The Sky Is Not the Limit - The Power Of Positivity

We often hear the phrase "The sky is the limit" and often we hear this when the people around us are expressing their negative feelings on the topic at hand. But do you know that there is another phrase that contradicts this cliché? The phrase "nothing is set in stone" is the one that many successful people use whenever they try or aim for something and that, with the power of positivity, can make anything in this world possible.

The Power of Positivity

People who are successful use the power of being positive in everything they do. One of the concepts that is practiced in positivity is the law of attraction. The law of attraction might be a scientific concept but it is never truer and more applicable than to our society today. Many researchers believe that what people surround themselves with becomes their own actions and thoughts later on. It might not be obvious or apparent at the start and this surprises many when their actions or feelings are observed later on. This is the reason many sociologists or therapists recommend that individuals should surround themselves with positive things to ward off negative feelings.

Another area of being successful is to envision one's own desires and put it into action. Oftentimes, one wants to achieve something but lacks the desire to see it through. Many people blame others for their failure to reach their goals which produces negative results as well. When one wants to become successful, it is important to focus and put their thoughts into actions and carry the responsibilities that come with achieving what they want in life. By taking responsibilities and initiative, one is more concentrated and motivated to reach their goals in life.

What to do to Harness Positivity

When people want changes to happen to their life, they need to understand that they have to leave their comfort zone and start taking charge of their lives. It may be uncomfortable at the start and even cause friendships to end, but sometimes changes can be awkward but may also be the best thing to happen to your life. Cut the negativity that runs in your life - people who you think will drag you down and negative thoughts and envision what you want your life to be. Surround yourself with positive things, find mentors, visualize what you want and you will wake up one day and realize that you have achieved what you want to do and are happier than you were before.

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Give Up Negative Self-Talk to Go Up

Maria, was one of my first coaching clients. She powered through a Multiple Subject Credentialing program, but was stuck. In order to exit the program, she needed to pass a comprehensive exam. She failed three times. To Maria, it was an embarrassing failure, and she pledged to give up--to sit along the sidelines. She hadn't taken the test in a year and a half. She would have been content with her plan except the school district, for which she worked. started sending her letters-- the latest one gave her an ultimatum--Pass the examine by the end of the school year or find other work. At this point, I was called in.

One of the chief arenas people need transformation in is in how they view themselves. Maria, after three failures, branded herself an unintelligent failure. She felt she lacked the goods to finish her program and live her dream as a well paid teacher professional.

As you do regular autopsies in areas of your life, ask yourself: "How do I describe the events that happen in everyday life? Does your description move you toward your goals or does your discourse cause you to hesitate or even abort your plans?" How you describe things that happen to you in life determines the level of your success.

Letting go in this critical category entails you observe yourself frequently. What type of people do you draw to yourself? Are you satisfied with the people who surround you? Are they supporting the best self you're building? Or are they harsh, critical or foolish? What in you seeks such people out? What do you need to change in yourself to draw better quality people? How does self-talk affect your behavior? Does it keep your motivation red hot? Or do you struggle with procrastination? Have you been immobilized by critical voices that float through your head? Do these voices stir anxiety and fear within you? What would you be doing right now if you weren't immobilized? Skiing? Pursuing a better position at work? Opening yourself up to dating? Unplugging the cord that is plugged into past messages you absorbed from childhood is well worth your time. The quality of your relationships with yourself and others depend on it.

Many people find affirmations helpful, building self-esteem through acquiring skills is powerful, but a simple practice I call, "Refuting Self-Talk with Reality" has a profound ability to train your mind and emotions to overcome those little pesky gremlins in our head.

For example, with Maria, I had her regularly writing down the self-talk that loomed as I held her accountable for behavior that would help her pass the exam. She folded the paper in half on the left side of the journal entry an wrote one time, " I'm no good. How can I be so messed up? My son and daughter are depending on me to pass this exam. Will I fail them?"

I coached her to write realistic rebuttals to those thoughts. On the right hand she wrote, "Well, the truth is, I am cooperating with Rosalind. I put together a study group with other teachers who have yet to pass. We study every week.We are REALLY sharing our strengths. I have a couple of months before the test.Around them, I feel less stupid. Actually, I feel empowered. What I'm doing is better than sitting around doing nothing."

As with all training, Maria had to regularly take out pen and paper every time she was overcome with an intense barrage of negative self-talk.

It took time.
It too persistence.
However, she was willing to give up this false assessment of herself.

On the fourth try, she aced the exam.

If this is true for her, it is true for you. Pruning your negative self-talk, emotions and image of yourself is an important way to realize the best version of yourself.

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Let Yourself Shine

Day in and day out, you are connecting with family, friends, co-workers, service professionals and strangers. In these connections lies the opportunity to create a positive impact upon your life and that of the other person. Whether you verbally engage, or silently brush by, you have the chance to let yourself shine! What message do you silently convey to the people on your path? Are you pleased with the energy you leave behind?

You cannot control how others receive your words or body language, but you can become self-aware, and exercise control over yourself from a place of awareness.

I recently had the best time holding my little great-nephew. He is 3 months old and a joy to snuggle. His head fit against my chest while his feet curled up in the palm of my hands. While I was holding him, I instinctively walked, bounced and cooed in order to engage with him in a manner that felt good for him. At the same time, I was on cloud-nine, feeling wonderful about our interaction.

I know the next run-in with your boss may not be as magical as holding a precious infant, but you can elect to put your attention upon your behavior - your words and body language, and feel excellent about them. Since you cannot control your boss, stay clear minded about your response to her. Imagine you are tending to a baby. Your instincts would be nurturing, gentle and thoughtful. Now imagine you are that innocent baby and you want to be so careful so as not to be harsh with her. With this gentleness in place, tune in to your words, gestures, eye-contact, and facial expressions. Let yourself shine and see how events unfold in a positive manner.

When you are self-aware and representing your best self to all who cross your path, you are living your best life. Sometimes we must rely upon our reserves - strength we have developed in the past that when called upon, will serve us now. Other times we will come up with creative solutions in the moment. When you are self-aware and allow your light to shine you will leave behind your glow with those on your path, and you will take that glow onward with you.

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SELF DISCIPLINE - Best Motivational Speech Video (Featuring Will Smith)

The Secret Life of Dreams

Every night while we are sleeping, our dreams are having their own secret life. Dreams serve many functions which support our waking lives: they allow our mind to sort and file data that has been acquired during the day and to release any emotional tension that has not been processed. Dreams are doorways to the subconscious and help us to see how we really feel about our lives. Our dreams tell us the truth about ourselves. They are an expression of our true sense of our self.

The average adult dreams from three to five times during eight hours of sleep. The dreams occur roughly every 90 to 100 minutes and last from 5 to 30 minutes each. During the dream state, the pathways that carry nerve impulses from the brain to the muscles are blocked. Therefore, the body cannot move while in a dream state. At the same time, the cerebral cortex-the part of the brain involved in higher functions-is extremely active. It is known that the cortex is stimulated by neurons that carry impulses from the brain stem. There is a lot of emotional content in our dreams. Unresolved conflicts, concerns about performance, and feelings about people and situations are played out in the dream world. Dreaming seems to provide a means of releasing tension and anxieties that we unconsciously suppress during our waking lives.

It is much healthier to express the content of the dreams rather than to repress them. In the process of becoming whole, dreams of violence, murder, even death, are all ways in which our subconscious is allowing a milieu of thoughts, feelings and impressions to escape our busy minds. Dreams give us release from our inner conflicts and insight into our personal potential and promise. Dreaming is a process and the dream is a creation produced by our minds to create harmony in our lives.

During our waking life we are always receiving clues and insights from our Inner Self, but we are usually too busy to pay attention. We are too busy, too distracted-too caught in our lives- to hear important messages that come from inside. In our conscious waking life we are not always open to the messages. We may also be unwilling to look at what is really happening with our lives. It is during the dream state that this information is often revealed.

Dreams are also direct routes into our Higher Consciousness/Inner Selves. Dreams may contain the most direct spiritual teaching we can receive. Every dream we have relates directly to some facet of our life. In one sense the dream world is as real as waking, and we are not consciously editing the information. It comes through whether we like it or not, whether we invite it or not. It is important to remember our being is more than just a physical body. Our being contains our spiritual self-our truth, our souls. Our dream world can frequently reveal this to us better than our waking life. Our lives contain lessons for our souls and in some senses the dream world can provide learning experiences that more directly involve our souls. This has a lot to do with the integration of the various aspects of ourselves. Sometimes these parts are cut off from our waking consciousness. By making the separate parts of ourselves one, dreams become an essential step in the process of our becoming whole, healthy people.

Tips for Remembering Dreams...
• Go to bed early... Don't get overtired before going to sleep.
• Review and process your day-clear your mind.
• Keep a Dreamwork journal and writing materials by your bed.
• Lie still when you first wake up, reviewing your dreams.
• Record everything you remember, including how you felt.
• Use your intuition to relate your dreams to your life.
• Discuss your dreams with someone else. In talking about the dream you will remember new things.

IMAGINE YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE!
Guess What You Are! There is Magic in Your Mind.

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Check Yourself

Check yourself, before you... well you know what I mean. If you can't check yourself, trust your partner or circle to do it for you. In a time when everyone wants to be an entrepreneur or influencer, somehow many have a hard time influencing their own life. Everyone wants to build, lead or teach, but few are willing to see what's broken, follow or be taught.

Relationships are a lost art. Just this morning I had a client who wanted to know if breaking up with his girlfriend could be done via text? Yes, you can break up through text. But here is another example of relationships skills being lost.

I have to wonder why so many are afraid to be open with their feelings? Sure, no one wants to be vulnerable. But how do we ever experience true passion, let alone love, without being open? Is it that we have yet to define ourselves? Do we not know who we are? If that's the case, how can we ever truly present our true light to anyone we meet? We are just presenting our thoughts at that particular time and space.

Self discovery opens doors that we never knew existed. To have a full understanding of the very matter that makes you, is a dance of expression. To know who you are and your worth, sends a beacon to those who are on the same frequency as you. I think that is why over the past decade my practice has been is geared toward relationships and personal development. I have watched way too many people {I'm guilty of it too, as a younger man} look for a relationship to solve their inner insecurities and hoping for validation.

I lecture about this all time. It's not what you get from the relationship, it's what you bring to the relationship. So many of my clients fail to look at their behaviors when their dating. It's always the other persons fault. There comes a time when we should check ourselves on our own BS. What I find interesting is that by far the couples that I see lasting, are the couples where one person initiates coaching to work on themselves first, rather than starting couples coaching. It's an affirmation that maybe they aren't bringing the best they have to the relationship. That before they accuse and point the finger, they want to be checked themselves. That is a true indicator of relationship survival.

Your partner and your inner circle are a reflection of you. Ask yourself these 3 things. Are they always in conflict? Do they take any responsibility themselves? Are they willing to put in the work to get it turned around? If the answer is no, they won't be able to check you. If your inner circle, or your partner is not working to become the best version of themselves, more than likely they will not have the skill-set to help you become the best version of yourself. That doesn't mean to cut them loose. It just means you will probably need outside help to make your corrections.

I say all that to say this. You're going to have some failed relationships. You're going to get hurt from time to time. The one investment that we should be fully invested in is ourselves. Be it self help measures, your partner, inner circle, coach or counselor, we need to check ourselves. Because if we don't. We are staring at a life with storms with interval periods of sun, only to return to the rain. And the only shelter to be found, is the foundation of your personal development. And you can't build it, until you check it.

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Thinking Does Not Equal Knowing

Are you the smartest person in the room? Wish you were? Used to be but age or some other factor have stolen your influence?

There was I time as a global speaker that I believed I was the smartest person in the room until after one speech many years ago I discovered I was probably the dumbest person in the room. What a wonderful and life-changing experience that was.

Let me ask you - what do you actually - know - other than the basics; your name, address, relatives, job position etc.?

If I was given the opportunity to question media folks, politicians, religious leaders, educational people etc. - "How do you know that?" I will personally guarantee you that 99% of the time they will give me opinions, prejudices, feelings or anything that has become a part of their mental "makeup."

Try it the next time you are having a conversation with anyone - boss, customer, spouse etc. "How do you know that?" And watch as they search for random information that in most cases will not be grounded in truth, facts or evidence.

What am I trying to say here?

Well, for starters there are some things we know but there are a lot of things we believe we know but we don't.

Take this article for example - there is no way I can know how you are reacting to anything I am sharing. Yes, I can guess but it will be just that - a guess and not grounded in facts.

Let me give you just one quick recent example.

Listen to any politician answer most questions and I will guarantee if you could personally follow-up with a - How do you know that, you would get a strange stare.

So what is the difference between knowing and thinking?

First of all, just because you learn something - from a book, seminar, class, friend, boss etc. doesn't mean what you are learning is true.

Second - just because something has now been etched in your mind that you learned and now believe or think - doesn't mean it's true or fact.

So how do we know anything?

Well, I know when I hit G on my keyboard G is coming up on the screen. When I hit - Save - I know it's saved. This is technology

. When I put my car in reverse I know I'm going backward. When I set the oven to 350 degrees - the same. Again, these are technology issues.

However, when I am driving 70 MPH on the highway and I am separated by 25 feet from the person in front of me I don't know that I could get in an accident. It's called assumptions. I am assuming his or her car won't break down in front of me while we are driving. Been there?

Just because I order a meal in a restaurant doesn't mean it will be cooked properly or is even clean. Now, I'm not making wild accusations here just simply that there is more in life that we don't know than we do but most people believe because they think something - they know it.

So, let me ask you - what do you think you know that you think you know but you don't really know

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Tony Robbins: THE MAGIC OF CHANGING YOUR THINKING! (very motivational)

How Do Successful People Even The Millionaire Achieve Their Goals?

Why do so many individuals claim that money isn't really important?

Why exists this idea that desiring money somehow makes you an ill adjusted bad human being? It's such a weird thought pattern don't you think?

And of course is not of the millionaire habits.

Wanting more prosperity and abundance in your life doesn't suggest you're a bad person. It just suggests you want more out of life.

Whatever it is, you simply desire more.

Someone offers you on the concept that you can make tons of good solid income working from home as an independent specialist or supplier for this company or that.

And, it's not that you ever buy into the promise that the business is offering, but you take a leap of faith and give it a shot.

We start small, perhaps $25, 35, 45, or whatever for a book about real estate investing, just for example, or whatever else it might be.

I understand my very first brush with the idea that I could be individually prosperous working from my studio/condo was when I stumbled upon an advertisement in an internet search I 'd done, for how to promote my books that I 'd painstakingly written by hand from a prison cell, where I 'd spent 8 long years.

I landed a mainstream publisher of my books who saw it their mission to get involved with my writing before I was released from the state prison system.

The idea seemed so easy and so low threat I figured why not provide it a try.

Here I am now writing to you about my experiences.

In that time, I've manifested desires and began manifesting love for what I do, and discovered just about everything there is to running an organization and starting of my own.

If you have not caught on to this yet, no matter exactly what the advertisements tell you, no company is as simple or as low-cost as the ad would have you think.

That's okay!

A lot of millionaires end up being millionaires due to millionaire habits, by starting a little organization, conserving their income, and then investing.

Let me state that again, all you have to do to become a millionaire is begin a little company based on the millionaire habits, save, and invest.

What does the millionaire mind think like?

Previously I discussed free e-books and other material online about how no matter what age you are success begins in the mind

Well, many remain in their senior ages and living the exact same type home that you and I reside in, and, they look like us.

They dress like us. They are us.

The only distinction is they have a whole lot more money in the bank because they let their passion in life teach them how to become a self-made millionaire with no money in the beginning.

Here's a truth that I hope will strikes you about the millionaire habits.

There are twice as numerous millionaire small company owners and entrepreneurs than there are millionaire medical professionals or lawyers combined.

If you own a service or you're thinking about checking out some genuine services and business opportunity around your life of purpose and passion, chances you are on the best track.

The Course in Miracles further states, "By giving you receive. To receive is to accept, not to get."

Just stick with it and do not quit!

Remember most millionaires are similar to you and me, they're entrepreneurs who have learned the millionaire habits and ingrained that into their psyche.

The millionaire mind knows how to be the dreamer of life in this world while creating the dream characters.

(As Always I suggest seeking out the internet for further helpful material on topics like, the importance of self-improvement goals in a personal growth plan for the success and happiness you deserve.)

To a life of success and happiness!

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Mel Robbins | One of the Best Talks Ever on Self-Motivation

I Can't Change The Direction Of The Wind

At whatever point there had been significant changes in our lives, it set aside us effort to acknowledge the change and acclimate to life. In any case, in time, we can simply accept circumstances for what they are and accept the progressions as they came.

That chance readily grasp and acknowledge change and have figured out how to acclimate to life, it makes us more joyful and substance individual. Change is all over the place and it occurs, regardless of whether we need it or not. A few people respect the new change and locate the better approaches to transform the surprising into an opportunity for development and advancement, while others may wind up terrified and respond adversely.

While we figure out how to acknowledge change and conform to life, we are gone up against with unexpected changes in our lives. Our first response might be to either flee from it or battle against it, which are characteristic endurance impulses and happen when we may feel compromised.

When you can rationally adjust to a circumstance, you can define an arrangement and execute it by acclimating to the circumstance. An individual who can acknowledge change and conform to life is the person who can center the brain in new ways and settle on decisions dependent on their ideal results.

In any case, adjusting to change is hard for a great many people since people are animals of propensity, and changing our conduct and example is irritating and disappointing, and removes us from our usual ranges of familiarity

A great many people are not ready to acknowledge change and conform to life and that causes them torment, as they accept that their desires ought to consistently be met or that life should consistently be steady. This isn't the manner in which life works.

Change is an ordinary piece of everybody's life and it's entirely expected to confront new and unforeseen circumstances throughout everyday life. You have to just give up, figure out how to alter and acknowledge the change by changing your technique to adjust to the new circumstance

Give yourself an opportunity to break down the circumstance by review the conditions and activities from different points to increase exact comprehension of what has occurred. Convey your worries, pose inquiries, and look for answers if individuals are included, as this enables you to settle on educated decisions.

In the case of something terrible occurs, your subliminal personality looks for the accessible inquiries and answers. You have to evacuate such negative alternatives of getting baffled or getting to be discouraged, if the change isn't as you needed it to be.

Evacuate negative musings and questions, be hopeful, and you will find that you can deal with changes throughout your life all the more effectively. At whatever point you are overpowered with issues throughout your life, or feel low and discouraged, don't feel terrible however simply attempt to change the manner in which you approach your issues. Invest to work more energy, study more, be adaptable, think from another point, start from the very beginning once more, and remember to go to God!

Keep in mind, any change that happens in your life, likewise influences everyone around you. In this manner, figure out how to acknowledge change by adjusting to it and conform to life. Change occurs for an explanation, and the quicker you can adjust and proceed onward, the better it will be for you and people around you.

Change is a steady in for our entire lives, and the abilities required to address different issues continue changing for the duration of our lives. When we acknowledge change, we continue adapting new things en route in regions of self-care, child rearing, connections, monetary, and others.

Thus, when you accept change as a positive, persistent learning process, you can conform to life in a superior manner. Altering and tolerating change brings testing circumstances, which allows us to become more shrewd and progressively capable. Be audacious and take on the change as a test.

Anticipate that change should happen each second, moment, or hour. Also, the most ideal approach to face up to or acknowledge change is to be set up for it, and make the best out of it. Keep in mind, that each circumstance that appears to be most destroying, conveys with it the seed of another gift, and the individuals who look for these endowments will in the end discover them.

When you need to acknowledge change, now and then you might need to get it over with and proceed onward as quick as could be expected under the circumstances. Be that as it may, the cycle of progress regularly takes longer than you expect, as the change must be examined, imparted, incorporated, and time is required to acclimate to it too. You should be patient and allowed the to change occur and acknowledge it cheerfully.

At long last, you have to relinquish the past so as to acknowledge change and conform to life, with the goal that you can stay hopeful and make the future you need.

Envision sitting in a motion picture lobby and viewing a film and out of the blue the lights went out. You may not see anything for a couple of moments however bit by bit you start seeing the articles around you. This is on the grounds that your eyes start to acknowledge the change and conform to the haziness. Thus, you have to adjust and discover new answers for the issues or circumstances you experience.

Keep in mind, overseeing change and vulnerability can be a lot simpler when you adjust your reasoning and acclimate to life by tolerating the new techniques, strategies, and systems to oversee change and vulnerability.

Acceptance is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

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Stress Is Another Word For Fear

In spite of living in the modern day world where most of us live in a secure environment and relative free of life threatening issues, many people experience more fear than in times past where many faced danger and even death on a daily basis.

Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk or danger, real or not.

Fear also could be described as a feeling of extreme dislike to some conditions or objects, such as: fear of darkness, fear of ghosts, etc.

It is one of the basic emotions.

Fear inside a person has degrees and it's different from one person to another and if it's not properly handled could lead to social and health problems. Fear can be described by different terms in accordance with its relative degrees - terror, fright, paranoia, horror, or even a persecution complex.

Many times, controlling people use fear as a powerful weapon, manipulating people into doing certain actions for the perpetrators personal gain.

Anxiety, stress, fear, phobia and tension are often used interchangeable to describe one of this century's most common problems.

Anxiety has been called the official emotion of our age, the bases of all neuroses, and the most pervasive psychological phenomenon of our time.

Intense anxiety can shorten one's attention span, make concentration difficult, cause forgetfulness, hinder performance skills, interfere with problem solving, block effective communication, arouse panic, and sometimes cause unpleasant physical symptoms such as paralysis, rapid heartbeat or intense headaches.

In all of it's many forms, fear can be a serious detriment to health and in many cases it can be totally avoided.

After all is said and done, fear is only a factor in our lives when we discover it's true identity, stress.

As we lead our daily lives each of us have many things we can stress out about, the list is endless. Only when we realize it is created in our mind can we deal with it and eliminate fear from our lives.

FEAR is just an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real. Most of what we fear never materializes, it is just our mind playing tricks on us, and if we stop and think most of the time we can create an environment where our fears never materialize.

It is this thinking that creates undue stress, and this stress is created by a lack of faith. We either have faith or fear in our lives, we can't have both.

Fear is running rampant in America today because many have lost faith, faith in themselves, faith in a higher power and the faith to know that in the end, everyt

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Are Your Sales Results Not Living Up To Your Expectations? There Are Five Basic Reasons

There are many reasons why sales effort, a lot of time, allocation of many resources, planning and so much more can still lead to slow and even poor sales results. Having been observing and teaching sales strategies and practices around the world for over thirty-five years and witnessing numerous stupid as well as genius tactics used by individuals and organizations I believe there are five basic reasons why sales decline or are in a slump regardless of the economy, industry, consumer desires, and competitive philosophies, etc.

Many sales trainers and sales experts might suggest that it's just poor execution of Sales 101 - prospecting skills, poor presentation skills or the inability to effectively disarm objections and close sales. Although all of these traditional sales methodologies are important, I believe that even if you have all of these and lack the following five you will never achieve sustained increased sales results and income. I'll keep this simple.

Here are the five reasons -

-A lack of consistent execution of a proven process.
-Reliance on a single marketing approach.
-Poor product/service messaging.
-Over or underuse of specific communication techniques.
-A lack of execution integrity.

-A lack of consistent execution of a proven process.

To achieve sustained and lasting success a process is required. It doesn't matter if it's cooking in the kitchen, operating in the hospital or building on a construction site. Wherever you see success I will guarantee there is a process that is consistently being followed to ensure positive results.

The sales process is no different. If one minute you are selling this way and the next minute you are selling differently - I will guarantee you will get inconsistent results. Let me give you a quick example.

Let's say you have a prospect who needs and wants your product or service and you have been trained to sell it a certain way. But you have decided because this person seems more available or affinitive to you - you decide to adjust your approach and get a bit more friendly than normal, open or whatever - as a result, you create a different sales environment that deviates from your standard approach - one you are unfamiliar with and one the prospect may feel is a bit forward. You have abandoned your process. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't tailor your sales message to the style or interests of each prospect, what I'm saying is if and when you abandoned proven sales techniques, strategies, and approaches for something new or different you will get less than historical proven positive outcomes.
I'm not implying that any or all processes are successful or the best approach or that any process should not be open to change, improvement and updating. And, I don't want my heart surgeon sticking with the process when it's his or her instincts to adjust or adapt but I do want them to stick with protocols when situations or circumstances warrant it.

If you don't have and stick with a proven sales process, I will guarantee you live with a great deal of frustration, uncertainty, unknowns, disappointment and even regret from time to time.

-Reliance on a single marketing approach.

Yes, you need a website if you want to succeed and compete. Yes, you need to do Public Relations from time to time. Yes, advertising can help your sales efforts. Yes, emails are necessary occasionally and yes, you also need to pick up the phone once in a while. Get it - You need a successful blending process when it comes to marketing and its support and endorsement of your sales efforts.

When sales efforts rely on a single marketing approach, they will achieve fewer positive responses. When sales activity is not foreshadowed with some market exposure or not supported by follow-up activity you are relying only on the efforts of the sales effort. To get better and more consistent positive results from any sales actions it is a wise move to have both pre and post-sales activity that reinforces the basic fundamental sales message and customer benefits. Think about it - if salesperson A shows up for an appointment to sell - whatever - and the prospect has never heard of his or her organization or product or service - they have got a lot of work to do. When salesperson B shows up for their appointment and the prospect viewed one billboard, heard one radio ad and read one ad on a website they were searching prior to the sales meeting - which of the two appointments do you think will tend to have a better chance of success?

-Poor product/service messaging.

Have you ever watched a product or service commercial and when it was finished you were shaking your head thinking - "what was that all about?" Well, I have - almost every day. I'm not sure how some of these stupid ads make it past management but someone needs to wake them up- they are stupid and don't do the product or service justice. No, I'm not going to site-specific examples as I'm sure you have seen, read or heard your share of them. I just want to point out that if your messaging is confusing, contradictory or can be perceived or interpreted as negative or derogatory in any way it will not contribute to your sales success in any way.

-Over or underuse of specific communication techniques.

Technology wants us to believe that the only way to sell to people today is with social media, emails or the latest Techno Whiz. Yes, these are important and can often be an integral part of lifestyle today but let me assure you "word of mouth" has not lost its impact on the buying public or process. When the average customer has a negative product or service experience, research tells us - they will, on average, tell 9 people. And, those 9 people on average will tell five people and this process just continues on and on - so let me ask you how many people over time do you think will get that negative message and how much money do you need to spend on promotion and advertising to counteract this negative exposure?

Just ask any organization that has lost customers, market share, and even gone belly-up due to negative press and I'm not talking about "fake news" and in hindsight, they will admit they failed to anticipate the negative consequences due to this negative experience.

If you think you are going to hit a home run every time with a campaign of a new product or service relying only on your investment in technology exposure - you are living in "fantasy Land". I can hear some of you now, "NO, Tim you are living in "Denial-Land" and just don't get it - how people are buying today." OK, you are not listening - I didn't say you didn't need to use these media sources to improve sales, I said you need to not rely ONLY on them.

-A lack of execution integrity.

Talk is cheap today. People seem to throw commitments, promises and so many other things at customers, clients, friends, and even family members that in some ways they hope will happen, but are never 100% sure they will. Ever left a message for a supplier who said they would get back to you in 24 hours and after a week, you still hadn't heard from them? Ever have someone tell you they will meet you for; lunch, a meeting, coffee at a certain time and twenty minutes later they finally showed up? Ever been promised a refund by a supplier who said it would only take 24 hours and after a few days you are still waiting? Enough examples - I could give you thousands. The common thread in all of them is a lack of integrity. There are far too many reasons and contributors to this issue in today's sales (and general relationship) environment so let me just cover one simple concept - does this lack of consistency, integrity or commitment in your opinion, contribute to; poor customer loyalty, poor customer relations, poor repeat business, poor references and/or referrals, poor word of mouth and just a poor reputation in general?

If you want to avoid any of these "poor" issues (outcomes, results, consequences) - it's simple - here are five things to consider (yes there are many more) - 1) start meaning what you say and saying what you mean. 2)Stop making excuses - just do it. 3)If you can't do it or are not sure whether it will happen - don't promise it. 4)If circumstances that are beyond your control cause a promise or commitment to not be delivered - fix it quickly. And 5) Learn from your communication mistakes. Stop repeating the same stupid behaviors that are doing nothing to improve your image and sales results whether as an individual or an organization!

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Move Into the New Year With a Positive Mindset

How has this year been for you? If it's been a tough year now can be a good time to reflect on what you've been through, what you've hopefully learned as a consequence, and then start to feel ready to focus on ways to move forward with a positive mindset.

You may be feeling a little cautious, cynical or hurt but, perhaps with the benefit of some support, you're now able to appreciate how much you've gained from the experiences, who your friends are, who you can trust and how strong and resilient you've become. You're a survivor and you've grown through being challenged in unexpected ways. Now you're ready to move into the new year with a positive outlook.

- Continue to let people help. Advice, therapy, or even occasionally bending the ears of friends or family can be an important contributor to a positive mindset. Don't let yourself be coerced though, and before making decisions be sure to step back and double-check that they're right for you. Allow your team to be part of your support network.

- Be receptive to unexpected opportunities. When things don't work out as you'd hoped stand firm and assess potential detours, invitations and requests. Even if something's not quite to your taste and you'd never again repeat the experience, give yourself credit for keeping moving and being positive.

- Be prepared to consider other doors that often open after setbacks and failure. Few things are a total loss! Think flexibly about any new suggestions or directions that may present themselves, and start the new year with energy and optimism.

- Saying 'yes' to new things doesn't have to entail upheaval or great expense and inconvenience. Something as 'simple' as trying a different class at the gym, ordering something new for lunch or inviting someone out for a coffee can bring positive shifts in your mindset.

- Recall how proud you are when you do something you've previously avoided, perhaps made a difficult phone call or done a job that's typically unnerved you. Be sure to give yourself credit when you step outside your comfort zone and, whatever the eventual outcome, feel good about having a more receptive approach.

Risk takes courage and at stressful times your comfort zone may be an important place to remain for a while, but staying there too long can cause frustration and resentment. Treat tough times as stepping-stones on your journey and appreciate that even small steps have the potential to take you somewhere new, exciting and result in bringing a sense of pride and positivity into your life. Have a happy new year!

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She's author of 3 books, 'Dealing with Stress, Managing its Impact', '101 Days of Inspiration #tipoftheday' and 'Dealing with Death, Coping with the Pain', all on Amazon & with easy to read sections, tips and ideas to help you feel more positive about your life.

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Master Mind - How to Maximize It

The areas or aspects where one might want a share may vary:

• A share in a successful and profitable practice to have a consistent money flow that could take care of bills and allow a prosperous living.
• A desire for a prolific team that works competently and gets things done on time.
• A need for a team of professionally skilled practitioners and therapists.
• A team that can effectively communicate to sell products and services.
• A successful website where products may be offered and sold to ensure a continued profitable practice and a strong industry presence.

People desire for such shares to feel fulfilled in life. However, putting it into perspective and being able to actually do it is the question. The answer lies in the APAN journal and books for business professionals.

Staying on top of the situation in a hurried world can be difficult. Being effective in every way despite being busy lies in the use of a technology, a tool that has to be mastered yet it is free!

Author Napoleon Hill touched on tapping the powers of it in his personal development book, Think and Grow Rich. It can also be seen in action in discussions where ideas, solutions and information are shared. For business owners, finding the answers that deliver results is being granted a share of what they desire in their professional lives. It plays a great role in this aspect.

The power of the Master Mind

• Empowers the team to be their best and get things that need to be done, done!
• Ceates powerful leaders and team members.
• Allows freedom to be supported and motivated by others.
• Provides energy to support leaders and team so that they are lifted and pushed forward.
• Recognises everyone's uniqueness and provides a space to share and grow.
• Empowers everyone to stay focused and keep moving forward

The Master Mind Technology

Awareness key points show which and which will not maximize the full potential of the master mind. Assigning skilled team members is vital in keeping a profitable practice.

What Turns It Off

• Directors or business managers who by default were put in-charge and have taken the role but don't like running groups and speaking publicly.
• An assigned person who has no understanding of the unique behavioural style and operating habits of other people.
• A person without natural style so that the facilitating approach is boring, uninspiring and often focused on the negatives.
• The group meeting structure or agenda is poor, boring and uneventful.
• The meetings take up too much time and topics are discussed longer than necessary.
• The busy person running the group is under large amounts of stress, hence, unfocused and just wants to be done and out.
• Directors and managers fear each other due to the powers of employment and control placed over each other that true sharing and ability to master mind is sugar-coated to maintain a sense of self preservation, employing a 'keep the peace' approach.
• Group leaders who have emotional ties to each other in the group so that often, emotions of resentment, judgement, disappointment, confusion, fatigue, supported by a poor skills set to manage the environment, runs in the background.

All these could poorly affect the desire to be focused, obscuring the team's motivation to move forward, thereby affecting it to utilize its available space for growth. It could result to discontented team members whose desire for growth dips. Valuable team members may decide to leave and all the hard work and training goes out the door with them.

Turning It On

The master mind is a powerful machine and in order to get one's desired share, it has to remain on at all times. Below is a list that can help keep the master mind working at its best and because business needs differ, some may need to be structured according to specific business needs.

Check List for Creating its Effect

• Measures and modes of operations
• Professional master mind facilitator to manage and support the group
• Person has no emotional attachment to the group
• Master mind group meets at a consistent time every month
• Team makes agreement to consistently attend the master mind gathering
• Intention of the master mind gathering is set by the team and all agreed on
• Team members agree to take care of their mind and body to have a clear focus
• The 'practice' vision is delivered and clearly committed to by the team
• The intention of the master mind gathering is to get results
• A space of open, safe and trusted sharing is allowed within the master mind
• The space is positive, proactive, solutions focused, motivating and fun
• The facilitator works with a clearly defined master mind structure
• Structure focuses on Challenges to Clear, Miracles, Major Projects, Results, Actions
• Master mind management is timely and efficient and productive
• The WRAP methodology is used to assist in keeping master mind members to task
• Team members unique styles are understood, recognised and acknowledged
• Projects are broken into tasks and records kept on achieved and still to action
• Specific training and education is conducted as part of the master mind
• Commitments are made for what needs to be done by next master mind gathering

Accessing it through the items in the checklist could provide powerful ideas and opportunities that could help in managing a team that works. Should money be an issue to have an effective business facilitator regularly visit the office, it has to be viewed this way: the result that this would give far outweighs the costs of a losing business practice that is sure to head downward. Running the business with high quality team with personal development support is a sure investment that will soon make the money.

Fears and doubts is but natural in humans who don't understand perceived dangers. That is why having an effective forum is important. It can help consistently support sound business practice that leads to success.

Getting out of bed each day to work is aiming to have the best. With a team that is happy and fulfilled, work becomes pleasure which eventually can lead to dreams and goal achievement. If master mind forum is not being utilized in the office yet, this is the time to do so. Assistance and specific business strategies will be provided to address the needs of a successful practice.

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How to Set Personal Life Goals for Growth

Change is said to be the only constant in life. Who you were five years ago is not the person you are today. However, you might be feeling like you are just drifting through like aimlessly without any target for where you want to be.

If that feels like you, then you probably have not set any life goals for yourself. Life goals are important because they give guide you, give you focus and a yardstick to know when you are headed in the right direction.

What are life goals?

When most people think of personal development, finances come to mind. However, personal development entails continuous expansion of various facets of your life including spiritual, social, mental and physical.

If any one of these facets of your life isn't in order, then all the others might crumble. Self-development, therefore, is multi-faceted and a continuous process that seeks to achieve self-actualization. It therefore never stops.

How to Set Personal Life Goals

You probably have heard that goals should be SMART. This means that they should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound. When your goals are SMART, you are able to visualize them and set up a plan on how to achieve them in the decided time-frame.

Before you jump into writing down SMART goals, you must visualize your life in five or ten years to come. What do you want to achieve by then?

Take the large goals and the big picture and break it down into smaller goals that you should achieve progressively starting today. The smaller you break down your goals, the easier it becomes to achieve them. As you achieve smaller goals, you get motivated because the bigger picture becomes that much closer every day.

Categories you Might Set Life Goals In

As stated earlier, personal development is multi-faceted. It involves all aspects of your life including the following: career, financial, education, family, health, attitude, physical, pleasure, social, love, relationships and spiritual.

It is essential that you focus on all aspects of your life and aim to get better every day.

Take Action

Setting goals and having a plan is one thing; but without action, it all becomes wishful thinking. It is important, therefore, that you start today to work on your goals. As started earlier, it becomes easy to achieve the bigger goals when they are broken down into smaller ones.

Do something daily or weekly that works towards your long term goal without thinking of how long you have to do it. This will prevent you from feeling overwhelmed by how much you have to achieve.

Conduct Progress Reviews

You will not know how far you have come unless you are able to measure your progress. A progress review helps you know whether you are still on track or you have derailed off what you should have been doing.

You can choose when to do the progress reviews based on the goals you need to achieve. You can do it annually, semi-annually or even quarterly.

Go on and use this guide to set smart personal life goals that will see you achieve you dreams in all the facets of your life.

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