Goals and Inspiration for 2014… with HorsePower!

 

Goals and Inspiration for 2014… with HorsePower!

Happy New Year!  The last few weeks I have been with clients welcoming the New Year, setting goals and establishing new expectations for a successful 2014! I am so excited and passionate about what 2014 will bring!

Are you excited about your plans for 2014?  Whether you want to grow your business, improve your health or you have any other long-term goals, keep these HorsePower improvement insights in mind:

Be honest. Understand where you improved and where you dropped the ball. Today, you’re a lot wiser than you were yesterday! Identify and forgive past mistakes, hard times, struggles and now focus on improving and succeeding!

Be ready to change!  You will never change your life until you change something that you do daily.  Improvement is based on the decisions we make and the disciplines we practice!

Appreciate how far you’ve come!  Ask me about the “Note to Self” concept to really appreciate what you’ve done and accomplished.  Give yourself some credit!

You can’t manage without measuring.  Keep your goals specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time-bound.

Set credible expectations for your improvement! Be realistic and remember that there is no greater recipe for failure than setting a “goal” that’s more than a “pipe dream”!

Be ready to change and go outside the “comfort zone”! Continual change is essential for continual improvement! Continually stretch and grow!  I have a sign in my office – “Betti…get out of your comfort zone 3X/day…DO IT NOW!”

Motivation gets you started.  Habits keep you going! Focus on establishing habits so you’ll keep the momentum up when the motivation starts to fade.

Focus!  Concentrate on a max of 3 areas in which you desire to grow and succeed in the coming year.  Don’t take on too many things.  If you focus and throw your energies into those areas – they’ll happen!

      Spend 80% of your time working on your strengths! This refers to your skill set…not your character.  Focus on developing and growing in your areas of strength. Growth in a strength area has the potential to make you absolutely exceptional!

Remember success develops daily, not in a day!  Ask yourself:  “Is what I am doing today getting me closer to my goal tomorrow?

HorsePower will help you stay on course toward achieving your goals and realizing success!

Ride every stride…with HorsePower!

Betti

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Communicating with Social Media

“Communicating with HorsePower” Programs are all about Communication … Communicating to Influence and Inspire…and so is Social Media!

Social Media is an instrument to share, converse and interconnect. It’s a collaborative conversation and platform where we can connect and talk with each other. It’s part of the exciting evolution of work and communication!

I find social media a great vehicle to listen to my customers, understand their needs, trends and objectives – then provide them even more beneficial HorsePower Programs!

Follow HorsePower on our social media platforms BELOW…or better yet…call me and let’s talk about what you need to make 2014 ridiculously amazing!

Ride Every Stride…with HorsePower!

Betti

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Making Thanksgiving a Holiday to Remember…and Continue to Express Gratitude Every Day!

Imagine a life where people did not bother to say thank you or express gratitude.  Imagine an environment devoid of benevolence, kindness and humility. That life would be very sad!

Thanksgiving is not a time to have a binge fest and it’s not the time to get a head start on Christmas shopping.

That comes the next day!

The underlying philosophy behind Thanksgiving is to offer thanks. Thanksgiving is integral to our American culture.   Many years ago, the Pilgrims of Plymouth said a prayer of thanks for the bountiful gifts bestowed upon them.  They shared their food with the natives of the land, who had helped them in difficult times and this tradition of sharing the Thanksgiving meal continues even today.  Most of us are all so fortunate and blessed with abundant food and loving families.  Many people are not that lucky and Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to appreciate everything around us and express gratitude, honor the Thanksgiving tradition and share our gifts with family and friends – even those less fortunate than us.

On Thanksgiving – spread the message of gratitude and kindness.  Inspire those around you to make Thanksgiving a festival of generosity and love.  Change people forever with kindness, positive reinforcement, appreciation and gratitude!

For my family, friends, associates and customers – thank you for being in my life!  I appreciate you and I’m continually inspired by you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Betti

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Henry Ward Beecher

Got no check books, got no banks. Still I’d like to express my thanks – I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night!

Irving Berlin

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

Theodore Roosevelt

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence

William Jennings Bryan

Self-Motivation Skills and Secrets…with HorsePower! Self-Motivating Tips to Live Life to the Fullest!

My motto today?  Make Today Ridiculously Amazing!

Let’s face it – life’s short and you only live once! Make it worthwhile…and never take even one day for granted!

Mark Twain said: “The fear of death follows from the fear of life.  A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time!”

It’s easy to look at people who are happy, successful and having fun and assume that they have never had any pain or difficulties in their life.  Wrong.  I have found that the more you have lived, the more you realize that happiness takes work!  People who smile in public have been through every bit as much as people who cry, frown, scream and make others miserable.  They just have the courage and strength to smile through it anyway.  They keep a positive attitude and they are self-motivated to live life to the fullest and accomplish their dreams!

So how do you ensure you’re living life to the fullest?

Think about these self-motivation tips:

Decide what’s really important to you.  It doesn’t matter what it is.  Everyone has their own attitudes, ideas and opinions – but at the end of the day – it’s up to you.  You’re going to be the only person around for the rest of your life! Do what truly makes you happy.  Everything else will fall into place.

Take risks…lots of them!  Every reward carries risk with it.  If you never take risks, you’ll never get anywhere in life.  When people look back on their lives, they regret the chances they didn’t take more than the ones they did. Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do!  Always continue to Explore, Dream and Discover!

Tell people you love them and how much they mean to you.  Family and friends will always appreciate hearing you love them.  It brightens a stranger’s day! If you have a romance – go for it!  Let people know that they matter, that you appreciate them and that they are special to you!  Remember to compliment others and go out of your way to say thanks and show appreciation.  It costs nothing and has such a powerful affect!

Live in the present.  Your past is important to learn from.  Your future is important to work towards.  At the end of the day, though, the only thing that exists outside your head and you can have an impact on is the present!  Think about your past and future…but concentrate and focus on the present!

Ignore the haters.  No matter what you decide to do with your life, there will always be someone around to point out the many ways you’ll fail.  Know that every winner loses, but not every loser wins.  Successful people don’t start out successful…what makes them successful is that they keep pushing through failure! They don’t give up…they live with HorsePower…they work consistently over time with sustained effort, focus and steadiness…and they don’t have time in their lives or future for negative people!

Never compromise your values.  If something doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.  Don’t compromise on your internal code of ethics.  Life is never black and white – it’s filled with gray areas.  Trust your instincts.  Do whatever you want so long as you can look yourself in the mirror and be proud of what you see! Remember the values of authenticity, integrity and trust.  These values are key elements in the HorsePower programs – and are critical in solid leadership – both personally and professionally!

Keep your mind open.  Just because you’re right about something doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to look at it.  Listening to ideas you don’t agree with or understand keeps your brain active and healthy.  It also gives you a wider perspective in understanding, teaming up and collaborating with others!

Speak through you actions.  You’ll always hear people say “I had that idea,” every time you see someone create something great.  Everyone had the idea for Facebook first.  The reason Mark Zuckerberg got rich off  of it is because he went out and did it while everyone else was talking about it.  Ideas are useless if you don’t act upon them.

Also, remember the saying, “Actions speak louder than words?”  It’s true.  Actions are where you prove your credibility!

Life is awesome!  Live it to the fullest!

Ride every stride…with HorsePower!

Betti