WikiAnswers states that the average person will have 5 to 15 jobs within there lifetime. I can say I am spot on with that average. I have had 4 corporate jobs and currently working on my 5th. I have also started my own company once, so that makes 6. Now the pursuit of a professional speaking career makes 7 and I am only 30!
Each one of these jobs has impressed upon me a new skill set from face to face customer service to C Level presentation power. However, none of them have had the profound impact of working in a 100% commissioned sales environment. For the first time in my life I was in the mix with go-getters, do-ers, movers and shakers, true sales people. I have always worked with people, but not these type of people, and I liked it.
Despite the hostile environment of commissioned sales, there existed a select few individuals that just "got it." What were their keys to success? Why did they close sale after sale, and get referral after referral? I received the answer to my questions on one fateful Monday morning. I was handed the 12 Steps to Goal setting.
I do not know where these 12 steps originated from however they have been instrumental in they way I conduct business and how I plan success in my life.
The first of the 12 steps is to set goals which call for you to stretch beyond what you might normally believe to accomplish.
Focusing on the first goal it is real easy to see how many people can derail their goal setting/planning from the beginning. When you set a goal, you cannot be complacent about it. Don't set a moderate goal, be aggressive about it. Use mind-sight to set your goal some where past hind-sight and out of reach of eye-sight. Eye-sight lets the physical world into your mind. Constricting your goals so that you will believe what you see. Mind-Sight lets your imagination and dreams, in the form of goals, flow out of your eyes and into the physical world. Letting you see what you believe. Set a goal that will stretch you because as Les Brown said, "It is possible." Words echoed by Napoleon Hill, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
Understanding the first step in goal setting, I moved from mediocrity to excellence. I knew that success existed outside of my comfort zone as it does for you. I had to stretch and push myself to become successful. As long as you continue to let others place goals or dangle carrots in front of you, your self-worth will be held hostage. You will never realize your true potential if you don't stretch.
© 2010 Jerell Little
Legacy: Start, Stop, and Continue Part 1 - Identifing the Legacy
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There comes a time in a persons life when they start to realize they are bigger than their surroundings. When they realize that they have an impact on any and everything thing they touch. Conversely, they also realize that any and everything that has touched them has an unknown and devote origin. Revelations during this period of life also identify intangible constants occurring in their life. How the hard working trait of a great-grandparent has managed to flourish four generations later turning a high school degree earning great-grandparent into a 1st generation great-grandchild Doctoral recipient. This cyclical nature of enlightenment often leads one to trace their roots to find the beginning of their own personal legacy.
Why do I act the way I do? Why do I excel in some areas and fail at others? Why do the elders in my family say that I act like an older distant relative? Where do these traits come from and since I have them, what do I do with them?
Throughout our lives, we are taught to work hard, get an education, get a career and be successful. For many people this will do, however their are those who may struggle with certain aspects of that plan. They fight with what is being asked of them subconsciously because they have not yet identified with their legacy.
A legacy is as defined by Dictionary.com:
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.
With that being the definition, how do you identify or relate to anything handed down from the past when you cannot see it or know what it is? The easiest way to begin to identify your legacy is to listen to your parents. Rebellious teenagers and some young adults may find that is a hard pill to swallow however, it does go down well with a nice glass of pride. Swallow it.
Your parents are catalyst for legacy relation. Their lives and stories, their successes and failures, are all examples of when and where their lives begin to develop your legacy. Find the common thread in their stories that when overlapped with your life tend to reflect the same outcome. Repeat the process of listening with grand parents. If there are stories of ups and downs in their lives that match up with your parents, that overlap with your life, then you are starting to see there may be a legacy in the works.
The sooner you can identify your legacy, the better off you will be. Not all legacies are good. There are bad legacies, like bad habits, that must be broken. In order for a person to have a profound impact on others they must first understand how others have impacted them. I challenge you as a reader to discover your legacy.
© 2010 Jerell Little
Why do I act the way I do? Why do I excel in some areas and fail at others? Why do the elders in my family say that I act like an older distant relative? Where do these traits come from and since I have them, what do I do with them?
Throughout our lives, we are taught to work hard, get an education, get a career and be successful. For many people this will do, however their are those who may struggle with certain aspects of that plan. They fight with what is being asked of them subconsciously because they have not yet identified with their legacy.
A legacy is as defined by Dictionary.com:
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.
With that being the definition, how do you identify or relate to anything handed down from the past when you cannot see it or know what it is? The easiest way to begin to identify your legacy is to listen to your parents. Rebellious teenagers and some young adults may find that is a hard pill to swallow however, it does go down well with a nice glass of pride. Swallow it.
Your parents are catalyst for legacy relation. Their lives and stories, their successes and failures, are all examples of when and where their lives begin to develop your legacy. Find the common thread in their stories that when overlapped with your life tend to reflect the same outcome. Repeat the process of listening with grand parents. If there are stories of ups and downs in their lives that match up with your parents, that overlap with your life, then you are starting to see there may be a legacy in the works.
The sooner you can identify your legacy, the better off you will be. Not all legacies are good. There are bad legacies, like bad habits, that must be broken. In order for a person to have a profound impact on others they must first understand how others have impacted them. I challenge you as a reader to discover your legacy.
© 2010 Jerell Little
Touched forever...
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There comes a point in our lives where we will come across a new friend, a kindred spirit of sorts. This interaction could lead to happiness, fulfillment, "BFF" status, a marriage, or even cause hardship, frustration and ultimately hate.
How we handle these interactions in our transgressions through life can determine how we live our life. Have you ever thought about someone and then have them contact you a day or so later? Have you ever experienced an unrelated memory that recalled what you hated about a specific person?
You should have answered yes to both of the above questions. If you answered no, please stop reading right now. Place two fingers on your wrist and check for a pulse.
We have all had these types of reactions in our lives in response to an interaction between two individuals. However, it is this reaction that drives how we live.
When we are scorned or betrayed by a loved one or friend, we tend to carry that with us forever. We are touched forever. Many of us will move on and forgive but not forget. The way a person sips a soda could trigger and emotional response to recall a negative emotional memory about being burnt. It is this negative energy that has been passed on and will remain with us until we make peace with that person.
Making peace is not about being nice or playing patty-cake. It is about verbally announcing your pain and not expecting anything in return. We must remove that which is within, out. The point of speaking is to release that negative energy. If you are expecting something to happen when you speak, then you are projecting an unwanted expectation on someone else. They will not give you the result you want because your making them live up to an expectation they know nothing about!
Proceed with an open mind that you are fulfilling a requirement for yourself -- not for them. You are lifting your own dead weight. Let that person know they hurt you and you just want them to know it. You are conquering your own mini Mt. Everest. Visualize yourself being happy that you no longer have to carry negative energy with you. Visualize that a way a person sips a soda, is just a person sipping a soda! Go frolic in a park if you have too. This is a moment of enjoyment for you - not them. I challenge you to find your own mini Mt. Everest and conquer it.
When you have this positive moment you will create room for more positive interactions. These may come in the form of a pay raise, a birth, a party, a new car, or finding an extra 10 bucks in the laundry. Hold on to these moments as they will carry and support you in times of need.
Positive energy is unmistakeably disgustingly noticeable. You feel it ten feet away from a person. You know, that person that just lights up a room, or that one person who tends to excel at everything and eats Brussels sprouts; yes, you need to drink some of their Kool-Aid. Keep these people around you. They will elevate you. They are are hard to contain but will touch your life forever.
When you are having a "moment", staring off into nothingness and a smile hits your face because you remembered the good times with so and so or a not so funny, funny incident jumps in your mind -- its because of this person. You are eternally connected to them whether they were in your life for a reason or a season. If you are out of touch, then reconnect. In these days in time, it could be as easy as a text or an email. If you want to go old school you could even call them. Chances are that when you are thinking about this person, they are thinking of you. Your connection was forged on positive energy and will cause a reaction in them to prompt an interaction.
It is the actions we take in response to reactions from our past interactions with people that lead to the quality of life we lead. I challenge any reader to reflect and reconnect on all of their past interactions. See where you can lift dead weight off of yourself and recharge your battery with more positive energy.
© 2010 Jerell Little
How we handle these interactions in our transgressions through life can determine how we live our life. Have you ever thought about someone and then have them contact you a day or so later? Have you ever experienced an unrelated memory that recalled what you hated about a specific person?
You should have answered yes to both of the above questions. If you answered no, please stop reading right now. Place two fingers on your wrist and check for a pulse.
We have all had these types of reactions in our lives in response to an interaction between two individuals. However, it is this reaction that drives how we live.
When we are scorned or betrayed by a loved one or friend, we tend to carry that with us forever. We are touched forever. Many of us will move on and forgive but not forget. The way a person sips a soda could trigger and emotional response to recall a negative emotional memory about being burnt. It is this negative energy that has been passed on and will remain with us until we make peace with that person.
Making peace is not about being nice or playing patty-cake. It is about verbally announcing your pain and not expecting anything in return. We must remove that which is within, out. The point of speaking is to release that negative energy. If you are expecting something to happen when you speak, then you are projecting an unwanted expectation on someone else. They will not give you the result you want because your making them live up to an expectation they know nothing about!
Proceed with an open mind that you are fulfilling a requirement for yourself -- not for them. You are lifting your own dead weight. Let that person know they hurt you and you just want them to know it. You are conquering your own mini Mt. Everest. Visualize yourself being happy that you no longer have to carry negative energy with you. Visualize that a way a person sips a soda, is just a person sipping a soda! Go frolic in a park if you have too. This is a moment of enjoyment for you - not them. I challenge you to find your own mini Mt. Everest and conquer it.
When you have this positive moment you will create room for more positive interactions. These may come in the form of a pay raise, a birth, a party, a new car, or finding an extra 10 bucks in the laundry. Hold on to these moments as they will carry and support you in times of need.
Positive energy is unmistakeably disgustingly noticeable. You feel it ten feet away from a person. You know, that person that just lights up a room, or that one person who tends to excel at everything and eats Brussels sprouts; yes, you need to drink some of their Kool-Aid. Keep these people around you. They will elevate you. They are are hard to contain but will touch your life forever.
When you are having a "moment", staring off into nothingness and a smile hits your face because you remembered the good times with so and so or a not so funny, funny incident jumps in your mind -- its because of this person. You are eternally connected to them whether they were in your life for a reason or a season. If you are out of touch, then reconnect. In these days in time, it could be as easy as a text or an email. If you want to go old school you could even call them. Chances are that when you are thinking about this person, they are thinking of you. Your connection was forged on positive energy and will cause a reaction in them to prompt an interaction.
It is the actions we take in response to reactions from our past interactions with people that lead to the quality of life we lead. I challenge any reader to reflect and reconnect on all of their past interactions. See where you can lift dead weight off of yourself and recharge your battery with more positive energy.
© 2010 Jerell Little
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