As I was exploring my success library I am amazed at how frequently I have devoured great books on marketing, personal development and business development. Reading and surrounding yourself with positive, action taking and result focused materials really increases your Personal Success Factors. Here are a few of my recommendations. What are your favorites?

Following leadership article is from ArtWilliams.com
“The only sure way for your people to lose is if they give up. Your lack of encouragement should never be the reason a person quits. A leader must always keep believing in people, no matter what.”

No. 1 – Have confidence in your people.

• See each person as a winner.
• Expect success from everyone.
• Let people know you think they can win.

No. 2 – Recognize each accomplishment, no matter how small.

• Show people that you know what they do.
• Make each small accomplishment seem major – it really is.
• Make your praise public – people love to be recognized among their peers.

No. 3 – Sell the dream, again.

• Never think you can stop “selling the dream.”
• People need to be constantly reminded of the rewards of their hard work.
• Encourage people to talk about their personal goals and dreams. (You could have a “dream” session and ask each person to tell his personal “success dream.”)

No. 4 – Don’t give up on people when they make mistakes.

• Live with them through the tough times, as well as the easy times.
• Care about each person as an individual.
• Allow people to learn from their mistakes. Never criticize.

AND…Never be guilty of giving up AS A LEADER.

As many people muddle through the days trying to figure out who we are, where we need to go, what we want to do it is humbling to see how celebrities can be so encouraging and inspiring to the average person. Watch and listen to this video where Will Smith talks with Tavis Smiley about decisions. Then go and watch the movie Pursuit of Happyness. Enjoy

How many people do you know that are caught up in their own story?  We all have stories based on our past experiences and events.  Are you using them as an excuse not to do something you really want to do?

I had a story that followed me for years, “Carla, you are so clumsy, we can’t let you do that it is too fragile!”  I heard that story many times while I was growing up and because I heard it over and over and over and over I too came to believe it.  Once I started building my home based MLM business in earnest I started to take my own self development more seriously.  That was when I realized that I was allowing that story from my past to be an excuse in my future.  I was making decisions based on that old story.  Self development has taught me:

“The only behaviour I am responsible for is my own!”

A strategy that I use to identify if I am allowing my old stories to hold my future hostage are:

Comparison:  When you find that you are comparing yourself to others, stop.  Everyone’s experiences are different.  The way you look at a situation will be different from everyone else.  We have all heard the stories about the “eye witnesses” to an accident can all tell a very different story.  The same principle works on you.  When you compare yourself and find yourself wanting you can end up in all by yourself in your own little “pity poor me party”.  The excuse then becomes your story and unless you realize what you are doing that story will become how you live that part of your life for years to come.

For me whenever that old “clumsy” thought creeps back in; I remind myself  “I am graceful!”

“In more than thirty years of working with people, I have yet to meet a successful person who continually dwelled on his past difficulties.” John Maxwell

Author – Carla McNeil

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I picked up the mail today and was excited to find the Maximum Impact Club CD of the month. I knew right away that I couldn’t wait to listen and learn. Here is an exerpt from the CD:

1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
2. A day without sunshine is like,night.
3. On the other hand,you have different fingers.
4. I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
5. I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
6. Honk if you love peace and quiet. 7. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
8. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
9. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
10. I drive way to fast to worry about cholesterol.
11. Support bacteria. They’re the only culture some people have.
12. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
13. Get a new car for your spouse. It’ll be a great trade!
14. Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
15. Always try to be modest, and be proud of it!
16. OK, sou what’s the speed of dark?
17. How to you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?
18. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
19. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just do not have film.
20. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
21. Eagles may soar, but weasels do not get sucked into jet engines.
22. What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
23. I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
24. I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
25. Why do Psychics have to ask for your name?
26. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.