Category Archives: Thoughts
The Little Things To Do To Create Success
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In your last Success Marketing Strategy email I spoke about how Disney was able to be so successful at creating word- of-mouth advertising. Now this brings up a virtually important theme that should be behind all your marketing efforts which is….
…little things mean a lot.
Think of it this way, if you throw one little metal B-B at a window you probably won’t shatter the glass but if you super glue a couple of hundred of those little B-B’s together into a ball that’ll shatter the window.
The 4 Wives
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There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
Believing In Yourself
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When you’re feeling down the answer is to pick yourself up, not to try to get used to it.
The further down you go, the more ‘up’ there is to aim for.
Believing in yourself means believing in others too.
You are never as wrong as you think you might be.
Mistakes are made in the past… success is in the future.
Today I will do my best to be better than I’ve ever been.
— Succeed With Me by Selwa Anthony with Jimmy Thomson
Two Frogs
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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods. They were laughing and having fun when suddenly two of them fell into a deep pit.
The pit was so deep that the other frogs started yelling to the two frogs who had fallen, “Oh dear! You’re as good as dead. The pit is so deep there is no way you’re getting out of it.”
The two frogs were frantically trying to jump up out of the pit with all their might that they ignored the comments. But the other frogs kept telling them, “Didn’t you hear us? You’re as good as dead. You just can’t jump out of the pit. You might as well stop trying now.”
Suka Laxmi Tamang, Room to Grow Girls Scholar from Nepal
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The Room to Grow girls’ education program provides much more than an education for girls in need. It provides the opportunity for a future – for each girl, her family, and her community.
Suka Laxmi is eight years old. She loves to dance, sing, and read storybooks. She is a shy and well-disciplined girl both at home and in school. In the future, she hopes to be a teacher and impact other children’s lives for the better.
The Gift Of Insults
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There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him.
One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move.
Moving Heart
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Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind.
“It’s the wind that is really moving,” stated the first one.
“No, it is the flag that is moving,” contended the second.
A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them.
“Neither the flag nor the wind is moving,” he said, “It’s the HEART that moves.”
Two Kinds Of Money Problem
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There are only two kinds of money problems. One problem is not enough money. The other problem is too much money. Which type of money problem do you want?
— p. 41, Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki
The Past Is Not The Future
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It’s tempting to simplify things. The game is rigged. Some people have all the advantages, and they succeed. Some people have all the disadvantages, and they fail.
It’s also, however, terribly misleading.
Your success is far more dependent on your behavior now than it is based upon where you grew up, where you went to school, or whether your path so far has been easy or difficult.
Opportunity lies ahead; it is a matter of whether or not you choose to pursue it.
— p. 56, The 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People by David Niven