Don’t you just love being around someone who thinks “big?” Someone who expects to have good things happen in every area of his/her life? Could you get bigger results if you were a bigger thinker? I have observed a lot of ordinary people achieve extraordinary success – always preceded by thinking big. I really do believe that:
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.
Maybe circumstances have not been what you expected this year. Why not make this an opportunity to think big as we enter a New Year? What’s the worst that could happen?
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I don’t know of anything that can inspire, encourage, motivate and release a higher level of success than reading good books. Many books are worth re-reading. Here's one written in 1959 that I like to read at least once every year. In his little classic book, The Magic of Thinking Big, David Schwartz provides 5 simple actions to help us feel more confident and accomplish more:
Be a front seater. Sitting up front builds confidence.
Practice eye contact. Looking the other person in the eye tells him, I'm honest and confident."
Walk 25% faster. Psychologists link slovenly postures and sluggish walking to unpleasant attitudes towards oneself, work and the people around us. The extremely beaten people, the real down-and-outers, just shuffle and stumble along. They have zero confidence. The walk of a confident person tells the world, "I've got someplace important to go, something important to do." Throw your shoulders back, lift up your head, move ahead just a little faster and feel self-confidence grow.
Practice speaking up. As you speak up, you add to your confidence. It's a confidence building vitamin.
Smile big. Try to feel defeated and smile big at the same time. You can't do it. A big smile gives confidence. A big smile beats fear, rolls away worry, defeats despondency.
Lou Holtz says he was given this book as a 47 yr.-old unemployed high school coach. It transformed his thinking. He listed 100 things he wanted to do before he died. Last I heard he had accomplished 97 of those goals. I wonder what it could do for you.
Do you think all businesses are suffering right now? Well guess what makes the hard times a little easier to handle – candy. There are many historical markers that show candy sales soar when the economy is in the tank. As unemployment rises, so do sales of Tootsie Rolls, Gummy Bears and Hershey’s Kisses. Terese McDonald, owner or Candyality in Chicago says her business is up 80% compared to this time last year. She’s struggling to keep up with the demand for Bit-O-Honeys, Swedish Fish and Sour Balls.
Nestlé’s profits surged a staggering 30% in 2008. British chocolate maker Cadbury saw their revenue rise 10.9% in the same time period.
Remember the Great Depression? Candy companies found a burst of growth in the 1930s as well. Those hard times spawned the introduction of such candy great as Snickers (1930), Tootsie Pops (1931), Mars bars and Three Musketeers (1932).
It seems candy brings back memories of better times before bank collapses and government bailouts. And yes, sales of candy up and down Wall Street have exploded as out of work bankers and stock brokers look for a little sugar lift in a languishing economy. Perhaps a small indulgence dulls the sting of no paycheck.
Are you recognizing similar opportunities that may actually be fueled by the struggling economy? Is this recession a help or a hindrance to your current business? Don’t assume that every business is suffering.
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I know a lot of strange things are happening in today's unpredictable workplace. I'm not sure this would ever fly in most households - but then again, maybe it would.
A guy came home to his wife and said to her: "Guess what? I've found a great job. A 10 am start, 2 pm finish, no over-time, no weekends and it pays $600 a week!"
"That's great," his wife said.
"Yeah, I thought so too," he agreed. "You start Monday."
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