Motivational Power Quote

There’s Power in Your Words

“Your own words are the brick and mortar of the dreams

you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power

you have. The word you choose and their use establish

the life you experience.”

Sonia Choquette, author

As I see it . . . . . . .

There’s power in your words

Your worlds become the foundation for your life and career.

Your words will become your bedrock that will support the weight of your career and take you to great heights of success and achievement.

Or your word will be planted on a layer of quicksand and will disappear under the slightest of pressure.

Your words are powerful . . . . and people will listen to you intensely and expect you to reach the levels expectations that you set in your words.

Choose your words carefully . . . . because people expectations are that you to honor your words.

With each word you are either building your future on bedrock or allowing your words to settle on quicksand.

There’s power in your words . . . . and they become a powerful magnet of attraction when they are spoken with a purpose and you intent and you honor them.

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

Motivational Power Quote

The Circle of Attracting More

“It’s really important that you feel good. Because this

 feeling good is what goes out as a signal into the universe

and starts to attract more of itself to you. So the more

you can feel good, the more you will attract the things

that help you feel good and that will keep bringing

you up higher and higher.”

Dr. Joe Vitale, Motivational Author and Speaker

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The circle of attracting more

You attract things into your life in a circle . . . . as you attract things into your life you will continue to attract more of the same . . . . At an increased rate of velocity.

Disengage and remove the distracters . . . .the things that are holding you back, creating barriers and creating negative thinking. And you will find yourself . . . . expanding your circle of attracting more of the positive things into your life.

Distracters have to be removed from your life . . . . If they’re not removed they will become a bigger part of your thinking and create larger barriers in the future and block out the positive things coming into your life. In some cases distracters  will take a . . . . real effort on your part to remove them and to put them behind you.

Focus you efforts on building the bridge of positive thinking and positive activities  . . . . and you will attract of the positive things into your life. 

The circle of attracting more . . . . is that you will reap more of what you sow . . . . Sow the positive and reap the positive success that it offers.

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

The Recipe for Achievement

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The Recipe for Achievement

“What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there

 are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give

it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a

member of the team.”

Benjamin F. Fairless 1889 -1962, American Steel Executive  

As I see it . . . . . . .

The recipe for achievement

If your going to bake a great chocolate cake . . . . you won’t just walk into the kitchen and start to throw ingredients into a mixing bowl.

To bake a great chocolate cake . . . . your going to take out the recipe and carefully measure and mix the ingredients. Once the mixing is completed you going to place the cake mix in the oven in a baking tin.

The baking tin and the ingredients will be placed in a preheated oven . . . . and at a predetermined temperature for a set amount of time.

Baking a great chocolate cake is a process . . .  with a plan.

Achievement is a process that will require a plan the proper ingredients being mixed together along with time to reach a successful out.

If the ingredients are left out or your look for shortcut you will end up with less than a great chocolate cake and you won’t achieve what you set out to achieve.

The recipe for achievement . . . . will have to be put together with care and nurtured to a success outcome.

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

The Personally Trait of Persistence

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The Personally Trait of Persistence

“If I had to select one quality one personal characteristic that

I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever

the field I would pick The trait of persistence.”

Richard DeVos, Amway Co-Founder

As I see it . . . . . . .

The personally Trait of persistence

You can see it in the person’s eyes and you recognize it the moment you meet them . . . . they are persistence.

They will pursue their goals, their dreams and their career with persistence. Their actions have a sense of purpose . . . . and they are unrelenting in following their passion.

Put persistence in your actions . . . . and you will go the extra mile to create a successful outcome.

Pursue your goals and dreams . . . . with persistence and you will get a little closer to them every day.

Your persistence will speak volumes about who you are . . . . and the direction that your moving in.

The personally trait of persistence . . . . will put you on the leading edge of your profession.

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

Be a Bull Dog

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Be a Bull Dog

“Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that

your success does not depend upon the brilliance and the

impetuosity with which you take hold, but upon the

everlasting and sanctified bull doggedness with which

you hang on after you have taken hold.”

Dr. A.B. Meldrum. author

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Be a bull dog

Be a bull dog in pursuing your goals and dreams . . . . take hold of your goals and dreams . . . . and don’t let go or give up.

Remain focused on your long term objectives. When you hit a bump in the road . . . . hold onto the vision of achieving your goals and dreams an . . . . and be a bull dog and don’t let go.

Many of your goals and dreams will be achieved when you refuse to let go of them . . . . and you keep pursuing with determination and passion.

Stay true to yourself and your goals and dreams and when you are having a bad day or you get thrown off course . . . . be a bull dog and don’t let go.

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

The Courage to Press On

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The Courage to Press On

“All you need is the plan the road map, and the

courage to press on to your destination.”

Earl Nightingale 1921 - 1989, American Motivational

Author and speaker

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The courage to press on

Your biggest successes will come after your biggest setbacks . . . . when you have the courage to press on.

We all encounter setbacks . . . . and in those moments you reach a crossroad. Do you pick yourself up and make the choice to press on or do you allow the setback take control of your life and . . . . give up.

That choice will change the course of your life . . . .

Setbacks our part of your personal growth and they are part of your success journey.

When you have written goals and you experience a setback you will realize that your setback is a temporary condition. And it’s a toll that has been paid in advance to reach your goals.

Also with your written goals you can quickly refocus your energy on your goals and resume your forward momentum on your success journey.

Have the courage to press on . . . . and you will find yourself on the extra mile. By keeping to moving forward your setback becomes just a memory as you are getting closer to achieving your goals.

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

The Gift of Being a Friend

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The Gift of Being a Friend

“Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be

a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care.

Let your words heal and not wound.”

Unknown

As I see it . . . . . . .

The gift of being a friend

One of the greatest gifts that you can ever give to someone . . . . is the gift of being their friend.

The gift doesn’t come with strings and it may not be gift wrapped . . . . It’s a gift that’s sincere and comes from your heart.

The gift of friendship keeps on giving . . . . and is not a gift that’s opened quickly and is soon forgotten . . . . It’s a gift that lasts a life time.

In a time of gift sharing . . . . give the gift of being a friend and you will share it for the rest of your life.

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

Motivational Power Quote

Take the Responsibility to Light Your Own Candle

“It’s better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”

Confucius BC 551 – BC 479, Chinese Teacher, Editor,

Politician, Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Take the responsibility to light your own candle

Too often we are waiting for someone to step in to light our way . . . . Take the responsibility to light your own candle and you will find your own way.

Taking responsibility for your life and career . . . . is taking ownership of your success journey and your results. By taking reasonability you are taking control of the path that you choose . . . . to travel to achieve your goals.

Light your own candle and you light your way into the New Year and . . . .   with that light your creating a new beginning and renewing your success journey and your energy.

Refresh the focus on your goals and give yourself the gift of light to pursue them with renewed enthusiasm. 

Take the responsibility to light your own candle . . . . and you will go into the New Year with a purpose and a target to aim for.

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

People Are One of Your Greatest Resources

Motivational Power Quote

People Are One of Your Greatest Resources

“Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we

must do with and through people.”

Earl Nightingale 1921 – 1989, Dean of Personal Development

As I see it . . . . . . .

People are one of your greatest resources

If you invest your time in networking and building solid relationships with people . . . . the people become a resource to booster you on your success journey.

Nurturing your relationship with people becomes an investment in your future . . . . and your relationships will become part of your sphere of influence and contribute to your long term success.

People in every aspect of your life have the capacity to become part of your future . . . .  and part of your support team. They will share your burden, lead you a helping hand and be there for you in your time of need.

In your daily life you’re interacting with people in many different capacities . . . . Treat the people the way that you want to be treated and they will respond in a like manor.

The relationship no matter if it’s brief the encounter or long standing it becomes, has the capacity to become a supportive and productive relationship for all involved.

People are one of your greatest resources . . . . and no matter what your trying to accomplish or do. People are involved . . . . make them a resource and they will help you to achieve what you want to achieve.

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

 

Meeting The Tests That We Face

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Meeting The Tests That We Face

“The secret of what lies in the tests he has faced over the whole

course of his life and the habit of actions he develops in meeting

those tests.”

Gail Sheehy, American Writer and Lecturer

As I see it . . . . . . .

Meeting the tests that we face

It not a question of will we be tested; the fact is we will be. It’s more of a question of how often and to what degree.

Tests are stepping stones into the future and how you handle the tests of life . . . . will determine what direction that you move into the future.

Some tests will test you to your core and . . . . how you respond to those tests will change the course of your future and if you’re on course to achieve our goals. 

Every test will have some sort on impact on our future . . . . as you encounter the tests look at them as stepping stones into your future and handle them accordingly.

Take control of the tests . . . . and you take control of the conditions in your life and your future.

Meeting the tests that we face . . . . by addressing them. Some will pass quickly without much effort and other will take real effort to successfully work through them.

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

Success is Tied to Not Giving Up

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Success is Tied to Not Giving Up

“I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most

people in this business gave up and went on to other things.

If you simply didn’t give up, you would outlast the people

who came in on business with you.”

Harrison Ford, Actor  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Success is tied to not giving up

Anything that is worthwhile is working for . . . .

Success is not an event . . . . it’s the result of hard work, persistence, commitment, time and not giving up.

Far too many people decide to give up short of reaching their goals . . . .

When they give up they will never know how close they were to achieve their goals if they stayed the course.

When you read about Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Springsteen, Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey and so many more successful people . . . . Your reading about people who believed in themselves did not give up on themselves or their dreams. 

Success is tied to not giving up . . . . when you feel like your back is to the wall and your ready to throw in the towel and give up. Keep going and you will find the breakthrough . . . .  

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

Do the Things You Have to Do

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Do the Things You Have to Do

“When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them,

 the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when

you want to do them.”

Zig Ziglar 1926 - 2012, Self-Help Author and Speaker

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Do the things you have to do

Live your life in the “No Procrastination Zone” and do the things you have to do . . . . when they need to be done.

Not only will you achieve far more as a result . . . . you will also reduce the stress in your life.

When you’re doing what has to be done . . . . you’ll mastering the use of your time and accomplish far more in far less time. As you do . . . . you will create more time to pursue your personal interests.

As you’re successfully making progress getting things done. You will see the procrastinators standing on the sidelines complaining, under enormous stress and in the state of frustration

Do the things you have to do . . . . when they have to be done and amazing thing will happen.

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

Your Life is a Matter of Choices

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Your Life is a Matter of Choices

“A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it

head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and

starts to wither away.”

Gene Roddenberry 1921 – 1991, American Television

Screenwriter and Producer

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your life is a matter of choices

You can choose to direct your life . . . . or you can choose to sit on the sidelines and see what comes along.

Your life is a matter of choices . . . . and it up to you to make those choices.

The conditions in your life continue to change . . . . What remains a constant in your life is that you can make the choices on what to do about them and when you’ll do it.

You will have to make the best decisions and the best choices you can make the under the conditions that you find yourself in . . . . but whatever you do make the choice.

Make the choice to do the best you can and that will successfully resolve the condition that you find yourself in.

When you make the choice to act make the decision to take the positive actions. Focus your thinking forward and on achieving a successful outcome,

You life is a matter of choices . . . . be a decision maker and  take control of your choices and you will take control of your future. 

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

Master the Small Details

Motivational Power Quote

Master the Small Details

“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are the

small jobs. Every time you conquer on it makes you that

much stronger.  If you do the little jobs well the big ones

 tend to take care of themselves.”

Dale Carnegie 1888 -1955, Self-Help Author, Lecturer  

As I see it . . . . . . .

Master the small details

Master the small details . . . . and you will become the master of your life.

Far too many people look and the small jobs and small details as being insufficient. It’s in doing the small jobs and details with excellence that you begin to master your life . . . . as you do you create the pathway of doing the big things in your life with mastery.

The difference between doing thing with excellence and creating mastery in your life comes down to making a choice.

You can choose to live a life of excellence and mastery . . . . or live a life of getting by.

The real difference between the two is you pay for mastery in your life in advance and reap the benefits.  Or you slide by . . . . by doing just enough to get by. And seems to be the easy path turns out to be a very expense toll road that keeps costing you forever.

Master the small details and the small jobs . . . . and you be in a position to master you life and the big thing that come into your life.

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

When You Have Specific Goals Everything Changes

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When You Have Specific Goals Everything Changes

“I found that when you start thinking and saying what you

really want, then your mind automatically shifts and pulls

you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple

just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates

your attitude and philosophy.”

Jim Rohn 1930 - 2009, Business Philosopher, Author, Speaker  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

When you have specific goals everything changes

A specific goal is a . . . . defined goal that you can see, measure and you can explain in detail.

When your goals are specific . . . . the image that in your thinking become exact and you know with a sense of certainly what you want to achieve. Your target is clear and . . . . you’ll able to aim at it with the expectation of hitting the bull’s eye.

Your target may be moving and that’s to be expected . . . .

Your goals are your target and you may find that you will have to make some adjustments to hit your target . . . . and with those adjustment you will find your moving in the right direction to hit your target.

When you have specific goals everything changes . . . . you will find that you can focus on the important activities and you will make far better use of your time and energy to achieve your goals.

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

Courage is to Keep Trying

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Courage is to Keep Trying

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice

at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.”

Mary Anne Radmacher, author  

As I see it . . . . . . .

Courage is to keep trying

Many times the easy way out is to walk away and to not try . . . . real courage is to keep trying and to overcome the conditions that are in front of you.

Many walk away and find themselves in a constant state of procrastination . . . . or in denial of the conditions and true facts.

It takes courage to come back day in and day out and to push to reach your objectives. Courage creates the persistence . . . .to try and try again to stay on purpose.

In trying you may find yourself coming up a little tattered . . . . but there is no success without trying and you can always dust yourself off.

The real courage is the quiet voice that’s inside you . . . .saying to keep going.

Courage is to keep trying . . . . and success comes as a result of your continuous efforts to move you in the right direction.

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

You Can Win When There’s Time Left in the Game

Motivational Power Quote

You Can Win When There’s Time Left in the Game

“Don’t give in at half time.

Concentrate on winning the second half.”

Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant 1913 – 1983, Football Coach

 

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

You can win when there’s time left in the game
 

Life is a lot like a game of football . . . . if there’s time left in the game you can win.

You may be at half time of your success journey and have found you have lost momentum . . . . and have fallen behind in the game of life and are losing ground.

A good football team will make their adjustments at half time . . . . to come back in the second half to win the game.

They will evaluate the conditions of the first half, and . . . . will make the adjustments to their game plan and strategies to maximize their efforts in the second half.

Our success journey is a lot like that football game. When you’re falling behind you have to adjust your game plan to regain your forward momentum. You have to . . . . adjust your strategies and to play to win

The differences between winning a football game and winning in life have seminaries and follow the same principals. You have to commit yourself to winning and . . . . play through any conditions that you find yourself in.  

You have to be willing to give an extra effort . . . . to put you over the top and if their time in the game we can win.

Winner never quit, they stay in the game and . . . . when there’s time left in the game you can win.

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

 

Motivational Power Quote

The Key is Action

“The will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring

one to that goal and then hold to that action until the goal is reached.

The key is action.”

Michael Hanson, Entrepreneur

As I see it . . . . . . .

The key is action

To successfully to achieve your goals . . . . the key is action.

Taking about your goals can inspire you . . . . but it comes right down to it positive action is the key.

Reaching your goals will consist of an element of knowing what you want to achieve and to put them into the form of written goals . . . . supported by a written plan of action to achieve them.

Goals become achievable . . . . when you believe that you will achieve them and put in the effort and the actions to successfully reach them.

The key to achieving your goals and anything worthwhile comes down to . . . .  the key is action to move it forward to reach your objectives.

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

The Art of Decision Making

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The Art of Decision Making

“Investment decisions or personal decisions don’t wait for

the picture to be clarified .”

Andrew Grove, executive  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The art of decision making

Many decisions have to be made on the fly . . . . they can’t wait for a team meeting or consensus.

The art of decision making is making the best decision your can . . . . with the information you have. Using the resources you have from where your standing.

The person that waits for the condition to clarify itself and to be just right . . . . will find that the decision has been made for them, by someone else. The person that makes the decision . . . . takes control of the condition while the  person who waits to make the decision . . . . loses control of the decision making process.

In many cases not making a decision will make the condition worst and . . . . will take far more resources to successful resolve the condition.

The art of decision making . . . . is to make the decision when it has to be made.

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

Lost Forever

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Lost Forever

“Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset two

golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward

is offered for they are gone forever.”

Horace Mann 1796 -1859, American Politician and Educator

As I see it . . . . . . .

Lost forever

Time can slip away . . . . and once it’s gone it’s lost forever.

You are blessed with 24 precious hours in your day to use in any way you please . . . . You can invest your day in positive activities that will bring value to your day and that will become the stepping stones to greater success in your future.

Or you can fritter away you time . . . . on busy work or putting off the important things that need to be done . . . . to sometime in the future.

Whatever your do with your day is a personal choice . . . . At the end of the day your time is lost forever never to return.

What will remain at the end of your day . . . . is the value of how you invested your time that day. A day invested in positive activities will be deposited into your annuity account. The days will accumulate and return long term value back to you.

A day where your time is wasted is lost forever . . . . A day invested in positive activities will return to you with dividends.

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