It is Never Too Late to Set a Goal
December 27th, 2007 § 2 Comments
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
Col. Harland Sanders believed that it was faster for a man to rust than to be worn out. He obviously acted on this belief. Retired at age 65, with only $105 from Social Security, he ventured to sell his recipe. He offered it to more than 1000 restaurant owners. His deal was that he earns 5 cents for every piece of chicken sold. One thousand eight restaurant owners rejected his offer. But the Colonel did not give up. Prospect 1009 was the first to agree.
He started franchising his chicken in 1952. By 1964 he had more than 600 franchised outlets in Canada and America. In the same year he sold his interests for $2M to a group including John Y. Brown Jr. who became the governor of Kentucky in 1980.
There are many success lessons we can learn from the life of Col. Sanders. One of them is that it is never too late to set a new goal to work on.
Are you retired? What is your new goal?
Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
Motivational Speaker
December 26th, 2007 § 1 Comment
Do you want to see your organization in high motivation mode? Do you want to develop a positive culture? Do you want teams that deliver results? If your answer is yes, yes and yes then you need motivational seminars or training that can energize your organization? Please read the partial list below. If you have a topic that you want to request that is not found on the list, please make the request by leaving a note below.
Culture of Excellence
The first step to a culture of excellence is to understand it. That means every member of the team has the same concept and standard of what is excellent.
Success and Values
Success and values are very much connected to each other. Instead of just focusing on the results, the team should also focus on values that bring about the results.
Integrity in the Workplace
Integrity is not just about morality. It is also about integration. It is about having a unified, well integrated team.
Creating a Positive Environment
Each team player can contribute to a positive environment, an environment that feels good to work in.
Speak with Confidence
Communicate your thoughts with confidence and clarity. Overcome the fear of speaking before small groups or large crowds.
Building Your Self-Image
Reflect an aura of cleanliness, confidence, concern and happiness that will gain you respect, recognition and opportunities.
A Happiness Centered Business
The workplace can be a happy place if there are efforts to make it such without sacrificing the deliverables.
Motivation for Financial Freedom
The road to financial freedom begins with strong motivation. Increase your worthy reasons, increase your motivation.
Become a Person or Company of Significance
Significance is the value we give to others. It is the memory we leave in the hearts we touch.
How to Practice Mutual – Coaching
You can practice mutual-coaching if you are willing to improve yourself through the feedback of others and, if you are willing to help others improve.
Strengthen Your Teamwork
Teamwork can never be overrated. No one can do it alone. There is always someone else who helped, assisted, supported, advised, encouraged, and more. All success is about teams who pulled together.
Continuous Learning in the Workplace
Small companies may not be able to afford educating their employees as some big companies do. But they can run a continuous learning program. That is one of the best ways to empower your team.
Team Motivation
Talent and skill is not enough for a team to soar. Talent and skill withmotivation can produce amazing results.
Developing Inner Strength
Never allow anyone or any environment to affect you negatively. Develop yourinner strength and you will be able to influence your environment in apositive way.
The Extraordinary Life
The difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary is that littleextra.
How to Deal with Failure
Failure can be the end of you if you allow it to. But if you learn to riseabove it, failure is not the end! Deal with it by learning from it andmoving on.
Motivation Factor
Motivation is always a plus factor to yourself and the others around. Useit to increase your potential.
Law of the Farm
Sow, nurture, and reap – this is the law of the farm – you sow what youreap. Sow good seed to others, nurture it, one day will reap it.
Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
An Entrepreneur Should Write Down Goals
December 19th, 2007 § Leave a Comment
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes.” – Anonymous
This is really elementary but it is surprising that quite a number of small business entities do not write down their goals. Maybe they do not see the importance of writing them down.
It is my observation that most of these entrepreneurs have general goals rather than specific. Generalities in terms of goals will not help you succeed. It is not enough to say, “I want to earn more than enough every month.”
General goals will allow you to see your target in a blur.
Your goal must be more specific like, “I want to earn $10,000 a month.”
If you are more specific with your goal, the target becomes clearer.
That means you can aim more accurately. Accuracy is not possible with general goals.
With a more accurate goal, your planning process will be more fine-tuned. The activities you put in place will be aligned towards the specific goal.
There is always an advantage to writing down your goals. They remind you and they keep you in track. It is so easy to be swayed from our goals if we are not focused. Having written goals that you commit to helps you focus your energy, time and resources.
Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
Don’t be an Entrepreneur without a Goal
December 18th, 2007 § 1 Comment
“A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.” – Thomas Carlyle
Without clear and specific goals, you will end up nowhere.
An entrepreneur without a goal could be the most pathetic entrepreneur ever, not to mention boring. His business drifts where the waves throw it because it has no direction.
An entrepreneur with a goal on the other hand knows where he or she is going. What must be accomplished is clear. The future has been envisioned.
All business activities or series of efforts are orchestrated toward the goal.
The goal motivates the entrepreneur to think and work. His/Her daily routine could not be a drag or a bore. It is very exciting especially when there is progress.
Write down your goals, post them where you always see them, establish a process to reach them, make a timetable for each part of the process, estimate the cost, and act on them!
Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
