The Big Difference Between a Worry and a Concern

The Big Difference Between a Worry and a Concern

“There is a great difference between worry and concern. A

worried person sees a problem and a concerned person

solves the problem.”

Harold Stephens, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

The big difference between a worry and a concern

Worry is focused on the problem . . . . and the past.

Your thinking is stuck in the past worrying about something that has taken place. Worrying creates a negative mindset and focuses you energy and thinking on the problem.

The key is there is no amount of worrying that you can do that will cure the problem.

A concern is in the here and now . . . . and focusing your energy and efforts on finding a solution to the concern. When you are focused on the solution you are focusing your thinking forward to remove the concern.

The big difference between a worry and a concern . . . .worrying keeps you locked into the past. Worrying will also create a great deal of stress in your life without finding the resolution to the problem.

Your concern becomes an actionable and manageable condition that with forethought and effort can be successfully be put to rest.

The big difference between a worry and a concern . . . . is in how you look at it . . . . and what you do about it.

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

The Image of Who We Are

The Image of Who We Are

“The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you

are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove

loving and friendly and helpful to you the world is what you are.”

Thomas Dreier, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

The image of who we are

The image of who we are . . . . is reflected back to us from the mirror of our life. It will reflect back to us an exact image what we send out to the people we meet . . . . our families . . . . our business associates . . . . and by our customers. 

Those people see us for who are and what we represent.

That image may be exactly the image that we want to send out to the world . . . . Or we may find our image may need some work to become the image that we want it to be.

The image of who we are . . . . is the one that is reflected back to us as seen by other people. Polish your image for the world to see . . . . and people will see you in a new light.

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

It’s Possible

It’s Possible

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, It’s possible!”

Audrey Hepburn 1929 - 1993, British Actress and Humanitarian

As I see it . . . . . . .

It’s possible

When you look at your success journey . . . . the path leads you beyond where you can currently see  . . . . and it may take you down an uncharted path.

When you step onto that path with the confidence . . . . and believe it’s possible to achieve your objectives. You will have taken a giant step forward in the direction of your objective and in creating successful results.

It’s possible . . . . when you believe it is . . . . and you are willing to work hard to create your desired results.

The next time you encounter a situation that is said to be impossible . . . . remove the ‘im’ and you have possible. The difference is ‘im’ and what you believe is possible is your reality and becomes within your reach to do successfully.

Live your life with the philosophy of It’s possible and you will find the way to make it so.

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

Face Your Difficulties With Boldness

Face Your Difficulties With Boldness

“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish

when faced boldly.”

Isaac Asimov 1913 – 1992, Russian Born American Author,

Professor of Biochemistry at Boston University

As I see it . . . . . . .

Face your difficulties with boldness

The courage of your actions . . . . will play a big role in your outcome.

When you’re facing a difficult condition know what your desired outcome is under the circumstances that you find yourself in.

Put a plan of action together to help you reach that outcome . . . . and move forward with boldness  to achieve that outcome.

The courage to face your difficulties and to act with boldness . . . . puts you into the position to successfully work your way through the difficulties  . . . . and to put it behind you.

In your boldness is an success habit of getting things done . . . . with a purpose . . . . when they have to be done.

Face your difficulties with boldness . . . . puts you in position to finding the solution to the difficulties . . . . and in control of directing the outcome.

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

Positive Expectations

Positive Expectations

“If we are basically positive in attitude, expecting and envisioning pleasure, satisfaction and happiness, we will attract and create people, situations, and events which conform to our positive expectations.”

Shakti Gawain Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Positive expectations

What you envision to be true . . . . is your reality.

Your positive expectations are the visions for your life . . . . and your future. What you believe to be true will become a positive influence in your thinking and a positive stimulus for your actions.

What you believe you can do . . . . you will act on it . . . . and you will do it with confidence. Your actions will create positive forward momentum and keep you moving in the direction of your goals.

Positive expectations make it possible in your thinking . . . . and with the right mindset it becomes possible through your actions.

Keep your expectations high . . . . and go forward with positive expectations and your dreams . . . . your goals become within your reach.

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

Be a Pro

Be a Pro

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

disappointing frustrations that everyone has. Yet continues

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

David Cooper, British Psychiatrist, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Be a pro

When you watch pro in action . . . . they make what they do look easy.

A pro invests a massive amount of their time in preparation to perform at a peck level. They set a high standard for their performance and so they won’t embarrassed by a substandard performance.

A pro performs at a high level . . . . and makes it look easy because of their dedication to their profession . . . . They push themselves hard away from the field of play . . . . to play with excellences.

Pro’s will still experience off days  . . . . obstacles . . . . setbacks . . . . and failure like everyone does. The difference is they bounce back . . . . get their head back into the game and continue to prepare themselves to succeed.

Be a pro . . . . prepare yourself to succeed . . . . and when your outcome misses your expectations . . . . balance back and get back in the game  and try again.

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

No Blaming Or Complaining

No Blaming Or Complaining

“Anytime you blame others and complain about your situation, you

are choosing to be a victim. By playing the victim role you are

putting yourself in an ineffective and weak position. it is

virtually impossible to allow incredible miracles to enter

your life when you choose to remain in this negative state.”

Sonia Rocotti, Best Selling Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

No Blaming or complaining

Blaming and complaining will put you into a negative state of thinking . . . . and will result in an off center thinking process leading marginal results.

The person that resorts to blaming or complaining  . . . . sees the world through the eyes of a victim . . . . That role will be played out on a daily basis and create a downward spiral leading to high degrees of stress, frustration and discontent.

Blaming and complaining is a choice . . . .

When things get off track . . . . blaming and complaining won’t resolve the condition . . . . in fact it makes matters worse because your thinking and decision making is out of balance.

When you find yourself in challenging situation focus on finding the solutions . . . . and you won’t have the time for distractions.

No blaming or complaining . . . . focuses your thinking . . . . your energy . . . . and your efforts on creating successful results.

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

The Pond of Security   

“We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the

pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you

will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean a sea.

Holding onto something that is good for you now, may

be the very reason why you don’t have something better.”

C. JoyBell C., Writer, Poet, Novelist

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The pond of security

The pond of security . . . . is your comfort zone . . . . you move through it day after day repeating the routines of the past with very little or no variation.

It’s a pond of limited thinking . . . . and limited beliefs . . . . with both limiting your personal growth and your forward progress.  

The pond of security . . . . is a false illusion. There is a bigger risk in being in your comfort zone then in stepping out of it.

As business environments change the safety of being in your comfort zone as not prepared you, neither to take advantage of the change nor to adapt to the change. This will result in falling behind the business curve and not being able to successfully compete.

The pond of security . . . . becomes a trap.

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

Your Life is a Habit

Your Life is a Habit

“The second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the

habits he has acquired during the first half.”

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian Novelist, Short Story Writer,

Essayist, and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your life is a habit

We train yourself to follow a routine . . . . from the side of the bed that you sleep on to the way you put on your clothes.

Those habits follow you throughout your day in both your personal and business relationships. They become ingrained habits are repeated with very little conscious thought.

Your good habit will create the gateway for your future success and create that basis for your future achievement.

Your poor habits become a weight on your shoulders and the longer that your carrying that weight with you the more exhausted that you will become. In time that weight will become overwhelming as zap your strength and enthusiasm and bring your success journey to a standstill.

Your life is a habit . . . . your productive habits will fuel your success journey . . . . and your negative habits will put the brakes on the forward progress of your success journey.

Maximize your positive and productive habits . . . . Take your unproductive habits and make the commitment to yourself to replace them will a new proactive habit.

In time you will be focused on using your productive habits as the fuel for your success journey and you leave your old unproductive on the roadside of your success journey.

Your life is a habit . . . . pick your habits wisely . . . .as they will make your life.

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

Make Someone Happy Every Day

Make Someone Happy Every Day

“Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in

ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and

fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your

contribution to the fund of general enjoyment.”

Sydney Smith 1771 – 1845, English Wit, Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

Make some happy every day

A key component to every successful business professional . . . . is having a base of happy customers.

In every successful business relationship you’ll find that the customers like the business professional and are happy with the professional and the customer service that they provide. If either element is missing in the business relationship the customer will explore the other options they have . . . . putting the business relationship on shaky grounds.

Make it a point to make at least one person happy every day with you and your services.

Your efforts will be rewarded with a growing . . . . loyal . . . . and happy customer base that will freely spread the word about your and the quality of your customer service. Your customers will refer new customers and will return as repeat customers to do more business with you.  

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

There are Valuable Lessons to be Learned . . . .

There are Valuable Lessons to be Learned . . . .

“We learn something from everyone who passes through our lives.

Some lessons are painful. Some are painless. But, all priceless”

Author Unknown

As I see it . . . . . . .

There are valuable lessons to be learned . . . .

With each person that passes through our life . . . . can bring with them a valuable lesson.

There’s a coach that teaches us the value of hard work . . . . and the importance of team work.

A teacher who extends themselves to help us through a challenging class . . . . where we learn the value of a mentor . . . . and we are encouraged to keep trying.

The parents that helps us and shows us how to fix a broken toy . . . . they teaches us  lessons that they care enough about to help us to fix the toy . . . . By showing us how to fix the toy . . . . they also teach us to be self-reliant.

There are also people that pass through our life that will try to deceive us . . . . and we learn the lesson how to evaluate people and judge their trustworthiness through their actions.    

There are valuable lessons to be learned . . . . they will help us to grow as person and we will learn who are our coaches . . . . who we can trust . . . . and those we should avoid.

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

The Grind and the Glory

The Grind and the Glory

“Winners take the time to relish their work, knowing that scaling

the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.”

Denis Waitley, Motivational Speaker and Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

The grind and the glory

You will extend a great deal of effort . . .  energy . . . . and time to achieve your goals.

Your success journey will take you on the road of discovery . . . . Imagination  . . . . and accomplishment.

There will also be times that you will have to grind it out . . . . to navigate challenging conditions . . . . Overcome setbacks . . . . and to working your way through a failure.

The conditions change . . . . and the pace varies throughout your success journey.

What should remain a constant is your eyes should be fixed forward on your goals and objectives. What often is overlooked is that in order to achieve your goals is your going to have to stay strong . . . . and grind it out.

Along the way take joy in your accomplishments and celebrate your successes as they become the stepping stones to your goals and objectives.

The grind and the gory . . . . is to be able to step into the winner’s circle of life you will have to grind it out in order to reach the gory of your successes.

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

The Determination to Succeed

The Determination to Succeed

“People of mediocre ability sometimes active outstanding

success because they don’t know when to quit. Most

men succeed because they are determined to.”

George Allen 1918 - 1990, American Football Coach

As I see it . . . . . . .

The determination to succeed

The will to succeed can be more powerful . . . . and will overcome superior talent.

When you’re committed and your determinate to succeed . . . . you will work through the pain and the exhaustion to stay on purpose to create a successful outcome.

When quitting is not in your vocabulary . . . .  quitting will not an option. Finding away is the focus and creating a successful outcome in the priority.

Be determined to succeed . . . . remained focus on the outcome and stay away from the distracters. Also be willing will to make the extra effort to achieve the desired outcome.

The determination to succeed . . . . will overcome superior talent by wearing them out.

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

To Do More Successfully

To Do More Successfully

“You begin to free yourself once by doing all that is possible with

the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the

way will open you to do more.”

Robert Collier 1885 – 1950, American Author,

Self-Help, New Thought Metaphysical

As I see it . . . . . . .

To do more successfully

Do what you do . . . . and do it with excellence.

Continue to do what you’re been doing with excellence . . . .  Continue to stretch yourself to take on the things that are more difficult and complex that will stretch your limits.

As you take on more challenging undertakings . . . . you are not only stretching your limits . . . . you are also stretching yourself into new possibilities and opportunities.

Stretching your limits takes you on a journey of personal development that only you can take. On that journey you will continually stretch yourself forward to reach your full potential.

Do more successfully . . . . Is to stretch your thinking of what’s possible and to take on more challenging undertakings.  

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

Look Fear in the Face

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience

in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are

able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror.

I can take the next thing that comes along.” . . .

you must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 - 1962, Former First Lady

As I see it . . . . . . .

Look fear in the face

 

Life is full of challenges . . . . we can cave into them . . . . or we can stand strong and face them.

 

Fear can be a terrible thing . . . . for a child, it can be the fear of the dark . . . . or separation anxiety on the first day of school.

 

It also can be the lost of a home . . . . lost of a loved one . . . . lost of a job . . . . and the list can go on. In many cases we cannot control the things that are happening . . . . but we can control our emotions and the way we handle the condition.

 

Some conditions can be life treating . . . . while others will pass quickly . . . . but it all comes back to how you handle the condition.

 

It will take courage to look fear in the face . . . . but once you do.  You realistically look at the condition and look for the best solution to the condition.  As a result you will feel that you’re in control of the condition and in the solutions.  

 

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

The Ability to Recognize Ability

The Ability to Recognize Ability

“There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer

than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.”

Robert Half, Founder of a Human Resource

Consulting Firm

As I see it . . . . . . .

The ability to recognize ability

When we think about recognizing ability our thoughts can lead us to successful business professionals that hire and manage people in their organization.

Or it can be an sales professional or talent scout booking entertainers and signing them to contracts. 

What about a collage coach or a professional scout for a professional sports team. There always looking for players with ability to sign to play for their team.

The ability to recognize ability . . . . is priceless . . . .

The key to recognizing ability . . . . is to recognize the talent you have.

It’s very easy to undervalue your ability . . . . and not to give yourself credit for the ability you have. 

Your ability is a moving target . . . . there is the ability that you have today . . . . the ability that your able to create in yourself in the future . . . . and who you will be able to become by expanding your ability.

The ability to recognize ability . . . . no matter what the level of your ability is today . . . . you can increase it . . . .you expand it . . . . and get more out of it.  

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

Break Out of Your Comfort Zone

“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You

must break out of your current comfort zone and become

comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”

Dr. Denis Waitley, Motivational Author and Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Break out of your comfort zone

Your comfort zone is a rut . . . .

It traps you into limited thinking . . . .  and keeps you locked into the status quo of doing what you have always done. Both are self-limiting beliefs and the longer you remain in the rut the deeper it becomes until it blocks the light of new possibilities completely out of your life.

Break out of your comfort . . . . break down the walls and climb out of the rut and you will find that the light of your motivation will be reignited.

There is a whole new world waiting for you outside of your comfort zone . . . . a world of new opportunities . . . . and a world where you can live your dreams.

The next time you feel trapped and in a rut . . . . look up and fire up your motivation . . . . and look for the opportunities that are waiting for you. Your motivation will light your way and you will find the opportunity to lift you up.

Break out of your comfort zone . . . . and your break into unlimited thinking.

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

Entrepreneurs Just Do It

Entrepreneurs Just Do It

“Everything is always impossible before it works. That’s

what entrepreneurs are all about doing what people

have told then is impossible.”

Hunt Greene, Venture Capitalist

As I see it . . . . . . .

Entrepreneurs just do it

An entrepreneur is a doer . . . . not an excuse maker.

When an entrepreneur makes a mistake . . . . they take responsibility for the mistake . . . .and the responsibility to correct it.

An entrepreneur gets start while other people are . . . . still taking about it and keeps going when others on the side lines watching.

People look at an entrepreneur and call them lucky . . . . The entrepreneur creates their luck through the determination . . . . preparation . . . .  and hard work.

An entrepreneur is committed to achieve a successful outcome . . . . and pulls all the elements together to create that outcome.

Entrepreneurs do what other say is impossible . . . . Because they believe that they can do it . . . . and have faith in their ability to do it.

Entrepreneurs just do it . . . . because they want to.

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

A Small Daily Difference

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big

difference ignore the small daily difference we can make which,

over time, add up to difference that we often cannot foresee.”

Marian Wright Edelman, Lobbyist on behalf of children

As I see it . . . . . . .

A small daily difference

What you do today will become a stepping into your future . . . . It will become a major impact in your future success and in achieving your goals.

Focus on making your day productive and in the activities that will create forward momentum in your career that will produce successful results in your endeavors.

As you work through your daily activities don’t overlook the small details and the small differences will make a big differences in your  results.

Most people focus on doing big things and often ignore the value of the small differences.

Small daily differences when done with excellence accumulate and in time will add up to make a big difference. 

Make the most of each day and do the small details with excellence. As a result you will create the success habit of a small daily difference . . . . and turn that difference into a powerful force that will make a big difference in your long term success.

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

There Are Three Kind of People in Business

There Are Three Kind of People in Business

“There are three kinds of people in the world, the wills, the won’t

and the can’t. The first accomplish everything: the second

oppose everything: the third fail in everything.”

Eclectic Magazine

As I see it . . . . . . .

There are three kind of people in business

The Wills . . . . are the mover and shakers in business. They get things done by focusing on the doing and go through their day with focused activities. They will do what’s important to give them the highest return for their efforts and time.

The Won’t . . . . are the naysayers in the  business and oppose everything and anything that business is trying to do or accomplish. They work behind the scenes to spread a framework of negative thinking and poor attitude in the business. 

Unless they’re removed from the business they will continue be a disruptive force in the business  and have a negative effect on business and the people in the business.

The Can’t . . . . are their own worst enemy and they sabotage their career with limited and negative thinking.

There are three kind of people in business . . . . The Wills make things happen and will get the job done. The other two are a negative force in any business and will hinder the business success and survival.

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

Be Willing to Take a Chance and Try

Motivational Power Quote

Be Willing to Take a Chance and Try

“Every time we’ve moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone

was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block

and try something.” new

Thomas J. Watson 1874 - 1956, Chairman and CEO of

International Business Machines (IBM)

As I see it . . . . . . .

Be willing to take a chance and try

You can successfully achieve your goals . . . . and live your dreams when your willing to take a chance and try.

Be determined in your beliefs that you will be successful in your endeavors to achieve your goals and to live your dreams . . . . Support your beliefs in with persistent and determined actions to create your desired outcome.

What you want . . . . is there for you . . . . when your willing to take a chance and try.

You will have to step beyond your comfort zone with the vision for your future as you want it to be . . . . Be bold in your actions and take the chance to make them a reality.

Be willing to try and try again to achieve your goals . . . . and your goals and dreams will become within your reach.

Be willing to take a chance and try . . . . and your actions will lift you to a higher level of achievement and success.

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

The Power to Choose

Motivational Power Quote

The Power to Choose

“Any person who recognizes the greatest power . . .  is the power to choose.

Begins to realize that he is the one that is doing the choosing

and that friends, although they mean well, cannot do his choosing

for him, nor can his relatives consequently, his devils.”

J. Martin Kohe, Psychologist

As I see it . . . . . . .

The power to choose

The life you lead is the life you choose to live . . . .

You have the power to live a full and productive life of . . . . being in services to others and to turn that service into a successful career.

You can decide to live that life . . . . or you can choose not to.

Whatever you decide will be your choice . . . .

You have the power to choose the way you want to live your life . . . . and the path you choose to travel.

The choices are yours to make . . . . and to choose the direction for your life’s journey.

You are the only one that knows what’s in your heart and drives your inner needs.

You have the power to choose . . . . and in your choices you will make your life.

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