategy will be the key to
success.
3. You find what you look for in life. If you look for the good
things in life, you will find them. If you look for opportunities to grow and
prosper, you will find them. If you look for positive, enthusiastic friends and
associates who will support you, you will find them. On the other hand, if you
look for ways to cheat, you will cheat. If you look for ways to justify leaving
your spouse, you will find them. If you look for justifiable reasons to hold a
grudge against another person, you will find those, too. It is a natural
tendency of us all to look for things that will justify what we think we need
or want. If you are not living by the foundation stones of honesty, character,
integrity, faith, love, and loyalty, you will be drawn to seeking selfish
gratification, and that leads to misery and unfulfilled dreams. Whatever you
have will never be enough. Always look for the good and for ways to help others.
4. Never make a promise without a plan. Far too many people make
promises they can never keep. They may have the best intentions in the world to
keep their promise, but if they have not made a plan to keep it, they will not
be able to do it. Business leaders who make promises to their employees will
not honor them if they do not create a plan on how the promises will be kept.
If you make a future commitment, you must understand and be willing to do
whatever it takes to complete that commitment. One of the reasons marriage
commitments fail so frequently is because the husband and wife do not
understand what it takes to have a great marriage. They do not plan for or
understand the sacrifices each must make for the other to enable a long-lasting
relationship.
5. Happiness, joy, and gratitude are universal if we know what to
look for. I believe you can have everything in life you want if you will just
help enough other people get what they want. All people want happiness and joy
in their life, but you have to know what produces real happiness and how to do
the things that produce it. The moment you begin to worry about the things you
want and the things you don’t have in life is the moment you will lose your
gratitude for what you actually have. If you are ungrateful, you will never be
satisfied or content or joyful about your life. The greatest source of
happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times.
The Right
Attitude
Obviously, the right attitude to expect the best in your life is a positive attitude. But I want to be very clear that the kind of positive attitude I describe is not one that is contrived or falsely manufactured to impress or manipulate others. The positive attitude I talk about is one that you are filled with, and when you are jostled, it just spills out! What I’m saying is that a genuinely positive attitude is part of who you are at your core.
Obviously, the right attitude to expect the best in your life is a positive attitude. But I want to be very clear that the kind of positive attitude I describe is not one that is contrived or falsely manufactured to impress or manipulate others. The positive attitude I talk about is one that you are filled with, and when you are jostled, it just spills out! What I’m saying is that a genuinely positive attitude is part of who you are at your core.
If you have a bad attitude, it is a
reflection of who you are, as well. It’s a “heart condition,” and to get rid of
that bad attitude, you need a change of heart. I would be remiss if I did not
encourage you by saying that God is the most amazing heart surgeon available to
us all. He does not just repair a bad heart; He can give you a new one that
your body will not reject. The new heart He provides will produce love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
in your life. When you have those characteristics and qualities in your life,
you will be rightfully positioned to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you
are truly born to win.
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Zig Ziglar was known as America’s
Motivator. He authored 32 books and produced numerous training
programs. He will be remembered as a man who lived out his faith daily.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Success Is Everything by Jim Rohn
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Someone once said to me that success isn't everything, and I
think I know what they really meant. I believe they really meant that money
wasn't everything, and I certainly agree with that. But I do believe that
success IS everything.
First, you need to succeed to survive. We must take the seasons and learn how to use them with the seed, the soil and the rain of opportunity to learn how to sustain ourselves and our family. But then second is to then succeed to flourish in every part of your life. A good question to ask mature people is, “If you could do better, should you?” I think almost everybody would answer the question in the positive. If you could improve your health, shouldn't you do that? If you can learn more, shouldn't you do that? If you could earn more and share more, shouldn't you do that? If you can improve your relationships and spirituality, shouldn't you do that? I think that is what success is really all about. It is not just a destination that is set for everybody to try and go for. It is like Zig said: “Improving in every area of your life to see if you can't, with satisfaction, at the end of the day, week, month and year say, ‘I have made excellent progress this year for myself, for my family, for my business, my career and my health.’” I think that kind of success is something everybody recognizes as legitimate and something we should all strive for. An interesting phrase in the Bible says to strive for perfection—not that we can ever reach it. But it is in the striving to be a little bit better today than yesterday, in our speech, our language, our health—everything we can possibility think of. So yes, in my opinion, it is good to succeed! |
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