The Willingness to Accept Responsibility

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The Willingness to Accept Responsibility

“Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s our

life – is the source from which self – respect springs.”

Joan Dillion

As I see it . . . . . . .

The willingness to accept responsibility

No one likes to make a mistake . . . . encounter obstacles . . . . or to meet with a failure. In reality we all . . . . do.

Your time is better spent in finding solutions . . . . them in wasting it in trying to make excuses.

Conditions come and go through your life . . . . dealing with what has to be done and finding solutions is using your time productively.

Making excuses will take your eye off the ball . . . . It sends you down a slippery slope of misuse of your time without come up with an acceptable solution . . . . or making forward progress.

When you willing to accept responsibility  . . . . you take your bumps upfront. Your able to put them behind you and focus on finding solutions and moving forward. 

The only way you can try to avoid obstacle and issues is by staying in your comfort zone. The willingness to accept responsibility . . . . is accepting the responsibility for your own success and for working through the difference conditions in encounter in your life.

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

4 Short Words

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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

There Will be Roadblocks

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There Will be Roadblocks

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblock. I’ve had them;

everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you.

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure

out how to climb it, go through it or work around it.”

Michael Jordan, Basketball Player

As I see it . . . . . . .

There will be roadblocks

There will be roadblocks . . . . to think any less is not being realistic.

As with anything in life that’s worthwhile . . . . there is a price that’s comes in achieving it.

As in Michael Jordan case . . . . he had to deal with rejection when he was cut and did not make his high school team. 

How did Michael deal with that rejection? Was be in as state of denial? Did he make excuses? Did he quit on himself?

The answer is NO . . . .

Michael wanted to get better and make the basketball team.

With the help of the high school basketball coach the one who cut Michael, he worked tirelessly with Michael . . . . to help him get better.

 

And when it was time for tryouts the next season . . . . Michael was ready he made the team and the rest is history.

There will be roadblocks . . . . Your future depends on how you handle them . . . . and what you do with them.

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

Maximize the Use of Your Ability

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Maximize the Use of Your Ability

“We all have ability.

The difference is how we use it.”

Stevie Wonder, music icon   

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

Maximize the use of your ability

Ability is a gift that we received at birth.  How we use is a choice. We can take our natural ability and constantly expand it to new heights or we can use our ability to just get by.

We can use our ability to live a life of purpose and achievement or we can use our ability to create excuses for what might have been.

We can take our natural ability and use it to its maximum capacity and then continue to expand our ability for a better tomorrow.

How we use our ability is a personal choice.

Maximize the use of your ability to reach your full potential.

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

Making It Happen

Motivational Power Quote

Making It Happen   

“People spend too much time finding other to blame,

too much energy finding excuses for not being

what they are capable of being,

and not energy putting themselves on the line,

growing out of the past,

and getting on with their lives.”

J. Michael Straczynski, author   

As I see it . . . . . . .

Making it happen

Making excuses is a complete waste of time and energy. When you’re done making excuses you lose your forward momentum and will very likely take seven steps backwards in your life.

Your time is far better invested in finding solutions then in excuse making.

You make it happen when you find solutions.

Put your time and energy into positive and productive activities and you will create forward momentum and the end of the day you will have invested your time to move closer to your goals.

To make it happen is a success philosophy and is achieved one day at the time. 

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

Make It Happen – Don’t Pass The Buck

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Make It Happen – Don’t Pass The Buck

“The best job goes to the person

who can get it done

without passing the buck.”

Napoleon Hill, author

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


Make it happen - don’t pass the buck


People will judge us on our actions and the success that we create. They don’t want excuses.


Our actions will either open the doors of opportunities or keep us locked out.


Referrals, new business, opportunities and success go to the person that has demonstrated their value and have created the reputation through the actions.


Don’t pass the buck; don’t make excuses; make it happen.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Doers Get It Done

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Doers Get It Done

“A non-doer is very often a critic - - that is

someone who sits back and watches doers,

and then waxes philosophically

about the doers are doing,

it’s easy to be a critic,

but being a doer requires effort, risk and change.”

Dr.Wayne Dyer, self help author

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


Doers get it done


The doers in life get the job done. They won’t stand around making excuses or just keep talking about what has to be done; they find a way to just get the job done.


The doers get it done by getting started and following through until the task is successfully done.


A doer will say to themselves why not, why not me and why not right now. The doer is a forward thinker that pushes forward with an air of self - confidence searching out a successful conclusion.


The critic can find a million reasons why something can’t be done and they will try to convince everyone around them that will listen to them that the task is impossible to do successfully. The critic motto is it can’t be done so why should I even try.


The critic just makes excuses and complains.


The doer makes progress and moves forward.


The biggest differences between a doer and critic are the doer is getting it done successfully while the critic is watching the doer successfully competing the task and that are still saying it can’t be done.


Doers get it done, so when we need something done find a doer.


©2010 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author