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- 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: 1597 - Culture is the Unwritten Set of Rules within Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe all have a set of unwritten rules about the way we do things and the way we expect people to respond to us. I grew in a tough neighbourhood, where if you showed weaknesses, you would be bullied and treated as an outcast. Did you think I needed to be sent an email or a memo, as I was growing ...
Views: 1593(2 votes) - Will you “GO THE EXTRA MILE”? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Andrew HortonIf you want to finally break free from average and achieve the meaning and fulfilment, you have always desired, then it is time for you to accept that you must “GO THE EXTRA MILE” All the people I have researched and studied, who live fulfilling lives, do not perform at average levels, they all ...
Views: 1593 - Listening and Communicating with Your Market – Using Social Media - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonUnless you are a naïve, entrepreneur with blinkers on, you must have seen the incredible transformation and massive shift, which is going on in the online world. There are constant conversations going on around all sorts of issues, including customer needs and expectations. These changes have ...
Views: 1584 - If this is no Secret, why do so few people use it wisely? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Andrew HortonIrrespective how clever, rich or talented you are, there is one thing we all receive exactly the same amount of each day. The way we choose to manage this scarce resource, is the single most important factor, which determines how things turn out in our lives. Choose to squander yours and you ...
Views: 1580(1 vote) - If you Change, your World will Change - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Andrew HortonYou play an integral role, in the way people treat and respond to you. If you are not enjoying the way people in your environment are treating or responding to you right now, there is only one thing you need to do. Change the way you treat and respond to all the people around you. As you know it ...
Views: 1580(1 vote) - Know and Play to Your Strength Zone - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonMy experience has shown me that when you focus your energy on improving your strengths and carrying out only activities, which are aligned with these, you are far more effective and efficient. Average people spend time to save money, doing things they hate, whilst super achievers spend money to ...
Views: 1577 - 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: 1575 - Reward Your Successes, Re-Energise and boost Your Productivity in The process - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Andrew HortonIf you are like most of the people I meet every day, you are searching for ways to reduce the overwhelm you feel, finally begin to make some real headway on your big goals and yet still have some time left over, to enjoy your favourite and most nurturing activities. The challenge we all face ...
Views: 1572 - 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: 1570(2 votes) - Sales Training – Ideas for closing sales - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Andrew HortonKnow what you sell and the value you bring There is no substitute for completely knowing your value proposition and what it is you really sell. This understanding is crucial to effortlessly closing virtually any sale. When you are clear on what you sell, communicating this to your qualified ...
Views: 1569 - You Will Get Knocked Down – Are you going to Stay Down? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Andrew HortonYou Will Get Knocked Down – Are you going to Stay Down? Motivational Speakers Facing challenges on the path to super achievement is not only likely, it is inevitable. As you traverse the path of success you are going to be knocked down a number of times. This is a natural progression and ...
Views: 1568(2 votes) - Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonFeeling fear whenever you are thrusting yourself outside your comfort zone is a natural response. The challenge is to know when fear is justified and a reason to stop or when fear is just a normal part of the success journey and an opportunity for you to use the fear to sharpen your senses, ...
Views: 1567 - Pursuing happiness is as effective as chasing a rainbow - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Andrew HortonAttempting to pursue happiness is as effective as attempting to discover the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. The harder you try to find happiness, the more you pursue it, the further out of your reach it will become. Happiness is never something you pursue; it is something you choose to ...
Views: 1564 - Social Media Has Not Changed Business Fundamentals - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonUsing social media as a powerful networking and marketing tool does not mean that basic good business practices don’t count any more. Quite the contrary, any business that wants to carry out effective networking or marketing strategies on any of the new social media platforms, must follow some ...
Views: 1564 - Discovering Purpose and Clarifying Your Vision - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe first month of the New Year is well on its way to being over. How are you doing with keeping your commitments, to carry out the daily activities you need to do, to achieve your goals? Have you started this New Year the same way you have always done in the past, with a commitment to reinvent ...
Views: 1562 - How are you Investing Each Hour that Passes? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Andrew HortonHow are you Investing Each Hour that Passes? Is every hour that passes during the day, the most effective use of your time? Whatever you choose to invest your time into each hour, will determine the quality of life that you get to live. Time is on the wing and it will just continue to fly past ...
Views: 1562(1 vote) - Lead Yourself into the New Changing World - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Andrew HortonBefore the advent of the computer age and globalisation, there were only two certainties in life, namely death and taxes. Since we moved into the new millennium and the rate of technological development has sped up even more, there is now a third certainty and that certainty is constant change. ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - Ignite the flame under your unlimited potential - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from Andrew HortonIgnite the flame of your unlimited potential by allowing yourself to; explore all the wonders of being a child once again. Permit yourself to venture back into that era of wonder and belief and to re- discover how passionate and driven you were, to be something special. Remember all those ...
Views: 1559 - Discover your Mission and Purpose - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Andrew HortonI often wrestle with the concept of what the mission and purpose of our lives actually is. Of the many different ideas I have discovered, the one that rings true with me, is the ability and willingness to live our full potential. Every virtue, treasure and reward in life is dependent on us ...
Views: 1557(1 vote) - You Cannot Succeed Alone – Build a Rock Solid Support System - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe people you choose to associate with are one of the most important factors or influencers, which will determine how your life and business will turn out in the future. These influencers will get to determine whether you stick to your daily commitments to take action towards achieving your ...
Views: 1548(1 vote) - Are you Scuttling your Future with your Negative Self-talk? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Andrew HortonResearch has shown that there is a constant stream of self-talk going on in our minds all day. This constant of barrage of input into our minds, only seems to stop during certain parts of our sleeping cycle. This constant stream of talk is so habitual and part of who we are, that we seldom even ...
Views: 1546 - Your Teams Must Know, Like, Trust and connect with you as a leader - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Andrew HortonAs every good sales person knows people buy from someone who they know like and trust and that any decision relating to what they want to buy, is directed by logic, but ultimately the final decision is driven by their emotions. Our emotions are really powerful motivators and as such any great ...
Views: 1546(3 votes) - Your Daily Habits are Forging your Future - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe all have habits, both good ones, which support our efforts to attract success into our lives and bad ones, which keep us from taking the daily actions we need to take, to succeed. If you have any doubt about the power of your habits and how they can keep you locked in a cycle of mediocrity, ...
Views: 1545 - Small Daily Disciplines Lead To Super Achievement - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Andrew HortonThis article seeks to discover the reason why some people commit to their dreams and carry out the daily disciplines necessary to ensure their success and others do nothing and just continue to travel on their path to mediocrity? I believe the answer is not that complicated or difficult to ...
Views: 1544 - Understanding how to get from mediocrity to super achievement - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonThe best way to convert a fantasy or a dream into a goal that you can achieve, is to write your dream or fantasy down and then to formulate a broad plan to achieve that goal. This simple step begins the process by creating something concrete in your mind. This then programs your mind to start ...
Views: 1543 - Connect with the Right People and you will Dramatically Increase your Sales - by Submitted on May 19, 2012 from Andrew HortonIt is a well-known fact that people buy from people they know, like and trust. So if you have a desire to increase your sales, then you need to stop sitting with your feet braced firmly against the table, with a desperate look on your face trying to sell your products or services. Instead you ...
Views: 1538 - Use Negative Events to Expand and Grow - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Andrew HortonWe all have the objective of achieving our full potential, living a meaningful and fulfilling life, filled with joy and happiness. As children we are filled with dreams about our future and we are committed to a notion of excellence and possibility. Yet after observing our adult role models and ...
Views: 1538 - Re-ignite your Personal Inner power and dare to dream again - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Andrew HortonWhen you speak to a young child and ask them about their dreams when they grow up, they get so excited about the prospects that await them. They tell you that they can’t wait to grow up so that they can begin to pursue their dreams. Children are filled with passion and excitement about the ...
Views: 1536(2 votes) - A coach or Mentor can Accelerate and improve Your Performance - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Andrew HortonCoaching has been a norm in the sports arena for many years now and most if not all of the greatest sporting achievements of all time, have been the result of hard work and perseverance on the part of the athlete and the great input and support of their coach. It was not until the early 1990’s ...
Views: 1533 - 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: 1531(2 votes) - Build Mutually Beneficial Relationships and You will Accelerate your Success - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Andrew HortonI am sure you have heard many people around say “It is not what you know, but rather, who you know that determines your level of financial or career success” I must admit that I believe that it is most certainly a combination of the two, which will ultimately determine the level of success you ...
Views: 1530 - Plan and Achieve Financial Independence - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Andrew HortonPlan and Achieve Financial Independence Inspirational Speakers Create financial independence, by first setting and writing down your goal to achieve exactly that. Then develop a plan that is aligned with your goal that will allow you to turn part of your monthly income into capital. Work your ...
Views: 1530 - Become Recognised as the Expert in Your Field - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from Andrew HortonIn this evolving and ever changing world we live in, it is becoming increasingly important to be recognised as the go to person or expert in your field. If I had to ask you who the best Body builder in the world was, you would immediately say Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is seen as the expert, ...
Views: 1528 - Can you be Inspired Long Term by Anything Outside of Yourself? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Andrew HortonNo matter how great a motivational speaker may be. The motivation and uplifting emotional feelings they bring out in their audience, only lasts for a very short time after the event is over. I am sure you have experienced this where you have attended an event, with a fantastic motivational ...
Views: 1527(2 votes) - Commit to On-going and Never Ending Improvement - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe changes we are exposed to every day are no longer incremental or gradual. We are exposed to massive social and economic changes almost every day. If we are to survive and thrive in these turbulent times, we must get a handle on the magnitude and scope of the changes, which are happening all ...
Views: 1525 - Getting Started - Dipping your Toe into the Social Media Arena - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Andrew HortonBefore you can begin using social media or any other form media for that matter, as a means for marketing your business, you must be absolutely clear about what you are selling and why people will want what you have to sell them. If you are in the business of selling earth moving equipment for ...
Views: 1525 - 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: 1525 - How Good are you at Meeting the Commitments you Make With yourself? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhen you make a commitment with yourself, do you generally keep all of them? Or do you continually let yourself down? Always remember that there is always a price to be paid when you make a commitment or promise to yourself. That price can either be one of regret or one of accomplishment. Which ...
Views: 1522(3 votes) - The Art of Realizing your Goals - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Andrew HortonIf you boarded a plane and the pilot that came over the intercom was incoherent and had no idea what the flight number was, no idea where he was going or even if there was enough fuel on board the plane, would you stay on board? Examine the person piloting your life right now, how coherent is ...
Views: 1521 - Do you Believe you Deserve to be Successful? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Andrew HortonYou will only ever achieve the level of success you believe you deserve and that you believe you have the skill and ability to achieve. The reason for this is that your beliefs are what ultimately drive your behaviour and the actions you take or fail to take each day. What you believe to be true ...
Views: 1517 - Re-energise and Renew yourself Frequently - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonAre you so busy spinning your wheels every day, on the treadmill of your life that you feel completely overwhelmed and just caught up in a cycle of constant busyness? Does it feel like you never have any time available to invest in yourself? When last did you allow yourself to take a break from ...
Views: 1516 - 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 - Sustainable Success Starts with Self-Belief - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Andrew HortonAs you know whatever you think about you will eventually bring about. It is for this reason that I recommend creating a few positive affirmations, which support your vision and goals. Positive affirmations are nothing more than positive statements, which we create; to support a new positive ...
Views: 1512 - 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) - Meet Your Future - The Art of Success - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Andrew HortonThere is a really great way of foretelling exactly how your future will turn out. It does not require that you visit a clairvoyant, sit under a pyramid and chant or even that you gaze into a crystal ball. All that is needed is a good set of plans detailing how you want your future to turn out ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - Emerge From Behind The Clouds Which are Hiding Your Potential - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Andrew HortonRight now, is the time for you to emerge from behind the clouds that are hiding your ability and for you to finally allow the light of your unlimited potential to shine. Ignite the spark of possibility and allow it to burn in a brilliant blaze as you explore, discover and live your potential. ...
Views: 1506 - Building Meaningful Networks – Means You Won’t Need to Succeed Alone - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe all have gifts and amazing natural strengths in certain areas of our lives, yet no matter how well we may perform in these areas. There are still parts of our lives where we need support and are not very adept or strong. These areas where we have weaknesses cause us to reach a chasm in our ...
Views: 1505 - Turning your Dream into Reality - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhat must you do every day to finally live your goals? To get from where you are to where you want to be or should I rather say “where you passionately NEED to be”. You must firstly be certain that you really need and want, whatever goal you are attempting to achieve in your life. You must ...
Views: 1497(1 vote) - 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 ...
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