Chris Widener's Ezine
January 24, 2007
Issue 54

Welcome!

One of the topics I speak on is "The Top Six Ways to Stay Motivated". You know, motivation is a funny thing. On the surface, most people think of motivation as an emotional area. As in, "I just can't get motivated to get off the couch." It is a feeling. Some, when they think of a "motivational speaker", might think of someone who whips people into a frenzy and leaves them to die emotionally a few days later (of course, some may think of Matt Foley, motivational speaker, played by Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live, but I digress...)

When you think of motivation, however, you have to drill down to the root word: Motive. To be motivated means to have found your motive. And a motive is a reason to act. It is more logical than emotional. So, perhaps our problem with motivation isn't that we don't feel like it, but we don't have a reason for doing what we think we should do.

In my speeches I frequently talk about a man who had been 150 pounds overweight for most of his life. He had never found a reason to lose the weight... until his daughter needed a kidney and he was a match. The doctor gave him nine months to lose 100 pounds and guess what? He lost the weight. He always knew how (eat right and exercise) but he never had his powerful and compelling reason to act.

What about you? Suffering from a lack of motivation? Perhaps it is time to stop waiting for the spirit of the moment to whisk you into an emotional state of gumption and instead sit down and take a serious look at your life and the reasons you have to get it together (or further together for those of you already halfway down the path).

Make it your goal to find your reasons to live the life of your dreams!

You Are Made for Success!
Chris Widener

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In This Issue.......

1. Charting Your Course to Success Article
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
3. The Last Word...
4. This is a very important announcement!
5. More Information

1. Charting Your Course to Success Article

A Little Equation that Creates Big Results by Chris Widener

"The purpose of man is in action not thought." - Thomas Carlyle

Often people will ask me how I get so much done in my life. They wonder at how I am able to accomplish so many things. The answer is found not in what a great person I am, but in an equation I came up with a few years ago and remind myself of on almost a daily basis. And when I live this equation out, it produces big results. What people don't seem to grasp is that this equation will work for anybody! Anyone can see results in their life if they will live it out!

This little equation, when it is understood, and acted upon, is perhaps the most powerful equation there is in regard to long-term achievement and accomplishment. Yet, this is not a complex equation. In fact, it is rather simple. So what is it?

Your short-term actions multiplied by time equals your long-term accomplishments.

If you want to see change in your life, see big results, the first thing you must do is change your current actions. Otherwise the old saying becomes a reality: "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got!" But if we change our actions, we will see different results!

Most people want to accomplish a lot in their lives. Yet very few actually do. Why is this? It is because what they believe will equal their long-term accomplishments are wrong. Here are some of the things that people believe will create great accomplishments for them:

Beliefs
Vision
Big dreams
Ideas
Ideals
Values
Desire

The truth is that while these things are very important, they are not enough in and of themselves. We need to have the above underlying all that we do, but we need to actually do something! And this is where most people stop. We need to take action on our dreams and beliefs every day.

Here are some examples of how this works.

Who loses weight? The one who knows all about the benefits of exercise or the one who walks 3 miles a day?

Who retires early? The one who dreams of a house on the beach, or the one who invests $300 a month?

Who writes books? The one who desires to become a best-selling author, or the one who gets up early and writes for half an hour a day?

Who has the best marital relationship? The one who knows how much spending time with their spouse can improve their relationship, or the one who sits down and talks with their spouse every night?

Who makes the most sales? The one who believes they can become a great salesperson, or the one who makes 10 sales calls a day?

I think you get the point. When it all comes down to it, we must act upon our vision, beliefs, and ideals or we won't see them come to fruition. I see too many people who know what is right, but don't ever do anything about it. Imagine what a difference we could make in our own lives and the lives of others if we would simply begin to act upon on our beliefs!

When I get to the end of my life, I want to know that I have done all that I can to make this world a better place and to enhance the lives of those around me. I want to know that I gave it my best shot. And I am sure that you do to.

I remember reading an interview with an author who has written numerous books that have sold in the tens of millions. They asked him how he did it. His answer was that he got up every morning before anyone else in his family and wrote, long hand, with a pencil, for an hour. Then he quit and went about his day. But his short-term actions piled up. 7 hours a week. 30 hours a month. 365 hours a year. After a while, he had lots of books!

Some questions as we leave:

What long-term accomplishments do you want to see come to pass?
What short-term actions will you need to do over time to see them come to pass?
What will you do today to begin seeing your dreams come true?
What will you do this week to see them come true?

You can have an awesome future, filled with great achievements and results if you begin today to take action and make it a reality!

One more time, so you can plug it in, memorize it, and live it.

Your short-term actions multiplied by time equals your long-term accomplishments.

Chris Widener  

For over a year, Jim Rohn and Chris Widener have collaborated on a new project that is designed to help you have more, do more and become more! It has now been completed! Did you know that most people are sabotaging their chances for achievement? The reason is because they don't have a plan. You know the saying, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail". Please use this link to learn more: http://twelvepillars.jimrohn.com

 

2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary

"Knowledge is the raw fuel of success." -- Chris Widener

Chris' Commentary:
The beginning point on the journey to success is the introduction of knowledge into the mind. Then it has to become wisdom through experience and then show itself through bold action. But it always starts with good knowledge. The world we live in overwhelms us with thousands of messages a day. How important then, to diligently focus our attention on the kind of input we need that will in turn become the energy we need for success!

Action Point: Start to limit what information you take in. Focus your time of input into those things that will be the fuel you need to succeed. Don't let wasteful information into your mind. Also, be proactive and pursue information that will make a difference in your life and then start putting it in there!




3. The Last Word...

Don't you just hate it when people make excuses for their failures? So do I. But do you know what I hate even more? Finding myself making excuses for my failures! I have a policy that I try to live by: No excuses.

Here are some thoughts on a "No Excuses" policy.

People will respect you.
When you say that there are no excuses, that you blew it, and that you take full responsibility to make the situation right, people will be astounded (since very few people make no excuses) and they will come to a greater respect of you.

You will find yourself taking greater responsibility.
When you know that your policy is to have no excuses, there will be less room for error because you will be doing everything that you can to make sure the job gets done!

You will become the "go to" person.
When someone wants something done, they will turn to you because they know that they can count on you to perform. And they know they won't get any excuses! This will improve your level of success, and that is exactly what you are aiming for, right?

Practice up: "You're right. There is no excuse for that. I will fix it immediately." Refreshing! -- CW





4. This is a very important announcement!
 
For over a year, Jim Rohn and I have collaborated on a new project that is designed to help you have more, do more and become more!

It has now been completed!

Did you know that most people are sabotaging their chances for achievement?

The reason is because they don't have a plan. You know the saying, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail".

Please use this link to learn more:

http://twelvepillars.jimrohn.com

Sincerely,

Chris Widener,

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