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- You Can Once Again Choose The Hard Way Or You Can Do It Differently This Year - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonThere is always more than one way to achieve anything, you can choose the hard way and attempt to achieve things by continuing to coast through life without any plan to grow and expand. Or you can make achieving success a cinch by committing to a lifetime of learning and growth, where you ...
Views: 2429(1 vote) - Make 2012 Your Year to Achieve Your Big 3 - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonStop pursuing success, believing that you can achieve any number of goals, if you follow and stick to all the principals described in the self-help books you have read. The principal for achieving all your goals is simple: •Clarify your vision and purpose. •Create goals that are aligned with ...
Views: 1459(2 votes) - Make 2012 Great by doing your Best Work Ever - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonImagine the quality of work you would be able to produce, if you woke up every day challenging the way you did things yesterday, where you looked for ways to constantly improve your performance, by doing things just a little better each day. This philosophy of having a commitment to on-going and ...
Views: 1532(2 votes) - To Be Exceptional, You Must Act Exceptional - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonHow do you want your future to turn out, do you want to be average or exceptional? If you continue to allow your life to be dedicated to leisure, I am certain that your future will be average and unfulfilling. If you want your future to be exceptional, then it is time to devote your life to ...
Views: 1479(2 votes) - You are the CEO of Your Future - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe magnitude of social and economic change in the world has sped up dramatically over the past few years. It is now crucial to have a focused vision, personal strategy and a crystal clear set of goals, if you want to step out of the crowd and live a life of excellence. This knowledge based ...
Views: 1415(2 votes) - The World has Changed, Have You? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Andrew HortonIt would be naive to say that things have not changed in our environment; we are most certainly facing tougher, or should I say different conditions, than we have faced in the past. The reality of these uncertain times though, is that they are here to stay. I believe that this is how normal will ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Challenges Are Opportunities in Disguise - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Andrew HortonMake one of the most important shifts you will ever make and view all challenges as inevitable, manageable and only a temporary inconvenience. Challenges are often the very catalyst that unlocks hidden opportunities and reveals ideas and concepts that may have remained hidden, had you not ...
Views: 5389 - Great Preparation Makes Success Permanent - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Andrew HortonSuccess seldom, if ever arrives unannounced on your doorstep and breaks down your door, demanding that you accept it. Long term sustainable success, is the result of investing energy into creating a process, which starts with desire, is turned into possibility through planning and design and ...
Views: 1335 - Mapping out a Strategic Plan for Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Andrew HortonHave you sat and wondered why you seem trapped in a never ending cycle of knowing what you want, yet nothing seems to ever begin the process of moving your life in that direction? The reason you have not managed to realise your goals until now, is that your dreams and fantasies are defined by a ...
Views: 1440 - Do you always Finish Everything you Start? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe hardest thing for me to deal with from myself or anyone else is an undelivered promise. I always feel very uncomfortable when someone else lets me down, but it is the promises that I make to myself that I don’t keep, which hurt the most. I am sure that I am not alone when I say that I have ...
Views: 1598 - You Can Master 2012 and Have Fun Too - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Andrew Horton2011 is winding to a close, another tear has passed, and we are all planning to spend some quality time with the people we love relaxing and having fun. These next few days are a perfect time to sit and reflect on everything that has happened or not happened during the past year. This solo time ...
Views: 1017 - Change is a Door That Opens from the Inside - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2011 from Andrew HortonIf you want your world to change, you could set a goal of changing the president, forcing interest rates down or improving the world economy or you could make a wiser and far easier choice and choose to change the one thing you can easily change – yourself. Everything in your world can change in ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - Vision, Mutual Support, Trust and Appreciation are the Four Pillars of Great Teams - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonGreat teams of supportive, inspired and driven team members, where no individual member is driven by their own self-interest or ego, are the most cohesive and deliver the best long term performance. Once you have these crucial elements in place, where you have a real team of supportive and ...
Views: 1700 - You will get Knocked Down – Will you Stay Down? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Andrew HortonMy objective is to help you to point your creative imagination and inquiring mind in the direction of all the positive things that abound and to try to highlight all the wonderful possibilities, which are available to you. I want you to learn to look for and see all the abundance, possibilities, ...
Views: 1577 - Focus, Clarity and Persistence will Make 2012 the Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Andrew HortonHow has 2011 turned out for you? Are you satisfied with the results you have managed to achieve this year? If you are like the majority of people you are reaching the end of another year, where you feel worn out and frustrated. You have tried really hard, worked long hours and yet the meaningful ...
Views: 1495 - You cannot effectively lead, if you allow anyone in your team to bleed - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Andrew HortonDuring the Tour De France, winning the race is all about personal commitment and team work. Each cyclist is a member of a team, whenever one of the top cyclists or potentials winners wants to break away from the bunch or make a strategic move to gain an advantage during the race. He depends on ...
Views: 1526 - Rest Hard and Work Hard - Dare to be Brilliant - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Andrew HortonIt takes real courage to be brilliant, consistently giving your best, so that you can live the best life possible and create a future where you live a life of meaning and satisfaction. I am not talking about waking up every day, where you strive to be THE BEST and compete with everyone round ...
Views: 1514 - Turn Goal Setting into Goal Achieving in 2012 - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Andrew HortonNo matter how tough things may have been in the past, you have a spotless future. As you wake up to this bright new day, the canvas of your life is blank. This new beautiful day offers you an opportunity to begin painting any picture you want for your future. Anything that may have happened in ...
Views: 1396 - Self-Talk – Friend or Foe - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe actions you consistently take every day have a huge influence on the way your life turns out and as you know the actions you take are influenced by the thoughts you think and the self-talk you engage in every day. So what do you think will happen if you changed your self-talk and spoke ...
Views: 1640 - Change the Trajectory of your life by Making Better Choices - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Andrew HortonIt is that time of year again where you reflect on your year and ask yourself how you did. When you look back over your year, are you satisfied with the progress you have made? Or is this just another year where you feel like you have really worked hard, have once again given your all, but you ...
Views: 2514 - Grow your “DREAM TEAM” from the ground up - Together Everyone Achieves More - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe first step when creating a “DREAM TEAM” is to acknowledge that you as the leader are accountable for every team member. When you accept that you are fully responsible for ensuring that you have the right people to fill your teams, you have created a perfect foundation for building a “DREAM ...
Views: 1571(2 votes) - Building Dream Teams Today - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2011 from Andrew HortonIf the leadership within any organisation wants to leverage the most from everyone within their operation, they must realise that the individuals within each of their teams, is the most valuable assets their company has. The greatest value can only be realised from each team member, if there is ...
Views: 1690(1 vote) - Teams always achieve more - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Andrew HortonYou will always be able to achieve far more when you work together as a unified and supportive team, you will not only be more effective and efficient as a valued member of a team, but you will also develop great relationships with people that matter and who support each other. Research has ...
Views: 1466 - Are you one or two Paycheques away from Bankruptcy? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Andrew HortonMost of the incredibly effective ideas, tools and techniques that I am going to introduce to you in this article, are not new. They are all common sense and really simple to apply in your life and if you use them will make a massive difference to your financial wealth. The one huge challenge ...
Views: 1732(1 vote) - You can Never Find Time, but you can always Make Time - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Andrew HortonI am sure that you cannot remember the last time you had too much time on your hands. If you are like most people, you try to squeeze so much into your schedule every day, it is physically impossible to complete everything written into your daily planner. You mistakenly believe that you will ...
Views: 1908 - You Can Achieve Financial Independence - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonHave you dreamed about living a life where you are financially independent, where you control your financial destiny and no one has claim to your financial resources? Achieving a life where you are the master of your financial future and you are able to live off the proceeds of your investments, ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - Change your future by changing your vision of what is possible - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonNo matter how good your eyesight may be, it will be of little value if you do not have vision. This is your ability to see things that may be invisible to other people or to innovate and see things that may not even exist yet. The limitations we face in life are not due to our current ...
Views: 2146(1 vote) - Have the Courage to Break free from your Comfort Zone? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonYour self-imposed comfort zone is an artificial place, which you have created in your mind, which limits your potential, to a minuscule part of what you are really capable of achieving. Break free from your SELF-IMPOSED comfort zone and stop limiting your achieving any longer, because of your ...
Views: 2536(1 vote) - Have the Courage to Re-invent Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonAlthough there appear to be 365 days in a year, in reality there are only as many days, as you actually make use of. Have the courage to put perceived failures behind you, build on the successes of the previous day and light the flame of possibility, at the dawn of each new day. Decide what type ...
Views: 1432(1 vote) - Are you willing to turn your vocation into your vacation? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonAre you willing to turn your vocation into your vacation? Avoid the tendency of over-romanticizing the notion of discovering and living your true life purpose. Discovering your purpose is seldom, if ever, accompanied by a drum roll and fanfare, it is just a deep knowing, a feeling of ...
Views: 2211(1 vote) - Accept 100 % Responsibility for Creating Your Future Success - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Andrew HortonAs long as you keep nourishing the cause of your frustration and you persist in doing nothing about the cure, you will live a very normal, basic life in which you never get to realize your potential or live a complete and satisfying life. You must stop cursing the effect of your unhappiness and ...
Views: 1891(1 vote) - Focus Your Energy on the Positive and What is Possible - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen faced with any obstacle, change, challenge or roadblock, examine them just long enough to uncover the difficulty they present and immediately change your focus to look for what you can do to overcome them, prevail and turn them into opportunities. All challenges you encounter are ...
Views: 2189(1 vote) - Who Deserves the most effort and Attention in your Life? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen you strive to give this person as much attention as possible, you dedicate a portion of your time every day, exclusively to them and you worker harder on them than on anyone or anything else, everything in your life will improve. This person I am referring to is you. When you make the ...
Views: 1718(1 vote) - Happiness is not an Outside Job - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonHave you invested time into creating a clear vision for the future? Until you do this your life will continue to fly past in a blur of dissatisfaction, where you continue to see everything in your life, as being in your way. You will live in a place where you are constantly looking for ways to ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - Potential is the greatest source of wealth available to mankind - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonNothing ever invented, produced or multiplied a thousand times over, could ever match the potential wealth that lies untapped in the minds of people. Are you convinced that you are living your full potential or are you just coasting through life, spinning your wheels? Remember that you can only ...
Views: 1833(2 votes) - Are you choking on the dust of your own regret - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonAre you choking on the dust of your own regret, for all the great opportunities you have squandered over the years? Is this attitude or philosophy serving you in any positive way? Can you see how living in the past, focused on what might have been, complaining about all the challenges that have ...
Views: 2384(1 vote) - You can Never Fail unless you give up - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonIs there such a thing as failure? You can only fail if you choose to give up and stop trying. As long as you are pressing on, taking action and trying to achieve anything, all you have encountered is an unresolved roadblock, challenge or difficulty. These unresolved challenges, roadblocks or ...
Views: 1927(1 vote) - Change is Inevitable, Success is optional - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe one new certainty you have in your life in these fast moving and evolving times; is CHANGE. Whether by choice or by circumstance, any change you experience thrusts you out of your comfort zone and into a world of the unknown. We must learn to accept and embrace change in our own lives and ...
Views: 1369 - Change is Inevitable, Success is optional - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe one new certainty you have in your life in these fast moving and evolving times; is CHANGE. Whether by choice or by circumstance, any change you experience thrusts you out of your comfort zone and into a world of the unknown. We must learn to accept and embrace change in our own lives and ...
Views: 2657(1 vote) - Imagine a Time When no one but you Controls your Financial Destiny - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonI believe that you have achieved financial independence when you no longer need to dance to anyone else’s tune, unless you choose to. This is a stage you reach in your life where you get to choose what you do, when you do it and you are able to begin making a real difference in the lives of ...
Views: 1377(1 vote) - Money does not make the world go round, but it certainly makes the journey more pleasant - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Andrew HortonYou are not alone if you are feeling like your financial life is out of control. Do you feel like you have loaded your financial wellbeing onto a rapid flowing river, which is headed straight toward a waterfall? The first and most obvious step is to wrestle back control of your financial ...
Views: 1718 - Change your Relationship with Money - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonLet’s put the romantic notion about money aside, yes success is not about how much money you can accumulate, it is something specific and unique to each individual. However money does buy us a lot of the scarcest resource, namely time. If we are able to accumulate enough money, we are better ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - Do you Feel Trapped by a Lack of TIME? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonAre you feeling like you are stuck in a pinball machine, where you are juggling the demands of your current circumstances, but you are constantly getting bumped around and never seem to get any time to focus on creating the life, you have dreamed about. In fact you are so tired of getting ...
Views: 1622(1 vote) - Busy is Seldom, Efficient, Effective or Productive - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonAs we near the end of another year; are you any closer to realising your goals this time round? Or do you feel disillusioned, where you feel like you have given your all, spent the year frantically busy, but your results indicate that you have, just been spinning your wheels, yet again. You feel ...
Views: 1735(1 vote) - Become the best version of yourself possible - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonThere are numerous possibilities available, for you to become the best possible version of your unique self. Accept that there is only one version of you on this planet; no one else has your unique mind, life experience, character, attitude and exactly the same philosophy as you. This ...
Views: 2378(1 vote) - What Investment will Exponentially Grow my Wealth? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe greatest investment you will ever make is an investment into your on-going personal development. No other investment will ever give you the same returns. As you consistently invest into your most important asset, namely your own self-development, the returns you will enjoy, go well beyond ...
Views: 3082(1 vote) - Unlock your greatness, turn learning into earning - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Andrew HortonUnlock your greatness and know that even when the prize you are seeking seems out of reach or you may be facing challenges that seem insurmountable, you have what it takes to triumph. Light a candle in your mind and allow yourself to look inside, discover your incredible level of resolve and ...
Views: 1751(1 vote) - Stop Pursuing Success and Start Attracting It - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Andrew HortonHave you been working yourself to the bone, pursuing success, working long hours, giving your all, but somehow success just seems to elude you. It always seems to stay out of reach and even redoubling your efforts does not seem to help much. No matter how much persistence you apply and how hard ...
Views: 1614(1 vote) - How comfortable are you feeling, locked in your comfort zone? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Andrew HortonIs the familiarity of your current circumstances keeping you trapped in an uncomfortable place, where you do not like where you are, but the thought of taking the action necessary to change things is really daunting? Your days seem to blend, one into another, where what you do every day makes ...
Views: 1750(1 vote) - Know why you want to Achieve Something and Nothing can Stop You - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Andrew HortonAny superficial motivation that presents outside of you will be fleeting at best and offer very little or no long term, enduring inspiration at all. For motivation or inspiration to offer you any long term value, it must either help you to answer the question; “Why is this important to me” or ...
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