HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You Can have a fulfilling life and make a difference in your home, job and community by building and enhancing these success qualities ...

1. HAVE A MISSION THAT MATTERS

         Your life goal is at the core of your SUCCESS.

2.   BE A BIG THINKER

         See people, places and things bigger and better than they are.

3.   BE ETHICAL

         True SUCCESS means having and expecting high ethics.

4.   BE A CHANGE MASTER

         Create your own future by being flexible and innovative.

5.   BE SENSITIVE

         Sensitivity to others's needs, wants, DESIRES and value builds loyalty.

6.   BE A RISK TAKER

         Remember : "Anything WORTH DOING are usually done poorly at the earlier stage."

7.   BE A DECISION MAKER

         Every decision you make releases more of your potential energy to SUCCEED.

8.   USE POWER WISELY

         Remember : "The higher you go, the more gently down you reach."

9.   BE AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR

        The key to productive relationships lies in your ability to communicate.

10. BE A TEAM BUILDER

        Compete with yourself ... Co-operate with others.

11. BE COURAGEOUS

        Every act of courage strengthens your resolve.

12. BE COMMITTED

         Commitment is the glue to your SUCCESS. 

         It is the difference between the WINNERS and the losers.

This will be the BEST decade of your life if you set out 

to make a difference while pursuing SUCCESS.

BELIEVE IN YOUR IDEAS

Ideas and babies have a lot in common when they are newborn; they require a lot of nourishment to survive. A new idea, regardless of its size, may not able to withstand a beating when you first give it birth.

The next time you set out to do something that is completely out of the norm and the idea driving you is new, there is an important rule which should be followed : "Only share your idea with people who will encourage and support you." Here is an added word of caution. Contrary to popular belief, the individual who will offer the most support is not necessarily a great achiever.

History records that many of our greatest achievers were not always the strongest supporters of others. Individuals who claim that all things are possible ... you can do anything ... frequently sang a different tune when the idea was not one they had originated.

Here are a few examples:-

In 1889, Charles H Duell said, 'Everything that can be invented has been invented.' Duell was the director of the United States Patent office that year.

In 1927, Harry M Warner of Warner Brothers pictures said, 'Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?'

In 1923, Robert  Miliken suggested, 'There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.' And he was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year.

This is not an uncommon phenomenon. Think of how often one of your superiors shot one of your suggestions full of holes, only to find out later the same idea earned great profits for your company. If you believe in your own ideas, that is all that is required.

You don't need the approval of others.

The Wright Brothers were not swayed nor stopped by Lord Kelvin who was the president of the Royal Society in 1895 when he said that, 'Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.' And  Grover Cleveland would be shot on sight today by at least half of the population for the advice he gave in 1905. ' Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.'

Many of these people did great things but they were often wrong when it came to others'abilities. Believe in yourself and your ideas and only share your ideas with those who will encourage and support you.