Be a Leader in Your Field

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Be a Leader in Your Field

“Innovation distinguishes
between a leader and a follower.”
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple

As I see it. . . . . . . .
We have to make a choice to lead, to follow, or be left behind. Be innovative and be a leader in your chosen field of endeavor.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

A Magical Effect

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A Magical Effect


“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect
before which difficulties disappear
and obstacles vanish.”
John Quincy Adams

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Have patience in the tasks you undertake; don’t permit outside distractions to keep you from your purpose and stay focused on your desired outcome.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

We Have to Try

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We Have to Try


“Defeat is not the worst of failures,
not to have tried is the
true failure.”
George Woodberry, Poet


As I see it. . . . . . . .
We have to try and try again at the risk of failure. When we encounter setbacks step over them, when obstacles occur step around them. Move forward, focus on your future, and continue to try.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

We Control Our Outcome

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We Control Our Outcome


“If not you, who?
If not now, when?”
Abraham Maslow


As I see it. . . . . . . .
We are responsible for any success or failure that we encounter in our life’s journey. Just Do It, Do It Now, and Do It With Passion.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

We Control Our Outcome

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We Control Our Outcome


“If not you, who?
If not now, when?”
Abraham Maslow


As I see it. . . . . . . .
We are responsible for any success or failure that we encounter in our life’s journey. Just Do It, Do It Now, and Do It With Passion.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

True Self-Esteem

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True Self-Esteem

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate
on our successes and forget
about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”
Denis Waitley


As I see it……..
Focusing on the negatives will waste your time, drain energy, and provide little or no results. Concentrating on your achievements and successes will energize you to see the possibility for your future success taking your self-esteem to a higher level.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

It’s Better To Ask Questions

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It’s Better To Ask Questions


“It is better to ask some of the questions
than to know all the answers.”
James Thurber


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Asking questions and incorporating active listening leads to understanding, understanding leads to knowledge, and knowledge leads to the answers.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

The Quality of a Person’s Life

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The Quality of a Person’s Life


“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion
to their commitment to excellence,
regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
Vince Lombardi, football coach

As I see it………
Excellence is a life long journey and that journey starts from where we are today. Make the commitment of daily incremental personal improvement and each day becomes a stepping stone to achieving that excellence.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Training, Speaker and Author

The Professional Is

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The Professional Is


“The pro is the person who has all the
hassles, obstacles, and disappointing frustrations
that everyone else has - yet continues to persist,
does the job, and makes it look easy."
David Cooper, sales trainer

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Keep your eye on the prize and don’t let anything get in your way and distract you from your goals. Persist. . . . . .

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Degree of Excellence

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Degree of Excellence


“Your attitude determines
the degree of excellence of
service you perform.”
Jeffery Gitomer


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

The quality of your business is first established from your vision and values. The quality of your services is determined by your attitude. That attitude then becomes the bar of excellence.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

The Advantage Over Others

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The Advantage Over Others


“Nothing gives one person so much advantage
over another as to remain always
cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
Thomas Jefferson

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Being composed in any situation creates a strategic advantage in your personal life and in your business.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Training, Speaker and Author

Some Men See Things

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Some Men See Things


“Some men see things as they are and say, why.
I dream of things that never were, and say why not.”
Robert F. Kennedy


As I see it. . . . . . . .
As we look at our life and our business look for the possibilities and opportunities.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

You Can Escape Responsibility

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You Can't Escape Responsibility


“You can’t escape the responsibility of
tomorrow by evading it today.”
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Taking responsibility for your life and the results that you accomplish is the foundation for success and achievement. Make the decision to take responsibility today and every day of your life for success.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Preparation for Tomorrow. . . .

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Preparation for Tomorrow. . . .

“The best preparation for tomorrow
is to do today’s work superbly well.”
Sir William Osler

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Putting our best in everything we do today builds the bridge to a successful tomorrow.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Positive Thinking

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Positive Thinking


“Positive thinking won’t let you do anything
but it will let you do everything better
than negative thinking will.”
Zig Ziglar


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Positive thinking opens the door to the way you view your world. Once that door is opened what you see in your world will determine what actions you will take and the levels of success that you will accomplish.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Perseverance

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Perseverance

“Great works are performed
not by strength but by perseverance.”
Samuel Johnson, writer


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success many times is within our reach and we stop pursuing our goals just short of success. Achieving success and happiness comes to those who are willing to give a little bit more, work a little harder, and see their goals out to their conclusion.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Trainer, Speaker and Author

People With Goals Succeed

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People With Goals Succeed


“People with goals succeed because
they know where they’re going.”
Earl Nightingale


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Goals become the road map on our journey to success. Goals create mile markers along the way and give us a way to check your progress.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Training, Speaker, and Author

Overnight Sensations. . . . .

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Overnight Sensations. . . . .


“Overnight sensations are usually
not really overnight sensations.
They’re people who worked very hard in a
structured and methodical way to get where they
wanted to go.”
Thomas Schweich


As I see it. . . . . . . .
To become an overnight sensation it will take hard work and a consistency of effort and time.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer, and Author

Determining Your Outcome

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Determining Your Outcome


“One person with a belief
is equal to a force of
99 who have only interests.
John Stuart Mill


As I see it. . . . . . . .
A person with a belief creates their purpose, that purpose will determine ones actions and those actions will determine their outcome.

Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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Look Ahead

“It’s better to look ahead and prepare
than to look back and regret.”
Jacki Joyner-Kersee, Olympic champion


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Maximize each day by investing in yourself and living each day to your fullest capacity. Prepare for your future success daily with the stepping stones of preparation.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, and Author

Reacting to Life

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Reacting to Life

“Life is 10 percent what happens to me,
and 90 percent how I react to it.”
John Maxwell


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Life is a series of choices, we can’t always control what happens to us, but we can control what we do as a result of what happens. That choice makes all the difference.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Integrity

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Integrity


“Integrity is not a ninety percent thing,
not a ninety-five percent thing.
Either you have it or you don’t.”
Peter Scotese


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Integrity is the foundation of our principals and creates honesty in our thinking and actions.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author

If We Don’t Wow Them . . . .

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If We Don’t Wow Them . . . .


“If we don’t wow them
it’s likely that we won’t do
business with them.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

As I see it. . . . . . . .
Providing a wow customer experience is not a casual occurrence, it’s a planned and consistent activity.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

The Extra Degree

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The Extra Degree

“At 211 degrees, water is hot.
At 212 degrees, it boils.
And with boiling water
becomes steam.
and steam can power a locomotive.”
S. L. Parker


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success and failure is based on minute details and the difference can be as minute as one degree.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Speaker, Executive Coaching, Training and Author

Expand Your Possibilities

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Expand Your Possibilities


“Nothing limits achievement like small thinking;
nothing expands possibilities
like unleashed imagination.”
William Arthur Ward



As I see it. . . . . . . .
Walt Disney had one of the greatest imaginations of his generation. With that imagination, and a mouse, he created not only a great company but entertains millions of families around the world annually.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Don’t Give Up

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Don’t Give Up


“Many of life’s failures are people
who did not realize
how close they were to
success when they gave up.”
Thomas A. Edison


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Give a little extra effort with everything you do, don’t give up and persevere through every challenge and failure until you succeed.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author

Don’t Get Passed By

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Don’t Get Passed By


“Anyone who is satisfied to stand still
should not complain when others pass him.”
Anonymous

As I see it. . . . . . . .
We are either moving forward or falling behind, but there is no standing still. Know the direction that you want to go and make steady progress in that direction.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author

Doing What’s Right

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Doing What’s Right


“The time is always right to
do what is right.”
Martin Luther King Jr.


As I see it. . . . . . . .
We make decisions everyday, some small and some that can change people’s lives. The size and importance of the decisions are not as important as doing what is right.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author

The More You Know

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The More You Know


“Wherever we are and whatever we are doing,
it is possible to learn something that will enrich
our lives and the lives of others. . . . . .
No one’s education is ever complete.”
Sir John Templeton


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Continued incremental improvement is your personal guidance system that will keep you on course through your journey of achievement.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author

Awareness

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Awareness


“Let us not look back in anger,
nor forward in fear;
but around us in awareness.”
James Thurber


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Be aware of where you are today; take the steps to move forward with enthusiasm, purpose and awareness.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author

Avoid Defeat. . .

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Avoid Defeat. . . .


“No one can defeat us unless
we first defeat ourselves.”
Dwight Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States

As I see it. . . . . . . .
The journey of success or failure is first in our minds and then in our hearts and actions.

Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Educator and Author