Friday, August 30, 2013

Raising the Bar For Your Expectations


Motivational Power Quote

Raising the Bar For Your Expectations
"Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising
one's levels of aspiration and expectation."
 Jack Nicklaus, American professional golfer

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

Raising the bar for your expectations

When you establish crystal clear expectations for your future . . . . you create the foundation in your mind on how you will achieve your maximum potential.

Steadily raising the bar for your expectations . . . . and the aspirations elevates your thinking to a higher level to reach for higher goals.

Raising the bar of your expectations changes your future. You will find yourself reaching a little higher . . . . and a little further for bigger goals. You will stretch yourself out of your comfort zone . . . .and into the possible zone.

As you stretch out of your comfort zone you stretch your potential . . . . and you find yourself soaring at greater heights. As a result your potential steadily grows . . . . and you will discover your true potential.

In raising the bar of your expectations you stretch your potential to new heights . . . . and you will find yourself achieving more . . . . and steadily push the envelope to greater success.

Continually raising the bar of your expectations . . . . will maximize your potential.

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

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Have Confidence in Your Own Power


Motivational Power Quote

Have Confidence in Your Own Power
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble
but reasonable confidence in your own power you cannot be
successful or happy.”
Dr. Norman Vince Peale 1880 -1993, Minister and Author
Related to Positive Thinking

As I see it . . . . . . .

Have confidence in your own power

What you want to achieve . . . .  will be up to you.

Believe in yourself . . . .and believe in your ability to create successful results . . . . Believe in your power to succeed and to achieve your goals.

Your personal beliefs will become the fuel for you on your success journey . . . . Your beliefs will keep you focused on created your desired outcome and staying on point through the changing conditions that you encounter.

When you believe in yourself and faith in your ability . . . . Everything becomes possible. From your beliefs you will increase the confidence that you have in yourself and expand your power to create successful results.

Have confidence in your own power . . . . to create your destiny.

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

Enthusiasm is the Breakfast of Champions


Motivational Power Quote

Enthusiasm is the Breakfast of Champions
“One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it
the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.”
Edward Butler, Discount – Store Entrepreneur


As I see it . . . . . . .

Enthusiasm is the breakfast of champions

Each day when a champion gets up is ready to get out of bed in the morning they replenish their enthusiasm before their feet hit the floor.

They start their day with positive expectations . . . . and filled to the brim with enthusiasm.

With gusto they go into the world . . . . and face their challenges with the belief that they will successful overcome them. Some of their challenges can appear to be barriers  . . . . Their enthusiasm will give them an extra bust of energy when they need it the most . . . . and with that bust of enthusiasm they will find the endurance  to work through the challenge and to break down their barriers.

Enthusiasm is key component to a successful life and career . . . . keep your enthusiasm burning within you . . . . Your enthusiasm is the breakfast of champions that will keep you on the path of standing in the winner’s circle of life.  
 
©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Monday, August 26, 2013

Busy Doing What?


Motivational Power Quote

Busy Doing What?
“Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked
out by being busy. The question is: busy doing what?”
Jim Rohn 1930 - 2009, American Entrepreneur, Author
And Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Busy doing what?

It happens to us all the time . . . . we are really busy and at times it seems overwhelming.

We skip lunch . . . . forget about event and get home exhausted. Have a million of calls to make and e-mails that have to be attended to. We all have gone through a day or days like that.

The question becomes . . . . busy doing what?

Fill your day with productive activities that play an important role in servicing your customers . . . . moving you in the direction of your goals . . . . and contributing to you long term success?

When your day is full productive activities . . . . your are in control of your time and investing it in creating successful outcomes in your life.

When you ask yourself busy doing what? You will focus your time and activity on doing what’s important . . . . and weed out the distracters and time wasters from your day.

The next time you’re involved in having “one of those days” ask the question . . . . busy doing what? The answer will redirect your thinking and efforts in doing what’s important.

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

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Put Yourself Into a Positive State of Mind


Motivational Power Quote

Put Yourself Into a Positive State of Mind
“Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself. Here is an
opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power,
my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary.”
Anthony Robbins, Motivational Author and Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Put yourself into a positive state of mind

A positive state of mind will energize you . . . . Accelerate your forward pace and increase the level of your motivation.

In that positive state you will expand your thinking . . . . feel like your walking on a cloud and open up the doors to greater opportunities.

A positive state a mind is a natural high of positive thinking and expectations . . .  it will motivate you to stretch yourself forward and to reach for higher achievement.

When you’re in the zone of a positive state of mind you release your personal power of starching your ability and to step in the direction of achieving you’re your goals with confidence.

Put yourself into a positive state of mind . . . . and you enter the state of releasing your personal power of opening the doors to . . . .  new possibilities . . . . and new opportunities . . . .

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

Do I Need What You’re Selling


Motivational Power Quote

Do I Need What You’re Selling
“A man’s success in business today turns upon his power to getting people to believe he has something that they want.”
Gerald Stanley Lee 1862 – 1944, American Clergyman and Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Do I need what you’re selling

Interesting question . . . .

If I need what you’re selling . . . . I may consider buying it from you.

If you convince me I want what your selling . . . . and I believe you . . . . I will buy it from you.

People will only buy from you . . . . when they trust you . . . . have rapport with you . . . . believe you . . . . and you build the value in what your selling . . . . and you create an environment  for them to do business with you.

The key becomes in your ability to influence them . . . . by extending your hand and leading them into ownership without being pushy.

Do I need what you’re selling? The answer omes from effective communications with your customers . . . . and in understanding their needs . . . . their wants . . . . motivations . . . . and capacity to own. 

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

Friday, August 23, 2013

Right is Right


Motivational Power Quote

 Right is Right
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it;
and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”
William Penn 1644 - 1718, English Real Estate Entrepreneur,
Philosopher, Quaker and Founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania


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

Right is right

There are times that you will be asked . . . . to compromise your integrity.

It can be in your business practices . . . . by not presenting a contract in a timely fashion because we’re asks us to hold off for 24 hours. It can be a seller asking us to not mention a defect in a property . . . .  Or we are asked by someone not to show the property because they may be getting an offer.

It can happen in negotiations, it can be on the edge of the Code of Ethics. There are a number of “little thing” that we can be asked to do “just this one time”. 

Things are either right or wrong and when your being asked to bend the rules for them . . . . they are asking you to compromise our integrity. A little wrong can accelerate out of your control and turn into a big thing or a disaster.

What’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong . . . .  it’s not matter what the size of what the wrong is. Take the high road of doing what’s right and you will never have to look over your shoulder.     

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