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Vince Lombardi

On What It Takes To Be A Success

The three minute inspirational movie below shares Vince Lombardi’s keys to success with vintage photos, Lombardi quotes, and audio segments from Lombardi giving his famous speech “What It Takes To Be Number One.”

I received this email today from Simple Truths (yes, I am an affiliate in case you are wondering) reminding me regarding the opening of the NFL season and in the email was this clip.  I thought: “Sure, I’ll take a look at that.”  Which I did, of course, and decided to share it here as well.

The clip contains quite an array of short quotes covering such subjects as the following.

• Wisdom
• Truth
• Excellence
• Results
• Passion
• Habit
• Mental Toughness
• Discipline

You know of my love for quotes! And, whether or not you will agree with every aspect of every quote, there’s enough packed within the video to definitely start one thinking.

For instance, we could ask ourselves…

• “What would we say, or write, about the topics in that bulleted list above?”
• “How would we tie those ideas into our personal lives or business efforts?”
• “How might we prioritize the list?”
• “If we had to make a top ten value list to live by, how many of those would be on the list?”

Of course, in thinking about the power of one person’s influence, I couldn’t resist trying to put something in print, and here it is:

Here Ya Go… Enjoy The Clip!

And Your Impressions Were?

Assuming that you took a time out for the purpose of catching Lombardi’s thoughts, what positive thoughts do you have?

• For instance, in your thoughts about success, what would you add to the list?
• Would you combine any of the thoughts.
• And what about your journal?  Would anything rise to surface long enough to be placed in your journal?

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© Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this inspirational note. The copyright and this resource box must be included.

Lee is a writer, Online Marketer and Life Coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. Love self growth and personal development?  See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketershere http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Feel stuck or like you need a boost anywhere in your life at this time? Seize a FREE 15 minute sessionwith Lee. Go here now  http://leewise.marketingmerge.com/coaching

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Success 102

The Negative Power Of Self-Affirmation

Returning from a recreational outing, business event, church gathering or even a volunteer effort to accomplish some common good, the person beside you says…

“That ______. Good night, he (or she) has got to be on of the most self-centered, arrogant persons I’ve ever met. Yeah, he has done a lot but he also has a long way to go in his life. I wouldn’t want to be like him: ever.”

Consider the brief quote below to be one of the many, many “versions” of business or personal success out there in the information world:

But one version definitely worth thinking about in terms of our personal growth and development.

Here ya go:

Success 102

Success Is…

Being self-centered enough

to “make it happen”

and wise enough to avoid

being overcome with myself

in the process!

Being “properly proud” in my estimation is not only appropriate, but needed. We need to affirm and utilize our strengths for the purpose of making the impact in the world we desire and contributing to the same world in which we live.

However…

Self destructive pride can be a “killer” — and not in the good way. In my personal opinion it can…

• Destroy relationships.
• Create unhealthy environments for people to work in.
• Represent a non-healthy view of one’s self if not based on a measure of truth. In other words, it can carry with it a measure of self-deception.
• Etc.

And you be the “etc.” above by completing your own mental list of the negative results of pride unchecked and/or pride undeserved demonstrated in the lives of individuals.

The point: it can be harmful and we simply need to avoid the negative consequences of indulging in the wrong type of pride.

And On The More Positive Side…

Someone would be hard pressed by the reading of my posts to come to any false conclusions regarding our need to affirm ourselves or others. In fact, I would refer you to these two posts as an example of how I feel:

• Taking Control Of Our Minds (click here).
• The Power Of Affirmation In Business And Life (click here)

With those positive thoughts in the background, you could ask:

• Should you happen to be facing any level of discouragement, do you need to take note of the small victories in your life at this time?  Maybe record them in your journal, post several of them around for you to see during the day, or simply see them as something to be grateful for?
• If I were to ask you, what small steps to success in your business or life journey have you taken that could be of a benefit for others to know, could you list them?  Should you list them?
• What small “victory step” could you begin tomorrow?  Maybe begin the first post in a blog with a goal attached to it: like making one post a day for the next month?  Or, making it “an encouragement day” for someone by encouraging them in one small, yet meaningful, manner?  Or a “learn something new in only five or ten minutes” time tomorrow that could help?
• Is there one small step you have not taken that you know you need to take at this time and you have not done so?
  

Time To Visit Your Heart

You might expect that as a life coach with a pastoral training background,  I might deliver your way inquiries such as these about now:

• In reviewing what we have talked about, do you hear your heart ’saying’ anything to at this time concerning what we have interacted about?
• Thinking about what we have reviewed, would you say that you are giving yourself enough credit at this stage in our life relative to your small successes, or is there some other obstacle (small or large) hindering your success right now that should be considered?
• Since you are a parent, let me ask you: are you celebrating in the small successes in the lives of your children — no matter what their age may be?
• Okay, I know you see the importance of small success steps and liked what you read, so what step would you be willing to design and take by this time next week?

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What Does Relational Success Look Like?

(Characteristics Of A Growing Relationship)
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Relational Success…

• Loving in the good times — and the not-so-good times.
• Learning how to “win as a team” instead of demanding to win as an individual.
• Learning to care and caring enough to listen.
• Seeking mutual growth, celebrating each other’s victories and assisting each other during the stress times of life.
• Being big enough to ask for forgiveness when you have wronged the other person and strong enough to grant forgiveness when you have been wronged.
• Overlooking the small things for the purpose of gaining the bigger things in a relationship. Striving to keep the “small things” just that: small.
• Giving enough space to the other person to allow for a strong sense of personal identity and self-worth while at the same time refusing to allow “space” to become a way of punishing someone when they fail to live up to my expectations.
• Being flexible as schedules and various seasons of the year fluctuate between “being normal” and “being totally out of control.”

Asking Questions/Gaining Insights

• What has caused our relationship to grow stronger in the ups and downs of life?  Ideas for keeping the momentum…
• Do we fight each other or *for* each other?  How are we doing?  We function best as a team when we…
• Am I caring — and caring enough to listen?
• Is mutual celebration a part of who we are as a couple?
• I certainly don’t use “personal distance” as a punishment, do I?
• Are we forgiving and experiencing true forgiveness?  If so, what insights have we gained?
• Is anything “too big” that is really too small to be an issue between us? What can (or should) be done about it?
• Would we give each other a high rating in the area of being sensitive to the shifting demands of the crazy lives we lead?

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© Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this inspirational note. The copyright and this resource box must be included.

Lee is a writer an online marketer and coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers here http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interesting in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more. http://leewise.marketingmerge.com/coaching

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May these brief words of mine prove to be a blessing for you and those you love in one way or another.

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And You May Like…

You may enjoy some posts that deal with these topics as well:

• Building Your Business Without Losing Your Home
• The Power Of Affirmation In Business And LIfe
• Quotes On Living The Good Life by Lee Wise has a number of relationship related original quotations.

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Encouragers…

All Of Us Need Them.

All Of Us Need To Be Them.

In this brief video I share with you an extremely simple quote on being an encoruager.

It does not matter what sphere of influence we find ourselves traversing in at the moment – attraction marketing, self development, or simply living in the best way we can for the best reasons – the importance of encouragement can hardly be underestimated.

• Relax.
• Look.
• Listen
• Enjoy.
• And… respond below if you like!

Digging A Bit Deeper…

As you think about the subject of being an encourager — or the place encouragers have played in your own life —

• What aspects of being being encouraged have been most beneficial to you?
• You may be a trainer of others in a business or an educational setting of some sort.  Should you need to inspire those under your care regarding the importance of being an encourager to others, what would share?
• Any insights you should share or record for yourself while thinking on this topic?
• Gratefulness and encouragement go hand in hand, obviously.  Listening to your heart right now… does that comment say anything to you?  (It may or may not, lol.  I just thought it was an appropriate question! The question is a “no guilter.”)

Now Go Ahead… And Share!

Please share this post with others if it has been a positive influence for you in any way!

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The Success In Life Process

Let’s talk very briefly about success in life.  I would like to lay before you one more of the many, many “definitions” (thoughts, ideas, insights, etc.) regarding success.  This definition would apply to any number of people in a variety of settings.  Whether or not you find yourself in the world of attraction marketing, online or offline business of some sort, coaching, writing, or for that matter dealing with such topics as parenting, marriage, relationships, etc. — I believe it can apply.

The Success In Life Process
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See it.
Share it.
Live it.
Do It All Over again.

See It

We “capture” success by choosing to see how it is and how it “works” in the first place.

We select an area (writing, speaking, home building, creating a business plan, etc.) and…

• Note the process.
• Observe the “style”
• Pay close attention to the steps.
• Or whatever!

And we pay careful attention to these matters based on: (1) our needs; (2) values; and/or (3) purposes for the moment.

Live It

Following our close and careful observations, we put into practice…

• Whatever we can
• However we can
• Whenever we can

In other words, we may not be able to do it all, but all we can do for the moment may be just enough to keep up the success pattern of living.

We learn. We do.  And we grow.

Share It

The beauty of “the good life learned” is that any aspects of the good life taken in can be given out for others to enjoy.

We share.  And in doing so…

• We make an impact.
• We create reputations.
• And we leave legacies: good, positive life changing legacies.

Do It All Over Again

Thankfully, the process does not end.  The “success in life process” allows us to…

• Learn.
• Repeat
• Grow
• Influence

In common terms… “Ya gotta love it!”

Time For You To Share…

Ideas, thoughts or comments that could help others?

If you enjoyed the post, the buttons on the blog make it easy to share.

Question: if you had to share your success thoughts for others to remember in a short statement, what would you share?  How would you put it to help others?

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© Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this inspirational note. The copyright and this resource box must be included.

Lee is a writer an online marketer. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers here http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interesting in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more.  http://marketingmerge.com/coaching

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Tips On Success: Have Fun!
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You know this happens and you may have even “been there/done that” yourself:

• People dive into the process of being successful (personal growth or business)
• They may start by incorporating fun.
• But within a very short time, they realize it is hard work and the fun simply falls by the wayside.

Can you think of a “most successful person” in the world that seems to have fun?

I can: Oprah Winphrey.

Think seriously about this:

• She began with nothing.
• She became a multi-millionaire.
• She has fun and appears to love helping others enjoy life.

You may not be a millionaire… yet.

You may have more than you need… or less than you would like.

But one lesson you can take away from people you know who seem to have “made it and made it well” — whether rich or barely making it — they make enjoying life a priority.

They celebrate often.

They celebrate well.

Now What About You?

How could you enjoy and celebrate… today?

What would you need to do in order to create the “fun habit” in your life?

Digging Deeper

• What would you share with a family member — including a child — on your tips for “having fun while accomplishing your goals in life,” what would you share?
• In training a team for your business endavors, if what would you think of first if you had to complete this sentence: “A common mistake in our lives is that when it comes to having fun and enjoying life we…”

Be Sure To Share!

If you enjoyed these brief success thoughts on having fun in your life, please share them with others. Continue to be a positive force in your world of influence.

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© Lee Wise All rights reserved. You may freely distribute this inspirational note. The copyright and this resource box must be included.

Lee is a writer, online marketer and coach. With a passion for on purpose living and making a positive impact in the world, he seeks to encourage people in their personal and professional lives. See his Inspirational Handbook for Attraction Marketers here http://attractionmarketinghandbook.com

Interesting in exploring the possibility of working with Lee as a coach? Go here to check out his FREE 15 minute session and learn more.  http://marketingmerge.com/coaching

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