Don’t Mourn For the Past

Motivational Power Quote

Don’t Mourn For the Past

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for

 the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate

troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

Buddha

As I see it . . . . . . .

Don’t mourn for the past

Those who mourn the past are letting today slip away . . . .  and losing sight of their future.

The days of your past are in the history book of your life . . . . Your past is a series of life experiences . . . . And you will carry your life experiences with you into the future . . . .

You can’t relive the past . . . .

You will be able to draw on your life experiences to help you to shape your future and to be better informed to guild your future decision making.

Live within your day . . . . Don’t mourn for the past. Make today a positive stepping stone into your future. Your positive days will accumulate to create forward momentum  . . . . to keep you moving in the right direction.

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

The Seeds of Solutions

Motivational Power Quote

The Seeds of Solutions

“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t

have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.”

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale 1898 – 1993, Minister, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

The seeds of solutions

We will face many challenging situations and problems in our life time. Some will cause a great deal of stress in your life and stretch you to your limits to the max.

With every problem there are the seeds for the solution . . . .

When you become confronted with a problem . . . . you have a choice, you can focus your time and energy on the problem. Looking at the problem is a lot like looking into rear view mirror of your life . . . . all you see is the past.

Or you can into the problem for the solution . . . .

When you encounter a problem invest your time and energy . . . . in seeking the solutions to the problem. Your time and energy will be put to good use and you will be looking for ways to put the problem successfully behind you.

Within every problem there is . . . . the seeds of solutions . . . . seek out the solutions and you will find them.

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

The Desire to Know More

Motivational Power Quote

The Desire to Know More

“My Experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good

in business aren’t so because they know but because there insatiable

need to know more.”

Michael Gerber, Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

The desire to know more

Success is a continuing process . . . . it’s not an event . . . . and it doesn’t happen overnight.

Those that go the furthest and enter the winners circle of life . . . . know more . . . . and know how to use what they know.

Successful professional are continued learner . . . . and accumulate a great deal of knowledge about their profession. They are on the cutting of the knowledge curve . . . . and standout in their profession.

They have the desire to know more . . . . then their competitors and be better informed then their customers.

The business environment seems to be shifting at lightning speed . . . .  The successful business professional is committed to stay on the leading edge of the of the knowledge curve.

The desire to know more . . . . will keep you on the leading edge of your profession.

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

Your Visions and Dreams Becomes Your Blueprint

Motivational Power Quote

Your Visions and Dreams Becomes Your Blueprint

“Cherish your visions and dreams, as they are the children of

your souls, the blueprint of your ultimate achievement.”

Napoleon Hill 1883 – 1970, American Author,

Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your visions and dreams becomes your blueprint

To build a home you have know what you want to build and what it will look like when it’s completed. When you build a home you work from a set of blueprints.

To some degree building your life . . . . is like building a home.

You have to know what you want your life to look like . . . . and you have to create a plan to build your life the way you want it to come out.

Your visions and dreams becomes the blueprint . . . . for your life.

When you have a clear vision for what you want to accomplish you will start your day with a purpose. Your activities will be focused on building your day in accordance to your blueprint.

Your vision and dreams becomes your blueprint . . . . for your future as you want it to be.

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

The Movie of Your Life

Motivational Power Quote

The Movie of Your Life

“Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference

what happens out there. It’s now you take it that counts.”

Denis Waitley, Motivational Author, Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

The movie of your life

The coming attraction of your life is played out every day of your life.

They are played in the quality of your attitude . . . . in the use of your time . . . . your efforts . . . . and in your activities.

Your script is written as you go . . . . and you can product a short story or an epic . . . . the choice is yours.

The movie of your life can be rewritten any time you choose to rewrite it . . . . and you can change the story line and the ending.

A big factor in looking at the movie of your life is in what you see . . . . and how you have responded to what has been put into the script. 

The movie of your life  . . . . is a work in process and you have the capacity to direct your movie in any direction you choose.

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

I Can . . . . I Will . . . . I Am

Motivational Power Quote

I Can . . . . I Will . . . . I Am

“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their walking through on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.”

Dennis Waitley, Motivational Author and Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

I can . . . . I will . . . . I am

A lot of what you accomplish in life is based on your personal beliefs.

What you believe you can do will influence  . . . . if you will try to do it . . . . the type of efforts that you will apply to what your doing . . . . and what your expected outcome will be.

The person that believes that they will be successful . . . . will go into what they have to do with the expectation of a successful outcome. They will focus their efforts on creating the desired results.

When you believe you can . . . . you will find a way . . . . and become the person that you believe you can be.

I can . . . . I will . . . I am . . . . is believing in yourself and in taking the actions to make it come into reality.

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

Have The Imagination of a Child

Motivational Power Quote

Have the Imagination of a Child

“One of the virtues of being young is that you don’t let the facts

get in the way of your imagination.”

Sam Levenson 1911 – 1980, American Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Have the imagination of a child

Our childhood was a wonderful time in our life . . . . and our imagination was in full bloom . . . .  and everything seemed possible.

We played games for hours . . . . and when we didn’t have a game . . . . we made up our own games.

It was a great time before electric games . . . . and the games were played outside.

One of the games we played was called kick the can . . . .

All you needed was a least 2 kids a can . . . . a small area to play in and a can. The can was used like a soccer ball and you get points for hitting a goal or a target.

The games where very competitive . . . . when there were enough kids you could play elimination games . . . . and like with like any other games there was a championship game.   

As children we used our imagination and occupied ourselves . . . . There was very little money growing up in the intercity . . . . There imagination, enthusiasm and everyday was a new adventure.

Have the imagination of a child . . . . and you will never grow old.

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

Your Actions Become a Habit

Motivational Power Quote

Your Actions Become a Habit

“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a

particular way. You become just by performing just actions,

temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by

performing forming brave actions.”

Aristotle 384 BC – 322 BC, Greek Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your actions become a habit

It is said that we become a creator of our habits . . . . in other words we become the person in our habits.

Your actions become your habits . . . . and become the building blocks of your future . . . . The actions that you take today will accumulate . . . . and will shape your future and determine if your future is on solid ground or build on quicksand.

Develop and maintain the habits that you will turn into positive actions and long term positive habits . . . . that will have a positive impact on you and your life.

When you continually focus your actions on creating successful outcomes and in achieving your goals . . . . your building blocks will become a strong foundation.

Those building blocks . . . . will become an habit for your actions . . . . and your actions become a habit . . . . creating greater success in your life.

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

Life is Complex

Motivational Power Quote

Life is Complex

“Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life.

There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The

right road for one is the wrong road for another . . . The journey

 of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it that

no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness.”

M. Scott Peck 1936 – 2006, American Psychiatrist,

Best Selling Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Life is complex

As you travel the pathway of your success journey you will find . . . .  That there will be many questions that will have to be answered in order to keep you moving in the direction of your goals.

There are no easy answers . . . . but you will find the answers through persistence and in staying on purpose.

Your answers will lead you to decisions . . . . in those decisions you will make the choices that will create the direction for your life’s journey.

The road may become rocky and create detours and delays . . .  . the road may test your will and commitment to your success journey. No one ever said that your success journey would fast or easy.

Life is complex . . . . focus on your goals and objection and don’t allow the complexities of life take you off course or down the wrong path. 

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

Use All of Your Resources

Motivational Power Quote

Use All of Your Resources

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has

endowed us is with sense, reason and intellect has intended

us to forgo their use.”

Galileo Galilei 1564 – 1642, Italian Physicist,

Mathematician, Astronomer and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Use all of your resources

We have all been blessed with many attributes that have the capacity to become valuable resources on our success journey.

You are currently using some of those attributes to their fullest capacity while . . . . other still may need a little work . . . .

Some are below the surface . . . . and need to be developed and bought to the surface to be of value to you.

Your attributes will become valuable to you . . . . and a success resource when you develop them . . . . and make good use of them. Your attributes that go unused slowly rust always without the benefit of brings value to you.

Use all of your resources . . . . use them to the max . . . . and get the most out of them . . . .and your resources will have a positive impact on your life     

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

 

Light Your Customers Way

Motivational Power Quote

Light Your Customers Way

“The ideas which have lighted my way and time after time have

given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been

kindness, beauty and truth.”

Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955, German Born Theoretical Physicist

As I see it . . . . . . .

Lights your customers way

Your customers are a lot like you . . . .

They have needs . . . . They have wants . . . . And they have motivations.

Also your business relationships are built on a common bond . . . . of rapport . . . . trust . . . . and confidence.

In your business relationship kindness and treating the customers with respect will go a long way in creating successful results.

When your customers see the beauty in your product and or your services . . . . they will think about doing business with you.

A key element in any business transaction is trust . . . . when a customer trust you they will very likely do business with you. Without trust there is no business relationship.

Treat your customers the way you would like to be treated . . . . and your actions will light your customers way.

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

The Real Secret of Success

Motivational Power Quote

The Real Secret of Success

“The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in

their industry, application, and perseverance under the

prompting of a brave, determined spirit.”

Mark Twin 1835 – 1910, American Author, Humorist

As I see it . . . . . . .

The real secret of success

There are three common elements of success.

To achieve anything worthwhile in life you’re going to have to work for it. The level of your work that you’re willing to invest in achieving what you want you . . . . will become a mirror image of what you achieve.

Common element #1 . . . . is hard work

As the old story goes . . . . it’s not what you know . . . . it’s how you use it.

The proper application of your . . . .   success skills . . . . your knowledge . . . .  your attitude . . . . and your time greatly influences your outcome.

Common element #2 . . . .  application

What you consistently do will determine the direction that your success journey takes. Focus on the important activities that will have a positive impact on you and your success journey and you will create forward momentum.

Move forward with determination to achieve your goals . . . . and do it with a sense of urgency.

Common element #3 . . . . perseverance

The real secret of success . . . . is success is achieved one day at a time . . . . through your hard work . . . . through your application . . . . and through your perseverance.

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

Your Life Experiences Builds Character

Motivational Power Quote

Your Life Experiences Builds Character

“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger,

even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built

to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and

grief’s which we endure help us our marching onward.”

Henry Ford 1863 – 1947, Founder of the Ford Motor Company

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your life experiences builds character

The building blocks of your life . . . . are your life experiences. With each experience there is an opportunity to turn it into a learning experience and a stepping stone to greater knowledge.

With your new knowledge you have an opportunity to grow as a person. . . . . To use that knowledge effectively as you move forward creates the basis to turn your knowledge into wisdom.

As your knowledge grows into wisdom and understanding . . . . your knowledge becomes insight.

With proper use of your life experiences you grow into a person of character and influence . . . . one that will stand out in your profession.

Your life experiences builds character . . . . and your character will become your personal guidance system on your success journey.

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

A Natural Touch

Motivational Power Quote

A Natural Touch

“There is no such thing as a natural touch. Touch is something

you create by hitting millions of golf balls.”

Lee Trevino, Golfer

As I see it . . . . . . .

A natural touch

You see it in every profession . . . . The players and the entertainers make it look easy and you hear people refer to them as being a natural or have a natural touch in what they do.

The people that make it look easy . . . . invest a massive amount of time of efforts behind the scene.  They work on perfecting their skills to the level to where their performance seems flawless.

Having a natural touch comes to life with dedication, hard work, commitment and determination. A person with a natural touch is not born with it. They acquire it through hard work.

The person with a natural touch . . . . has a purpose of being the best at what they do. They work at it with a passion to acquire the skills that will put them in the forefront of their profession.

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

Look Fear in the Face

Motivational Power Quote

Look Fear in the Face

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience

in which we really stop to look fear in the face . . . .  we must do

that which we think we cannot.”

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 -1902, Former First Lady

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Look fear in the face

Fear is nasty and can paralyze you in place . . . . It can also prevent you from taking action . . . . . or it can put the brakes on your success journey.

Fear left unchecked can become overwhelming . . . . and stop your forward progress.

On the other hand addressing your fear . . . . puts the condition into prospective and reduces what was once a fear into a condition.

A condition is not to be feared . . . . and a condition can be addressed and managed.

Look fear in the face . . . . and manage the condition . . . . You will find that the condition becomes manageable . . . . and what was once feared is under your control.  

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

Teamwork is Essential

Motivational Power Quote

Teamwork is Essential

“Teamwork is so important that it virtually impossible for you to

reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that

you want without becoming very good at it."

Brian Tracy, Author, Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Teamwork is Essential

In team sports . . . . teamwork bring out the best in the team and in the players.

When you look at the Miami Heat throughout the 2012-2013 season and winning the 2013 NBA Championship . . . . LeBron James was the best player on the team.

The presence of LeBron James playing for the Miami Heat made the other players on the team better throughout the season and it showed up big time in the NBA championship run the Heat made.

Because of Leron James Skills the opposing team would focus on shutting LaBron James down. This created opportunities the other players on the team to step up and shine. It seemed like in every game one or two players would do just that . . . . and they would step up their game. Their efforts had a big impact on the outcome of the game.

What happen was because of LeBron James . . . . other players became better and open up the game. The opposing team would have to make more effort to cover the other Heat players in the game . . . . and when they did LeBron James was open to make big plays.

Teamwork is essential . . . . for the Miami Heat teamwork was an essential part of the team success and in winning the 2013 NBA Championship.

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

Keep Your Eyes on Your Objectives

Motivational Power Quote

Keep Your Eyes on Your Objectives

“It doesn’t matter how fast you get there if you’re heading in

the wrong direction. So you must slow down and see

where you’re going.”

Karen Salmansohn, BS, Self-Help Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Keep your eyes on your objectives

The pace of your success journey is not as important . . . . as successfully reaching your objectives.

You can zoom through your days going as fast as you can go . . . . and when you get there . . . .  you find yourself in the wrong place.

It’s very easy to get off course or to become distracted . . . . Both will burn up your energy . . . . and waste your time without any meaningful forward progress to achieve on reaching your objectives.

Focus on your objectives . . . . create a success plan for your road map and guide. Use your road map to monitor your forward progress and to keep you on course . . . . and that your moving in the right direction.

Keep your eyes on your objectives . . . . and move in that direction with a purpose.

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

Play the Cards You’re Dealt

Motivational Power Quote

Play the Cards You’re Dealt  

“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once

they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the

cards in order to win the game.”

Voltaire 1694 -1778, French Enlightenment Writer, Historian,

Philosopher  

As I see it . . . . . . .

Play the cards you’re dealt

Life is a journey . . . . On that journey life will deal us varying conditions . . . . as result of the varying conditions we will be tested on how we play the cards that we are dealt.

No matter what the hand looks like you can choose to play the cards your where dealt . . . . You can make the most out of the cards and play to win.

You can try to avoid the cards that life deals to you . . . . and you will find yourself losing control of your decision making and in the direction that your life is going in.

Or you can also decide to fold your cards . . . . and quit.

Not every hand your dealt is a winning hand. . . . It comes down to making the most out of the hand life deals to you and in turning a bad hand into a winning hand.

It’s your choice on how you will . . . . play the cards you’re dealt.

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

We All Have to Start Somewhere

Motivational Power Quote

We All Have to Start Somewhere

“The one thing all famous authors, world class athletes, business tycoons, singers, actors, and celebrated achievers in any field

have in common is that they all began their journeys when they

were none of these things.”

Mike Dooley, Author, Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

We all have to start somewhere

The road to achieve your goals starts . . . . with the first step in the direction of your goals.

Successful people have a common trait . . . . they had to start to get where they are. They started from where . . . . and they were and used the resources that they had at their disposal.

They also followed through on their vision and dreams . . . . With their objectives in the forefront of their thinking and with determination they took the action to get them where they wanted to go. They stepped forward and did what was required to create the course of events to move them forward and in the direction to successfully reach their goals.

To successfully achieve your goals . . . . to live your dreams . . . . or to reach your objectives. We all have to start somewhere . . . . the starting to get you where you want to go . . . . is starting from where you are.

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

Use It or Lose It

Motivational Power Quote

Use It or Lose It

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious in the time you have to spend whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”

Earl Nightingale 1921 – 1989, Author, Speaker, Dean of

Professional Devolvement

As I see it . . . . . . .

Use it or lose it

You can use it only use it one time . . . . and then it passes forever.

You can invest it in productive activities . . . . and it will create value in your life.

You can waste it . . . . and it’s gone forever without  bring any value back into your life.

You are blessed with 24 precious hours each day . . . . to do with it has you please. What you do with those 24 hours will accumulate and will return to you with dividend to create value in your life. Or the time will be washed away with no positive return for your time.

Time comes down to . . . . use it or lose it . . . . invest you time today and your time will return to you . . . . with dividend.

 

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

4 Short Words

Motivational Power Quote

4 Short Words

“Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful

individuals above the crowd; a little bit more. They did all that

was expected of them and a little bit more.”

Lou Vickery, American Business Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

4 short words

Through my personal experience of managing, consulting, coaching and being in sales there is a defined difference between successful people and those that don’t climb the ladder of success.

Successfully people make it a habit of . . . . doing A Little BIT MORE then what is expected of them. Many times they are working hard behind the scenes away from the eyes of other people. They do what has to be done without having to be pushed . . . . They also know it’s the right thing to do.

You’ll find that the people who don’t make the climb up the ladder of success . . . . are the one’s who end up doing less them expected of them even when they’re pushed. What they lack in effort they make up for  in excuses.

The 4 short words are . . . . A LITTLE BIT MORE . . . . When you commit yourself to doing . . . . A LITTLE BIT MORE . . . . you will create raving fans among your customers and over your career . . . . A LITTLE BIT MORE . . . . will make a big difference in your life and career.

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