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Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life.nn The Key Leadership Abilities nYour ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men and women in every area are those who can quite competently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward th

Desire, belief, and persistence could be called the three sisters of any success strategy. Why are they so important? No matter how you define success or what you have to do to get there you will face obstacles and challenges along the way. Without sufficient desire for the prize, without sufficient belief in yourself and what you want, and without sufficient persistence you will never get the success you want. n n What is desire and where does it come from? Desire is an insa

Why Somebody Else Can’t Tell You How To Be Successful And Happy. BynBill Cottringe n“Success and happiness are what you get from doing what you have to do to get them.” ~The author. What do you suppose all these folks have in common? • All the present living presidents. • All the academy ...

FROM KNOWING BETTER TO DOING BETTER BynBill Cottringe nn This title is a logical progression from the last article—“Decreasing Uhappiness To Increase Happiness.” Before we can do this, we need to learn how to move from knowing what to do and how to do it, to actually doing it. And, the ...

Success is something all humans strive for. Disregarding context, it's one of the few unifying things about our species in the consistency of its appearance and the satisfactory feeling it provides when achieved. To attempt or hope for something and have the outcome be beneficial or rewarding in some way is a driving force behind human nature. However, many people don't consider the upsides of unconventional success. Sometimes, this is simply because they don't know what woul

A creative person is generally considered to have talent in painting, drawing, architecture, crafts, and design. Using this narrow definition, many are left believing that they do not have a creative flair. Have you ever thought about your creative ability? Creativity is a talent that we all have and use regularly, whether or not we are aware of it. nnIf we change how we think about creativity, it will be easier to understand. First, let us get away from the idea that only th

Banking sector is growing fast and flourishing with every passing year. It recruits many individuals every year for various posts. However, since it is a highly coveted career option, the recruitment process is very tough and the selection rate is very low. This makes it a stiff competition for the candidates appearing for the exams. However, it is a hectic procedure for the respective bank as well. It is very difficult to recruit the most capable candidate out of the thousan

Success means different things to different people. You may evaluate your success by: what you can buy, how you get paid, or what you can do. When most people are asked what success means to them they start off listing things they could buy, or the amount of money they would have. Sometimes they’ll define success by the title they want to have, or how they want to earn a living. That’s very closely related to what you can buy because usually they’re thinking

JUDGMENTS, DEFENSIVENESS, UNDERCURRENTS, FESTERING & FAI ESSnBy William Cottringer, Ph.D. Sooner or later conflict occurs in any relationship. A particularly difficult conflict is when one person thinks or acts one way about something that is diametrically opposed to the other person’s ...

Life is a marathon. nI heard various versions of what life is. Life is a gift- enjoy it. Life isn’t a dance on roses- don't get your hopes too high. Life is a battle- fight for it. Life is a box of chocolate- you might be surprised sometimes, be happy anyway. Life is a bitch- hardships await you. Some even say life sucks- so what, shit happens. Life is beautiful- fateful and tragic last words. I think they are all missing the point. Life is just life. You might say. nnLife

SEVEN VERBS TO DEFEAT ANGER Byr Bill Cottringer “Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” ~Ambrose Bierce.

The Four Crucibles of SuccessnBy Bill Cottringe n Every success has four crucibles that make nothing go to something, and close the gap between dreaming and reality: The Head, Heart, Soul and Hands. We know now, the energy that is transformed between these four crucibles is what shows up ...

There are many different sources of new product ideas for your business. Here are six of them.nn Read Everything You Can nThe first way to find a new product or service is to read newspaper stories, read articles, read advertisements, read the classified ads. Very often when people have new products or services available in a market or they’re looking for someone to sell it or distribute it, they advertise in the classifieds under business opportunities. Read all US publica

The steps to success are challenging and never easy. However, when you finally arrive at your most prized destination the sense of fulfillment and achievement you feel can be totally exhilarating. When I first got selected to play for Wales, the feeling was like no other. It was a dream I had ever since I was a young kid and to actually realize it was just an incredible experience. Here are 5 crucial steps to success, that if followed will mean you WILL achieve everything you

Have you ever consciously considered what you are modeling to your kids? Do you stop to consider that children are very susceptible to modeling? Modeling is the copying of behavior without understanding the thought process behind the behavior. Children need mentors. Children need to be equipped with life skills to handle the complexities that are inherent in each of our lives. If you are simply modeling, without mentoring, you are not equipping your child with the powerful skills they need to deal with life.

Your motivation is a key to your success. Have you ever noticed that you find some types of work to be fulfilling and rewarding, while other types of work are just a sheer drudgery and stressful? The reason some things are enjoyable for you and others are just painful is because the things you enjoy help you to fulfill your natural motivators. n n You will work to make certain your needs and wants are met. Abraham Maslow talks about this in terms of your drive to fulfill your

Reality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for ThoughtfulnessnBy Bill Cottringe n“You can’t behave your way out of a problem that you thought your way into.”n ~The author. This quote is a re-arrangement of an earlier one by Stephen Covey, “You can’t talk your way out of a situation you ...

At the end of the day when you are weary from all of the effort and energy you have expended from working towards accomplishing your goals, but the dream is not yet realized, the one thing that tells you to keep going; to get up tomorrow and keep at it, is your faith.nnThere will be people who tell you that you not capable of achieving your dream. They will fill you up with lies and tell you are not enough. My friend, you are more than enough. You are worthy, capable and dest

If you feel frustrated, even mystified by what’s standing nin the way of your greater success, it’s actually not that ndifficult to understand. n nThe question is: Are you ready? Really ready?n nBecause the answer lives down in your nunconscious . . . laying there . . . lying to you.n nAnd that’s not just clever writing, that’s the truth nabout your inner saboteur— that lying, scheming, nsneaky inner voice that whispers at you creating ndoubt and despair, or sometim

My mentor, Bob Proctor, once said, “Don’t cry over anything that won’t cry over you.” People will often create tremendous suffering for themselves just because they’re in debt or have lost money. They’ll generate intense feelings of anger, sadness, and fear, all of which are destructive and actually make it more difficult for them to regain the wealth they lost. Because they’re upset, they may fight with their spouse over money or become severely depressed, not

Improving your life means having some idea of which direction you want to go. Think about it: Do you feel that you are on track and moving closer toward your dreams? Are you clear about how to get there from here?nnIf you are like most people, the answer to these questions is probably no. Instead, you may feel that—somewhere along the line—you have gotten derailed from the life you want to lead. Feeling derailed may cause you to simply push harder to get what you want whi

Our clients often ask what are the secrets to lifelong success. The tell us that is seems that no matter how much or how hard they try to "will" the process forward they eventually end up self-sabotaging. For everyone the answer is different but we'll share with you 5 steps that help you to tap your unrealized potential that we share with our clients:

You've probably have heard the saying: "the money is in the list", well - it's true. It is in your list. And it's a frustration that a client brought to her mentoring call this week. She was all flustered because she keeps hearing that to do any good, you've just got to have a BIG list. What I believe is more important is that you have a responsive list! What's the point of having a list of ten or thousands if no-one is opening your emails, let alone buying from you. Wouldn'

Here’s the truth, if you were brought up in a middle class family then the odds of you actually finding real success in your life are not good! Why you ask? Because these people are raised in a “comfort zone” environment. Before I really get into this article I just want to say that I was brought up in a middle class family so I know what I’m talking about. The middle class is the class that doesn’t do much to better themselves and they complain more than the others

The domain authority of your website is dependent on a lot of things. It may be confusing at first as to which factors you should focus on the most. However, there are ways for you categorize domain authority that will make it easy for you to come up with strategies and execute them as time progresses. Broadly, you can classify domain authority in on page SEO and off page SEO. Domain Authority and Domain Authority Checker The on page SEO of your website makes up a lot of what

...Continues from ‘Discover The 10 Secrets For Success And Inner Peace - Part 1 Secret #4: Embrace Silence... Silence is probably the least valued pastime in our society where everybody is running around to do and experience more of the abundance of life. Learning to create silence in your life is the foundation of experiencing inner peace and an sense of contentment. Mother Theresa once said that silence is the friend of God and for you to reconnect with that divine part of

REALITY REPAIR QUESTIONS BynBill Cottringer "I wouldn't give a fig for the simplicity that comes on the near side of complexity, but I would give my left arm for the simplicity that comes on the far side of complexity." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes. I just finished writing another book, Reality ...

Ordinarily, when we think of "success,” we envision a solid level of achievement that occurs over an extended period of time. Never does it occur to us that success can occur instantaneously, and even infinitely -- contradicting our ordinary notions of what is logical and possible. nSuch instantaneous vast results can occur when we shift our consciousness to the positive. When we overcome our limiting behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs, life outside ourselves tends to respon

This article is an excerpt from "The Science of Getting Rich" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com n nfrom Chapter 1nnThe Right to be Rich nnWhatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich. No person can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty of money. In order to unfold the soul and to develop talent he must have m

One of the most crucial parts of the supply management system is the logistics. It is undeniable that you will like to grow the size of your business and spread it on the regional, national and international level. The supply chains depend on the needs of the customer, and therefore, it can keep on changing and is a sensitive area. It has to be efficiently organized to ensure customer satisfaction. Transporting freight from one place to another might look like an easy job, bu

Effective salespeople in the world of business to business sales all have specific factors in common. They not only have excellent sales techniques, they also thoroughly understand the business arena. But perhaps more importantly they have researched their customers business and his specific needs and goals. It is not enough in modern enterprise just to have an excellent knowledge about your own products and services. An excellent selling technique calls for a holistic knowle

There are two terms used almost universally today as synonyms though they’re anything but, with profound consequences for people’s lives: trade-off and sacrifice. rnTrade-off is the more general of the two. It means giving up one or more values for other values, regardless of how great each value is. For example, this weekend I could stay home and work out, and afterwards sit in the hot tub in my complex with my friends. Or I could fly to Texas to look at pieces of proper

It’s an insanely big number. A one followed by 12 zeroes. In fact, it is so big that most of us can’t even conceive of it. To give you an idea, if you could count at the phenomenally fast rate of 10 per second it would still take you more than three millennia(!) to count that high. And that’s if you don’t lose count, of course (imagine if that happened when you were half way through. You’d be tempted to give up, I would think). rnAnd yet it’s going to happen. Alre

The rise of e-commerce has altered the way people shop for the varieties of products and services and it’s no unique for automotive parts. Traditionally, purchasing the auto parts needs visiting the nearby greasy shop where a pushy salesman tries to sell out all kinds of mechanical parts of doubtful origin and pricing. Similar to the other things, the shopping of automobile inner parts, accessories, and exterior parts has shifted to online. There are several obvious reasons

Four Important “Yes, Buts…” About Success to Keep in MindnBy Bill Cottringe n“Success is often what is left when you empty your toolbox of the failed solutions that are past their opportunity, but hard to give up.” ~The author. Two very good cases have been made about our main purpose for ...

How to Have a Near-Perfect Marriage Or Not. BynBill Cottringe nn“The happiest marriages are 75% right selection and 25% effort; choosing the right person and devoting the rest of the time being the right person.” ~The author, with the right person, being the right person. Let me begin by ...

Success is more than economic gains, titles, and degrees. Planning for success is about mapping out all the aspects of your life. Similar to a map, you need to define the following details: origin, destination, vehicle, backpack, landmarks, and route.nnOrigin: Who you arennA map has a starting point. Your origin is who you are right now. Most people when asked to introduce themselves would say, “Hi, I’m Jean and I am a 17-year old, senior highschool student.” It does no

THE TREADMILL TRAP: Keeping Up With The Speed Of ChangenBy William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnn What is faster than a nanosecond? Whatever it is, it is upon us! Right at this moment I am both crying and laughing about the impact of Karl Fish’s “Shift Happens” I-Net and U-tube “Fishbowl: Did You ...

rnDid you ever experience sitting on your desk at the office at midday, thinking your life over? For example, what could have you done that morning to ensure that your business proposal presentation will get the nod of top management? Or should you have accepted the smaller yet more challenging project offered to you three months ago instead of accepting again the same project you’ve handled for several years now? It’s that small ‘what if’ voice in you

CROSS-TRAINING IN THE SELF-GROWTH JOU EY By Bill Cottringe n“There are two ways to get to the finish line quicker—run faster and bring the finish line closer.” ~The author. Today we are all getting headaches from the ever-growing ornery overload, distress from the difficulty of keeping ...

SEVEN HELPING PILLARSnBy William Cottringer, Ph.D.nnn“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ~Dr. Seuss.nnn We are all born with an innate desire to be successful and help others. There is wisdom in the saying, “you can best help ...

THE “WORST BAD HABIT” YOU CAN GET CAUGHT UP INnBy Bill Cottringe n“The obscure takes a while to see and the obvious—even longer.” ~Anonymous. What is the worst bad habit you can get caught up in? One that is hard to see because it is so much of who we are on this human journey. As it ...

Ask and it is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, is a book about the teachings of Abraham. We love this book in particular, and in general just love any information that allows us to live a happier, more fulfilling life. If you pay attention you can learn profound life lessons almost everywhere. This article is about life lessons we have learned from our dog.nnA few months ago we adopted the cutest little dog. Aside from the normal benefits g

Succession planning is a concept that often is misunderstood, to the detriment of all concerned. People tend to use the term incorrectly, thinking it means one thing when actually it means something quite different. For example, people often confuse the succession planning process, which focuses on future needs of the organization, with replacement planning, which is directed at filling immediate vacancies. So before we get to the myths and realities of succession planning, l

“Prosperity: The eternal flow of all that’s good in life…”nn*Below is the fifth installment of a series of articles from the real life experiences of the author. The only deviations from the truth may be the names of people and places. These stories are also incorporated in “My Friend Yu – The Prosperity Mentor: Book II,” Pantejo - Y.N. Vurce Publishing. Release Date: 2008.nnYou wonder why other people seem to cruise through life whil

There are many variables that will contribute to or hinder your online success. Becoming comfortable with operating an internet marketing business concerns more than simply any technicalities involved. One of the biggest factors that can influence your marketing success is your own personality. Yup, even on the internet how you act, react or simply view the world can have an impact on how successful online you actually become Here are 5 relatively common personality traits th

To change your current reality requires action. Continuously stating your disappointment or discontentment with your life only adds fuel to the fire. If you are unhappy with your life, change it. No one can change it but you and no one is responsible for placing you into your current ...

Yep ! I'm serious. If you sit on the couch, you won't make mistakes. Well, sitting on the couch doing nothing is a mistake, but I won't get into that. No matter how careful you are, how much thinking you have done, how much time you put into searching for facts, you will make mistakes. Maybe not today, nor tomorrow. Or in the next six months. But, there will come a moment, you'll be tired, or you will rely on a source of information said to be bullet-proof, and you'll discover no such thing exists. Some people will tell you : "I rely on such and such", or "I never make mistakes".r

How to set standards for excellence and back them with total integrity.nn A Commitment to Excellence nLeaders have specific responsibilities and must fulfill certain requirements. One requirement of leadership is the ability to choose an area of excellence. Just as a good general chooses the terrain on which to do battle, an excellent leader chooses the area in which he and others are going to do an outstanding job. The commitment to excellence is one of the most powerful of

When I was twelve (but looked about eighteen), nI entered a beauty contest sponsored by a beach nclub in Santa Monica ... And, even though I was ncompeting against women who were in their late nteens and early twenties, I won. n nI was thrilled! n nAnd for that year I was “Miss Del Mar” nand entered the world of modeling. n nPretty soon I had an agent and that led to my first nTV commercial when I was 15 and my first role non a TV series when I was 16. I played Ricky’s