How You Feel About Yourself

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How You Feel About Yourself

“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only

a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibility have.”

Dale Carnegie 1888 – 1955, Motivational Author and Speaker

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

How you feel about yourself

How you feel about yourself . . . . is reflected in your self-image and speaks volumes on who you are today and the life that your currently leading.

How you think about yourself is a habit . . . . that’s formed in your thinking. That habit can product unlimited thinking and endless possibilities . . . . or trap you in a world of limited beliefs and results.

Feeling sorry for yourself . . . . is the inner belief that you are a victim. That belief becomes imbedded in your thinking and becomes a habit of limited beliefs in yourself and in your ability.

That habit will create a downward spiral in your life . . . . until you face the habit of being a victim. Make the commitment to yourself that you had enough and break the habit of feeling sorry for yourself.

You need to move away from the people in your life that are trying to make you a victim . . . . or change the relationship.

No one has the right to make you a victim unless you give them the right to do so by your actions.

How you feel about yourself . . . . is part of your self-image. You can change that image anytime you make up your mind to do it . . . . when you commit yourself to do it.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Champions Push Through the Pain

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Champions Push Through the Pain

“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets

painful is the man who will win.”

Roger Bannister, 1^st Runner to break the 4 minute mile

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Champions push through the pain

There are times in your life that you can on the verge of succeeding or creating a breakthrough and you feel totally spent and exhausted . . . . in those times is where champions are made.

In those moments the champions push through the pain . . . . and stay on purpose to reach their objectives.

The champion keeps competing when others are sitting on the sidelines . . . . and watching and making excuses.

A champion listens to their inner voice for motivation . . . . and will not become distracted by the naysayers.

The pain is a result of your hard work . . . . and when you  push through the pain and stay on purpose you feel the exhilaration and being a champion and stepping into the winners circle of life.

Champions push through the pain . . . . and earn the right to be called a champion.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Persistence is Playing to Win

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Persistence is Playing to Win

“My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However

down I am, I flight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that

I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defects into victories.”

Bjorn Borg, Swedish Tennis Player

As I see it . . . . . . .

Persistence is playing to win

Winners in every walk of have a common thread . . . . they’re persistent and they play to win.

Their preparation gets them into the game and allows them to complete at a high level of play . . . . But it’s their persistence that creates . . . . a degree of separation and a completive advantage when the game is on the line.

Business is no different  . . . . in order to compete at a high level you have maintain your skills sets at a razor sharp edge. Also you have to prepare yourself to compete to at the top of your profession to stay competitive.

Top professions also process a high degree of persistence . . . . and when business is on the line  they will step up and meet the challenge.

Persistence is playing to win . . . .  in sports . . . . in business . . . . and in life.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Kind Words Never Get Old

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Kind Words Never Get Old

“Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue

or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also

produce their own image on men’s souls, and a beautiful

image it is.”

Blaise Pascal 1623 - 1662, French Mathematician, Physicist, Inventor,  Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

Kind words never get old

A kind word will brighten a person’s day with the warmth of sunshine . . . . and

change the course of their life.

A kind word from you may be the only . . . . the only one that they may ever hear.

People are quick to criticize . . . . and very slow to have a kind word.

Let your words praise good effort . . . . and let your words be kind and encouraging when their efforts fall short.

Your kind words may take a moment to say . . . . but when they come from your heart they can last a lifetime.

A leader can demand excellence . . . . but when their words are kind they encourage excellences.

Kind words never get old . . . . they mature and create value in peoples lives.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The Determination to Make it Happen

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The Determination to Make it Happen

“There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you

love; there’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.”

Dr. Wayne Dryer, American Self-Help Author

and Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

The determination to make it happen

There are those who would like it to happen . . . .  And there are those who are determined to make it happen.

Those who would like it happen are hoping for it to happen . . . . and will spend their time waiting.

Those who determined to make it happen . . . . are the doers and doers find a way to make it happen.

Doers love what they do  . . . . and what they do they do  with determination and passion. Their enthusiasm is high and their efforts are focused to match their enthusiasm.

Their determination focuses them on reaching a success outcome and their enthusiasm keep them moving forward.

Doers have the determination to make it happen . . . . and their determination drives them to a successful outcome.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

In Challenging Times Maintain a Calm Interior

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In Challenging Times Maintain a Calm Interior

“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to

look things in the face and know them for what they are.”

Marcus Aurelius 121 AD – 180 AD, Roman Emperor  

As I see it . . . . . . .

In challenging times maintain a calm interior

What other see in you in challenging situations is your exterior . . . . and they will judge you by what they see.

When you’re calm on the outside . . . . you will naturally calm your internal emotions down and you will remain calm on the inside. By maintaining a calm interior you will be in control of your emotions and be in a better position to successful work your way through the challenging conditions.

With a calm interior the people around you will follow your lead and will remain calm . . . . and stay on point to successfully resolve the condition.

When your calm . . . . you will find solutions . . . .

When you lose control of your emotions . . . . the conditions deteriorate and take control of you . . . . and you lose control of the condition.

In challenging times maintain a calm interior . . . . and your calm interior will show on your exterior for the world to see. By remaining calm you will put yourself in a position to find the right solutions. 

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

It Starts in Your Imagination

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It Starts in Your Imagination

“First comes thought; then organization of thought, into ideas

and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality.

The beginning, as you observe, is in your imagination.”

Napoleon Hill, Author and Pioneer in Personal Development

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

It starts in your imagination

Who you are . . . . who you become . . . . your career . . .  the level of success you achieve all starts in the imagination of your thinking.

It starts as a young child and is part of you earliest memory and is part of you throughout your life . . . . it’s your imagination.

In your imagination you where a major league baseball player, a race car driver, you owned a successful business . . . . for others it was making the teams becoming an actor or actress, a singer, a dancer the list goes on and on in your imagination where everything is possible.

What you imagination today becomes your future . . . .

You’re never too young . . . . or too old to imagine . . . .  

What comes to you in your thoughts  . . . . can be . . . . a reality  . . . .

What you imagine . . . . becomes possible when you believe it is . . . .

It starts in your imagination . . . . can become a reality with a plan and hard work.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Your Values Becomes Your Compass

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Your Values Becomes Your Compass

“Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you

have an unweaving aim. Never find without a compass.”

Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your values becomes your compass

Through-out your career you will be asked to make choices . . . . In those choices there will be times that others would want to influence your moral compass for their person gain.

They will ask you to stretch your values in the wrong direction and to stretch the truth, just a little . . . . or to look the other way. They will follow it up with . . . . nobody gets hurt, no one will know . . . . or in the long run no one will care.

They’re asking you to compromise your values and put your moral compass away.

No matter who that person is . . . . they are not your friend and they are not looking out for you or your interests. They are self-severing and will put you under the bus in a heartbeat.

Your values are the foundation to your character and your reputation. Tarnish them and you can destroy your career

Your values becomes your compass . . . use your values to guide you and you will be on the right path.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

People Will Try to Sway You

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People Will Try to Sway You

“When everybody tells you that you are being idealistic or

impractical, consider the possibility that everybody could

be wrong about what is right for you .”

Gilbert Kaplan, American Business, Former Journalist

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

People will try to sway you

It’s not that their opinion could not be valuable . . . . but unless they know your purpose and understand what your thinking  . . . . It becomes very difficult for them to render a valuable and useful opinion.

For those who know you well and understand what’s in your heart . . . . they will become a valuable resource on your success journey. When their opinion is coming from the right place, one of a mentor they can create value in your life by offering their opinion to you.

Most successful people in life find success in working out of the box . . . .

Many people won’t understand this or grasp the concept . . . . and will try to insert themselves between you and your goals. They will also try to get you back into the box and have a million reasons why that’s where you belong.

People will try to sway you . . . . The people sway you forward and encourage in the direction of your goals . . . . become a valuable resource to you on your success journey.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Acknowledge and Value Your Accomplishments

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Acknowledge and Value Your Accomplishments

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life

is the foundation for all abundance.”

Eckhart Tolle, German Born Canadian Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Acknowledge and value your accomplishments

It becomes very easy to look past your accomplishments in a hectic world . . . . . and not acknowledge and value your accomplishments.

With each accomplishment there was effort and a journey to successfully create the accomplishment. It’s not so much the size of the accomplishment . . . . as it is the effort that you put into task to create a successful outcome.

Your success journey becomes a series of interlocking events . . . . that moves either will move you closer to achieve your goals or will pull you off course.

Your accomplishments are the stepping stones into your future . . . . with each step you take you move closer to your objectives. Some of your steps will be giant steps forward while others will inch your forward. Over time every step contributes to your long term success.

Acknowledge and value your accomplishments . . . . for each one is building value in your life and getting you closer to your next stepping stone.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Open Your Mind to New Ideas and Opinions

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Open Your Mind to New Ideas and Opinions

“New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed, without

any other reason but because they are not common.”

John Locke 1632 – 1704, British Philosopher, Physician

As I see it . . . . . . .

Open your mind to new ideas and opinions

The only thing in life that constant is change . . . . and the fastest way to fall behind the curve is to keep your thinking focused on the past.

You either have to open your mind and embrace new ideas and opinions to be on the leading edge of change to succeed . . . . or you don’t and you will be left behind by it.

When you open your mind to new ideas and opinions . . . . you are stepping into the future better equipped to handle the challenges in a shifting business environment.

Those that embrace change with an open mind will find themselves . . . . on the pathway to succeed. For those that are not willing to adapt to new concepts will find themselves falling off the pace and being left further behind.   

Open your mind to new ideas and opinions . . . . and you will find yourself moving to the front of your profession and  creating opportunities that others are missing.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Stay in Tune With Your Customers

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Stay in Tune With Your Customers

“Not being in tune with your customers is like living in an

alternate reality; the way you think your customers feel

about your product is not always the same as what

your customers really think about your products.”

Bo Bennett, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Stay in tune with your customers

Staying in tune with your customers is essential to a healthy and productive business relationship . . . . and in fulfilling their needs.

When you’re in tune with your customers you’re sharing information to better understand them . . . . and what will motivation them to take action. At the same time they will be sharing the information and their concerns with you that could derail the relationship or result in no business.

As you’re working with your customers the information that you gather becomes essential in helping you to understand your customers. It will also help you to move your customers in the right direction to successful help them to meet their objectives.

Stay in tune with your customers . . . . It can be said that when you are in harmony with your customers that you will know and understand what motivates them and better service their needs.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Time Doesn’t Change Things . . . . You Do

Time doesn’t change things . . . You do

The things in your life stay the same until . . . . you take the steps to change them. Things may evolve without your input and they just drift without purpose.

Be the change that you want to see you want to see in your life.

If you’re not happy with the conditions in your lives there is only one person that can change them . . . . and you look at that person in the eye everyday in a mirror . . . . and that person is you.

When it comes to change you are responsible for the change that you want to see. If you want change you have to take the actions that will bring about the change that you want to see.

Time doesn’t change things . . . you do. Be the change that you want to see in your life.

©2013 Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Do What Turns You On . . . .

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Do What Turns You On . . . .

“The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all the money in the world, you’d still have a reason to jump out of bed in the morning.”

Warren Buffett, American Investor and philanthropist

As I see it . . . . . . .

Do what turns you on . . . .

Do what turns you on . . . . and what you do will never be a job.

There are far too many people that go to work every day and dislike their job and what they do . . . . they live their life for their days off.

They drag themselves out of bed each day and dread the day in front of them. They go through the motions at work with pain and can’t wait to get out the door at the end of day.

Their life is a rut and their career is a job . . . . and they will never reach their true potential as a result.

When you do what turns you on and enjoy what you’re doing . . . . You will never view it as work or a job. It’s your mission and your passion and you will eagerly pursue what you involved in without looking at the clock.

Find what turns you on . . . . and what you would do as a career even if you would not be paid for your efforts. When you find it you would have found you true purpose in life . . . . and the pathway to your greatest success.

Do what turns you on . . . . and you will never WORK a another day in your life . . . . you will be living your passion.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Successful People Share Common Traits

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Successful People Share Common Traits

“The person interested in success has to learn to view

failure as a healthy  inevitable part of the process

 getting to the top.”

Dr. Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist, Television

Personality, Advice Columnist

As I see it . . . . . . .

Successful people share common traits

All successful people have had their share of obstacles, setbacks, challenges . . . . and yes they have failed. The truth is most successful people have been met with failure on more than one occasion.

One common trait of successful people share is they have experienced failure on their success journey.

Successful people don’t become successful by failing . . . .

They become successful because of how they handle a failure . . . . and in their determination to succeed. When a successful person fails they look at it as a temporary condition. They will look for and find the solutions, applies them and moves on.

Successful people also learn from their failure . . . . and move forward better equipped to handle their challenges in the future. 

Common trait #2 is successful people are determined to succeed and won’t allow themselves to become derailed by failure.

Successful people share common traits . . . . they may get knocked down more than once . . . . it’s in their determination that gets them back up to continue their success journey.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

You Get What You’re Willing to Pay For

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You Get What You’re Willing to Pay For

“Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think that you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.”

Asha Tyson. Motivational Speaker, Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

You get what you’re willing to pay for

Your success journey is a journey of a life time . . . . and on that journey you will encounter toll booths.

With each toll booth you have to be willing to pay the price of the toll to continue your journey to the next level. At times you will question the price to continue and that is a question that only you can answer.

When you make the choice to pay the tolls and to continue the journey . . . . You will begin to notice that with each toll you pay their less and less people making the journey with you.

The journey of success is not one that’s easy . . . . it’s one that’ fulfilling that has a price . . . . . and takes time to reach your objectives.

You get what you’re willing to pay for . . . . and the tolls you pay on your success journey is an investment in your future that you pay in advance to reach your destination.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Are You Providing Your Customers Value?

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Are You Providing Your Customers Value?

“Every successful business (1) creates or provides something

of value that (2) at a price they’re willing to pay, in a

way that (4)  satisfies the purchaser’s need and

expectations and (5) provides the business sufficient

revenue to make it worthwhile for the owners

 to continue operation.”

Josh Kaufman, Author, Learning Expert and Business

Advisor

As I see it . . . . . . .

Are you providing your customers value?

The answer to that question will determine if your customers will return to you and do business with you again . . . .  Or if you’re operating a business model based on a onetime business relationship of no repeat business or referrals.

A business that doesn’t provide value to their customers will not have roots in the mind of their customers . . . . and doesn’t create a compelling reason for the customer to return.

The value and the quality of the service that you provide your customers is the foundation to creating satisfied customers. When your service meets and exceeds your customer’s expectations they will become raving fans and want to return and do business with you in the future.

When you provide value the business will thrive . . . . Without value the business won’t survive.

The question is . . . . are you providing your customers value . . . . in their eyes?

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Self-Discipline is Taking Control of Your Future

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 Self-Discipline is Taking Control of Your Future

“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory

 they won was over themselves . . . . self-discipline with all of

them came first.”

Harry S. Truman, Thirty-Third U.S. President

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Self-Discipline is taking control of your future

When you have self-discipline you take control of how you will respond to the conditions in your life . . . .

With self-discipline you make a precise decision to stay in control of your thinking and to respond to a condition . . . . and not to over react and make a bad decision.

Self-discipline is having the willpower to keep your emotions under control . . . . in the storms of your life as well as when you achieve a great accomplishment.

When your emotions are under control you put into a position . . . . of making far better decisions.

To become the master of your life and your future . . . . You first must master the art of self-discipline.  

Self-discipline is the art of knowing when to put the brakes of restraints on and having the strength of mind to put your foot on the accelerator to go forward.

Self-discipline is taking control of your future . . . . by taking control of your emotions.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The All Time Champions of Questioning

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The All Time Champions of Questioning

“Kids are the all-time champions of questioning. What could

you gain by imitating the innocence and curiosity of children

who are completely determined to get an answer.”

Anthony Robbins, Self-Help Author, Speaker and Consultant

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The all time champions of questioning

Hands down it’s children . . . . They learn it at an early age and perfect as they go.

Young children have that look of wonder in their eyes and an inquisitive mind to ask why. They have to ask questions to find the answers to their why. They have the determination to get the answer even when they have to ask more than one time or more than one person. 

Young children should be encouraged to ask questions . . . . and when they are asking their questions, they will grow into knowledge that they will use through-out their lives.

A child’s question is pure in thought and comes from the heart and in the need to know.

A lesson from a grandparent is when you engage a child in a conversation and answer their questions they learn how to effectively communicate and they will continue to ask questions through-out their lives.

The all time champions of questioning . . . . are children and by answering their questions they will continue to ask why.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The Measure of a Lair

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The Measure of a Lair

“The liar punishment is not in the least that he is not believed,

but that he cannot believe anyone else.”

George Bernard Shaw, Playwright 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The measure of a lair

The lair lives in the world of their imagination and believes their lies. 

They get sucked into a world of believing their lies . . . . to a point that they lose the focus to recognize the difference between what is true and what is a lie. The deeper the person becomes in living their lie the more out of touch they become to the realities of the world they are living in.

A lair will be seen as untrustworthy . . . . and their personal and business relationships fall apart as a result. They will find that very few people would want to be associated with them. Also they will come to feel resentment in the lost relationships in their life and blame other people for the situation.

As the lair goes down the path of living their lies they will reach a point . . . . to where they no longer believe in themselves and their life crumbles from within.

The measure of a lair . . . . is they move into a fantasy  world of their lies without a foundation of reality. 

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Turn the Ordinary Into The Exceptional

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Turn the Ordinary Into The Exceptional

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot,

but, there are others who with the help of their art and

intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”

Pablo Picasso 1881 – 1973, Spanish Painter, Sculptor

As I see it . . . . . . .

Turn the ordinary into the exceptional

One of the greatest business advantages is in this area is customer service.

Most customer service is delivered in the area of being plain and ordinary  . . . .

The customer won’t hear any bells or whistles going off and this type of customer service lacks the WOW factor. What will result with this type of customer service is a fair customer experience at best . . . . That results in marginal repeat business and very few referrals.

When your customer service shifts from being ordinary to exceptional the total customer experience changes.

Exceptional customer creates a WOW factor in the business relationship. Your customers will become raving fans and return as repeat customers and freely refer you to their friends and family without hesitation.

You will expand your sphere of influence with raving fans and that sphere of influence will have a positive impact of your future business success.

Turn the ordinary into the exceptional . . . . Through your customer service and your customer service will become the corner stone of your future success.   

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author