From a dear friend - not a part of PL or any
other Direct Sales company! Words to live by for all of us!
"The Best"
The Best are optimists. You can't get to the
top if you don't think that there is a top or if you think you can't
make it. One characteristic of those who reach the peak is that they
always believe that things can get better or be done better. This pushes
them on to be their best.
The Best have vision. They can see ahead of the
pack. Their eyes aren't locked into the here and now. They see the
bright future and what things will look like when they reach their
destiny. While working hard for today, they live for the future! They do
what Stephen Covey calls begin with the end in mind.
The Best relentlessly pursue excellence. The
status quo is not for them. They want to be the best and experience the
best. And that means giving their best. They go the extra mile so that
in everything they do, in everything they say and think, they are
striving for excellence.
The Best have a life long habit of personal growth.
They don't want to stay at the level they are at. They want to grow
in their work, their intellect, their spirituality, their relationships,
and in every area of their life. And they discipline themselves to put
themselves in situations wherein they grow.
Personal growth doesn't "just happen."
You choose to grow. I always suggest what Zig Ziglar does and that is to
enroll in "Automobile University." Whenever you are driving
around, listen to a personal or professional growth tape or CD. Over the
long run you will grow. Also, read more. The old saying is true: Leaders
are readers.
The Best understand that they will be pushed by the
competition - and they welcome it. Like the lead runner in the race
who has someone on his heels, the best knows that the competition is
right behind them. They love it though because they know that the
competition keeps them from becoming lazy and resting on their laurels.
Instead, the competition pushes them to go faster and to achieve more -
to remain the best by forging ahead.
The Best have a quest for leadership. Someone
has to lead - it may as well be the best! Those who attain it get there
because they want to. They want to lead and help make a difference. And
they want to be equipped with the skills necessary to lead others on to
a better place.
The Best leave a legacy. They aren't in it just
for themselves, though they will surely reap the rewards of being the
best. Rather, they build things that last beyond themselves, things that
can be enjoyed by others as well.
The Best are adept at the two most important pieces
of time and personal management: Prioritize and execute. Just like
weight loss boils down to eat right and exercise, personal management
boils down to prioritize and execute. First, prioritize your activities.
The important stuff goes on the top. Then, execute: do them.
The best have habits and discipline that get them
to the top by doing the best things and doing them first.
The Best focus on building relationships.
Success does not come alone. Everyone who achieves much does it with the
help of countless others. How do the Best get
others to help them? They treat them right. They embrace them and help
them. People become the best because they help other people, and people
like them.
The Best make no excuses. When they fail they
admit it and move on. They get back up and do it right the next time.
They let their actions speak louder than their words. They stand tall
and do the right thing the next time. No excuses, just results.
The Best understand that the good is the enemy of
the best. Yes, they could say, "this is good." But that
would mean they have settled for less than the best. Many people think
that good is good. Good is not good. Good is the enemy because it keeps
us from the best. Choose your side: the good or the best. The Best
choose - you guessed it - the Best.
The Best Dare to Dream. While others live the
mundane and settle into a life they never bargained for, a rut, the Best
dream of a better life. And then they take the risks necessary to
achieve their dreams. They live by Teddy Roosevelt's quote: Far better
it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs though checkered
by failure, then to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the gray
twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
- Kent McAllister
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