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19Feb 2015 by Randy Smith

Randy’s Blog | A Goal Without a Plan is a Wish

A Goal without a Plan is a Wish We've all heard these words from the great French adventurer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery; "A goal without a plan is just a wish," and that's certainly true. And it's usually about this time of year, after establishing some pretty lofty personal and professional goals that we begin to drift back to where we were before we established those lofty goals. So is it any wonder that we find ourselves in the same place again at the end of the year? No. One can take on a few different perspectives concerning this topic of 'goal implementation,' but I prefer to look more at the 'why' we don't fulfill these goals above all else. You see, goals are great, they motivate and inspire us to…

14Jan 2015 by Randy Smith

Randy’s Blog | By the Seeds That You Sow

Motivation

There are very few who have not heard this famous quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson; "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you sow." And as reasonable as these words may be, most folks still focus on the harvest, rather than the sowing. Many writers have written countless thoughts throughout the ages and used the 'seed' as an analogy for growth, and rightfully so; from Seneca to Og Mandino, writers and philosophers have concluded that if one intends to reap a strong harvest, one must first sow. And Johann Wolfgang von Goethe observed that, "Sowing is not as difficult as reaping," still, most people focus more on the reaping rather than the sowing. Perhaps it's just our nature. Seeds are powerful, and though…

17Dec 2014 by Rita

Words from Rita: Making a Difference in the New Year

Business, Motivation

Another New Year is upon us with the slate wiped clean and new opportunities awaiting each of us. For some people the previous year might have been your best year. The many new small business owners who just started in 2014 are reliving the new changes in their daily routine from their prior careers. the experienced business owners are doing their review of career goals and business plans of 2015 and wondering how different this 2015 will be. During this new month, new year, and new innovative time, I recommend we all become students again and look at the New Year as a time for engaging in conversations, blogging, Facebook updating, texting, reading, researching and formulating your new 2015 direction. But first do some reflection. Brilliant people learn from their…

27Oct 2014 by Rita

Words from Rita: What’s Holding You Back?

Champions, Motivation

Success is not easily defined. You know it when it happens to you and you feel it when it occurs to you in various life activities. Most individuals desire success in all aspects of life whether it is personal or business success. If you are not achieving what you deserve, here are some helpful suggestions. One must be personally motivated. Others cannot motivate you to change behavior. Sales agents must have the personal drive and leap of faith to start each day with a can-do spirit. Where does it come from? I believe it comes from the courage to believe in ones’ self. Courage means dealing with fear. The fear sales people work under is the fear of having to meet strangers and fear or being rejected when asking for…

24Oct 2014 by Randy Smith

Randy’s Blog | Fulfilling your potential

Champions, Motivation, Real Estate

Ben Herbster said, "The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become." And that "difference" he speaks of would best be called our 'potential.' What a shame it is to be discontented with where we are in our career, discontented with the level at which we are producing, and discontented with our income level, while simultaneously possessing the potential to change all that, yet be unwilling to do what we must to overcome that difference. Most people know what they need to do to overcome their obstacles, but they choose to do anything and everything but what they know they should do. It's been said that if you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what your getting. Tapping into our full potential…