Talking is Not Knowing

Motivational Power Quote

Talking is Not Knowing

“People who know little are usually great takers,

while men who know much say little.”

 Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712 – 1778, writer, composer and French expressionless          

As I see it . . . . . . .

Talking is not knowing

People with knowledge have confidence in themselves and in their knowledge.

They have learned much over the years by listening and observing, they also understand that when they are talking they are not learning.

When you engage a person with a depth of knowledge we learn more from them by listening and asking them questions, then we do by talking.

The person doesn’t have to speak to have authority or to impact a discussion. They also understand less is more and they will speak at the appropriate time and speak directly to the point.

Talking is not knowing, and in many cases the person is attempting to talk their way around the fact that lack the knowledge.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Bring The Best of Who You Are to The Surface

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Bring The Best of Who You Are to The Surface 

“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling

that’s as unique as a fingerprint - - and that the best way to succeed

is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others

in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing.”

 Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host         

As I see it . . . . . . .

Bring the best of who you are to the surface

We are all blessed with a special talent or calling in some cases we can bring it to the surface with ease. But in many cases our talent comes to the surface with hard work, dedication and determination.

Many people have their calling locked inside them but they’re not listening to their inner voice. Listen to your heart and you will hear your voice guiding you to lock your calling.

Your best is in you, for some people it surfaces at an early age and for other it won’t surface until they have had years of life experience to guide them.

You’re never too young or too old to bring the best of who you are to the surface. 

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Nurture Your Ideas

Motivational Power Quote

Nurture Your Ideas    

“One of the most amazing things about business (and life)

is the power of one idea.

And one of your great challenges as leader is to

understand how to find and nurture them.”

 Mac Anderson, Founder of Simple Truth and Successiories          

As I see it . . . . . . .

Nurture your ideas

An idea that’s nurtured will bear fruit

Ideas like the Frisbee, Silly Putty and the Pet Rocks where in there day were off the wall idea’s that made their creators multiple millionaires  

One idea can light the world, create flight, create a breakthrough,  make a person rich and can create Post-A Note..

It’s not the size of the idea that makes it valuable it’s the size of the persons heart with the idea and their persistence that bring value to the idea. 

An idea to market our business more effectively, to prospect for greater results or finding a way to create more referrals would all have a positive impact on our businesses and bottom line.   

An idea that never sees the light of day will soon pass; an idea that’s nurtured has the possibilities to have an impact.

Nurture your ideas and the best ones will come to the surface and bear the fruit of making differences.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Greatness in is the Eyes of the Customer

Motivational Power Quote

Greatness in is the Eyes of the Customer

“Everyone has the power of greatness.

Not for fame, but greatness.

Because greatness is determined by service”

 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 -1968, civil rights leader, clergyman,          

As I see it . . . . . . .

Greatness is in the eyes of the customer

How our customers judge us becomes the foundation for our business and future success.

The single biggest differentiator in our customer’s eyes is the quality of our service.

Average customers service will put us out of business. Customers will no longer accept average as an acceptable standard. When a customer sees our service as average they will disappear as quickly as snow melts in Florida in July.

Good customer service is viewed by our customers as just enough to get by. Some customers will stay with good customer service for awhile but as soon as something better comes along they are gone.

Exceptional customer service has become the standard for what customers are looking for. Exceed your customers expectations and they will view your customer service as exceptional. Miss their expectations and they will look at your service as average.

Greatness is in the eyes of the customer and they will judge us on the level of the customer service that we delivery to them and if we meet or exceed their expectations.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Blaming Will Not Change The Conditions

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Blaming Will Not Change The Conditions

“All blame is a waste of time.

No matter how much fault you find with another,

and regardless of how much you blame him,

it will not change you”

 Dr. Wayne Dyer, Author, Professional Speaker       

As I see it . . . . . . .

Blaming will not change the conditions

When something goes wrong . . . . we have to get down to the reason that the things got off track. Once we find it our job is to get things back on track.

Blaming won’t correct the conditions accountable will lead you to the reason for the conditions. Based on your finding you will have to determine the corrective measures that will be required to correct the conditions and keep it from reoccurring in the future.

When we get involved in the blame game it takes you down the wrong path, drains your energy and wastes a lot of time. Blaming can become very distracting and costly it will also take your eyes off of the solutions.

Blaming will not change the conditions proactively addressing the conditions will.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Worrying Won’t Solve a Problem

Motivational Power Quote

Worrying Won’t Solve a Problem

“When I look back on all these worries,

I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed

that he had a lot of trouble in his life,

most of which had never happened”

 Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister          

As I see it . . . . . . .

Worrying won’t solve a problem

A person that worries is worrying about conditions that may or may not be real and in many cases will never come about.

Worrying can make a person shut down and become consumed with what there worrying about. Their focus becomes misdirected and their time misused without any positive outcome.  

Worrying won’t solve a problem or give you the right answers. What it does is create anxiety, stress and sleepless nights without providing very little or no redeeming value.

When you find a problem coming into your life instead of worrying about it put it into prospective. Is it a real problem and what impacts will it have?

Look at the problem and determine if it needs attending. If the problem needs to be dealt with, deal with it and find the best way to deal with the problem and come up with the best solution to the problem?

Being proactive with a problem reduces the stress and anxiety and will enable you to come up with the best solution. Worrying won’t solve a problem being proactive does.  

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Keep That Thought

Motivational Power Quote

Keep That Thought   

“The Key to success is holding in your conscious mine

what you want to achieve and then striving in

everything you do to make the image reality.”

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Author       

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Keep that thought

Your thoughts are a driving force in your life.

Focus your thoughts on what you want to achieve and your future success. Don’t allow the clouds of doubt to creep into your day and block out the sunlight of your success.

Make your thoughts of success your mission and see yourself achieving your goals. Commit yourself to taking the steps everyday that will get you closer to your goals.

Burn the image of your success into your thoughts and live those thoughts in your actions until you turn them into a reality. 

If you can think it you can do it, keep that thought and live your dream.

©2012 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author