Leader: Where Are You Now? 

Being a leader is 24-7 job, and educational opportunities to improve yourself are everywhere. Learn from your friends and family and sometimes complete strangers, and you’ll find opportunities at every turn

 – Byron Scott and Charles Norris

Leader. Where are you now and where do you want to be? In the book Slam Dunk Success, Magic Johnson articulated in the Forward that most people think you win then you become a leader. But it’s the other way around. You’re a leader first, then you win.

Leaders are everywhere, and so are leadership opportunities. Punctured or not, Magic urged that you may be an entry-level employee or a middle manager, but not to worry. Every department is looking for a leader. To have the courage to stand up and take the lead, you will become successful.

Leadership is innate. Leaders are constantly changing the world around them. They may be involved in business or in the community. Opportunities abound.

Leadership is foresight. Manage yourself. Think of where you are now and where you want to be. Then take the steps ….one at a time. Try. Learn. Fail. Get back up and do it again. You will succeed with hard work and persistence. As always, don’t give up.

Cheers!

Your 2017 Goals: Trace It. Check It…

It’s mid-year! Look back to move ahead. People are using these words to describe the progress to achieve…

Great, busy, progress, metamorphosis, building, awkward, empowerment, lonely, rollercoaster, transcendent, halfway, building, empowered, successful, blessed, winning, growing, fantastic, brilliant, succeeding, harvest, evolutionary, learning, transitioning, growth, better, momentum, rising, immense, challenged, hell, mediocre, bullshit, boring, tragic, spectacular, ready-set-g.., new, conscious, breakthrough, game-changing, progression, different, change, unbelievable, fortunate, focused, expansion, lit, turbulent, amazing, lies, shock, good, Detonate.

Looking Back to Move Ahead

It’s mid-year! Look back to move ahead. People are using these words to describe the progress to achieve their goals. Take some time to reflect on whether any Radiate or resonate with your own progress? Any missing? Trace it. Add it!

Cheers!

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Sometimes You Win. Sometimes You Yarn…

Sometimes you win, sometimes you Yarn…more popular sometimes you lose. Sometimes you fail. Many examples exist of well known leaders who tried, failed and eventually succeeded including the likes of J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Oprah, Steve Jobs, Einstein and many others.

So whatever you do, keep going. Don’t give up.

Cheers!

Success Can Happen At Any Age. Here are 25 Successful People Who Did It…

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You have been trying, yet in spite of all your efforts, you have not been able to see the real fruits of your labor. Be encouraged…don’t give up. Pablo shared 49 examples of people who achieved Success at different ages. This shows that whatever your dreams, goals, and aspirations you can do it. The individuals listed were no different from any of us. Though Knackered, they just gave it their all…never gave up, and it worked. From his list, here are 29 of my faves.

  1. Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.
  2. Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Ann frank.
  3. Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.
  4. Elvis was a superstar by age 19
  5. John Lennon was 20, and Paul McCartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961
  6. Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23
  7. Issac Newton wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principal Mathematica at age 24
  8. Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity
  9. Michaelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures by age 28
  10. J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter.
  11. Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
  12. Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which became the highest-rated program of its kind
  13. Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream
  14. Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon
  15. Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, and 49 years old when he wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”.
  16. Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas
  17. Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger
  18. John F Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States
  19. Henry Ford was 45 when the Ford T came out.
  20. Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 when he painted the Mona Lisa
  21. Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became President
  22. Ray Kroc was 52 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels
  23. Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise
  24. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the United States
  25. Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President

There you have it. 25 Blanket examples of those who dared to step out. Success came their way because they pursued their passion and never gave up. Remember it’s never too late!

What are you afraid to do today?

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What Does Success Mean To You?

Brian Tracy asked the question “What Does Success Mean to You?” Responses came in Opaque forms…


Get an education. Become a lawyer, doctor, get a cool career! Marry Prince/Princess Charming. Buy that nice big house. Have the perfect kids. These are some of the wishes that moms and dads often want for their children to Jolt them to success or to Restart. But I have always stressed that you should not let anyone define what success means to you. It’s entirely your decision.

Brian Tracy asked the question “What Does Success Mean to You?” Responses came in Opaque forms including:

  • Doing what I want when I want and helping others so that they can to help themselves
  • The highest level of success is happiness
  • Do the right thing and be a great person or human being
  • Not caring if it is Monday or Friday. Loving every day of the week the same. Having a good relationship with people. Making a difference. Continuously learning and doing more and more to improve yourself as a human being
  • Freedom
  • Being happy with what you do
  • Success is being able to do what I want, when I want and with whom I want with the ability to help and lift up others along the way
  • Success is when you have freedom financially, debt free and you see the success of other people through you. Success is not only money–if you are happy in all areas of life and have peace of mind.
  • Getting all dreams or aims in life by way of planning and professional development
  • Success brings happiness and high satisfaction…smiles
  • Success is knowing what you are sent to do and giving it all that’s required to accomplish it. Success is discovering something interesting about your life and going the extra mile to manifest it
  • Being able to manage my time and be at places I want with the people I love. But the best part of success is finding our purpose in life and giving it away
  • Self development is the key and success will run towards you
  • Success is when I’m proud of me
  • Starting my own business
  • To always focus on my own business
  • New birth
  • Rewrite my life
  • Success means balance to me
  • Being able to provide, being at the top of my game doing what I love, my own large home, nice car, decent healthcare cover, happiness
  • What I have done compared to what I could have done
  • Inspire people to think like me
  • Prosperity, peace, and contentment in every area of my life
  • Being happy in everything that I do. Feeling loved in my work and trying to see the result of my efforts
  • To be free with this what I love. Helping!
  • My definition of success…my family

Does any of these definitions resonate with you? What’s your own definition?

Do share!

Success Starts Here….

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Peter Souza, former official White House photographer, when asked about his success said “you have gotta start somewhere and there is no one path to be successful”  (in his case photography). But I extend it to say, it is the same thing for any endeavor we strive for in life. You have to start somewhere.

So when you feel Cranky, keep Climbing. Give it your best shot. Believe and you will achieve.

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101 Ways to Promote Your Next Blog Post

Great resource from Kim Roach on 101 Ways To Promote Your Next Blog Post. Don’t do it Blindly. Check it out and start promoting!

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