Saturday, July 31, 2010

Be a Bulldog

Motivational Power Quote

 

Be a Bulldog

“The nose of the bulldog
is slanted backwards
so he can continue to
breathe without letting go.”
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister


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


Be a bulldog.


Go after what you want, with a passion.


Stay on your course; continue to move forward through the obstacles that you encounter along the way.


Remain focused on the desired results.


Keep your visions burning bright within your mind and heart to light your way.


Be a bulldog and hang onto want you want to accomplish and don’t let go until you have achieved your desired results.


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



Friday, July 30, 2010

Your Motivation Will Determine Your Results

Motivational Power Quote


Your Motivation Will Determine Your Results

“People who are unable to motivate
themselves must be content
with mediocrity,
no matter how impressive
their other talents .”
Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist


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


Your motivation will determine your results.


Your motivation will start your success engine and keeps it running.


Motivation is a building block that your success is built on.


Motivation will get you though a challenging day.


A lack of motivation will neutralize your talent.


Lacking motivation will hinder you success.


You are personally responsible for your level of motivation. Choose to motivate yourself to level of success that you desire to achieve.


Success becomes within your reach when you’re willing to apply the efforts to achieve it.


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









Thursday, July 29, 2010

You Can’t Recover a Lost Day

Motivational Power Quote


You Can’t Recover a Lost Day

“There are million ways to lose a work day,
but not even a single way
to get one back.”
Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister


As I see it. . . . . . . .
You can’t recover a lost day.

There’s many ways that we can lose our day, but there is no way to recover the day once it’s lost.


Not one day can be recovered with an excuse.


Look at your day as a precious resource that once expended can never be recaptured.


Treat you day with care, making the most of your moments.


Plan your days advance, and your days will paid a dividends and becomes a building block for your future.


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



Wednesday, July 28, 2010

When You Reach the End of Your Rope

Motivational Power Quote


When You Reach the End of Your Rope

“When you get to the end
of the rope,
tie a knot and hang on.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States


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


When you reach the end of your rope


Tie a knot and hang on for dear life.


At the end of the rope when it’s appears that all is lost; see it as an opportunity for a new beginning and to starting anew.


When you’re hanging on and look for solutions but don’t give up. Continue to look for answers until you find them; but don’t give up, hang on a little bit longer.


By hanging on we’ll start to see the ways through, over and around the situation.


Hanging on just a little bit longer, by itself can change the outcome.


Don’t let go, don’t give up, hang on.


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

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

What’s Your Plan B

Motivational Power Quote


What’s Your Plan B

“The most successful people
are those who are
good at plan B.”
James Yorke



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


What’s your plan B?


We put together what we consider to be a great plan and it not going the way we planned.


Things don’t always go as planned . . . . Now what?


Successful people adjust.


The most successful people have a back up plan that they can put in place when their original plan is not working, they adjust and move forward with their plan B.


Be flexible when things are not going as planned, be prepared to implement your plan B.


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







Monday, July 26, 2010

We Make Ourselves What We Have Become

Motivational Power Quote




We Make Ourselves Into What We Have Become

“You were not born a winner,
and you were not born a loser,
you are what you make yourself be.”
Lou Holtz, football coach


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


We make ourselves into what we have become


At birth it was not predetermined who we would become.


We were not born as top sales associates, a store clerk, a professional athlete, a laborer, a movie star, a business leader, or a doctor.


We all were born as a unique person with unique potential; it becomes our reasonability to find our way and to develop our potential. Developing your potential is a life long endeavor with many adjustments, twists and turns along the way.


Find your way, develop your potential, and be the person that you were meant to be.


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











Sunday, July 25, 2010

Turn Your Dream Into a Goal

Motivational Power Quote


Turn Your Dream Into a Goal

“A dream becomes a goal
when action is taken towards
it’s achievement.”
Bo Bennett, motivational speaker


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


Turn your dream into a goal.


We think about our dreams, but our dreams remain just that a dream until we take action.


When you become passionate about our dreams we form the foundation of our goals.


Your dreams become a goal when you plan your actions and then take the actions to achieve your goals.


Positive action will move you in the direction of fulfilling your dreams and achieving your goals.


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





Saturday, July 24, 2010

There Are No Shortcuts to Success

Motivational Power Quote


There Are No Shortcuts to Success

“There are no shortcuts to
any place worth going.”
Beverly Sills, America’s queen of opera


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


There are no shortcuts to success.


Success is a journey not an expressway; it’s a committed path that takes time and effort to achieve the desired results.


The person that looks for and takes what appears to be a shortcut is destined to repeat the journey many times with little or no progress.


Success is a worthwhile journey; not achieved by means of shortcuts but though commitment and staying the course.


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

Friday, July 23, 2010

The Little Known Secret of Success

Motivational Power Quote


The Little Known Secret of Success

“There are no secrets to success.
It is the result of preparation,
hard work,
learning from failure.”
Colin Powell, former Secretary of State


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


The little known secret of success . . . . There is no secret.


A person who succeeds is committed to their success.


They will do what’s required to succeed and are willing to work hard at their success everyday.


A successful person over prepares for there success journey and adjusts when it’s required.


They work through their challenges and obstacles and occasionally will stumble and fall; they will pick themselves up, dust themselves off and get back on track.


They face their failures and use them as a learning experience to find solutions and find a way to succeed.


The secret of success is there is no secret.


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



Thursday, July 22, 2010

Success is in The Planning

Motivational Power Quote


Success is in The Planning
“It’s not the plan that is important,
it’s the planning.”
Dr Graeme Edwards


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


Success is in the planning.


The prerequisite to success is great planning.


Great planning will show you the way to achieve your objectives and how to navigate the challenges faced along the way on your success journey.


By investing in the planning before starting a project we are investing in our success in advance our taking action.


A person that plans takes a giant step in the direction of success.




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









Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Preparation Will Reduce Stress

Motivational Power Quote


Preparation Will Reduce Stress

“Preparation is one of the most
important elements to success.
Preparation also has the
internal benefit of reduced stress.”
Byron Pulsifer


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


Preparation will reduce stress . . . . and become a pathway to success.


Quality preparation builds confidence in our thinking and our actions. The better we’re prepared for any situation the more confidence we develop and bring into resolving situation.


Quality preparation will reduce our stress as a result of our increased confidence.


As we prepare ourselves we prepare for success.


Preparation is essential for our success and is the foundation that our success is built on.


Commit yourself to prepare for success and as you do your stress will be reduced.


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

Monday, July 19, 2010

My Strength

Motivational Power Quote


My Strength

“My strength lies solely
in my tenacity.”
Louis Pastur, French chemist


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


My strength . . . .


When things becomes challenging I remain persistent.


I have a firm resolve to see things through to a successful conclusion.


I’m determined to succeed and I will stay focused on what’s needed to achieve the desired outcome.


My strength lies in my tenacity to be persistent in any circumstances that I’m presented with.


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

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Leave Your Footprints in the Sands of Life

Motivational Power Quote

Leave Your Footprints in the Sands of Life

“If you want to leave footprints
in the sands of time,
don’t drag you feet.”
Arnot L. Sheppard, author



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


Leave your footprints in the sands of life.


Plant your feet firmly in the sand and with each step you take you will leave your footprint.


Take your steps boldly in the direction of your goals, leaving your foot print with each step you take.


The person who drags their feet will only leave a smudge in the sands of time.


Be the one to leave their footprints in the sale sands of life.


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















Saturday, July 17, 2010

I Become Who I Believe I Am

Motivational Power Quote

I Become Who I Believe I Am

“Behind me is infinite power.
Before me endless possibility.
Around me is boundless opportunity.
Why should I fear?”
Stella Stuart



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


I become who I believe I am.
I have the power to succeed
My possibilities are endless.


I have opportunities all around me.
I can overcome any obstacles that I face.
I have confidence in myself and my ability.


I have it in my power to achieve my goals


I make my opportunities.
My life is full of possibilities


I become who I believe I am and I am one happy successful person.
©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Friday, July 16, 2010

Go For the Great

Motivational Power Quote

Go For the Great

“Don’t be afraid to give up
the good
to go for the great.”
John D. Rockefeller, entrepreneur


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


Go for the great.


When we work at being good in our chosen field, what we’ll do becomes acceptable and we are selling ourselves short and we’re end up by just getting by.


The opportunities in being good are very limiting. There is very little or no personal growth or success in being good.


We have to have the faith in ourselves and give up the good and go for the great.


Going for the great will require taking calculated risks and the courage to step outside your comfort zone and to step into the possibility zone.


The opportunities and the rewards of going for the great become unlimited.


Go for the great.


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

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Every Tomorrow

Motivational Power Quote



Every Tomorrow

“Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with
the handle of anxiety or
the handle of faith.”
Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman


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


Every tomorrow


Has we enter every new day we will find that we have two choices. The one we choose to hold on to will impact our future.


We can make the choice to hold on to anxiety and the associated emotions of worry, apprehension and fear that anxiety bring with it.


It’s a negative experience that generations negative emotions and negative results.


Or we can hold on to faith and the benefits that having faith bring into our lives. Having faith fosters confidence and self-assurance. A person with faith moves forward with conviction and purpose.


At the time the choices seem insignificant but the impact of the choice becomes enormous. Faith will give your life a positive direction were anxiety will paralyze your decisions.


Choose to have faith.


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







Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A Full and Richer Life

If we want a full and richer life we have to change our thinking.


When you change our thinking, we change the way we see our world and our life.

When we change our thinking we change the way the world sees us.

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

Don’t Be Judgmental of Others

Motivational Power Quote


Don’t Be Judgmental of Others

“When you judge another,
you do not define them,
you define yourself.”
Thomas A. Edison, inventor


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


Don’t be judgmental of others.
How we judge others will define us as a person.


Don’t criticize, condemn, or complaint about others.


Be slow to judge someone get to know them as a person, understand them and know all the facts.


Make your judgments based on fact not the person.


Make decisions based on the facts and what has to be resolved; and what you can do to get it done.


When we judge others we don’t define them we define ourselves though our thinking.


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





Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Do The Job Right

Motivational Power Quote




Do The Job Right

“It’s easier do a job right
than to explain
why you didn’t.”
Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States


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


Do the job right.


When you undertake a new task or job; make the commitment to do it right the first time; make your best effort right from the beginning.


It’s easier to do the job right the first time than having to redo a poor job.


Redoing a poor job takes far more time and efforts than it does to do it right from the outset in addition it has no redeeming value.


Make the commitment to do the job right and than do it and you’ll never have to make excuses or explain what you didn’t do.


Do it right the first time and every time.



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




Monday, July 12, 2010

Decisions Create Power

Motivational Power Quote


Decisions Create Power

“Our power is in our
ability to decide.”
Buckminster Fuller, futurist


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


Decisions create power.
Our ability to make decisions and decide creates unlimited power.
By making decisions we move pass the status quo to make the choices to what direction we want our future to take us. We can decide on a positive or negative path. The path we choose is our choice.
As we decide we take control of our circumstances we find ourselves in we find ourselves in control. The decisions we make in the beginning will control the direction of our success journey and the outcome.
Be willing to take the risk of deciding to take control your life and circumstances and enjoy the benefits of the results of your decisions.
©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Sunday, July 11, 2010

Control the Little Costs

Motivational Power Quote


Control the Little Costs

“Beware of little expenses;
A small leak will sink a
great ship.”
Thomas A. Edison, inventor

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


Control the little costs . . . . And you control your big costs and will control your business.


When we control the little costs; we’ll managing the small details of our business and our future financial success. Managing the small details of any business is a key to it financial heath and its success as a business.


Great businesses are made or they will sink by the way they manage their small expenses.


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









Saturday, July 10, 2010

Strong Convictions

Motivational Power Quote


Strong Convictions

“He who beliefs is strong;
he who doubts is weak.
Strong convictions precedes
great action.”
J.F. Clarke


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


Strong convictions . . . .


He that’s believes in themselves creates inner strong and puts down a solid foundation to build a successful career and a life.


When we have doubts it destabilizes our thinking, and the actions we take. Doubt is the foundation for failure and leading a life that unfulfilled.


As we lay down a strong foundation from our personal believes we build strong convictions, those convictions determine our actions.


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















Friday, July 9, 2010

See What’s Around You

Motivational Power Quote


See What’s Around You

“Most people spend their
time looking
but not truly seeing.”
Joe Navarro, former FBI agent


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


See what’s around you.


We spend our entire looking; for many things that can’t create happiness, success or a great relationships in our lives without finding them.


Before you can see what really you want; you have to understand what it is you want.


Create a defined vision in your mind of exactly what you want.


From your vision you’ll see the things around you that you want and that are important to you.


The more you look the more you’ll see what’s a round you. You’ll discover that all the things that are important to you are there for you to see.


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









Thursday, July 8, 2010

Your Attitude is Your Passport

Motivational Power Quote


Your Attitude is Your Passport

“A positive attitude is a person’s
passport to a better tomorrow.”
Anonymous


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

Your attitude is your passport.

A positive attitude makes your day a better day as results of you’re thinking and your expectations.

Your attitude will determine how you see your day and what actions you’ll take.

A positive attitude will put a spring in your steps and create a positive self awareness about yourself.

Your tomorrows become a better place as a result of your positive attitude.

A positive attitude is your passport to a brighter future.

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

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Writing it Down

Motivational Power Quote


Writing it Down

“The discipline of writing
something down is the first step
toward making it happen.”
Lee Iacocca, auto executive



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


Writing it down . . . . Is the first step in getting it done and making it happen.


When we have the disciple to write something down we create personal responsibility for achieving the outcome.


Writing it down forms the basis of what we want to accomplish with and the next step is to formulate a plan of activities to make it happen.


Having it writing creates a reference point at any moment time on where we are and what’s required to reach the desired outcome.


Write it down, formulate a plan, take action and see it through to the desired outcome.




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



Monday, July 5, 2010

When Faced With a Choice Make It

Motivational Power Quote


When Faced With a Choice Make It
“When you have to make a choice
and don’t make it,
that is in itself a choice.”
Williams James, America philosopher



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


When faced with a choice make it.


Delaying a choice becomes a choice of procrastination.


Making no choice becomes a choice of inaction.


Both procrastination and inaction are choices; they are choices that lead to frustration and will minimize our ability to succeed.


Make the tough choices first; when we do we relieve ourself of stress and tension and the small choices seem to melt away.


When you make your choices, you remove unneeded baggage and move forward with confidence.


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





Saturday, July 3, 2010

What’s the Difference Between a Cat and a Lie

Motivational Power Quote

 

What’s the Difference Between a Cat and a Lie
“One of the most striking differences
between a cat and a lie
is that a cat has only nine live.”
Mark Twain, author and humorist



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


What’s the difference between a cat and a lie?


A cat only has nine lives, a lie lives on forever.


A lie will continue to resurface and challenge ones character.


Lies will cause a gap in ones reputation and threaten a person’s standing in the community and in business.


A llie will outlive the person.


Be a person of character and make the right decision to do what’s right at the outset.


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















Friday, July 2, 2010

Watch a Person’s Actions

Motivational Power Quote


Watch a Person’s Actions

“The actions of men are the
best interrupter of thoughts.”
Thomas A. Edison, inventor


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


Watch a person’s actions.


The actions that a person undertakes are a refection of their thoughts.


Positive thinking people will see things as positive; their actions become positive with an anticipation of positive outcome.


A person that’s a negative thinker will see their world as negative as a result of their thinking. Their actions will start with the anticipation of a negative outcome and that exactly what they achieve, a negative outcome.


Our thoughts are reflective into who we are as a person and our actions got us to were we are today.


Reshape your thinking  and you change your actions.


Reshape your thinking and you change your destiny.


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







Thursday, July 1, 2010

To Achieve Greatness You Have to Start

Motivational Power Quote

To Achieve Greatness You Have to Start
"You don’t have to be great to start,
but you have to start to be great.”
Joe Sabah, radio talk show host



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


To achieve greatness you have to start.


The best place to start is where you are with what resources you have.


You don’t have to be great at the beginning of a project, you just have to start.


You don’t have to be fast, you need to be consistent.

You don’t have to do everything; you have to have a focal point and focus on the desired results.


If you want to be great you have to start and seize the moment and the opportunity.


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