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Thought of the Day
Article 1: Motivation
Article 2: HOW TO ACHIEVE MOMENTUM
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I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success -
the earliest spark in the dreaming youth - is this:
dream a great dream.
-- John Alan Appleman
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Prepared by Cocoy S. Rambuyon
I
find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than
they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone
else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.
The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of
anticipation is because they don't have it well designed.
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"Happiness is not an accident. Nor is it
something you wish for. Happiness is something you design."
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"Show
me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has
overcome adversity." Lou Holtz
Success in life depends upon being strong people with clear goals and
indomitable spirits. Unfortunately most of us aren't born that way. We
grow that way.
And that growth can either come from us entering willfully into situations that
will cause us to grow, or from the way we react when circumstances come
upon us without our consent. The latter is what we call adversity.
Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid adversity, and I guess that is just
as well. We shouldn't pursue adversity, but when she arrives, we should welcome
her as a foe who, though our interaction with her, will make us into better
people. Every contact we have with adversity gives us again the opportunity to
grow personally and professionally and to forge our character into one that will
achieve much later on.
With that in mind, here are some thoughts on adversity, and how it can help you
to succeed in every area of your life and achieve your dreams.
Adversity brings out our resources. Horace said "Adversity reveals
genius, prosperity conceals it." When everything is going well, we coast.
There isn't a lot of stress, and we don't have to draw too much on the resources
that reside within us. But when adversity comes we begin to draw upon each and
every resource that we have in order to conquer the circumstances at hand.
Adversity then, keeps us sharp. It keeps us using our personal muscle, if you
will. That is a good thing because we grow through the use of our resources.
Adversity brings us together with others. Sure a team can have their
problems with each other, but when they step on the court, when they experience
the adversity of facing another obstacle, they pull together. One for all and
all for one, as they say. The next time you experience adversity of some kind,
keep your eyes open for how it can bring you together with your family, your
coworkers or your team. Then when you are through it, you will find a bond that
was created that wasn't there before.
Adversity makes us better people with stronger characters. Never
underestimate the power of adversity to shape us inwardly. How will courage,
discipline and perseverance ever flourish if we are never tested? After
adversity, we come out stronger people and able then to use our character and
influence in an even greater way to lead those around us and to improve their
lives as well as our own.
Adversity makes life interesting. John Amatt said, "Without
adversity, without change, life is boring." How true. Have you noticed that
while we are in the middle of adversity we only long to get out of it, but we
then spend a lifetime recounting it to anyone who will listen? This is because
it spices life up a little. Imagine how boring life would be if everything
always went well, when there was never a mountain to be climbed.
Question
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If you are in the middle of some adversity right now, what resources are you
drawing on? Who are you drawing closer to and working with? What part of your
character is being tested, and built up? What can you do to view this adversity
as one who will be better for it on the other side?
Remember the words of Napoleon Hill - "Every adversity, every failure,
every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."
Believe it, it is true!
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"Happiness is not something you postpone
for the future; it is something you design for the present." Jim Rohn
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"Most
people spend more time planning their grocery shopping than designing their
future. The
basic difference between people who live their dreams and those who only dream
about how they would live are the accuracy of their plans, their ability to
generate new ideas and their ability
to take action."
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By Danny Gamache
Achieving momentum starts with creating forward progress.
Getting started is the most difficult part. It's like the law of inertia: an
object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at
rest. Momentum is what happens when you get moving.
Momentum starts with the leader, and then moves outwards and impacts the entire
team. So you are responsible for the momentum of your team, you can't place the
responsibility on anyone else. You need to be motivated yourself, before you can
motivate others. Develop a vision for where you want to go and keep that vision
out front. As you continue to move through the process your motivation will
increase, and that will have a result in the rest of your team being motivated.
The second thing to do in building momentum is to apply the principle of massive
action. In Olympic sprinting the most important part of the race is often
leaving the starting blocks. In your business you need to leave the starting
blocks fast. Even if your business is established you can get out fast start
today and go! If you're in sales make a massive amount of sales calls, if you're
promoting your web site, do massive amounts of promotion whatever you do to
grow your business, start creating momentum by doing massive amounts of what it
takes to succeed.
The third step in building momentum is to follow one success immediately with
another. When is the best time to try to set an appointment with a prospect?
Immediately after you just set one. When is the best time to do a sales
presentation? Immediately after you just made a sale. Far too often people will
stop and take a break after they meet some goal or objective. They think they
deserve a reward and they take a break. Well I'm all in favor of rewarding
yourself for success but if you do this, your limiting the momentum you can
achieve. If you've just had success in a particular goal, whether it's making a
sale or meeting a deadline you have gained a tremendous amount of energy and
confidence from that action so take advantage of it and make the next step.
You are most motivated immediately following a success, make use of that
motivation to continue the forward motion you've started. Reward yourself later,
keep moving forward now!
As mentioned earlier, momentum begins with the leader. From there it flows over
to the followers. You do this by creating wins for your team. Having seen your
success the motivation of your teammates will be rising. You can capitalize on
this by putting them in situations that allow them to see some wins in what they
are doing. The more wins they can have, the more confidence they will have and
the more momentum they will be build.
In this early stage of creating momentum it is extremely important to overcome
any barriers that come your way. As momentum increases this will become easier
but in the early stages it may take a focused effort if problems come your way.
A train moving at full speed will smash right through a brick wall and keep
moving, however a single rock place properly can prevent a stopped train from
getting started. So in the early stages of creating momentum if problems or
obstacles come your way do whatever it takes to get passed them and move
forward. That same problem will become easier as you see more and more success.
So, there you have it. Creating momentum is not easy. It takes hard work and
effort, but once you have momentum, it can change your business. My next article
will deal with how to maintain this momentum and not fall back to where you are
now. So get started, and keep it moving, and you will see that momentum truly
can be your best friend.
By Danny Gamache
Editor A Christian Networker's Perspective Newsletter
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