A Breakdown is the Beginning of a Breakthrough

A Breakdown is the Beginning of a Breakthrough

“Sometimes a break down can be the beginning of a kind of 

breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a

traumatic this prepares you for a future of

radical transformation .”

Cherrie Moraga, Writer, Activist, Poet, Essayist, Playwright

As I see it . . . . . . .

A breakdown is the beginning of breakthrough

Every business . . . . and business model has a cycle . . . .

There is a cycle where it begins as an idea . . . .  and develops into a working model. Over the life of the business model it goes through series of adjustments and adapts to the changing market.

Then at some point the business becomes old and outdated  . . . . and there is a breakdown in the business model.

One of two things will happen . . . . One business will ride the business model into obscurity. The business will become uncompetitive and fade away from the business landscape.

Another business will be at the point of a breakdown of the business model . . . . and a beginning of a new business cycle. They will adjust their business model to remain competitive . . . . and leave the baggage of the old business model behind them.

A breakdown is the beginning of a breakthrough . . . . when it’s approached with an open mind and an attitude of possibilities.

©2015 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

To Grow and Prosper

“In order to grow and prosper, you have to have the courage

to step out of your comfort zone . . . . and step into

the possibility zone.”

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,

Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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

To grow and prosper

In order to continue to grow and prosper you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone . . . . and step into the possibility zone.

To grow and prosper you have to actively seek . . . . and grasp the opportunities to create forward momentum on your success journey.

To successfully reach your objectives . . . . there may be a need to adjust your sails when you find yourself drifting off course . . . . to get back on purpose.

To move forward, you will have to stay on the cutting edge of your profession in order to reach your objectives. . . . Continually expand and improve your knowledge and skills to stay in command of your profession.

You also have to have an open mind to see thing as they can be . . . . and have the courage to make the adjustments and pursue them.

Commitment yourself to continue your personal growth . . . . and to move forward with the skills and the confidence that will become the foundation for you to grow and prosper.

Step out of your comfort zone to grow and prosper . . . . and you be on the pathway to filfulling your full potential.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

A Time to Adjust and Take Action

A Time to Adjust and Take Action

“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction

is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the

action you take will be successful; perhaps difference

action or adjustments will have to follow. But any

 action is better than no action at all.”

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

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

A time to adjust and take action

Your success journey is not an expressway . . . .  It’s a road where you will encounter obstacles . . . .  setback . . . . and failure. To maximize your success you have to remain persistence . . . . and focus on achieving your desired outcome.

Success is in your ability to make adjustments to your plan . . . . when things are working out as planned . . . . and you reach and impasse. Make the adjustments that are required to get you back on track . . . . and continue to push forward in the direction of your goals.

By adjusting your plan and resetting your internal GPS to navigate the obstacles that you encounter. It will keep you and your success journey on course to achieve your objectives.

When it’s a time to adjust and take action, have the courage to make the course correction that are needed and make the adjustments that are necessary to keep you moving in the right direction . . . . and in the direction of our goals.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

When the Going Gets Rough

When the Going Gets Rough

“A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the

right one, must have the determination to stick with

it and be undaunted when the going gets rough.”

Ronald Reagan 1911 - 2004, 40^th President of the United States

As I see it . . . . . . .

When the going gets rough

When you have the faith in yourself . . . . and in your course of action. You will have the strength of mind to withstand the storms in your life and to keep going through the rough times.

When the going gets rough . . . . it becomes easy to get thrown off course by the conditions that your encountering. When your convinced that your choose course is the right one for you to achieve your objectives. You will have the confidence to make the adjustments that are required and to get back on course and moving in the right direction.

Success is not a straight line . . . . nor is it a journey that’s make in the calmness of the harbor.

You’ll experience changing conditions . . . . and storms in your life and on your success journey. When the going gets rough . . . . you will fall back on your faith in yourself and in your course of action to right your success journey and to get back on course.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Plan and Take Action

Plan and Take Action

“Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through

actions, not through endless planning to take actions.”

David J. Schwartz, Trainer and Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Plan and take action

Planning is a forerunner to achieving your . . . . goals.

Endless planning without executing your plan and taking action . . . . is procrastination. Nothing happens until you act on your plan and take action.

Life is too short to waste on procrastinating . . . . your plan will never be perfect . . . . there will never be a perfect time. What you have is the here and now . . . . take your plan and take action on it. Do the best you can with the resources you have and make adjustments to your plan as you are moving forward.

The only way that you will make forward progress . . . . and to reach your objectives is to plan and take action on your plan.

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

The Opportunity to Live an Extraordinary Life

The Opportunity to Live an Extraordinary Life

“Life and business is like the changing seasons. You cannot

change the seasons, but you can change yourself.

Therein lies the opportunity to live an

extraordinary life - - the opportunity to change yourself.”

Jim Rohn 1930 – 2009, American Entrepreneur,

Author and Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

The opportunity to live an extraordinary life

You may not be able to change season of the market conditions . . . . but you can adjust your thinking to make the most out of the current market conditions.

The opportunity to live an extraordinary life . . . . is being able to adjust . . . . adapt . . . . and make the most out of the conditions that you find yourself in.

Your success journey is not an expressway to your goals . . . . It’s a toll road where you pay the tolls in advance of enjoying the benefits of your successes. It also a road that’s under construction. It’s a road to where you will have to make adjustments to successfully navigate your success journey . . . . and remain focused on your long term objectives.

The opportunity to live an extraordinary life . . . . is in front of you. To live that life you have to be willing to make adjustments and adapt to changing conditions in order to make the most out of them.

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

A Breakdown is the Beginning of a Breakthrough

Motivational Power Quote

A Breakdown is the Beginning of a Breakthrough

“Sometimes a break down can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough,

a way of living in advance through a traumatic

this prepares you for a future of radical transformation .”

Cherrie Moraga, Writer, Activist, Poet, Essayist, Playwrite

As I see it . . . . . . .

A breakdown is the beginning of breakthrough

Every business and business model has a cycle . . . .

There is a cycle where it begins as an idea . . . .  and develops into a working model. Over the life of the business model it goes through series of adjustments and adapts to the changes.

Then at some point the business becomes old and outdated  . . . . and there is a breakdown in the business model.

One of two things will happen . . . .One business will ride the business model into obscurity. The business will become uncompetitive and fade away from the business landscape.

Another business will at the point of a breakdown of the business model . . . . and a beginning of a new business cycle. They will adjust their business model to remain competitive and leave the baggage of the old business model behind them.

A breakdown is the beginning of a breakthrough . . . . when it’s approached with an open mind and an attitude of possibilities.

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

When You Have Specific Goals Everything Changes

Motivational Power Quote

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

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

 

Entrepreneurs Find a Way To Get it Done

Motivational Power Quote

Entrepreneurs Find a Way To Get it Done

“The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer,

he can visualize something, and when he visualizes it,

he sees exactly how to make it happen.”

Robert L. Schwartz, author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Entrepreneurs find a way to get it done

When you meet a successful entrepreneur they will tell you what they’re going to do. They will go about their business with an air of positive expectations and find a way to get it done.

Entrepreneurs not restricted to old methods they will get on the cutting edge and try new things. They are focused on getting it done and will make the adjustments to get them successfully to their objectives.

They can visualize what they want to do and will blaze the trail to do it, while other people are saying it can’t be done.

Entrepreneurs are out of the box in their thinking. They don’t see things as black or white they will work in the gray zone to get things together and to get them done.

It‘s not that entrepreneurs don’t have setbacks or fail because they do, but they experience far more successe because an entrepreneur finds a way to get it done.

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

Motivational Power Quote

Choose Your Own Path

“There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow,

or relentless drift of events will make the decision for us.”

Herbert Prochnow 1897 – 1998, U.S. Banking Executive

As I see it . . . . . . .

Choose your own path

There comes a time in our life that we have to make a choice. Do we follow the path of our choosing or do we follow the path that someone chooses for us?

When we pick our own path we have a vested interest in the journey and destination.

We also make our own decisions and have the responsibility for the outcome. The journey may not be an easy one but we make the decision for the course we travel. We set our course and make the adjustment along the way to reach out destination.

There another choice that we can make, that’s to let other people set the course for our life and to follow the path that they set for us.

One choice is to take control of your life and to give it direction the other is to drift through life.

Choose your own path and you will put yourself into the driver’s seat of your life.

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

Challenge Your Assumptions

Motivational Power Quote

Challenge Your Assumptions

“Begin challenging your our assumptions.

Your assumptions are your windows on the world.

Scrub them off every once in a while,

Or the light won’t come in.”

Alan Alda, Actor

As I see it . . . . . . .

Challenge your assumptions

When you challenge your assumptions you wipe the cobwebs off of your thinking and open your mind to new thinking.

Some of your assumptions can become outdated and could be contributing to hold you back through old thinking.

Challenge your thinking and your assumptions. Look for more effective ways to conduct your business and in the customer services your offering. Many times with minor adjustment in your thinking you can make a big difference in your business and your profitability.

As methods become old and outdate your thinking can fall into the same trap.

Challenge your assumptions and your thinking. When you do it with an open mind you will open the doors to new opportunities, ideas and greater success.

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

Create Your Own Path

Motivational Power Quote

Create Your Own Path

“In business or in life, don’t follow the wagon tracks too closely.”

H. Jackson Brown, author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Create your own path

There are two types of paths that we can follow.

Successful people seem to branch off and make their own pack and they will seem to go off in difference directions in order to reach their destination.

While other people keep moving down the same old path that keeps them moving in the same direction day after day. But at the end of the day they’re exactly where they where yesterday.

As they keep moving in the same direction their lack of adjusting has created a rut to the point where they can no longer see past the walls of the rut.

Make your own path and adjust your path when it needed to get you to your objectives. The path may not always be straight but when you know where you going course adjustments keep you moving in the right direction.

If you find yourself moving down the wrong path make get out of it before it becomes rut. Make the course correction and create your own path to achieve your objectives.

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

The Attitude of Self-Examination

Motivational Power Quote

The Attitude of Self-Examination

“In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be

the attitude of self-examination.

It is forgivable to make mistakes, but to stand fast behind

a wall of self-righteousness and make the same mistake twice,

is not forgivable.”

 Dr. Dale E. Turner, author, minister        

As I see it . . . . . . .

The attitude of self-examination

Self-examination is the art of accessing our self and the things around us.

It’s not beating ourselves up and it’s not letting things slide by. It’s a honest assessment as to the things as they are.

The attitude of self-examination is a valuable personal and business resource and at any time you can review you forward progress and make the adjustment that are needed to keep you on track.

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

What’s Your Plan B?

Motivational Power Quote

What’s Your Plan B?

“The majority of men meet with failure

because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans

to take the place of those, that which fail.”

Napoleon Hill, author, self-help expert

As I see it . . . . . . .

What’s your plan B?


The best of plans are subject to adjustments and change.


We live in a world where things are contently changing. To remain reinvent in a shifting business environment we have to have the flexibility to adjust and change our course in a moment’s notice.


When you encounter change what’s your plan B?

Change is a fact of life and it can happen at any time.

When change occurs don’t become sidetracked and lose focus of your big picture goals and objectives. Remain focused and persistent in achieving the desired outcome and adjust your course to reach your objectives.


In times of change it’s important to make the course corrections and adjustments with confidence and calmness to make them with effectiveness.


Be willing to let go of what’s not working and replace it with a new plan to respond to the conditions that you’re facing. The willingness to let go and adjust to a plan B will create confidence in your actions and a sense of calmness in your decision making.


In the moment change what’s your plan B?


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Let Go of the Old and Out-of-Date Thinking

Motivational Power Quote

Let Go of the Old and Out-of-Date Thinking

“It’s easy to come up with new ideals;

the hard part is letting

go of what worked for you two years ago,

but will soon be out-of-date.”

Roger Von Oech, entrepreneur

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

Let go of the old and out-of-date thinking


The business world has changed. Hanging onto the things that are old and out-of-date is like carrying around an anchor. The weight of the anchor will drag you down and sink your business.


Because something has worked in the past is no assurance that it will work in the future.


Review your business strategies, methods and techniques. Eliminate the old methods that are no longer working effectively for you before they become old and out-of-date and become an obsolete to your success.

Where there is a need make adjustments; make the adjustments to keep them working effectively.


Become a forward thinker and adjust your strategies, methods and techniques to carry you forward in a new business environment.


Just let go of the old and out-of-date thinking. Grasp your new opportunities and turn your opportunities into successes.

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author