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Why Going From Surviving To Thriving Is So Difficult
By
Bill Cottringer
“Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in awhile there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.” ~Ralph Ranson.
There are ... Views:1054
They always tell you to expect the unexpected. But you know, even after a while, the unexpected becomes expected—and it's easier to prepare for.
When I was a youngster growing up in Texas, we had a problem with scorpions. If you don't know what they are, look it up in the dictionary. They ... Views:635
In my 16 year stint as an Entrepreneur, I've learned, forgotten, and learned again a lot of great ideas and business habits for Entrepreneurs. Recently I decided to re-commit to some of the best ideas I've discovered. Here are my top ten best habits I'm striving to implement:
1. Have a clear, ... Views:862
Sometimes we have to be patient and sometimes we have to get moving. Wisdom is knowing which time is which and when to do what. I know, easier said than done. But we all know when we've exhausted certain possibilities -- and quite possibly ourselves -- in the course of finding out. Wouldn't it ... Views:656
A lot of people say to me: "Someday Syndrome. That sounds like something I might have."
Well, if you're one of those people, you don't need to guess any more. Take this little quiz and find out exactly if you have it or not.
1. Picture your ideal life. How different is it from the life you ... Views:512
The science of success deals with knowing the natural laws and applying those laws in a definite, scientific method. Natural laws are universal laws. They are higher laws that govern every aspect of life throughout the universe. Natural laws are the ultimate laws of creation. They supersede all ... Views:677
The topic of self-improvement is fascinating, addicting and is just plain fun. The study of self growth forces you to look at yourself in ways that you may not have thought of on your own. Getting to better understand your strengths and identifying your weaknesses will provide the stepping ... Views:892
Words can wound and heal, soothe or distress, ignite passion or deflate, bring us confusion or ensure clarity - they can build us up or tear us down. Words whether you realise it or not wield a power all of their own. It is one of the least understood and yet one of the most significant ... Views:930
A sermon recently expounded the value of failure not as failure itself, but as a means of growing one's sense of self worth and moving towards new experiences.
Failure does not mean that one has failed in life's
work, but is just a measure of how much more one has to
do in life. If one task is ... Views:1251
The power of the human mind and confidence is inexplicable. So, self trust is very inevitable to succeed in one’s life. Have you ever pondered over who holds you back when you are not confident enough to pursue your goal? It’s not you really but who you think you are. Your self-trust empowers ... Views:521
Truly Great Leaders expect maximum productivity from everyone!
In High Performance Teams absenteeism is very low, productivity is high, and people are busy doing what they should be doing to contribute, they are entirely relaxed about the leader and see him or her as part of the team, rather ... Views:3310
You have a business. What are your major concerns? Profit obviously, new business and marketing most likely running a close second, staffing and keeping a great team firing on all cylinders will be up there, and of course putting out the daily fires that plague any company or entrepreneur. This ... Views:946
Thoughts are things. Thoughts have energy and the power to change your world. When you focus your thoughts like a laser beam upon what you want to create in your life, you unleash the incredible power of your mind combined with the infinite creative power of the Universe. This is how goals are ... Views:1543
What's happened to the economy has been likened to a tsunami as well as an implosion. When the undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit in Indonesia in 2004, the world was stunned by the devastation that took place. It triggered earthquakes around the globe as far away as Alaska. It ... Views:593
Take inventory of your personal currency by completing the following exercise: write down a personal assessment of your abilities, attributes, and current goals. Here are some examples to get you started.
I am a people person
I have a good sense of humor
I don’t feel confident ... Views:602
Everyone does not aspire to earn a million dollars a year or to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. To some, success is not measured in dollars or titles or promotions; but in time with their families, health and happiness, or in making a difference in the lives of others.
What does "success" ... Views:1135
I do enjoy motivational speakers. Their words act as a blast of positive energy but just as the perk of coffee fades and the charge of a Red Bull diminishes, so does motivation. Somewhere along the way, we must find motivation from the inside out. Yes, it is great to have reminders but when all ... Views:3036
Consider this: 80% of all success is attitude and yet, very few people (a small percent of 5% of people on earth) can really define what attitude is - how it was formed, how it works, or how to go about changing it.
Your attitude is about your mind. Attitude is about mind power. Attitude is ... Views:963
Your life is no accident. You are here for a purpose, some central mission that has the potential to make you extraordinary. Some main aim that - once focused on - breaks all chains that might have previously bound you. Your challenge is to discover that call. (Hint: it generally exists right ... Views:703
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be?
- Marianne ... Views:1038
Imagine walking into a 20 story office building, knowing that your upcoming meeting is on the top floor.
You walk into the building and immediately search for the elevators.
To your surprise, and disappointment, some of the elevators show "out of order" signs and the rest are currently being ... Views:910
In life, you need to equip yourself with positive character traits in order to become successful. There will be times when you have to face obstacles that seem overwhelming; but if you’re prepared, you don’t have any reason to be afraid.
Be it at work, in school or in relationships, you need to ... Views:1023
“Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.” -- Suze Orman, Financial Consultant, California Governor’s Women’s Conference, 2008.
Do you use your career, your job, the work you do as a measuring tool to size up your worth? Though it’s a mistake to equate one’s worth solely with money, many of ... Views:684
Just read a superb article on superstar rapper Lil Wayne in Rolling Stone. Rich with insights on excellence and full of inspiration, the piece recorded how he went from virtual unknown to the best rapper on Earth.
His success came through the usual suspects: sheer hard work/unparalled ... Views:497
Do something different. I was on a coaching call recently with a gentleman who happens to be 30 years old now, but at the time we met he was 24. And he was ambitious—he wanted to earn more money, and of course he was grown-up, pure middle class American.
So he did what everybody told him to ... Views:581
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 ... Views:831
It was a beautiful day in Costa Rica, the sun was shining and I was on the back of a beautiful horse named Diablo. I had been horseback riding numerous times before with no problems, so I wasn’t prepared for what would happen next.
As Diablo and I hit full stride galloping across an open ... Views:1726
I’ve helped hundreds of people uncover unconscious limiting beliefs (ULBs) act as obstacles to success in life. Over the next several months in Business As Unusual I’ll explore the nine most common ULBs. The first one is: Money creates happiness.
I’m not bashing money. I love to play with ... Views:1356
How often have you "tried" to do something and failed...often miserably. There's yet another reason to not try again - another example of failure. Soon you just give up trying and stay stuck in a life of mediocrity that may feels comfortable, but erodes your soul every day you exist there, until ... Views:734
Sometimes we sit and listen to a friends ideas, or a new business they have started, or a goal or dream they have. We want to help them, so we usually start by ensuring they understand all the pitfalls that they may face, and the challenges that may stifle them. We want to protect them and help ... Views:1173
I didn't think it was silly, even though I was in dire economic circumstances—which in my life, at that time, translated into the fact that I didn't have a job. For my own reasons—which I didn't realize at that point—I couldn't find a job.
I had child support and some other obligations going ... Views:610
I regularly get told by women clients that they’re not being listened to and have little or no influence in their organisation. My first question of course is, “How do you do that?” Doesn’t make me the most popular coach on the block but, hey, if my clients wanted milk sop they’d go elsewhere. ... Views:952
The Four Crucibles of Success
By
Bill Cottringer
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 ... Views:859
I don’t know why I didn’t know this.
Looking back, I can see that it’s one of the most important things I coulda-shoulda-woulda done … if I’d known.
Unfortunately, I didn’t really comprehend it for about two decades.
We seem to think that a college (or high school) diploma ... Views:1353
When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. ~ Author Unknown
Passion is defined as “powerful emotion” and “boundless enthusiasm”. When you bring emotion and enthusiasm to your lifework, negatives don’t matter. ... Views:1386
So often people will ask me after I've shared a leadership concept with them: "Great. Now can you give me some tools to apply that idea?" I'll most certainly agree that tactics that create results are ever so important. But may I equally suggest that sometimes, the very idea is the tool. A ... Views:530
BEING A GOOD EMPLOYEE
By
Bill Cottringer
A big part of being happy and successful, involves your approach to work. These simple requirements are a prescription for the right approach to work in being a good employee If you practice these simple suggestions you are likely to get recognized ... Views:9682
Why You Should Focus More On The One Really Important Need You Have Rather than on The Many Others That Occupy Your Attention
By
Bill Cottringer
“We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.” ~James Matthew Barrie.
We all really just have one ... Views:805
The mind in movement is either remembering or projecting. When you're in the process of thinking, when thoughts are arising, their direction is dual. You're either remembering the past or you are thinking ahead about the future. Right now requires no thought. Right here and right now, the space ... Views:1236
There is power in planning—you make a budget, you’ve got a map to anywhere you want to go. But, for all the plan making and budget creating that I encourage, the real power is in the honesty you bring to the table.
The truth is sneaky sometimes. We think we’re speaking it. Playing our cards. ... Views:694
24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds—no matter how you express it, we only have so much time each day into which we cram work or school, cooking, cleaning, family time and a myriad of miscellaneous obligations and commitments, all clamoring
for our attention. In between these activities are ... Views:987
I’ve been thinking a lot about the economy lately. I guess everyone is, but I’m not nervous or worried. I see this as an opportunity. I believe that when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change is when people change. We’re at that point right now.
It’s time to ... Views:854
A female client of mine years ago was married to a man who was very abusive to her. He wouldn’t get therapy or examine his beliefs, feelings, and actions. After several years of listening to him cut her down, she decided to leave the marriage and quickly went from having a non-glamorous position ... Views:832
Most companies internally assign a value to their customers that predicts how much money the customer will spend in the future, otherwise known as 'Total Customer Value' (TCV). Conventionally, the best way to determine a customer's TCV is to look at how much they have spent in the past: United ... Views:694
Get Prepared, Inside and Out
"Help! I need to get a job." Are you a professional finding your career in freefall, or know someone who is? You might want to follow this series of four posts.
My intention is to help you get there faster. I have asked one of the nation's top Fortune 500 ... Views:705
1. Be clear about your desired outcome.
Know what you want to accomplish. Ask yourself:
How will I know whether I've succeeded? Once you've
identified the end goal, work backwards to determine
how to get there. Then work it one step at a time.
2. Determine which tasks tap into your ... Views:735
If Enough People Imagine and Believe in Something, It Will Happen…
By
Bill Cottringer
“I can believe anything, provided it is incredible.” ~Oscar Wilde.
If enough people believe in something, it will happen…”The ‘Yes-but’ rest of the story is…True, but maybe just not quite in the exact way or ... Views:1207
After a career that's spanned approximately 40 years in the business and sales environment, I seem to have developed a few opinions—surprise, surprise. Recently, I was talking with one of my partners about financial literacy. And again, I've seen it all.
For example—how do you make more money? ... Views:661
Once you make a fundamental choice to the creative force in your life, any approach you choose to take for your own growth development and success will work for you. You will be especially attracted to those approaches which will work particularly well for you. We all have choices in life and we ... Views:608
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time" - Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
When Thomas Edison was inventing the electric light bulb he certainly had his work cut out for him. Believe it or not after trying 10,000 times he had still ... Views:1134