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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - K.o.r.e. elements of success
- I want to focus our thoughts on each of these four elements of success. While these were originally written for a business audience, the principles can be easily translated to cover yourself or any group or organization you belong to.Knowledge.Before one begins down the road of success, they need knowledge. Today, even jobs that once required little working knowledge or intelligence ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Just dont do it
- Sometimes success is found through the things that you don't do. Here are some ideas for what we shouldn't do.Don't say "I can't." There are two words that we don't allow in the Widener household - I can't. The fact is that most of what we say that we can't do can actually be done, if only we put our mind to it. My mother taught me from an early age that if someone else had already done it,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The arenas of success
- "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring gre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven character traits of successful people
- 1. They are hard working. There is no such thing as easy money. Success takes hard work and people who are willing to do it.2. They are honest. Those who are successful long-term are the honest ones. Dishonest people may get the first sale, but honest people will get all the rest!3. They persevere. How many success stories will go untold because they never happened? And all because s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success lessons i learned from my single mom
- I was at a dinner party the other night when someone posed this question: Who has influenced your life the most? I thought for a moment and said what no one else said, "My mother."You see, when I was four, my dad died. At the time, it seemed like we were on top of the world. My dad was making over $80,000 a year (In 1969), we were living in the largest house in one of the most prestigious c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bring on the boosters!
- Nobody becomes a success alone, period. There is no such person who is "self made." I know this because I have regularly involved myself with some of America's most successful people and as I listen to their stories I realize that all of them have had what I call their own "booster club."When I think back over my life I realize that I have had my own booster club: People who gave me a boost...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - True success is generous
- "Write checks on a regular basis to those who you want to bless, not those who you owe. Be generous. If you are thinking of one amount, raise it a bit. They'll be glad now. You'll be glad now and later." Chris Widener in the ABC's of Success.There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who allow their abundance to pile up and bring them a sense of (false) security, and those who use t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Keeping your mind tuned for success
- Absolutely no one can underestimate the power of the mind and its role in our success! It is imperative to keep our minds right and on the right track if we are to achieve balanced success in our career, finances, health, emotions, relationships and spiritual lives.The analogy I would like to use here is one of a radio station. For example, there may be a "Success" station. But the only way...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unlock your potential through self-awareness
- Signs of DiscontentYou don't need a degree in psychology to know when you're off-track, but sometimes it creeps up on you. It can seem like you wake up one day and realize that things are not right. These are a few of the signs:? You don't want to get out of bed.? You have a hard time motivating yourself to do routine tasks.? You have doubts about yourself.? You ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effective strategies for stopping procrastination
- You will have the greatest success if you read the first newsletter and take some time to observe your own procrastination patterns. Once you have accomplished that, choose a few of the strategies outlined here. Keep working at it until you understand what you need to do to stop putting things off.Set Specific GoalsThe most effective goals are specific, measurable, and achievable. An...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Thoughts on successful people
- I was hired to do some training for a sales team from one of the largest companies in America. There were 16 people on this team. This year their sales (for the 16 of them) will be 250 million - that's right, a quarter of a billion - dollars! Needless to say, it was an excellent and fascinating time. I decided to learn a little bit myself so I watched them closely to see what kind of people they w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The #1 way to control your mind for success!
- People say: "One can't help one's thoughts." But one can. The control of the thinking machine is perfectly possible. And since nothing whatever happens to us outside our own brain; since nothing hurts us or gives us pleasure except within the brain, the supreme importance of being able to control what goes on in that mysterious brain is patent. This idea is one of the oldest platitudes, but it is ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The opportunity clock
- When I was in college, I heard someone say something that has been with me ever since. It was something that demonstrated to me a positive attitude and the choice to take something that most people dread, and change it into a motivating factor.He called the alarm clock the "opportunity clock."When does an alarm go off? When something bad is happening! Well, waking up isn't bad. Wakin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A little equation that creates big results
- The purpose of man is in action not thought - Thomas CarlyleOften people will ask me how I get so much done in my life. They wonder at how I am able to accomplish so many things. The answer is found not in what a great person I am, but in an equation I came up with a few years ago and remind myself of on almost a daily basis. And when I live this equation out, it produces big results. What ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Winning: defining it - achieving it
- If you ask most people whether they would like to be considered a winner or a loser in life, they would most assuredly reply that they would like to be a winner. But this begs the question, "What does it mean to win at life?" In some things it's easy to define a clear winner. In a basketball game, whoever has the most points at the end of the game is the winner. In a game of hearts, my favorite ca...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dare to dream again
- Do you remember when you were a child and no dream seemed too big? Some of us thought we would walk on the moon; some dreamed of riding with Roy Rogers; others imagined stepping to the plate in a big-league game. Every one of us, when we were young, had a common trait - we were dreamers. The world hadn't gotten to us yet to show us that we couldn't possibly achieve what our hearts longed for. And ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My first major failure
- Thomas Edison wrote his quote " I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that don't work." I believe this is somewhat close. I believe this quote. I live by this quote. Sometimes it takes a long time for me to realize that I have not given up.As a child of 7 years old I lived in a small town called Dumas, Texas. Some of you may know of this town. At that time, growing up there ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create your own security as you create life changes
- Self-change is a personal phenomenon. In order to accomplish it, you'll need to have firm notions about HOW YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN SECURITY rather than relying on others to provide it for you.There are four elements to this.1. DEVELOP A BROAD OVERVIEW.Instead of sitting inside your own little workspace or apartment or car, open your eyes, ears, heart and mind and look at your...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Awaken to something new in your life: conscious change
- What do we want most from life? Certainly, we all want to have POWER in our lives - the power to:· Be the best person we can be;· Do the things we'd truly like to do, in our work life, social life and spiritual life; and· Have all the things - the STUFF - that would make us happy.And most of all, we believe that w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - It takes competence to change!
- This article is about a subject that few people think of when "change" is mentioned. The topic is COMPETENCE.Just what does competence have to do with change? A lot! First we'll outline a series of very vital compentences. Then we'll evaluate their relevance.I can't discuss competence without involving the ideas of veteran career counselor, lecturer and author Adele Scheele, who is t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Like it or not, in this life... the name of the game is change
- Most of us fear change, because - as we've all experienced - most change seems to be imposed upon us, originating outside of ourselves.The only thing that each of us can really change is OURSELVES. A rule to remember, then, is: "The only thing you can change is YOU." Therefore, unless you change...NOTHING CHANGES.But once you've changed yourself, your perception of the worl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Changing your mind can be a wrestling match
- If you've been walking this earth for any length of time, it must be pretty clear by now that if you want to make changes in your life, the first thing that needs to change is YOUR MIND! But here there's a problem - maybe a lot of problems - called LIMITING BELIEFS...ideas about yourself and the world that keep you from forging through change.How often have you wrestled with some behavior o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you planned your new years revolutions?
- Revolution:a sudden, radical, or complete change a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something a change of paradigmI can think of no better way to begin this New Year than by initiating a revolution, or perhaps several.A resolution is defined as a "firm resolve". And for most people, with each passing day into th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How top performers use built-in technology to stay on top
- Do you ever wonder how some people consistently get what they want out of life and manage to stay on top? They seem to get the best jobs, the best raises, all the recognition -- the best life has to offer.What if you could take advantage of a very powerful, built-in technology to reach your most cherished goals? What if, by taking advantage of this gift and practicing a simple technique, yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Freedom in starting over
- The story that is being used to illustrate the concepts of a lesson in life excavation and renewal is inspired by actual events. As a writer one of my greatest thrills is spinning life into what I hope will be original creations that inform you.The following story is shaped by bits I’ve seen and heard and then translated through the filters of my mind and imagination. However, this ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discovery in a million dollar mistake
- I have noticed that though my clients often have created a plan, many do not incorporate an understanding of themselves to execute it, and so it is not adequately customized. Unleash your ultimate success by developing a strategy that seamlessly integrates self-knowledge to increase profits and personal fulfillment. Imagine the results of integrating that into your day-to-day life? Can you logical...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success in life and the mystery of focus
- If you are wishy-washy and undecided about you want and go to see a very powerful person who knows exactly what he wants, he will get out of you what he is looking for since he is more focused than you.Define your aim very clearly and know exactly what you want from the person you are about to meet. Most successful people are very focused and mentally concentrated on what they want and they...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The human instincts
- The gambling instinct is in every man or woman. All throughout the ages, people have put a bet on the winners of a cock fight a sword fight, a boxing match, a wrestling match, or any other tyupe of a fight or a match or a horse race.It has been my experience that the winners have mostly pronounced instincts or hunches about a certain would-be winner. They seem to have a certain system of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success -ten winning traits!
- No surprise - winning traits are common among high achievers.Are you tired of schlepping to the beat of someone else's drum? Does the idea of being your own boss appeal to you?Are you entrepreneur material?There are ten common traits among winners and the most successful entrepreneurs.Ten Winning Traits!An Eye For Opportunity: Many entrepreneurs start by identify...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The five ?p?s of self-employment
- The entrepreneur game is filled with an amazing variety of individuals. Laid-off workers, semi-retired individuals, inspired people with unbounded enthusiasm, and, oh yes, mothers too.I can speak in the first person about the hardship of self-employment; the daughter of a sign shop owner, I still get nostalgic at a whiff of turpentine or paint fumes; the wife of a persistent 'start-up' husb...