What is Character?
February 11, 2009
Hyram Smith defines character as “The ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has passed.” This is what I like to call living in integrity with your goals. It is at its core doing what you say you are going to to when you say you are going to do it.
I have realized something about myself over the last few weeks. I have simply taken on way too much. I have a bunch of different projects competing for my time and I have spread myself a little thin. Did I cause this to happen, absolutely. Can I fix it? Yes, but I have made promises in the process and I have to honor those commitments. Regardless of how much I have going on at any one time I know that other people are counting on me to follow through with projects and tasks I agreed to complete. So even though I am very busy and a little tired I will stay up and finish what I started.
This leads into another thing that Hyram Smith said in his video on ILG: “If you develop a reputation for doing what you say you are going to do in the corporate world you can write your own ticket, because people know when you say something is going to happen it happens.” All businesses, bosses, spouses and even your friends are looking for one thing: dependability. When they need you and it matters can you deliver and can you stay true to your promises. Dust off those lingering promises and fulfill them. Trust me it will make you feel better [even if you are a little tired].
Christina Helwig
To learn more about Hyram Smith visit www.GlobalSuccessILG.com
Stop Calling Your Income Disposable!
February 6, 2009
While driving home tonight from dinner I was having a conversation with Ray Stendall about how I built up disposable income for my new car. It struck me that the term “disposable” is a terrible term for individuals to use. It inherently makes you think of money as something that gets thrown away. Stay with me on this thought… If you think of money as something to be thrown away it means that you do not value it or respect it because its “trash.”
When it comes time to allocate where you spend money and how you decide to manage your income you will make different decisions if you change the way you talk about money. I challenge you to think about money as an investment. Say “I invested” in buying, food, clothes, paying rent, buying books or spending money on building my business. The fundamental shift in your thinking will over time change the way you spend money and your relationship to it.
By respecting money and taking it from being disposable to an investment you will have much better control of what happens when it comes time to balance the checkbook at the end of the week. Eventually you will also start to make mental choices you never thought possible. I personally want to continue to build my business. When I go out or make choices about where to spend my money, I think to myself “can I invest this” in my business or am I going to take the instant gratification that this purchase provides. It makes a difference. Often the smallest change in habits, especially your thinking habits, pay the biggest returns.
Christina Helwig
www.GlobalSuccessILG.com
I Bargained With Life For A Penny
January 11, 2009
I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.
~Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (1869–1948)
My Favorite Billionaire
January 8, 2009
6 Keys to Success from billionaire Bill Bartman. Now a word about Bill. He is the least known billionaire out there. And he did it all himself. He was in the poor house being hounded by collection agencies and decided he did not like how he was being treated. He and his wife started a collection agency and grew it into a multi-million dollar business. His attitude catapulted him to even more success and now he is a billionaire. Look him up on the web if you don’t believe me. These are his 6 Keys to Success I learned from watching him on iLearningGlobal.tv:
1. You need to learn how to think big
Bill explained that thinking about increasing by just 10% growth is not enough. You have to think in terms of 200% or more. Shoot for the stars not a street light. I like to say think of adding a zero to your income.
2. You need to believe in yourself
You need to learn how to accept yourself for who and what you are right now. Learn how to apply what you know. You already have what it takes to succeed and you know what you have to do.
3. Share the vision.
Communicate your beliefs about yourself to others. Share what you want and your dream. Ask for help. Not everyone will help, but some will. Without reaching out you will stay in your spot and will not be able to take large leaps forward.
4. You need to execute
Get off the couch, talk is cheap, action is king. You must be willing to move without knowing everything about what you are going to do. Take the first step in faith. Nothing will happen until you get moving on your dreams.
5. You must be able to focus
Bill never met any successful person who was trying to do two things at once. Chase one rabbit at a time. Do one thing to conclusion and success and then start the next thing.
6. Never, Never give up.
You will run into challenges you do not expect. It doesn’t matter how things happen, they will occur no matter how careful you are or how much you plan. When these things happen, we have to know we still have the strength to persist.
All these steps are entirely up to you. No one can control any of these steps except you. This is the beauty of the 6 Keys to Success. They all rest in your pocket.
To learn more from Bill Bartman visit: http://www.GlobalSuccessILG.com