It Takes Courage to Say No

It Takes Courage to Say No

“Have the courage to say no.

Have the courage to face the truth.

Do the right thing because it is right.

These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

W. Clement Stone 1902 – 2002, Businessman, Philanthropist,

 Self Help Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

It takes courage to say no . . . . . . . . and to do the right thing

If you do things that don’t feel right, you’ll find that after you do them that what you were feeling was right.

It’s easy to go against your instincts. In situations like this you should follow and your instincts and do what’s right.

If it doesn’t feel right to you it’s not . . . . follow your instincts.

Do the right things for the right reasons . . . . and do them with integrity and you find yourself on the right path.

Doing what’s right is more important than doing what’s politically correct. Doing what’s politically correct is compromising your personal integrity . . . . and moves you in the wrong direction. 

Doing what’s politically correct . . . . and not doing what’s right will have a negative affect on a persons reputation.

There are times to move forward . . . . and to take curtain actions and there are times to have the courage to say no.

Overtime, people will judge us our integrity and by our actions.

Act from integrity and do the right thing and it takes courage to say no . . . . when it’s the right thing to do.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

 

Holding Yourself to a Higher Standard

Motivational Power Quote

Holding Yourself to a Higher Standard

 “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone

else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself.

Be a hard master to yourself and be lenient to everyone else.”

Henry Ward Beecher 1813 - 1887, American Congregationalist

Clergyman, Social Reformer, Speaker

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

Holding yourself to a higher standard

Set a higher standard for your life . . . .  one that you will be proud to live out each day and one to be remembered by. Hold that higher standard through-out your life and you will enjoy the success journey of your life.

The standards that you hold yourself to, will determine the air that you place under your wings . . . . and how high you will soar.

Your standards make you who you are . . . . and create a direction for your life . . . . They will impact what you achieve in your lifetime.

Higher standards come from the heart and are a direct reflection on who you are as a person.

You will be challenged at times to lower your higher standard for short term gains . . . . a quick fix . . . . or quicker success. If your compromise your standards you compromise your integrity . . . . and you may never recover what was lost by lowering your standards or compromising your integrity.

Holding yourself to a higher standard . . . . may not always get you to the destination faster . . . . but you will find that it’s a truer course of action to follow.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

The Right Road is the High Road

Motivational Power Quote

The Right Road is the High Road

“Taking the high road

will always make for

a more rewarding and

sometimes difficult journey.

But you never get lost.”

Peg Woods, author

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


The right road is the high road


The road we choose to travel is always our choice.


The high road represents the road of choice.


The journey on the high road may represent a challenge; to stay on course when there are a number of exits that appear to be the easier path to travel.


The easier path is one of compromising of our values and this is a path that will get us lost.


Stay the course on the high road and you will find the journey to be rewarding and you will never become lost.


The right road is the high road.


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