The Wisdom of Your Life Experiences

The Wisdom of Your Life Experiences

“Within our life experiences are very valuable lessons. From

those lesson become the roots of our wisdom. Use the

lessons as stepping stones into your future . . . . Your

the stepping stones will become the gateway to

your personal growth and wisdom.”

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,

Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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

The wisdom of your life experiences

Wisdom comes from your life experiences . . . . and in the lessons that you learn throughout your life.

Wisdom also is acquired from trial and error and in the twists and turns on the path of your success journey.

Let your life experiences broaden your horizons . . . . Let your experience be used as a resource in the future not to repeat the mistake. Use your positive experiences as stepping stone to step into your future as more productive person.

Use your negative experiences as lessons on what to avoid in your future.

Both your positive and negative experience becomes a resource . . . . to acquire wisdom.

Your life experiences can build a bridge to wisdom and greater success . . . . When you have an open mind and you use your life experiences to grow as a person.

The wisdom of your life experiences . . . . are learned over a life time.

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

Acquiring Wisdom

Acquiring Wisdom

“Wisdom is acquired as a result of your life experiences and in

weathering the winds of change that those experiences

bring into your life. Some would say that wisdom

is acquired in the school of hard knocks.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,

Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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

Acquiring wisdom

Wisdom is acquired through our life experiences.

The experiences can come to you from many directions. They can be turbulent or calm . . . . but every experience can be a learning experience when you look at them with an open mind.  

Wisdom is also acquired from trial and error. It’s in having the willingness to look at thing in a different light . . . . and learning to do things in a more efficient and productive manner.

Wisdom is learned in the classroom of life . . . . and some would say it acquired in the school of hard knocks.

Acquiring wisdom . . . . Is a lifelong process of learning from your life experiences and in applying those lessons in an effective and productive way in the future.

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

Be Wiser Today Than Yesterday

Be Wiser Today Than Yesterday

“A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been

in the wrong which is but saying . . . That he is wiser

today than yesterday.”

Jonathan Swift 1667 - 1745, Anglo – Irish, Satirist,

Pamphleteer, Poet and Cleric

As I see it . . . . . . .

Be wiser today than yesterday

Yesterday is . . . . a cancelled check.

Tomorrow is . . . . an unknown and is a promissory note.

Today is the only cash you have for your future . . . . so invest it wisely.

Be wiser today than yesterday . . . . and your days accumulate value for your future.

You learn from the lessons of your past . . . . Your life will be spent in the future and your life lesson of the past become a valuable resource. How you invest your time today . . . . will determine what the value of your tomorrows will be.

Yesterday is in your life as a cancelled check . . . . and when you use the lessons of the past your future becomes brighter . . . . and be a wiser today than yesterday.

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

Don’t Mourn For the Past

Motivational Power Quote

Don’t Mourn For the Past

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for

 the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate

troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

Buddha

As I see it . . . . . . .

Don’t mourn for the past

Those who mourn the past are letting today slip away . . . .  and losing sight of their future.

The days of your past are in the history book of your life . . . . Your past is a series of life experiences . . . . And you will carry your life experiences with you into the future . . . .

You can’t relive the past . . . .

You will be able to draw on your life experiences to help you to shape your future and to be better informed to guild your future decision making.

Live within your day . . . . Don’t mourn for the past. Make today a positive stepping stone into your future. Your positive days will accumulate to create forward momentum  . . . . to keep you moving in the right direction.

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

Your Life Experiences Builds Character

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Your Life Experiences Builds Character

“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger,

even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built

to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and

grief’s which we endure help us our marching onward.”

Henry Ford 1863 – 1947, Founder of the Ford Motor Company

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your life experiences builds character

The building blocks of your life . . . . are your life experiences. With each experience there is an opportunity to turn it into a learning experience and a stepping stone to greater knowledge.

With your new knowledge you have an opportunity to grow as a person. . . . . To use that knowledge effectively as you move forward creates the basis to turn your knowledge into wisdom.

As your knowledge grows into wisdom and understanding . . . . your knowledge becomes insight.

With proper use of your life experiences you grow into a person of character and influence . . . . one that will stand out in your profession.

Your life experiences builds character . . . . and your character will become your personal guidance system on your success journey.

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

Being the Best That YOU Can be

Motivational Power Quote

Being the Best That YOU Can be

“Be a star may not be in your destiny, but being the best

that you can be is a goal you can set for yourself.”

Bryan Lindsay, chef

As I see it . . . . . . .

Being the best that YOU can be

I met Uncle John for the first time when I was in my early twenties through a mutual friend.

On that summer day I was invited to attend a barbeque at Uncle John’s home. As we pulled into the driveway I found myself driving into an 30 acre estate  with a long winding tree line lane with large ponds on both sides of the drive way.

As we got closer the home it popped out from the trees and looked like a stone castle.

I asked my friend what does your Uncle do, oh she said he in sales.

After we parked the car we walked around the home and into a large pool area with a cabana, a bath house and summer kitchen. Now I’m from the inner city and there weren’t homes like this in my neighborhood.

I was introduced to Uncle John and found him to be an unassuming and friendly person. We seem to hit it off that day and I found out that John and his wife Ruth had a daughter that disabled.

I make it a point to talk John and to find out a little more about his profession and his sales career.

John grow up in the Depression era of the 1930’s dropped out of school to go to work to help to support his family.

John told me that he went to work for a company that made refrigeration units for businesses.

He also told me that he worked his way through the business learning all the aspects of the manufacturing through the way the front office operated. One day the owner of the business approached John and offered him an opportunity to become a salesman.

John was happy to take the opportunity and ran with it. Our the years John became the top sales person in the company moved into a executive position and continued to service and to sell the key company accounts.

Now here’s the rest of the story John retired several times. He was so valuable to the company that every time John retired the company came back to him and offered him more money and more incentives to stay.

As John would like to tell me I get paid more money to do less work.

John work until he was 80 and remained a key component of the company.

Over the years John offered me invaluable advice that you can’t get out of a book. What Uncle John shared with me was his life experiences and I also felt that I became the son that he never had.

John was a living example of being the best YOU can be. As John would reflect on his live and career he spoke in terms working hard to bring the best in him. He was also thankful for the opportunities in his life and being able to provide for his family.

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

Bring The Best of Who You Are to The Surface

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Bring The Best of Who You Are to The Surface 

“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling

that’s as unique as a fingerprint - - and that the best way to succeed

is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others

in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing.”

 Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host         

As I see it . . . . . . .

Bring the best of who you are to the surface

We are all blessed with a special talent or calling in some cases we can bring it to the surface with ease. But in many cases our talent comes to the surface with hard work, dedication and determination.

Many people have their calling locked inside them but they’re not listening to their inner voice. Listen to your heart and you will hear your voice guiding you to lock your calling.

Your best is in you, for some people it surfaces at an early age and for other it won’t surface until they have had years of life experience to guide them.

You’re never too young or too old to bring the best of who you are to the surface. 

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

Take Responsibility For Your Failures and Your Successes

Motivational Power Quote

Take Responsibility For Your Failures and Your Successes

“As a leader, you have to take responsibility

for your our failure as well as successes.

That’s the only way you’ll learn.

If you keep learning, you’ll improve.

If you improve, your leadership will get better.

And in time you will earn the right to lead

on the level you deserve.”

John C. Maxwell, Leadership Expert and Author

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


Take responsibility for your failures and your successes


Over a lifetime we will experience the emotions from the highest of highs with our successes, and yet there will be days where we experience the lowest of lows from a failure.


With each experience that we have there is an opportunity to learn.


The lessons from our life experiences become invaluable lessons that can apply to move our careers forward and in the direction of success.


When we can effectively apply the lessons of both our successes and our failures we’re applying real world lessons from our past to build a better and more successful future.


Take the responsibility for your failures and your successes and keep an open mind to turn experiences into a spring board to your future success.


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

Acquiring Wisdom

Inspirational Power Quote

Acquiring Wisdom

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling

but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

Albert Einstein

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


Wisdom comes from our experiences through out our life. Those experiences create understanding and insight and a greater perception of our surrounding.
Wisdom also comes from trial and error, having an open mind, and learning to do things in a more efficient and productive manner with more thought.


As we grow through out our lives gain the knowledge to make quality decisions and have the ability to have good judgement.


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