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.
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.
This week’s quotes come from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. We all know about him as a person of influence in the founding of this country and the cause of Independence and Liberty. We know about his writings, travels, and inventions. But did you know he was found of wisdom too? He often wrote of positive thought and wisdom. And he would often share this thoughts with others, whether they wanted to hear them or not! He even including sayings and common sense wisdom as a part of his Poor Richard’s Almanack.
We can all take a page out of his book by being all that we can be. If we believe in ourselves, our potential and our dreams, we can accomplish so much. Whether you think your dream is large or small, go for it. Live a diverse life and never give up or give in. And we can truly make a difference in others’ lives as well. Benjamin Franklin is a good role model for us.
Now unto some good Franklin quotes!
You may delay, but time will not.
Benjamin Franklin
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Benjamin Franklin
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Benjamin Franklin
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Benjamin Franklin
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
Benjamin Franklin
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.
Benjamin Franklin
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Benjamin Franklin
Well done, is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
Good stuff. If you want to read the last Positive Thoughts for the Week post, click here: Last Post
To a great week and weekend,
- Ryan Travis, Blogger and Social Marketer
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Don’t you just love to see all the beautifully wrapped presents under the Christmas tree? Or how about the ones you receive for your birthday? Some people are masters at creating the most beautiful packages, aren’t they? When you see a gift, beautifully wrapped and decorated, does it benefit you? As long as it is sitting on a table or under the Christmas tree, you can’t derive any benefits or pleasure from it…other than maybe appreciating the wrappings.
The first thing you must do is to accept the gift. You can’t stop there!! You must open it to find out what is inside and then use the gift you have been given. As excited as I would get about getting a gift, I still can’t enjoy or appreciate it until I accept it, open it and use it. Larry knows that I love jewelry and you better believe I open my gifts and wear them right away (jewelry or clothes), spritz them (perfume), read them (books )…you get the idea. Those gifts don’t do me any good if I store them in the closet.
A business opportunity is somewhat like this. The most wonderful business opportunity can be right in front of you. It can offer all kinds of benefits. Will those benefits do you any good? No, not until you decide to become a part of the business—accept it.
Okay, now you have become a part of the business opportunity—it that it? No, but some people seem to think it is. The next step is to ‘open’—or find out what is contained—what the benefits can be and learn how to achieve them. Then get busy—use them to the max!
What I am trying to say is that MaxPro offers a fantastic opportunity for those who get involved—for those who use the trainings, forum, support, marketing, etc that is made available to them. This means more than just listening or reading or even posting at the forum. Those are the first steps, but you must move beyond that and actually be proactive in your own business. Do it!
Our wish is for every member of our MaxPro family (that is you!) to meet with great success. When we tell you that your success is our success, we mean it! There is great excitement in the office when we hear of your involvement…the steps you are taking toward success…and ultimately your success stories.
The office place in modern times is so frequently an atmosphere that will be disorganized, unfriendly and at times a hostile setting where true success cannot be found. The problem is that people do not work together to create a place where success will be the norm. Here is a three step process for having a great office and we at Max Pro are proud of our atmosphere for success.
Step 1: Coming Together Is A Beginning - It is essential to be working on the “same” page or path as other team members. Meeting to set the vision and a game plan for achieving success is imperative.
Step 2: Keeping Together Is Progress – Celebrate each person’s birthday, care about his/her’s major life events and issues and meet together weekly at an appropriate time (never Monday morning at 9 a.m.) to talk about what is going well and fine tuning any problem areas.
Step 3: Working Together Is Success – Put aside any personal agendas and support & work with other staff personnel to make each person’s role(s) an integral part of the game plan. Not everyone isa quarterback or team captain but every person’s place on the team is a position of honor. Go Team! Let’s Win!
Each of us has our own unique skills, talents and strengths, yet I wonder how often we downplay our own abilities and wish we could be like_______________(you fill in the blank). As confident as we might look on the outside, we feel inferior inside. It’s so easy to recognize the strengths of those around us while we focus on our own (perceived) weaknesses.
I was once in a meeting led by several individuals. One person was rather aggressive in her approach…another had years of experience in this field….another didn’t have much experience but was full of energy and enthusiasm….one man was rather shy but completely sincere in his approach. What a wonderful combination! Because of the varied abilities and strengths, that meeting was a complete success and each person in the audience could certainly identify with some of the qualities represented that day.
I challenge you to take time …maybe even write down a list of your own strengths. We are each unique beings created for a wonderful purpose. Be thankful for the person you are. Will you realize and utilize your potential, or will you only focus on those traits you see as negative?
We have all heard the phrase “God isn’t finished with me”. If there are abilities and skills you want to develop in your life, you can do it! Remember to be positive in your thoughts, words and your actions. Always be thankful for your blessings and celebrate you!!
It is never too late to start growing. (If you fall for the idea that life is supposed to be easy, either you will become severely disillusioned or you will live in denial of reality.) “We become whatever we are committed to. Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make. Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way, they will define you.”
Relationships are always worth restoring. “Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.” Who do you need to restore a broken relationship with today? (EMPHASIZE RECONCILIATION, NOT RESOLUTION… It is unrealistic to expect EVERYONE to AGREE about everything! AKA POLITICS, RELIGIOUS VIEWS & CONFLICT. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem.)
…when the weather’s high..
…you can stretch right up and touch the sky…
Hello everyone from the sunshine state of Florida,
Ryan Travis here. And I’m sure most of you recognize the lyrics to that upbeat 1970 classic rock song, In The Summertime, by Mungo Jerry. For some of you it brings back memories of days long past and for others it’s just a happy song to play while driving around on the beach.
Summer, and the things it brings about (like vacation, travel, baseball, relaxation), is something we all long for yet sometimes don’t enjoy as much as we should.
The Summer State of Mind.
When I think of summer, I think of lounging on a beach (often somewhere other than my town- Tampa!) Something like this:
Diamond Cove @ Laguna Beach, California (yes I took this picture!)
Many of us wish we had the time and money to travel to places like Laguna Beach during the summer to kick back and relax. To recharge for the journey ahead. Some of us even want to live there and have that permanent re-charge that comes from Palm Trees and Waves. I discovered Diamond Cove in Laguna Beach thanks to a tip from a local friend, and I’ll always remember meeting the Pacific Ocean there.
The truth is- we can all have these things. It’s really a mindset. A mindset of belief, action taking, and realization.
You may not be able to move to the South of France tomorrow; or travel the Caribbean next weekend… but you can take certain steps right this moment towards the Summer dreams you’ve always had. (And for you native beach bums, you can replace this all with trips and homes in Alaska and the Fjords of Norway if you’re tired of sunshine and sunscreen!)
Here’s An Idea.
The Max Pro System can be a tool in your arsenal of conquering the things that hold you back, allowing you to reach your dreams and dream new ones. With the Max Pro System, not only can you realize financial possibilities, but you can help others realize them too. And one of the perks of Max Pro is an international travel savings company named GRN (Global Resorts Network.) So while you are changing your life with this system, you can also begin traveling and finding that special place you want to visit or live. Kind of like my Diamond Cove in Laguna Beach.
If you’re not familiar with what The Max Pro System is, check it out here: www.maxprosystem.com
So- have a positive mindset, belief in yourself and your dream (and whatever else you believe in), goals, and take action daily. Before you know it, you’ll be whistlin’ In The Summertime on beaches around the world (or at least Florida, support our beaches! )
For the past two years, I’ve been fortunate enough to work for an internet based company that’s been raking in the dough.
Before I began working here, I had this general idea that what they we’re doing was a scam. I literally had not a clue of what was going on. What was their operation?
I flat out didn’t know a thing.
So I was naturally interested in what was going on and since I was friends with the son of the president, I was able to hang around those most closely involved in the company. Over time I befriended all involved and eventually was given the opportunity to work on a project they had going on.
This was my chance and I knew I had to seize it.
It was some tiny little project where I listened to hours and hours of a live seminar they did and I was going to cut out all of the dead air, or bites that they couldn’t use. They were going to be packaging up an audio of all the best clips from their recent live seminar and I had to do the grunt work and cut the useless stuff…
Well, if this was my chance to get involved, I wasn’t going to pass it up.
I did it, and I did it well. (The best I could anyway) and it ended up being enough to get me a job that very next Monday. My first few months on the job it seemed strange to me that you could make such an exorbitant amount of money, while not being in the entertainment industry, sports, etc.
But, you know I began to study what I had free access to and one day it all clicked for me. I realized EXACTLY how they were making all this money.
This was seriously the best training I’d ever got my hands on.
So I kept studying and now I’m one of a select few in our group who is a dedicated member of the Max Pro marketing team. I’ve found that by creating success for myself, I create success for Max pro. You see, you can’t have one without the other with The Max Pro System. You simply cannot.
I used to think that my job was to bring in money for the company and that was it. I had to get out of that frame of mind. What I finally came to grips with was that not only was I making money for the company I worked for, but I was generating money for myself by implementing the tools they were teaching me.
I’m confident enough to say that if my next move in life was to begin my own internet business, I could easily have a game plan mapped out and ready and I would definitely know what I’d need ahead of time. If you’re reading this post, you only need to realize one thing and one thing only.
It comes from the late, Billy Maysand he said:
“Life’s a pitch, then you buy.”
Billy was one of the most recognizable faces on television in the entire world. The guy could flat out pitch any product. He could show you step for step why you needed that product. This guy was perhaps the greatest, if not the greatest, pitchman of all time.
However, he had one major rule that he always abided by through his entire career spanning decades. If he didn’t believe in a product, he would not promote it.
Now I’ll ask you this. Do you really believe in everything that Max Pro is offering? Or do you perhaps think it’s too good to be true. If that’s you, all I can say to you is this:
Get behind this movement. Believe in it, work with it, and use all the training materials you have to your advantage. We’ve mapped out everything you can do in our system.
We literally take care of EVERYTHING short of driving the traffic and we even train you how to do that step by step with exact methods!
Drive the traffic and we’ll do the rest.
Thanks for hanging in there during my post/rant! I appreciate each and everyone you!
“If you build it… he will come…” – Field of Dreams.
Howdy,
I’m sure you have heard that quote about one thousand and one times over the last twenty years, but it’s still good to hear (read) it again. It’s from the iconic late 1980’s Kevin Costner movie Field Of Dreams. And for the three of you that have no clue what I’m talking about: the movie centers around an Iowa farmer who builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his corn fields on a whim. Go rent it, it’s one of Costner’s best (before he started making odd movies in the 90’s!.. just kidding Kevin!)
The Field Of Dreams.
(spoiler alert- meaning, if you haven’t seen this movie, reading ahead will ruin parts of it, ha-ha)
Costner’s character built a ball field in the middle of his corn field for more than a whim. A driving vision began to grow and take hold that he had to build a ball field on his farm. Often this whim would take on the form of someone whispering to him from the corn field. Perhaps it was his father who had passed away whispering it to him. His father was a ball player, so you get the connection. The ethereal whisper was- ‘If you build it, he will come.”
Eventually, he throws it all to the wind and decides to heed his vision. (more…)
I know you want to make lots of money online….and you want to make that money RIGHT NOW! Don’t you wish you could push that Magic Button?
I can tell you that consistency is one key to help you achieve your success. You can’t do one method of marketing one time and sit back waiting for the $$ to flow in. Your first step is to learn about all the Internet Marketing Methods and chose which ones you will use. Even if you do Postcard Marketing or Magazine Ads, you still will want to employ others methods for “driving traffic” to your site. Mike and Darren have recently made available to you a great Blog Package for only $197.00 (check it out at http://infiniteincomeplan.com/blogsetup/)and that includes setup and hosting of your Blog for as long as you chose to use it! If you love to write and share with others, use that blog and post daily! Take those articles and submit them other places. Do everything you can to increase traffic (potential customers) to your site.
I like to use the example of WalMart—and if you have ever talked to me, I might have already shared this with you. In our city, there are WalMart stores everywhere. Most of us shop in WalMart frequently because they have a wide selection of products at good prices. Often, there is a WalMart store so close to our houses that we driveby them daily. Still, what does WalMart do? They advertise all the time! They attract us to their stores with their marketing! They encourage us to come back and look around knowing that we just might make another purchase once we are inside the store.
That is your job also! Bring potential customers to your site….give them a reason to click on the link for your site and see what it is about…..drive that traffic right to your front door! Then we will take over with email campaigns that give them more information and introduce them to other products…and encourage sales for you. We will offer them great support via the phone and our support center at http://iipsupport.com.
We want you to be successful because your success is also our success!
He even including sayings and common sense wisdom as a part of his 
