By Bob Alexander
I CAN…Two powerful words that inspire our confidence…Serve as a testament to our determination to succeed…And reflect a desire to be our very best.
That’s why thousands of educators, students and parents across America are excited about Zig Ziglar’s I CAN program. Through I CAN, they’re not only learning the ABC’s of education, but more importantly, the ABC’s of Life – Attitude, Behavior and Character. These are the fundamentals that enable individuals to achieve their fullest potential and bring out the best in others.
The I CAN program is based on the foundational principles of honesty, integrity, character, trust, loyalty and love – principles upon which successful lives are built. Once this solid foundation is established, individuals develop a positive attitude and self-image, as well as strong, healthy relationships with others. Even more importantly, they are empowered to achieve their life’s goals and desires. Health, happiness, prosperity, friendship, peace and security are dreams transformed into everyday realities. Isn’t that what we all want for today’s youth?
Time and time again test and survey results show that students who adopt these traits excel in school and beyond. Middle school principal Dr. Paul Jennings wrote me a letter explaining his experience with the I CAN Program and said:
“Let me tell you about the impact the I CAN Program has had on many of our youngsters in this community. We distributed the material to our teachers after a staff development workshop that you conducted. Immediately after the workshop the teachers began using the principles of the program in their day to day instruction. But the most salient discovery was what I saw in the hallways…the cafeteria…the gymnasium and the bus stop. I began to notice…as did many of my teachers…that the students were beginning to “live” by the principles of the I CAN Program. The fact that students began to discover that…they can have everything in life they want…if they help enough other folks get what they want…began to become a reality to them.
Being “nice” is a choice. To have a friend…you must be a friend. Your attitude in life is the MOST important indicator of your future success. All of these attributes helped our youngsters get over the sometimes rocky road of adolescence. Thank you for bringing the I CAN Program to light in our community, and we look forward to staying focused on the “big deals” of life!
Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “The man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.” Dr. Paul Jennings has done his part. What about you?
Bob Alexander is the President of The Alexander Resource Group and is the manufacturer and distributor of the I CAN Program. For more information on how you can bring the I CAN Program to your community, visit www.yesican.net or call 877-USA-ICAN (877-872-4226).
Showing posts with label Success. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Success. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Visualization, A Key To Success - By Leo Ryan
Visualization can be a powerful key for anyone to achieve success. This can be in any area in our life, whether it's success in business, overcoming health issues, or achieving success in sporting ventures.
This is a technique that has been used by successful athletes, actors, politicians and business people. It is a technique that can make the difference between success and failure.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, now the governor of California, won the Mr. Universe title five times and he attributes his success to a great extent in using visualization to achieve that. He refers to the time before he won his first tournament. The title was already his. He had seen himself winning it so many times in his mind he had no doubt he would win it.
He makes the same claim about being a successful actor. He wasn't the greatest of actors but that did not stop him being successful and earning big money.
Visualization is nothing more than using your imagination. It is a matter of creating, in your mind, what you want to be, do, or have. It is like making a movie in your mind and you are the director. You have complete control.
I am reminded of a man who was involved in a plane crash. He naturally had multiple injuries and it was amazing he survived. The only thing he was able to do by himself was blink. However, he was able to use his mind.
It was thought he would never recover from his injuries but he was not prepared to accept that and he vowed to himself he would walk out of the hospital unaided by Christmas. The crash was in March.
So while he lay there all that time he made use of his mind by using visualization. He astounded everyone with his recovery and he eventually walked out of the hospital unaided before Christmas as he had visualized and decided he was going to do.
To be successful with visualization there are steps to follow:
1. Decide what you want to visualize. What is it you want to achieve? Is it success in a business opportunity? What will success mean? Finding your dream home, traveling, or something else?
2. Find a quiet spot, take a deep breath and relax.
3. Once you are completely at ease, begin your movie. You are now directing your imagined reality. It is happening before your eyes. You are already experiencing it. Keep your mind focused. Don't let it end until you are ready.
There are of course the cynics and the skeptics. There will be those who scoff at this as being hocus pocus and not based in reality. There will also be those who say they have heard it all before and claim to have tried it and it didn't work.
But this is crucial. Results will not occur unless the desired outcomes have been imprinted into your mind over and over again. It may take months of rewinding and repeating that same movie in your head to achieve the desired result. Get the message: repetition is essential. Think of it this way, by the time you have achieved what you want you won't be surprised. It will feel as if you expected it, as if you already achieved the reality.
When practiced now and then visualizing is like daydreaming. It has to be a daily practice without exception in order to draw you toward the achievement of any goal. Repetition is the key.
This is a technique that has been used by successful athletes, actors, politicians and business people. It is a technique that can make the difference between success and failure.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, now the governor of California, won the Mr. Universe title five times and he attributes his success to a great extent in using visualization to achieve that. He refers to the time before he won his first tournament. The title was already his. He had seen himself winning it so many times in his mind he had no doubt he would win it.
He makes the same claim about being a successful actor. He wasn't the greatest of actors but that did not stop him being successful and earning big money.
Visualization is nothing more than using your imagination. It is a matter of creating, in your mind, what you want to be, do, or have. It is like making a movie in your mind and you are the director. You have complete control.
I am reminded of a man who was involved in a plane crash. He naturally had multiple injuries and it was amazing he survived. The only thing he was able to do by himself was blink. However, he was able to use his mind.
It was thought he would never recover from his injuries but he was not prepared to accept that and he vowed to himself he would walk out of the hospital unaided by Christmas. The crash was in March.
So while he lay there all that time he made use of his mind by using visualization. He astounded everyone with his recovery and he eventually walked out of the hospital unaided before Christmas as he had visualized and decided he was going to do.
To be successful with visualization there are steps to follow:
1. Decide what you want to visualize. What is it you want to achieve? Is it success in a business opportunity? What will success mean? Finding your dream home, traveling, or something else?
2. Find a quiet spot, take a deep breath and relax.
3. Once you are completely at ease, begin your movie. You are now directing your imagined reality. It is happening before your eyes. You are already experiencing it. Keep your mind focused. Don't let it end until you are ready.
There are of course the cynics and the skeptics. There will be those who scoff at this as being hocus pocus and not based in reality. There will also be those who say they have heard it all before and claim to have tried it and it didn't work.
But this is crucial. Results will not occur unless the desired outcomes have been imprinted into your mind over and over again. It may take months of rewinding and repeating that same movie in your head to achieve the desired result. Get the message: repetition is essential. Think of it this way, by the time you have achieved what you want you won't be surprised. It will feel as if you expected it, as if you already achieved the reality.
When practiced now and then visualizing is like daydreaming. It has to be a daily practice without exception in order to draw you toward the achievement of any goal. Repetition is the key.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Position To Receive Presents: The 5 Ps For Success! - By Michael Matthews
For most people success is defined by how much money you have or how much money your business makes. As a teenager my definition of success was like most people measured by making lots of money. As I grew up I realized in order to truly be successful I had to grasp certain principles that will allow me to be completely successful. As I began taking a deeper look at it, I found it is actually possible to be successful even before the money and possessions. How you ask? It has a lot to do with understanding principles and knowing no matter what you possess, you are already successful! Success is a state of mind. We need to adjust our mindset in order for us to recognize that we are successful and enable the true manifestation to take place. I'm going to share with you what I call The Five Ps For Success. They are Passion, Patience, Persistence, Perception and Purpose. I believe they will give you a sense of direction and deeper understanding as you walk in your own personal success!
Passion -
There is nothing in the world like doing something you want to do versus something you have to do. Whether you are working a regular job or have your own business, you have to make sure whatever it is you are doing you are passionate about it. You see, when you're passionate about something, the way you talk about it; everything just sounds different. You come off more confident and knowledgeable. People can sense your passion and you are simply more believable. See, when you are truly passionate about something you can deliver it, sell it or as I like to say close the deal. Having passion for something simply can not be made up. There is no formula, either you are into it or you're not. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself how bad do you really want it.
Patience -
For most of us this is the hardest thing to do. exercise Patience. I'll be the first to say I wanted it yesterday, but that's just not realistic. No matter what it is in life you are trying to achieve you have to have patience. I'm sure at some point and time you've asked yourself will it ever happen. Like most people I too have been in a constant battle within myself trying to figure out is this going be THE year? What I've found out is that many of us "feel" we are ready and "truthfully we are not." This is where patience comes in. There comes a point when you have to realize if something is for you, it's for you. Nothing or no one can take it away. Sometimes in life we have to simply be patient and see things through no matter what obstacles lay ahead.
Persistence -
I have to ask the question. How bad do you want it? I think the biggest mistake I've seen as to why people are not successful is literally because they give up to soon. They are not persistent in their journey for success. Simply having persistence can get you along way in life. I often ask many successful entrepreneurs about how they obtained their success. A lot of them told me "they simply refused to give up!" They were so persistent in what they wanted; they would not let anything stand in their way. Being persistent can mean the difference between success and failure. No matter what it is you are in pursuit of, you have to remember to stay persistent. Persistence is everything when you're looking for success!
Perception -
Applied the right way perception can be very instrumental in your success. How people perceive you, your business or whatever you're trying to achieve can make all the difference in the world. My point of view is probably going to be a lot different from most because I market people for a living. I have to look at most things by how people's perception will be not by how it really is. It's like being an image consultant, the person's appearance basically is focused on more than who the person really is. Think about when you first put on a new suit or new dress you just feel different. It works both ways; the way you perceive yourself in it as well as the way others perceive you. The power of perception changes our entire outlook. Perception can catapult you and your business to another level.
Purpose -
Purpose is defined as something one intends to get or do. Do you know what your purpose is? I think for a lot of people the reason they are not successful is because they haven't found their purpose. Sometimes you have to ask yourself what is my true purpose for doing what I'm doing? See once you begin to understand the relevance of purpose, whatever it is you are trying to achieve becomes simple. You must be guided by purpose. There are many people with the desire to be successful but have no purpose to be successful. You have to make sure that whatever it is you are trying to achieve in life in order to be truly successful that you have really thought about your purpose first.
Passion -
There is nothing in the world like doing something you want to do versus something you have to do. Whether you are working a regular job or have your own business, you have to make sure whatever it is you are doing you are passionate about it. You see, when you're passionate about something, the way you talk about it; everything just sounds different. You come off more confident and knowledgeable. People can sense your passion and you are simply more believable. See, when you are truly passionate about something you can deliver it, sell it or as I like to say close the deal. Having passion for something simply can not be made up. There is no formula, either you are into it or you're not. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself how bad do you really want it.
Patience -
For most of us this is the hardest thing to do. exercise Patience. I'll be the first to say I wanted it yesterday, but that's just not realistic. No matter what it is in life you are trying to achieve you have to have patience. I'm sure at some point and time you've asked yourself will it ever happen. Like most people I too have been in a constant battle within myself trying to figure out is this going be THE year? What I've found out is that many of us "feel" we are ready and "truthfully we are not." This is where patience comes in. There comes a point when you have to realize if something is for you, it's for you. Nothing or no one can take it away. Sometimes in life we have to simply be patient and see things through no matter what obstacles lay ahead.
Persistence -
I have to ask the question. How bad do you want it? I think the biggest mistake I've seen as to why people are not successful is literally because they give up to soon. They are not persistent in their journey for success. Simply having persistence can get you along way in life. I often ask many successful entrepreneurs about how they obtained their success. A lot of them told me "they simply refused to give up!" They were so persistent in what they wanted; they would not let anything stand in their way. Being persistent can mean the difference between success and failure. No matter what it is you are in pursuit of, you have to remember to stay persistent. Persistence is everything when you're looking for success!
Perception -
Applied the right way perception can be very instrumental in your success. How people perceive you, your business or whatever you're trying to achieve can make all the difference in the world. My point of view is probably going to be a lot different from most because I market people for a living. I have to look at most things by how people's perception will be not by how it really is. It's like being an image consultant, the person's appearance basically is focused on more than who the person really is. Think about when you first put on a new suit or new dress you just feel different. It works both ways; the way you perceive yourself in it as well as the way others perceive you. The power of perception changes our entire outlook. Perception can catapult you and your business to another level.
Purpose -
Purpose is defined as something one intends to get or do. Do you know what your purpose is? I think for a lot of people the reason they are not successful is because they haven't found their purpose. Sometimes you have to ask yourself what is my true purpose for doing what I'm doing? See once you begin to understand the relevance of purpose, whatever it is you are trying to achieve becomes simple. You must be guided by purpose. There are many people with the desire to be successful but have no purpose to be successful. You have to make sure that whatever it is you are trying to achieve in life in order to be truly successful that you have really thought about your purpose first.
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