Failure…not taking action

 From my inbox……

Danny, honestly, it’s because people don’t take action.

Think about what failure is… Oxford defines it as "the lack of success."

So then, what’s success?

"The accomplishment of an aim or purpose."

Achieving a goal.

Hitting a benchmark.

Moving from where you are right now to where you want to be.

You don’t succeed by sitting still.

You don’t reach goals by doing nothing.

You don’t accomplish an aim or purpose by trying to keep things as they are.

You see, if you’re trying to keep things as they are, you’re announcing your ignorance to the law of vibration – the universal law that states that everything is in a constant state of motion, a constant state of change. (This is a law much like the law of gravity is a law.)

Everything is either deteriorating or improving. YOU cannot stay the same. Neither can (nor will) your results. They will grow or they will decline.

If you do nothing, the latter will be your ‘fate.’

But the good thing is, the choice is yours. ‘Fate’ is decided by you.

When you look at your financial results, are you satisfied? Are you good to let things be, knowing that slowly, gradually they will disintegrate…?

Or do you want better – for you, for your family, for your customers, for your legacy?

This has nothing to do with me. This is all about you, about your dreams, and frankly, about the results you believe you're worthy of having in your life.

I believe in you and I believe in your dream!!

Hold Your Image!!

Paul Martinelli

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ARE YOU READY TO PUT YOUR DREAM TO THE TEST?

 “Okay, you may be saying to yourself, I've got a dream. I think it's worth pursuing. Now what? How can I know that my odds are good for achieving it?

That brings us to the questions, which comprise the ten chapters of this book. Here they are:

1. The Ownership Question: Is my dream really my dream?

2. The Clarity Question: Do I clearly see my dream?

3. The Reality Question: Am I depending on factors within my control to achieve my dream?

4. The Passion Question: Does my dream compel me to follow it?

5. The Pathway Question: Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?

6. The People Question: Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?

7. The Cost Question: Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?

8. The Tenacity Question: Am I moving closer to my dream?

9. The Fulfillment Question: Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?

10. The Significance Question: Does my dream benefit others?

I believe that if you really explore each question, examine yourself self honestly, and answer yes to all of them, the odds of your achieving your dream are very good. The more yeses you can answer, the more on target you are to fulfill your dreaming.

I truly believe that everyone has the potential to imagine a worthwhile dream, and most have the ability to achieve it. And it doesn't matter how big or how seemingly outrageous your dream appears to others if your answers are yes to the Dream Test questions.”

— Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell

Do you dream? What is a dream?

Here’s John’s take on types of dreams and the definition of a dream worth pursuing-

 “Take a look at many of the things that people pursue and call dreams in their lives:

 - Daydreams-Distractions from Current Work

 - Pie-in-the-Sky Dreams-Wild Ideas with No Strategy or Basis in Reality

 - Bad Dreams-Worries that Breed Fear and Paralysis

 - Idealistic Dreams-The Way the World Would Be If You Were in Charge

 - Vicarious Dreams-Dreams Lived Through Others

 - Romantic Dreams-Belief that Some Person Will Make You Happy

 - Career Dreams-Belief that Career Success Will Make You Happy

 - Destination Dreams-Belief that a Position, Title, or Award Will Make You Happy

- Material Dreams-Belief that Wealth or Possessions Will Make You Happy

 If these aren't good dreams-valid ones worthy of a person's life-then then what are? Here is my definition of a dream that can be put to the test and pass: a dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.”

 — Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell

From my Inbox…..8/2/2021

Dear Danny,

 Control The Interruptions

 Life comes at you fast. All day we are bombarded with emails, phone calls, and requests for our time. And, the volume of this stuff seems to grow each day. When these external demands for your attention are added to your already full desk of "administrivia," your day can be lost just trying to dig out and keep up. That's where your "Buffer Blocks" come in.

We advise our clients to schedule one to two buffer blocks in their calendars each day. Buffer blocks are 30 to 60 minutes in length, and they are used to get the emails, phone messages, and other routine tasks done efficiently. Buffer blocks reduce the time it takes to get all of the incoming and administrative tasks done and they keep those tasks from interrupting the more important things.

If you decide to try buffer blocks, let your contacts know when you have them each day so that they know when they can reach you. You might even change your voice mail to say something like "I am not available right now, but if you leave a message I return calls between 11 to 12 and 4 to 5 each day." Even if just 60% of your callers leave messages, you will be way ahead!

Be Encouraged.

Brian Moran - 12 Week Year

 

 

 

5 Most Common Reasons People Can’t Identify Their Dreams

"If you've given up hope, lost sight of your dream, or never connected with something that you think is worth dreaming and working toward, perhaps it would help you to learn about the five most common reasons that people have trouble identifying their dream: 

1. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED FROM DREAMING BY OTHERS
2. SOME PEOPLE ARE HINDERED BY PAST DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HURTS
3. SOME PEOPLE GET IN THE HABIT OF SETTLING FOR AVERAGE
4. SOME PEOPLE LACK THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS
5. SOME PEOPLE LACK THE IMAGINATION TO DREAM"

 — Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell

 

 

 

August is “Dream Month”

Join in as we work through Maxwell's "Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It."

 

"What is your dream? Will you achieve it in your lifetime? I'm certain that you desire to. I'm sure you hope you will. But will you actually do it? What odds would you give yourself? One in five? One in a hundred? One in a million?

 

How can you tell whether your chances are good or whether your dream will always remain exactly that-a dream? And are you willing to put it to the test? Most people I know have a dream. In fact, I've asked hundreds, if not thousands, of people about their dream. Some willingly describe it with great detail and enthusiasm.

 

Others are reluctant to talk about it. They seem embarrassed to say it out loud.

 

These people have never tested their dream. They don't know if others will laugh at them. They're not sure if they're aiming too high or too low. They don't know if their dream is something they can really achieve or if they're destined to fail. They have no idea how to achieve their dreams. What they possess sess is a vague notion that there is something they would like to do someday or someone they would like to become. But they don't know how to get from here to there.

 

If that describes you, then you'll be glad to know that there really is hope. And I believe this book can help you."

 

— Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell

 

 

 

What are you selling?

What Are You Selling? Who's Your Customer?

Peter Drucker claimed, "the purpose of a company is to create a customer." You have to agree with that on some level.

Being distinctly aware of "what you are selling" and "who is your customer" is extremely important to your success. Yet, I know from experience that it can sometimes be hard to pinpoint. That's due in part to the overflow of information and messages that permeate around us.

We're told to have a vision, mission and/or purpose. Seminars, books, and coaches on best practices tell us to create something bigger than ourselves, and I agree. That ties directly to one of my pillars: build yourself out in front. But bring it home. Bring it down to the grassroots; you have to pay very specific attention to knowing, being sure about "what" you're selling and "who" is your customer.

Ronald Skelton posted on Twitter (@RonaldKSkelton) that marketing raises awareness but selling is getting the check. That's specific and a salesman needs to know that difference.

If you are a mortgage loan officer? do you make dreams happen? Or do you sell mortgage loans? Did you take a application yesterday?

Insurance agents, do you give peace of mind, or sell policies? Did you write a policy yesterday?

Social media consultants, attorneys, executive coaches, accountants, IT businesses, financial planners; what do you sell? Who is your customer?

Everyone, every team, every company, every manager, every executive and every board must do a better job of understanding who the customer is and how to create sales. The revision of Drucker's book "The Five Most Important Questions You'll Ever Ask About Your Organization" states that if Drucker were alive today he would say "a company's most important purpose is to create fans." Can you create real fans without selling?

Just be sure you're getting checks and keep this out in front, right along with your mission statement. Know your mission, know what you're selling and know who your customer is.

Todays's Monday, I pray that you start your week well.

To that end.....

Danny

Do you agree it's a noisy world? 

If you do, you'll enjoy this book Hurdie and Danny are discussing. The author insists you have to have platform mentality. 

Did you catch that?...a platform MENTALITY for your online marketing.  Hyatt, the author, insists it is critical to being noticed and a flashy website is not a platform. Owning your platform is critical and you don’t own Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Michael Hyatt knows this from experience. An author, agent, and publisher for more than 40 years, he has spent the past 15 years creating an online following that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.

Join Hurdie and Danny as they discuss a small piece of their 8-year experience with Platform: Getting Noticed in a Noisy World.

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