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Goals 2007 - Part 2 2007-03-29 11:24:20 As I review the past three month, there is a lot of good to reflect on. There were breakthroughs in focus, productivity, and sign-ups. There are mountains to be climbed. This is good stuff. I am one grateful human being.<:))))><< ...

Goals 2007 2007-03-28 14:48:34 The end of the first quarter is upon us. How are you doing on achieving your goals. In the next few days, I am going to be doing some review followed by adjustment. This is going to be the breakthrough year I desire it to be. <:))))><< ...

Your Greatest Resourses 2007-03-27 12:23:27 Your Greatest Resources Chris Widener When people think about pursuing something, they usually first take a look at their resources to determine whether or not they can do it. That is a wise thing to do. But where most people fail in this process is when they look at their resources to determine whether or not they can do it, they are usually taking stock of the wrong resources. Most people immediately look at money. ?How much money do I have?? they ask. Sure, we need to know how much money we have, but money is not the greatest resource. In fact, there are a few other resources that are all more important, and certainly more impacting, than money. Take a look through the following and see how you do. If you have money, but don?t have these, you will not go far. If you have these but lack in the oney department, you can still pursue and achieve your dreams. 1. Desire. Everything that comes from life comes from wanting it. Really wanting it. Do you have desire in you fo ...

Spring Has Sprung 2007-03-26 13:38:20 Spring has sprung. It is good. It is welcome. I am taking the rest of the day off. What a great idea!<:))))><< ...

Sunday Quotes 03.25.07 2007-03-25 05:00:00 "Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you." -- Arnold Palmer If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune. - Jim Rohn Men are like steel-when they lose their temper they are worthless. - Unknown "There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence transform a yellow spot into the sun." -- Pablo Picasso "When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously." --Norman Vincent Peale ...

Silly Saturday 03.24.07 2007-03-24 11:01:53 After a caller told the Humane Society in Battle Creek, Michigan, about two ducks trapped by the ice on a pond, shelter manager Mike Pearson rushed right over. He inched his way out a considerable distance and, as onlookers stood by, gently gathered up the ducks and made his way back to safety. Both of the wooden decoys were expected to survive.:-)<:))))><< ...

Getting Better 2007-03-23 10:11:20 If you want your life to change, you have to change first.If you want your life to get better, you have to get better first-- Author UnknownRather simplistic and yet utterly profound. Jim Rohn said; "If you make room for your gifts, they will make room for you." <:))))><< ...

Focus & Discipline 2007-03-22 11:35:30 It is amazing what a little focus and discipline will do for a home based business. I am achieving my dreams. For a time I thought my goals were pure fantasy. Now they are coming to fruition. It is exciting to go to work in the morning. <:))))><< ...

One Hour Is All It Takes 2007-03-21 05:00:00 One Hour Makes All the DifferenceBy: Brian Tracy You've gone as far as you can with what you now know. Any progress you make from this moment onward will require that you learn and practice something new. Commit to Lifelong LearningOne quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. They look upon themselves as self-made people, as "works in progress." They never become complacent or satisfied. They are always striving toward ever greater heights of knowledge and understanding. Get to the Top in Five YearsEarl Nightingale said many years ago that one hour per day of study in your chosen field was all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do. Read Everything You CanRead all you can about your field. Subscribe to ...

Concentration 2007-03-20 14:36:56 ?The first law of success is concentration - to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right or to the left.? --William Mathews The more thought you invest in planning and setting priorities before you begin, the more important things you will do and the faster you will get them done once you get started. The more important and valuable the task is to you, the more you will be motivated to overcome procrastination and launch yourself into the job. It is a matter of intense focus. If I can do it, anyone can? <:))))><< ...

A Journey 2007-03-19 13:34:08 So often I view life and business as a destination or even an arrival (some momentous breakthrough). It is not either. This is a journey and success can be measured in the day by day improvements. This waiting for the earth-shaking breakthrough is too wearisome. I am content with being a little better today the yesterday and making a habit of daily and continuous improvement. ...

Sunday Quotes 03.18.07 2007-03-18 05:00:00 One thing you can give and still keep ... is your word. - Unknown Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise. - Unknown We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves. - Unknown The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge. - Unknown The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. -- Unknown<:))))><< ...

Excited! 2007-03-17 11:11:01 The adjustments in my work these last two weeks are very encouraging to me. To see the business grow at the rate I dreamed about is so gratifying. I can't wait until Monday to be back at it.<:))))><< ...

Funny Friday 03.16.07 2007-03-16 05:00:00 "Need a Pen?" A patient at the dental office where I was a receptionist stopped by my desk to pay her bill. She began rummaging through her purse, as so many patients did when they had a check to write. "Do you need a pen?" I asked, offering her the use of mine. "Yes, thank you," she replied. She took it, put it in her handbag and proceeded to pay in cash. :-)<:))))><< ...

Friday Funny 03.16.07 2007-03-16 05:00:00 The Pope is visiting Washington, D.C., and President Bush takes him out for an afternoon on the Potomac, cruising on the Presidential yacht, the Sequoia. They're admiring the sights when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat (zucchetto) blows off his head and out into the water. Secret Service guys start to launch a boat, but President Bush waves them off, saying, "Wait, wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry." Bush then steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Holy Father's little hat, bends over, picks it up, and then walks back to the yacht and climbs aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence. The next morning, the headlines in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, Washington Post, Boston Herald, Buffalo News, Houston Chronicle, Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal, Minneapolis Tribune, Denver Post, Albuquerque Journal, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle all proclaim: "Bush Can't Swim!" :- ...