When Everything is Going up in Smoke

Motivational Power Quote

When Everything is Going up in Smoke

“I can tell you about a sawmill man

with whom I sat with one night while every dollar he owned

was going up in smoke before his eyes.

He was very quiet.

I tried to be sympathetic.”

“I’m imagining how the new mill will look,” he said.

Clarence Budington Kelland, from the American Magazine

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


When everything is going up in smoke


Look at life and find the solution to put out the fire.


We can always control on what has caused the circumstances in our life but we can control how we response to the situation.


When face circumstances focus on finding the best possible solution not the circumstance.


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

A Successful Person Overcomes Obstacles

Motivational Power Quote

A Successful Person Overcomes Obstacles

“Remember, success is not measured by the heights

attained but by obstacles overcome.
We’re going to pass through

many obstacles in our lives:

good days, bad days.

But the successful person will overcome

those obstacles and constantly move forward.”

Bruce Jenner, American Olympian

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


A successful person overcomes obstacles


People who become successful focus on the solutions and in finding a way to overcome the obstacle. They will gain insight from their thinking and create forward momentum from their actions and move in the direction of continued success.


Focusing on the solution is focusing on the positive and creating a positive outcome.


Focusing on the obstacle become an exercise of focusing on a negative condition and will not show us the path to overcome the obstacle. Many opportunities will be missed by focusing on the obstacles because success is in finding the solutions.


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