Business Coach – Choosing and Using Mentors
Choosing and using mentors
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The path to living your dreams is far shorter and a lot less lonely if you surround yourself with the right people. It is important to surround yourself with people from whom you can learn, gain support, help, and get the encouragement you will need to keep going even when things get difficult.
It is commonly believed that you are the average of the five people you spend most of your time around. Are you surrounding yourself with the right people, who exhibit some or all of the characteristics you aspire to have or be. Investing your time with these people will allow you to see what is possible and make that possibility both believable and achievable for you.
When you surround yourself with the right people, you dramatically increase your chances of identifying the opportunities that lie hidden in every challenge, because you are consistently operating in a positive environment that is conducive to creative thought and action.
Make sure that you carefully select the right people to include in your reference group. These people must consistently offer you a positive push, so that you can reach your full potential. When you envelope yourself in the perfect circle of excellence, your success will become almost effortless and anything is possible for you.
When you are faced with any challenges or beginning a new project, choose your support group very carefully. A well chosen support group of trusted advisors will contribute invaluable information when needed & will offer guidance when the going gets tough. Be selective with whom you entrust your dreams & ensure that your support group speaks to your highest self & that they see your greatness in their hearts.
There are several ways to create the positive environment that will help lift you closer to your success. Seek people who are successful and who have done what you hope to do and work to include them in your network. Get a mentor to guide and assist you. Identify what you want to learn and connect with the expert in that specific area and then immerse yourself in positive listening, watching, and reading.
Choose a mentor that has succeeded in areas where you wish to build your future, they must challenge you, hold you accountable and bring the best out in you. When you invest the time, energy and effort into discovering the right mentors that are willing, able, enthusiastic and compatible with your needs and personality, you will have discovered an incredibly valuable asset to fast forward your success.
Don’t be afraid to walk in the footsteps of others – for that is where the most skill and knowledge is acquired. When the time is right have the confidence to stride out and make your own mark.
Author: Business Coach Andrew Horton
Business Coach – What can you Get From Your Week
Dont Just Get Through Your Week, Get From Your Week
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We explore how to not only get through your week, but to constantly look for ways to keep getting things from your week and extend this into understanding that real fulfillment in our careers comes from looking what we can become as a result of our careers or jobs, never only what we get in monetary rewards from our jobs.
We explore the three factors that lead to greater performance and satisfaction in the workplace, namely
Autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Autonomy – Self direction and inspiration
Mastery – ways to incentivize constant and ongoing life long growth and learning.
Purpose – Blend our own purpose or vision in with the purpose or vision of our company.
To encourage true engagement in all people, we work to explore how to include these into your work environment and work space and work to create an environment for personal mastery and growth.
We will work to uncover the transcendent purpose that will drive your organization to greater profit, more inspired and motivated people yet will be completely aligned with the organizations values. The companies profit motive can never be unmoored from the company’s purpose and values.
Skype’s purpose is to be disruptive, in the cause of making the world a better place. Great purpose that everyone can hang their hats on and one that has driven them to great levels of profit, yet is aligned with their purpose and contributes to the greater good.
Steve Jobs, purpose is to be a ding in the universe. Apple has most certainly realized their profit motives and they are most certainly making a ding in the universe and yet they are still completely aligned with their true purpose.
My purpose when I work with any organization is to help them to become Purpose maximisers and not only profit maximisers. In fact my experience has shown that when you strive to maximize your personal purpose, understand and work to maximize the company’s purpose, profit is an incredible and welcome side effect.
The science has shown that we care deeply about self mastery, have a deep need to be self directed and work best when we have a real and meaningful purpose to work for. The big why behind everything we do.
I work to help you identify ways to make your organization a better place, with satisfied people, that are self directed, who strive for self mastery and that work towards a common purpose.
Author: Business Coach Andrew Horton
Business Coach Think Like An Entrepreneur
Become An Independant Thinking Entrepreneur
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Becoming a successful independent thinking entrepreneur, where you take full responsibility for everything in your life and career is not about what you have or who or what you know; it is all about what you become.
The skills and knowledge required are all freely available and with effort and dedication are easily attainable for almost anyone. Empower and equip yourself to become the person necessary to succeed, by taking the advice, tools and techniques offered in this program and apply them in your life.
This decision will put you on the path to claim your place amongst the happiest and most fulfilled people in the world.
I will supply you with a concrete set of tools and processes you can apply in your life immediately, to begin the process of unlocking your own hidden entrepreneurial spirit, so that you can immediately; begin taking those important first steps towards living your full potential.
I work to firstly help people unlock their own purpose. Your Vision or True Life Purpose is your true reason for being, your true vocation in life or the “right livelihood” for you? It is the one thing that when you discover it will breathe life into every thing you do and bring fun and fulfillment into your very being. Your True Life Purpose is the guidance system that allows you to gain direction for your life’s journey and allows you to organize all your thoughts and actions around satisfying this true essence that is you.
Your Vision or True Life Purpose is the WHY behind you every action and the thing that drives you to do what is necessary to live your dream life. It is that huge feeling of energy in your belly that drives you forward, the why behind everything you do, your very reason for living. Once you find your WHY for living, everything in your life will become crystal clear. Your vision will serve as the starting point for your exploration into discovering the goals that will help you live our vision.
We then explore how to not only get through your week, but to constantly look for ways to keep getting things from your week and extend this into understanding that real fulfillment in our careers comes from looking what we can become as a result of our careers or jobs, never only what we get in monetary rewards from our jobs.
Author: Andrew Horton Business Coach
Bussiness Coach Your Life Will Continually Evolve and Develop
Life Is Always Evolving and Developing
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Life is always changing and evolving, it is never stagnant. If you are not striving to improve and grow, you will be going backwards and missing the opportunity to live your dreams.
We will work together to unlock your inspiration and strategies that will help you pursue your growth and development. We will discover those nuggets that lie hidden within you and I will guide you to adapt the new skills in your life. The benefits will accrue in the lives of everyone that commits to apply all these new tools and principles in their lives and will help take you to the next level of opportunity and success
All my programs are designed using a concrete set of tools and processes that you can apply in your life immediately. This will allow you to start the process of re-inventing yourself, so that they can begin taking those important first steps towards living your dreams.
I will work with you to support, instruct and uplift the entrepreneurial spirit that exists in all of us. I will show you how to apply these principles in your life to deliver exceptional results. This process is aimed at guiding you to see how you can get more out of your life and is achieved by supporting you in your endeavors to create the best possible life for yourself, yet still building the success you desire from your career.
Entrepreneurialism is the heart and bloodline of our economic system and my goal is to offer you some insights, tools and techniques that will allow you to explore, unlock and utilize your own entrepreneurship to build a career that you can be passionate about and yet still live a meaningful and harmonious life.
I will show you how to change your mindset from “what you can earn from your job” to rather view your career from the perspective of “what can I become as a result of my career”. This shift allows you to begin viewing your career as something that is fulfilling and a means to grow and become more, instead of merely a way to earn a living. This will allow you to see what you can get form your week rather than just trying to get through you week.
When learn how to unlock the hidden entrepreneur that you are keeping hidden inside yourself, you become your own internal stimulus package and become unstoppable.
Your entrepreneurial spirit is what drives your dreams, allows you to follow your passion, guides and inspires you to follow through on those wild, but meaningful ideas that flow through your head on a regular basis, that when acted upon, will make your life and career more enjoyable and fulfilling.
There has never been a better time for you to release your entrepreneurial spirit and to follow your passion. Now is the time and this is the resource that will allow you figure out how to claim the rewards and successes that will flow from becoming a successful entrepreneurial thinker.
Author: Andrew Horton Business Coach
http://www.andrewhorton.co.za/motivationalspeakers
Success Coach Look Deep Inside and Discover Your Unique Gifts
You Have a Unique Gift That is Waiting To Be discovered
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You have a unique gift that is waiting to be discovered and put to use, to create the life of your dreams. Although this gift of your unique personality and individual talents may seem hidden, once you find yours, use it with persistence and you will be rewarded with a sense of happiness and deep satisfaction, nothing else can provide.
Are you choosing to live a superficial life and acting like a victim of your circumstances, because you find accepting and acting on the reality, that you have the power to have, do and be anything you choose too daunting? Stop hiding from your magnificence and make the choice to once again become the director of your own future and learn to live your potential.
Do you feel like you have untapped abilities & potential, yet you feel lost, unsure & disorientated & locked away from opportunities. You are what I call, “A WINNER IN WAITING”. Unleash your dormant excellence, by initiating small meaningful changes that will allow you to explore everything, from a slightly different perspective. Repeat this process, until you see things begin to align with your expectations. You have the capacity to change & to lead meaningful and productive life, what are you waiting for.
Develop real belief in your abilities and potential and commit to take consistent, focused daily action, toward realizing your dreams and you will eventually get to live them all. Begin right now, to dream big and have huge expectations, commit to your excellence and anything and everything is possible for you
Develop a sense of your self-worth, take ownership of the positive difference you make in your environment and stop minimizing the valuable contributions you make to the world. Appreciate yourself and realise what an incredible person you really are and allow your bright light to shine on every one you touch.
The world is waiting for you to unwrap, the gift of your unlimited potential and for you to start delivering on your brilliance. Stop doubting your abilities, have the courage to finally unleash that hidden potential and reclaim your excellence. When you decide to do this, anything is not only possible, but it is possible for you.
Author: Andrew Horton Success Coach
Success Coach You Can Choose to Change Your Life
Make The Choice To Change Your Life
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Make the choice today to change your life from tolerable to completely fulfilling, by consistently allowing yourself to express your intelligence and creativity. This is achieved by taking stock of your strengths, passions, beliefs, values, vision and then aligning these with your goals. Finally convert your goals into projects and plans, which you must action every day
I believe in the adage of READY, FIRE, AIM. READY Invest time and effort into preparing to achieve your goals, FIRE, begin to take action, do not paralyze yourself with over preparing, AIM, assess your progress, regularly and take corrective action where necessary.
When you stop trying to IMPRESS people and you begin to EXPRESS your abilities through your skills and knowledge, EXPRESS your desire to succeed by creating a functional plan for success, EXPRESS your commitment by applying daily inspired action, you will begin to see meaningful and sustainable progress toward achieving your goals
It is a natural tendency for us to overestimate what we can achieve in one year and significantly UNDERESTIMATE all we can achieve in a decade. Andrew will guide you, to take a longer term view of your life and goals. When you follow this simple strategy you will astound yourself with the results you will enjoy.
Your thoughts, words and actions today, determine EXACTLY what your future will be like. Consistent patterns of thought and your daily deeds most certainly create your future. Practice the success habit of only thinking thoughts and performing actions that are in line your True Life Purpose and your vision of the future. This very simple yet effective daily practice will help you create the EXACT the future you desire.
When you understand exactly “WHY” you must achieve, become, have or do something. The “WHY” will become the fire that glows or explodes in your belly and will inspire and drive you to achieve your goals. The “WHY” is what will get you to make the changes in your life, you need to succeed, even the uncomfortable ones. The “WHY” is the inspiration behind your goals that will make it all happen for you.
Let your mind out for a walk today and allow it to wander around, unfettered by your beliefs and perceptions. What is it that you really want your future to look and be like? Examine your choice, is it in line with your vision and is it what you want or what others think you want. When you pursue other people dreams.
Author: Success Coach Andrew Horton
Success Coach Your Values Will Guide you To Meaningful Success
Create a Set Of Personal Values
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Ignite your spark of possibility by accepting that you have unlimited potential locked inside you. Unlock this potential, by taking small, consistent steps every day toward discovering what you are capable of. Each small victory you experience will brighten the light within you and show you anything is not only possible, but that it is possible for you.
You can continue to live your life like a little shadow that runs across the field of your potential and then simply disappears when the sun sets or you can make the choice today to take the strides necessary to become your potential and leave an indelible mark on everyone you touch.
Learn the success habit of continually asking questions, thereby gaining frequent and valuable feedback. The only ignorant question is one that goes unasked. Meaningful questions + inspired action = living your potential.
Are you still making excuses for delaying taking the action you know is necessary to live your dreams? Become enthusiastic about your potential right now and create a clear picture of what you want to achieve, see this as not only an obtainable reality, but an achievable reality for you, create a positive and expectant outlook, apply consistent, inspired energy and see your dreams turn into your reality, before your eyes.
Possibility plays a massive role in every aspect of our lives. When you create a really deep belief in your own potential and consistently take inspired action, the world opens up to you and you light the spark of probability. Unleash your unique gift, a light within you that can make the world a more beautiful place. Have the courage to set your light free and accept the responsibility of success. The world is waiting for you to express your light and free your potential.
The size and scope of your dreams only determines what you can achieve and permits you to preview what could be. Clarity of purpose coupled with consistent, planned and focused action allows you to convert this probability, into possibility and finally your reality
Right now, is the time for you to emerge from behind the clouds that are hiding your ability and for you to finally allow the light of your unlimited potential to shine. Ignite the spark of possibility and allow it to burn in a brilliant blaze as you explore, discover and live your potential. Then aspire to live your life like a superb meteor, using every atom of your existence as you spread your magnificent glow over everything you touch.
Risk your significance and offer the gift of a better world to everyone you touch, choose to live your life as fully as possible and feel that you completely inhabit every second of your day. Set the promise of your unlimited potential free and see it soar to unimaginable heights on the wings of your efforts and focused commitment. Be passionate and enthusiastic about everything in your life and everything is possible for you.
Author: Success Coach Andrew Horton
Success Coach Success Is Inevitable When You Manage Your Fear Of Failure
Your Desire To Succeed Must Be Greater Than Your Fear Of Failure
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When your desire for success exceeds your fear of failure, you illuminate the path to your success with your flaming enthusiasm and you strive to be a person of value to everyone you touch, you will become the success you desire.
The recipe for preparing a hearty serving of “ACHIEVEMENT” is to firstly mix HUGE servings of perseverance and persistence in a bowl, apply liberal amounts of determination, mix thoroughly, then flambé with education and finally apply a sprinkling of talent and genius. Servings are limited only by your appetite for “ACHIEVEMENT”.
The journey to your “SUCCESS” begins with, making a list of everything you hope to have, accomplish, do, and share with others, then identifying, preparing and consistently practicing the skills you will need to turn this list into your reality. Overcome the fear that is paralyzing you & preventing you from even starting & simply pull the trigger today to make this all happen for you.
We get enjoyment out of eating a delicious meal. Real SatisfACTION, though comes from investing time into preparing that delicious meal and watching people enjoy the fruits of your labor. You can choose to stay in your comfort zone and never challenge yourself and you may get to enjoy your life or you can choose to apply your energy and activity to everything in your life and get to constantly feel satisfACTION at how you get to mould your life. And create your future
There is no guarantee that thinking positive thoughts will achieve anything concrete in your life. The only certainty that flows from consistent positive thoughts, attitude and actions, is that you are better equipped to carry any burden that may come your way and as a positive attitude, optimism and perseverance are the qualities most often associated with sustainable success, why waste energy on negative thoughts that make finding success so much more difficult..
Success is a journey, in which you may encounter a few challenges along the way. These challenges only become failures if we give up and accept that we have reached the end of our journey. Failure is an end result and means that we have chosen to abandon our dreams.
Author: Success Coach Andrew Horton
Success Coach Commit To Ongoing Learning
Commit To Continual Growth And Improvement
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To continually improve and grow we need stress and challenge as it awakens our greater potential, forces us to raise our game and makes us rise to the level of performance we were capable of all along.
The stress or challenges we face on the path to discovering our potential are merely the catalyst, mostly unwelcome, that awakes the excellence that lies dormant within all of us.
Make the choice today to awaken your unlimited potential and learn to view any challenges that will come your way as opportunities to learn and grow.
It is often our most challenging moments in life that offer us the greatest opportunities to grow and expand. Take a real honest look at any challenges you have faced in your life.
Be really brutally honest with yourself. Are you better or worse off for having faced those challenges?
I believe that challenges are only delayed opportunities waiting to be exploited by people that are willing to explore, believe and see beyond the obvious.
We most certainly do live in a friendly universe. When sufficient time has passed, no matter how big a challenge may have appeared at the time, almost everyone I have canvassed is better off, after they have dealt with a challenge, learnt the lesson it had to offer and seen the opportunity it had presented to them.
I challenge you to search for the future benefit or opportunity in every challenge you face; it most certainly is always there.
When you are out paddling in the sea of life, sometimes the waves are not predictable, smooth or controllable. Should the unexpected happen, you can either allow the waves of challenge to overwhelm you or you can learn to surf and ride the wave of challenge to new levels of success and achievement.
I challenge you to read a biography of someone you admire, who has overcome great hurdles on their path to success. Almost without fail every biography I have read contains stories filled with challenges and how they were overcome. When you learn what most of them had to endure, and how they overcame challenges, you will be less overwhelmed by the obstacles you may face. I assure you that every hardship you face or are going to face has been endured and conquered by someone before you.
If challenges and obstacles were the deciding factor in how everyone’s lives turned out then no one would attain success. The only difference between successful people and those that settle for mediocrity is that the former see challenges as things to overcome on their way to success and the latter see them as reasons not to even try.
Your future is never dependant on what happens to you, but rather how you respond to what happens to you. Learn to look for the opportunity in every challenge you face. Remain positive in the face of adversity and allow any challenges that come your way to become the catalyst that will sparks new opportunities.
Author: Andrew Horton Success Coach
Success Coach – You Are A Genius
You Are A Genius
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You are a genius and you have the potential to achieve anything with your life. You have everything inside you right now to achieve incredible things with your life. What can you do if you lack any knowledge or skills needed to achieve anything you desire? We live in an era where just about anything you want to do has already been done before. So there is an audio, video, book or training program available to assist you to get all the knowledge you may require to uncover your excellence and live your dreams.
Invest the time to find out where you are, discover and refine your vision for your future, set meaningful goals to achieve your huge expectations, build a set of projects and action plans that when you realize them; will complete your life and then simply introduce the daily disciplines that will progressively make it all happen for you. Pull the trigger and watch the magic happen
Once you have gained the knowledge or skills necessary for success, simply start treating your life as a children’s join the dots puzzle. Find out all the things that need to go into creating your puzzle (the actions and system required) and then go about the business of simply joining the dots and build the beautiful picture that is your future dreams. Put everything you have into anything you do, because the way you do anything is the way you do everything.
When you begin to systematically take the necessary positive actions, persistently and consistently every day, you will build the success you deserve and uncover your full potential. Stop overcomplicating your life and begin taking the disciplined daily actions that will guarantee your inevitable and sustainable success.
As Oprah says success is simply when opportunity meets preparation. What are you going to do today to ensure that you are preparing for any opportunity that will come your way? What are you doing about discovering or creating opportunities in your life that will uncover the success you desire? Until you commit to your success and the daily disciplines necessary to make SUCCESS happen in your life, you will just flounder through your life and never feel satisfied or content.
Choose success, do what you need to make success happen for you and then you will get to live SUCCESS and be content, happy and fulfilled. Is something this valuable not worth the effort?
Author: Andrew Horton Success Coach
