Here is my next installment for the weekly Positive Thinking quotes. Often in life we can get a little down and sometimes even a simple quote can inspire us to push through to the next day. So while this might not be a life changing Blog post, it may give you a smile, or a burst of momentum on a slow day.
Positive Thinker Steve Pavlina
This week’s quotes come from the nationally known inspirational speaker and master of psychology Steve Pavlina (April 14th, 1971 –), has influenced the direction of the power of thought for years. His blog, books, and seminars have pushed the envelope in exploring and redefining what it means to think, and to think positively. Steve is the voice of positive thinking for the 21st century online. He has written more than 1000 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. His website, www.stevepavlina.com , ranks as one of the most successful (and influential) in the world. And he did it all on his own.
It all started for Steve at the age of 19 after spending a night in jail for petty theft, and being expelled from school. He knew that’s not life he wanted, and he decided then to make changes. While developing his own sense of positive-thinking, he earned two college degrees in three semesters, in computer science and mathematics.
Since his self-improvement journey began, he sought to share with others all the things he’s learned. Starting his own Blog, StevePavlina.com, he quickly shared his profound insight in regularly updated posts and articles. It’s a Blog for those who think. You won’t just find simple platitudes here. You’ll find them explored and expounded upon with insight and intelligence.
Steve put all his energy into his site, and it quickly gained popularity and support. He now brings in 6-figures a month, from his site alone! Talk about traffic! And it just goes to show you… if you combine proven-marketing strategy with a deep passion, you can find success. And Steve did.
So check his site out, you won’t be let down. He truly is one of the best positive-thinkers in the world today.
Steve's amazing Blog - www.StevePavlina.com
Now for some Steve Pavlina quotes:
Persistence of action comes from persistence of vision.
So act boldly, as if it’s impossible to fail. If you keep adding fuel to your desire, you will reach the point of knowing that you’ll never quit, and ultimate success will be nothing more than a matter of time.
Courage is the dividing line between weakness and strength of character.
Courage is the gateway in the sense that you must first learn to face down your fears, even as they still appear real to you.
One of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.
The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.
Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward.
Our beliefs act as lenses. These lenses can help us see things we can’t otherwise see, but they can also block us from seeing parts of reality.
Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it’s something you’re tremendously passionate about.
By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim the far more powerful life that you’ve denied yourself.
True courage is more a matter of intellect than of feeling.
Courageous people are still afraid, but they don’t let the fear paralyze them.
Some good quotes that really make you think. StevePavlina.com is definitely worth a visit. It’s easy to navigate around, and he touches on so many topics you’ll be sure to find something helpful and useful.
It is not necessary to start from scratch when you want to write an article. Sometimes you have previously written pieces of content for your blog or even content on your traditional website that you can re-write and submit as an article.
That saves a lot of time as your previous piece of content serves as an outline and source of research for your article. As a result you don’t have to spend time thinking up a new topic and points to cover.
But how do you re-work a blog post or some other piece of content you have to create a unique article? I bounce my articles off of my blog posts every month.
Here is a model I picked up from a British firm that I use when focusing on specific keywords:
1) Do your keyword research before you start writing articles.
2) Then just cycle through your keyword list, focusing an article on one keyword phrase at a time until you go through your list.
3) Then start again at the beginning, and go through the list again (and again, and again…)
4) Be sure to update your keyword list every so often, because that information changes.
This approach is a good way to dominate your niche on the search engines, and ultimately, the more content you have out there for specific keywords, the more likely it is that at least one of your content pieces are going to show up for those searches.
This is a repost for the upcoming Social Marketing series this week!
Ryan Travis here. I hope everyone is doing well.
I’m excited to let you in on some Insider Secrets about Social Marketing.
We’re all about helping you get a leg up on marketing strategies here at the Max Pro Blog. And nothing is hotter right now that Social Marketing.
Introducing…
Social Marketing Secrets... A 3 part series that will help you begin to use Social Marketing with your business to drive traffic and increase awareness and sales.
Expect 3 posts over the next week or so on these Social Marketing topics:
1- Intro to Social Marketing
2- The Where’s and How’s in Social Marketing
3- Strategies to Implement for Your Business
Look forward to this series, and be ready to leave feedback and comments. Ask questions. Get involved. After all, this blog is about you and for you. Plus we may bounce ideas off each other that will help all of us!
Expect Part 1 of Social Marketing Secrets in the next couple of days!
Stepping out into social media can be somewhat daunting for traditional marketers or for individuals new to marketing. However, it doesn’t have to be difficult to be successful. Research, and choose a few initiatives that will allow you to have incremental success until you are comfortable in launching deeper into social media applications.
Social media permits you to:
Gain prospects through customer outreach or evangelism
Share your expertise and knowledge with the world
Tap into the wisdom of other consumers
Enables customers to help other customers
It is time to try this marketing vehicle! Do not dismiss social media as a part of your marketing plan.
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land. —Genesis 31:13 There are things about you that only God knows. You have told nobody, but God has a way of getting inside your heart with a single word. This is the way He conquers the hardest heart and the greatest skeptic with his closed spirit.
Nobody but Jacob knew about Bethel. Bethel was a place so special to Jacob, and God knew exactly what to say. Jacob was so discouraged; he felt he had nothing to live for. And then God turned up with these words: “I am the God of Bethel.” God could have introduced Himself by saying, “I am the God of your father, I am the God of Abraham, I am the God of Isaac.” But He chose to introduce Himself in such a way that Jacob knew it was the true God.
You may ask why Jacob waited twenty years to hear these words. I can’t explain God’s timing, but I know it is perfect. God sees the end from the beginning, but He knows we want answers now. It must hurt Him to see our pain, and He longs for the moment He can speak to us. But it will be at the time when it is best for us, and when He finally steps in, we will have no complaints.
It could be that you are struggling with a situation that is very painful, and you ask, “Lord, can You see what is happening here?” You may think, as I did, when Linda had the heart attack last week– how can this be? Linda takes good care of her self and eats right. But the God of Bethel is the God who sees. He knows what you and I are feeling. He sees what they are doing. God said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Heb. 13:5). The God of Bethel will speak, and He will withhold nothing from you that is good.
Here is my next installment for the weekly Positive Thinking quotes. Often in life we can get a little down and sometimes even a simple quote can inspire us to push through to the next day. So while this might not be a life changing Blog post, it may give you a smile, or a burst of momentum on a slow day.
Famous motivational and sales speaker Zig Ziglar.
This week’s quotes come from the internationally renowned inspirational speaker and sales technique master Zig Ziglar (November 6th, 1926 –), creator of the legendary books and courses as: Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others, Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know, and See You At The Top. He is equally known for his genteel-Southern accent that is at once familiar and comfortable, and for his weaving of Judeo-Christian ethics into practical motivation for your personal life and business life. The list of people, especially professionals and entrepreneurs, Zig has helped over the last few decades is impressive. If you have Zig Ziglar speeches, courses, cds, or books in your collection you can bet you’ll see results in many areas of your life.
Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others- by Zig Ziglar
Now for some Zig Ziglar quotes:
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
- Zig Ziglar
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
-Zig Ziglar
I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.
-Zig Ziglar
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
-Zig Ziglar
If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.
-Zig Ziglar
If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.
-Zig Ziglar
If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.
-Zig Ziglar
A goal properly set is halfway reached.
-Zig Ziglar
A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
-Zig Ziglar
Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.
-Zig Ziglar
Every choice you make has an end result.
-Zig Ziglar
If you want to reach a goal, you must “see the reaching” in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
-Zig Ziglar
It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
-Zig Ziglar
It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.
-Zig Ziglar
Some of the best quotes I’ve ever read. Really good qoutes to chew on in your mind. I know I will. Life really comes down to the choices we make and the determination we have. Zig is definitely worth a listen and a read.
Another Thursday here in Max Pro Land and we have an important issue to discuss this week. And that subject is the art of the sale itself. It can be said that people don’t buy what they need they buy what they want. This is an important maxim to keep in mind when crafting your sales pitch.
When you send emails to your list are you giving them they need or want?
When you focus on what they need you are taking a sensible and logic approach. And unfortunately that approach doesn’t convey well into emotional buying patterns. You need to focus on giving them what they want instead. And what your customers want is an end to their pain. Address their problem. Speak to the pain itself. And you’ll have a much better handle on sales.
Internet marketing can attract more people to your website, increase customers for your business, and enhance branding of your company and products. If you are just beginning your online marketing strategy the top 10 list below will get you started on a plan that has worked for many.
Start with a web promotion plan and an effective web design and development strategy.
Get ranked at the top in major search engines, and practice good Search Optimization Techniques.
Learn to use Email Marketing Effectively.
Dominate your marketing niche with affiliate, reseller, and associate programs.
Request an analysis from an Internet marketing coach or Internet marketing consultant.
Build a responsive opt-in email list.
Publish articles or get listed in news stories.
Write and publish online press releases.
Facilitate and run contests and giveaways via your web site.
It was his invention factory. The 14 building complex covered several acres and the main center of operation was bigger than three football fields. Here he and his staff put their dreams into action. Inventions were conceived, prototypes developed, products manufactured and shipped to customers. This invention factory became a model for modern manufacturing and research. He loved this place–a paradise for dreamers.
On a cold December day in 1914, his factory caught fire. He stood outside and watched it burn and said to his Kids, “Go get your mother. She’ll never see another fire like this one.” Most of us would be crushed as our dreams burned. This gentleman responded to his tragedy by saying, “I am sixty-seven, but not too old to make a fresh start. I’ve been through a lot of things like this.” He rebuilt his lab and worked for another seventeen years.
What a great man! He lived his dreams and impacted the whole world with his positive lifestyle. If you look the world over and examine any profession, the real dreamers who have lasting success will almost always possess a positive outlook on life. You too can overcome tragedy or any obstacles to your dreams. Every time I flip on a light switch, this dreamer, inventor and positive person reminds me that anything is possible. Thanks, Thomas Edison!
