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Great Achievement is born of a Struggle

  • Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:08 pm

Our strength grows out of our weakness, said Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Not until we are pricked and stung and sorely shot at, awakens the indignation which arms itself with secret forces.” Strife and struggle can inspire you to overcome adversity and to propel yourself to real achievement. View every struggle as an opportunity for personal growth. It is the struggle itself, not the result that builds character. If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail — and you eventually will if you stick to the job — they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.

I Believe in you,

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Wise words to live by

  • Posted on May 19, 2011 at 9:41 pm

I came across this and wanted to share it.  There are so many times when we can get bogged down with hassles of life and lose perspective. Here’s something that hopefully will help bring things back into focus.

No means No. Parenting is not a forever thing – it ends when your child grows up. Think big thoughts. Anxious thoughts can be your own worst enemy. Negative behavior is anxious behavior. Perception is everything – we see what we want to see in life. Patterns repeat. Remember that all things do not have answers. Try to see the forest instead of just the trees. Money matters but not as much as you think. ‘I can’t’ is a cowardly way of saying ‘I won’t’. The word ‘but’ cancels out everything that comes before it. Ask fewer questions, make more self-defining statements. Learn to prioritize. Agree to disagree. Limit interruptions when you want to get something done. Read to learn, not to escape. Your support system should include more than your family. Follow the ‘present person’ rule: talk only about those who are in the room with you. Make at least one new ‘best friend’ in every decade of your life. Gather data before you act, or don’t act. Learn to be a dispassionate observer of the world around you. Cultivate endless creative outlets for yourself. And never, ever settle for second best.

God Bless,


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Which wolf do I feed?

  • Posted on May 9, 2011 at 8:13 pm

I found this community of positive, successful people that has come together because of Mr. Jeff Olsen. If you do not know who Jeff Olsen is he wrote the book “The Slight Edge” which talks about how the little things, done consistently will bring you closer to success. He has a remarkable story and the community is growing like wildfire. Check it out http://www.slightedge.org. 

One of my new friends, Ron Forrester has impressed me in just the few short days I’ve known him thru this new community. He posted a Cherokee Legend about Two Wolves and it is so relevant to life today and I wanted to share it. It is very powerful! Check out his blog at http://coachronforrester.com

WHICH WOLF DO I FEED? THE EVIL WOLF OR THE GOOD WOLF?

An old Cherokee was teaching his grandson about life.

‘A fight is going on inside me’, he said to the boy. ‘It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves.

One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is good, joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

‘The same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.’

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, ‘ Which wolf will win?’.

The old Cherokee simply replied, ‘The one you feed.’

Isn’t that the truth! All too often, it seems, in this current world too many people default to the “evil” side for whatever reason.

However, if you observe closely…even though it appears there are more “egotists” than not…it is the Slight Edgers that make a difference. As a Slight Edger you have the ability to influence even more people by being an example of the Good Wolf than any number of Evil Wolves.

You are an example others look to by just being who you are as you live the Slight Edge life. A consistent life of being that Slight Edger will produce more influence on more people over a long period of time than any Evil Wolf will influence in a short period of time.

Showing up consistently, showing up with a plan consistently, showing up with a plan that you are dedicated to working on a consitent daily basis will produce more effect than any short spurt of activity.

Be the Slight Edger! Feed the Good Wolf every minute, every hour of every day and you will soar among the greatest heights!

A great lesson for everyone. When you apply the Slight Edge it there is no doubt you will benefit!

To Your Success,

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A Few Good Tips

  • Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:17 pm

Tom “Big Al” Schreiter is a legend in the Network Marketing Industry. He’s been doing Network Marketing since the early 1970′s. He travels the world teaching Network Marketers how to become successful. All his training is generic which means no matter what company you work for Vitamark, Usana, Avon, Scentsy, Monavie or Isagenix his training is beneficial to everyone.


I want to share some things that I have learned and benefited from attending one of Big Al’s workshops.

BUILDING RAPPORT:

When building rapport with someone you have just met it’s a good idea to make general true statements. When the other person agrees they find a common interest and can make a connection with you. Start by saying 2 factual statements that the other person can agree with.

For example; “Taking medications can be very expensive” and

“There are so many side effects with taking medications.”

With these 2 statements a person does not feel like there’s a “sales pitch” coming and by making that connection you can continue the conversation. The third statement is going to give the person a LITTLE bit of information. So following up the first 2 statements with;

“and some people have found a way to get healthier naturally.”

If this grabs your prospects attention and they ask for more information then you proceed with telling them about your business and/or product.

FINDING PROSPECTS

Everyone around us is a prospect, it’s what we say to them that makes them a “good” or “bad” prospect. If we walk up to someone and say something like “I have an opportunity for you” that person is going to run the other way because you have just set off the “salesmen alarm” and your chances of telling them about your business just went out the window.

Another way to approach someone is by asking them these 2 simple questions.

“Are you married to your job or are you open minded”

Asking a question like this gets your prospect thinking and looking at the big picture of life. The question is about them and not about your business opportunity or product. Even if they say they are happy with their job just give them a business card and say “if things change give me a call.” If they aren’t interested that particular day doesn’t mean they won’t be interested sometime in the future.

Something else you could say to a prospect:

“There are two types of people in the world.

“Those who live paycheck to paycheck making others rich and those that still have big dreams and want to do something with their lives.”

This statement will help open up your prospect’s mind, so your prospect can lean forward, and look for reasons why your opportunity will work for him.

I hope you were able to take something away from reading this post. Feel free to leave a comment. I love feedback.

Wishing you Happiness and Success,

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