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- The Key to Charisma - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThere is a close association between personal charisma and success in life. Probably 85 percent of your success and happiness will come from your relationships and interactions with others. The more positively others respond to you, the easier it will be for you to get the things you want. The ...
Views: 727 - The Key to Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVYour ability to achieve your own happiness is the key measure of your success, of how well you are doing as a person. Your ability to achieve your own happiness is the key measure of your success, of how well you are doing as a person. You learn the key to happiness that has been the same ...
Views: 618 - The Key to Influencing Others - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVOne of the best ways to influence someone is to do something nice for him. Do Nice Things For Others One of the best ways to influence someone is to do something nice for him. I know many successful salespeople who make a habit of taking their prospects out to breakfast or lunch. During the ...
Views: 1135 - The Key to Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThe Foremost of the Values Winston Churchill once said, "Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all others depend." The systematic development of the deep down quality of unflinching courage is one of the fundamental requirements for leadership in any field. ...
Views: 710 - The Key to Long-Term Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVSuccessful people have been studied in depth for more than 100 years. Successful people have been studied in depth for more than 100 years. They have been interviewed extensively to determine what it is they do and how they think that enables them to accomplish so much more than the average ...
Views: 633 - The Key to Motivation - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVYour Real Goal Your goal is to become a transformational leader, the kind of person that motivates and inspires people to perform at levels far beyond anything that they had previously thought possible. Keep People In the Know Transformational leaders empower others by keeping them "in the ...
Views: 632 - The Key to Sales Success - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVLearn to Listen Well A vital key to sales success is listening. The ability to listen well is absolutely indispensable for success in all human relationships. The ability to be a good listener in a sales conversation is the foundation of the new model of selling. It leads to easier sales, ...
Views: 1000 - The Key to Taking Control - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVStress management requires that you take complete control over the activities of your daily life. Set Priorities Stress management requires that you take complete control over the activities of your daily life. This means that you plan your day, set priorities and work on high value tasks. The ...
Views: 745 - The Law of Accumulation - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe Law of Accumulation: how your financial fortune accumulates slowly over time and then becomes enormous, like a snowball. The Law of Accumulation: Every great financial achievement is an accumulation of hundreds of small efforts and sacrifices that no one ever sees or appreciates. Develop ...
Views: 1059 - The Law of Capital - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThe Law of Capital - your most valuable asset, in terms of cash flow, is your physical and mental capital, your earning ability. Your Earning Ability You may not even be aware that, unless you are wealthy already, your ability to work is the most valuable asset that you have. By utilizing your ...
Views: 765 - The Law of Clarity - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVClarity accounts for probably 80% of success and happiness. Lack of clarity is probably more responsible for frustration and underachievement than any other single factor. That’s why we say that "Success is goals, and all else is commentary." People with clear, written goals, accomplish far ...
Views: 587 - The Law of Compensation - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVYou Get What You Give Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay, "Compensation," wrote that each person is compensated in like manner for that which he or she has contributed. The Law of Compensation is another restatement of the Law of Sowing and Reaping. It says that you will always be compensated ...
Views: 1103 - The Law of Forced Efficiency - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThis law says that, “There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” You Always Find the Time When you run out of time and the consequences for non-completion of a key task or project can be really serious, you always seem to find ...
Views: 912 - The Law of Investing - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVThis is one of the most important of all the laws of money. The Law of Investing - investigate before you invest. This is one of the most important of all the laws of money. You should spend at least as much time studying a particular investment as you do earning the money to put into that ...
Views: 948 - The Law of Posteriorities - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVYou can only gain control of your life to the degree to which you stop doing things that are no longer as valuable or as important to you as other things you could be doing. You can only gain control of your life to the degree to which you stop doing things that are no longer as valuable or as ...
Views: 852 - The Law of Priorities - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThe very worst use of your time is to do well what need not be done at all. The Pareto Principle says that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of the value of your activities. This means that, if you have a list of ten items to accomplish, two of those items will be worth more than the ...
Views: 813 - The Law of Saving - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVFinancial freedom comes to the person who saves ten percent or more of his income throughout his lifetime. One of the smartest things that you can ever do for yourself is to develop the habit of saving part of your salary, every single paycheck. Individuals, families and even societies are ...
Views: 706 - The Magic of Solitude - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVThe greatest men and women of all ages have practiced solitude regularly. They learned how to use silence to still their minds and tap into their superconscious powers for answers to their questions. In this newsletter, you learn how you can apply this wonderful technique immediately to ...
Views: 1259 - The Major Obstacle to Financial Success - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVThe major mental obstacle to financial success is that some people believe that they don’t really deserve to be rich. The Biggest Demotivator of All They have been raised with a steady drumbeat of destructive criticism, as I was, that has led them to conclude, at an unconscious level, that they ...
Views: 1084 - The Momentum Principle of Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVFast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success. Fast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success. Developing this tempo requires that you start moving and keep moving at a steady rate. The Key Action to Orientation When you become an action-oriented person, you activate ...
Views: 617 - The New Mental Diet - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVOne of the most powerful personal programming activities you can engage in is positive self-talk. Be your own cheerleader and talk to yourself positively all of the time. Think About Your Dreams As it happens, the average person talks to himself in a negative way. As much as 94 percent of your ...
Views: 556 - The Niche Strategy for Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe starting point of career success is for you to select your boss carefully and refuse to work for a difficult or negative person.The starting point of career success is for you to select your boss carefully and refuse to work for a difficult or negative person. Much of your happiness and job ...
Views: 773 - The Parable of Talents - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThe Parable of the Talents is the primary reason for wealth or poverty throughout history. Reasons for Rich or Poor Why do some people retire rich and most people retire poor? This subject has fascinated philosophers, thinkers, mystics and teachers throughout the ages. There have been so many ...
Views: 919 - The Power of Pausing - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVOne of the most important skills of listening is simply to pause before replying. All the top salespeople ask good questions and listen carefully to the answers. One of the most important skills of listening is simply to pause before replying. When the prospect finishes talking, rather than ...
Views: 1182 - The Power of Personal Charisma - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVWebster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines charisma as “a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure.” Become An Irresistible Person Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines charisma as "a personal magic of leadership arousing ...
Views: 990 - The Practice of Discipline - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVDiscipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field. Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not." It is easy to do ...
Views: 681 - The Principle of the Objective - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVLearn from the Lessons of History The concepts of military strategy have been studied and written about for more than 4,000 years, going back to the early works of General Sun-Tzu in China more than 2,000 years BC. These principles of strategy that have been developed and perfected over the ...
Views: 661 - The Real Secret of Success - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOV“Esoteric Arts?? More than 5,000 years ago, in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt, the mental and spiritual laws and principles of success were taught to students who dedicated their entire lives to learning in what was called the “Esoteric Arts.” One of these “secrets” was the Law of ...
Views: 816 - The Right Stuff - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOV“Why is it that some people are more successful than others??? Throughout human history, the very best thinkers have asked the question, “Why is it that some people are more successful than others?” This is the underlying question of most history, philosophy, religion, metaphysics, psychology ...
Views: 576 - The Secret - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVYou become what you think about most of the time. It was Aristotle who wrote, "Try not to be so much a man of wealth, but a man of character." It never fails to amaze me how good and honorable most people are. You read continually about crime and dishonesty, lying and stealing, but I think ...
Views: 591 - The Three Factors of Time - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVYou need to become a master of your time rather than a slave to continuing time pressures. Organize Your Life Around Your Family, Your Career and Your Personal Goals You need to stand back on a regular basis and analyze yourself, your life and your time usage. You need to become a master of ...
Views: 1862 - The Toughest Job - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVThere Are No Buffers Selling is one of the toughest jobs in the world. There are no buffers between you and the reality of daily difficulties, delays and disappointments. You often ride an emotional roller-coaster, up and down, that never seems to stop. You are all alone. You Must Motivate ...
Views: 612 - The Way to Wealth - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVWhen I was growing up, my dream, and my fantasy was to be a millionaire by the age of 30. I soon found out this is a common dream; everyone wants to be a millionaire by the age of 30. Throughout my twenties, I traveled and worked all over the world, touching down in eighty countries on five ...
Views: 840 - The Winning Edge - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThousands of hours and millions of dollars have been spent studying the most successful salespeople in our society. Thousands of hours and millions of dollars have been spent studying the most successful salespeople in our society. They have been interviewed exhaustively, as have their ...
Views: 1093 - Thieves Like Us - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVAt the time of the American Revolution, Abigail Adams, a very perceptive woman and the wife of our third president, John Adams, said, “All men would be tyrants, if they could.?? It was an astute observation. There is within almost every person, the “urge to power.” It is amazing how many ...
Views: 684 - Think Like a Millionaire - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVAttitude is Everything The most important attitude for financial success is long-term thinking. Successful people think a long way into the future and they adjust their daily behaviors to assure they achieve their long-term goals. In a longitudinal study done at Harvard University in the 50s ...
Views: 798 - Think Outside of Your Mental Box - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVHuman beings are mental organisms. Everything we are or ever will be, will be as the direct result of the way we think. Improve the Quality of Your Thinking Human beings are mental organisms. Everything we are or ever will be, will be as the direct result of the way we think. If we improve the ...
Views: 896 - Thinking Out of the Box - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVImprove the Quality of Your Thinking Human beings are mental organisms. Everything we are or ever will be, will be as the direct result of the way we think. If we improve the quality of our thinking, we must improve the quality of our lives. And, there is no other way to do it. Youth and ...
Views: 953 - Three Easy Ways to Maximum Motivation - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVAppreciate People for Everything They Do There are three keys to getting the best out of others, and the first of these is appreciation. Every time you thank another person, you cause that person to like themselves better. You raise their self-esteem and improve their self-image. You cause them ...
Views: 819 - Three Factors for Financial Success - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVWhat do wealthy people do or have that enables them to accomplish so much more than the average? I believe that these people are successful as a result of what I call leverage. Leverage is the key to maximizing and multiplying your potential for success and financial achievement. Here are three ...
Views: 1353 - Three Keys to Personal Power - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVThere are three personality powers that top leaders use to increase their personal power and influence. Your Emotions Are Contagious The first power you can develop is enthusiasm. The more excited you are about accomplishing something that is important to you, the more excited others will be ...
Views: 625 - Three Powerful Principles for Success - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVBe Clear About Your Goals There are many similarities between business and war. In both cases, the victor is the one who uses superior strategy against his or her competition. There are three principles of military strategy you can apply to your work every single day. The first idea from the ...
Views: 607 - Three Principles for Great Success - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from John AOVGet Better Results than Ever Before There are several principles of military strategy that you can apply to your business, every single day. These can help you to think better and get better results than ever before. Do the Unexpected One really helpful military principle that can be applied ...
Views: 813 - Three Questions for Lifelong Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from John AOVYou already have everything you need to create a wonderful life for yourself. You know everything you need to know to be your own best friend, a gentle guide, a teacher and a helper to yourself so you can be truly happy and fulfilled. You can learn how to become your own psychotherapist for ...
Views: 583 - Three Reasons for Business Growth - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThree key considerations to assure that your business grows rapidly. What to Look For There are three reasons for business growth. Look at where you work right now and see if these three reasons apply there. Number one, the product or service is well-suited to the needs of the current market. ...
Views: 1573 - Three Rules for Developing Courage - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The second responsibility is to develop and instill courage in others, your staff, your children, your ...
Views: 1650 - Too Much to Do, Too Little Time - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe most common form of stress that we experience is the feeling of being overwhelmed with far too much to do and having too little time to do it in. The most common form of stress that we experience is the feeling of being overwhelmed with far too much to do and having too little time to do it ...
Views: 783 - Transformational Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVAdvancing Your Career As your career advances, you move along the scale from employee, to supervisor to manager and finally, to leader. Managers, and some leaders, engage in what is called transactional leadership, the deployment and management of people and resources to get results. Arouse ...
Views: 1086 - True or False? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOV‘extreme hiking’ Last October, while I was training to climb Mt. Whitney (14,495 ft) I made a 10-hour hike up and down Mt. Gorgonio in the San Bernardino National Forest. This was my eighth full day of hiking to get my legs in shape for the 15-hour hike up Whitney, 22 miles there and back, ...
Views: 796 - Trust Your Intuition - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVThe Essence of Business Success The essence of a successful business is really quite simple. It is your ability to offer a product or service that people will pay for at a price sufficiently above your costs, ideally three or four or five times your cost, thereby giving you a profit that ...
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