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Then at some point the business becomes old and outdated  .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

Keep Your Mind Open to the Possibilities

Keep Your Mind Open to the Possibilities

“An open mind becomes a magnet of possibilities.

By keeping you mind open your possibilities

become opportunities and your

opportunities become the

stepping stones to

unlimited limited success.”

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,

Success Coach, Speaker. Trainer and Author

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

Keep your mind open to the possibilities

Open your mind to what can be . . . . and you keep your mind open to the possibilities.

Expect the possibilities  to be there for you . . . and you will find them. Go after them with determination . . . . and you will turn your possibilities into opportunities.

The opportunities become unlimited for the person who has an open mind . .  . .  and keeps it open with the willingness to look for them.

Pursue your opportunities with an open mind . . . . and you will turn them into the stepping stones to unlimited success.

An open mind is essential . . . . in fulfilling your full potential.

Keep your mind open to the possibilities . . . . and they will be there for you.

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

An Open Mind

An Open Mind

“An open mind is the key in finding . . . . and maximizing

the possibilities in your life”

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,

Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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

An open mind

Opportunities become unlimited for the person that opens their mind to the possibilities . . . . and becomes receptive to new ideas.

New and exciting possibilities are all around the person that looks for them. Here’s the key . . . . You only see them when you open your minds to them . . . . and look for the possibilities.

Successful people have become successful by finding new possibilities before other see them . . . . and act on them before other even know what has happened.

When you find a new possibility . . . . act on them with the determination to maximizing their potential . . . . and to turn the new possibility in to a strategic business advantage.

An open mind is the key in finding . . . . and maximizing the possibilities in your life.

©2014 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

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  

A Curious Mind Will Ask Why

A Curious Mind Will Ask Why

“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.”

Bernard Baruch 1870 - 1965, American Businessman

As I see it . . . . . . .

A curious mind will ask why

Ask questions . . . . to gather new information to increase your base of knowledge.

Listen to hear . . . . and you’ll discover more then you ever will by talking.

Be curious . . . . and look all around you and see what you’ve missed in the past.

Take a new path of discovery . . . . . and you’ll open up a new world of of thinking and new opportunities.

Have an open mind . . . .  look for ways to make a difference . . . . and they will be there.

Look up . . . . look down . . . .  look behind you . . . . look forward . . . . and look all around you’ll be amazed that there is a whole new world all around you that you have missed in the past.

What you’ll find by having a curious mind will be truly amazing and enlightening.

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

Plant Your Thoughts in Rich Soil

Plant Your Thoughts in Rich Soil

“Affirmations are like seeds planted in soil. Poor soil, poor

growth. Rich soil abundant growth. The more you choose

to think thoughts that make you feel good, the quicker

 the affirmation works.”

Louise L. Hay, American Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Plant your thoughts in rich soil

When you plant your thoughts in the rich soil . . . .of an open mind they will grow and create a bountiful harvest of ideas and and concepts.

A mind that’s open invites new thought to freely flow into it . . . . and from those ideas become the breakthroughs in your life.

Nurture your thinking with positive affirmations . . . . In those affirmations comes the fuel to power your success journey forward and the high octane fuel to give you a lift to get pass your obstacles.

Plant your thoughts in rich soil . . . . tend to your thinking . . . . and in your thoughts you will add value to your life.

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

It’s OK to Ask For Help

It’s OK to Ask For Help

“The healthy, the strong individual, is the one who asks
for help when he  needs it. Whether he has an

abscess on his knee or in his soul.”

Rona Barrett, American Gossip Columnist and
Business Woman

As I see it . . . . . . .

It’s OK to ask for help

Fact is no one knows everything . . . . and there’s nothing wrong with asking for help.

Asking for help is a personal strength . . . . and a sign of intelligences.

One of the main reasons that people don’t ask for help . . . . is they are insecure. They feel that if they ask for help it will be a sign of weakness. Actually the opposite occurs, when people are asked to help the overwhelming majority will gladly step up to help you.

The key is to know what you’re asking for  . . . . to know the right person to ask . . . . When you ask listen to they are telling you and sort out the information they’re telling you.

Asking for help with a closed mind . . . . will waste everyone’s time.

Asking for help with an open mind  . . . . gets you answers and the help that you looking for.

It’s OK to ask for help . . . .

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

Let Go of Having to Always Be Right

Motivational Power Quote

Let Go of Having to Always 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, Writer

As I see it . . . . . . .

Let go of having to always be right

Having the right answer can be a big help . . . .  in directing your career in the right directions.

Coming up with solutions will booster . . . . you on your success journey.

Making the right decision . . . . . is a sign of being a leader.

Always having to be right . . . . will cloud your judgment for the sake of always being right and lead to poor decisions.

No one is right a 100% of the time . . . . It takes a person with self-confidence to step back and listen to other people options and accept their ideas.

It takes courage to  . . . . let go of having to always be right and an open mind to hear what other people are saying.

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

Being Start

Motivational Power Quote

Being Start

“Being smart is an elusive concept. There’s certain sharpness,

an ability, to absorb new facts, to ask an insightful question

or relate to domains that may seem counted at first .”

Bill Gates, Microsoft Co-Founder

As I see it . . . . . . .

Being smart

Being smart is to have an open mind . . . . And in your ability to listen to what is being said with the intention to gain an insight to the person that’s speaking.

Being smart is to be a continuous learner and to increase that base of your knowledge . . . . and in putting that knowledge to good use.

Being smart is in having strong personal standards and values . . . . That is reflected in your daily activities.

Being smart is learning from other peoples mistakes . . . . and in not repeating them.

Being smart is to know that you don’t have all the answers . . . . and to know who you can rely on other people for advice and consul.

Being start is to know that there are things to learn . . . .and to continue you journey of personal growth.

Being smart is doing something today . . . . that will make you better tomorrow.

Being smart is challenging the status quo in your life . . . . and in stepping out of your comfort zone.

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

Motivational Power Quote

Face Change Boldly With an Open Mind

“Not everything that’s faced can be changed.

But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

James Baldwin, author

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

Face change boldly with an open mind

Change may be one of the only constant in your life.  

Not everything you face in life can be changed, but without facing change boldly nothing changes.

The one thing that is consistent in your lives is change.

When you’re facing change step out of your comfort zone and look at change as an opportunity to expand your thinking and to open a new door to greater opportunity.

Change can create a new beginning in pursuing our goals; change can also create a breakthrough to reach new heights in your success journey.

Face change boldly with an open mind and you’ll see things in a difference light.   

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

Learn to do it Better

Motivational Power Quote

Learn to do it Better   

“In sales there are going to be times when you

can’t make everyone happy.

Don’t expect to and you won’t be disappointed.

Just do your best for each client in each situation as it arises.

Then, learn from each situation how to

do it better the next time.”

Tom Hopkins, author, sales trainer      

As I see it . . . . . . .

Learn to it better

It’s so true that we can’t make all the people happy all the time and there will be times that someone can be disappointed with us or our services.

There is always room for improvement. When we find a way to improve ourselves we find a way to do things better.

Doing things better enhances our customer’s experience and becomes the gateway to future business and referrals and reduces gaps in our customer service.

We learn to do it better from our past experiences when we look at those experiences and make the commitment to do it better in the future.

Keep an open mind and you will find a way to learn to do it better and become more productive.

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

Let Go Of The Baggage

Motivational Power Quote

Let Go Of The Baggage

“Am I willing to give up what I have in

order to be what I am not yet?

Am I able to follow the spirit of love into the desert?

It is frightening and sacred moment.

There is no return; one’s life is changed forever.

It is the fire that gives us our shape.”

Mary Caroline Richards, author

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


Let go of the baggage


Your hands can be so full carrying your old baggage that when a new opportunity presents itself to us our hands are so full that we’re not able to grasp the opportunity.


We have to be willing to give up the old baggage in our life in order to grasp the new opportunities. In taking advantage of the opportunities we will find that any one of them can become the breakthrough opportunity that can change the course of our life.


Many times we are comfortable with our old baggage. We resist leaving that baggage behind us but once we let go we will feel a weight being lifted off our shoulders and breed a sigh of relief.


It’s not until we let go of the old baggage are we able to open our minds and see the things that are in front of us and what can be possible.


Once we let go of our baggage we will renew our energy and move forward with enthusiasm and motivation.


©2010 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

The Possibilities of a New Day

Motivational Power Quote

The Possibilities of a New Day

“Every new day begins with possibilities.

It’s up to us to fill it with the things

that move us toward progress and peace.”

Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States

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


The possibilities of a new day


Every new day offers new possibilities. We will need to an open mind to see them and a positive attitude to take effective action.


What we do with our day is a personal choice.


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

Grasp Opportunity

  Motivational Power Quote

Grasp Opportunity

“What is opportunity, and when does it knock?

It never knocks.

You can wait a whole lifetime listening,

hoping, and you will hear no knocking.

None at all.

You are opportunity, and you must

knock on the door leading to your destiny.

You prepare yourself to recognize opportunity,

to pursue and seize opportunity as you

develop the strength of your personality,

and build a self-image with

which you are able to live –

with your self-respect alive and growing.”

Maxwell Maltz, author

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

Grasp opportunity


Opportunities are all around us, but we have to stay alert to recognize them. We may find opportunities disguised as hard work and it may be wearing overalls but never the less they are opportunities.


Stay alert; becomes some opportunities only present themselves to us one time. If we don’t grasp them they can pass us by as quickly as a blink of an eye.


Become an opportunity magnet and seek them out and they will be there for you will find them. Many times you’ll find opportunities in unlikely places.


Keep an open mind and be receptive to new opportunities and new ideas and by grasping those new opportunities you will create your future and your destiny.


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

A Receptive Mind

Motivational Power Quote


A Receptive Mind


“When I was a boy of fourteen,
my father was so ignorant.
I could hardly stand to have
the old man around,
but when I got to be twenty-one
I was astonished at how much
the old man had learned in seven years.”
Mark Twain


As I see it. . . . . . . .
A receptive mind

When we open our minds to possibilities they will appear.

We will find the pathway to greater knowledge and as result we develop new skills.

We see new opportunities and success strategies to turn the opportunity into success,

A receptive mind sees the world what if.

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author