Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

As Sun Tzu Once Wrote… It’s Time To Create Your Death Ground

SunTzuSun Tzu wrote of creating a ‘death ground’ — a place where an army is backed up against some geographical feature like a mountain, a river, or a forest and has no escape route.

It was reasoned without a way to retreat an army fights with double or triple the spirit compared to being on open terrain, precisely because death is viscerally present. Sun Tzu advocated deliberately stationing soldiers on death ground to give them the desperate edge that makes men fight like they never had before. There doesn’t seem to be any better way to motivate someone to give it their all and maybe it’s time for you to create your death ground?

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How to Have the Proper Mindset for Success

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Success is a product of not only dedicated effort but having the proper mindset. Being a continual emotional wreck will ensure that you’ll never realize your goals or attain your ultimate vision.

Without the proper mindset it is easy for you to get distracted.

Now more than ever it’s time to start building your mindset towards a focus for success. One of the most important aspects of mindset focus is to not allow your EMOTIONS to rule you!

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Are You Looking in the Light or Dark for Success

A guy comes out of a bar, he sees a guy on his hands and knees looking for something under a street light.

So he goes over and asks him if he can help.

The guy says

Yeah, I lost my keys

He responds

Okay I’ll help you look, where did you see them last?

The guy on his knees under the street light points over into the dark and says

I saw it over there…

The guy who came out of the bar said

Why aren’t you looking there?

The guy responds…

Well the light is much better here I can see better.

Only one question…

Are you looking where you can see or are you looking where you are most likely to find success?

…in whatever you do.

 

One of the Best Sources for Business Inspiration

I wanted to share one of the best websites and podcasts I have found for business and general inspiration. Hopefully you have already had a chance to listen to Andrew Warner over at Mixergy.com. If you haven’t below are some of the best interviews I would recommend to get a feel for what his podcast is all about:

I believe that in just about every interview that Andrew does you will find at least one gem of insight to help you in what you do.

 

7 Short Communication and Authority Tips

  1. Whether delivering a presentation, writing an email, blog post, or briefing somebody in the hallway, make the opening line the punch line.
  2. Words alone never carry the complete message. Messages come from context, relationship, timing, tone of voice, what was said, what was not said, and body language. All these things together comprise the total message that people “hear.”
  3. Interpret information and translate the relevant details to the different people or groups involved. Think about what your information means to them specifically and clarify that when you share your views.
  4. Get peoples attention by summarizing your message succinctly. Then follow up with the details.
  5. People withhold details to gain power. they lose it for the same reason.
  6. When you praise someone, focus on how– how they got the good rating. Otherwise, how will they know what to repeat?
  7. To make sure people walk away with the same message you intended to convey, verify by getting them to react to it in some fashion.
 

Mindset: How to Attract Wealth To Your Business

mindset for successAre you ready to change your mindset and start visualizing yourself sitting on a pile of cash? Do you know how to develop a positive mindset that will help you on the road of success?

Now more than ever is the time to focus on they keys to driving revenue and focusing on income producing activities.

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The Essentials of Leader Brand Building

stand outBecoming a leader in your market is critical to personal branding success.

This foundation must be in place for your personal brand to be an effective and dominant brand.

What qualities are essential for anyone seeking to be a brand leader?

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Secrets of Unlearning to Learn

  • just-people-audioHow to grow and develop you need to ‘unlearn’
  • How can you learn to unlearn
  • How do we recognize when our brains are hard wired and not thinking freely in business?
  • How to evolve to create success in business
  • Is change in the business world really quicker than it ever has been?
  • How successful leaders need to embrace ambiguity
  • Practical steps on unlearning
  • How to remove the boundaries to our thinking

 

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