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Daily Motivation – Every Failure Is A Step Closer To Success

Posted on 18. Dec, 2010 by admin.

People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

Experiencing failure is inevitable on your journey to be successful.  Each defeat is merely an installment to victory.

You’ll find that the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times you fail and keep trying.  You won’t be judged by the number of times you fail, but by the number of times you succeed.

Failure is nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

You can’t be a winner and be afraid to lose.

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Daily Motivation – The Courage To Begin

Posted on 17. Dec, 2010 by admin.

YOUR DAILY MOTIVATION

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Daily Motivation – Leadership Is Action Not Position

Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by admin.

YOUR DAILY MOTIVATION

You can contribute in some way to others, no matter how small your talent. You too, can become successful.

No one achieves success without being of service.

Successful people don’t use others, other people use the successful, for above all success is of service.

Everyone has to be someone to someone to be anyone. Service is the essence of success.

Best Regards…

Lawren

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The Secret To Confidence Is Preparation

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by admin.

With practice you’ll come to a point of competence.

You’ll find yourself accomplishing your goals gracefully and confidently.

It’s then that you’ll do things that you never dreamed you could do.

You’ll discover powers you never knew existed.

If you’re prepared,  you’re able to feel confident.

There can be no great courage when there is no confidence or assurance.

Half the battle is in the conviction that you can accomplish what you undertake.

Confidence doesn’t come out of nowhere.  It’s the result of constant work and dedication.

Lawren Smith

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Your Success Is Closer Than You Think

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by admin.

Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity. But you have to act on them if you’re going to be successful.

Distant pastures always look greener than those close at hand, but real opportunities are right where you are.

You must simply take advantage of them when they appear. You can start where you are at any time.

Success is all around you. It’s not in your environment, it’s not in luck or chance, or in the help of others.

Success is in yourself alone.

You don’t need more strength or more ability or greater opportunity. What you need is to use what you have.

Learn to seize good fortune, for it is always around you.

You must go to success, it doesn’t come to you.

Open your own doors to opportunity.

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Each Failure Is A Step Closer To Success

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by admin.

People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

Experiencing failure is inevitable on your journey to be successful.  Each defeat is merely an installment to victory.

You’ll find that the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times you fail and keep trying.

You won’t be judged by the number of times you fail, but by the number of times you succeed.

Failure is nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

You can’t be a winner and be afraid to lose.



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Opportunity Knocks All The Time

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by admin.

The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, for time and chance happen to everyone.

Take a second look at what appears to be someone’s “good luck.” You’ll find not luck but preparation, planning and success-producing thinking.Opportunity is around you all the time, but you have to be ready for it.

When your chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.When you’re prepared for opportunity, your chance for success is sure to come. The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

The tide of opportunity comes to everyone. Even to you.

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Each Failure Is A Step Closer To Success

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by admin.

People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

Experiencing failure is inevitable on your journey to be successful.  Each defeat is merely an installment to victory.

You’ll find that the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times you fail and keep trying.

You won’t be judged by the number of times you fail, but by the number of times you succeed.

Failure is nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

You can’t be a winner and be afraid to lose.

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Be A Disciplined Work At Home Business Owner

Posted on 09. May, 2010 by admin.

Leaving the corporate world for a home business is exciting.  Being a business owner and making one’s own decision is a great feeling.  However, one still needs to have discipline to be effective at being a work at home boss.

In my work at home business, I have found at least two things that one must be persistently disciplined in order to achieve success.

First is the work schedule.  A work from home business is like any business.  It requires work and often a lot of work. While it is true that you do not have to get up at daybreak and put on a suit and tie to drive to work, one does need to set a work schedule and stick to it.  I have set my schedule to work 10:00 to 6:00 Monday through Friday.  I take an hour lunch.  I require that I work a minimum of 20 hours for my home business and more when necessary.

When I first started my home business, it was very easy to get distracted by things that need to be done around the house; laundry, dirty dishes, mowing the yard, etc.  It is very important to treat your home business like a business. Be a disciplined home business owner but don’t be a slave to your business.  The great thing about having a home business is the freedom you will have to do what you want, but not at the expense of your work at home business.

The second is in regards to interruptions.  I have found it absolutely amazing that family and friends seem to think that just because you stay home during the day, that you have nothing else to do.  When I first started working at home, I was surprised at the many requests my family had on my time.  My best advice, which was given to me by another home business owner, is, “If they are not on fire or if they are not bleeding, the do not need your attention.” Now, don’t take the statement literally, but what it basically means is, unless it is a real emergency, do not let your family and friends interrupt your work schedule.

For those of you who already have a home business, you are aware of the many requests that family and friends will make. If you are not already assertive, learn to be and learn quickly.  Fortunately, I have had the assertiveness to say, “No”.

If you spend time being the “go-for” for your family and friends, you business will fail. You are not at home to be at the beck and call for your family and friends regardless of what they think.  Let them know that.  I stubbornly refuse to assist family and friends with tasks during the hours of 10:00 and 6:00, Monday through Friday.

Being a disciplined work from home business owner a giant leap towards creating and maintaining a successful home business.  Remember that your business is a real business. Your business is your livelihood.

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What It Takes For Home Business Success

Posted on 08. May, 2010 by admin.

People are attempting to build a real home business on the internet.

The question that should not be about winning because “everyone wants to win”, but one should focus on the question of “How do I get to where I want to be so that I consider myself a success in my home business?”

It is apparent that the majority of the people that are considered financially secure have some common qualities that they each possess; such as, almost all of the individuals that are financially secure appear to be self-motivated and willing to commit.

Now, the reason the this is important is it relates to each person attempting to build a home business on the internet because without a doubt, most people join programs to make money, and improve their financial standing, at least in their eyes.

The problem is that most people are not motivated enough from within to really commit to making the personal sacrifices needed to truly build a real online business and thus, never accomplish earning the money and living the lifestyle they desire.

I believe that there are a number of reasons why this situation exits.

I believe that the majority of us, no matter whether we admit it or not, are limited in our ability to see ourselves at the level in life that we personally would consider successful.  In most cases, we see ourselves as not being capable of reaching the leave of success that we truly would like to reach because of the mental picture we have of ourselves.

I tend to believe that this is the result of our having to achieve smaller goals in our lives at some point and having failed to reach those goals, for whatever reason, whether we admit it outwardly or not.

If you talk to most people, they will tell you that “I could be this or do that if I could get a break” or “if I had just a little luck”, or “if I could just get a helping hand”

This is not true…

Getting a “break” or “a helping hand” in business is not about “luck”.

“Breaks” in business are a matter of persistence and perseverance.

The number of people who actually make a substantial amount of money from a home business is not large. This is due to the majority of people who have the self-motivation, commitment, and discipline that is required to reach the level of making big money is small in number.

To demonstrate this fact, let’s examine the statistics of a program I have been doing some research on.

1. Currently , only 17% of the total group has completed the basic requirements for understanding the program.

This program requires no commitment other than reading.

2. Of all the members in the group, only 7% are qualified to earn all available means of income from the program.

This 7% represents 100% of the income and activity that is being produced within the group at the time of this article.

As a business owner, you should always set an example of how well your business products or services are by using them yourself.

3. Last month, 68% of the income and activity produced by the group was produced by group members that have been members less than two months.

This occurs because these members still believe that they are capable of “making it happen!”

There are members of this group that have been on board less than two months and have earned more money than other members for over a year or more that haven’t earned a cent.

Those members making money believe in themselves and therefore are motivated to take the initial actions to achieve and each achievement provides reinforcement that they can achieve the next step thus creating a perpetual belief that they can achieve whatever their goal might be in a step-by-step goal-oriented manner.

On the other hand, for those who are not making money, it is because they have deep-seated doubt, and this is reflected in their business results. Lack of belief in one’s abilities leads nowhere.

The failure to take even the first step demonstrate a lack of self-motivation.

As a result, the opposite affect is instilled and the perpetual doubt is reinforced each time that a desire to go forward is not followed-up by action that results in even a small amount of positive reinforcement that leads the individual to believe that they are capable of reaching the desired goal.

business success

Success starts with an individual ‘s perception of himself or herself.

Action is a result of the motivation within all of us.

Self motivation is the key that must be turned on in order to start the engine of success.

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