"The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave."
– Thomas Jefferson
"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."
-Zig Ziglar
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail "
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Robin Crow
In football, piano playing, medicine, law or even NASCAR driving, training is a critical component to advancement and success. Having been in professional sales and business management training for over 30 years, I have seen first hand how vital training activities are for any individual or organization who want to better results or improve their outcomes, profits and performance.
Too many people want better results but they hope to achieve these without the proper guidance and help from experienced individuals outside of their sphere of reference. Yet new or even seasoned doctors learn from other MDs, attorneys from other lawyers, experienced NASCAR drivers or pro athletes learn from others who gained experience and went before them. Coaches, trainers and teachers exist to help others achieve excellence.
The purpose of training is simple. To learn new skills, approaches and attitudes that may be alien to us given our personal life stories. The common phrase is “OPE” or Other People’s Experience. This is needed to give us different and new perspectives on any aspect of our life be it; our career, our relationships or even our spiritual leanings and tendencies.
There are many types of training available today including having a personal coach or mentor, seminars, websites with articles by experts – such as MHProNews.com – or even books and CD’s.
The key for success is to implement the right type of training and then it must be coached, reinforced, inspected and then re-visited as times and circumstances are continually changing and the skills needed for success must be reviewed for their relevance to current times and circumstances.
Practice makes perfect
I was watching an interview recently with an Olympic bound archer. He was asked how much time he spends practicing every day and he responded, 12 hours. I began to think can everyone practice for this length of time the skills needed for excellence in any area of life? Can people in sales, management do that much practice daily? It is unlikely that you or I can spend even 1/3 of that outside of work time practicing to improve our skills or attitudes.
But this archer's example demonstrates a simple point: that practice is a requirement for improvement in any life area.
Practice changes the way we think, believe and feel about what we are learning and doing. Practice can improve our communication skills. Practice changes our outcomes and results for the better. But there is a rule when it comes to practice – you must practice the right things in the right ways – or your practice will not lead to the success or results you desire. ##
“Tim's Takes” Commentary by Tim Connor.
Inspirational Posters by L. A. 'Tony' Kovach.
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Do you think Virgil, who died around 19 BC, influenced leaders such as Henry Ford, who more recently said, Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right. As a leader, Ford was a reader.
Leaders Are Readers
Harry Truman said it, all leaders are readers.
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L. A. 'Tony' Kovach
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"If you ever think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito!"
Wendy Lesko
"There is no passion to be found playing small…in settling for a life less than the one you are capable of living."
– Nelson Mandela
11th President of South Africa
“If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.”
– Isaac Bashevis Singer
1904-1991, Journalist and Writer
Submitted by
Robin Crow
Author of Evolve or Die
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals…
we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
Robert Heinlein, Novelist
"You can't be too busy chopping wood to sharpen the axe."
– Zig Ziglar
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
– Walt Disney
1901-1966-Film Producer-Director-Screenwriter
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Robin Crow
(Editor's Note: Ignacy Paderewski, notable Polish pianist and composer. I know some high performing manufactured housing companies that 'practice' what they call 'the daily drill.' Yes, they practice sales or other roles. Is it any surprise when they out-perform the competitors in their market? Appliance and electronics chain HHGregg is touting that their associates know more than other companies sales associates do. “We Help.” is their new tag line. Investing the time, effort and resources into training and motivation is proven to grow results, improve employee morale and performance, plus pays off on your bottom line. Make training a priority in your company, and practice the way, doctors, attorneys and other professionals do.)
There are all kinds of music. Some calms the mind, others embrace romance, still others inspire. The CD by Steve McDonald brings it all on, it is one of my favorites. This is the CDs title song's lyrics.
To me, this is "warrior music." Listen once, then close your eyes and listen again; can you imagine images inspired by the movie, Braveheart? When life seems like a battle, warrior music might be just the ticket. Enjoy!
Sons Of Somerled Lyrics – by Steve McDonald
Through an age of fighting men
When sword was mightier than pen
There lived a clansman bold and true
The very one our name came through
Born of blood line dating from
The hundred battles warrior Conn
Gaelic Viking in his veins
Testify his battle fame
For three hundred and fifty years
The western highlands lived in fear
Fighting to regain the Isles
Down to Islay and Argyle
From the Dalriadan line
Through the centuries there we find
A Scotsman born with Viking name Born to rule through love and pain
Hail to ye sons of Somerled
Hail to ye sons of Somerled
Ruling from the Isle of Man
lslay was the place they'd make their stand
After almost twenty years
He rid the Isles of Norsemen
…then and there< /p>
Hail to ye sons of Somerled
Hail to ye sons of Somerled
Through the timeless history,
Fighting for their destiny
Images fly through my head,
Images of Somerled… (chorus)
The warrior kings lived by the sword
From hill to loch and dark fjord
Battling 'til his life he shed
Leaving the throne
To the sons of Somerled.
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L. A.'Tony' Kovach
~ Anonymous
"Formal education will make you a living;
self-education will make you a fortune."
-Jim Rohn
was an American author and motivational speaker
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"Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no
choice but to believe with you."
– Oscar Wilde
1854-1900…Writer and Poet
Submitted by
Robin Crow
Author, Speaker, CEO Dark Horse Recording
