Put the Past in the Right Place . . . . Behind You

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Put the Past in the Right Place . . . . Behind You

“Sometimes you have to just take a chance, and if your scared

of the past, just remember it’s the past for a reason and it’s not

worth missing out on great things that could come in the future

take a chance, have not regrets.”

Unknown

As I see it . . . . . . .

Put the past in the right place . . . . Behind you

Too many people live their lives in the past . . . . The past of what use to be.

Time marches on . . . . and we are now living in the present and moving into the future.

We all carry memories with us . . . . The happy ones are ours to keep and reflect on and to carry forward as a life experience.

There are memories and life experiences that are best left behind. Everyone have some bad memories and experiences that when you think about them creates a negative thinking process. They not only distracting in your thinking and can simple disturb the momentum in your life and sink you into a form of depression.

When you overcome with things from the past, put the past in the right place . . . . behind you and concentrate on today and your future.    

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

Become Time Conscious

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Become Time Conscious

“If before going to bed every night, you will tear a page from

the calendar, and remark, ‘there goes another day of my

life never to return’ you will become time conscious.”

A.B. Zu Tavern, author  

As I see it . . . . . . .

Become time conscious

Be conscious of your time and you will have an awaking . . . .

You meet two people . . . .

One will say to you that they don’t know where their time went today . . . . They will also tell you that they were so busy and yet it seems like they’ve got nothing done.

While the other person will say . . . . My day was very active and I was able to get a lot accomplished.

One person went into their day without a plan, flying by the seat of their pants . . . . The other person went into their day with a written to do list that they could measure their activity and what they completed against there to do list.  

At the end of the day they both would tear a page from their calendar . . . .

One will fall to the floor as a wasted day . . . .  While the other person will tear a page from their calendar and deposit it in their annuity account of a productive day.

Become time conscious . . . . and your days will become productive and you will create long term value in your life.

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

Exceptional Leaders Will . . . .

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Exceptional Leaders Will . . . .

“If your actions create a legacy that inspires other to dream more,

learn more, do more and become more, then you are an

excellent leader.”

Dolly Parton, Entertainer  

As I see it . . . . . . .

Exceptional leaders will . . . .

Exceptional leaders are doers and you will see them leading from the front . . . . and taking personal responsibility for their actions to achieve a successful outcome. 

There’s leadership that may formal by title . . . . Or in many cases its informal and they lead by example. The leader that leads by example will inspire and attract far more followers then a leader who tries merely to lead by title only.

Leaders that are doers . . . . Become exceptional leaders by their actions and command respect by their example.

Exceptional leaders inspire the best in the people around them and they will encourage to step out of the status quo and to spread your wings. They also will expect more from the people around and in that expectation the people around them respond and grow as a person.

You will know when you’re in the presents of an exceptional leader . . . . Because there are inspiring the people around them through their actions and deeds.

An exceptional leader will . . . . earn that title by leading by example, developing and inspiring the people around them.

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

You Begin With the First Step

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You Begin With the First Step

“Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces

to your aid, but the first essential is that you begin. Once the

 battle is started, all that is within and without you will come

to your assistance.”

Robert Collier 1885 – 1950, American Author, Self- Help Writer

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

You begin with the first step

There are those sit and talk about what they are going to do . . . . and there are those who have the courage to step out of their comfort zone.  They take the first step to do what has to be done to expand their horizon.

The first step is the beginning of the journey of reaching new heights of opportunity and greater levels of success. They will only be reached by leaving the status quo behind you and by stepping into the possibility zone.

The first step that you take may not be a big one . . . . It’s not the size of the step that’s important. What is important is taking the first step. From that first step you will begin to gather forward momentum . . . . By stepping in the right direction you will continually move you in the direction of your goals and objectives.

To reach your destination . . . . you begin with first step in the right direction and by moving forward . . . . everything becomes possible.

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

Does Opportunity Knock?

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Does Opportunity Knock?

“What is opportunity, and does it knock? It never knocks. You can

wait a whole lifetime, listening, hoping, and you will hear no

knocking. None at all. You are opportunity, and you must knock

on the door leading to your destiny. You prepare yourself to

recognize opportunity, to pursue and seize opportunity as you

develop the strength of your personality, and build a self-image

with which you are able to live – with self-respect

alive and growing.”

Maxwell Maltz 1899 – 1975, author, plastic surgeon,

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Does opportunity knock?

Opportunity is discovered by the person that has prepared themselves to succeed and has an open mind to see the possibilities.

The person that’s waiting for opportunity to knock should be well prepared to wait a life time . . . .

The person that prepares themselves . . . . will see the opportunities through the eyes of their preparation and attitude. They say that things don’t come easy . . . . but for those who are prepared seem to discover the opportunities that others never see.

Preparation puts you in a power position to maximize your opportunities and to bring them to a successful outcome.

Does opportunity knock? Opportunities exist to those that actively seek them out and are prepared when they discover them.

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

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Do Your Very Best and Let the Sands of Time Judge You

“I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and

 mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings

me out all right. What is said against me won’t

amount to anything.”

Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865, 16^th President of the United States

As I see it . . . . . . .

Do your very best and let the sands of time judge you 

All you can do . . . . is all you can do when it’s your very best.

Abraham Lincoln was a simple man that as President of the United States met the moments of his day to rise above the chaos.

The country was split over the issues of slavery . . . . and country became so divided that the country exposed into the American  Civil War in 1861 that lasted until 1865.   President Lincoln remained firm in his resolve that man that no man had a right to own another man.

Under President Lincoln’s leadership and by signing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 into law and the American Civil War the slaves were freed.

The cost of civil war and freeing the slaves was extremely high with over 750,000 deaths between the years of 1861 to 1865.

No man is perfect . . . . But in every man there is the passion to do your very best. Only a few light the flame of their passion to do their best under very trying conditions.   

President Lincoln didn’t float a trail balloon . . . . he did is very best and what best for all American.

He could have very easily kicked the can down the road for the next president and congress to handle . . . . But he didn’t he moved to the front and lead the country through a very trying time.

Do your very best and let the sands of time judge you . . . . President Lincoln is judged for his wisdom and leadership by the sands of time.        

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

Behind a Successful Man There is a Good Woman

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Behind a Successful Man There is a Good Woman 

“No man succeeds without a good woman behind him.

Wife or mother, if its both,

he is twice blessed indeed.”

Harold Macmillan, former British Prime Minister 

 

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

Behind a successful man there is a good woman

That woman may be his mother wife . . . . grandmother, partner or a support person in their career.

A good woman is there for them . . . . and seems to understand what a man needs at that very moment. They will be there to offer words of encouragement . . . . they will offer a compassionate ear give a gentle nudge or a push when it’s needed. They seem to have an innate ability . . . . to understand and encourage the man when it’s needed.

A man may rise to great heights and in their climb there has been . . . . a good woman there with them. That woman is also there when their man’s life has a reversal and everything is unraveling. A good woman is there for their man in . . . . the best of times and the worst of times.

Behind every successful man there is a good woman . . . . that’s there for them and their support will make all the difference in a man’s life.

A good woman is behind a successful man and that man is a smart man . . . . when he understands how that the woman as impacted his life in many positive ways.

A man should be thankful for a good woman and show her the application she deserves.

For behind a successful man there is a good woman . . . .

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

Continuous Learning and Application

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Continuous Learning and Application

“I believe through learning and application of what you learn

you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacles and

achieve any goal that set for yourself.”

Brain Tracy, Motivational Author, Speaker, Trainer

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Continuous learn and application

Continuous learning expands your mental capacity and creates a large arsenal of skills and tools of the trade that you will be able to draw on and apply in your business endeavors. 

The larger your arsenal becomes . . . . the larger your capacity is for greater success.

Applying what you’re learned effectively . . . . creates a pathway to greater  problem solving skills and the ability to overcome the obstacles the you encounter.   

Staying on the leading edge of professional development will propel you to the front of your professional with proper application.

The business landscape is littered with obstacle business models that did not keep up with the changing business environment . . . . Continuous learning keep your business model current and . . . . your application puts you on the leading edge.

Continuous learning and application . . . . are key fundamental in competing in an competitive and changing business environment.

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

Break Your Emotional Logjam

Motivational Power Quote

Break Your Emotional Log Jam

“Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional

distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and

free up mentally to complete the other tasks.”

Brian Tracy, Motivational Author, Speaker, Coach, Trainer

As I see it . . . . . . .

Break your emotional logjam

Your thoughts can backup and create emotional log jam in your thinking. The logjam will slow your positive thinking down to a trickle. It will also hinder your creative thinking almost to the point of being none existing and to where you become nonproductive.

An emotional logjam in your thinking creates an enormous amount of distress in your life.

Look for the root of what’s causing of the emotional logjam . . . .

Just like a logjam in a stream . . . . A mental logjam has taken time to become what is today. What starts with one thing accumulates until the thought process becomes blocked and the distress in your life grows in an unacceptable level. 

In the steam you have to look at what’s causing the logjam. When you find it and you have to begin removing the obstructions until you break the logjam and  your thoughts begins to flow freely.

Get down to the root cause of your emotional logjam and start to remove what’s causing the blockage. As you remove them . . . . there will be a point where the emotional logjam breaks the distress in your life is lifted.

Break the emotional logjam . . . . and you will regain your positive outlook and your creatively will return.

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

What You Reread is a Window of Who You Are

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What You Reread is a Window of Who You Are

“Tell me what you read and I’ll tell you who you are is true

enough, but I know better if you told me what you reread.”

Francois Mauriac 1885 – 1970, French Author  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

What you reread is a window of who you are

There is true in  . . . . that if you would read on a topic for one hour a day for five years that . . . . you will become a subject matter expert on the topic.

What you reread is a window of who you are . . . . When you go back and reread the material each time you do you extract more and more information from what you’re reading.

The first time you read the material you take away information. As you continue to reread the material you are gaining additional knowledge and insight on the subject matter. In time by rereading the material you will become a recognized subject matter expert.

Over time what you reread will shape you into the person that you will become . . . . and shape you future.

What you reread is a window of who you are . . . . and where your career path will take you.

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

Clear Out The Cobwebs

Motivational Power Quote

Clear Out The Cobwebs

“Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come

from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and

clearing the desks – cutting loose debris that impeding

forward motion.”

David Allen Author Personal and Organizational Effectiveness

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Clear out the cobwebs

There are times that your energy seems to sink and you’re bogged down in loose ends and things are just not going right.

Clear out the cobwebs in your thinking and dig out of the layers of old and undone business that’s hanging over your head that’s draining your energy.

Look at the pile of old stuff that your facing . . . . and remember how you eat an elephant . . . . one bite at a time. Your old stuff is like the elephant and when you first look at it . . . . it looks overwhelming.

Look at your old stuff and sort through it . . . . decide what’s important by their priorities and what you can let go of. Create a written list and action plan for what has to done by their order of importance.

Don’t focus on the elephant . . . . focus on the next thing on your list and your list will become manageable one thing at a time.

Clear out the cobwebs . . . . and the level of your energy will increase by leaps and bounds.

 

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

Get Off the Fence

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Get Off the Fence

“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on

sometimes. What matters is getting off. You cannot make

progress without making decisions.”

Jim Rohn 1930 – 2009, American Entrepreneur, Author,

Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Get off the fence

When there’s a decision that has to be made . . . . Make it and get off the fence and do what has to be done.

You can go into a business planning meeting . . . . and no one wants to speak up, make a decision or put their idea on the table. They sit there in gridlock and nothing positive is happening.

They’re setting there with passive body language and avoiding eye contact because they don’t want to be asked a question . . . . or asked to make a decision. 

The people around the table are in fear of making a mistake or in presenting their viewpoint . . . . that could be difference then what’s being presented.

There is no forward progress in setting on the fence . . . . And when people are not making decisions they are heading in the direction of falling off the fence . . . . and accepting other people making decisions for them.

When you give up your give up your right or ability to make decisions . . . . you surrender you future to other peoples whims.

Don’t be a fence sitter . . . Get off the fence . . . . and when a decision has to be made . . . . make it.

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

Set Higher and Higher Standards

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Set Higher and Higher Standards

“You can become an even more excellent person

by constantly setting higher and higher standards

for your and then by doing everything possible to

live up to those standards.”

Brian Tracy, Self-Help Author, Speaker and consultant

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Set higher and higher standards

You will never lift yourself higher . . . . than the standards that you set for yourself.

Your standards are your values and your principles that you define . . . . and you will define the quality of your business model.

The standards that you set for yourself and your business will be reflected in the quality of the services that you consistently deliver to your customers.

Keep your standards high and set higher and higher standards and stretch the level of your services to new and higher levels.

Customers loved to be WOWED and pleasantly surprised by the quality of your service and the total customer experience in the business relationship.

Put yourself and your business on the leading edge of total customer care . . . . Set higher and higher standards . . . . and do everything within your power to exceed your customer expectations.

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

Motivational Power Quote

Optimists are Right

“Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It’s up to you to

choose which you will be.”

Harvey Mackay, American Entrepreneur Author

 

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

Optimists are right

The optimist will move through their life with a . . . . positive outlook.

When an optimist are faced with a challenging situation . . . . they believe that they can successfully work their way through their challenges.  They approach their challenges with a positive outlook with the expectations of positive results. They will come up with the best acceptable solution and apply the actions to resolve the challenge successfully. 

The optimist sees their glass of life as being . . . . half full and will work at filling the rest of their glass. They also look for and find the opportunities in their setbacks.

An optimist believes that they can do what has to be done . . . . and will go about doing it with a positive outlook and attitude.

A pessimist sees their life through the eyes of their glass being half empty and they see their glass with a hole in it and no way to stop the leak. They see the worst in situations that they find themselves in . . . . and can’t see a way out of it or a solution.

From the pessimist viewpoint about life is things can’t be done. They have an attitude of why should they even try and when they make an effort it’s uninspired. A pessimist will try to convince the people around them that what they’re doing is a waste of time.

The differences between an optimist and a pessimist are worlds apart. An optimist believes that they will succeed and will do everything possible to make what they believe come true. They see the best in the world and contribute to make it better.

An optimist has a positive outlook about their life . . . . and approaches their life with a positive belief system and attitude.

Whatever you may believe . . . . optimists are right.

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

 

Unlocking the Secret to Customer Satisfaction

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Unlocking the Secret to Customer Satisfaction

“There’s no great mystery to satisfying your customers.

Build them a quality product and treat them with

respect. It’s that simple.”

Lee Iacocca, auto executive    

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

Unlocking the secret to customer satisfaction  

A key to satisfying customers is to understand your customer, their motivation, their needs and their expectations. Creating customers satisfaction is not created in a vacuum, it’s a joint venture between the customer, your company and yourself. 

Your product has to meet the customer’s needs and exceed the customer’s expectations in order to be of value to them.

A product that falls short in meeting a customer’s expectations either will result in no business being transacted, no referrals or no future business. Missed expectations creates a, lose – lose situation for all of the parties.

In most cases your product is your service. Your service has to exceed the customer’s expectation for you to remain competitive and to compete in a competitive business environment. Establish the customer’s expectations for your service and make every effort to exceed that expectation.

Be respectful of the customer’s and their needs and you will build rapport and confidence with the customer’s

Unlocking the secret to customer satisfaction is in understanding the customer and exceeding their expectations.

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

 

Advertising Interprets Your Message to the Consumers

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Advertising Interprets Your Message to the Consumers

“Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret . . . to put the very

heart of business into type, paper and in ink.”

Leo Burnett, advertising executive  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Advertising interprets your message to the consumers

For your message to have impact on the consumer you have to . . . .

■ Have a compelling story on why they should buy your products or use your services.

■ Tell them what the benefit would be for them to use your products or services.

■ Inform them why you are and your company is there best choice.

■ Let them know the value of doing business with you.

■Tell them why other people have decided to use services through testimonials.

■ Direct your message at your targeted audience.

■ Portray a true picture of your business and one that you can consistently deliver on. 

■ Keep your message on point . . . . and make it easy to read and understand.

■ Create a call to action to contract you.

■ Always tell the truth.

Advertizing interprets your message to the consumers . . . . tell the story that will create a buzz about you and your business. One that is consistently reinforced through your actions.

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

Be Thankful . . . . And Show Appreciation

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Be Thankful . . . . And Show Appreciation

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.

If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never,

ever have enough .”

Oprah Winfrey, talk show host

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Be thankful . . . . and show appreciation

When you are thankful for the things that you have . . . .  you will be focusing on the positive things in your life.

There are people that will have more then what you have . . . . Be thankful for what you have. If you desire to have more in your life determine specifically what it is that you want.  Put your desire into the form of written goals along with a action plan to achieve them.

Be willing to expend the effort that will be needed to bring the vision of what you want . . . . to a successful outcome.

When you’re thankful for what you have, you are focusing your thinking and are grateful your achievements and the successes in your life.

Show appreciation and enjoy your success.

Measure what you have achieved and your success . . . . against your goals. When you want more in your life adjust your goals to a high level to achieve the things that you want to bring into your life.

Be thankful . . . . and show appreciation . . . . and you will attract more of what you want into your life.

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

Connect With People That Will Help You to Grow

Motivational Power Quote

Connect With People That Will Help You to Grow

“The size of the future you actually experience will largely

be determined by one factor; people you choose to connect

with. When you invite people who are truly committed to

growth into every aspect of your life, your own potential

for growth becomes truly unlimited.”

Dan Sullivan, author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Connect with people that will help you to grow

There are people that come into your life that are caring and will give you their time to mentor you and to help you . . . . to grow as a person to reach your full potential.

They’re not looking for personal recognition . . . . they come into your life at just the right time and their advice and counsel can help you to create a personal breakthrough and move you up the ladder of success.

The people that you attract into your life . . . . will have a significant impact on you and your career path.

Connect with the people that will help you to grow as a person. And they will bring a positive influence in to your life and will help you to grow and to achieve you full potential.

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

Build Your Career on a Concrete Foundation

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Build Your Career on a Concrete Foundation

“Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete

this you will have definitely, given concrete form

to the intangible desire.”

Napoleon Hill 1883 -1970, Author, Speaker  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Build your career on a concrete foundation

The stronger you build your career foundation . . . . the more weight it will support on your success journey.

When your foundation is strong it will withstand the headwinds of the obstacles, setback and failures that you encounter on your mission to achieve your goals no matter how serious they are.

You will have the footing on a solid surface to regroup and continue to peruse your objectives.

Your foundation also has to support the weight of greater opportunities and reaching greater levels of success.

A foundation can crumble under the weight of negative conditions as well as from the weight of success when it not on a foundation of concrete.

Build your career on a concrete foundation . . . . of your personal values and by setting high standards in your life and business. Remain committed to your values and standard. And when you’re asked to compromise them stay true to your beliefs and in those moments your foundation will be there to support you.

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