2010 New Year Wish For You

I wanted to send something to you all on New Year's Eve, or shortly thereafter, but the words just didn't seem to be coming to me. So I kept on my daily routine of reading something positive, listening to positive speeches on CD, and finally I got some of the right words to share!

It really came down to what do I wish for everyone I know in my life for this new year, 2010. I wish the best for you all, I really do! In whatever endeavors you are currently involved in, I really hope that you have great success in it for yourself, your family and loved ones, and for the community around you. But saying "good luck" didn't really seem adequate for giving you some inspiration for this upcoming year. I needed more.

And then I found this wonderful little tidbit while listening to one of my favorite speakers on Saturday. The CD was on in the van, and I think I have heard this particular talk about a dozen times, but I put it in again anyway. One small part here that he talks about, that seemed to jump out at me for the first time, I want to share with you:

(paraphrased from speech)

"...be good at Plan A, but learn to be really great at Plan B. We've had many times where we have prepared ourselves for what we thought might happen, and then something happens - some circumstance or situation out of our control - and we have to switch to Plan B. Or Plan C, Plan D, Plan E....or whatever it takes to make it happen. It was hard at first, because when things don't go your way it is easier to quit. But those people who are truly successful find a way to move beyond the challenges and keep trying until they make it through to success...."

I couldn't agree more! And that is my wish for all of you reading this for your New Year: set your goals, but be prepared to have a Plan B, or C, or D, or E....or as many Plan ___ as it takes to accomplish your goal! You know you can do it - somewhere, deep down inside, you know you can accomplish whatever dream it is you have in your heart, otherwise you never would have been able to dream it in the first place.

The opposite of success is not failure. The opposite of success is quitting. And that's why "Plan B" works every time, because as long as you refuse to quit, as long as you insist on pushing forward towards your goal, you will achieve it! Set your goals, put the action in, back it up with belief and faith, and it will be yours.

I wish you all the most fantastic 2010! God bless!

Sincerely,

Andreas (& Tracy) Z.

Taking action creates positive feelings

I ran across an old audio clip today that was really good, and I want to share it with you. It was from a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) audio series from several years ago.

Have you ever had a time when you thought "When the timing is right, I will get this project done" or "When everything settles down, then I will get to work on this", or "I am waiting for the perfect moment to do this"?

Have you also noticed that more often than not, the perfect time never comes? We all have projects or hobbies or business or something that we should, could or really want to do!

Some of us are looking for that "special feeling" before we start doing the work. But the fact is this: that good feeling doesn't come until after the work has been started!

Everyone has had a time in their life when they had to sell something - in your profession, for a fundraiser for your kids, or even back in school when you were getting people to buy something from you for your camping trip, or the school band, or whatever event it was you were fundraising for! At some point in time, we have all sold something!

Think about that for a minute - did the good feelings come before you took action, or did the good feelings come after you made your first sale? It was after! You wanted to give someone a high-five, you were jumping and skipping around, and suddenly whistling a different tune, weren't you? And that good feeling made you want to go do it again!

So stop looking for that feeling: it's going to come, just do the work! And when the action comes, guess what? Winning will also win more people to your side! Birds of a feather flock together, and so do winners! As you win more, you will be attracting more winners to your side, which increases your ability, networking and influence to be able to succeed more in the action you are taking.

This isn't just in sales - it's in everything you do.

Some people wait their entire lives for their ship to come in - others go swim out to it. Which one do you want to be? It's your decision. Take action, and discover the potential you have inside you!

Andreas Z.