Be Kind........

 People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.  Forgive them anyway.

            If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.  Be kind anyway.

            If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.  Succeed anyway.

           If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.  Be honest and sincere anyway.

            What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.  Create anyway.

            If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.  Be happy anyway.

            The good you do today, will often be forgotten.  Do good anyway.

         Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.  Give your best anyway.

         In the final analysis, it is between you and God.  It was never between you and them anyway.

-this version is credited to Mother Teresa

Kindness starts with a smile

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. 

Mother Teresa

PS: The beginning of relationship marketing.  DJGjr

An Explanation of Persistence

Buddha says, “In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but through perseverance.” 

How Have You Made a Difference Today?

"LIfe's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'"

- Martin Luther King Jr. 

                       

Beware!

Here are some MASSIVE lies you need to watch out for:

1. Don't Stand Out
2. Be Seen and Not Heard
3. Don't Ask Me Again
4. You Aren't Special
5. Seek Balance
6. It's the Journey Not the Destination
7. Be Satisfied with What You Have
8. Set Reasonable Goals
9. High Expectations Lead to Disappointment
10. Takes Money to Make Money
11. Successful People Are Unhappy
12. Be Grateful You Have More Than Most
13. You Can't Have It All
14. You Have to Balance Life and Work
15. Under Promise and Over Deliver

AuthorL GC

32 Traits of the Highly Successful. Can You Be Five of Them Everyday?

1. Have a “Can Do” Attitude

2. Believe That “I Will Figure It Out”

3. Focus on Opportunity

4. Love Challenges

5. Seek to Solve Problems

6. Persist until Successful

7. Take Risks

8. Be Unreasonable

9. Be Dangerous

10. Create Wealth

11. Readily Take Action

12. Always Say “Yes”

13. Habitually Commit

14. Go All the Way

15. Focus on “Now”

16. Demonstrate Courage

17. Embrace Change

18. Determine and Take the Right Approach

19. Break Traditional Ideas

20. Be Goal-Oriented

21. Be on a Mission

22. Have a High Level of Motivation

23. Be Interested in Results

24. Have Big Goals and Dreams

25. Create Your Own Reality

26. Commit First— Figure Out Later

27. Be Highly Ethical

28. Be Interested in the Group

29. Be Dedicated to Continuous Learning

30. Be Uncomfortable

31. “Reach Up” in Relationships

32. Be Disciplined

Cardone, Grant (2011-04-12). The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure (Kindle Location 2182). Wiley. Kindle Edition. 

What Do I Do, You Ask

"I serve every individual and business owner with my business growing strategy and tool that, coincidently, generates income for those interested."

Don J. Gonsalves, Jr. & Associates

Cell: 770-363-4361

LOWER YOUR STANDARDS

"Success does not happen by finding extraordinary people. Success happens by finding ordinary people with extraordinary dreams! People with extraordinary dreams become extraordinary people." 

Jordan Adler

Appreciation

"Appreciation is the key to producing good feelings and feeling good will bring abundance, joy and cooperative relationships to you. Appreciating what you DO have and being excited about what is to come is a point of attraction that you want to stay in as much as possible. Fearing the future or complaining that all the good things that you want haven't shown up yet won't bring you the life you want. Revel in the small successes, savor them, appreciate whatever good you can find and ALL the things that you want will flow easily and naturally to you" 

from an MJ 7:00am rumination

Enthusiasm

As Paul J. Meyer said, 

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that raises the dough."  (As in cash!)

New Technology Created Yesterday....I have a question

"If a new piece of technology was developed yesterday capable of increasing your

profit three times with very little extra work."

Would you use it?............Well guess what.

We should all leave a similar epitaph

"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me.......Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful.....that's what matter to me."

Steve Jobs

Founder of Apple, Inc.

Reward Versus Risk ------- What would you have done?

“My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.” — Elon Musk

Can You Keep a Secret?

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. -Mark Twain

StoryTelling Versus the Product or Service

"The product is secondary to the storytelling."

Zosia Mamet

The Simple but Powerful Act of Smiling

A smile is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble. 

Harvey Mackay

 

March 22, 2016 

Dr. C. Ward Crampton was a physician, a civil leader and an active advocate for physical fitness, advising on longevity and practicing what he preached: “Don’t allow yourself to stagnate. Keep active. Keep interested.”

That was way back in the first half of the 20th century. Back then, he used to prescribe what he called his "miracle exercise.” It does not require special clothing or equipment. You don't have to get down on the floor or go through sets of movements that will leave you breathless. You can stand up or sit down. It works well if you do it in front of a mirror, or better still, with someone.

Here it is, Dr. Crampton’s miracle exercise:

• Raise the corners of your mouth an inch, take a deep breath, and hold it for 10 seconds.
• You are smiling. If you have people watching you, they'll probably start smiling, too.
• Now release your breath in short exhalations. You're now laughing. Unless those other people are curmudgeons, they'll undoubtedly start laughing, too.

The effect? A general feeling of well-being. It triggers happy emotions within you and makes the people with you feel better, too.

Never underestimate the value of a smile; smiling is the universal language, and it should be standard equipment for all people. You shouldn't leave for the day without a smile—and be sure to take it home with you.

Dale Carnegie, the master of making friends, wrote a poem, “The Value of a Smile.” Carry this with you as a reminder of the simple but powerful act of smiling. 

"It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.

It creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in a business, and is the countersign of friends. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is something that is no earthly good to anyone 'til it is given away. And if in the hurly-burly bustle of today's business world, some of the people you meet should be too tired to give you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours?

For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give."

Article: Compliments of Seeds Of Success

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If you haven’t all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don’t have that you wouldn’t want.

— Unknown

To all you business out there

"Appreciation will win over self promotion every time."

Food for Thought

 "Judge yourself based on the actions you take – not their outcomes."

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