21 Timeless Truisms
June 2008
Every now and then, we come across a phrase or saying that captures our attention. Sometimes these one-liners are inspirational. They can move us in bold ways. Other times they cause us to stop and take the time to thoughtfully reflect upon their message and to see how it can apply to us and what we might do to incorporate it into our personal and/or business lives.
What follows is a collection of 21 truisms I have compiled over the years that I have found to be meaningful and inspirational to me. I hope that they might do the same for you.
- Develop the capacity to re-live your successes instead of your failures or shortcomings.
- Do inspirational reading.
- Face your fears and do the thing you fear.
- Eliminate the word if or if only.
- Set a goal yourself, write it down, set a time schedule for its’ completion.
- You control only two things in your career; your attitude and activity. Skill is rarely the element that distinguishes productivity.
- You become what you think about most of the time (Earl Nightingale)
- Inspect what you expect
- Your associates, customers, and clients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
- If you life is not guided by philosophy, it will be guided by fantasy.
- If you have failed to consciously define a philosophy of success, your have unconsciously defined a philosophy of failure.
- The clearer your definition of success, the greater your chances of reaching success. If you fail to define success, you can never hope to reach it.
- Maximum flexibility in your pursuit of success will translate into maximum potential for success.
- School is never out for the professional.
- Remember to listen with your ears but hear with your heart.
- Achievement is related to the struggle: Little struggle-little achievement. Big struggle-Big achievement.
- Goals should be S.M.A.R.T. goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Risk Oriented, Time Phased.
- Talent without action ceases to exist.
- A sense of purpose is always accompanied by inspired performance.
- There is no traffic jam on the extra mile.
- Attitude doesn’t change behavior-behavior changes attitude
Good luck on your journey to success.
Robert A. Arzt , CLU, ChFC, LLIF, is CEO of Polaris One and InsuranceCoachu.com. Bob is coach to professionals who are ready to achieve more. He is available for speaking engagements and consultations. To speak with Bob, you may contact him at 301-610-5624 or by e-mail at bob@insurancecoachu.com. You may also visit his website at www.insurancecoachu.com.
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