Rebuilding Our Quality of Life
Today the news spread throughout the media circuit that the recession is finally over. I’m not certain who made that decision or how it was defined, but I do know that we must continue to turn our attention to those in economic need.
Over the last few years, especially during the past 18 months, I have been working closely with certain industries to overcome the effects of economic loss.
I must admit that certain aspects of those industries make them very difficult to work with, but nonetheless we must continue to band together in the cause if we are to rebuild our economy, communities and country.
Medium business must support and rely on small business to provide products and services instead of turning to larger sources simply to save a small percentage of costs. It is also vital to utilize domestic products and services to keep those dollars circulating inside the national financial stream.
Companies must invest in the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of their employees and operations to retain and increase prospective customers and to share savings with a loyal customer base.
Finally, every effort must be made to employ as many of the people as possible from the ranks of the unemployed. This not only reduces the drain on federal, state and local supportive structures, but it all serves to strengthen the economy by increasing the consumable income so needed by most industries.
Each day, I reach out to more and more small and medium businesses to help them refine their performance in hope that within the next year or so our quality of life will rebound and that I will have played some small part in the process.
We are all one economy and the quality of the environment and way of life is a responsibility we can ill afford to turn our backs on.
Our children and their children will depend on what we do today and tomorrow.
Do You Have Stinkin Thinkin
What do you think is the difference between the successful person surrounded by fame and fortune and the “average” person struggling every day for a basic wage or salary? Intelligence? Image and appearance? Skills and talent? Actually it’s none of those things.
The reason? They have “stinkin thinkin” to quote Zig Ziglar.
Poor people think poor.
Let me define poor before we continue. This is not so much a money issue as a living quality choice. Most of us relate the term poor to financial status. In fact, I look at poor thinking as poor living choices and direction.
When you make poor living decisions you usually suffer from poor financial condition as a result. They go hand-in-hand.
Here’s a point I make in seminars. I can stand 10 “average” people on one side of a room. These people generally work very hard at their “jobs” and have incomes of $50,000 or less.
On the other side of the room I stand 10 “successful” people. These people also work hard, but they work and live smarter and their incomes are $100,000 or more.
The “average” group gets up and follows essentially the same pattern of life day after day all the while expecting something different to happen.
The “successful” group gets up and adapts their day to the results they expect. They understand the need for change and evolution to promote new results.
The “average” group lives a random existence. They “wing it” all day based on what life throws their way.
The “successful” group has written objectives. They “structure” their days and adjust to the things that come up.
The “average” group has problems that are delays, setbacks or dead ends.
The “successful” group has challenges that require planning to overcome.
The “average” group measures success by money and social status.
The “successful” group measures success by happiness and fulfillment.
The “average” people don’t need help and refuse to admit or accept the need or validity of a support team.
The “successful” group seeks out help and support. They fully understand that they cannot and should not do it all on their own when there are other people that can help to speed them along toward their objectives.
After our seminars “successful” people use what they have learned to boost their results while the “average” group generally returns to their same old patterns. They rarely apply what they have learned to the living experience and then claim that “it simply doesn’t work”.
The “successful” people don’t have excuses they have motivation. The “average” people have a book full of excuses, blame and claims of unfair results.
In short, “average” people have “stinkin thinkin”. Their thought patterns almost guarantee a boring poor result living experience and that breeds dissatisfaction and misery. They get random erratic results and therefore make less money and often have a much lower social status.
These people are constantly starting over, being delayed or struggling with daily living. Worse than that their children often grow up to be just like the parents. The parents have doomed their children to a life of unnecessary toil and poor lifestyle unless the child can break free from the patterns on their own as they mature.
Which group are you in? Which group do you want to be in?
No one is holding you back. It’s entirely YOUR decision how your life will turn out.
What’s your decision?
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Your Impact and Promises
There is one golden rule to success that simply cannot be denied. One rule that encompasses all of the results you get with the public and determines the positive or negative response returned for your efforts.
You must impact the lives of others in a positive manner. In fact, your success is defined by how many people you impact and how much your positive influence improves their lives.
Plus you must deliver far more than you promise. People are smothered by ads and claims making guarantees and promises of performance every day. After a while they become numb or skeptical to those claims.
You must impact their lives positively and you must provide them with much more than promised. Keep them happy, go far beyond what anyone could or would have expected in service and your returns will be greater than you ever dreamed.
In short:
- Your success depends upon your positive impact on the public.
- Give far more than anyone else would ever expect.
You should build your life path and business around these two principles.
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