Seeds of Greatness

Change Your Habits

…you can change your life by changing you habits. Here are some guidepost rules regarding change:

Rule 1: No one can change you and you can’t really change anyone else. You must admit your need, stop denying your problem, and accept responsibility for changing yourself

Rule 2: Habits aren’t broken, but replaced -- by layering new behavior patterns on top of the old ones. This usually takes a least a year or two. Forget the 30-day wonder ones. I don’t know where motivational speakers got the idea that it takes twenty-one days to gain a new habit. It may take that long to remember the motions of a new skill, but after many years of being you, it takes far longer to settle into a new habit pattern and stay there. Habits are like submarines. They run silent and deep. They also are like comfortable beds, in that they’re easy to get into, but difficult to get out of. So don’t expect immediate, amazing results. Give your skills’ training a year and stick with it, knowing that your new ways can last a lifetime.

Rule 3: A daily routine adhered to over time will become second nature, riding a bicycle. Negative behavior leads to a losing lifestyle, positive behavior to a wining lifestyle. Practice make permanent in both cases.

The “Seeds” above have been transplanted directly from The Seeds of Greatness Treasury by Denis Waitley. 

The Champion Within Article

From Motivation to Motive-Action by Denis Waitley

With the current times, each of us needs to understand the magnitude of social and economic change in the world. In the past, change in business and social life was incremental and a set of personal strategies for achieving excellence was not required. Today, in the knowledge-based world, where change is the rule, a set of personal strategies is essential for success, even survival. Never again will you be able to go to your place of business on autopilot, comfortable and secure that the organization, state or government will provide for and look after you. You must look in the mirror when you ask who is responsible for your success or failure. You must become a lifelong learner and leader, for to be a follower is to fall hopelessly behind the pace of progress. The power brokers in the new global arena will be the knowledge facilitators. Ignorance will be even more the tyrant and enslaver than in the past. As you look in the mirror to see the 21st Century you, there will also be another image standing beside you. It is your competition. Your competition, from now on, will be a hungry immigrant with a wireless, hand-held, digital assistant. Hungry for food, hungry for a home, for a new car, for security, for a college education. Hungry for knowledge. Smart, quick thinking, skilled and willing to do anything necessary to be competitive in the world marketplace. Working long hours and Saturdays, staying open later, serving customers better and more cheerfully. To be a player in the 21st Century you have to be willing to give more in service than you receive in payment.

These are the new rules in the game of life. These are the actions you must take to be a leader and a winner in your personal and professional life. By mastering these profoundly simple action steps, you will be positioned to be a change master in the new century.

The Day Your Life Will Change for Good! by Chris Widener

The Day Your Life Will Change for Good! by Chris Widener

Many people long for a better life. In fact, I think it is innate to humans to desire a better life. Wherever we are at, we look beyond and dream of a better place. That is good, and that is not so good. It is good because the dream is alive and we can see, even if it is far off, a better situation for us, our families and our businesses and communities. So why is it not good? It is not good because it is not yet a reality! A dream is no good if it is only a dream. Sure a dream can make you feel good, but long-term, if you don't pursue it and make it a reality, it will cause you frustration more than anything. But there is hope!

I'm talking about the day your life really changes. The day that your dream begins to become a reality, and not some pie in the sky wish. This is the day life turns around for you, the day things begin to get better and you begin to fulfill your purpose, mission and destiny! When is this day?

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It is Up to You by Jim Rohn

One of the first  things successful people realize is the old adage, "if it is to be, it is  up to me." That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is  up to you. This doesn't mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you  take responsibility for your life and your career.

Too many people today  look at opportunity and figure it is up to someone else to make sure they get  it. They look at financial security and hope that the government will make sure  they live safely in retirement or in case of disability. They wait and wait,  figuring that it is up to someone else. And then the wait is over, and it is  too late to do anything. Their life is over and they are filled with regret.

This isn't true for  you however. You know that you must take responsibility for your life. It is up  to you.

The fact is that  nobody else is going to do it for you “you must do it yourself.

Now, some people may  say, "Jim, that's a lot of responsibility." Friends, that is the best  news you can ever hear. You get to choose your life. Hundreds of millions of  people all around this world would give anything to live in the situation you  do “just for the chance to have the opportunity to take control of their  destiny. "It is up to you" is a great blessing!

Here's why:

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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAY! by Paul J. Meyer

When was the last time you complained  that you had too much time on your hands? You probably cannot remember that far  back. The truth is that most of us cannot squeeze into a 24-hour period all the  items written on our daily planners. A common mistake most people make is to  attempt to find time instead of making time!
How do you MAKE time?
FIRST, define your most important goals:
A burning desire to reach a specific  goal motivates you to make time to take the required actions.
Write down specifically how you will use  extra time. Will you spend it making personal calls, three-way calls, attending  training meetings, making new contacts?
SECOND, chart your time:
Note how you spend each hour. Most time  is wasted, not in hours, but in minutes. A bucket with a small hole in the  bottom becomes just as empty as the one that is deliberately kicked over.
THIRD, organize your time to plug the time leaks:
Assume the attitude that every minute  that does not work for you, works against you.
To make the most of your time, try  these proven time savers:
► Examine the usual daily interruptions. See how  many you can eliminate immediately, screen out, or delegate. Set aside a  specific time for phoning people on your prospect list, making presentations,  keeping up with the detail part of the job, attending training meetings,  reading, sending emails and making phone calls. These designated time blocks do  not always work; emergencies occur, demanding flexibility in scheduling. But  when you have a plan for organizing and investing your time, that extra hour of  time each day will be available.
► Analyze your energy cycle. Determine when you  tend to be at your best physically and mentally. Schedule challenging tasks  during those times of peak performance and you will accomplish more in less  time. I have more energy in the morning hours than I do in the afternoon hours,  so I have always made the majority of my phone calls for sales appointments  first thing in the morning. For some people it is just the opposite. They are  evening people and work better in the evenings.
► Think about time the way you think about money. The more wisely you invest time, the greater the yield. Before you invest time  in a given activity, ask yourself, "Is there something more profitable I  could be doing?" And remember, making face-to-face contacts and  presentations will ALWAYS be the most profitable thing you can do!
Make the most of your life by making  the most of every minute, every hour and every day!!