To Ask Why

To Ask Why

“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one to ask why.”

Bernard Baruch, American Statesman

As I see it . . . . . . .

To ask why

Ask questions . . . . to gain insight.

Ask questions . . . . to gather more information.

Ask questions . . . . to understand.

Ask questions . . . . to get answers.

Ask questions . . . . to learn and increase our knowledge.

Ask questions . . . . in order to help other people.

Ask questions . . . . to be an effective negotiator.

Never fear to ask questions . . . . and never fear the answers.

Asking questions incorporated with active listening skills leads to understanding . . . . Understanding leads to knowledge . . . . and knowledge leads to the answers.

The person with the most knowledge used effectively is in control of the conversation.

To ask why . . . . leads to answers . . . . and answers are the stepping stones to your future success. 

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

You Don’t Always Have to be Right

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your

mind is more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique

viewpoints of others without being crippled by

your own judgment.”

Ralph Marston, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

You don’t always have to be right

You don’t always have to be right . . . .  to be successful . . . . and to life a full life.

It’s a far better idea to be able to look at the big picture . . . . and to make good decisions.

Having to be right clouds the decision making process by trying to back into the decision based on you being right . . . . It’s missing the big picture of making the decision good decisions . . . . on the facts.

Open your mind to the fact that you may not also be right 100% of the time. Look at the facts . . . . and ask for other peoples input and opinions . . . . and you will broaden your view and decision making.

The key is . . . . to sort and weigh all the information and to make the best decision you can based on the facts.

It takes person that is self-confident to listen to other people and big enough to admit that other people can have the right answer.

You don’t always have to be right . . . . but you do have to make good decisions. 

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

The Purpose of Learning is Personal Growth

The Purpose of Learning is Personal Growth

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our mind, unlike our

bodies, our mind can continue growing as we continue to live.”

Mortimer Adler 1902 – 2001, American philosopher,

Educator, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

The purpose of learning is personal growth

Your mind is like a state of the art computer . . . . there a massive amount of storage space for the input of knowledge and data.

The data in your mind can be expanded at any time you choose to expand it and drawn on at command.

Here’s the key . . . .

Expanding your knowledge through continuous learning keeps your mind active . . . .  and you mind becomes like a sponge and assorts the information and expands.

As you use your mind and continue to learn . . . . your mind sorts the information and files it away . . . . and becomes available to you on demand.

The purpose of learning is personal growth . . . . the purpose of personal growth in to continually make you better at what you do . . . . and in time you will master what it is that you do.

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

Your Greatest Lessons are in the Journey

Your Greatest Lessons are in the Journey

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are

ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey not

the destination.”

Don William Jr., American Novelist, Poet

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your greatest lessons are in the journey

The lessons that you learn on your success journey become a great source of knowledge . . . . and invaluable resource in  moving forward.

Your life experience and lessons becomes a vast reservoir of information and knowledge to draw on to use those experiences in your choices and decision making.

Your life lessons will accumulate creating a depth of knowledge in your choices . . . . Steering you away for your past mistakes and focusing your efforts what you have to do to create a successful results and why it’s your best choice of action.

Your greatest lessons are in the journey . . . . as your life experiences and the lessons that you learn on your success journey are what you draw on to keep you moving forward and moving in the right direction.

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

A Blog Should Be Written To . . . .

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A Blog Should Be Written To . . . .

“I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth

century:  that a writer never complains, never explains

and never disdains.”

James A. Michener, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

A blog should be written to . . . .

Deliver a message to a target audience . . . .

To communicate a clear message . . . .

To create a professional image . . . .

To socially connect with other people . . . .

To inform and transfer information . . . .

To expand your business . . . .

To sell your services or products . . . .

To differentiate youreslf from your competitors . . . .  

To expand your social network . . . .

It should not be used to whine . . . .

It should not be used as a bully forum . . . .

With a blog people will judge you by your message and from a distances . . . . Your message will have to be clear and reach your target audience with relative information to be effective.

A blog should be written to communicate and with a purpose . . . . and when your message is on purpose you will have your target audience attention.

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

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When Everyone Thinks Alike Nothing is Learned  

“I have never in my life learned anything from any man

who agreed with me.”

Dudley Field Malone 1882 – 1950, American Attorney,

Politician, Actor

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

When everyone thinks alike nothing is learned . . . .

When you’re sitting in a meeting and everyone in the room is agreeing with what’s being said, without asking questions or challenges any portion of the  the conversation . . . . something is being missed.

One . . . . the person that’s leading the meeting is leading the meeting from the prospective of dictating the message and doesn’t want to be questioned or challenged regarding the content of the message.

Or the group of people goes along with group think  . . . . and blindly follows what’s being.

In the above environments information is being transferred . . . . but nothing is being learned.

Knowledge comes in challenging the status quo and in thinking out of the box . . . . Learning occurs when your stretching your thinking asking questions and in trying new things.

When everyone thinks alike nothing is learned . . . . and someone is not contributing to the conversation and not needed to be in the conversation.

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

Focused Questions

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Focused Questions

“A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused question.

There is something about a well – worded question that

often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers

new ideas and insights .”

Brian Tracy, Motivational Author and Speaker

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

Focused questions

A focused question . . . . draws the person into the conversation . . . .

By asking focused questions you . . . . will receive useful information  to reach a successful outcome . . . .

When you ask focused questions . . . . you will be in control of the direction of the conversation . . . .

When you ask focused questions in negotiations . . . . You will undercover the persons real motivations and unlock the key to completing a successful negotiations.

By asking focused questions . . . . you will be able to make far better decisions.

Asking focused questions is not about controlling the conversation . . . . It’s about controlling the direction of the conversation and the flow of useful information.

It not about speaking it about the strategy . . . . knowing when to speak and when to listen . . . . and when to ask  focused questions.

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

Mentors Are Worth Their Weight in Gold

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Mentors Are Worth Their Weight in Gold

“No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to

learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely,

positively have to find people who have already paid the price

to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.”

Brian Tracy, Self-Help Author and Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Mentors are worth their weight in gold

A mentor will guide you on your success journey . . . . and become a vast resource for you to achieve your goals.

The mentor can be a wealth of knowledge and information that they learned in the school of hard knocks . . . .

When they share what they have learned with you it translates in valuable resource knowledge and information that has the capacity . . . . to create positive forward momentum in your career.

The mentor has learned their lessons the hard way . . . . under fire. By sharing their experiences with you it will put you into a position to learn from their mistakes . . . . and to adapt their success strategies to your personally.

Mentors are worth their weight in gold . . . . and bring enormous value into your life and career.

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

What You Reread is a Window of Who You Are

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What You Reread is a Window of Who You Are

“Tell me what you read and I’ll tell you who you are is true

enough, but I know better if you told me what you reread.”

Francois Mauriac 1885 – 1970, French Author  

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

What you reread is a window of who you are

There is true in  . . . . that if you would read on a topic for one hour a day for five years that . . . . you will become a subject matter expert on the topic.

What you reread is a window of who you are . . . . When you go back and reread the material each time you do you extract more and more information from what you’re reading.

The first time you read the material you take away information. As you continue to reread the material you are gaining additional knowledge and insight on the subject matter. In time by rereading the material you will become a recognized subject matter expert.

Over time what you reread will shape you into the person that you will become . . . . and shape you future.

What you reread is a window of who you are . . . . and where your career path will take you.

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

Good Listeners

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Good Listeners 

“Without question, the art of listening is one of the

most underestimated keys to success.

I want you to stop and think about the friends and

you really enjoy being with,

the bosses you you’ve enjoyed working for,

and I’d e willing to bet they all have one thing in common . . .

they’re good listeners.”

 Mac Anderson, Founder Simple Truth, Successories         

As I see it . . . . . . .

Good listeners

Good listeners will inherit the earth and control the negotiation process. Oh well they may not inherit the earth but they will make a lot money in their career as result of their listening skills.

A good listener will hear what others miss and gather a great deal of information by listening. They will also create lasting business relationships by listening and understanding their customers’ needs.

As a result of their listening skills they will build rapport with the people they meet. They will also create a large sphere of influence to draw on for future business and referrals.

Good listeners stand out in their profession simply by the fact that they listen. A good listener will do more business, make more money and become more successful.

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

Ask the Questions

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Ask the Questions   

“Stupid questions are better than stupid mistakes.”

Anonymous       

As I see it . . . . . . .

Ask the questions

There are times that the information that we receive is not adequate.

When we’re asked to do something or to take on a new project you need the right information to successfully complete the project.

If you don’t have the right the information at the start of a project, project can be jeopardized.  When you didn’t have enough information ask the additional questions or get additional information that necessary to take action effectively.

Moving forward without the right information can put you at disadvantage and the project at risk.

Asking questions becomes far less painful then big mistakes.

There is an old saying that when you’re cutting wood, it better to measure twice and cut once.

Asking questions will give you the information to move forward with greater confidence to do the task correctly the first time saving you both your time and your resources.

When you need an answer ask the questions.       

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

The Power of the Printed Word

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The Power of the Printed Word   

“Reading can be a powerful catalyst for thinking;

it has the potential for stimulating wisdom.”

Michael E. Angier, author, CIO Success Net     

As I see it . . . . . . .

The power of the printed word

The printed word holds millenniums of knowledge at our finger tips. To benefit from that knowledge all we have to do is to open up a book and read it or go online and research the information.

Never in the history of the planet has so much information been available to us and at our finger tips.

The printer word can take us back into history were we can read about anything that we’re interested in.

If our interested in professional development the information at our finger tips is enormous.

The information can be enlightening, reinforce our position or stimulate our thinking and it all there for us to use.

Reading is a powerful resource to unlimited information and knowledge.

The power of the printed word is there for us to enjoy, to research and to enhance our career all we have to do is have the desired to use it, read a book or turn on a computer and it will be there for us.

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

Ask Why

Motivational Power Quote

Ask Why

“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton

was the one to ask why.”

Bernard Baruch, American Statesman

As I see it . . . . . . .


Ask why


Ask questions to gather more information.


Ask questions to understand.


Ask questions to learn and increase our knowledge.


Ask questions in order to help other people.


Never fear to ask questions and never fear the answers.


Asking questions incorporated with active listening skills leads to understanding, understanding leads to knowledge, and knowledge leads to the answers.


The person with the most knowledge used effectively is in control of the conversation.


Answers are the stepping stones to our future success.


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

You Don’t Have To Reinvent The Wheel

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You Don’t Have To Reinvent The Wheel

“If is your prime responsibility

to acquire useful knowledge from others

and apply it appropriately.

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel,

but you do have to learn from those who did.”

Gary Ryan Blair, author

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


You don’t have to reinvent the wheel


But we have to learn how to use it.


Acquire the knowledge from the experts that can show you how to become better and more productive. They will share information with you and allow you to learn from their success and their mistakes.


A person with an open mind that absorbs the information will build a firm foundation to move forward with the information that will move closer to their goals and success.


You don’t have to reinvent the wheel but you will need the information to use it effectively.


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