Sunday, July 31, 2011

When the Will is Ready the Journey Has a Purpose

Motivational Power Quote

When the Will is Ready the Journey Has a Purpose
“When the will is ready
the feet are light.”
Proverb



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


When the will is ready the journey has a purpose


The will is the spirit that fans the flames of our motivation and creates the purpose for our success journey.


Find the will and you’ll find a way.


Find the motivation and you’re success journey will have a purpose.

Have a purpose and your life will have passion.


Having the will puts a purpose in your life and that purpose becomes the difference between achieving success or becoming mired in failure.


When the will is ready the journey has a purpose and that purpose will determine the path that you will follow.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author












Saturday, July 30, 2011

Motivational Power Quote

Put Your Thoughts Into Action
“To think is easy to act is hard.
But the hardest thing in the world
is to act in accordance
with your thinking.”
Goethe



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


Put your thoughts into action


If you can think it and have the passion to achieve it; take action and you can do it.

Your thoughts are the beginning of great adventures. Your thought becomes the spark of greatness.


Focus on your thoughts until they become your vision for the future.


Acting on those thoughts consistently is the key. When we take positive actions to turn our thoughts into a reality we plant the seeds of greatness.


Put your thoughts into action to achieve your goals and you are focusing on moving in the right direction.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author












Friday, July 29, 2011

Prepare Yourself in Advance

Motivational Power Quote

Prepare Yourself in Advance
“What I do is prepare myself
until I know I can do
what I have to do.”
Joe Namath, Football Hall of Fame



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


Prepare yourself in advance


Prepare yourself in advance . . . . is preparing yourself for success.


Preparation in advance for the things that you have to do will create the confidence in your decisions and actions. You will move forward into a situation with ease because we have experienced the situations in your mind and prepared for them in advance.


When we’re prepared we have a sense of control of our actions and what the outcome will be before we start.


Preparation places us in a position to succeed.

Prepare yourself in advance and you will take action with confidence and be prepared to succeed.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Thursday, July 28, 2011

You Can and You Will

Motivational Power Quote

You Can and You Will
“Instead of giving myself reasons
why I can’t,
I give myself reasons why I can.”
Author unknown



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


You can and you will


Everyday tell yourself that you can and you will.


Commit yourself to find the reasons why you can and why you will succeed.


Paint the vision of your future in your mind and can see myself standing in the winner circle of life.


Your success starts in your mind and you make it happen as you see it in your vision for your future.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author










Wednesday, July 27, 2011

One Positive Thought

Motivational Power Quote

One Positive Thought
“It takes but one positive thought
when given a chance to survive
and thrive to overpower
an army of negative thoughts.”
Dr. Robert H. Schuller, author


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


One positive thought


One positive thought can open the doors of possibilities. That one thought can make the difference on what path we follow. A positive thought can become the difference between a successful journey and failure.


A single positive thought can ignite our passion to succeed.

One positive thought can push negative thoughts out of our mind.


The one positive thought can be the beginning of crating a purpose for your life
Listen to your thoughts because that one positive thought can make all the difference.


One positive thought is so powerful that is can change your life.

Have an open mind and let that positive thought into your mind.


One positive though can make all the difference on your success journey.

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author








Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Step Out of the Shadows Into the Light


Motivational Power Quote



Step Out of the Shadows Into the Light

“Never fear shadows they simply mean

there’s a light somewhere nearby.”

Ruth E. Renker  



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

Step out of the shadows into the light
 
The shadows may seem like a dark and uncertain place, much like life can be at times.
 
How you see the shadows in your life makes all the difference.  You can see your shadows as a place to fear or you can see the shadows as being stepping stone into the light.
 
When you fear your shadows your life becomes very uncertain with no direction. When you look through your shadows you will be able to see the light and in that light you will see the path to follow.
 
A shadow is a temporary condition and finding the light is a choice.
 
Have the faith in yourself to step out of the shadows and into the light. 

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author








Monday, July 25, 2011

Finding Your True Direction

Motivational Power Quote


Finding Your True Direction
“Sometimes in the winds of change
we find our true direction.”
Author unknown



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


Finding your true direction


You find your true direction not in the calm seas but in the turbulences of life. Your character is developed in overcoming your challenges that you face. Your strength is built by standing strong and when you prevail over your set backs and triumph over your failures.


The only thing that you will find constant in your life will be change.


When the winds of change blow into your life you are face with a choice.


The choice is either to adjust your sails to keep yourself going in the right course or to let the winds of change to control your future. When you adjust your sails you control the change in your life and you control the direction that you’re sailing in.


We can’t control the winds of change coming into your life. But by taking control of your sails you control what direction your sailing in. and what direction you want you future to take. In taking control you will find the true direction for your life.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author












Sunday, July 24, 2011

Worrying is Like a Rocking Chair

Motivational Power Quote

Worrying is Like a Rocking Chair
“Worry is like a rocking chair
it gives you something to do
but won’t get you anywhere.”
Author unknown


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

Worry is like a rocking chair

When we’re sitting in a rocking chair we have the allusion that we moving but in reality all we’ll doing is rocking in place. We can rock slower, we can rock faster but at the end of the day we are still in the same place were we started.

Worrying is a lot like sitting in that rocking chair we are moving but at the end of the day we have made no progress.

Worrying is a waste of time and effort and will stymie the progress in resolving the issues.

Take the actions to resolve the issues and as you do worry dissolve and you will find yourself gaining forward momentum.

Worrying is like a rocking chair a lot of motion and no resolution.

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Saturday, July 23, 2011

Difficulties Are Found in the Shortcuts

Motivational Power Quote

Difficulties Are Found in the Shortcuts
“All difficult things have their origin
in that which is easy,
and great things
in that which is small.”
Lao Szu



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


Difficulties are found in the shortcuts . . . . and looking for shortcuts and the easy creates the difficulties.


There are no shortcuts to success, the shortcuts that are attempted increases the length of your success journey and makes the journey more difficult.

Many times trying to take the easy way to success will completely destroy the journey.


Success is found in the small details. Becoming excellence in the small things removes the difficulties from the big things and as big things come together they create the foundation of success.


Difficulties are found in the shortcuts . . . . take the high road and what has to be done with excellences. Your excellences will create a cutting edge advantage and will keep you going in the right direction and move you in the direction of your goals.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author















Friday, July 22, 2011

Believe in Yourself

Motivational Power Quote

Believe in Yourself
“Believe and act as if it
were impossible to fail.”
Charles F. Kettering, inventor


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


Believe in yourself


Believe that you will succeed and prepare yourself for success. Move forward with a clear vision of your objectives with a plan on how you will achieve them.


Believe in yourself and that you will succeed, burn that image into your mind.


Act as if was impossible not to achieve the outcome and take massive action to achieve your vision.


Believe in yourself and your actions.


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













Thursday, July 21, 2011

Ask the Question

Motivational Power Quote

Ask the Question
“He who is afraid of asking
is ashamed of learning.”
Danish Proverb



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


Ask the question


Never hesitate to ask questions.


In asking questions you will receive information that you did not have before the question was asked.


In asking for the sale the customer is far more likely to say yes then not asking the question.


Asking questions is the key to learning and knowledge. When we ask questions and listen actively we learn and accumulate information and knowledge.


Asking questions is a key element that leads to success.


Never hesitate to ask questions and always listen with an open mind to learn.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author














Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Your Potential is Unlimited

Motivational Power Quote

Your Potential is Unlimited
“Life has no limitations,
except the ones you make.”
Les Brown, motivational speaker


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


Your potential is unlimited


Our thoughts have the power to attract the things into our lives that we really want to accomplish.


Within those thoughts we have unlimited power to open the door to greater success and achievement.


When we release the power of our thoughts we release the power of attracting unlimited opportunities and in soaring with the eagles.


As we unlock our mental powers, we unlock our potential.


Our thoughts create our reality and we become the person in our thoughts. Condition your mind to think about the possibilities.


Open your mind to unlimited opportunities in your life and you release the power of your unlimited potential.


Your potential is unlimited but you have to take the actions to release it.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

We See Things Through Our Attitude

Motivational Power Quote

We See Things Through Our Attitude
“We determine weather something
will be a blessing or a curse
by the way we choose to see it.”
Kate Nowak, author



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


We see things through our attitude


Our attitude determines what we see and how we see our world. Our attitude lights the path on our success journey.


We can see our world as positive environment full of opportunities. Or we can see the world as negative place where everything seems to be working against us.


However we see our world our world becomes.


We may face challenges, but with a positive attitude we see the solutions to the condition. When we hit a road block our attitude tells us to work through the issue or to take the detour to get us to the desired outcome.


Our attitude makes all the difference in the way we see things and how we respond to the thing that we see what comes into our life.


Our attitude determines how we see the worlds. What actions we will take and the outcome we achieve.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author





Monday, July 18, 2011

Two Keys to Financial Health

Motivational Power Quote

Two Keys to Financial Health
“If you outgo exceeds your income
then your upkeep will be your downfall.”
Bill Earle



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


Two keys to financial health


How we control our money will determine our financial health and if our business succeeds or fails. The choices we make will create financial security or financial chaos.


In reality it’s not how much money we make; it’s how money we have left after all our bills are paid. And what we do with the money that remains.


The two keys to our financial health are to control the money coming into our business and controlling our expenses. No business can survive where there is more money going out then coming in.


Control your money and you will control your financial health and your future.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Sunday, July 17, 2011

The Ultimate Tragedy

 Motivational Power Quote

The Ultimate Tragedy
“Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.”
Robert Donovan, writer


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


The ultimate tragedy


The ultimate tragedy is giving up on your dreams.


As you move forward in pursuing your dreams you may encounter challenges and set backs. Those challenges and setback may seem to be overwhelming at times and you may feel like giving up.


Don’t give up; push through your obstacles and keep moving in the direction of your dreams.


The only real failure is giving up.


Keep your dreams alive in your mind and spirit. Focus on achieving your dreams and never give up.


You never know how close you are to breaking down a barrier and achieving the next level of success. The ultimate tragedy life is give up on your dreams.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

















Saturday, July 16, 2011

The Goal of Education

Motivational Power Quote

The Goal of Education
“The function of education is to
teach one to think intensively
and to think critically,
intelligence plus character-
that is the goal of true education.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



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


The goal of education . . . .


True education prepares a person to successful function and complete in life and to develop the social skills to effectively interact with others.


There are multiple parts to effective education.


There needs to be a teacher willing to educate and mentor the student to the best of their ability and being out the best in the student


The student needs to be a receptive and is willing to open their mind to education and the application of that knowledge.


But most important for the education of the younger generation are the parents.


The parents need to be there to encourage their children to learn and recognize their full potential to full fill their destiny. Parents are critical in supporting the education process for their children and become an active participant in their education.


Where there is no effective education there is no progress in a person’s life and person’s life become unfulfilled.


An educated person has the advantage of knowledge, skills and gains the advantage of confidence.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Friday, July 15, 2011

Take the Path of Integrity

Motivational Power Quote

Take the Path of Integrity
“Wisdom is knowing the right path to take . . .
Integrity is taking it.”
M. H. McKee


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


Take the path of integrity


In dealing fairly with others pursue the path of integrity.


Pursuing the path of integrity is not always the quickest or easiest path to success.


What you will discover is that the path of integrity will be the path that has solid footing in your journey. A path that’s followed without integrity will be like walking on quicksand, at any moment the quicksand will pull you under.


The path of integrity is taking the high road.


The path of integrity will lead to personal satisfaction and will position you as the person that can be trusted and counted on. That person will be viewed as a person of honor in their professional and in their personal endeavors.


When you take the path of integrity you have taken the right path to follow.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author















Thursday, July 14, 2011

A Success Story

Motivational Quote

A Success Story
“The more I help others to succeed,
The more I succeed.”
Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds



As I see it . . . . . . .


A Success story


Recently I received a telephone call from a California real estate professional. They were calling as a result of my Active Rain blogging. The referring person from California had a referral for me. After discussing the referral with the real estate professional I discovered that the customer was interested in an area on the west coast of Florida in an area that I do work in.
I was able to go into my list of associates of ActiveRain members and I was able to refer a Realtor member from the West Coast of Florida to the California real estate professional.


The phone call turned into a success story and the real estate professional from Florida’s West Coast was able to sell the couple a home.
This is Active Rain at its best members helping members.
Active Rain, a telephone call = a referral
A telephone call + a referral = a success story
©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Push Forward

Motivational Power Quote

Push Forward
“What don’t let life discourage you;
everyone who got where he is
had to begin where he was.”
Richard Evans


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


Push forward


Today is a new day. Push forward and don’t let lives past discouragements get between you and your dreams.


Make today the day of new beginning.


Start from where you are with the resources you have and push forward in the directions of your goals with passion.


Push forward and park the discouragements that you encounter on your success journey on the side of the road. Push forward and stay focused on your goals.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Monday, July 11, 2011

Our Preparation Makes the Difference

Motivational Power Quote

Our Preparation Makes the Difference
“Success depends upon previous preparation
and without such preparation
their is sure to be failure.”
Confucius



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


Preparation makes the difference


The difference in a person’s preparation becomes the difference between one’s success or failure.


A prepared person has prepared themselves for their success journey and the contingencies that they encounter on their journey. When a person is prepared they know with certainly what actions they have to take to become successful.


Successful people have devolved the skills to successful prepared to do what’s required to succeed.


Preparation is the thin slice of difference that separates the successful person from the person who fails.


Preparation is the winner’s edge.


Our preparation makes the difference between a story or an excuse.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author



Sunday, July 10, 2011

Positive Activities Equal Positive Results

Motivational Power Quote


Positive Activities Equal Positive Results
“Free enterprise means that the
more enterprising you are,
the freer you are.”
Mark Victor Hansen, author



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


Positive activities equal positive results


As you engage in positive activities you increase your possibility of success. When you combine positive active with success skills and hard work we accelerate your success journey.


Your efforts and activities set the pace for our success journey and determine the results.


We are free to make choices, make the choice to succeed and take massive actions to be successful.


Positive activities equal positive results and will open the doors to new opportunities and possibilities.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author















Saturday, July 9, 2011

Listen to Your Customers

Motivational Power Quote

Listen to Your Customers
“To satisfy our customers needs
we’ll give them what they want,
not what we want to give them.”
Steve James, actor, stunt man


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


Listen to your customers


When you listen to your customers you build a bridge of understanding and rapport. In that understanding you discover the true needs of the customers.


Knowing and understanding your customer’s needs are the stepping stones of successful business relationships.


In understanding our customer’s needs we are better able to give the customer what they want and successfully do business with them.


Listen to the customer and will understand your customers and their needs.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author







Friday, July 8, 2011

Motivational Power Quote

Keep Searching
“As long as one keeps searching,
the answers come.”
Joan Baez, singer, songwriter


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


Keep searching


The answers are there for us to see; but they may not be apparent. To find the answers we may have to keep searching for them.


The length of the journey is not what’s important. What’s becomes critical is finding the right answers. Remain committed to seeking and finding the answers.


Your journey will require patients and remaining focused to find the answers.


If you search with a closed mind there will be no answers.


Keep searching with an open mind and remain flexible and the answers will appear.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author


















Thursday, July 7, 2011

If You Don’t Like Your Situation Change It

Motivational Power Quote

If You Don’t Like Your Situation Change It
“If you don’t like the situation you’re in,
you don’t have to settle for it.”
Marcy Gray, singer



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


If you don’t like your situation change it


We have the control on what we do with any situation that we’re in.


It’s our choice on what to do when we’re involved in a bad situation. We can elect to remain in that situation and suffer the consequence or we make up our mind and change the situation for the better.


Whatever we do is our choice.


If you don’t like your situation change it, you have the power of choice to make a decision and a choice on any situation that you find yourself in.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Motivational Power Quote

Have Faith in Yourself
“If you think you can win,
You can win.
Faith is necessary to victory.”
William Hazlett, English Writer


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


Have faith in yourself


Having faith is yourself is your strengths. Your faith is the rock that keeps you going in the good times and through the detours of life.


Your faith creates the spark in your thoughts that keeps you going and focused on the desired outcome.


Having faith in your self is the difference becomes the between wining and losing.


When you have faith in yourself it’s reflected in your confidence, your action and in your results.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Focus on What You Have the Power to Change

Motivational Power Quote

Focus on What You Have the Power to Change
“Smart business people focus
on the things they have the power to change,
not whining about the thing they don’t .”
Seth Godin, author



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

Focus on what you have the power to change

Each day of our lives we have to make choices on what’s important to us and how to invest our time.

Focus your time and energy on the things that you can control and the things you have the power to change.

Don’t waste your time on the things that are out of our control and that you have no power in changing. Do the best you can with whose things and move on. But don’t waste your time.

When you control the things that you can change you control your energy, your time and your life.

Focus on what you have the power to change and you will be investing your time and energy on your future.

©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author











Monday, July 4, 2011

Motivational Power Quote


Do What You Do Best
“Be yourself.
There is something that you can
do better than any other.
Listen to the inward voice
and bravely obey that.”
Unknown author



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


Do what you do best


Find your passion for the thing that you do and you will find a passion to do your best.


Turn what you do best into your strength and the foundation of your success.


Take your strength and turn it into the driving force in your career and the fuel for your success journey.


Do what you do best, and you become the best at what you do.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author









Sunday, July 3, 2011

Creating Riches

Motivational Power Quote

Creating Riches
“Never forget: the secret
of creating riches for oneself is to
create them for others.”
Sir John Templeton, investor and philanthropist


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


Creating Riches


We reap what we sow; from our service to others. In helping others get what they want we create more of what we want. We create richness for ourselves through our services rendered to others.


We find our riches to be financial rewards for our services to others and in the personal satisfaction in knowing that we have given our best effort. We will the richness of peace of mind.


The richness that we create will be in direct proportion the quality of our services to others.


Creating richness is attracted by giving, as we give we receive.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author













Saturday, July 2, 2011

Become a Subject Matter Expert

Motivational Power Quote

Become a Subject Matter Expert
“Ignorance breeds fears.
The more you know about your subject,
the less fear it holds for you.”
Brian Tracy, author



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


Become a subject matter expert


By becoming an expert in your field you have certainty in your actions and move forward with confidence.


You become an expert by making a commit to personal excellence and following through on your commitment to achieve the desired results.


To become that expert you have to stretch your thinking and expand your knowledge. One of the best ways to become an expert in your field is to become a subject matter expert by reading material related to your profession one hour a day. With the accumulation of the knowledge from your reading you will become a recognized expert in your field within five years.


Becoming a subject matter expert starts with a vision and is achieve through your commitment and taking the actions to turn your vision in a reality.


Be seen as a subject matter expert and in time you will become a leader in your profession and you will find that you and your services will be in demand.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author












Friday, July 1, 2011

Be Ready and Open to Change

Motivational Power Quote


Be Ready and Open to Change
“It’s not that some people
have willpower and some don’t.
It’s that some people are ready
to change and other not.”
James Gordon, Holistic Doctor

 
As I see it. . . . . . . .


Be ready and open to change


Change happens with or without us our consent.


The question becomes will we be ready for change and embrace it? Will we take advantage of change and maximize the opportunities that change has to offers or will we resist change?


Successful people see change as an opportunity to start a new and will embrace change to create a business advantage.


Be ready and open to change and your opportunities will multiply.


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author