Confront your Challenges With Courage

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Confront Your Challenges With Courage

“Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond

your strength to handle at the moment you can

grow more surely toward the stars.”

Brian Tracy, author   

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Confront your challenges with courage  

Challenges are those things that we encounter along the way of our success journey. How we respond too those challenges will determine the pace and direction of our success journey.

Only when you confront your challenges, are you able to resolve them and to continue the forward progress of your success journey.

An unresolved challenge becomes an anchor and creates resistant’s to your forward progress and will either create a drag on your career or stop you dead in the water and sink you.

Confront your challenges with courage . . . .

When you confront your challenges with courage . . . . you will become stronger and grow. As you grow as a person your world grows as well and as a result you increase your reach and your opportunities.

Confront your challenges with courage . . . . and reach as far as you can . . . . and then stretch yourself a little bit further each day . . . . and you will finding yourself reaching for the stars.

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

 

You Can Complain or Do Something About It

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You Can Complain or Do Something About It

“Realize that if you have time to whine and complain

about something then you have the time to

do something about it.”

 Anthony D’Angelo, author and Chief Visionary Officer  

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

You can complain or do something about it

Time misspent is gone forever and returns no value back into our life.

It’s important to invest your time wisely to create value and to move you in the right direction. Focus your time and activities on what’s important and what will move forward and in the direction of your goals.  

There is a time to talk about what you want to do and a there’s a time to step up and take action on doing what has to be done . . . . Step up and take the actions that will contribute to your long term success.

When there is a time to step up and do something about it; take the steps and do something about it with passion.

You can complain or do something about it . . . . Complaining is the pathway down a dead end road . . . . When you do something about it you are using your time productively and you are on the pathway of getting it done.

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

You Only go This Way One Time

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You Only go This Way One Time

“One’s real life is so often the life that one does not lead.”

Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900 Irish Writer, Poet

As I see it. . . . . . . .

You only go this way one time

Lead the life you where meant to life . . . . Live a full and rich life.

Your life becomes the one that you chose and lead . . . . Make the choice to lead the life that you were meant to live and then live your life to its fullest.

You can choose to live your life in your comfort zone and your life will limited by the walls that you build to keep you in your comfort zone.

Or you can make the choice to step out of your comfort zone and expand your horizon and your opportunities.

You only go this way one time . . . . You can try to live your life it in a shell. Living your life in a shell you become focused on what’s in the shell and will you will miss the opportunities that around you and waiting for you to discover them.

Open up your horizon and stretch yourself forward and choose to lead the life you were meant to live.

You only go this way one time . . . . Make the most of it.

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

Keep Going and Don’t Give Up

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Keep Going and Don’t Give Up

“I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

Dolly Parton, entertainer  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Keep going and don’t give up . . . .

You can be tested at anytime, and on a regular basis . . . . It’s not a question if your going be tested on your success journey it’s more of a question of how often and how much.

Some days it would appear far easier to quit and find an easy out your challenges.

The question becomes do your push through your challenges or do you give up.

The prize goes to the person that sticks it out, tries a little bit longer, a little bit harder, and sees the challenge through to a successful conclusion.

As you push forward you will never know what part of your efforts will be the one to create the breakthrough and clear the path through your challenges.

It’s always too early to quit and it’s never the right time to stop trying . . . . Keep going and don’t give up . . . . Through your persistent effort you will find a way.

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

Greater Confidence in Yourself

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Greater Confidence in Yourself

“With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities,

you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself

to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.”

Brian Tracy, author, consultant, self – help expert

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Greater confidence in yourself

With greater confidence you will set bolder and bigger goal. Your will be willing to stretch yourself out of your comfort zone and to reach for the bass ring.

You will be willing to set clear goals in your mind. You will also create the vision for what you want to achieve and to take the personal responsibility to achieve them. Your vision develops the inner-confidence to full fill your dreams.

Your goals are stepping stones to your success and with each goal that you achieve you create greater confidence in yourself and in your ability. As a result you will set bigger and bolder goals and to reach for greater success.

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

Hard Work and Sweat is Associated with Success

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Hard Work and Sweat is Associated with Success

 “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat,

the luckier you get.”

Ray Kroc 1902 - 1984, Businessman and Founder of McDonald’s

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Hard work and sweat is associated with success

Many people say successful people are lucky . . . . I would like to think that successful people work harder and sweat more than the people standing on the sidelines watching them.

So what does hard work and sweat have in common?

They become the fuel for your success journey. The harder you’re willing to work the more you may sweat and with your efforts you will make progress. In your willingness to work hard and sweat becomes a driving force in reaching your goals and creating greater levels of success.

Your hard work will become fulfilling, the sweat will be forgotten.  The rewards of your hard work will standout and be long lasting.

Hard work and sweat is associated with success . . . . If you want to reach a higher level of success you’re going to have to commit yourself to work hard and hard work involves sweat.

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

 

A Focused Mind Will Become . . . .

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A Focused Mind Will Become . . . .

“A focused mind is one of the most powerful forces

in the universe.”

Anonymous

As I see it. . . . . . . .

A focuses mind will be become . . . .

A focused mind will become . . . . a powerful force in your life.

With a focused mind your activities will become focused and in doing what’s important in your life and to create a gateway to your goals.

When your mind is focused your thoughts will keep you on purpose and help you from drifting off course. You will become focused on your long term objectives and that focus will keep you on point.

With a focused mine you will find that your days become more productive and that you are making better use of your time, energy and resources to achieve your goals and objectives.

A focused mind will become . . . . is a powerful force in your life.  That force will create unstoppable forward momentum in the direction of achieving your goals and dreams and in reaching your destiny.

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

Do Something Worthwhile Every Day

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 Do Something Worthwhile Every Day

“The greatest use of your life is to spend it for something

that will outlast it.”

William James 1842 – 1910, American psychologist and philosopher

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Do something worthwhile every day

When you do something worthwhile every day . . . . You are making the best use of your time and putting down a solid foundation for your career and success journey.

By doing something worthwhile every day . . . . What you do will create forward momentum in your life and career and what you do will outlast you.

You can follow the path that others have walked in and followed their tracks. Or you can set out on your own path and leave a trail that leads to a better life for you and the people around us.

Leave the tracks that others will want to follow.

Do something worthwhile every day . . . . And in that simple act you will have the potential to change your life and the lives of the people that are affected by your act.

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

All of Our Life is Chance

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All of Our Life is Chance

“All of life is a chance. The person who goes the farthest

is the one who is willing to do and dare.

Dale Carnegie 1888 - 1955, American writer and lecturer  

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

All of our life is a chance

Be willing to do and dare

You have to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone, to stretch yourself and your limits into the possibility zone to become the person that you want to be. Also you will have to be bold and dare to take on the challenges you’re facing and do it with passion.

Become a doer . . . . And that will includes taking on some risks in order to push yourself beyond your limits and forward.

All of our life is a chance . . . .

Success is in the opportunity zone and there for you to achieve.

When you’re willing to do more then you have been asked to do and when you’re willing to more then you been doing everything changes . . . . for the better as you enter the opportunity zone.

All of our life is a chance . . . . Dare to step outside of your comfort zone and you’ll find yourself stepping in the opportunity zone and as you do you are stretching your limits to greater level of achievement.

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

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Be the One to do What Has to be Done

“The world is full of willing people, some willing to work,

the rest willing to let them.”

Robert Frost 1874 - 1963, American Poet

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Be the one to do what has to be done

When it’s time to take act . . . . Be the one to step up and make a difference.

Some people are willing to work hard for what they want and to achieve their goals. There are some people who are willing to talk about what they want . . . . And then talk some more. They just keep on taking with any organized action to achieve what they want.

Your personal effort and a commitment to hard work is the foundation for achieving your goal and dreams and in achieving your desired outcomes.

Be the one to make a difference, when other are taking be the one that’s making things happen.

Be the one to do what has to be done . . . . And your hard work will make a difference in achieving your goals and fulfilling your dreams.

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

Be a Leader in Your Field or be a Follower

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Be a Leader in Your Field or be a Follower  

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011, co-founder of Apple Inc.

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Be a leader in your field or be a follower

The choice is yours to make . . . .

Are you going to make the choice to become a leader in your field of endeavor and stand out as an innovator? Or are you going to follow the pack and become a me too type of person.

When you become a leader in your field you set the course that you will take and you will also set the pace for your success journey and take control of your destiny.

In following the crowd you will find yourself being left behind. Be innovative and be a leader in your chosen field of endeavor.

The leader sets the pace for others to follow and takes personal responsibility for the results that they achieved.

Be a leader in your field or be a follow . . . . Be the leader in your field and take control of your future.

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

Perseverance Will Wear Down Resistances

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Perseverance Will Wear Down Resistances

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect

before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Perseverance will wear down resistances

Have patience in the tasks you undertake and do what has to be done with the determination to achieve a successful outcome and you will wear down the resistances.

Don’t allow outside distractions to keep you from your purpose or to take you off course.

Have the perseverance to work your way through your obstacles and stay focused on your desired outcome. 

With the patience in what you undertake and the perseverance in your actions you will create a magical effect in your outcome.

Perseverance is in your attitude . . . . And your perseverance will wear down resistances and release your personal power to set you on a course to achieve your goals and dreams.

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

Personal Responsibility Can’t be Out Sourced . . . .

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Personal Responsibility Can’t be Out Sourced . . . .

“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

Abraham Lincoln, 16^th President of the United States

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Personal responsibility can’t be outsourced . . . .

You can’t escape personal responsibility . . . . Embrace it

Taking the personal responsibility for your life and the results that you achieve is the foundation for all of your future success and achievement.

Make the decision to take responsibility for the actions you take today and every day of your life.  By taking responsibility for your life you are taking control of your future and the direction that your life takes.

Embrace the personal reasonability for your life, your actions and your results.

Personal responsibility can’t be out sourced and you can’t escape personal responsibility. Your future is your have take the personal responsibility for your future and shape it the way you want it to be.

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

The Benefits of Concentrating on Your Successes

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The Benefits of Concentrating on Your Successes

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our

successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”

Denis Waitley, author, professional speaker

As I see it……..

The benefits of concentrating on your successes

                                                    

Focusing on the negatives in your life will waste your time, drain energy, and provide little or no results.

Concentrating on your achievements and successes will energize you to see the possibility for your future success.  By focusing on your successes you are focusing on the positives in your life and will take your self-esteem to a higher level.

Focusing on the positives and your successes creates a positive mind set with positive expectations. When you’re focusing on the positive your time is focused on creating successful results. Your activities have a purpose and your time becomes far more productive in achieving your goals.

Your successes become stepping stones to a greater level of confidence and achievement. You will grow as a person and set your expectations higher and become bolder in your goals.

The benefits of concentrating on your successes . . . . Is you develop the self- confidence to reach your destiny and self-esteem to step out of your comfort zone to achieve greater success.

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

 

 

You Have to Try and Keep Trying

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You Have to Try and Keep Trying

“Defeat is not the worst of failures, not to have tried is the true failure.”

George Woodberry, Poet

As I see it. . . . . . . .

You have to try and keep trying

You have to try and try again at the risk of failure. Everything you do will not be successful, but without taking action and trying there is no success.

Trying wears down the resistances and when you keep trying your extra effort will make all the difference.

When you encounter setbacks step over them, when obstacles occur step around them. Keep moving forward, focus on your future, and continue to try and try again.

We have to try and keep trying in the face of your challenges to apply the efforts that will result in a breakthrough to achieving the desired outcome.

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

Control Your Outcome . . . .

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Control Your Outcome . . . .

“If not you, who? If not now, when?”

Abraham Maslow 1908 – 1970, American Psychologist

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Control your outcome  . . . .

When you take personal responsible for your success and the failures that you encounter . . . . You take responsible of your success journey and the path that you take . . . .

You control your outcome and your control the level of the success that you achieve.

When you take responsible for your activities . . . . You control your actions you take control your outcome.

Success is a planned activity, what you achieve is a direct result of your persistence and a focused effort on reaching your objectives.

Just Do It . . . . Do It Now . . . . and Do It With Passion and when you do you are forming the foundation for your success and to control your outcome . . . .

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

The Extra Degree of Difference

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The Extra Degree of Difference

“At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils.

And with boiling water becomes steam. And steam can

power a locomotive.”

S. L. Parker, author, motivational speaker 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

The extra degree of difference

Success or failure is based on minute details and the difference can be as minute as one degree.

To get to the one extra degree is the result of all of the little details that you have done with excellences and has accumulated from your efforts.

Put passion in your efforts and do the little details with excellences and you find the extra degree of success.

Put the extra degree of difference . . . . To work for you and that extra degree will power you forward in the direction of greater success and achieve.

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

 

 

Remain Composed in All Circumstances

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Remain Composed in All Circumstances

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another

as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”

Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 1826, third President of the United States  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Remain composed in all circumstances

Being composed in the conditions that you find yourself in creates a strategic advantage in your personal life and in your business.

When you’re composed you become poised in your negotiating and you will create an advantage in your negotiating and put yourself in the position of creating a successful outcome.

The person that loses control of their emotions in the negotiating process loses control of their composer and will find themselves at a disadvantage.

The person that remains calm in and composed will remain in control of their emotions. They will create a strategic advantage through being composed and by not become emotionally unraveled by the conditions that they find themselves in.

Remain composed in all circumstances and you will find yourself making far better decisions . . . . and you will put yourself in a position in achieving a successful outcome.

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

Ability Is What You’re . . . . Capable of Doing

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Ability Is What You’re . . . . Capable of Doing

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing.

Motivation determines what you do.

Attitude determines how well you do it.”

Lou Holtz, former football coach

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Ability is what you’re  . . . . Capable of doing

It’s your motivation that brings you ability to the surface and it’s your attitude that determines how you use and develop you ability.  

Your motivation will stretch your abilities to higher levels and to maximize your abilities.

Your attitude will determine how far your ability will take you.

Ability is what you’re . . . . capable of doing from that point it’s up to you to make the most of your ability.

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

Professionals Remain Focused on Their Goals

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Professionals Remain Focused on Their Goals

“The pro is the person who has all the hassles, obstacles,

and disappointing frustrations that everyone else has - yet

continues to persist, does the job, and makes it look easy."

David Cooper, sales trainer  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Professionals remain focused on their goals

The major difference between professionals and amateur is the professional remains focused on their goals and persist until they get the job done and reach their goals.

Professionals face their share of challenges, setbacks and failure, but won’t quit they remain on purpose and keep pushing forward.

They will remain focused on their objectives and they persist in their efforts to overcome their challenges to achieve their goals.

Keep your eye on your goals and don’t let anything get in your way or distract you from achieving your goals. Persist. . . . . . Professionals persist and will go the extra mile to achieve the desired outcome.

Professional remain focused on their goals . . . . and their eyes fixed on a successful future and they move in that direction and little closer to their goals every day.

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Look at Your Future and Say – Why Not

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Look at Your Future and Say – Why Not

“Some men see things as they are and say, why.

I dream of things that never were, and say why not.”

Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Look at your future and say – why not?

Look at your future as a blank canvass that you can paint anyway you choose to paint it and say - why not?

Paint the canvass with bold with your dreams and say – why not?

As you look at your career and your life . . . . Look for the opportunities and seek out the possible and say – why not?

Your future is in front of you and that future can be what you want it to be when you’re dedicated and determined to fulfill your dreams and achieve your goals.

When you look at your future . . . . Say to yourself why not me and why not right now?

Dream of what can be and say – why not. Look for the possibilities and find the way to make them become a reality.

Look at your future and say –why?

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

Prepare for Your Future Success . . . .

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Prepare for Your Future Success . . . .

“The best preparation for tomorrow

is to do today’s work superbly well.”

Sir William Osler, 1849 – 1919 physician, writer

 

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Prepare for your future success . . . .

Your preparation of today prepares you for the future and your future success.

The quality of your preparation today will have a major impact on the success that you achieve in the future.

Quality preparation = quality results and a solid foundation.

Preparation is the foundation for a successful career and a productive life.  Your preparation is a key ingredient in being confident in yourself and in your actions.

Putting your best in everything you do today builds the bridge to your future and a brighter and more successful future.

Prepare for your future success . . . . Puts you in the driver seat for your career and is the fuel for your success journey that keeps you moving forward and in the right direction with momentum.

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

 

Positive Thinking Will Turn a Red Light Into Green

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Positive Thinking Will Turn a Red Light Into Green

“Positive thinking won’t let you do anything but it will let

you do everything better than negative thinking will.”

Zig Ziglar, motivational Author and speaker

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Positive thinking will turn a red light into green

Positive thinking is the key to opening the doors on the success journey.

Once that door is opened what you see behind that door and in your world will be determined by your thinking. The actions that you take and the levels of success that you achieve will be a reflection of your thinking.

You see your world through the eyes of your thinking. The person that sees the world through positive thinking sees a world of opportunities and possibilities.

The person that sees their world through the prism of negative thinking will live in a world that’s a mirror image of their thinking.

The way you think is the way you view your world.

Positive thinking will turn the red lights into green lights . . . . And put your success journey on a solid footing.

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