A Good Listener Is Popular

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A Good Listener Is Popular


“A good listener is not only
popular everywhere,
but after a while
gets to know something.”
Wilson Mizner (1876-1935)


As I see it. . . . . . . .
A good listener is popular.

Not only is a good listener popular they are in demand.

People loved to be heard and a listener make people feel good about themselves by listening to them.

The more we listen the more we learn and what we learn becomes the power of knowledge.

Be an exceptional listener.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Success Can Be Measured By Overcoming Obstacles

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Success Can Be Measured By Overcoming Obstacles


“I have learned that success
is to be measured
not so much by position that one
has reached in life
as by the obstacles which
he has had to overcome
while trying to succeed.”
Brooker T. Washington, educator


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success can be measured by overcome obstacles.

A person can reach the heights of success.

The position that the person reaches is a refection of their success and effort.

When you look at the obstacles that a person had to overcome to achieve their success; you look into the measure of the person’s character in their efforts to succeed.

The person that overcomes great obstacles on their success journey reaches great heights.

Use your obstacles as stepping stones not road blocks.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Success is Within Your Grasp

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Success is Within Your Grasp


“No one has to wait for a sudden
burst of intelligence,
or a bolt of lighting
or a mystical experience . . .
With what you have and
where you are,
you can begin the process
of finding productive, meaningful,
and productive work.”
Dan Nutler, author, inspirational speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success is within your grasp.

The means of finding success starts from where you are.

Take what you have as a foundation of moving forward.

Success won’t come from a bolt of lighting, but will come from an inter fire that you want more than what you have and you are willing to do what has to be done to achieve it.

Today is the day to become the person that you want to be, by moving in the direction success, one step at the time, from where you are with passion and purpose.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Your Beliefs Pave the Way For Solutions

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Your Beliefs Pave the Way For Solutions


“Believe it can be done.
When you believe something can be done,
really believe,
your mind will find the way to do it.
Believing a solution paves the way to the solution.”
Dr David Schwartz


As I see it. . . . . . .
Your beliefs pave the way for solutions.

When you deeply believe that it can be done that thought becomes your reality. You program your mind on achieving the desired out.

Your thought pave the way to find the solution on what you have to do and keeps you focused on the desired outcome until it done.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Follow Your Best Practices

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Follow Your Best Practices


“For all my good intentions,
there are days when things go wrong
or I fall into old habits, when things
are not going well,
when I’m grumpy or mad I realized
that I’m not been paying,
attention to my soul
and I’ve not been following
my best routines.”
Robert Fulghum


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Follow your best practices.

With the best of my intentions there are days and things that don’t turn out the way I’ve have planned them.

As we move through our daily routines following your best practices keeps your days in logic order and direction.

If we get off track your best practices helps us to make the corrections to get us back on track quicker.

Keep your life moving forward by paying attention to your soul and your best practices.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Adversity Will Strengthen Us

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Adversity Will Strengthen Us


“All the adversity I’ve had in my life,
has strengthened me.
You may not realize when it happens,
but a kick in the teeth may be
the best thing in the world for you.”
Walt Disney, visionary


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Adversity will strengthen us.

When faced with adversity we have a choice, a choice of give in to the adversity or give up.

Or we can choose to find solutions and work though the adversity.

In the middle of adversity when we find the strength to continue to move forward we find our greatest opportunities.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Do What You Love and It Become’s Fun

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Do What You Love and It Become’s Fun


“There is nothing more marvelous
than doing something you love
to do and getting paid for it.
It creases to become work,
money, and effect;
and it becomes fun,
you expression of the joy of life.”
Stuart Wilde, author, lecturer


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Do what you love and it become’s fun.

When we discover what we love to do, it’s no longer work it becomes fun. Once it become’s fun there’s passion for the things we do and an easy in our efforts.

Fun makes our days fly by as a result loving what we’re doing and having fun.

Money, success, happiness and having fun are the byproducts of loving what you do.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Laser Focus Your Energies on Success

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Laser Focus Your Energies on Success


“The first law of success is concentration
to bend all the energies to one point,
and to go directly to that point,
looking neither to the
right nor the left.”
William Mathews


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Laser focus your energies on success.

Concentrate your efforts on success with laser like focus and determination.

Create the focal point for achieving your desired outcome and pursue with passion.

Adjust when necessary; but don’t get side tracked, concentrate on achieving the desired outcome.

Your energy will become the fuel for you success.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Never Doubt Yourself

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Never Doubt Yourself


“Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see.
Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere.
But if you listen to the sound of your own voice,
you can rise above doubt and judgment,
and you can see forever.”
Nancy Lopez, professional golfer


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Never doubt yourself.

Doubt traps us in the mind set of what we can’t do and creates limited beliefs in ourselves and our abilities.

Listen to your internal voice of what’s possible and in our unlimited potential.

Allow our internal voice guide us though your doubts.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Overcome Your Fears and Obstacles

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Overcome Your Fears and Obstacles


“When you face your fears,
most of the time you will discover
that it was not really such a big
threat after all.
We all need some form of deeply rooted,
powerful motivation –
it empowers us to overcome obstacles
so we can live our dreams.”
Les Brown, motivational speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Overcome your fears and obstacles.

When you face your fears and your obstacles you’ll find that they were not as they first appeared to be and they begin to melt away when you focus on solutions and overcoming them.

Your motivation to succeed will make the difference.

Having a passion to succeed; fueled by the power of motivation will navigate on your success journey though your fears and obstacles that are encounter along the way.

Focus on the desired outcome and living your dream.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

A Little More Makes All the Difference

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A Little More Makes All the Difference


“Do a little more than you’re paid to.
Give a little more than you have to.
Try a little harder than you want to.
Aim a little higher than you think possible,
and give a lot of thanks to God
for health, family and friends.”
Art Linkletter, American entertainer and author


As I see it. . . . . . . .
A little more makes all the difference.

Success comes in a little bit more.

Commit to a little bit more everyday in the things you do.

Over time the little bit more becomes the big differences.

A little bit more turns small successes into break though success and personal power and it all started with a little bit more.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Get Up and Make the Circumstances You Want

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Get Up and Make the Circumstances You Want


“People are always blaming their
circumstances for what they are.
I don’t believe in circumstances.
the people who get along
in this world are the people
who get up and look for
the circumstances they want
and if they can’t find them
they make them.”
George Bernard Shaw


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Get up and Make the Circumstances You Want.

We either make our circumstances or allow others to make them for us.

No one can control your circumstances without your permission.

Take control of your circumstances and you control your life and the results.

If you are not happy with your circumstances; change them.

If you’re not happy with the direction of your life; change the direction.

If you can’t find the circumstances you want; make them.

You control your circumstances and you control your life.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The Price of Success

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The Price of Success


“He who would accomplish little
must sacrifice little;
he who would achieve much
must sacrifice much;
he who would attain highly
must sacrifice greatly.”
James Allen


As I see it. . . . . . . .
The price of success . . . .

What price are you willing to pay for success?

The reaches of our success will be in direct proportion to our willingness to sacrifice to achieve success.

The highest levels of success will be achieved by those who are willing to pay the price of success, commit themselves to succeed and to pay the highest price necessary to achieve that success.

That person achieving success will gain personal satisfaction from their efforts and their accomplishments.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The Power of Goals Will Light The Way

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The Power of Goals Will Light The Way


“Goals there is no telling what
you can do when you get inspired by them.
There is no telling what you can
do when you believe in them.
There’s no telling what will happen when
you act on them.”
Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
The power of goals will light the way.

Written goals clarify our purpose and the methods to achieve our desired outcome.

Goals will keep us focus and inspire us to continue to move in the direction of our goals.

Goals are the pathway to unlimited opportunities.

Once you take the actions to achieve your goals you release your personal power and light your way.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Reset Your Sails and Prosper

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Reset Your Sails and Prosper


“We must reset our sails to
take advantage of the
changing winds and prosper
as a business and individually.
You can make the most of this
downturn and position yourself
for the next boom that’s
going to follow.”
Harry S. Dent, economist, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Reset your sail and prosper.

The winds of business continue to change; we must reset our sails to navigate ourselves into a position to weather the storm and sail into the waters of change and opportunity.

Position yourself for change and to prosper in the days ahead.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Shine Your Light into the Darkness

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Shine Your Light into the Darkness


“Any fool can run towards the light.
It takes a master with courage
to turn and face the darkness and
shine his own light there.”
Leslie Fieger, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Shine your light into the darkness.

Anyone can run to the light of others.

Be an achiever and shine your light into the darkness and create your own way and your own path.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Have Patience’s with Yourself

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Have Patience’s with Yourself


“Have patience with all things,
but chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage
in considering your our imperfections
but instantly set about remedying them
everyday begin the task anew.”
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Have patience’s with yourself.

Don’t lose faith in yourself or the courage to try to move forward.

We may not be free of imperfections; however we have unlimited potential within us.

Have patience’s with yourself to grow and move in the direct of your goals each and everyday.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Have Patience’s with Yourself

Motivational Power Quote


Have Patience’s with Yourself


“Have patience with all things,
but chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage
in considering your our imperfections
but instantly set about remedying them
everyday begin the task anew.”
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Have patience’s with yourself.

Don’t lose faith in yourself or the courage to try to move forward.

We may not be free of imperfections; however we have unlimited potential within us.

Have patience’s with yourself to grow and move in the direct of your goals each and everyday.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Be the Calmest Person In the Room

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Be the Calmest Person In the Room


“Whenever you get into a jam,
whenever you get into a crisis
or an emergency,
become the calmest person in the room
and you’ll be able to figure
your way out of it.”
Rudolph Giuliani


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be the calmest person in the room.

Solving problems takes composure, understanding of the issues, and calmness of purpose.

Overreaction creates confusion and a lack of focus to resolve the issue.

Calmness allows you to remain focused, and seek solutions.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Clearly Defined Goals Create a Life of Purpose

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Clearly Defined Goals Create a Life of Purpose


“In the absence of clearly – defined goals
we become strangely loyal to
to performing daily trivia
until ultimately
we become enslaved by it.”
Robert Heinlein, American novelist


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Clearly defined goals create a life of purpose.

A person with clearly defined goals sets their Internal Person Navigation System™. They know where they want go and how they will get there.

They lead a life of purpose.

Without goals a person will drift, they have not clear path and their days are without purpose and the cycle will continually repeat itself.

Clearly define your goals, define your purpose, and move forward with certainty.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

You’re Imagination Will Light the Way

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You're Imagination Will Light the Way


“Imagination is more important
than knowledge.
For knowledge is limited
to all we now know and understand,
while imagination embraces
the entire world,
and all there ever will be to
know and understand.”
Albert Einstein, Noble Prize for physics 1921


As I see it. . . . . . . .
You're imagination will light the way.

A person that relays only on their knowledge can only go as far as what they know today.

The person that embraces their imagination will find their world to be unlimited and their world will become as large as their imagination.

Ignite the flames of your imagination into a fire of passion of what can be.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Make Your Own Fate

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Make Your Own Fate


“Every day has its own fate.”
Slovenian Proverb


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Make your own fate.

The choices we make today will determine our fate.

Today is a stepping stone to our future and our actions of today is the foundation of our tomorrows.

We will create our fate each day by the choices we make and our choices will become our fate.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Leaders Empower Others

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Leaders Empower Others


“Leaders will be those who empower others.
Empowering leadership means bringing
out the energy and capabilities
people have and getting them to
work together
in a way they wouldn’t do otherwise.”
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Leaders empower others.

Empowerment creates a sense of ownership in what the person is doing and will ignite their personal energy. Empowerment will elevate the person’s level of there thinking and capabilities and will bring out the best in the person.

People who are empowered will find a way to work together to accomplish their objectives.

An empowered person will work longer and harder to achieve success thought a sense a personal reasonability.

Leader’s who empower others find that the empowered person become more productive and will accomplish more as a results of being empowered.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

What We Put into Our Minds We Become

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What We Put into Our Minds We Become


“You are WHAT you are,
and are WHERE you are because
of what you put into your mind.
You can CHANGE what you are,
and CHANGE where you are
by changing what you put in your mind.”
Zig Zigler, author, speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
What we put into our minds we become.

We become who we are based on our thinking.

We are where we are as a result of our thoughts.

If we want change, change our thinking.

As we change our thinking we change who we are and where we are.

Our thinking will change the direction of our life and our results.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

You Can Control Your Attitude

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You Can Control Your Attitude


“You can’t always control the
circumstances in life,
but you can control your
attitude toward those circumstances.”
Alexander Lockhart


As I see it. . . . . . . .
You can control your attitude.

It a fact of life circumstances occur, some are under our control and there will be circumstances that are completely out of our control.

What becomes critical is our attitude and how we respond to our circumstances.

A person with a positive attitude will look for the solution, see the opportunity, make the most of the circumstances they encounter and move forward with a positive attitude.

We can’t always control our circumstances, we can control our attitude.

The difference on how we handle our circumstances is in our attitude.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Life is Complex Make Your Own Path

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Life is Complex Make Your Own Path


“Life is complex.
Each one of us must make his own path though life.
There are no self-help manuals,
no formulas,
no easy answers.
The right road for one is
wrong road for another . . .
The journey of life is not paved in blacktop;
it is not brightly lit,
and it has no road signs.
It is a rocky path through
the wilderness.”
M. Scott Peck, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Life is complex . . . . and full of choices.

We will find no manual to live a perfect life, but there is information on how to live a better life.

We have to make our own path in life. And seek the information to develop ourselves and become a better and more productive person.

When we look at our life, we won’t find easy answers only questions. But if we’re willing to look for the answers we’ll find them and move forward.

Life is not an expressway, but a bumpy road that always appears to be under construction. We’ll find it poorly lit and with out good signs.

Our attitude will smooth our road out and our thinking will give us direction and creating the light for our success journey.

Each one of us must make our own way and find our path.

The paths are there for us to discover; the choices is ours to choose the path of prosperity, happiness and a full life.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Take Decisive Action

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Take Decisive Action


“The difference between whether saying,
I wish I would have,
or I’m glad I did, at the end
of your life whether or not
you take decisive action,
during your life.”
Chris Widner


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Take decisive action.

The things we want to achieve are there to be accomplished if we will to go after them.

Success is within our reach if we take decisive actions to achieve it.

Taking decisive action is the difference between and active participant or a bystander, success or failure, happiness or a life of discontent. Be the person that you were meant to be.

Take the decisive actions to live a life of achievement.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Real Opportunity Only Exists Outside Your Comfort Zone

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Real Opportunity Only Exists Outside Your Comfort Zone


“When coasting in our comfort zones,
we don’t grow.
We continue to do more of the same . . . .
Maintaining a comfort zone can,
paradoxically, lead to discomfort
in the long run.
If by being comfortable
we avoid important life issues,
internal tension accumulates . . . .
Eventuality, as both internal and
External pressures for change persist,
the comfort zone ceases to serve us.”
Eric Allenbaugh


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Real opportunity only exists outside your Comfort Zone.

Success and progress is made outside of your comfort zone.

Many times we seek the safety that our comfort zone offers, but that safety is an allusion when we fail to move out of our comfort zone we miss opportunity.

Real opportunity exists only when we step outside our comfort zone and take the risks to grow.

Those that stay in their comfort zone will see it shrink and no longer serve them.

Stepping out of you comfort opens the doors to unlimited opportunities, paving the road for your success journey.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Good Decisions Take Thought

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Good Decisions Takes Thought


“Just because we increase the
speed of information
doesn’t mean we can increase
the speed of decisions.
Pondering, reflecting and ruminating
are undervalued skills in our culture.”
Dale Dauten, author, speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Good decisions take thought.

Information has increase to lighting speed, making good decision still takes thought and time.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Expand Your Abilities and Grow

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Expand Your Abilities and Grow


“If you believe you are born with all
the smarts and gifts you’ll ever have,
you tend to approach life with a fixed mind-set.
However, those who believe that their
abilities can be expand over time
live with a growth mind-set and
they’re much more innovative.”
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, authority on management


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Expand your abilities and grow.

What we do during our life is a matter of choice and conditioned by our mind-set.

We can believe that we were born with all the talent and abilities that we will ever need. Or we can believe that we can accumulate new knowledge and develop new skills that will propel us to unlimited opportunities.

What we believe is our choice.

What we do is our choice.

When we expand our minds, we open our mind to new possibilities and unlimited opportunities.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Without Risk There is no Gain

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Without Risk There is no Gain


“To try is to risk failure.
But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing,
does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but he simply cannot
learn, feel, change, grow, live and love.”
Leo Bucaglia, forward thinker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Without risk there is no gain.

Every opportunity has an element of risk attached to it, and element for gain.

Risk has to be evaluated not by the element of fear but in the possibility of success.

Be willing to take a calculated risk to open the doors of opportunity that will move you in the direction of your goals.

Our biggest risk is not in trying, but in procrastination and in taking no action.

Avoiding risks may keep us in our comfort zone but comfort zone will continue to shrink and opportunities will be missed.


Everything in life has elements of risk; unless you venture out of your comfort zone and risk failure no progress will be made.


Moving out of our comfort zone and taking risks opens the doors to personal growth, learning, becoming a stronger person, unlimited opportunity and success.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Be the Person in Your Dreams

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Be the Person in Your Dreams


“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream,
so shall you become.
You vision is the promise
of what you shall one day be.
Your ideal is the prophecy
of what you shall at last unveil.”
James Allen


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be the person in your dreams.

Dream your dreams until they become until they become a crystal clear vision in your mind. Turn that vision into your passion.

Peruse your dreams with passion and one day you will be the person in your dreams.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author