“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” – Mario Andretti This quote by Mr. Andretti sums up the messages that can be found in most books on motivation, [...]

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With enough motivation, anything is possible. Without it, everything is an uphill battle. When the going is good, being motivated is easy; when the going gets rough, that’s another story. However, motivation under rough conditions is what is needed the most. That’s when a man’s true colors shine through. Motivation under pressure is a question [...]

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Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, ended his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005 with the following words, “Stay hungry. Stay Foolish.” It would be fair to say that most of the hundred of thousands who have heard or read the speech probably have forgot everything about that allocution except these [...]

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The image that we project goes a long way to influence people and if we want to have any success in life, influencing people is a prerequisite. To make a sale, we have to influence people, to get a promotion, we must influence people, to implement any agenda that we may have, we must influence [...]

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It has been said that life is selling. We don’t consciously see it this way but it is a fact of life. Selling is the act of getting someone to accept a suggestion or a proposition. We do it all the time. Getting acceptance from others is selling who we are, influencing others to love [...]

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Goodwill, defined as, a kindly feeling of approval and support, is like money in the bank. It adds to the value of the individual. It’s a personal resource that can be bartered or exchanged for other commodities. It’s a source of wealth that can be used to acquire many of the heart’s desire. And, best [...]

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Being rich has nothing to do with the state of our bank account. Being rich has everything to do with the feeling that, no matter what, we can always get the things that we need or want. To put it in other words, being rich does not mean having resources it means having resourcefulness. We [...]

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If we are to be passionate about something, why not chose to be passionate about something that will benefit us directly or something where we can have an impact. Some things are important, these are the majors, others have little significance in our lives, they are the minors. Some things can be changed to improve [...]

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The greatest success guru is the “world of sports.” The rules that applies to success in sports are the same that will determine success in the business or professional world. Most people who have made it financially see the professional life as a game. They are out there to play hard and win and they [...]

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Reality is what we perceive it to be. Where one person will see ugliness, another one will see beauty. Where one person will see a stumbling block, another one will see an opportunity. Every once in awhile a new painting that could be one of the grandmaster’s work is discovered. Curators, specialists and art connoisseur [...]

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The operative word in differentiating between winners and losers is the noun accountability. The winners will take responsibility or accountability for whatever happens in their life. The losers will not. They will take the victim stance. Feeling responsible for what happens in our life allows us to take and active role on influencing the outcome [...]

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It would not be an overstatement to say that stress is today’s public enemy number one. This is what leaders in stress research have to say, “Stress reaction is predicted to be the leading occupational disease of the 21st century, responsible for more days lost than any other single factor.” Almost everyone is adversely affected [...]

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Anyone who has been exposed to Tony Robbins’ material has heard about Massive Action. Tony even gives us a perfect example of Massive Action. He tells us that when he decided to become a public speaker, he would give three speeches a day instead of three speeches a week like every other aspiring speakers did. [...]

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The immortal Robert M. Pirsig who wrote, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance said something to the effect that, if metaphysic brings something into your life, good for you, if not, forget about it and go on your merry way. Zen and the assorted Oriental philosophies are for believers. If you’re a believer it [...]

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Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all leaders. Each and everyone of us is being observed by someone else trying to learn something or get some insight into some particular situation. Some of us have greater leadership skill than others, but no matter where we stand on the scale of leadership [...]

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Passion or, Personal Drive with an Erection. Nothing great ever was achieved without passion. Passion will give you energy, creativity, endurance and the wherewithal to surmount almost any obstacle. Passion is essential to great achievements. Biographies clearly demonstrate that a common trait among super-achiever is passion. Passion for life, passion to excel, passion to achieve. [...]

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For most people, the real Shamou was a magnificent English Bulldog. For me, he was much more than that, he was a friend and a mentor. Shamou taught me a great many things. Not the least of which being that, as far as being accepted by others, character is much more important than personal look. [...]

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