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There have been many influential books written over the years on motivation and achievement. One that has had a lasting effect on me and my home business success is Earl Nightingale’s Greatest Discovery (PMA Book Series), written by the “Dean of Personal Development” himself, Earl Nightingale.

This book, highlighting “six words that changed the author’s life”, shows readers exactly how to apply the same six words to ensure their personal and business success.

The book was published in 1987 and I received a copy from my mother who had borrowed it from our local library. She knew I was interested in books on personal achievement and she had been a fan of Earl Nightingale, who had developed quite a following as a popular radio broadcaster, so she was confident that I would find great value and inspiration in the book.

Well, Mom was absolutely correct. I read the book several times before reluctantly returning it to her, and then I set about searching for a source to buy my own copy. Once I found the source, ordered the book and received it, I quickly read it through a few more times. However, this time, since it was mine, I underlined and marked many of the passages that were especially meaningful to me! … Read the rest of this entry

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Setting goals and targets is one of the most empowering practices an aspiring marketer can commit to. Another valuable characteristic is the habit of continually analyzing, evaluating and modifying the various aspects of a business. Change is good for your home business, but look before you leap.

It should be emphasized that thorough analysis and evaluation needs to be done before moving into the modification stage. Over the years, I have witnessed far too many home business enthusiasts jumping from one promising program to another or from one product or service to another before giving the first one its proper due.

These unfortunate marketers seem to be trapped on the treadmill of continuous “modification” and never seem to arrive at anything stable and financially productive. They keep switching programs before they have sufficiently developed their own marketing abilities to make the first one work. …

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Friends and associates who know me know that I am a big promoter of continuous learning and self-improvement. Today, I will highlight two Personal Development Spotlights I have posted at the popular new Social Networking site, IM faceplate.

Given my interest in personal development, it comes as no surprise that I also market a particular line of self-improvement products. While my personal library is filled with books, audios and videos from motivational leaders like Earl Nightingale, Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Stephen Covey, Dale Carnegie and others, the business leader who dominates the busiest section of my bookshelf is Brian Tracy.

Brian is a recognized and respected business consultant, best-selling author and professional public speaker. His goal is to help motivated people achieve their goals faster and easier than they would ever have imagined. In fact, more than four million people have succeeded in achieving their business and personal goals thanks to Brian’s training, coaching and support materials.

Information about several of Brian’s audio programs and other materials can be found here on my website, however, today I want to draw your attention to two Spotlights I posted recently at IM faceplate …

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It’s surprising, but not everybody gets the connection between personal income and personal development. It’s been said that your personal income will never outpace your personal development. That being the case, I think it’s time we went back to the basics of personal development.

Check out these ideas on how to set up a very basic personal development program.

1. Buy the book, Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. This may sound like an “Old School” approach, but trust me; the wisdom presented in this classic book has stood the test of time. In fact, it is one of the all-time best-selling books on personal development!

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Have you ever wanted to start an Affiliate Home Business, but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you already have a home based business, but it isn’t going real well? Help is available to get you started on the right foot, or to get your existing business moving in the right direction.

The Affiliate Power Group (APG) is an online membership site that has the resources, support and encouragement you need to get focused and make money online. Experienced marketing mentors are easily accessible on a daily basis to answer questions and guide you to the success you seek.

There is a cost to join the Affiliate Power Group. It IS a membership site with dues that can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually. But the cost is well worth it. And as they say, really, it is not an expense, it is an investment. Think of the time you will save by learning from others who have gone before you and have worked out the kinks.

A few of the benefits to becoming an Affiliate Power Group member include access to a step-by-step Affiliate Home Business action plan; free WordPress installation on your domain; 70% discounts on ready-made marketing niche sites; APG learning center, including videos; … Read the rest of this entry

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In the previous post, part one of “Wealth Creation Begins With Personal Development,” I noted how all achievement in our life starts with a dream, fueled by desire, and brought into reality through planning and focused action.

The foundation of all achievement is personal development. When we work on developing and improving our skills and abilities, we empower ourselves to achieve anything we can imagine. When we apply this to the process of wealth creation, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

To help illustrate the process of wealth creation through effective personal development, I referred to Brian Tracy’s program, The Universal Laws of Success and Achievement. Specifically, five of the 10 Laws of Wealth Creation highlighted in Session 8 of the popular program. Brian, a bestselling author and renowned professional speaker, is a recognized world leader in the field of personal development and business training.

In this post, we will examine, in brief, the remaining five Laws of Wealth Creation, and please remember that the few details listed here are significantly abbreviated from their original versions available in Brian’s program: Read the rest of this entry

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There is a starting point for everything. First, we dream. Then we nurture the spark of desire for achievement in some area of our life into something more defined, and we take action.

The same process is true for wealth creation. First, we dream of home business income. Then we fan the flames of desire into something more action oriented. We identify the steps that must be taken to move us from concept to realization, and we begin following those steps.

Ultimately, wealth creation begins with personal development.

In one of his most popular personal development training programs, The Universal Laws of Success and Achievement, Brian Tracy devotes a whole session to the Laws of Wealth Creation. He provides insightful detail and inspiration on topics ranging from creative emulation to the laws of desire, purpose, entrepreneurship, bootstrapping, courage, risk, undue optimism, persistence and more.

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This post will highlight a few of Brian Tracy’s insights into Personal Development: 3 quick tips, in fact, that I have chosen from the many that can be found in his popular audio program, The New Psychology of Achievement.

In the program, Brian talks about the “inner game” of success: how we organize our thoughts and attitudes; how we set goals and get along with others; how we understand ourselves and release our personal brakes to accomplish extraordinary things.

Tip #1: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Brian talks about the Law of Cause and Effect: there is a reason for everything. “Thoughts are causes,” he explains, and “Conditions are effects. Your thoughts create the conditions of your life.”

If you do what other people do, you will eventually get the results that other people get and Brian points out that successful people have learned that if you change your thinking, you change your life.

“The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life more than any other factor,” he advises. “Top achievers think about what they want … and how to get it, most of the time. Average people think about Read the rest of this entry

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I am in the middle of an intense writing project for a local client and let me tell you, I have been reading some incredible stories of determination and commitment. If you think home business success and achievement takes time, you might consider the demands and challenges faced by adult students working towards a university degree.

My task is to write a short bio for each student, to be read by a narrator as the student walks across the stage to receive his or her degree. I will have as many as 500 bios to write over the next few weeks.

These are committed individuals seeking greater success and achievement, greater knowledge, personal skills and professional credentials in order to advance in their chosen fields. In most cases, they are doing this while still working full time and raising a family.

Their level of determination, focus and commitment is evidenced by how they spend their “free time” during the program, which can last for several years depending on the field: instead of spending time with family or socializing with friends, in most cases, these students must use every bit if free time they can reading, studying, writing papers, doing required projects and, in some cases, working on site in their chosen fields to get practical, hands-on experience.

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Here is my personal testimony for the Brian Tracy audio program, The New Psychology of Achievement. I am quite excited about the value this great resource has to offer.

While traveling recently I made use of the time to listen to all six CDs in the program. You may already know that I am a big fan of Brian’s personal development and training materials. The New Psychology of Achievement lives up to Brian’s high standards for delivering beneficial insight and strategies in an informative and entertaining manner.

The sub-title for the program is “Breakthrough Strategies for Success and Happiness in the 21st Century.” We live in a new age of marketing and communication. Many of the old paradigms have dropped away and to be successful in this new age, you need to learn and practice new strategies for approaching all the old, familiar challenges.

In The New Psychology of Achievement, Brian relates one of the biggest questions he most often gets asked: “How can we compete more effectively in such a rapidly changing world?”

How do you think he would answer that question?

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