There are countless of ways to find good ideas ,the key is to use your imagination and challenge your mind byDARING to ask new questions.
''WHAT IF?" ,''WHY NOT'' ,"WHAT COULD?" Are some of the common questions which unlock good ideas.
Your mind is a muscle,The better trained The more good ideas it produces.
Seek inspiration from daily events and from nature,try new things don't allow routine to rot your mind,shakeup your mind..That's how to have GOOD IDEAS!
A business or a project plan is the SUCCESS plan for any business. Good ideas = Nothing Good ideas + Planning = Business If you fail to plan ,you plan to fail Flexibility is the key to successful planning Plans change but planning is an ongoing process to lasting success .
How many times you heard someone saying " i will do this,i will lose weight,i will learn to play guitar,bla bla bla" and after 3 weeks you meet the same person telling you" I tried but didn't work out,i don't think i can do this anymore,..." so what happened to ''I will"?!!!
You see unless a decision is made and followed through with commitment and sheer determination to achieve,we often lose our chance to make our selves and lives better.
Willingness to do something is never enough,we have to be willing to stick to it long enough till it works out.
Why you want it is as important as wanting it, only then does the ''will'' turn into ''must'' thus our dreams into reality.
Running a business is 20% leadership and 80% management.Growing business is 80% leadership and 20% management.
Leadership begins with a long term thinking mentality and where the business will be 1,3,5,and 10 years later (ex.expanding internationally). Management focuses on focusing the team's efforts on those goals..
Learning to be a leader begins with shifting your focus from building a business to building a team that will take your business further for decades to come.
Walt Disney started out with one person (Walt Disney) but it has grown since then thanks to the team that Walt gathered and built in the early years of the company.
Learning to use problems as stepping stones is one of the pillars of running a successful business since all businesses are faced with a lot of problems/challenges/opportunities only if the leader is insightful enough to see the opportunity through the problem not the problem itself and guess what! every problem has a solution.
Effective leadership enables the team to perform well in the absence of the leader not only in his presence.
Leaders are very good with people and know when to lead and when to let go.
To be a leader you must develop an appetite for learning and hunger to change and the harder you work on building your team the harder your team works on building your business.
How much do you make a year or a month?how much does your company or organization pay you?
Your income reflects your value to the company or the market you work for/in.Once your value increases then does your income.
There are 2 ways to get paid: based on your time or based on results.
Majority of people get paid based on time (salary) and that's why their income doesn't increase that much.Some people get paid based on their performance and this is where the game of money lies .
Sales people,Freelancers, and entrepreneurs get paid based on results and that's how they control their income since more results = more money.
You can multiply your income by 2,4,10,100 no limits to how much you can make and the way to do it is to work harder on yourself more than you do on your job.
Once your attitude changes from : "that's how i make" to ''I Control my '' your income will boost.
Action exercise:- Figure out what skills you need to acquire to get a raise or paid more.
-Figure out how you can turn your hobbies into things that others will want to use?(Don't focus on money at the beginning but focus on helping others solve problems or get value with what your providing them)
"Ethics is not part of business but business is all about ethics"
Richard Branson (Founder and CEO of Virgin group)
If you are an entrepreneur or a business person then you realize trust between you and customers/employees/managers is crucial to having a profitable business.
Trust is not an action ,it is an outcome of good relationship and character.
Being good with people is the key to having successful relationships.
Including others in making important decision increasing trust greatly.
Open communication fosters trust and for that to happen we need to maintain a high level of integrity.
Character is when our actions are consistent with our words.
the equation of trust is this:
Trust = relationship+Character+open communication
Now,try to figure out when and how you can apply these 3 keys in your daily life so that you soar in the skies of life.
We need motivation to get going but committment will keep us going when the excitment and emotional force of motivation disappears.
We need something beyond the excitment of the moment to carry on and keep going when things get really tough.
Committment exists only when there is a powerful reason/compelling reason.A strong reason/compelling force from within that will push us to achieve which without it nothing happens except for a few insignificant achievements (not really an achievement!)
What is that you hold dear to your heart and you want to make it work? what is that will enable you to work for long hours daily and fight to make your idea sell in the market place?
Why in the world do you have to do it?or is it a must ?what does it mean to YOU?what is your plan to get it?
these are some questions for you to ponder about and will help you to awaken your burning desire and passion which with you can achieve anything you want.
Success is not merely doing something ,it is about being something and living up to a higher standard.
How can you be successful then?
Hard work,discipline,determination are all very important things we need to get we want but all these things go back to one simple yet profound key which unlocks all other keys which is...
The Decision.
Success is a choice not a coincidence and it begins with the right attitude.
How much are you willing to give before you stop?
NEVER!Being stubborn is the key.Winners never quit till they get what they want.
What is stopping you from doing it?
Screw it just do it.Prepare yourself to face the worst and hope for the best.
Can you do it? Faith it till you make it! How big is your dream?
You must aim at the stars,for if you miss you will shoot the moon.
Successful people are well known for their relentless focus ,energy and willingness to change and improve hence making things happen their own way.
Successful people are the ones challenging the odds in the pursuit of their dreams and they do it not for a particular reason except that they believe in themselves and what they want and never stop till they get it.
Instead of following the status quo.follow your passions and what you believe in instead and that's how you will rise above the odds and create your own reality or you can get stuck in a daily life style of barely surviving in the current status quo.
Find something you are willing to stand by and fight for.A reason that you believe is worthwhile fighting for then follow your heart and go after it. Success is not a one day event.It is a life time venture so you must find something you are willing to spend long time working hard to get. Spend your time thinking about what you want instead of what you don't?Figure out how you can contribute and make a difference in your organization,society,country,whatever?
The bottom line is: Keep searching for and pursuing what you want and never stop looking till you get it.
Imagine this scenario,you are walking down the street and suddenly you stumbled upon a piece of paper that tells you something "Not really that much!",then you neglect it and you keep heading wherever your heading and you pass by a store sign that gives you an idea that arouses your enthusiasm some how,then a voice in your mind tells you''So what!i bet thousands of people thought about it but it didn't work'' and you keep walking until you reach there.Now let's say your heading towards a friend's house when all of this happened,do you even realize what just went on?!
This scenario happens to us daily when we fail to realize that opportunities sometimes present themselves for us without a warning(which is why they're called opportunities!) but we never bother to grasp them.
Keeping an alert mind to opportunities is one of the key lessons i've learned since i have noticed so many times how different people who were raised and lived under similar circumstances but later finding some live better than others because they caught the opportunities life throws upon them.
Success is often an idea a way.Disney started with an idea mixed with the passion of Walt Disney hence resulting in the creation of Disney's success. Never Underestimate the power of Ideas once they fuse with passion for they together possess the power to shape the future of mankind.
All of us want motivation to get going is that we truly need?!
We often mistake motivation for inspiration.
INSPIRATION is what we need often times to get moving when motivation doesn't work anymore.
Motivation get us going but inspiration keep us heading in the right direction.
Inspiration is an answer to a question or a question in itself in disguise of a story,something someone told me and most successful people who were once ordinary people with no much accomplishment their lives were instantly changed by something they heard,saw,or read.
Everyone wants motivation but what most of us really need is inspiration: a lesson in disguise,a question to be answered,or even a question to be asked and there is no ''How to'' book that can inspire us directly.Inspiration comes from within as a result of Unshaken faith that ''Somehow'' things will turn out well at the end hence seeking the answer from the external action :Counsel,reading,attending seminars,music,praying.
Now i want you to enjoy this sample of a wonderful selection of music that touches the heart and stimulates the memory.
We need more failures to move a head .Failure is not an option,it is a necessity.
Failure is not a one time event,it is a way of life and success in the making.It is life in itself and Those who never fail never truly live.
Failure is never an issue,failing to learn the lesson is! .Experience is the fruit of failure and pain is the price we pay to succeed.
Failure never truly exists but in our minds.Quitting is the only way to fail and any other way will eventually lead to victory. Losing is not failing ,it is part of winning.Winning is a matter of an attitude and a choice.If we decide nothing else matters,we decide 1st then we win.
Commitment is to break through by sticking to what we want no matter what happen so we must never submit to defeat.
We will never know everything ,so we must keep learning.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Sometimes we tend to think that life is unfair and that we're destined to live the way we're living and that we'll never reach our dreams.
It is easy to lose faith when we're under tremendous pressure facing big challenges thinking we can't go on any more and ''That's it!I had enough!".
That is the point of Breakthrough that separates winners from losers and what we do at that moment of massive frustration is the turning point in our lives that will determine either our success or failure to achieve our goals.
Think about it for a minute!I want you to go back to that moment when every bit of your body told you to give up and stop.Give it a 2nd thought trying to figure out a way to breakthrough that barrier and once you do that Miracles will happen!
All people exist but not all of them live but what is meant by this?
It doesn't take a high IQ or PHD to know that life isn't easy at all.Ain't that true?!
It depends on how you get it.What you understand by ''Not Easy" can mean the difference that makes all the difference in your life?Why?
If you mean life is ''UNFAIR!'' i would say how come? the world existed long before you were even born!.
If you mean that life ''SUCKS!'' then i would say ''That's great'' so you know that ''Your'' life is worthless(At the mean time) but you see it doesn't have to keep going like this you can change your life and i mean it literally.
The fact that your actually reading this blog means that your searching for something.A reason maybe to feel alive, to be happy!
This is a major step in change since you feel that something is wrong somewhere and believe you've taken a major step towards finding this ''Wrong thing'' and ridding yourself of it.
The reason why you're reading this is that probably you need a ''Dream/Compelling reason/internal motivation'' to make life a worthwhile effort.
Now all you need to find is to follow this simple step...
Stop Looking!It is inside you! and all you need to do is bring it out!
HOW???
I'm afraid i can't tell you how because this is the point.
Life is tailored for everyone in a way that no ever knows because everyone is UNIQUE in his abilities,style,flavors,looking,etc.
but i can give you the key and here it is...
Shut up and listen to yourself!to your heart!
Practice the habit of silence for 10 minutes daily and you will be surprised by how much your life will change!
That's all i can help you with!Now the rest is your responsibility!follow this advice and your life will change faster than you think.
A lot of times we tend to think that success is luck.but can we even tell what ''luck'' is? is ''luck'' something to be attained or is it merely''luck''?
I'd say that luck is learn-able thing and the recipe of luck contains basic ingredients such as:
-Preparation
A winning effort begins with preparation.
Joe Gibbs
Preparation is an attitude.Preparation or planning are almost similar in practice and preparation minimizes risk.Preparation doesn't guarantee winning but it surely put us in the position of a winner! How much do you know about the subject/area you've chosen to work on/at?What skills do you need to complete the project/task successfully?how much time do you need to complete the project thoroughly?Who can help you in your areas of weakness?what is the downside of this project?How much experience do you have in that particular field or area?
-Belief
Man is what he believes.
Anton Chekhov
What would you do if you knew you cannot fail?Belief is not necessarily built on logic/facts but an acceptance of a thought or a principle/motto to be true is how belief works.Passion is belief in action.Attitude tells the story behind our belief.Affirmation helps us grow and sustain our belief over time till it becomes...
-Faith
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
D. Elton Trueblood
Hope is how faith works.it is when we reach our highest levels of belief that faith begins to emerge and manifest itself in hidden ways pushing us to achieve our dreams. Faith can also be built through watching inspiring movies and listening to inspiring and motivating songs/music and reading biographies of great people.
-Focus The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.
Brian Tracy
Focus is not an action,it is an attitude and a state of mind happens when we have a clear target/picture (in our minds) of what we want mixed with passion and determination.
-Discipline By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
Grenville Kleiser
Discipline is not just commitment it is commitment to give our best even when things are going bleak .Commitment is to follow through with our decisions but discipline is to follow through wholeheartedly with our standards regardless of the outcome.Discipline doesn't end by achieving but its a lifetime commitment to our personal growth.
-Leadership
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership is the foundation of all success.No man was able to succeed without a team.It is the ability/skills to not only work but get the best out of everyone around us that sizes up our level of achievement.
Time management is a common concept used excessively in today's world but Why should we manage time?
Time management is probably used to describe how we choose to live and use our time.So how about we call it ''LIFE MANAGEMENT''.
Our direction in life is not determined by how much time we have but how well are we using the time we have.
Time management doesn't mean rigidity or formality but on the contrary it is way beyond that.It is how we think,talk and act.
Habits are the primary force that directs our future and controls our lives.
Our attitudes make our beliefs and habits and drive us to live the way we're living.
Life management begins with Thought management and to do this we must learn to evaluate effectively how we think and why we're doing whatever we're doing.
We must break our traditional habits of thinking to become able to free ourselves from the prison of ''Time'' and become the leaders of our lives.
Realism is not our enemy.Ignorance is our true enemy and realism is our best friend when we learn to use it well to guide us rather than hamper our approach in life.
Following our dreams and passions will result in finding our own way to live and fulfill our true destiny and making life a worthwhile time for us to spend rather than merely existing for no reason.
So the question we need to be asking ourselves is : How much AM I willing to change to become and achieve all i ever truly wanted? Our answer will determine how well we're managing our time.
Blend of Success: Knowing vs Learning?!!!: Formal education system was made to create experts in certain areas but in life there are no experts only learners. Knowledge can either...
''You can go to college and get a degree, or get engaged and get an education'' Vredevoogd
Most of us went to school and received our so called ''formal education'' then graduated and went to collage .what's next?
We were taught that education has a period of time then it ends or it is related to a certain field of work but i've found that most successful & Rich People didn't succeed merely through their ''formal education'' .In fact many successful entrepreneuers :Steve Jobs,Bill Gates,Mark Zuckerberg were collage dropouts but they managed to get something most people never have:WEALTH
I'm not talking about materialistic wealth and i do agree that money isn't everything but i'm talking about mental,emotional,& spiritual wealth that ''formal education'' ignores and purely focuses on Facts.
Self Education is the REAL EDUCATION that makes us successful not merely going to school and expecting to be rich and famous.
ATTITUDE is ALTTITUDE in life and attitude is more important than aptitude ''formal education''.
EXPERINCE is what we need to reach our destination and what we want to achieve.
DREAMING is the most powerful force that shapes the world and if you look around you will find that every thing the human kind made from spacecrafts to spoons started with an idea in someone else's head and that idea has become reality through burning desire and hard work.
Now,what happens?
That you are enlightened about the power of attitude,experience,passion & Hardwork it is up to you to decide to have the life that you want or just keep living the same way as before and the future is the same as the present and nothing changes and remember
