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The Most Reliable Predictor of YOUR Success
Written by: Byrd BaggettArticle Overview: Dave Longaberger grew up in the tiny village of Dresden, Ohio. One of 12 children in a modest home (with one bathroom!), Dave experienced severe stuttering problems. He also suffered from epileptic seizures. And that was before he ever got in the first grade.
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The Most Reliable Predictor of YOUR Success
Dave Longaberger grew up in the tiny village of Dresden, Ohio. One of 12 children in a modest home (with one bathroom!), Dave experienced severe stuttering problems. He also suffered from epileptic seizures. And that was before he ever got in the first grade.
Dave’s problems didn’t end when he entered the Dresden Grammar School’s doors. He spent two years in the second grade and three years in the fifth grade. People in town would look at him and shake their heads, but Dave didn’t give up on himself.
From a very early age, seven, Dave found work in the small shops on Main Street. At one point, he even sold Fuller Brush supplies. When he got to his neighbor’s doors, he stuttered so severely, people bought something just to put him out of his sales pitch misery.
After Dave got out of the Army, he wanted to open up a restaurant. It wasn’t easy, but he finally secured financing. So, Dave opened up this tiny restaurant of a handful of tables and stools. Cash flow was so tight that he would take the money from lunch, go to the grocery store and buy the food he needed for supper.
Dave’s restaurant became successful, so he expanded. Then he purchased the grocery store. But he also had another idea. He had watched his father make baskets for local farmers. Dave thought the baskets would sell for decoration in homes.
Today, the Longaberger Company – www.longaberger.com - sells millions of Longaberger baskets and pottery. It employs about 10,000 people and has over 30,000 sales associates scattered throughout the United States.
Dave Longaberger did not give up on himself. He was able to see his potential. The power of belief is one of the strongest forces in the world.
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- L- Loyal
E- Eager to learn and serve
A- Active
D- Delegate
E- Efficient
R- Reliable
S- Smart
Essential Leadership skills
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Serve
Creativity
optimistic
smart
Focused
Reliable
honest
Good sense of judgment
consistent...
It all comes from the confidence from within
Re: THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD...RIGHT NOW!!!
- Success = Thinking (Head) + Heart (Feeling / Interest) + Hand (doing/ action).
Success - H3
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Re: Success
- I study success intently, and would like to share:
Here's two excellent and nearly identical success-formulas from a couple of the world's masters.
FIRST FORMULA:
1. Passionate Desire
2. Clear, Definite Purpose
3. Committed Decision
4. Take Action In Faith
(Bonus Secret Sauce: 5. Repeat Consistently)
I made a video about this, but am not allowed to link it yet. Google "Ryze Success Steps" for it.
Oh, and this is Napoleon Hill's (Master Of Success Laws)'s Formula.
SECOND FORMULA:
1. Passionate Desire
2. Understand It Is Already Done (Faith)
3. Relax & Allow It To Unfold (Go about your life calmly)
This one is courtesy of Abraham-Hicks (inspiration for the movie The Secret).
Hope that helps!
Success Strategies
- How to get the results you want now?
Success Strategies and Action Steps I have used are:
The Power of Choice
Where you are at this present moment, is exactly perfect from the choices you have made. If you want to be somewhere else, you have to decide clearly what that is (your goal/outcome) and create action steps to achieve this.
The Power of Focus
The book "The Power of Focus" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt, is one of my treasures in my Entrepreneur Library. If you focus on what you want versus what you do not want, your conscious and sub-conscious mind will direct attention to this. The movie, What the Bleep, Down the Rabbit Hole, explains this in detail about quantum physics and what we create in our lives.
The Power of Commitment
This is not about commitment to others. The first step is the commitment, your word, you make to yourself. Accountability and responsibility are additional success strategies and ingredients to creating the success, defined by you, that you want. The commitment to others reflects your integrity, your word and the team you work with. Co-workers, clients, yoru family, friends and community.
My Success Acronyn in Success Breakthroughs(c) is:
S pecific & self-directed
U nlimited opportunities & possibilities
C reate powerful outcomes
C onsistent measureable results
E xperience pwoerful transformation
S olution and action-oriented
S uccessful habits and outcomes
Break Through to
Powerful LIfestyle & Performance Choices
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