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Today’s My Birthday How About Some Self Help Gifts?

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:17:47 +0000

“Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.” – Ogden Nash (1902 – 1971)

Today is the day I turn 55 years young and I have more than 300 fr.ee gifts for you today. But more about that in a minute.

I want to talk to you for a minute about measuring your level of personal success. There are a lot of ways to do it. Money, fame, professional awards are all ways to keep score and track how you’re doing. However, there are better ways. Ways that are much more meaningful and significant. This morning my wife gave me a birthday that really made my day. No, it wasn’t the pretty picture or the “Hallmark” verse. It was the signature. Just a few words.

“Thanks for being the man you are.

Love ,
Joan”

After 23 years she’s still definitely a keeper! No doubt I’m truly blessed. So, if you don’t mind – I’m going to spend my day feeling smug and assume I did something right;-)

Oh yea, I almost forgot your 300 gifts. Well truthfully, there not all from me. There’s a great, unique “Self Help Giveaway” that launched today. These are brought to you courtesy of a pair of my favorite marketers who are running a massive “mind and body” self improvement giveaway right now:

http://selfhelpgiftsgiveaway.com

The Self Help Gifts Giveaway event is definitely one of the better giveaways that I have seen recently, and I think you will really enjoy what they have to offer. Here’s a little tip, I set up a folder on my computer desktop to download all the gifts I was interested in. Then later I can go back I can actually find what I downloaded.

Well, I need to get ready for an engagement party for niece. Make it a great weekend and make sure to get your self help gifts!

=> http://selfhelpgiftsgiveaway.com

Wishing you a larger life,
Coach Bill

P.S. My buddy Mike Paetzold’s “Saturday Seven” sale is only good till Monday. So check out his “Get Success Results” now for only 7 bucks…

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What Would Make Your Week An Outrageous Success?

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:12:53 +0000

Hey I’m writing this on Thursday at 10:00 pm because I want your
week to be an outrageous success.

I want this week to be memorable. I want to to see you finish your week
with the type of personal success that produces massive momentum, enough to
carry you through next week, next month and beyond!

So let’s start with a little self-examination.

1) Did you accomplish what you needed to move forward?

2) Everyday this week did you move yourself forward by doing at
least 1 thing each day that you didn’t want to do?

3) What is it that you need to do to make you week?

Write it down. Now!

Go to work on it. Now!

You can do it. – Push yourself – Finish your week strong.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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Man – Am I Ever Psyched To Take Action

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:12:20 +0000

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” Conrad Hilton

You Gotta Take Action

I’m going to be flying out of Albany International airport tomorrow to Wilmington, North Carolina. But I’ll get back to that in just a minute.

I recently had one of the saddest conversations with a mentoring client I’ve ever had. The social economic currents were really spinning this person around in circles. Uncertainty and fear were stopping this person from going on the offensive and accomplishing anything useful.

Well Bill, there really is some scary stuff going on!

Yes, I there is. But you still need to act, your actions are your choice and within your control. I know you’ve heard it before but many of the world’s great fortune’s were made during bad economic times. Personal success requires action!

The saddest epitaph for any tombstone says:
“could have, might have and should have, but never did“.

Oh, almost forgot! I’m so psyched because I’m flying out to meet my brand new grandson, Tyler. All 8 pounds 5 ounces of him. We’ll talk again when I get back next week.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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Personal Success Requires Thinking In Terms of Benefits

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:01 +0000

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Personal Success Benefits

When you’re thinking about your goals and objectives, visualize the benefits that will come from accomplishing them. Focusing on benefits, rather than the goals themselves will help you to understand how accomplishing your goals will palpably improve your life.

For example, when you think about a goal, you might consider:

1.How accomplishing it will make you feel
2.How accomplishing it will improve your business
3.How accomplishing it will make you richer
4.How accomplishing it will your schedule freer, so that you have more free time to spend with your family

Focusing on these benefits will help you develop a clearer, stronger motivation for accomplishing your goals.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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For Personal Success Remember The Little Things

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:22:50 +0000

“It comes down to the way you treat people, … When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.” – John Bacon

Little things mean BIG things to other people.

During the course of daily lives, we forget that the little things that we do like a heart felt thank you, saying “hi” or “hello”, greeting someone “good day” or telling a work mate “hey, I love your haircut!” are simple things that can mean so much to other people. You can change a bad day to a tolerable one with one positive, friendly gesture.

When we appreciate others and the things they do, we are also appreciated by others. So do the little things, everyday.

Little things mean BIG to other people. Sometimes, we don’t realize that the little things that we do like a pat on the back, saying “hi” or “hello”, greeting someone “good day” or telling Mr. Smith something like “hey, I love your tie!” are simple things that mean so much to other people. When we’re being appreciative about beautiful things around us and other people, we also become beautiful to them.

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For Personal Success Think in Shades of Gray

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:02:35 +0000

“The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you become informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize that nothing is as clear and simple as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing.” – Bill Watterson (1958 – ), Calvin & Hobbes (THERE’S TREASURE EVERYWHERE)

When we think about goals, we either think in terms of all or nothing “either I will accomplish this goal in one week or I will never accomplish it at all.” Unfortunately, things don’t always work out this way. More often then not, we’ll run into a snag when we attempt to accomplish goals; and we’ll need to reformulate our plans accordingly.

And this is precisely why it is important to think in terms of shades of gray, rather than black or white (success or failure). If things don’t work out this week, it’s okay. Take stock of your progress; and then figure out how you can do things differently over the course of, say, the next week to ensure that you don’t miss that goal again.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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For Personal Success Create Positive Momentum

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:09:33 +0000

With 2010 well under way, are you creating positive momentum or have you stalled out? If you’re looking for a surefire source of momentum, then make every effort to learn and implement new information and skills. Yes, you may have to invest time and money into learning. But it can make all the difference.

Here are three personal success tips to keep you building personal momentum.

1) Avoid Ignorance

“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.” – Elbert Hubbard

What you don’t know can hurt you. Whenever an individual or company ceases to learn or reduces its storehouse of knowledge, decline swiftly follows. In today’s climate, change happens too quickly for businesses and individuals to fore go learning. Unless individuals make a concerted effort to gather information and re-educate themselves, their organizations will suffer the negative momentum of ignorance.

2) Guard Against Negligence

“Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves” – Owen Feltham

Executives at Philip Morris were well aware of the health hazards of smoking, yet they chose not to warn customers about the harmful effects of their products. When the truth about tobacco became widely known, the public was outraged at the company’s negligence. Scads of lawsuits were filed against Philip Morris, alleging that it deliberately withheld information from customers. To date, the company has paid out millions of dollars in court-ordered settlements, and is on the hook for millions more.

When companies refuse to act on important information – then they are said to be negligent. Philip Morris failed to respond properly to the information at its disposal, namely that its products fostered addiction and had adverse health effects. In the end, the company paid dearly in financial penalties and lost significant momentum.

3) Take Action

“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.” – Jack Welch

In 1987, Merck realized it had a drug that could counteract river blindness, a disease endemic to impoverished regions. At great expense to its pocketbook, Merck agreed to provide the drug to all who needed it, as long as they needed it. In the 20+ years since making that commitment, the company has provided over 600 million treatments.

Merck’s public image was boosted exponentially as a result of its generosity. The best and brightest minds in the pharmaceutical industry flocked to Merck to associate themselves with an organization that genuinely seemed to care. By putting its knowledge to work in such a benevolent way, Merck enjoyed a surge of momentum.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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Dealing With Uncertainty

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:15:39 +0000

“The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.” – Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD)

What’s This Uncertainty About?

Well, according to Seneca uncertainty has been with the human race for quite some time. Where’s this uncertainty come from? Fear about the future? Fear of the unknown almost always cause stress. However, experts estimate that at least 90% of the things we worry about never come true! Yet, how much time and energy do we waste worrying about what may never come?

If you’re feeling anxious or worried about what might happen, use these tips to help alleviate your fear and stress:

Avoid worrying about the “What ifs.”

Instead of sitting around imagining all the bad scenarios that could possibly happen, funnel your energy into taking action to improve your situation, find a solution to your challenge, or work around the problem.

Adopt an optimistic attitude.

Redirect your thoughts so you vividly imagine good outcomes. It’s a funny thing, but expecting good outcomes more often results in the positive outcomes you desire!

Live in the moment.

As mentioned earlier in these posts, when you’re focused on this moment, worries about the future just don’t exist.

Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
BB

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Exercise To Reduce Health Stress

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:41:42 +0000

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. – Paul Dudley White

Exercise is paramount to optimum health. Exercising not only burns off excess calories, but it also rushes extra oxygen throughout your body and brain to help in cell function, which keeps your heart, circulatory system, lungs, and muscles in shape.
Exercise releases stress and helps you maintain a healthy metabolism. It warms you up in the winter and makes you look good all year round!

So exercise not only prevents stress, but also helps eliminate it. If you exercise at least 3 times per week, it’ll help you combat stress.
Strive to be active whenever you can: take the stairs instead of elevators, go for a walk with your friends, and play with your kids. The goal is to keep moving and enjoy a healthy lifestyle!

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For Personal Success You Must Know Yourself

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:22:09 +0000

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” — Sun-Tzu, legendary Chinese general.

Thankfully, most of us are not facing life or death battles, but the idea still holds true. You need to understand fully both the great gifts with which you have been graced and the inherent shortcomings that accompany those gifts. We must understand that the things we do well and the blind spots that often accompany our gifts. When we understand both our gifts and our shortcomings, we can move beyond the shortcomings, leverage the gifts and motivate ourselves to success in our chosen goals. Always remember that all gifts are double edged swords – they have both a light and dark side.

Wishing you a larger life,
BB

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