You must go at it obsessively and set high standards for yourself along the way. There is no room for compromise when you are charting a course for your life or your career. I spoke to a group of sharp young people not long ago, and when I finished, some of the fellows came up and said they were interested in becoming professional speakers. They invited me to go out with them that evening to have a good time. These fellows looked as though they knew how to have a serious good time.

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Britney Spears keeps turning up in everything from courts to internet marketing sales letters these days! What do you think? Are you Britney weary yet?

I just got an email/sales letter from a marketer wondering if Britney Spears was smarter than I was, because she gets to celebrate all the time without having to do any work.

The article was really about leverage even though I “got” that the intended spin was to tie the topic to a celebrity.

After an “in your face” comment comparing and questioning the level of intelligence of the reader, the marketer immediately went into a sales spiel for the latest and greatest item on the market.

Over the past few months I’ve gotten several of these type emails, some of them daring to ask, “_____, Are You Freakin’ Stupid?!” Now, maybe it’s just me, and I’m easily annoyed today, but I’m getting really tired of this.

Share your thoughts. Are you getting hammered by this type of “marketing” too?

By Tony Mase

Is there really a “secret”…

A secret to getting what you want…

Regardless of what it is?

There sure is and, the funny thing is that, it isn’t really a secret at all.

Wallace D. Wattles, best known for his classic masterpiece “The Science of Getting Rich”, began most of the articles in his “Lessons in Constructive Science” series of articles with this preface:

“There is a constructive, or integrating principle in nature, and a destructive, or disintegrating principle. Power applied through the constructive principle builds, forms and integrates; it draws atoms and forms together. Power applied through the destructive principle dissolves and disintegrates; it disperses atoms and forms, and throws them apart. To learn how to make every thought and action constructive, is to master the secret of all attainment.”

And therein lies the secret…

The *real* secret to getting what you want…

Regardless of what it is…

“To learn how to make every thought and action constructive, is to master the secret of all attainment.”

You see…

Every thought you think is either:

1. Constructive, or it’s…

2. Destructive.

It either:

1. Builds, or it…

2. Destroys.

Every action you take is either:

1. Constructive, or it’s…

2. Destructive.

It either:

1. Builds, or it…

2. Destroys.

Now…

With that in mind…

Think about it…

If you want to “build” something…

Anything…

Let’s take a house for example…

If your every thought is a constructive thought, contributing to the building of the house, and your every action is a constructive action, contributing to the building of the house…

Is there any way whatsoever that you could possibly not build the house?

Of course not.

On the other hand…

If your every thought is a destructive thought, not contributing to the building of the house, and your every action is a destructive action, not contributing to the building of the house…

Is there any way whatsoever that you could possibly ever build the house…

Regardless of how much you want to build it?

The answer again is…

Of course not!

This same *exact* principle applies to getting what you want in life…

Regardless of what it is…

If you want to “build” wealth…

If your every thought is a constructive thought, contributing to the building of wealth, and your every action is a constructive action, contributing to the building of wealth, you’ll build wealth.

If you want to “build” health…

If your every thought is a constructive thought, contributing to the building of health, and your every action is a constructive action, contributing to the building of health, you’ll build health.

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Sally Field, the actress when receiving an award said,”You like me. You really, really like me”, or something similar to the audience. We can truly be our own worst critics, beating ourselves up over:

• Things that happened years ago
• Decisions we made
• Hurtful intentions
• Things we had no control over
• Life’s disappointments
• Missed opportunities

The list of “coulda, woulda, shoulda’s” can stretch for miles if we remain in this negative cycle of thought.

Instead, here are a few tips to get yourself up and moving.

• Honestly evaluate yourself and your life. Are you living up to your potential or settling for falling crumbs?
• Look for potential personality glitches that might be responsible for undesirable results you’re getting
• Check your “Chesire Cat” factor. In other words, are you a constant frowner-downer?
• “Straighten up and fly right” or reduce any tendencies to slouch
• Little words can create big problems if they’re never positive and uplifting.
• Do others scatter at the mention of your name, or hints of your approaching? You’ll have to find out why and change that perception with a newer more positive disposition.
• Is your state of dress a mess? Would you be interested in meeting you?
• Being self-centered and inflexible will keep you lonely. Learn to bend sometimes.
• Are you listening? Where are you really in a conversation? Stay present.
• If all the other person hears in a conversation is “I”, then one of you isn’t necessary.

Others can tell if you’re genuine or not so an honest look at your personality will go a long way. Are you making others around you feel important and that you care? When you show others that you are interested in them as people, that you value their thoughts and opinions, you will become an irresistible magnetic personality.

“Don’t just sit there, do something to improve yourself and your life today!”

James Geiger MD author of “The Sweet Smell of Success: Health and Wealth Secrets is taking his show on the road… well, actually it’s to the sea on “The Secret’s Cruise” with the amazing Bob Proctor, Mark Victor Hansen, Michael Beckwith and others.

There will be events for guests such as small seminars, workshops on becoming a better speaker, the stock market and getting your own words of wisdom published.

Junior Secret Agent is a program being launched for the younger set.

The cruise lasts for 7-days and leaves October 6 from San Diego calling on ports in Mazatlan, Cabo San Luca among others. Need a ticket? Grab them for $1,338 a set.

LifeSuccess Publishing is the source of information to learn more. 1-905-640-6149

With each brick he caught, he was even more determined to be successful in life. When he wasn’t helping his father and going to school, he was pushing himself through football workouts to be better than any other football player.

You see the young man’s name is Jerry Rice, and he went on to become the most successful NFL All-Pro wide receiver of all time with the San Francisco 49ers. Some of you non-football fans may know him as a contestant from the television program, “Dancing with the Stars.”

The following are the six success secrets that Jerry Rice used that can easily motivate you to achieve success in any aspect of your business, career, and life:

1. Motivate Yourself to See Opportunities in Every Challenge – Jerry could have looked at the job of catching bricks as a chore that was a waste of his time. But he saw the big picture and made the chore more enjoyable by developing games out of the activities. Many times in life, we are thrown bricks and complain and miss the opportunity it presents to us.

The person who can find solutions in the challenges they are faced with can write their own ticket for success. When you take on a challenge, it’s preparing you for an opportunity in the future. You may not know when the opportunity is coming, how it is coming, or what the opportunity will look like, but it is coming; and will you be prepared? Embrace your challenges so you will be prepared.

2. Motivate Yourself to See That It’s Normal to Experience a Little Pain – As Jerry was experiencing the pain of catching bricks each day, this pain was actually building him to becoming a stronger person. Each brick was fueling Jerry’s internal desire to be successful. Think of some situation at work, in business, or in life that was painful.

Your pain may be an embarrassing moment, it may be a learning experience, and it may be a setback. How can you use this setback to motivate you to become more successful? We achieve success in our businesses, careers, and life when we develop the success tools of using our “pains” as a learning experience and a springboard to success.

3. Motivate Yourself to Take on Unpopular Tasks – Catching bricks all day is not the most glamorous job in the world. Many times we are thrown bricks in life and avoid them like the plague. Volunteer to catch these bricks while others decline. This will allow people of influence to see your special skills and offer you opportunities for success. It is what I always say, “It’s not what you know, it’s not who you know, it’s who knows what you know.” When you volunteer to catch those bricks, you allow others to now know and see the special skills and talent you exhibit.

4. Motivate Yourself To Take Action – Just the simple act of taking action will make you more successful than 98% of other people. Many times people are waiting for “just the right moment” or “more resources.” Motivate yourself to take action where you are at today and make the appropriate corrections as needed.

5. Motivate Yourself to Go the Extra Mile – Jerry Rice’s off-season personal football workouts were legendary. He would train six days a week running five miles, along with running wind sprints up the steepest mountains in his community. He didn’t need to do this grueling workout, but he wanted to be in better physical shape than any other professional football player. He went the extra mile to be the best.

What are you doing to go the extra mile? Do you have a continuous learning program in place? Do you give of yourself to make your employees better? Do you give your clients something extra to show appreciation of their business? These are all opportunities to put you above the rest and to succeed in your business, in your career, and in your life.

6. Motivate Yourself to Create a Masterpiece – Jerry Rice wanted to be the best professional wide receiver ever in football, and he achieved that title. He was motivated to pay the price to achieve that goal.

Are you motivated and ready to create a masterpiece? Do you have a vision of what your business, career, or life masterpiece looks, feels, or sounds like? Are you willing to sustain the quality effort, attitude, and determination to create your masterpiece? What are you willing to give up in order to achieve your masterpiece? Until you are ready to answer these questions, you can’t lay the foundation for achieving your masterpiece.

After you answer the above questions, create S-M-A-R-T-E-R goals as your road map for success. If it’s not on paper, your goals don’t exist. Be motivated to create, write, and act on your goals.

Follow these six success secrets and you, too, will be motivated to lay the foundation for your success.