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Phil Morgan's introduced me to adswap

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000

I had a lot about adswap but never really understood how the concept works and how it affect your business online until I met Phil Morgan. Phil morgan is my "go to" guy when it comes to adswap and giveaway events. Hey Phil I thought I'd try this sidewiki tool since you did a presentation on it. Thanks for all that you do.

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Success Power Points’ Migration

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:58:00 +0000

Dear Self-Improver,

It has been my pleasure to be able to serve you and great to have you reading Success Power Points blog all this while, giving me the opportunity to share with you my experiences, knowledge and thought process.

I am migrating to http://www.self-improve-blog.com.

Please continue to support me at the above site and grab all the information to make you successful.

I will come in to check out this blog once in a while though.

To your ultimate Success

Regards

Richard
http://www.self-improve-blog.com

The Penalties of a Negative Mental Attitude

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:14:00 +0000

“Your negative mental attitude is one most single factor responsible for the limitation placed on your potential.” Richard Onebamoi

This is a follow up of one of my recent post about Napoleon Hill’s book “ keys to Success” were he clearly elucidated the rewards of a Positive Mental Attitude. Mr Hill also went on to outline the penalties of a negative mental attitude. Our vernacular is not enough to describe the pain and devastation that a negative mental attitude can inflict on its victim. We can see and feel the devastation caused by it all about us our families, communities, marketplace and our society at large. The following list should serve as impetus to taking action so as to avoid these penalties.

Mr Hill reiterates If you neglect taking possession of your mind and directing it toward a worthwhile goal, you are doomed to:

1. Poverty and misery your entire life
2. Mental and physical ailments of all kinds
3. Self-limitations which trap you in mediocrity
4. Fears and all its destructive consequences
5. Hatred of the means by which you support yourself
6. Many enemies and few friends
7. Every brand of worry known to humanity
8. Being a victim of every negative influence you encounter
9. Subjection to the will of others
10. A wasted life which does nothing to better the human condition

There they are Mr. Hill’s lists on the penalties of a negative mental attitude. Which choice will you make? To grow and develop a positive mental attitude far more outweighs maintaining a negative mental attitude.

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Success Power Points: Creating Opportunity By Jim Rohn

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:38:00 +0000

An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.

To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It's to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves... regardless of the economy.

A person with an enterprising attitude says, "Find out what you can before action is taken." Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what's to come.

Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren't lazy. They don't wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.

Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what's out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.

What goes hand-in-hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.

And lastly, being enterprising doesn't just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self worth to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth, your enterprising nature.

This article was submitted by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine go to www.jimrohn.com or send a blank email to subscribe@jimrohn.com.

Quote Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:08:00 +0000

"Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result."
Sir Robert Green Ingersoll

Success Power Points: Strategic Thinking By: Brian Tracy

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:00 +0000

The Quality of Thoughtfulness

The ability to think and plan strategically is perhaps the most important single skill of the effective executive. In a longitudinal study of leaders who, in retrospect, made the best and most effective decisions, the single quality that stood out from all others was the quality of "thoughtfulness." Thoughtfulness may be defined as a careful concern for the secondary consequences of each decision and each action. This is the essence of strategic thinking.

Your Most Powerful Tool

most powerful tool that you as an executive have to bring to bear on your work is your mind - your thinking ability. Everything you do that sharpens and hones your ability to think with greater clarity before acting, will benefit you and help you to move upward and onward more rapidly in your career.

Use a Two Pronged Approach

The best way to approach strategic thinking is two pronged. This means to work simultaneously on the personal and the corporate.

Increase Your "Return On Energy"

In personal terms, strategic planning is an exercise in increasing "return on energy." Your greatest single asset is your earning ability. And your earning ability is nothing more than the total of the mental, emotional and physical energies that you can apply toward getting valuable results for yourself and your company.

Anything that you can do to increase your return on energy invested will increase your overall levels of effectiveness and contribution in every area of your life, especially, and most importantly in your work.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do immediately to increase your return on equity and your return on energy.

First, think about everything that you are doing in terms of its financial return to your organization. What are the things that you do that yield the highest return on equity? Whatever they are, do more of .

Second, think in personal terms about the things you do that give you the highest return on energy. Where do you contribute the greatest value and achieve the greatest satisfaction? Whatever they are, do more of these things.

About Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy is a leading authority on personal and business success. As Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, he is the best-selling author of 17 books and over 300 audio and video learning programs. Copyright © 2001 Brian Tracy International. All Rights Reserved.

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Quote Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:37:00 +0000

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in ones favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: 'Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it! Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it.'" (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
W.H. Murray

Creating a Prosperity Mindset: By Randy Gage

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:57:00 +0000

So how is a mindset created? What makes you have a mindset that has you expecting breathtaking success every time you attempt something? Well, a number of things come to mind.

You don't suffer from jealously about the success of others. George Lucas doesn't have to have a bomb so Steven Spielberg can have a hit movie. Madonna's new album doesn't have to tank so that Whitney Houston can have a hit. There is enough prosperity to go around. So it's important that you celebrate the success of others. Even if you perceive them to be your competition. In most cases, competition enlarges the available market.

Another important thing is to study people who have been successful in the area you are interested in. This does a few things.

First and foremost - it builds your belief that a successful outcome is possible. If you're fighting cancer and you read Lance Armstrong's book - it gives your beliefs credibility.

Second, this just gives you overall positive programming. And when you're getting positive programming - it means you're not getting negative programming!

Finally, studying people who are successful in your area gives you the opportunity to model what they have done. You learn from their experience and can achieve your own sooner.

Another important factor in developing a success mindset is hanging around successful people. Jim Rohn or whoever suggested taking a millionaire to lunch had a very good idea.

It's been said that your in come will be the average of your five closest friends. Not only do I believe that is true for your income, but I also think it holds true for your health, happiness, self esteem and just about everything else, Including mindset. When you hang around successful people, their belief, habits and actions start to rub off on you.

Of course you have to restrict the negative programming you receive from the data-sphere and counteract it with positive programming. Give this all some thought. And give yourself a grade on what you're doing to develop a mindset of breathtaking success.

*Excerpted from Randy Gage's The Daily Awakening Grow your prosperity consciousness and start living a life of true abundance. You are meant to be healthy, happy and prosperous. Once you recognize and accept this, it is simply a case of learning the principles that abundance is based on. In this insightful book series, you will move from lack consciousness to living in the light of true abundance.

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Understanding the Importance of Time Management Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:00 +0000

Tips for Time Management

A to-do-list: Make and keep lists. It’s so much easier on your mind to get things out of your head and onto paper than burdening yourself with the task of remembering every single detail of what has to be done. This is especially useful if you’re super busy.

Setting priorities: Here’s how to work most effectively. As you are planning your day, first put everything to be accomplished on paper. Then, prioritize the activities with the most important task coming first and the least important task coming last. Work on the most important things first until completion. Then move on to the next task on your list. At the end of the day, no matter what, you will have worked on the first activity on your prioritized list. Incidentally, the apparent difference between high efficient people and low productivity people is how they manage their activities within the allotted time.

Goal setting: Goal setting is important in managing your activity to be done within the fixed time. Daily, weekly or monthly goals as the case may be will help you allocate time to the specific goals, which of course will help you know how your time is spent and how much can be accomplished.

Action plan: Someone said failing to plan is planning to fail. No one builds a house without first calculating how much it will cost, before jump-starting the building only to discover the lack of resources. To save time there must be action planned to getting the task done from the initial stages to the final stages.

Delegate: This is a method of sharing responsibility with eligible people with a view to enabling you focus your attention on and dedicates yourself to major issues within the framework of the activity to be accomplished. Learning to delegate tasks that can be done by others will free you up some time to concentrate on and get the most done.

Decision: Between you and the corresponding action to be taken is the decision to take action. You find that a lot of activities are left undone just because of indecision. As a result time is wasted. So as to manage your time a clear decision should be made and take action. Like NIKE; just do it.

Procrastination: This is one of the enemies of time management. You always have to push activities that should be done now forward or put on hold until it has piled up to the point where the stacks of things to be done is daunting to say the list.

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Understanding the importance of Time management. Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:05:00 +0000

“Guard your spare moments well. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Time management refers to the tools and techniques for planning and scheduling time, with the intention to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of personal and corporate time use. Management is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through people. Time is irreplaceable, only spend able

Time management is a subject of importance on every level of our existence, be it family, business or corporate establishment. One very important point to take into consideration is that time is equally allotted to everyone. The equal opportunity among everyone, rich and poor a like, is that we all get 24 hours in a day. Achieving your set goals, assignments or to-do-list within the allotted time is what is crucial to you and your purpose. Time management is all about investing your time wisely in activities that are relevant to your purpose and minimizing your liabilities.

Time is finite. Time is invisible. Hence managing time may very well be elusive to most people. Time is the one commodity that everyone has the same amount. Most people could make use of good time management skills, but the irony is that time management is not actually about managing time. What you need to manage are the activities that are consuming your time without meaningful results. Again it is not just an issue of accomplishing much within the fixed time but that which is accomplished is substantial and pertinent to your values, goals, purpose and your migration towards your destiny.

We must learn on a regular basis to have another look at our values, goals, projects, and tasks and prioritizing them. Time management is about self-discipline, focusing on what is most important, regularly reassessing our priorities, concentrating on whatever makes us a better person, appreciating time, using it wisely, and acting now.

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The rewards of a Positive Mental Attitude

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:16:00 +0000

“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” William James

The power of a positive mental attitude cannot be overemphasize. In our personal and professional lives the one most single factor to guarantee extraordinary achievement and success is having a positive mental attitude. In his book “keys to Success”, Napoleon Hill explicitly outlined the rewards of a positive mental attitude and he stated, “A positive mental attitude is the single most important principle of the science of success.” This list of rewards will serve as motivating factors in building a positive mental attitude. You will enjoy the following:

1. Success consciousness, which attracts only the circumstances which make for success
2. Sound health, both physical and mental
3. Financial independence
4. A labour of love in which to express yourself
5. Peace of mind
6. Applied faith, which makes fear impossible
7. Enduring friendship
8. Longevity and a well-balanced life
9. Immunity from self-limitation
10. The wisdom to understand yourself and others

There they are Mr. Hill’s lists on the rewards of a positive mental attitude. Now, if I may add to one or two to that list it would be that, 1. a positive mental attitude gives you the power and confidence to approach any situation or circumstance and 2. It contributes to your overall performance.

Mr. Hill also talked about the penalties of a negative mental attitude and I will be sharing them with you on my next post. Enjoy

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Bloggerwave Buzz

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:23:00 +0000

Do you have a blog and want to make some extra money? Then bloggerwave gives you the opportunity to do just that while you are blogging about what you love. Bloggerwave is aiming to be Europe's biggest advertsing media on blogs and you can help us grow so more and more jobs will come.

Turning Liabilities Into Assets By Zig Ziglar

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:45:00 +0000

A group of villagers in the Orient decided that a towering hill with a bamboo thicket on top had to be leveled so the ground could be used for farming purposes. That same hill in the United States would have required the aid of giant earthmoving equipment to level the ground, but the Oriental mind didn’t see things quite that way.

Thousands of people who lived in the immediate area got together and started removing the hill basket by basket of dirt. They handed down the baskets from top to bottom, and in some cases the lines were 2 miles long. For many days it seemed as though nothing was happening; the hill was not disappearing. But over time, due to incredible teamwork and the commitment of thousands of people, the hill was leveled to a beautiful, flat farming area.

By their example, the Orientals demonstrated that when we are confronted with seemingly impossible tasks, if we break them down into small segments—or one basket at a time—we can literally accomplish the impossible and move mountains. The villagers took a liability and turned it into an asset. Think about it.

Examine your liabilities—maybe you can convert them to assets, even if it’s just a basket at a time.

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Do not give up on your personal development journey

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:44:00 +0000

The personal development industry is growing at an astronomical pace today. There are so many books, e-books that have been written and audio books created on this timeless subject. With all these materials available most people still find their personal development a far-reaching target. This is so because there are critical elements that have been overlooked. Sometimes our personal strengths have often been overemphasis at the expense of our personal weaknesses or vice versa. I am a strong proponent that balance must be aimed at if meaningful results will be attained.

The process of developing yourself must have objective, purposeful and it must be associated with your strengths and weaknesses. Your strengths being things that you are good at and have no struggle achieving results in those areas. On the other hand your weaknesses are areas that you need to consistently enhance or acquire new skills to better position you in achieving meaningful results. Therefore, understanding your strengths and weaknesses are paramount to your personal and professional success.

Most people have haphazardly set out on their personal development journey without really understanding what purpose it will serve and why they have embarked on it. In order to achieve the maximum outcome from your personal development efforts, the following objectives must be aimed at:

1. Leaning new knowledge
2. Honing skills that you have and gaining those you need to achieve your objectives
3. Changing mental attitudes
4. Changing belief systems
5. Identifying roadblocks you have to overcome to reaching your goals
6. Developing an action plan and
7. The importance of knowing what you want.

Consequently, setting out and setting the course for your personal development aspiration the following elements are pivotal and must be taking into consideration.

Personal strengths,
Personal weaknesses,
Where you are now,
Where you desire to be in the future, and
The goals and objectives to be achieved.

Your personal and professional development is not debateable, it is the right action plan to embark on if you must achieve extraordinary success. GO GO GO...

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Quote Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:04:00 +0000

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
GEN Colin Powell

Unfulfilled Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:01:00 +0000

Archbishop of Maline-Brussels Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens stated, “Happy are those who dream and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”

Man is designed with the innate capacity to dream and envision. From the very moment and process of man’s development he has always dreamt of becoming, having and doing.

We all have hopes and dreams. We have all gone through times in our lives when we come up with ideas of things that we would like to accomplish in life, the places we would like to be in the years ahead and the contribution we like to make to our generation. Now, this is a natural, inherent human tendency, to come up with an ideal that we would like to fulfil in our future.

Yet these dreams and aspirations have met challenging odds and insurmountable circumstances that left most of our dreams unfulfilled.

Although our dreams faced insurmountable challenges we must come to the knowledge and a mindset that our unfulfilled dreams lies in the realm of possibility if we will keep on pursuing those dreams with passion and determination acquiring the skills and resources that will enable us bring them to fruition.

What are your dreams? …….

Have you unfulfilled dreams today? …….

A dream to start a business of your own, travel the nations of the earth, climb mountain kilimangaro, retire early or find a great life partner and so forth. What is stopping you for their realization? You can pick up your dream again and make it happen because no matter how difficult the fulfilment of your dreams and visions may have been, it yet lies in the realm of possibility. GO FOR IT!!!

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Success Power Point: Passion to Succeed

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:08:00 +0000

“The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.” Earl Nightingale.

Passion to succeed is one of the driving forces that motivate people to succeed in any enterprise. Without passion it’s almost impossible to accomplish any long lasting meaningful result because it is one of the common denominator for achieving extraordinary success.

What is passion?

Passion is the obsessive desire backed by the knowledge of your definite purpose to see to the successful accomplishment of that purpose at any cost.

Passion is what makes some businesses strive while others are stagnated.

Passion for your expectation is what creates the momentum that drives your resolve.

Passion is what makes some people quickly climb the corporate ladder, online marketing ventures, while others stay stagnant and become unhappy.

Passion however, does not stand-alone, it is the understanding of your definite purpose that creates the hunger and desire (passion), which helps to stimulate and maintain tenacity to succeed in that endeavor. Therefore, where and when purpose is identified there comes a passion and determination to succeed.

The importance of the passion to succeed in any enterprise engaged in is invaluable in your overall success. Passion does not come overnight, the first thing to do is discover your purpose and once that happens then go out with passion and determination to achieve it. The next important thing to do is to surround yourself with those individuals that are passionate about their goals and aspirations. This is critical because the passion to succeed is contagious.

Learn all you can and acquire all the information necessary to achieve your objectives. Listen to the best audio books in your field of interest and allow the enthusiasm of the authors inspire and stir your passion to succeed.

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Quote Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:59:00 +0000

"Success is not defined by the number of servants you have, but by how many people you serve."
Ralph D. Abernathy

The Miracle Of Personal Development By Jim Rohn

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:06:00 +0000

One day Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job."

Since that time I've been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal development lasts a lifetime.

You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, "What am I getting?" Instead, you should ask, "What am I becoming?" Getting and becoming are like Siamese twins: What you become directly influences what you get. Think of it this way: Most of what you have today you have attracted by becoming the person you are today.

I've also found that income rarely exceeds personal development. Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn to handle the responsibilities that come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount you can handle.

If someone hands you a million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a millionaire. A very rich man once said, "If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon be back in the same pockets it was before."

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development. So here's the great axiom of life:

--TO HAVE MORE THAN YOU'VE GOT, BECOME MORE THAN YOU ARE--

This is where you should focus most of your attention. Otherwise, you just might have to contend with the axiom of not changing, which is:

--UNLESS YOU CHANGE HOW YOU ARE, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU'VE GOT--

This article was submitted by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine go to www.jimrohn.com or send a blank email to subscribe@jimrohn.com Copyright © 2000 Jim Rohn International. All rights reserved worldwide.

Pillars of Success

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:07:00 +0000

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” HENRY DAVID THOREAU

“Success leaves clues”, “Success is a journey, not a destination.” “You attract success by the person you become” and “Success is the result of action directed toward a desired goal”. We have all come across these phrases one time or the other and to a very large extent all of these notions resonate with us on a personal or professional level. With that said, there are fundamental ingredients that are required to creating and achieving extraordinary success in any enterprise. Jim Rohn refers to these ingredients as “Pillars of Success.” The successful have built these important ingredients into their plan for achieving extraordinary results as well as contributing to their overall success. Here are some of the Pillars of Success that can form the basis on your journey towards your ultimate success in any chosen field.

Personal Development
Goal-setting Health – Spiritual, Physical, Emotional
Relationships
Time management
Networking
Communication
Leadership
Vision
Effective thinking
Action oriented
Attitude
Association and
Belief.

These pillars are not necessarily itemized in the order of importance because they are all part of the ingredients for achieving success in any field.

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Success Power Points: The Ability to Communicate a Key to Success

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:32:00 +0000

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”  Anthony Robbins

What is communication: This is the process through which people send information to others and receive information from them. This simply implies that communication is all about conveying understandable messages to others as well as receiving feedback from others. It is imperative to understand that communication is not a one-way process but a sending and receiving of information. Have you heard the phrase communication breakdown? What this simply means is that the thoughts and ideas conveyed were not understood and as a result inappropriate feedback was sent by the listener. This of course will inevitably create roadblocks that will have a negative influence on your goals both personally and professionally.

Communication and your ultimate success are inextricably connected. Therefore, developing and honing your communication skills is a basic ingredient for your personal and professional success. This is invaluable irrespective of the size of your business whether a large corporation, a small company, a home-based business, or even family relationship effective communication skills are essential for success. Without proper communication people will not know exactly what is expected of them. For instance, waiters taking orders from their customers and passing it on to the chef, or coaches telling their teams how to play to win or parents leaving instructions for their children. The vital process to successfully attempt these tasks is communication.

You have to communicate everything you possibly can to all that are involved in the process of achieving your objectives. Being able to translate and express your thoughts and images into words that can be understood by your listener is crucial in achieving long lasting success. Communication is a success power point that you cannot afford to overlook as you spend your waking hours relentlessly in the pursuit of your personal and professional success.

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Part 2 of The 10 Commandments of Self Improvement

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:12:00 +0000

Here is the second part of the 10 Commandment of Self improvement that I received from Jonathan Wells of Advanced Life Skills. Please enjoy.

#6: Be Willing to Pay the Price

Vince Lombardi: "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Orison Swett Marden: Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

#7: Exercise Persistence

Calvin Coolidge: "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

Orison Swett Marden: "There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do."

#8: Believe in Yourself

Denis Waitley: "If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad."

Anthony Robbins: "If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything."

Maxwell Maltz: Realizing that our actions, feelings and behaviour are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.

David J. Schwartz: "The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. Remember this, too! Big ideas and big plans are often easier--certainly no more difficult - than small ideas and small plans."

# 9: Learn From Your Mistakes

Winston Churchill: All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

Oprah Winfrey: There are no failures, only lessons to be learned.

John Sculley: I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances.

# 10: Create A Clear Picture of Your Future and Visualize It.

Earl Nightingale: Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

Stephen Covey: Create a clear, mutual understanding of what needs to be accomplished, focusing on what, not how; results not methods. Spend time. Be patient. Visualize the desired result.

Robert L Schwartz: "The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer. He can visualize something, and when visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen."

These Ten Commandments of Success are designed to enable you to springboard yourself to success.

To your abundant success,
Jonathan Wells
Advanced Life Skills.

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The 10 Commandments of Self Improvement

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 +0000

I got this e-mail from Jonathan Wells of Advanced Life Skills earlier on today entitled “The 10 Commandments of Self Improvement”. The contents were so empowering that I wanted to share it with all my readers. It is imperative to understand that there is no pursuit more venerable than the pursuit of self-improvement. Everything is capable of being improved, even if only incrementally. The concept of continuous improvement can literally be applied to every aspect of your personal and professional life. Consistent and constant pursuit of improvement in all areas of your life is indispensable in the attainment of your true potential and destiny. I will split this post into two because of its length. Enjoy the first five of the 10 commandments of self improvement.

#1: Take Responsibility for Your Life

Dr. Phil: "Life Law: - You Create Your Own Experience. Acknowledge and Accept Responsibility for your life"

Stephen Covey: "Taking initiative does not mean being pushy, obnoxious, or aggressive. It does mean recognizing our responsibility to make things happen."

Les Brown: "Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else."

Denis Waitley: "There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."

#2: Take Action

Dr. Phil McGraw: "Life Rewards Action. Make Careful Decisions"

Tony Robbins: "Take Massive Action"

Dale Carnegie: The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Jack Canfield "Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it."

#3: Manifest desire.

Napoleon Hill: Desire is the starting point of all achievement.

Muhammad Ali: "Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."

Mario Andretti: "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek."

Earl Nightingale: "The key that unlocks energy is 'Desire.' It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited."

#4: Set Goals.

Tony Robbins: Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Aristotle: First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

Maxwell Maltz: People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals, which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to ''look forward to'' - to work for and hope for.

Brian Tracy: "Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into."

Zig Ziglar "A goal properly set is halfway reached."

#5: Design a Plan

Unknown: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail.

Napoleon Hill: When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

Mark Victor Hansen: The majority of people meet with failure because they lack the persistence to create new plans to take the place of failed plans.

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Success Power Points: Power of Consistency

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:46:00 +0000

Anthony Robbins remarked, “In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.”

Consistency Defined: Consistency is defined as “The ability to maintain a particular standard or repeat a particular task with minimal variation.” Encarta World English Dictionary

Consistency is a success power point that must be cultivated in order to be productive and proactive in the face of insurmountable challenges. As we all know that to succeed is the aspiration of everyone either in personal or professional life. Consistency is one of the keys to an extraordinary success and long-term fulfillment in any enterprise. A set goal or objective inconsistently pursued will not produce the maximum result.

Consistency is the ability to stay the course on the task at hand day in and day out repeating the same procedure until the objective is attained. For instance, you have set a goal to read two books related to your area of interest within a month, to be successful at that you must be consistent with the action plan you have put in place to achieve that objective.

I came across a formula for reading on the average two books every month, which was to read at least ten pages every day. Now, this sounds and looks simple but its effectiveness is not in the simplicity but in the power of consistency. To be action oriented is of utmost importance and much more the discipline of being consistent with the action plan will ultimately produce an extraordinary success.

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Becoming a Motivational Leader: By Brian TRACY

noreply@blogger.com (Richard ONEBAMOI) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Create a Big Vision

To become a motivational leader, you start with motivating yourself. You motivate yourself with a big vision, and as you move progressively toward its realization, you motivate and enthuse others to work with you to fulfill that vision.

Set High Standards

You exhibit absolute honesty and integrity with everyone in everything you do. You are the kind of person others admire and respect and want to be like. You set a standard that others aspire to. You live in truth with yourself and others sothat they feel confident giving you their support and their commitment.

Face Your Fears

You demonstrate courage in everything you do by facing doubts and uncertainties and moving forward regardless. You put up a good front even when you feel anxious about the outcome. You don't burden others with your fears and misgivings. You keep them to yourself. You constantly push yourself out of your comfort zone and in the direction of your goals. And no matter how bleak the situation might appear, you keep on keeping on with a smile.

Be Realistic About Your Situation

You are intensely realistic. You refuse to engage in mental games or self-delusion. You encourage others to be realistic and objective about their situations as well. You encourage them to realize and appreciate that there is a price to pay for everything they want. They have weaknesses that they will have to overcome, and they have standards that they will have to meet, if they want to survive and thrive in a competitive market.

Accept Responsibility

You accept complete responsibility for results. You refuse to make excuses or blame others or hold grudges against people who you feel may have wronged you. You say, "If it's to be, it's up to me." You repeat over and over the words, "I am responsible. I am responsible. I am responsible."

Take Vigorous Action

Finally, you take action. You know that all mental preparation and character building is merely a prelude to action. It's not what you say but what you do that counts. The mark of the true leader is that he or she leads the action. He or she is willing to go first. He or she sets the example and acts as the role model. He or she does what he or she expects others to do.

Strive For Excellence

You become a motivational leader by motivating yourself. And you motivate yourself by striving toward excellence, by committing yourself to becoming everything you are capable of becoming. You motivate yourself by throwing your whole heart into doing your job in an excellent fashion. You motivate yourself and others by continually looking for ways to help others to improve their lives and achieve their goals. You become a motivational leader by becoming the kind of person others want to get behind and support in every way.

Your main job is to take complete control of your personal evolution and become a leader in every area of your life. You could ask for nothing more, and you should settle for nothing less.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action. First, see yourself as an outstanding person, parent, coworker and leader in everything you do. Pattern your behavior after the very best people you know. Set high standards and refuse to compromise them.

Second, be clear about your goals and priorities and then take action continually forward. Develop a sense of urgency. Keep moving forward and you'll automatically keep yourself and others motivated.

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