Wealthy Are Those Who…

wealthy are those who“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”
– Leon Suenens, Clergyman

This quote is about “happy are those” but it also applies to finances, wealth, career, relationships or any goals you may have.

Now, anybody can and I am sure most people do dream about their ideal life and future but it will remain nothing more than a dream without taking steps to make it a reality and being willing to pay the price to attain it.

Are you willing to pay the price to achieve your financial dreams and goals?

 

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Yah…What He Said…

yah what he saidOrison Swett Marden, the writer said “All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.”

Do your dreams line up with your financial dreams and goals?

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What Do You See?

what do you see“The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better.”
~ Barbara Pletcher, author ~

When you take a good honest look at your life what do you see?

Do you see problems, hassles and inconveniences OR…

Do you see opportunities, challenges and situations?

The people who see all their issues as problems tend to get discouraged easily and feel like the world is against them.

Those who see their issues as opportunities tend to live life with an expectation to win and overcome.

The issues are the same but how you look at them makes all the difference.

How can you make your situation work or make it better in pursuit of your financial dreams and goals?

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Don’t Get Run Over on Your Way To Your Financial Dreams.

dont get run over on your way to your financial dreams“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”.

~ Will Rogers ~

There is a great article on the Self Growth website that discusses the 5 biggest obstacles to taking action.

They outline the 5 challenges and then go into some depth in helping you see your way through them.

Click on the link below to check out the article in it’s entirety.

5 Obstacles to Taking Action

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Go Jump Off a Cliff for Your Financial Dreams…

go jump off a cliff“You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and
build your wings on the way down.”
~ Ray Bradbury: American author ~

With the pace of today’s society and technology if you aren’t moving forward then you’re falling behind.

If you want to achieve your life’s financial goals and dreams you need to be continually learning, growing and “jumping of cliffs” to attain them.

These cliffs don’t need to be huge risks or do-or-die decisions necessarily, it can simply be reading a new book, taking a night course or challenging yourself to go to the next step in a particular area of your career or finances.

Go jump off a cliff…

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If It’s Not Broke Don’t Fix It… Rethink?

if its not brok dont fix it rethink“The most common cause of executive failure is inability or unwillingness to change with the demands of a new position. The executive who keeps on doing what he has done successfully before is almost bound to fail.”
~ Peter Drucker, management expert  ~

In the past hundred years we have gone from horse and buggy to Ferraris, lunar landings, IPhones and GPS tracking.

Things are not only changing but they’re changing increasingly faster with time.

There are definitely fundamental truths of business that worked centuries ago, still work today and will no doubt work forever but everything else is something we should continually be assessing to insure we are being as effective as possible.

Don’t assume because it worked well yesterday it will be as effective tomorrow.

Keep your eyes open, be aware, always be learning and be flexible willing to change with the times.

Keep an open mind to insure you achieve your financial dreams and goals.

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What’s the Plan Stan?

Today Iwhats the plan stan want to share 2 quotes with you I feel are important building blocks in achieving your financial dreams and goals.

“A goal without a plan is only a wish”

~ Larry Elder ~

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

~ Anatole France ~

Many put a lot of faith in mentally creating our reality, while others focus largely on disciplining oneself to action and yet others feel believing in yourself gets the job done best.

Countless people work very hard but seem to get nowhere, while others have the best ideas but do nothing with them…

It is my personal belief all these components are important.

We were given a mind, emotions and a body so I think we should use all we have in our pursuits in life.

Use your mind to create and plan, use your emotions to dream and motivate and use your physical abilities to carry out what your mind and heart tell you to.

Work on finding the balance of developing all aspects of who you are and you will find a balance in success.

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Start At the End?

start at the end

Harold Geneen, an industrialist said; “You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.”

This is a great quote…

Figure out where you want to be in your business, your career, your personal finances and then work backwards through the steps to figure out what you can do today to begin your journey to accomplishing your financial dreams and goals.

Take some time today to figure out your next step to take…

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Just Give Me One Good Reason…

just give me one good reason“Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.”
– Willis R. Whitney

If you find yourself procrastinating doing the important things you know are required to achieve the financial dreams and goals you desire try focusing on the reasons why you want them instead of trying to overcome the reasons you can’t.

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Slice and Dice Your Way to Success.

slice and dice your way to successOne of the “biggie” reasons people (including myself) procrastinate is that often important tasks seem so large and overwhelming.

Some of this may come from feeling like we don’t have the energy for such a large project or maybe we the fear of failure is hindering us from beginning.

Whatever the underlying issue, one simple trick to help overcome this hurdle is to “slice and dice” the task.

How would you go about eating a whole watermelon?

It would be kind of tricky and REALLY messy without first slicing and dicing into some more manageable sized pieces.

Look at your task as a whole and then break it down into smaller pieces/tasks.

Once it is broken down pick the most important piece and do it immediately.

Doing even your first initial piece will give you a sense of accomplishment and motivate you to carry on with the remaining steps.

What overwhelming task can you break down into “doable” pieces to help you move closer to your financial dreams and goals today?

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