44Success One Day AtSuccess One Day AtA TimeA Time

44CChange Thehange The WorldWorld

44Trade-Offs For SuccessTrade-Offs For Success

44Birds Of A FeatherBirds Of A Feather

44What Is True Success?What Is True Success?

44The RaThe Race For Successce For Success

There are essentiallytwo things that willmake you wiser—thebooks you read and thepeople you meet.

Doug Sider, SR

David Gordon

Ken Hitchcock is a big man in many ways, not the least of which isphysical. Several years ago Ken weighed in at more than 450 pounds. Hishuge size did not deter him from pursuing his love and passion—coach-ing hockey. He became a great coach, leading a junior club to divisionchampionships in five of six seasons, a truly remarkable record.

But Ken’s real ambition was to coach in the National Hockey League. Kenenthusiastically stated, “success to me is coaching in the N.H.L. One dayI will coach an N.H.L team.”

As a strategist, he knew just about everything there is to know about thegame. He had enjoyed a lifetime of playing and then coaching the game.He also knew how to inspire players to consistently turn in top perfor-mances. Ken also had a spectacular winning record in the junior league.

His weight, however, was a factor. He was told that he probably wouldn’t be selected for abig-league position because of his size.

One day at the end of a practice with his junior club, he slipped and fell on the ice. To hisembarrassment and frustration, he could not get back on his feet again and required assistancefrom his players to make it to the bench.

This was a defining moment for Ken. He realized that his ambitions and goals would never berealized unless he tackled the problem of weight. So, while sitting on the bench, Ken states, “Imade my decision. I would remove any obstacle to achieve my goal of successfully coachingan N.H.L. hockey team.” He took charge of his future, and that day began to remove the oneroadblock on his road to success.

He started an arduous weight loss program that included training every day and eating a care-fully balanced diet that would need to become his life style. With consistent persistence and a100% commitment to succeed, Ken lost an amazing 256lbs in two and a half years.

In 1997, two years later, his lifetime dream was realized when he became coach of the DallasStars. In his first season, he expertly guided the team to the top of the regular season stand-ings, another remarkable achievement. Two years later he achieved every coach’s dream in theNHL—winning the Stanley Cup. It was the first ever championship for the Dallas Stars.

Ken, on reflecting on his super success, states “success is simply a matter of making gooddecisions and then following through on that decision one day at a time. It’s an absolutelywinning formula.”

Bill Gates has often said “Keep going—success is often just around the corner—for those whowon’t give up—and that success will change your life forever.”

Every morning in Africa, a

gazelle wakes up. It knows that

it must run faster than the fastest

lion, or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.

It knows that it must outrun the

slowest gazelle, or it will starve

to death.

It doesn’t matter whether you

are a lion or a gazelle: when the

sun comes up, you had better be

running.

African Parable

Doug Siderc 2004Contact Doug at:dpsider@rogers.com519.894.8254

Everybody can be great—can be successful—because everybody can serve. You don’thave to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make subject and verb agreeto serve. You don’t need to be wealthy to serve. You don’t have to be popular or wellknown to serve. You only need a heart full of grace—a person generated by love.

Having potential works exactly opposite to the way a savings account does. In a sav-ings account, as time goes by, your money compounds interest. The longer you leaveit untouched, the more it increases.

When it comes to potential, the longer you leave it untouched, the more it decreases.Unused potential wastes away. If you want your potential to increase, you have totap into it.

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For years, Monterey, California, was a pelican’s paradise.The town was the site of many fish canneries.

Pelicans loved the town because fishermen cleaned theircatch, discarding the offal, and the pelicans would feaston those scraps. In Monterey, any pelican could be wellfed without having to work for a meal.

But as time went by, the fish along the California coastwere depleted, and one by one, the canneries all shutdown. That’s when the pelicans got into trouble. Yousee, the pelicans are naturally great fishers. They fly ingroups over the waves of the sea, and when they findfish, they dive into the water and scoop up their catch.But these pelicans hadn’t fished in years. They hadgrown fat and lazy. And now that their easy meals weregone, they were actually starving.

Environmentalists from the area wracked their brains to figure out a way tohelp the pelicans, and finally came up with a solution. They imported pelicansfrom another area, ones that were used to foraging every day, and they mixedthem in with the local birds. The newcomers immediately started fishing fortheir own food, and it wasn’t long before the starving native birds joinedthem and started fishing for themselves again.

If you find yourself wanting success, one of the best ways to get things goingin your life is to be around people who are achieving success. Spend timewith them. Watch how they work. Learn how they think. Observe their habits.You will inevitably become like the people you are around.

• THINK “TOMORROW”—Make today’sefforts pay off tomorrow.

• FREE THE IMAGINATION—You are capableof more than you can imagine—so imagine

the ultimate.

• STRIVE FOR LASTING QUALITY—“Goodenough” never is.

• HAVE “STICK-TO-IT-IVITY—Never,never, never give up.

• HAVE FUN WHILE ACHIEVING GOALS—You are never truly a success until youenjoy what you are doing.

Walt Disney

—

The following words are inscribed on the tomb of an Anglican bishop inWestminister Abby (1100 AD).

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed ofchanging the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world wouldnot change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change onlymy country.

But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled forchanging only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have noneof it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changedmyself first, then by example I would have changed my family. From theirinspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better mystreet, community, city, country, and, who knows, I may have even changedthe world.

1. TRADE THE FIRST HALF FOR THE SECOND HALF. Much of the first half oflife is spent paying the price for later success. The greater dues you pay now,the more they compound, and the greater potential for the future.

2. TRADE AFFIRMATION FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. Accolades fade quickly, butyour accomplishments last for a lifetime.

3. TRADE IMMEDIATE PLEASURE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. It takes an oaktree decades to grow, but it takes a squash only a few weeks. Which do youwant to be?

4. TRADE EXPLORATION FOR FOCUS. The younger you are, the moreexperimenting you can be. But once you’ve found what you were created todo, stick with it.

5. TRADE QUANTITY OF LIFE FOR QUALITY OF LIFE. Your life is not a dressrehearsal. Give it the best because you won’t get another chance.

6. TRADE ACCEPTABLE FOR EXCELLENCE. No-one ever achieved greatnessby doing “acceptable” work. Only excellence leads to greatness.

7. TRADE ADDITION FOR MULTIPLICATION. When you invest in others, youmultiply your efforts. Every person you assist becomes a partner on yourroad to success.

The highest reward foryour work is not whatyou get for it, but whatyou become by it.

John Maxwell

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

And the affection of children,

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the

Betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,

To leave the world a bit better

Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier

Because you lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

For years, Monterey, California, was a pelican’s paradise.The town was the site of many fish canneries.

Pelicans loved the town because fishermen cleaned theircatch, discarding the offal, and the pelicans would feaston those scraps. In Monterey, any pelican could be wellfed without having to work for a meal.

But as time went by, the fish along the California coastwere depleted, and one by one, the canneries all shutdown. That’s when the pelicans got into trouble. Yousee, the pelicans are naturally great fishers. They fly ingroups over the waves of the sea, and when they findfish, they dive into the water and scoop up their catch.But these pelicans hadn’t fished in years. They hadgrown fat and lazy. And now that their easy meals weregone, they were actually starving.

Environmentalists from the area wracked their brains to figure out a way tohelp the pelicans, and finally came up with a solution. They imported pelicansfrom another area, ones that were used to foraging every day, and they mixedthem in with the local birds. The newcomers immediately started fishing fortheir own food, and it wasn’t long before the starving native birds joinedthem and started fishing for themselves again.

If you find yourself wanting success, one of the best ways to get things goingin your life is to be around people who are achieving success. Spend timewith them. Watch how they work. Learn how they think. Observe their habits.You will inevitably become like the people you are around.

• THINK “TOMORROW”—Make today’sefforts pay off tomorrow.

• FREE THE IMAGINATION—You are capableof more than you can imagine—so imagine

the ultimate.

• STRIVE FOR LASTING QUALITY—“Goodenough” never is.

• HAVE “STICK-TO-IT-IVITY—Never,never, never give up.

• HAVE FUN WHILE ACHIEVING GOALS—You are never truly a success until youenjoy what you are doing.

Walt Disney

—

The following words are inscribed on the tomb of an Anglican bishop inWestminister Abby (1100 AD).

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed ofchanging the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world wouldnot change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change onlymy country.

But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled forchanging only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have noneof it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changedmyself first, then by example I would have changed my family. From theirinspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better mystreet, community, city, country, and, who knows, I may have even changedthe world.

1. TRADE THE FIRST HALF FOR THE SECOND HALF. Much of the first half oflife is spent paying the price for later success. The greater dues you pay now,the more they compound, and the greater potential for the future.

2. TRADE AFFIRMATION FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. Accolades fade quickly, butyour accomplishments last for a lifetime.

3. TRADE IMMEDIATE PLEASURE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. It takes an oaktree decades to grow, but it takes a squash only a few weeks. Which do youwant to be?

4. TRADE EXPLORATION FOR FOCUS. The younger you are, the moreexperimenting you can be. But once you’ve found what you were created todo, stick with it.

5. TRADE QUANTITY OF LIFE FOR QUALITY OF LIFE. Your life is not a dressrehearsal. Give it the best because you won’t get another chance.

6. TRADE ACCEPTABLE FOR EXCELLENCE. No-one ever achieved greatnessby doing “acceptable” work. Only excellence leads to greatness.

7. TRADE ADDITION FOR MULTIPLICATION. When you invest in others, youmultiply your efforts. Every person you assist becomes a partner on yourroad to success.

The highest reward foryour work is not whatyou get for it, but whatyou become by it.

John Maxwell

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

And the affection of children,

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the

Betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,

To leave the world a bit better

Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier

Because you lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

44Success One Day AtSuccess One Day AtA TimeA Time

44CChange Thehange The WorldWorld

44Trade-Offs For SuccessTrade-Offs For Success

44Birds Of A FeatherBirds Of A Feather

44What Is True Success?What Is True Success?

44The RaThe Race For Successce For Success

There are essentiallytwo things that willmake you wiser—thebooks you read and thepeople you meet.

Doug Sider, SR

David Gordon

Ken Hitchcock is a big man in many ways, not the least of which isphysical. Several years ago Ken weighed in at more than 450 pounds. Hishuge size did not deter him from pursuing his love and passion—coach-ing hockey. He became a great coach, leading a junior club to divisionchampionships in five of six seasons, a truly remarkable record.

But Ken’s real ambition was to coach in the National Hockey League. Kenenthusiastically stated, “success to me is coaching in the N.H.L. One dayI will coach an N.H.L team.”

As a strategist, he knew just about everything there is to know about thegame. He had enjoyed a lifetime of playing and then coaching the game.He also knew how to inspire players to consistently turn in top perfor-mances. Ken also had a spectacular winning record in the junior league.

His weight, however, was a factor. He was told that he probably wouldn’t be selected for abig-league position because of his size.

One day at the end of a practice with his junior club, he slipped and fell on the ice. To hisembarrassment and frustration, he could not get back on his feet again and required assistancefrom his players to make it to the bench.

This was a defining moment for Ken. He realized that his ambitions and goals would never berealized unless he tackled the problem of weight. So, while sitting on the bench, Ken states, “Imade my decision. I would remove any obstacle to achieve my goal of successfully coachingan N.H.L. hockey team.” He took charge of his future, and that day began to remove the oneroadblock on his road to success.

He started an arduous weight loss program that included training every day and eating a care-fully balanced diet that would need to become his life style. With consistent persistence and a100% commitment to succeed, Ken lost an amazing 256lbs in two and a half years.

In 1997, two years later, his lifetime dream was realized when he became coach of the DallasStars. In his first season, he expertly guided the team to the top of the regular season stand-ings, another remarkable achievement. Two years later he achieved every coach’s dream in theNHL—winning the Stanley Cup. It was the first ever championship for the Dallas Stars.

Ken, on reflecting on his super success, states “success is simply a matter of making gooddecisions and then following through on that decision one day at a time. It’s an absolutelywinning formula.”

Bill Gates has often said “Keep going—success is often just around the corner—for those whowon’t give up—and that success will change your life forever.”

Every morning in Africa, a

gazelle wakes up. It knows that

it must run faster than the fastest

lion, or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.

It knows that it must outrun the

slowest gazelle, or it will starve

to death.

It doesn’t matter whether you

are a lion or a gazelle: when the

sun comes up, you had better be

running.

African Parable

Doug Siderc 2004Contact Doug at:dpsider@rogers.com519.894.8254

Everybody can be great—can be successful—because everybody can serve. You don’thave to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make subject and verb agreeto serve. You don’t need to be wealthy to serve. You don’t have to be popular or wellknown to serve. You only need a heart full of grace—a person generated by love.

Having potential works exactly opposite to the way a savings account does. In a sav-ings account, as time goes by, your money compounds interest. The longer you leaveit untouched, the more it increases.

When it comes to potential, the longer you leave it untouched, the more it decreases.Unused potential wastes away. If you want your potential to increase, you have totap into it.

“a motivational publication for business and life”

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