Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Truth Lies in Your Heart

Motivational Power Quote




The Truth Lies in Your Heart
“Listen to your heart above
all other voices.”
Marta Kagan, marketing consultant


As I see it. . . . . . . .


The truth lies in your heart,


Listen to what’s in your heart above all else.


Your heart will light your way on the darkest and brightest of days.


Be open minded and be receptive to what’s your heart is saying to you.


Your heart will always tell you the truth, we just have to listen.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Genius of Common Sense

  Motivational Power Quote



The Genius of Common Sense
“Common sense is genius
dressed up in work clothes.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American


As I see it. . . . . . . .


The genius of common sense . . . .


Common sense is our inner logic of what’s right or wrong.


Common sense is our ability to understand what’s reasonable or unreasonable.


Common sense is how we rationalize our actions in advance of acting.


The use of common sense will make an ordinary person extraordinary.


When we look at successful people; one of their biggest assets was their ability to use of their common sense to succeed.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Monday, June 28, 2010

Success is Attracted By Helping Others

Motivational Power Quote

Success is Attracted By Helping Others
“Success is still the constant
application of the Golden Rule.”
Anonymous


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Success is attracted by helping others.


The Golden Rule is that by helping other people to acquire what they want, we acquire what we want.


Our commitment to helping people may seem like a little thing at the time but it becomes the big difference in our personal and business relationships. People sense when we’re providing that little extra or we’re doing just enough to get by.


We build lasting relationships and customer appreciation through our efforts. We will also receive future business and referrals as a result of our efforts.


Success comes to us as a result of the service that we provide to others.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Sunday, June 27, 2010

Stop and Smell the Flowers

   
    Motivational Power Quote



Stop and Smell the Flowers
“Don’t hurry, don’t worry.
You’re only here for a short visit.
So be sure to stop and small the flowers.”
Walter Hagen, professional golfer


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Stop and smell the flowers.


Some things we get to do only once, and we rush by them so fast that we miss the moment that will never be repeated.


There are people in our life that we’ll to busy for; stop and give them your attention.


We are rushing from here to there and miss so many things that if we stopped for a moment those things could bring a ray of sunshine to our lives and those around us.


In our haste we miss many magical moments, that if we stopped to see them they can make a big difference in our life.


Our trip on this planet is very short; invest your life in creating a life of fulfillment. Put things in prospective and don’t spend your life worrying, find solutions and move on.


Take the time to smell the flowers along the way, cherish your moments, your family and friends and be thankful for the things that you have attracted into you life.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Saturday, June 26, 2010

Raise Your Standards

Motivational Power Quote

Raise Your Standards
“Success will not lower its
standard to us.
We must raise our standard to succeed.”
Rev. Randall R. Mc Bridge Jr.


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Raise your standards.


Success has a price, the price of high standards.


Lowering your standards may seem like a shortcut, but in realty; lowering your standard moves you in the opposite direction and away from success. You continue to move further away from success and your journey is one of difficulty and frustration.


A person with low standards is very unlikely of achieving success.


Keep your standards high to maintain momentum on your success journey.


Raising your standards will place you on a journey that very few people are willing to take.


Raise your standards for an unlimited future and to maximize your success.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author















Friday, June 25, 2010

Our Values Are the Foundation

Motivational Power Quote

Our Values Are the Foundation

“Happiness is that state of
consciousness which proceeds from
the achievement of ones values.”
Ayn Rand, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Our values are the foundation:


Our values create the success in our life, relationships and business.


Our values will determine our actions.


Our values will be reflected in how we feel about ourselves and how we treat others.


Our values will reflect in how others see us.


The person that follows a high standard with their values will find a inner peace with themselves and happiness.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Live Your Life Though Other

Motivational Power Quote

Live Your Life Though Other

“Love all, trust a few,
do wrong to none.”
William Shakespeare


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Live your life though others.


Treat the people around you with respect and the respect will be returned to you.


Trust the people that you come in contact with that have earned the right to be trusted. Be selective on who you trust and build rapport and a relationships with them and they will build a relationship and rapport with your.


On your success journey; the way we treat people will become a magnet and be magnified in the way that treatment is returned to us.


Treat everyone along the way; the way you would be treated.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Know Your Destination Before Your Start

Motivational Power Quote

Know Your Destination Before Your Start

 

“Without goals and plans to reach them,
you are like a ship that has
set sail with no destination.”
Fitzhugh Dodson, author and writer



As I see it. . . . . . . .



Know your destination before you start.



Without goals and a plan we’ll have no course to follow or destination to reach; we will just wander without a purpose or a destination.



Choose your destination; know where you want to go, have a plan and know how you’ll get there before you start.

Create the vision of your destination and set your goals before you embark on your success journey.



Develop and implement your plan of act to navigate your journey and reach your destination.



Move forward with a purpose and a clear vision of your destination.



©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author












Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Forget The Market

Motivational Power Quote


Forget The Market
“Forget about the business outlook.
Be on the outlook for business.”
Paul J. Meyers, founder of Success International 


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Forget the market.


Forget the market conditions.


Forget the market outlook.


Look for business and make your market.


Make your own market outlook and create your success.


Seek success by working hard, smart and a little longer.


Stay focused on your vision and until you reach your desired outcome.


Your life and your business in under your control, what you do is your choice. Fan the frames of success and achievement and go after what you want.


Your success or failure will come down to staying focused, consistently looking for business and developing your business.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Monday, June 21, 2010

How You Feel About Yourself is Your Choice

Motivational Power Quote

How You Feel About Yourself is Your Choice
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself.
Whatever has to be done,
it’s always your choice.”
Wayne Dyer, author



As I see it. . . . . . . .


How you feel about yourself is your choice.


Do you have a positive outlook or is your outlook negative what every your outlook is; is your choice.


Do you believe that you will achieve your goals or do believe that they are unattainable? What every you believe becomes your reality.


Are you a happy person or are you miserable?


How you feel about yourself is under your control and is your choice.


Think well of yourself and motivate yourself forward.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author















Sunday, June 20, 2010

Drop Your Bad Habits

Motivational Power Quote



Drop Your Bad Habits

“The best way to break a habit
is to drop it.”
Leo Aikman


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Drop your bad habits.


We do it without thinking; it’s a habit.


Habits are routines that we developed over time that will either make our life productive or create a negative influence.


Most of our habits are positive that makes our life better as result of forming those habits.


At times bad habits drift into our life. If bad habits are allowed to continue and not addressed the habits have a negative influence on our daily life.


Once you realize that you have bad habits, drop them.


It will take a commitment on your part to drop the habit. Focus on dropping the habit everyday with a deadline to remove the habit. It will take 21 days to change a habit and drop it.


Expand your good habits and expand the positive influences in your life.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Saturday, June 19, 2010

Doing What You Want to Do

Motivational Power Quote


Doing What You Want to Do

“People always make time
to do the things
they really want to do.”
Anon


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Doing what you want to do.


People will always find time to do the things they want to do.


We also gravitate to doing the things we enjoy and we will find the time to do them.


When we concentrate on the things we enjoy and want to do; everything else takes a back seat in getting done.


To maximize your success find the things that you enjoy doing and you will always find the time to do them. In doing the things you enjoy do them with excellences. Become an expert in the field and turn the passion for what you enjoy doing into a success opportunity.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author





Friday, June 18, 2010

The Constant Pressure of Persistence

We will erode any obstacles that stand between us and our unlimited success by applying and maintaining the constant pressure of persistence.

Stay on purpose; maintain your pressure of persistence to see the task through to a successful conclusion.

Be determined to reach your full potential, as water will erode the rock persistence will erode the obstacles that stand between you and success.

©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Doing What You Want to Do

Motivational Power Quote


Doing What You Want to Do
“People always make time
to do the things
they really want to do.”
Anon


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Doing what you want to do.


People will always find time to do the things they want to do.


We also gravitate to doing the things we enjoy and we will find the time to do them.


When we concentrate on the things we enjoy and want to do; everything else takes a back seat in getting done.


To maximize your success find the things that you enjoy doing and you will always find the time to do them. In doing the things you enjoy do them with excellences. Become an expert in the field and turn the passion for what you enjoy doing into a success opportunity.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Thursday, June 17, 2010

Discover Your Possibilities

Motivational Power Quote




Discover Your Possibilities
“The only way of finding the
limits of the possible is by
going beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke, Scientest  


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Discover your possibilities.


The only limits that a person has to what’s possible are the self imposed limits that are in their mind.

Our possibilities lay in the area beyond what we are already doing and stretching out of our comfort zone.


Go beyond the possibilities of today into the unknown and find your possibilities of tomorrow.


As we stretch our possibilities, we stretch our minds, our thinking and our world. We find new opportunities and become a new person.


Move beyond what you been doing into the impossible and establish your new possibilities.


Your possibilities are unlimited . . . .


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Customers Don’t Expect Us To Be Perfect

Motivational Power Quote

 
Customers Don’t Expect Us To Be Perfect
“Customers don’t expect you to be perfect.
They do expect you to fix
things when they go wrong.”
Donald Porter, V.P. British Airways



As I see it. . . . . . . .


Customers don’t expect us to be perfect.


Our customers expect us to live up to our commitments and to do what we’ve told them that we would do.


When things go wrong our customers expect us to step up and correct it. They don’t want excuses or stories on why it can’t be done; they want positive actions to fix the situation.


We will be judged on our ability to fix problems without disrupting customer relations.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author





Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Constant Improvement is a Stepping Stone to Excellence

Motivational Power Quote

Constant Improvement is a Stepping Stone to Excellence

“Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence.
only constant improvement
and constant change.”
Tom Peters, management consultant


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Constant improvement is a stepping stone to excellence.


Excellence is a vision of what can be.


The pursuit of excellence takes a commitment to constant improvement and improving with a purpose.


Excellence is the art of being better tomorrow surpassing where we are today.


To achieve excellence we also have to be willing to change, adjust and to continually improve to move in the direction of excellence.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Monday, June 14, 2010

Be a Person of Great Spirit

Motivational Power Quotes

Be a Person of Great Spirit
“Great spirits have always
encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds.”
Albert Einstein

As I see it. . . . . . . .


Be a person of Great Spirit.


Believe in what’s possibility and have the courage to pursue your possibilities.


See your world as a source of unlimited possibilities and that opportunities are there waiting for you to discover them.


A person with Great Spirit leads the way and accomplishes great things.


If you’re a person of Great Spirit be on the look out for people with mediocre minds, they are out there and will try to derail you.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Sunday, June 13, 2010

A Great Attitude Makes All the Difference

Motivational Power Quote

A Great Attitude Makes All the Difference
“A great attitude does much more than
turn on the light in our worlds;
it seems to magically connect us
to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities
that were somehow absent before the change.”
Earl Nightingale, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .


A great attitude makes all the difference.


A great attitude is the difference between goings down the dark path of uncertainty; or letting the sunshine into our life and having its brightness light the way for our success journey and a life of possibilities.


Our attitude will take us on a journey of unlimited opportunities; were many are unanticipated and seem to arrive at our door step.


A great attitude is a magnet; for success, attracting positive relationships. Opportunities are created that may not have been available to us in the past, and the lights to our world are turned on for us to see the way.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Your Only Limitations Are In You’re . . . .

Motivational Power Quote

Your Only Limitations Are In You’re . . . .
“There are no limitations to self,
except those you believe in.”
Seth Godin, author



As I see it. . . . . . . .


Your only limitations are in you’re . . . . self believes.


What you believe in becomes your truths.


Believe that you have unlimited potential and you’ll see the potential in yourself and find the ways to unleash that potential.


See your world full of opportunities and the doors of opportunity will are there to open.


Think in terms of your possibilities and they will be there.


What we believe about ourselves we become.


The only limits we have are those that we place on ourselves in our beliefs.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Successs Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Friday, June 11, 2010

Worrying is a Distraction and Doesn’t Resolve Problems

Motivational Power Quote

Worrying is a Distraction and Doesn’t Resolve Problems
“Worrying is the same thing
as banging your head against the wall.
It only feels good when you stop.”
John Powers, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Worrying is a distraction and doesn’t resolve problems.


Worrying about problems clouds our thinking and will drain our energy without any positive resolution to the problem.


The more we worry the less effective we become in solving the problem and we increase the likelihood that the problem will affect other areas of our life.


Effectively solving problems is controlling what you’re able to control and letting go of what you can’t control. Take a proactive approach to the problem with a plan and a solution.


Stop banging your head against the wall. Once you let go of worrying you will increase you effectiveness and you will feel much better about yourself and the issue.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

















Thursday, June 10, 2010

Who Will Be There to Inspire You?

Motivational Power Quote


Who Will Be There to Inspire You?
“Our chief want is someone
who will inspire us to be
what we know we can could be.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson


As I see it. . . . . . . .

Who will be there to inspire you?

Within all of us is the person that we could be.

How do we release the greatness of that person?

Do we look for someone to inspire us, mentor us, coach us or help us to become the person that we could be?

Find a person that will be there for you; a person that will help you to navigate challenging times, and will inspire you.

The person needs to be strong enough that they will offer you their hand to pull you when it’s needed or push you when it required.

Let the inspiration ignite that person in you to become the person that you are meant to be.

©2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Difference Between a Mistake and Failure

Motivational Power Quote

The Difference Between a Mistake and Failure
“If you have made mistakes,
even serious ones,
there is always another chance for you.
What we call failure is not the falling down,
but the staying down.”
Mary Pickford, American actress


As I see it. . . . . . . .


The difference between a mistake and failure . . . .


It’s not a question if were going to make a mistake, the question is how soon and how many.


The only person that doesn’t make mistakes is the person that not trying.


Mistakes are stepping stones to trying again with the benefits of our experience to do things better.


Don’t except a mistake as failure see a mistake as an opportunity to become better as a result of the experience.


In reality mistakes are part of the normal life cycle and we have the opportunity of moving forward after a mistake with renewed commitment.


Failure is falling down after a mistake and deciding not to get up.


A mistake is a temporary condition if after a mistake you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move on.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Two Things That Make’s a Difference

Motivational Power Quote


Two Things That Make’s a Difference
“You are today what you’ll be
in five years from now,
expect for the people
you meet and the books you read.”
Charlie “Tremendous” Jones



As I see it. . . . . . . .


Two things that make’s a difference.


The people we meet and associate with will impact your life.


Meeting and associating with positive people create a positive environment. We tend to mirror the people we associate with and we will attract people into our circle of influence that are most like us.


We will create either positive or negative associations. Those associations will determine how other people see us and how we see ourselves.


Positive people create positive relationship and a positive self – image.


The books you read will determine who you become.


Investing one hour a day reading in our chosen field would make you a recognized expert in your field within five years.


Read to expand your knowledge, to keep you motivated and to create a cutting edge advantage in what you do.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Monday, June 7, 2010

The Starting Point of All Achievement

Motivational Power Quote

The Starting Point of All Achievement
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Keep this constantly in your mind.
Weak desires bring weak results.”
Napoleon Hill, author


As I see it. . . . . . . .


The starting point of all achievement . . . . is desire.


Define your desire into specific goals of what you want.


Create a clear vision in your mind of what you want to achieve. See them in your mind as and what they will look like when you successfully achieved the desired results.


Maintain that successful vision in your mind to keep you on purpose.


Turn your desire and achieving the desired results into your passion and an action plan. Plan and implement high value activities that will continually move you in the direction and the achievement of the desired results.


A strong desire supported with passion will produce strong results.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Sunday, June 6, 2010

Persistence’s Makes All the Differences

Motivational Power Quote

Persistence’s Makes All the Differences


“I have not failed.

I’ve just found 10,000 ways

that won’t work.”

Thomas A. Edison, inventor


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Persistence’s makes the all differences.


Thomas Edison demonstrated the true meaning of the word persistence’s in his quest to invent the electric light bulb.


He could have quit after his third experiment failed. He could have justified walking away after his fiftieth experiments failed.


Who would have blamed him if he said enough after the one-hundred experiments failed? What Thomas discovered along the ways was 10,000 ways that an electric light bulb would not work before be achieved success.


Thomas Edison had a vision, he had passion but his real asset was his persistence’s. He stayed with his vision until that vision became a reality.


It becomes easy to quit when things don’t work out as we plan.


Be persistent and stay focused until you invent your light bulb.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Success Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Saturday, June 5, 2010

Time Doesn’t Change Things We Do

Motivational Power Quote

Time Doesn’t Change Things We Do
“They always say time changes things,
but you actually have to
change them yourself.”
Andy Warhol


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Time doesn’t change things we do


When there are things in our life that we want changed it’s up to us to change them, time won’t do it. Change doesn’t happen by chance, it’s a personal choice that we have to make to change the things that we want out of our life.


Leaving change unattended creates unnecessary baggage and will drain your energy.


If change is needed in your life; you have to make the change yourself. Remove what’s needed to be removed and then move on.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Friday, June 4, 2010

Start Today to Make a Brand New Ending

Motivational Power Quote

Start Today to Make a Brand New Ending

“No one can go back and make
a brand new start.
Anyone can start from now and
make a brand new ending.”
Source unknown


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Start today to make a brand new ending.


Our time is a perishable resource and once the time has passed it will be gone forever. There is no way for us to go back into the past and reuse our time or change the results.


If we want to change the direction of our life it’s not in reliving the past but in changing the direction of our future starting now.


When we change the direction of our future we create new path and a new ending.


Consider what you want your life to be and make the changes that will move your life in that direction.


We can’t control the past, but we are able to control our future. There will still be challenges with our new direction, but there will be satisfaction in your efforts.


Your greatest satisfaction will come in creating a new ending for your success journey.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author





Motivational Power Quote

Self Talk and Performance
“Evidence is conclusive
that your self talk
has a direct bearing on your performance.”
Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker


As I see it. . . . . . . .


Self talk and performance . . . .


There is a direct link between a person’s self talk and their performance.


Positive self talk creates positive thoughts. The level of the persons self talk will be reflected directly in the level of the person’s achievement.


If you’re finding yourself drifting into negitive thinking read something to inspire you, listen to a motivational audio program or talk with your mentor. Turn the negative thoughts into a positive thinking and positive environment.


Keep your self talk positive and you’ll find a direct link between your self talk and your level of performance.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author





Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Reaching Your Maximum Potential

Motivational Power Quote

Reaching Your Maximum Potential
“If you are unwilling to change,
you’ve already reached your
maximum potential.”
Prof. Phil Erramehe PhD



As I see it. . . . . . . .


Reaching your maximum potential


Reaching your maximum potential takes a leap of faith of moving out of your comfort zone into uncharted waters. Let go of the past, embrace change and the new possibilities that the change offers.


Success comes in seeking new and enhanced ways to do the things we’ve done in the past.


Be receptive to change and intervention; that where we move to the next level and where we find our maximum potential.


An unwillingness to change limits the person to where they are today, they have reached there maximum potential.


Transform your life and reach out, embrace change and maximize your potential.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Persistence’s Makes All the Differences

Motivational Power Quote

Persistence’s Makes All the Differences
“I have not failed.
I’ve just found 10,000 ways
that won’t work.”
Thomas A. Edison, inventor


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Persistence’s makes the all differences.


Thomas Edison demonstrated the true meaning of the word persistence’s in his quest to invent the electric light bulb.


He could have quit after his third experiment failed. He could have justified walking away after his fiftieth experiments failed.


Who would have blamed him if he said enough after the one-hundred experiments failed? What Thomas discovered along the ways was 10,000 ways that an electric light bulb would not work before be achieved success.


Thomas Edison had a vision, he had passion but his real asset was his persistence’s. He stayed with his vision until that vision became a reality.


It becomes easy to quit when things don’t work out as we plan.


Be persistent and stay focused until you invent your light bulb.


©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Success Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author