Morning Motivator - Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plentiful in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."
- Calvin Coolidge

I want to wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

May you and your family enjoy a blessed celebration of our saviors birth.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement surrounding the Morning Motivator.

Cheers,
Zach

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Morning Motivator – Niente e Impossible!

"Ho imparato che niente e impossible, e anche che quasi niente a facile… (I've learned that nothing is impossible, and that almost nothing is easy…)"
- Articolo 31 (Italian rap group), "Un Urlo"

What a GREAT quote… and in Italian no less!

As we near the end of the 2009 year, a year of financial TURMOIL, political STRIFE and social CONFUSION, we will be begin to REFLECT on what we "should have done" last year and what we "will do" next year…

As you begin this annual RITUAL of self pity, "what if's" and personal dejection for the missed opportunities… REMEMBER that anything you didn't do is done! You have the OPPORTUNITY to start fresh at this very moment. And also ACCEPT that any shortcomings in goal attainment are derived from your own SELF LIMITING behaviors.

We have the ABILITY to attain any goal, any dream and any success we are DETERMINED to achieve. We can become professional POWERHOUSES, respected political LEADERS, EXCEPTIONAL family members and social CHANGE MAKERS. We DECIDE what we seek to become and what SACRIFICES we are willing to make to get there.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
The two WORST words in the English language are "I CAN'T." At the moment those VILE words are spoken, the imminent FAILURE of the idea or action that follows has been sealed.

ELIMINATE the failure mentality that may be present in your mind. ALLOW for the optimistic views of success to become your belief system towards any goal or project.

I never THOUGHT I would become an AUTHOR, and yet for over 2 years, I have sent this Morning Motivator every business day. I never IMAGINED I would become a social leader, and just last week I was asked to lead young Nashvillians toward a city wide commerce adoption. I never DREAMED I would share my fears, dreams and goals with STRANGERS… and yet many of you have never met, albeit, still ACCEPTING of me.

To me, just a few years back, these things would be IMPOSSIBLE. And now… I KNOW that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. It is only my personal choice to achieve that LIMITS my ability.

I know that YOU know the same… GO and ACHIEVE! We are all seeking your LEADERSHIP!

Cheers,
Zach

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Morning Motivator - Maximizing Abilities...

"You can't make a racehorse out of a pig... But you can make a pig run pretty damn fast."
- Mark Perez

This past weekend, I heard the above quote, which is one of the BEST quotes I have heard in months... and I have to THANK my friend and supporter, Mark Perez.

A frequent question asked by LEADERS is, "How do we MAXIMIZE our talents abilities?" The FOCUS is on helping others attain their top achievement through their given skill sets. The CHALLENGE is that, on occasion, LEADERSHIP has unfair expectations of an individual's ability. Hence, the above quote.

UNDERSTANDING the capacity of someone's skills, in addition to their DESIRE for achievement and finally, their DEFINITION of success is CRITICAL for any leader in business. As you are ASSESSING talent, you must recognize that some team members are limited by SKILLS, which you can provide training for. Others are limited by DESIRE, which can be enhanced by personal growth. Most CHALLENGING, is the person that is limited by THEIR definition of SUCCESS...

If you are trying to get a sales person to generate $4M in revenue next year, yet they are HAPPY with the income resulting from $2M - how will you get them to $4M? If you have a manager that believes SUCCESS is making sure you never LOSE a client - how will you get them to take one the ONE extra client that challenges their system?

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
It is true that a pig cannot be a racehorse. It is also true that pigs are pretty damn fast. Just understand that the goals may be different...

The horse wants to run FASTER, STRONGER and MORE OFTEN... that's what is in the "make up." The pig just doesn't want to become bacon...

Know your team. Know their goals. Understand THEIR success... then build around it. Every player is a piece to a PUZZLE.

No one person is "the answer," unless, of course, your team is really into bacon. :)

Cheers,
Zach

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Morning Motivator - Seth Godin's: Fear of Bad Ideas

"Even a bad idea is better than no idea."
- Unknown

I read this an FELT it was very good for today's Morning Motivator! This is from Seth Godin.

A few people are afraid of good ideas, ideas that make a difference or contribute in some way. Good ideas bring change, that's frightening.

But many people are petrified of bad ideas. Ideas that make us look stupid or waste time or money or create some sort of backlash.

The problem is that you can't have good ideas unless you're willing to generate a lot of bad ones.

Painters, musicians, entrepreneurs, writers, chiropractors, accountants--we all fail far more than we succeed. We fail at closing a sale or playing a note. We fail at an idea for a series of paintings or the theme for a trade show booth.

But we succeed far more often than people who have no ideas at all.

Someone asked me where I get all my good ideas, explaining that it takes him a month or two to come up with one and I seem to have more than that. I asked him how many bad ideas he has every month. He paused and said, "none."

And there, you see, is the problem.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
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Cheers,
Zach

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