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Leads 2007-04-13 05:00:00 Leads are the source of endless debate. You got to have leads in order to sell. And many of the lead sellers do not deliver anywhere near what they deliver. I need two types of leads: Quality leads to call Decent leads for my auto responders. I have found a good partner in Richard Brewster. His company, Key 2 Net have been my main lead supplier for nearly a year. For $70. per month I receive 1 real time high quality lead, 30 decent quality leads as 4,550 auto responder leads every day. This has kept me busy and helped my business to grow. This is good! ...

Go Out And Stuff Them 2007-04-12 07:01:55 This is turning out to be a very productive week. I have put in focused, sustained effort that has yielded excellent results. That is business in the fabulous 21st century...Know your stuff,Know who you are stuffing;Go out and stuff them. -- Unknown (seen on the bulletin board of a Junior High School teachers lounge)<:))))><< ...

Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self-Direction 2007-04-11 05:00:00 Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self-Direction by Jim Rohn What is the origin of true ambition? There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you - in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression. Self-expression. Isn't self-expression really self-direction? How you think, how you move, how you motivate yourself. Ambition is a result of self-direction and self-direction is one of the six key principles necessary for building ambition. Positive self-direction says, "I know who I am and I know where I want to go. I'm accumulating knowledge and experiences and feelings and philosophies that will help prepare me for opportunities that I know will show up without notice or any help on my part." Because you know where you want to go, you have already been working on the parts of your personality that will make you better. Working on your attitude, working on you ...

Keeping Your Life In Balance 2007-04-10 11:17:32 Be Committed to Keeping Your Personal and Professional Life in BalanceBy Dennis Waitley It is so important to be living in prime time, rather than watching TV in prime time. On your way to success make certain you grow friendships, not just bank and mutual fund accounts. Life is a collection of memories, not of material things. The Egyptian pharaohs were buried with all their treasures, and were mummified in hopes that they could enjoy their bounty in the next life. But we are only caretakers of possessions. There is a big difference between standard of living and quality of life. Standard of living is based on income earned. Quality of life is the enjoyment of the millions of minutes in between accomplishments. Having money is only one aspect of wealth. To the sick person, wealth is health. To the lonely person, wealth is someone to talk to and share with. To the estranged person, wealth is hearing words of love and forgiveness. Borrowing the free verse style from Brother Jeremi ...

Four Essentials For Happiness 2007-04-09 10:35:36 Four Essentials for Happiness By: Brian Tracy You may have a thousand different goals over the course of your life, but they all will fall into one of four basic categories. Everything you do is an attempt to enhance the quality of your life in one or more of these areas. The Key to Happiness The first category is your desire for happy relationships. You want to love and be loved by others. You want to have a happy, harmonious home life. You want to get along well with the people around you, and you want to ear n the respect of the people you respect. Your involvement in social and community affairs results from your desire to have happy interactions with others and to make a contribution to the society you live in. Enjoy Your Work The second category is your desire for interesting and challenging work. You want to make a good living, of course, but more than that, you want to really enjoy your occupation or profession. The very best times of your life are when you are completely ...

One Solitary Life 2007-04-08 05:00:00 One Solitary Life Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself... While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. While He was dying His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth - His coat. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Nineteen long ...

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This Week 2007-04-06 07:40:52 What a great week. It was difficult, painful, and full of growth. I am grateful for it. My prayer is that we would all take some time to reflect on what Easter represents; God reconciling a sinful, fallen humanity to Himself through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. Therefore, be reconciled to God. ...

Four Steps To Success 2007-04-05 06:19:41 Four Steps to Success! by Jim Rohn Let me pass on to you these four simple steps to success: Number one is good ideas. Be a collector of good ideas. My mentor taught me to keep a journal when I was twenty five years old. I've been doing it now all these years. They will be passed on to my children and my grandchildren. If you hear a good health idea, capture it, write it down. Don't trust your memory. Then on a cold wintry evening, go back through your journal, the ideas that changed your life, the ideas that saved your marriage, the ideas that bailed you out of bankruptcy, the ideas that helped you become successful, the ideas that made you millions. What a good review. Going back over the collection of ideas that you gathered over the years. So be a collector of good ideas for your business, for your relationships, for your future. The next step to success is to have good plans. A good plan for the day, a good plan for the future, a good health plan, a good plan for your marri ...

Beware The Dream Stealers 2007-04-04 05:00:00 Beware The Dream Stealers by Dr. Denis Waitley Although your own internal measurements are the most important, you will occasionally need to seek external feedback on your progress toward your goals. When you do, be sure it is from people who are truly interested in seeing you succeed. Don't seek feedback from fair-weather friends, competitive peers, or any person who doesn't have your best interests at heart. Neutral doesn't count. Get feedback from someone who is on your side but will still be objective and honest with you. I've observed time and again that misery truly does love company. Jealousy creates some of the most miserable people I know. Surpass the achievements of your particular social crowd or your business colleagues, and look out for the slings and arrows of those who wish you were back where they are. You have to dodge the snide remarks and catty comments. Let them roll right off you. Don't internalize them. Only pay attention to feedback from those w ...

Your Future... 2007-04-03 07:56:55 YOUR FUTURE IS A BIG ADVENTURE Focus on your future, not your past.Prepare for your future, don't live in the past.Relish your good memoriesand use any bad ones as lessons in life. Sooner or later, those who winare those who think they can.The cards you're dealt in life are less importantthan the way you play them.Every day you face a new deck and new cards. Carve out a niche for yourself in your imagined future.Begin immediately to think and feel yourself as successful.To achieve your goal in life, you need to project your end result. Think of the elation, the satisfaction,the joy you'll feel when you've achieved your objective.Carry these ecstatic feelings with you every dayand they will bring your desired goals into view. Success is waiting for you. Copyright 2007 www.yourdailymotivation.com I am no 'pie in the sky' guy, but there is a point here. Our optimism and enthusiasm must be sufficient to carry us through all the difficulties. Otherwise the challenges will win. A ...

Unbelievable 2007-04-02 22:29:00 Simply an unbelievable day.<:))))><< ...

Sunday Quotes 04.01.07 2007-04-01 05:00:00 "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." -- Martha Washington "You can be on the right track and still get hit by a train!" -- Unknown"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." -- Unknown "Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well. -- Danish proverb "If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes. If you continue complaining, it won't be long before they haul you out to a financial desert and there let you choke on the dust of your own regret." -- Jim Rohn First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. - Epictetus "It is no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to ...

What We Project ... Is What We Get Back 2007-03-31 05:00:00 What We Project ... Is What We Get Back A son and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?" Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!" He receives the answer: "Coward!" He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?" The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention." And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!" The voice answers: "I admire you!" Again the man screams: "You are a champion!" The voice answers: "You are a champion!" The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: "People call this echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everyt ...

Become A Good Observer 2007-03-30 05:00:00 Become A Good Observer by Jim Rohn We must never allow a day to pass without finding the answers to a list of important questions such as: What is going on in our industry? What new challenges are currently facing our government? Our community? Our neighborhood? What are the new breakthroughs, the new opportunities, the new tools and techniques that have recently come to light? Who are the new personalities that are influencing world and local opinion?We must become good observers and astute evaluators of all that is going on around us. All events affect us, and what affects us leaves an imprint on what we will one day be and how we will one day live.One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day. We must become sensitive enough to observe and ponder what is happening around us. Be alert. Be awake. Let life and all of its subtle messages touch us. Often, the ...