Posts Tagged ‘Self-Discipline’

You Have to Want It

• September 12th, 2007
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“You have to want it.” This was a sentence one of my dance instructors from the Cleveland Ballet uttered regularly. Having a talent and really wanting to achieve a goal can be completely unrelated. Success stems primarily from passion. If you’re not passionate about what you do, it doesn’t matter if you’re good at it. Eventually, the lackluster attitude will shine through and the talent will be overshadowed. This article from Get Motivation illustrates this concept marvelously:

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Column By Steve Goodier

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How Much Do You Yearn?

Christopher Morley has said, “There are three ingredients in

the good life: learning, earning and yearning.” And yearning

can make up for a great lack in the other two. (more…)

Success Is Our Choice

• September 8th, 2007
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To succeed or not to succeed is a choice we make on a regular basis. It doesn’t just happen accidentally. Having a goal to always give our best will lead to success. When one method doesn’t go as planned, find another way. This article illustrates this concept beautifully.

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Column By Jim Rohn

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The Two Choices We Face

Each of us has two distinct choices to make about what we

will do with our lives. The first choice we can make is to

be less than we have the capacity to be. To earn less. To

have less. To read less and think less. To try less and

discipline ourselves less. (more…)

Know Your Worth

• September 5th, 2007
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This article from Unitcoach.com is very true. I thought it was worth sharing:

“Is This What You’re Worth?”

Know the biggest difference between an employee and an entrepreneur? Exponential wealth building – that means the “rate of change.” On a graph, your curve of success will get steeper much faster as an entrepreneur. As an employee, it’s pretty straight and steady. (more…)

Simplifying Time Management and Organization

• August 28th, 2007
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Last week at my success meeting, we heard about a retreat that was held at Elite Executive Senior Sales Director, Linda Bradley’s home. Apparently, she shared some time management tips. We heard the ideas from a consultant (and friend of mine) who was in attendance. I was intrigued by what she shared. (more…)

Make Practice Worthwhile

• August 27th, 2007
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This article sheds new light on the concept of practicing any skill. Practicing for the sake of going through the motions is just that. Going through motions. In order to actually sharpen one’s skills, one must practice with gusto! Determining the weaknesses and working to improve them is what makes practice worthwhile until, finally, striving for perfection is the regular goal. Read on:

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Column By Jim Stovall

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Normal Chaos

You have probably heard it said by someone wanting you to

repeat a monotonous activity that “practice makes perfect.”

As many times as you and I may have heard this, it is quite

simply not true. Practice does not make perfect. Practice

makes consistent. (more…)

Don’t Lose Focus

• August 25th, 2007
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We have all encountered obstacles in running our businesses as well as in life. How we handle setbacks can be a determinant in our success. Maintaining focus on the initial goal can be a challenge when we are sidelined by illness, an accident, family drama, etc. The ability to rise above the turmoil and maintain focus on the task at hand, is golden. If you read about successful people, you will find that many of them perservered in spite of hardships they had to endure. Their concerns for the situation didn’t lessen nor did their determination of meeting the goal. I think at times, it seems that people who have strong ambitions in their professions are perceived by others as callous or uncaring when they are able to bounce back and continue their work once the initial shock as subsided. This is not the case. They simply have not lost focus:

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Column By Michael Angier

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Have You Lost Your Focus?

We all know how important it is to focus on what we want.

But what happens when we lose focus?

It’s easy to do, isn’t it? (more…)

Gage Your Talents

• August 24th, 2007
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This article is great to help with affirmation.

EAT THAT FROG! — Tip 10

By Brian Tracy

Leverage Your Special Talents

YOU ARE REMARKABLE! You have special talents and abilities that make you different from every other person who has ever lived. There are ‘frogs’ you can eat, or learn to eat, that can make you one of the most important people of your generation. Your job is to identify your special areas of uniqueness and then to commit yourself to becoming very, very good in those areas.

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