“Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.”
—Stephen Covey
Discover twenty key people with whom you resonate favorably and can do vast amounts of business.”
—Mark Victor Hansen
Here are some tips on how to keep people from scribbling on your dreams :
•Reality check! Know yourself – know what you’re good at and what you’re not. Know what drives you and what you’re passionate about. When you do what you’re passionate about, the sky’s the limit.
•Do your homework. Find out everything you can about your dream before your share it with the world. Visit the library. Scour the Internet. Ask people who are already doing it or have done it. Mind you, make sure they’ve been successful, otherwise they’re going to scribble all over your dream.
•Don’t walk with turkeys. There’s a saying “you can’t fly with eagles when you keep walking with turkeys”! People will always give you their two-cents worth, without realizing the effect their words have. Every negative word you hear has the potential to scribble its way into your subconscious. If you keep company with turkeys, your dreams are going to end up burnt to a crisp and served on the thanksgiving table.
•Fly with eagles. Keep company with eagles – people who know what it takes to make dreams come true, people who are positive! Keep your heart and mind fixed on your goal. If you’re sure a dream is workable, then find ways to work it! Seek guidance and support from the eagles in your life. Never be afraid to ask questions and seek help.
•Make your dreams real. The best way to do this is to write down every dream or idea you have. Writing them down makes your dreams something tangible you can see and work on. Vocalize your dream. Visualize you reaching your goal everyday. Keep them in your heart and make sure you jealously guard your dreams against the scribblers.
•Persistence and patience. If a dream is worth dreaming, it’s worth struggling for. Problems WILL arise. Take them in stride and keep your eyes fixed on your goal. Break every problem into smaller tasks and solve them one by one. Remember… “How do you move a mountain? One stone at a time, one rock at a time, one boulder at a time
“What would you do, how would you change your life, if you learned today that you only had six months to live?”
—Brian Tracy
“Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.”
—Jim Rohn
“Every action (or inaction) involves a choice between what is more important and what is less important.”
—Brian Tracy
MANAGEMENT
“Start new hires off strong. Load them with responsibilities from the first day.” —Brian Tracy
“Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I’ll remember. Involve me, and I’ll learn.” —Marla Jones
MARKETING
“Your marketing efforts have to be ongoing, consistent and relentless. Hi-Tech, Low-Tech, No Tech and sometimes totally shameless.” —Patricia Fripp
“Ninety percent of the success of any product or service is its promotion and marketing.” —Mark Victor Hansen
“Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business has two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs.” —Peter Drucker
“Make intangible benefits tangible by showing the financial impact your product or service can have.”
—Brian Tracy
“The single most powerful thing you can do to convince your audience of something is to provide a compelling reason why they should do what you suggest (or believe what you say).”
—Tony Jeary
“Without Adversity,
without change,
life is boring.
The paradox of comfort is that we stop trying.”
John Amatt
